Nothing takes place in the world except by the Will of Allah, and nothing will hit the slave, whether good or evil, health or sickness, poverty or richness, or other than that, except by the…
The Meaning of Destiny and Believing in It Some scholars said, “Al-Qadar [the Destining] is Allah’s Management of things in a way that complies with His Eternal Knowledge and His Eternal Will.” He Brings…
﴿اللهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ﴾The Explanation of the Verse The meaning of this verse is “Allah the Exalted is the guide of the people of the skies and the people of the earth to the light…
The Explanation of the Saying of Allah ﴿فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ﴾ Allah Said: ﴿وَللهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ﴾ [which means] “To Allah belongs the east and the west, so wherever you turn yourselves,…
The Reason for the Revelation of Surah Al-Ikhlas The Jews said to the Messenger, “Describe your Lord for us.” Their question was out of stubbornness, not out of the love of knowledge and seeking…
All of the Attributes of Allah Are Perfect The Attributes of Allah are Eternal and Everlasting, because the Self is Eternal. Therefore He would not acquire an attribute He did not have in Eternity.…
Dissimilarity to the Creation It is necessary that Allah the Exalted would be Different from the events. This means that He does not resemble anything of His creation. Therefore, He is not a volume that…
Non-neediness of Others Know that the meaning of His Non-neediness of the creation is His not being in need of everything that is other than Himself. So He does not need someone to specify Him…
Life Life is necessary to attribute to Allah the Exalted. So He is Living unlike those who are alive. Since His Life is Eternal and Everlasting, it is not by soul and blood. The evidence…
Oneness The meaning of Oneness is that He is not a Self composed of pieces. So there is no self like His Self, and no one other than Him has an attribute like His Attribute,…