بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Al-Jabbar according to Imam Al-Ghazali, is He, Whose Plan and Will are, to be sure, enforceable by way of coercion and compulsion, over all of His servants, from Whose Grasp, none is able to flee away, and all hands are too short to attain His Sanctity and Holiness, Allah Almighty alone then is the Absolute Compeller, for He alone is the One Who focus all to do what He wills and likes, and none could compel Him to do anything.
The Name Al-Jabbar (the Compeller) is one of the characteristics of perfection and completeness belonging to Allah Almighty. But it is a characteristic of deficiency when it is attributed to man, who, in this case, comes to be a powerful obstinate transgressor, for it means to dispute Allah over the characteristics of Lordship. No doubt, Allah Almighty promised a severe punishment and grievous torment for those who claims this characteristic for himself. This characteristic is unique to Allah Almighty and none from amongst His creatures has the right to have it.
According to Imam Al-Ghazali, the one who lives in the shade of the Name Al-Jabbar should transcend with his right conduct and good behaviors beyond all kinds of imitating and following others in such a way as to attract them to imitate him and imitate his conduct, good manners and virtuous and praiseworthy deeds and acts. He should not feel himself superior to others. The more he is humble, the more he has a high position in the sight of Allah as well as of people, for it is the humbleness that raises him in degree, which none attains but those chosen and purified by Allah.
One should educate himself and compel his self to obedience and submission to Allah Almighty.
O Allah, O Jabbar, I wonder at him who knows You as You should be known--how then should he seek help from someone other than You? I wonder at him who knows You--how then should he turn to someone other than You?
O Allah, the Lord of great onslaught, the Compeller, the Irresistible, the All-Wise; we seek refuge with You from the mischief of what You have created; and we seek refuge with You from the darkness and tightness of the grave; we seek refuge with You from the evil plots of the wicked souls, pertaining to what You have planned and decreed; and we seek refuge with You from the evil effects of the eyes of the enviers for whatever favors and graces You have conferred upon such of Your servants as You please. We ask You the honor and power if this world as well as if the Hereafter, just the same as Your Prophet and Messenger Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked You for the honor and power of this world through faith and knowledge, and the honor and power of the Hereafter through meeting and seeing Your Majesty. You are Alla-Hearing, Ever-Near, Who always respond to Your righteous servants.
Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam.
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Al-Jabbar according to Imam Al-Ghazali, is He, Whose Plan and Will are, to be sure, enforceable by way of coercion and compulsion, over all of His servants, from Whose Grasp, none is able to flee away, and all hands are too short to attain His Sanctity and Holiness, Allah Almighty alone then is the Absolute Compeller, for He alone is the One Who focus all to do what He wills and likes, and none could compel Him to do anything.
The Name Al-Jabbar (the Compeller) is one of the characteristics of perfection and completeness belonging to Allah Almighty. But it is a characteristic of deficiency when it is attributed to man, who, in this case, comes to be a powerful obstinate transgressor, for it means to dispute Allah over the characteristics of Lordship. No doubt, Allah Almighty promised a severe punishment and grievous torment for those who claims this characteristic for himself. This characteristic is unique to Allah Almighty and none from amongst His creatures has the right to have it.
According to Imam Al-Ghazali, the one who lives in the shade of the Name Al-Jabbar should transcend with his right conduct and good behaviors beyond all kinds of imitating and following others in such a way as to attract them to imitate him and imitate his conduct, good manners and virtuous and praiseworthy deeds and acts. He should not feel himself superior to others. The more he is humble, the more he has a high position in the sight of Allah as well as of people, for it is the humbleness that raises him in degree, which none attains but those chosen and purified by Allah.
One should educate himself and compel his self to obedience and submission to Allah Almighty.
O Allah, O Jabbar, I wonder at him who knows You as You should be known--how then should he seek help from someone other than You? I wonder at him who knows You--how then should he turn to someone other than You?
O Allah, the Lord of great onslaught, the Compeller, the Irresistible, the All-Wise; we seek refuge with You from the mischief of what You have created; and we seek refuge with You from the darkness and tightness of the grave; we seek refuge with You from the evil plots of the wicked souls, pertaining to what You have planned and decreed; and we seek refuge with You from the evil effects of the eyes of the enviers for whatever favors and graces You have conferred upon such of Your servants as You please. We ask You the honor and power if this world as well as if the Hereafter, just the same as Your Prophet and Messenger Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked You for the honor and power of this world through faith and knowledge, and the honor and power of the Hereafter through meeting and seeing Your Majesty. You are Alla-Hearing, Ever-Near, Who always respond to Your righteous servants.
Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam.
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