Aslam

Praise be to Allah.Allaah alone is the Lord, the Creator, the

Provider… the Sovereign, the Controller… the All-Knowing, All-Wise…

the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that exists… The All-Hearing,

All-Seeing… The Subtle and Courteous, the All-Aware…  the Most

Beneficent, the Most Merciful… the Ever-Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving… the

Almighty, the Compeller… the Oft-Pardoning, the Most Generous… the Most

Strong, the All-Powerful… the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of

forms…

To Him belongs the Sovereignty of the

heavens and the earth, in His hand is goodness and He is able to do

all things.

There is none worthy of worship but

He, and to Him belong the most beautiful names and sublime attributes:

“Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none

has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names”

[Ta-Ha 20:8 – interpretation of the meaning]

He does whatever He wills and judges

as He wants:

“And your Lord creates whatsoever

He wills and chooses”

[al-Qasas 28:68 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is the Owner of Sovereignty; He honours

whomever He wills and humiliates whomever He wills:

“Say (O Muhammad): ‘O Allaah! Possessor

of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take

the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will,

and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You

are Able to do all things’”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:26 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is the One Who gives life and death, and

nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from Him:

“It is Allaah that gives life and

causes death. And Allaah is All-Seer of what you do”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:156 – interpretation of the meaning]

His alone is the creation and the commandment:

“Surely, His is the creation and

commandment. Blessed is Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind,

jinn and all that exists)!”

[al-A’raaf 5:54 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is the First, and there is nothing before

Him… He is the last and there is nothing after Him… He is the Most High,

and there is nothing above Him… He is the Most Near, and there is nothing

beneath Him…

“He is the First (nothing is before

Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is

above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is

the All-Knower of every thing”

[al-Hadeed 57:3 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is the Creator of all things and He is

the All-Knower of everything:

“Such is Allaah, your Lord! Laa

ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Creator

of all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakeel (Trustee,

Disposer of affairs or Guardian) over all things

[al-An’aam 6:102 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is Subtle, Most Great, All-Encompassing:

“Allaah is Ever All Aware”

[al-Nisaa’ 4:126 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that

exists… To Him belongs everything in the heavens and on earth… Nothing

is hidden from Him… Nothing is beyond His capability… Nothing can encompass

Him:

“Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none

has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayy al-Qayyoom (the Ever

Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). Neither

slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens

and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him

except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures)

in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they

will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills.

His Kursiy extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue

in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great”

[al-Baqarah 2:255 – interpretation of the meaning]

He knows all things and records the numbers

of all things:

“and all things We have recorded

with numbers (as a record) in a Clear Book”

[Yaa-Seen 36:12 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is Most Generous and Bountiful… all provision

comes from Him:

“And no moving (living) creature

is there on earth but its provision is due from Allaah”

[Hood 11:6 – interpretation of the meaning]

His blessings cannot be counted or numbered:

“And He gave you of all that you

asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allaah, never will you

be able to count them”

[Ibraaheem 14:34 – interpretation of the meaning]

His stores fill the earth and the heavens:

“And to Allaah belong the treasures

of the heavens and the earth”

[al-Munaafiqeen 63:7 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is Free of all needs and Worthy of all

praise; He gives to His slaves but that never diminishes His stores:

“O mankind! it is you who stand

in need of Allaah. But Allaah is Rich (Free of all needs), Worthy of

all praise”

[Faatir 35:15 – interpretation of the meaning

He is Oft-Pardoning and Oft-Forgiving; He

bestows mercy upon His slaves and overlooks their sins:

“Verily, Allaah indeed is Oft Pardoning,

Oft Forgiving”

[al-Hajj 22:60 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen…

He is Almighty in His sovereignty, Wise in His commands:

“All-Knower of the unseen

and seen, the All Mighty, the All-Wise”

[al-Taghaabun 64:18 – interpretation of the meaning]

He knows what is secret and what is open;

nothing is hidden from Him:

“And He is Allaah (to be worshipped

Alone) in the heavens and on the earth; He knows what you conceal and

what you reveal, and He knows what you earn (good or bad)

[al-An’aam 6:3 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is Subtle and Courteous, All-Aware:

“No vision can grasp Him, but He

grasps all vision. He is Al-Lateef (the Most Subtle and Courteous),

Well-Acquainted with all things”

[al-An’aam 6:103 – interpretation of the meaning]

He is One in His essence, attributes and actions:

“Say (O Muhammad): ‘He is Allaah,

(the) One.

Allaah-us-Samad [Allaah — the Self-Sufficient

Master, Whom all creatures need, (He neither eats nor drinks)].

He begets not, nor was He begotten.

And there is none co equal or comparable unto Him”

[al-Ikhlaas 112:1-4 – interpretation of the meaning]

Glory be to Him; His are the most beautiful names

and sublime attributes, and He has no partner or associate:

“Such is Allaah your Lord. His is

the kingdom. Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped

but He). How then are you turned away?”

[al-Zumar 39:6 – interpretation of the meaning]

Because of this Sovereignty, these attributes,

this creation, these blessings, He is the only One Who is deserving

of praise and thanks and sincere worship, to the exclusion of all others:

“Surely, your Lord is Allaah Who

created the heavens and the earth in six Days and then rose over (Istawa)

the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty), disposing the

affair of all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after

His Leave. That is Allaah, your Lord; so worship Him (Alone). Then,

will you not remember?”

[Yoonus 10:3 – interpretation of the meaning]

He created (everything) then proportioned it, He

ordained laws then granted guidance, He granted provision and made people

independent of means:

“Allaah, it is He Who has made for

you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given

you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with

good things. That is Allaah, your Lord, so Blessed be Allaah, the Lord

of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists”

[Ghaafir 40:64 – interpretation of the meaning]

O Allaah, to You be praise for Your great

sovereignty:

“All the praises and thanks be to

Allaah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in

the earth

[Saba’ 34:1 – interpretation of the meaning]

O Allaah, to You be praise for Your mighty

creation:

“All praises and thanks be to Allaah,

Who (Alone) created the heavens and the earth

[al-An’aam 6:1 – interpretation of the meaning]

O Allaah, to You be praise, for You have guided

us to Islam, You have sent down to us the Qur’aan, You have provided

us with good things, You have made us the best of nations, You have

honoured us with great blessings. There is no god but You, to You belongs

the Sovereignty, Yours is the Creation and the Commandment, all blessings

and praise are Yours…

“All the praises and thanks be to

Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn

and all that exists).

The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the

Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)

You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for

help (for each and everything).

[al-Faatihah 1:2-5 – interpretation of the meaning]