The Beautiful Names of Allah

  

'Allah has the most beautiful names. Call Him by those names. So call upon Him by them, and keep away from those who abuse His Names. They will pay (i.e. be punished) for what they do.' (Al-Arraf, 7: 181)

Allah says in the Quran that He is One. He is the only God, the sole Creator of everything He has created, and there are no other gods besides Him, nor does anyone have the power to create like He does. He exists, and no one created Him. He is unique, the Originator of all. And Allah says that He has many names, attributes that describe what He is like – Asma’ul-Husna – the most beautiful names.

The Satans don’t hold Power

 

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'Do you not see that We have sent the satans upon the disbelievers to incite them (further) with all their incitements? So do not be in haste against them, for indeed We are counting down their days. The day We will assemble the God-fearing before the Most Gracious as (an honoured) delegation, and drive the sinful like a thirsty herd into Hell.' (Surah Maryam, 19: 84-87)

 

Life after death will be a reckoning. This is a certainty. There is no doubt about it.

'Doomsday'

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'I swear by the Day of Resurrection! And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul! Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones? Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. But man wishes to go on violating Allah’s injunctions (even in future) ahead of him.' (Al-Qiyaamah 75: 2-6)

 

It is by the wisdom of Allah that man was created. The universe was created, and the system of habitation for man on earth was established so that Allah’s beloved creation could learn to find their way on this earth and seek Him, Allah, their Creator. With the intelligence that Allah endowed the new Adam, our common ancestor, we have seen how Allah sought to protect the human race so that it would not fall into Satan’s traps. Where there is light, there is also darkness. While darkness is a blessing from Allah for mankind to find rest, it is also the ideal time for Satan to carry out his work.

 

Allah created man to worship Him alone, without associating anyone with Him. All the souls that Allah created from His divine breath, and which He decreed to be born from the creation of the first Adam until the Day of Judgement, have all received guidance to show them the path to Allah. This guidance, the guides of Allah, are the prophets and messengers of Allah, and in times when there are no prophets and messengers, it is the reformers and pious people who carry out this work, guiding their people towards the worship of Allah alone, without associating anyone with Him.

Dishonesty & Corruption

 

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“Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly, nor deliberately bribe authorities in order to devour a portion of others’ property, knowing that it is a sin.” (Al-Baqara 2: 189)

 

As we observe the current times, we are living in societies where corruption has infiltrated every sector. In the context of the signs of the Hour, we see that what our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) foretold is manifesting more frequently and in greater numbers than before.

 

In a Hadith reported by Hazrat Abu Huraira (ra) and recorded in Sahih Bukhari, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour (As-Sa’at).” He (pbuh) was asked: “How will honesty be lost, O Messenger of Allah?” He (pbuh) replied: “When authority is given to those who do not deserve it, then wait for the Hour (As-Sa’at).”

When Evil Spreads Everywhere

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“But man desires to persist in his evil ways. He asks, “When will be this Day of Resurrection?” When eyes are dazzled and the moon is buried in darkness, and the sun and the moon are joined together, on that day man will say, “Where to escape?” Alas! There will be no refuge.” (Al-Qiyamah, 75: 6-12) 

The situation in the world is becoming increasingly serious. We see corruption everywhere now, at all levels. Those in power are doing whatever they want to stay in power and to subject people to their will.

 

Among the Hadiths where our beloved Prophet speaks about the approach of the Hour, meaning the moments before the Day of Judgement takes place, he says: “Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which Religious ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much Al-Harj, and Al-Harj means killing [Al-Qatal] (murders, assassinations, etc.).” (Bukhari)

‘Work without Delay’

The Messenger of Allah Hazrat Muhammad (sa) said: ‘There are two blessings concerning which many people are cheated: health and free time.’ [Al-Bukhari]                                                                                                                                                                                *******

‘Embark upon works without delay, being as how there are trials like the portions of the dark night, when a man is a believer in the morning but a scoffer by bedtime, or is a believer one evening but a scoffer the next day. He sells his faith for the sake of something that happens to him.’ 

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‘Undertake good works before seven things happen: distracting poverty, corrupting wealth, debilitating illness, befuddling senility, final death, the Dajjaal- and evil is the invisible one who waits and watches- or the Final Hour, which is more calamitous and more painful.’

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A World in Moral Crisis

 

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'But man desires to persist in his evil ways. He asks, “When will be this Day of Resurrection?” When eyes are dazzled and the moon is buried in darkness, and the sun and the moon are joined together, on that day man will say, “Where to escape?” Alas! There will be no refuge.' (Al-Qiyamah, 75: 6-12) 

The Eastern world, and even the Western world, are in a severe crisis. As the evolution of the human race changes, we also see that the environment of our world is changing. Today, there is a battle between humaneness and (authoritarian) power. There is also a religious revolt - in the name of religion - to seize lands that already belong to other countries. The blood of innocents is being shed. All this should make us reflect that the end of the world is approaching. Today, we are witnessing even more severe destructions than those that have occurred before, but there are also certain destructions that have happened in the past that have not yet been repeated but are threatening to occur.

First of all, we must be aware, O humanity, that if Almighty God has established certain fundamental laws, it is to set barriers so that evil does not spread in a worrying manner. Prophets, Messengers, and Reformers of Faith come to maintain this balance and bring people back to this awareness.