THE BEGINNING
There are no accidents in the universe.
Scientists say the universe had a beginning.
It began with the “Big Bang” from nothingness.
Who caused the origin of the universe?
It is GOD.
Knowing God
In Islam, knowing God is the key to real
happiness in this Life and in the Hereafter.
We are incapable of knowing God fully on our own.
We can know God better from what God has
revealed about Himself in authentic sources.
The authentic description of God is found
in The Qur’an, the exact Word of God,
in Arabic, revealed to His Final and Universal
Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him).
GOD's Name
The Qur’an begins, “In The Name of Allah, ...” [1:1]
God calls Himself “ALLAH” in The Qur’an.
This Arabic Name is the proper Name
unique to The One and Only God.
It has no plural and is gender-free.
Muslims all over the world call God “Allah”.
Indeed, everyone - regardless of language and belief -
may call God by His proper Name “Allah”.
But they must say only the Truth about Allah
which He Himself has revealed in The Qur’an.
Allah also call Himself
The Beneficent (Ar-Rahmaan)
The Merciful (Ar-Raheem)
The All-Knowing (Al-'Aleem)
The All-Hearing (Al-Samee')
The All-Seeing (Al-Baseer)
The All-Powerful (Al-Qaadir)
Knowing Allah fills the hearts of Believers
with awe and love for Him, and faith and hope.
They know only Allah is worthy of worship.
They joyfully submit, as Muslims, to His Will,
earnestly seeking His Pleasure for their
every thought, word and deed.
Who is Allah?
“All Praise is for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.” [1:2]
The Eternal Creator
Allah is Infinite, outside of space and time.
He was not created. He existed before Creation
and will remain after its End.
“Allah is the Ever-Living, Self-Subsisting.” [2:255]
Things exist only by the Will of Allah.
Allah is the Originator of the universe.
“When Allah decrees any matter,
He says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is.” [2:117]
“To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens
and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is
He Who has power over all things.” [5:120]
“(Allah is) regulating and governing all things.” [10:3]
Allah is Uniquely One
Say: "He is Allah, the One and the Only (GOD); Allah the eternal, Absolute (the One on whom all depend, while He is independent of All); He did not beget, nor was He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."
[112: 1-4]
Allah is not God of only Muslims
He is the Creator and Sustainer of you
and me, and everything in the universe!
Allah sent all Prophets, who include Adam, Noah,
Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (pbuh),
to convey the same Message of Islam:
“Worship none other than Allah.” [21:25]
Allah told Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to declare to all:
“Allah is our Lord and your Lord.” [42:15]
Where is Allah?
Allah is the Unseen Creator.
Allah is unlike anything that the human
mind can imagine. He does not
in any way resemble His Creation.
“Nothing whatsoever is like Him.” [42:11]
Allah exists without form or place.
He is not in His Creations or part of it.
Is Allah distant from us? No,
on the contrary, we are never alone!
“He is with you wherever you may be.
And Allah sees well all that you do.” [57:4]
ALLAH is not ...
Not a guy
No language can adequately describe Allah.
Using pronouns such as “He”, “Him”, and “We” is
not intended to ascribe human qualities to Allah.
Islam does not humanise the Creator, nor
does it attribute divinity to His Creations.
“No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.
... and He feels no fatigue in guarding and
preserving (the heavens and the earth) for
He is the Most High, the Supreme.” [2:255]
“It is He Who feeds (all His Creation) but
He is Himself not fed.” [6:14]
Not a team
Allah is not a “Supreme Being” heading
a team of “minor assistant gods”.
Allah has no partners or associates,
whether equal, superior or subordinate.
No “rival gods” compete with Allah.
“
(If there were many gods), behold, each god
would have taken away what he had created.
And some would have lorded it over others!” [23:91]
Allah’s Divine Attributes cannot be made
into “sub-gods” (or “goddesses”), for example,
the “god of Fortune” or the “goddess of Mercy”.
Allah is the “Invisible” and the “Indivisible”!
Not a family person
Allah has no parents, child, siblings or spouse!
“And exalted is the Majesty of our Lord:
He has taken neither a wife nor a son.” [72:3]
Not a Trinity
Allah warns us: “They do disbelieve who say:
‘Allah is one of three in a Trinity,’
for there is no God except One God.” [5:73]
Indeed, Prophet Jesus said: “Worship Allah,
my Lord and your Lord.” [5:72]
Pure Monotheism
Belief in One God based on
authentic sources, free of irrational
man-made doctrines makes Islam the only pure monotheistic faith.
ONE God, ONE Religion
Some claim, “One God but many Paths.”
Would God teach His Prophets different religions
which have conflicting descriptions of Himself?
Times have changed, but the Creator of Time is
still the same! And so is the Religion He gave us.
“The Religion with Allah is Islam -
Submission to His Will.” [3:19]
“... the same Religion given to all Prophets.” [42:13]
“If anyone seeks a Religion other than Islam,
never will it be accepted from him, and
he will be a loser in the Hereafter.” [3:85]
Muslims are respectful of other faiths because
Allah has given everyone freedom to choose.
“There is no compulsion in Religion.
Truth stands clear from error.” [2:256]
Worship ALLAH ... the Right Way
Our Creator is also our Guide.
Through Prophets and Revealed Books,
He teaches us the Right Way to worship Him:
● Alone, without any partners or associates
● Unseen, without images and idols
● Direct, without worshipping intermediaries such as
Prophets, angels, priests, saints - living or dead
● Pure, without superstitions and assigning Allah’s
Perfect Attributes of Knowledge, Protection, Power
and others, to created things. These include stars,
tombs, spirits, fortune-tellers, trees, idols, animals,
amulets, good-luck charms and pieces of string
● Follow Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) example.
To worship Allah in the wrong way as well as to
worship false gods is the worst form of ignorance,
ingratitude and injustice, and the greatest sin.
Their good works in this life will be fruitless
on the Day of Judgment in the Hereafter.
Islam teaches: Worship the Creator,
not His Creations, ... or your creations!
A Happy Ending
True happiness is attained when you know
and fulfil the purpose of your Life.
Allah says, “I did not create the jinn
and mankind except to worship Me.” [51:56]
Believers know that everything “belongs to Allah
and will surely return to Him.” [2:156]
Only Allah knows the time-span of each
creature and of His entire creation.
THE END
“Everything will perish except Allah.” [28:88]
In the End, Allah “will fold up the heavens ...”
And just as He “originated the first creation,
He will produce a new one.” [21:104]
THE RETURN
“Allah gives you Life, then causes you to die,
then He will resurrect you and assemble you
for the Day of Judgment.” [45:26]
Believers strive their utmost to achieve
a good ending to this worldly life by
adhering to Allah’s Guidance in The Qur’an and
following the Way of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Certain of Accountability before Allah, Believers
pray for Allah’s Mercy on the Day of Judgment
when He will rule with Perfect Justice. [21:47]
“Then whoever is saved from Hell-fire and admitted
into Paradise will be truly successful.” [3:185]
This is The Truth from Allah.
Know Allah better, read The Qur’an.
Submit to Him, be a better person.
Serve His Creations, help make a better world.
Live the Right Way of Islam, be happy.
Allah knows best.
by:
Fatima Ebrahim Munshi
Resource:
PERKIM KEBANGSAAN
Muslim Welfare Organization Malaysia
Tel: +603-4042 6224
international@perkim.net.my
Copy and paste: 15/11/2020 @30 Rabiulawal 1442H: 10.25 pm
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