Our Lord, Allah

"Aamantu Bil-l-aahi''

(I believed in Allah).

Q 1: What should be the belief of Muslims about Allah?

A.
1. It should be the firm belief of Muslims that Allah is One; He has no partner whatsoever; He alone is worthy of worship; neither He begot nor He is begotten and none is comparable or equal to Him in any way.
2. Allah possesses every kind of superiority and every attribute of perfection and no defect and deficient attribute whatsoever exists in Him.
3. He is all free and independent and all the worlds are subservient to Him.
4. He is ''Eternal in the beginning and Eternal in the end'' when there was nothing He was and when there will be nothing He will be. His attributes are also eternal like His ''Eternal Person''
5. He is ''Haie-yu Qaie-yoom''. He is eternally immortal and keeps His creatures alive. He gives life and causes death as and when He wills.
6. He is ''Qadeer'' i.e. All Powerful (Omnipotent) and has absolute dominion over everything. He does what He wilts. There is none to dominate Him.
7. He is Samee' (All Hearing). He hears voice of His every creature even the sound of creeping of an ant and of the movement of wings of a mosquito.
8. He is ''Baseer'' (All Seeing). He sees everything regardless of big or small, near or distant and in light or in dark. Nothing is hidden from Him.
9. He is 'Aleem (All Knowing, Omniscient). He knows each and everything irrespective of what is happening, what has happened and what will happen. He knows our words, deeds, intentions and what is hidden in our breast. Even the tiniest particle of dust is not beyond His Omniscience.
10. All men and matter are subservient to His will. Each and everything happens according to His will and nothing takes place against His will. Even no bird can fly and particle of sand move without His will.
11. He alone is the Creator of everything. What we do is all the creation of Allah. He is the Sole Creator of all the worlds and of whatever they contain irrespective of big or small. If He wills to create anything He simply says “Kun” (be) and that immediately comes into being.
12. He is “Razzaaq” (Provider of Subsistence). He provides subsistence, livelihood and all necessary things to His creatures regardless of mankind and animals and big or small to sustain them, He alone is the Sovereign Lord of all the universe. He also speaks. All the revealed books including the Glorious Quraan are his “Kalaam” (speech, words).

Q 2: With which thing(s) does Allah Almighty see and hear

A. The attributes of Allah are as much unique and subtle as He is Himself. Undoubtedly, He sees, hears and speaks but unlike humanbeings since He is free of the organs of sight, hearing and speech and so is His “Kalaam” which does not need letters and sounds.

source: http://www.islamieducation.com/en/islamic-faith/our-lord-allah.html

99 Names of Allah

The 99 Names of God, also known as The 99 Attributes of God (Arabic: أسماء الله الحسنى transliteration: Asma’ Allah al-Ḥusná), are the names of God, Muslims believe are revealed in the Qur'an and Sunnah. The total names (as adjectives, word constructs, or otherwise) exceed ninety-nine in the Qur'an and Sunnah, but Muslims believe that there are of these the Best 99 names:

