The Branches of Faith - Episode 09 - The Divine Names of Allah

Yasir Qadhi

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🗓️ 27 May 2018

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In yet another profound talk, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi encompasses the importance of knowing Allah’s names, calling upon Allah by those names, and includes the discussion of the number of Allah’s names. He makes us understand that every Muslim who seeks knowledge about Allah and to increase his love for Allah can do so by learning more about His names and attributes. By learning more about Allah and about His essence, one can appreciate His power over all things, and can make one sincere toward Him and increase in taqwa (piety). Citing reference to the hadith that says, “Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one. Whoever learns them will enter Paradise.” (Reported by Al-Bukhaari (2736) and Muslim (2677)), we are reaffirmed that we will taste the reward of Jannah if we memorize these wonderful attributes. However, Shaykh Yasir insists that many scholars conform to the fact that learning the 99 names doesn’t mean that all names total to ninety nine. The Qur'an alone has 200 names mentioned in various Surahs. Allah commands the believers in the Qur'an to call upon Him using His names (that we know). The verse states: “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them…” [Surah al-Aaraaf 7:180] Hence, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi stresses on the very fact to constantly contemplate, comprehend, memorise and then implement the names and attributes of Allah SWT in our daily existence while making dua'. This, he assures, will pave a way for the ultimate destination - Paradise.

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0:17.0	Oh, ah, ah, uh, uh, Allah Allah O'Sala O'Sala al-Alihi, whata, al-Ihi,
0:34.0	whata, we were talking about iman in Allah-Subhana, whata, and as I had mentioned to you from the very first day,
0:42.0	my main book that I'm using is called
0:43.9	the Encyclopedia of the Branches of iman al-Jami ul shu-Ibel iman of the famous scholar of hadith imam al bahaki when it comes to ima in al-subhana-a-a-a-haa-ha-qbaa-a-a-a- imam al-Bai-Kahkai dedicated the majority of his first volume
0:56.5	and he spent over 100 pages about the issue I will summarize in the next five to ten minutes and that is the issue of a part of
1:05.1	Iman in a law is to understand Allah's names and Allah's attributes. The concept of Allah's names and attributes we spent an entire Ramadan doing it.
1:15.6	I think it was three Ramadan ago.
1:17.4	Yet it is a nice refresher to understand because it is essential when we say we believe in Allah, it is essential to also talk about well how do we know anything about
1:27.0	our only source of information regarding Allah is how Allah has described himself in the Quran and in the Sunna.
1:35.2	And Allah Subhana mentions in the Quran there is nothing like unto him.
1:39.4	Laisakamithri he shay, there's nothing like him.
1:42.4	Halta al-IamLahu Samia.
1:44.0	Do you know any who is equivalent to Allah?
1:46.0	Lame-Yaku-Lahu Kufu an Ahad.
1:49.0	There is none that is equal to Allah.
1:51.0	So Allah is beyond our imagination, beyond our comprehension, whatever we imagine is wrong and we should not imagine Allah, whatever we conceptualize has fallen short.
2:02.0	And that is why in our tradition, unlike in many other
2:05.4	traditions of the world, in our tradition and religion, it is absolutely
2:09.6	impermissible to depict Allah. We cannot a uddBilah paint Allah the way that the Renaissance painters did,
2:16.0	the way that the general Christian cultures have done. We are not allowed to do that because
2:20.0	Laisakamithaay there is nothing like Allah's
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