Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah’s Greatness, saying,
He governs the affairs of the various kingdoms and He commands and
forbids, creates, sustains, gives death, gives life, gives power,
strips power (to and from whom He wills) and alternates the night and
day. He gives varying fortunes to people and alternates governments
(and states), destroying some and bringing some into existence. His
Command and Power are dominant in the heavens and their zones, the
earth and all that which is on and in it, in the seas and in the air.
His Knowledge has encompassed everything and He counted everything. He
hears all types of voices and they do not confuse Him. Rather, He
hears each voice in its distinct language and need, and no voice will
make Him busy from fulfilling the need of another, and no need will
ever escape His Perfect Knowledge (and His Power to deliver).
He does not become bored because of the many needs of those who need.
His Sight encompasses all that which there is. He sees the movement of
a black ant on a barren rock during a dark night. To Him, the Unseen
is uncovered end the secret is secret no more, “Whosoever is in the
heavens and on Earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He
has a matter to bring Forth (such as giving honor to some, disgrace to
some, life to (some, death to some, etc.).” [55:29]
He forgives an evil deed, makes depression vanish and brings reprieve
from disasters, relief for whoever needs it, wealth for the poor,
guidance for the misguided, light for the lost, help for he who is
desperate, fullness for the hungry, cover for the barely clothed, cure
for the ill and ease for he who suffers. He accepts he who repents,
gives reward for he who does good, gives aid for he who was dealt with
injustice, destroys an arrogant person, covers mistakes, gives safety
after fear end elevates some people and humiliates others. If those
who inhabit His heavens and His earth and all those whom He created,
whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the most pious
heart, His Kingdom will not increase. If all His creation, whether
mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the heart of the most
wicked heart, this will not decrease from His Kingdom. Also, if all
those who inhabit His heavens and His earth, all mankind and all the
Jinns, the dead and the living, stand up on one strip of land and each
asks Him for his need, and He then fulfils their needs, this will not
decrease from what He has a bit.
forbids, creates, sustains, gives death, gives life, gives power,
strips power (to and from whom He wills) and alternates the night and
day. He gives varying fortunes to people and alternates governments
(and states), destroying some and bringing some into existence. His
Command and Power are dominant in the heavens and their zones, the
earth and all that which is on and in it, in the seas and in the air.
His Knowledge has encompassed everything and He counted everything. He
hears all types of voices and they do not confuse Him. Rather, He
hears each voice in its distinct language and need, and no voice will
make Him busy from fulfilling the need of another, and no need will
ever escape His Perfect Knowledge (and His Power to deliver).
He does not become bored because of the many needs of those who need.
His Sight encompasses all that which there is. He sees the movement of
a black ant on a barren rock during a dark night. To Him, the Unseen
is uncovered end the secret is secret no more, “Whosoever is in the
heavens and on Earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He
has a matter to bring Forth (such as giving honor to some, disgrace to
some, life to (some, death to some, etc.).” [55:29]
He forgives an evil deed, makes depression vanish and brings reprieve
from disasters, relief for whoever needs it, wealth for the poor,
guidance for the misguided, light for the lost, help for he who is
desperate, fullness for the hungry, cover for the barely clothed, cure
for the ill and ease for he who suffers. He accepts he who repents,
gives reward for he who does good, gives aid for he who was dealt with
injustice, destroys an arrogant person, covers mistakes, gives safety
after fear end elevates some people and humiliates others. If those
who inhabit His heavens and His earth and all those whom He created,
whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the most pious
heart, His Kingdom will not increase. If all His creation, whether
mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the heart of the most
wicked heart, this will not decrease from His Kingdom. Also, if all
those who inhabit His heavens and His earth, all mankind and all the
Jinns, the dead and the living, stand up on one strip of land and each
asks Him for his need, and He then fulfils their needs, this will not
decrease from what He has a bit.
He is the First, nothing is before Him, the Last, nothing is after
Him, the Most High, nothing is above Him, and the Most Near, nothing
is nearer than Him. He, Exalted and Ever High as He is, is the Best
Whom one can and should remember, the only One Who deserves to be
worshiped and thanked, the Kindest of all those who own and the Most
generous of all those who are asked to give. He is the King Who has no
partner, the One Who has no competitor, the Samad (Self-Sufficient)
Who has no offspring, and the Ever High, none like unto Him.
Everything perishes save His Face and every kingship is bound to
perish except His. He will only be obeyed by His Leave, and His
Knowledge uncovers all disobedience to Him. When He is obeyed, He
thanks for it, and when He is disobeyed, He grants forgiveness (for
those who truly repent to Him). Every punishment from Him is just and
every bounty is a grace. He is the Closest Witness and the Nearest One
with His Perfect Care. He controls the forelocks of everything and has
the full records of all deeds end the books of all ages. The hearts
are unmasked to Him and the secret is unveiled. His giving and
punishing is merely a Command, “Verily, His Command, when He intends a
thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be, and it is!’” [36:82].
Him, the Most High, nothing is above Him, and the Most Near, nothing
is nearer than Him. He, Exalted and Ever High as He is, is the Best
Whom one can and should remember, the only One Who deserves to be
worshiped and thanked, the Kindest of all those who own and the Most
generous of all those who are asked to give. He is the King Who has no
partner, the One Who has no competitor, the Samad (Self-Sufficient)
Who has no offspring, and the Ever High, none like unto Him.
Everything perishes save His Face and every kingship is bound to
perish except His. He will only be obeyed by His Leave, and His
Knowledge uncovers all disobedience to Him. When He is obeyed, He
thanks for it, and when He is disobeyed, He grants forgiveness (for
those who truly repent to Him). Every punishment from Him is just and
every bounty is a grace. He is the Closest Witness and the Nearest One
with His Perfect Care. He controls the forelocks of everything and has
the full records of all deeds end the books of all ages. The hearts
are unmasked to Him and the secret is unveiled. His giving and
punishing is merely a Command, “Verily, His Command, when He intends a
thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be, and it is!’” [36:82].
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