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All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists). (1:2) What is learned from the verse above, that all praises and thanks are only for Allah, and why? Because he is our Caretaker and Provider, from the time of our development in the mother's womb, till the time of our death, it is only Allah who is our Caretaker and Provider. As we witness everyday, sunlight which is the source of life to all of mankind and animals including the birds, crops, gardens, jungles, forests, and many more. Without sunlight life would never be there, as we know. Ideas come in our mind, that what a big deal for the sunlight. Of course the sun is giving life to everything, and what does this have to do with Allah. Why don't we ever think ourselves, that each galaxy has many stars which are individual suns, and which have their own individual planets orbiting around it. When most religions are asked about who their provider is, their reply would be their lord. How is Allah providing for us? Lets now realize, is Allah sending us food from the sky, or is He sending blessings from the sky? He is our Provider as most of us agree, whomsoever believes they believe someone is there. And anyone who asks for blessings, they always try and ask blessings from their Lord. It is Allah who allows our brains to function correctly, so that we may perform our jobs or business correctly, in order for our bills to be paid promptly. The same kind of food that we always eat normally, may cause us harm. The distribution of nutrition to the parts of our bodies, is only done by Allah's will. And this applies to anyone, regardless rich or poor. Did anyone ever realize, how is Allah sending light in our eyes, or what is the source for the thoughts in our brains? Who is the source, sending this thinking? Where does the speech in our throats originate from? What is the source of all of this? Where does life actually come from in the mothers' womb? The system and development of the fetus in the mother's womb is so precise and accurate, that it is impossible for one to even say that it is a coincidence. Allah develops a single cell within the mothers womb to a full grown adult, and Allah is the one who develops a seed in the ground to a tree, etc. etc. For each and every breath we inhale and exhale is fully controlled by Allah, and there is absolutely no guarantee for the next breath, we are only living by Allah's mercy. Now we can realize how close Allah is to us. If any person, who is on his deathbed, inhales and is not given the chance to exhale by Allah, even if he were to give a billion dollars for a chance to exhale, he would not be able to do so except with the permission of Allah. At that time he would be considered dead, nothing can benefit him and us alike, except through the Mercy of Allah, the All Mighty and Powerful. It is Allah who gives life and takes life, now we should realize after reading this, that Allah is the only source who is the closest to us.
![]() Lillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi wa-in tubdoo ma fee anfusikum aw tukhfoohu yuhasibkum bihi Allahu fayaghfiru liman yashao wayuAAaththibu man yashao waAllahu AAala kulli shay-in qadeerun To Allâh belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and whether you disclose what is in your own selves or conceal it, Allâh will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allâh is Able to do all things. (2:284) In the verse (ayah) mentioned above, one should see that Allah, The Mighty and all Powerful, how close he is with us, since the inception of our souls coming to this world, till the time of our death. What we are thinking no one can see, however Allah knows exactly, what we were thinking in the past, what we currently are thinking, and what we will be thinking in the future.
In the verse mentioned above, Allah The Lofty and Exalted is the One Who is holding this world in it's place, so it does not become displaced without gravity like space. Is this world greater in size, or is space? Why is this coincidence not taking place in space? For verily our earth is not even a spec of dust in the universe.
What we are actually learning from the above-mentioned verse (ayah), that anything happening to us, or anything that will be happening to us in the future is all controlled by Allah, The All Mighty and Powerful.
Equal to the weight of an atom or smaller, Allah will show us our good and bad deeds in front of our own eyes, on the Day of Accountability and Reckoning. How can one teach himself this ayah (verse)? If one sees his videos which was recently invented, we can see all the details what was happening ten years ago even, so now we can see how Allah is controlling us, and we may realize that if he has given us the wisdom to make our own videos, then how precise is Allah's system and creations? When He has granted the wisdom to the human being in order for us to understand what Allah will do to us after our death. He will certainly display our past before our eyes so as to be Just on the Day of Judgment.
From what was said above we conclude that Allah, The Mighty and Powerful is above the heavens, distinctly from His entire creations and never in-dwells with any of them. However His Infinite Knowledge, Powers and Controls are everywhere and to all of His creations. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that in this world and universe.
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not you trust me while I am trusted by the One (Allah) above the heaven?" (Muslim and Bukhari) The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Show mercy to those on the earth so that the One above the heaven (i.e. Allah) will show mercy to you." (Tirmidhi) The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) once asked a she slave "Where is Allah?" She said "above the heavens", he then said "And who am I?" She said "you are the Messenger of Allah." He said to the master "Free her from slavery, she is Believer" Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever worships Allah, Allah is above the heaven, living without death." |