Arabic - Transliteration - Translation (can vary based on context)
1 الرحمن Ar-Rahman The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence
2 الرحيم Ar-Rahim The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actions
3 الملك Al-Malik The King, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King
4 القدوس Al-Quddus The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect
5 السلام As-Salaam The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect
6 المؤمن Al-Mu'min The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth
7 المهيمن Al-Muhaymin The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector
8 العزيز Al-Aziz The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable
9 الجبار Al-Jabbar The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs
10 المتكبر Al-Mutakabbir The Tremendous
11 الخالق Al-Khaliq The Creator
12 البارئ Al-Bari' The Rightful
13 المصور Al-Musawwir The Fashioner of Forms
14 الغفار Al-Ghaffar The Ever Forgiving
15 القهار Al-Qahhar The All Compelling Subduer
16 الوهاب Al-Wahhab The Bestower
17 الرزاق Ar-Razzaq The Ever Providing
18 الفتاح Al-Fattah The Opener, The Victory Giver
19 العليم Al-`Alim The All Knowing, The Omniscient
20 القابض Al-Qabid The Restrainer, The Straightener
21 الباسط Al-Basit The Expander, The Munificent
22 الخافض Al-Khafid The Abaser
23 الرافع Ar-Rafi‘e The Exalter
24 المعز Al-Mu‘ezz The Giver of Honour
25 المذل Al-Mudhell The Giver of Dishonour
26 السميع As-Sami‘e The All Hearing
27 البصير Al-Basir The All Seeing
28 الحكم Al-Hakam The Judge, The Arbitrator
29 العدل Al-`Adl The Utterly Just
30 اللطيف Al-Latif The Subtly Kind
31 الخبير Al-Khabir The All Aware
32 الحليم Al-Halim The Forbearing, The Indulgent
33 العظيم Al-Azeem The Magnificent, The Infinite
34 الغفور Al-Ghafur The All Forgiving
35 الشكور Ash-Shakur The Grateful
36 العلي Al-Aliyy The Sublimely Exalted
37 الكبير Al-Kabir The Great
38 الحفيظ Al-Hafiz The Preserver
39 المقيت Al-Muqit The Nourisher
40 الحسيب Al-Hasib The Reckoner
41 الجليل Al-Jalil The Majestic
42 الكريم Al-Karim The Bountiful, The Generous
43 الرقيب Ar-Raqib The Watchful
44 المجيب Al-Mujib The Responsive, The Answerer
45 الواسع Al-Wasse‘e The Vast, The All Encompassing
46 الحكيم Al-Hakeem The Wise
47 الودود Al-Wadud The Loving, The Kind One
48 المجيد Al-Majid The All Glorious
49 الباعث Al-Ba'ith The Raiser of The Dead
50 الشهيد Ash-Shaheed The Witness
51 الحق Al-Haqq The Truth, The Real
52 الوكيل Al-Wakil The Trustee, The Dependable
53 القوى Al-Qawaie The Strong
54 المتين Al-Matin The Firm, The Steadfast
55 الولى Al-Walaie The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper
56 الحميد Al-Hamid The All Praiseworthy
57 المحصى Al-Muhsi The Accounter, The Numberer of All
58 المبدئ Al-Mubdi' The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All
59 المعيد Al-Mu‘id The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
60 المحيى Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life
61 المميت Al-Mumit The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer
62 الحي Al-Hayy The Ever Living
63 القيوم Al-Qayyum The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
64 الواجد Al-Wajid The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing
65 الماجد Al-Majid The Illustrious, The Magnificent
66 الواحد Al-Wahid The One, The Unique, Manifestation of Unity
67 الاحد Al-Ahad The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible
68 الصمد As-Samad The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable,
The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting
69 القادر Al-Qadir The All Able
70 المقتدر Al-Muqtadir The All Determiner, The Dominant
71 المقدم Al-Muqaddim The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward
72 المؤخر Al-Mu'akhir The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away
73 الأول Al-Awwal The First
74 الأخر Al-Akhir The Last
75 الظاهر Az-Zahir The Manifest, The All Victorious
76 الباطن Al-Batin The Hidden, The All Encompassing
77 الوالي Al-Wali The Patron
78 المتعالي Al-Muta'ali The Self Exalted
79 البر Al-Barr The Most Kind and Righteous
80 التواب At-Tawwab The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81 المنتقم Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
82 العفو Al-‘Afuww The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins
83 الرؤوف Ar-Ra'uf The Compassionate, The All Pitying
84 مالك الملك Malik-al-Mulk The Owner of All Sovereignty
85 ذو الجلال و الإكرام Dhu-al-Jalali wa-al-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86 المقسط Al-Muqsit The Equitable, The Requiter
87 الجامع Al-Jami‘e The Gatherer, The Unifier
88 الغنى Al-Ghanaie The All Rich, The Independent
89 المغنى Al-Mughni The Enricher, The Emancipator
90 المانع Al-Mani'e The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender
91 الضار Ad-Darr The Distressor, The Harmer
92 النافع An-Nafi‘e The Propitious, The Benefactor
93 النور An-Nur The Light
94 الهادي Al-Hadi The Guide
95 البديع Al-Badi The Incomparable, The Originator
96 الباقي Al-Baqi The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97 الوارث Al-Warith The Heir, The Inheritor of All
98 الرشيد Ar-Rashid The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower
99 الصبور As-Sabur The Patient, The Timeless.

For further details see Wikipedia entry on 99 names of Allah and Islamicpath.org. You can also see the 99 names calligraphy at arthafez.com.


source: http://www.attari.net/?Islam:Allah:99_names_of_Allah

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