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Asma ul Husna topic Introduction

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Message # 9

*Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem*

The study of the names of Allah is one of the most sciences and knowledge. It is in fact the central tenant of our belief, because the nobility of the science is proportional to the Majesty of the object of study our Lord Allah.

May *Al Muiz* (The One who Bestows Honor) honor us through this, for learning the names of Allah is the most honored of all sciences


Message # 7

*Asma ul Husna*

The word *Asma* is the plural of the word Ism which means Name

*Husna* means *Excellent* , *Most Perfect* .... the *Best of the Best*

Who else other than Allah is worthy of *Excellent and Perfect* names

_Allahu Akbar_


Message # 10

*How many Names does Allah Subhana wa ta'Allah have ?*

The 99 Names of Allah list we usually see, was actually the first attempt to compile them though Quran and Sunnah based on a hadith.

These are by  no means the only names Allah has...One scholar has also listed upto 150 names and one even 500......

In actuality Allah has infinite names:

❣Some that only the angels know
❣Some that Allah has mentioned in the Quran and we find in Hadith
❣Others only Allah knows, it's part of the Ilm ul Ghaib (Knowledge of the Unseen)

Yet from the ones we know there is nothing that you can think of that there isn't an appropriate name of Allah for it, whether to Praise & Exalt Him,  to call upon for Help and Guidance, to ask for Mercy and Forgiveness and so much more.


_Alhumdolillah_

Proof of above through Quran and Sunnah will be shared next Inshallah.❤


Message # 11

*Knowledge of the Names of Allah is the basis for all other knowledge*
as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: _"Knowledge of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah is the basis of all other kinds of knowledge, for the objects of all these other branches of knowledge were either created or commanded by Him (the various branches of knowledge either deal with objects created by Him or with the laws and guidance revealed by Him). The reason for creation and guidance is found in His Most Beautiful Names (because He is the Creator, He creates things; because He is the Guide to the Straight Path, He reveals guidance, and so on)… Knowing the Most Beautiful Names is the basis of all objects of knowledge, because all knowledge stems from these Names…"_ (Bada'i' al-Fawaa'id by Ibn al-Qayyim, 1/163)


Message # 12
*Allah mentions His names and their Significance in the Quran*

*Ta-Ha 20:8*
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى
Allah! None has the right to be worshiped but He! To Him belong the Best Names.

*Al-A'raf (The Heights) 7:180*
وَلِلّهِ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُواْ الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَآئِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.

*Al-Isra (The Journey by Night)* 17:110
قُلِ ادْعُواْ اللّهَ أَوِ ادْعُواْ الرَّحْمَـنَ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُواْ فَلَهُ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى

Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names."


Message # 13

*Mention of various Magnificent Names of Allah in the Quran*

Allah says Walillahul Asma ul Husna in Quran 4 times. *Husna* is the feminine of *Ahsan* which means *Most Perfect* , *The Best*
Every few Ayahs Allah mentions, Certain names of His throughout the Quran. Sometimes in pairs, usually at the end of Ayahs eg As Sami ul Aleem , Ghafoor ur Raheem, Sameeum Baseer

*Suggestion* : lets list out the names of Allah we we find in our recitations and note why Allah has used particular names in certain ayahs and what is their Significance

*Most Significant are the Ayahs of Surah Hashr*

*Al-Hashr (The Gathering) 59:22*
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ
He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

*Al-Hashr (The Gathering) 59:23*
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

*Al-Hashr (The Gathering) 59:24*
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

He is Allah , the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Message # 14

*Hadith regarding Allah's known and unknown Names in a dua for anxiety and grief*

 It was reported from 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (R) that the Prophet (SAW) said:

*No person suffers any anxiety or grief, and says:*

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي))([1]).

"Allaahumma innee 'abduka wa ibn 'abdika wa ibn amatika, naasiyati bi yadika, maadin fiyya hukmuka, 'adlun fiyya qadaa’uka, as’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi 'ilm il-ghaybi 'andak an taj’ala al-Qur’aana rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhahaaba hammi."

"O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every Name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety."

"...but Allaah will take away his sorrow and grief, and give him in their stead joy."

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