Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al
Jawziyyah
Quoted in "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms - Causes &
Cure"
by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
© 1997 Daar of Islamic Heritage
Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah's
Greatness, saying:
He governs the affairs of the various kingdoms and He commands and
forbids, creates, sustains, gives death, gives life, gives power,
strips power (to and from whom He wills) and alternates the night
and day.
He gives varying fortunes to people and alternates governments (and
states), destroying some and bringing some into existence.
His Command and Power are dominant in the heavens and their zones,
the earth and all that which is on and in it, in the seas and in
the air.
His Knowledge has encompassed everything and He counted everything.
He hears all types of voices and they do not confuse Him. Rather,
He hears each voice in its distinct language and need, and no voice
will make Him busy from fulfilling the need of another, and no need
will ever escape His Perfect Knowledge (and His Power to
deliver).
He does not become bored because of the many needs of those who
need. His Sight encompasses all that which there is. He sees the
movement of a black ant on a barren rock during a dark night. To
Him, the Unseen is uncovered end the secret is secret no more,
{Whosoever is in the heavens and on
Earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He has a matter
to bring Forth (such as giving honor to some, disgrace to some,
life to (some, death to some, etc.)} [55:29].
He forgives an evil deed, makes depression vanish and brings
reprieve from disasters, relief for whoever needs it, wealth for
the poor, guidance for the misguided, light for the lost, help for
he who is desperate, fullness for the hungry, cover for the barely
clothed, cure for the ill and ease for he who suffers.
He accepts he who repents, gives reward for he who does good, gives
aid for he who was dealt with injustice, destroys an arrogant
person, covers mistakes, gives safety after fear end elevates some
people and humiliates others.
If those who inhabit His heavens and His earth and all those whom
He created, whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the
most pious heart, His Kingdom will not increase. If all His
creation, whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the
heart of the most wicked heart, this will not decrease from His
Kingdom.
Also, if all those who inhabit His heavens and His earth, all
mankind and all the Jinns, the dead and the living, stand up on one
strip of land and each asks Him for his need, and He then fulfils
their needs, this will not decrease from what He has a bit.
He is the First, nothing is before Him, the Last, nothing is after
Him, the Most High, nothing is above Him, and the Most Near,
nothing is nearer than Him. He, Exalted and Ever High as He is, is
the Best Whom one can and should remember, the only One Who
deserves to be worshiped and thanked, the Kindest of all those who
own and the Most generous of all those who are asked to give. He is
the King Who has no partner, the One Who has no competitor, the
Samad (Self-Sufficient) Who has no offspring, and the Ever High,
none like unto Him.
Everything perishes save His Face and every kingship is bound to
perish except His. He will only be obeyed by His Leave, and His
Knowledge uncovers all disobedience to Him. When He is obeyed, He
thanks for it, and when He is disobeyed, He grants forgiveness (for
those who truly repent to Him).
Every punishment from Him is just and every bounty is a grace. He
is the Closest Witness and the Nearest One with His Perfect Care.
He controls the forelocks of everything and has the full records of
all deeds end the books of all ages. The hearts are unmasked to Him
and the secret is unveiled. His giving and punishing is merely a
Command, {Verily, His Command, when He
intends a thing, is only that He says to it, 'Be, and it
is!'} [36:82].
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