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 EXPLANATORY DICTIONARY OF THE HOLY QURAN( In Serial Order ) CHAPTER - 1
1. Allah 1:1
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Abstracts of the Attributes of Allah, taken from two statements of ProphetMuhammed ( SAWS ) are based on the meanings conveyed through the respectiveroot words and their derivatives used in the Holy Quran, the chapter and versenumbers of which are given in brackets.Allah is the name given in the Holy Quran to the Divine Being Who existsnecessarily by Himself, comprising all the Attributes of perfection. Allah is anunderived word, it neither has a feminine nor a plural. It has never been used forany deity except the True God. As a proper noun and a name it cannot be translatedinto any language. The word ‘God’ is the translation of the word ‘Ilaha’ which is nota personal name but the name of a status meaning, ‘The Supreme Authority in theUniverse’, just like president, chairman, king etc. There is only one ‘Ilaha’ and thatis Allah. In the Holy Quran nothing is mentioned about His constitution, size orshape. He is beyond human imagination. We are required to recognize and call Himonly through His name and Attributes ( 7:180 ) which also serve as His Functions.He is separate and different from His creation ( 58:7 ). He does not beget and He isnot begotten. He cannot be seen ( 6: 130). He is not only the Creator of the materialuniverse but also the laws governing its birth, existence and end ( 7:54 ). He is theSupreme Authority in the universe having absolute power over everything,everywhere and every moment ( 5:17, 33:38 ). He does what He Wills or intends to (3:40, 2:253 ) and no one can question Him for His actions ( 21:23). All the forces areat His Command ( 48:4 ). The whole creation submits to Him ( 13:15, 16:49 )glorifying Him ( 57:1 ). Everything belongs to Him as part of His kingdom ( 2:255,3:189 ).Allah is always alive, conscious and attentive being present everywhere, Hedoes not die, does not sleep, does not become inattentive with regard to His creationand does not get tired managing it ( 2:115, 2:255, 25:58 ). He is Eternally Existing (3:2 ),Self Subsisting, established over everything, everywhere. He maintains,conducts and sets right His creation. He is unique, One, Single, having no partnersand nothing else is like Him. He is the Indivisible Whole possessing all the Attributesat one and the same time which function with perfect coordination. He is Holy, Pure,having nothing in Him except Himself, free from all defects, evils, short comings etc.
 
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He is the Absolute ( 59:23 ). He is Real, True, Right, Correct, Just etc. ( 22:6 ). He isthe ‘Ultimate Reality’ and not the product of someone’s conjecture or desire. He isthe Light of the skies and the earth and guides to His light whom He wills ( 24:35 ).Light makes everything visible but is itself invisible ( 6:103 ).His Powers : He is the Owner, Master and the King of the universe ( 1:3, 3:26, 3:189,23:116, 54:55 ) He is Independent ( 3:97, 35:15, 39:7 ) and everything else isdependent on Him ( 112:2 ). He is the Mighty, the Great, Firm and Strong ( 13:9,59:23, 2:255, 56:74, 51:58, 22:74 ) Who holds together His creation ( 35:41 ). Hemeasures out, programmes and destines everything in His creation, fixing the timeand place of every event ( 54:3, 73:20, 6:96-97, 36:33-39, 41:9-12, 13:8, 77:20-23,80:19-20, 54:49, 65:3, 25:2, 5:120, 18:45 ). He is Glorious ( 11:73 ), Possessor of Majesty, Honour and Bounty ( 55:27 ), Dominating ( 12:21 ), Who can compeleverything to obey His orders ( 59:23 ) being Omnipotent ( 40:16 ) Who can subdue,subjugate over whelm over power, defeat etc. anyone and anything.His association with space : He is the Evident, the Outer Most, Who is external toeverything at the same time He is hidden, the Inner Most, internal with respect toeverything ( 57:3 ). He is Omnipresent, Ample Giving Whose Power, Knowledge,Mercy etc. extend over everything ( 2:255, 20:98, 7:156 ). He expands the universe (51:47 ) being present everywhere ( 2:115 ). He grants in abundance to whom Hewills. He encompasses everything having total knowledge of and total power oneverything ( 4:126, 17:60, 65:12 ). He is the Nearest and First to hear us and respondto our prayers ( 2:186, 50:16). He is High and Exalted over everything ( 2:255, 7:190).His association with time : He is the First, there was no one and nothing existingbefore Him and He will be the Last when everything will perish except Him. He isthe One Who remains ( 28:88, 55:26-27, 57:3, 20:73 ). He has fixed the time andplace of happening of every affair ( 54:3 ) but He has the power of preponing,postponing or even canceling it ( 13:39 ).Abu Hurayrah ( RA ), a companion of prophet Muhammed ( SAWS ),reports that the messenger of Allah ( SAWS ) once said, “Allah says Adam’s son (i.e. man ) annoys Me by abusing time although I am TIME and the affair of alternating the night and the day is in My hand ( which makes us conscious of time). Collected by Bukhari and Muslim.His association with His creation : He is the only ‘Ilaha’ i.e. God in the skies and theearth ( 2:163, 43:84, 47:19 ). If there were two or more gods then there would havebeen total disorder in the whole universe due to their mutual fighting for achievingthe ownership and control of the throne of the universe and each god would havetaken away things which he had created ( 23:91, 17:42 ). Contrary to this there isperfect order in the creation ( 67:3-4 ). God is He Who creates and destroys, controlseverything, is capable of harming and benefiting others ( 7;191-195, 10:18, 16:73-74,22:73, 46:4-6 ). Can anything other than God do the above things? Therefore
 
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nothing from His creation is to be elevated to His position as partner or equal anddoing this is an unforgivable sin ( 4:48,116 ). He is the Omniscient, knowingeverything whether seen or unseen ( 6:101, 17:25, 22:70, 35:38, 59:22 ) and He isWise ( 2:209 ). He is the Originator of the material and the energy in His creation,Assigner of Laws for the perfect and peaceful existence of His creation,Proportioner of the raw materials, Purifier as an eliminator of unwanted things andthe Fashioner of the final products ( 2:117, 6:79, 30:30, 35:1, 59:24 ) He it is Whobegins and gets things reproduced ( 21:104, 10:34 ). He sustains life ( 51:58, 15:20 )through water ( 45:5 ), food ( 50:9-11 ) etc. bestowing more on some and less onothers ( 2:212,245, 13:26 ). He fosters everything ( 6:164 ) in such a manner as tomake it attain one condition after another until it reaches its goal of completion, i.e.He cherishes, nourishes, develops and evolves. He is the Lord of the worlds ( 1:1,11:107, 9:129 ). His ‘Rahmat’ which conveys the sense of benefit, reward, safety outof mercy, good etc. extends over everything ( 7:156 ). He has raised the heavenlybodies without any pillars and He is the Custodian, Controller and Monitor overeverything ( 2:255, 4:85, 11:57, 13:2 ). He has the power to bring together all humanbeings on the day of resurrection ( 3:9, 77:38 ) and also the whole universe, ending itin the ‘Big Crunch’ ( 75:9, 21:104, 39:67 ). He grants in abundance to whom Hepleases ( 13:26 ). He is capable of finding, that is, nothing can be hidden from Him (38:44, 93:6 ). He computes, calculates and preserves the record of everything (36:12, 72:28 ). He inherits everything, that is, everything will go back to Him ( 57:10). He is ‘The Praised’. Everything, everywhere always praises and thanks Him butwe do not understand their praise and glorification ( 17:44 ).His association with mankind : Real guidance is only Allah’s guidance ( 2:120 ). Heguides whom He wills to the right way (14:4 ). He creates everything, sets upequilibrium in it, programmes it and then guides it to follow the programme ( 87:1-3). He is the Author of peace, ( 59:23 ), Perfect, Sound, Defectless, Safe, Source of rising high, Dictator of the ‘Religion of Peace i.e. Al – Islam’, before Whomeverything submits as a Muslim ( 3:83 ). He is the Granter of security, peace, safety.He is Reliable and Trustworthy, in Whose existence we are required to believe. Thisbelief or ‘Iman’ is an internal condition and ‘Islam’ is its expression. He is theGuardian Who prevails providing protection, exhibiting love and mercy ( 59:23 ).He is the Subtle, Who is informed of the internally hidden conditions of everything.His Grace, Kindness, Beneficence, Mercy etc. continuously work behind the scenewithout our noticing them immediately, we notice the result only after some time (6:103, 42:19, 67:13-14 ). Water is continuously evaporating without our notice toform clouds, we notice only the final effect as rain and vegetation. He is Clement,full of leniency, kindness, tolerance, forbearance, giving time for amendment thoughHe has the power to punish us immediately for the sins committed by us ( 2:225,3:155 ). Allah is the God, Strong and perfectly informed, inspite of this, HisAuthority is denied and others beside Him are worshipped, respected and obeyed.He has he power of retaliation, still He exhibits unmatched patience and restraint.He is ‘The Loving’. His love is associated with His mercy and forgiveness. Loveshould be reciprocal which requires response from human beings in the form of obeying His orders ( 11:90, 85:14 ). He responds to one who prays to Him ( 2:186,
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