EVERYTHING GLORIFIES HIM. Do We?

The One And Only!

Everything Glorifies Him.

Do We?

(M. Javed Naseem)

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We have neither Protector nor

any Friend other than Him.

He is our only Sustainer. So,

be honest & sincere to Him!

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سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلأَرْضِ

وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
“Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,

let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,

for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

(al-Quran 59:1)

Everything in the heavens, on the earth and in between, glorifies Allah, the Supreme Creator, the Cherisher and the Sustainer of all. The only creation that strays and falters, is the Humans and the Jinn. These are the two that are given a choice, liberty and freedom. Hence the abuse!

قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ

قُلْ أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُمْ مِّن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ لاَ يَمْلِكُونَ

لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى

ٱلأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِى ٱلظُّلُمَاتُ

وَٱلنُّورُ أَمْ جَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُواْ كَخَلْقِهِ

فَتَشَابَهَ ٱلْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

وَهُوَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ
“Say: Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the

heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah!

Say: Do you then take (for worship) protectors

other than Him, such as have no power either

for good or for harm to themselves? Say: Are

the blind equal with those who see? Or the

depths of darkness equal with light? Or do

they assign to Allah partners who have

created (anything) as He has created, so that

the creation seemed to them similar? Say:

Allah is the Creator of all things. He is

the One, the Supreme and Irresistible."

(al-Quran 13:16)

Man is full of hypocrisy. When you ask him about his Creator, he would mention God (or Allah) right away. But when it comes to pay the due, he starts beating about the bush, looking for one excuse or the other. Then there are those shameless who don’t have any excuse. They try to rationalize and justify their sinful disobedience. They know very well that it was disobedience to Allah that got Satan (the Devil) expelled from Paradise.

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Remember your Lord and he will

remember you! Be grateful to Him

for all His favors to you! Don’t deny

Him or reject Him, otherwise you’ll

become the fuel of Hellfire!

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There is a modern group of Unbelievers (or atheists) who are dishonest but clever enough to copy the basic principles of equality and social justice of Islam and present them (even to the Muslims) as a “secular’ agenda! They are playing games to their own benefit. They cannot fool people who have the knowledge, they are fooling themselves. Allah is watching them as they are on trial too.

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ

أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ
“He Who has created Death and Life, that

He may try which of you is best in deeds; and

He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving”

                                    (al-Quran 67:2)

 

There are signs of Allah’s Creation everywhere, around us, on us, below us, within us and above us in the skies. Only the deniers cannot see them (because they don’t want to see them). Denying these signs means denying Allah, and those who deny or reject Him, their abode is Hellfire.

فَٱذْكُرُونِيۤ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُواْ لِى وَلاَ تَكْفُرُونِ
“Then you remember Me;

I will remember you. Be grateful

to Me, and reject not Faith (Me).”

(al-Quran 2:152)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِآيَاتِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ

وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو ٱنْتِقَامٍ
“Then those who reject Faith in the

Signs of Allah will suffer the severest

penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might,

Lord of Retribution.”

(al-Quran 3:4)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلاَ أَوْلاَدُهُم

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمْ وَقُودُ ٱلنَّار
“Those who reject Faith, neither their

possessions nor their (numerous) progeny

will avail them aught against Allah. They

are themselves but fuel for the Fire.”

(al-Quran 3:10)

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“And it is certain that without faith it is

impossible for any one to please God.”

--- (Jesus Christ)

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Allah invites us to ponder over His signs; he tells us to think and reflect; use our brains and intellect. Today, when modern scientific research is exploring the universe, unearthing the secrets and producing the undeniable solid evidence to the fact that God (Allah) exists and He is the One Who is running the show, there is no logic or reason to deny Him. All power, glory and praise is due to Him. So why don’t we think; why don’t we reflect?

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلأَرْضِ

جَمِيعاً مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِى ذٰلِكَ َلآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
“And He has subjected to you, as from

Him, all that is in the heavens and on

earth. Behold, in that are Signs indeed

for those who reflect.”

(al-Quran 45:13)

Here are a few verses (42-45) of Surah an-Noor (the Light) from the Holy Quran for your review. Hopefully you’ll see the light and get the guidance. Insha-Allah.

وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ وَإِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
“Yeah, to Allah belongs the dominion

of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah

is the final return (of all).”

(al-Quran 24:42)

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَاباً ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ

ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَاماً فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ

مِنْ خِلاَلِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ

فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ

عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلأَبْصَارِ
“See you not that Allah makes the clouds

move gently, then joins them together, then

makes them into a heap? Then will you see

rain issue forth from their midst. And He

sends down from the sky mountain masses

(of clouds) wherein is hail. He strikes therewith

whom He pleases and He turns it away from

whom He pleases; the vivid flash of His

lightning well-nigh blinds the sight.”

(al-Quran 24:43)

يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱللَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِى ذٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً ِلأُوْلِى ٱلأَبْصَارِ
“It is Allah Who alternates the Night and

the Day. Verily in these things is an instructive

example for those who have vision!”

(al-Quran 24:44)

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّن

يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ وَمِنهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ

رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ

مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
”And Allah has created every animal from

water. Of them there are some that creep

on their bellies; some that walk on two

legs; and some that walk on four. Allah

creates what He wills, for verily,

Allah has power over all things.”

(al-Quran 24:45)

We are supposed to glorify the name of Allah through His remembrance and prayer. It was an obligation for the previous nations (Jews and Christians) and by the same token it’s an obligation for us Muslims too. Even the preconditions are the same: Honesty, sincerity and devotion.

No Lip Service!

No Hypocrisy!

“… Yet no less does the man who goes to make prayer and prepares not himself. He turns his back to God and his face to Satan, and speaks well of him. For in his heart is the love of iniquity, whereof he has not repented. If one, having injured you, should with his lips say to you, “Forgive me”, and with his hands should strike you a blow, how would you forgive him?  Even so shall God have mercy on those who with their lips say: “Lord! Have mercy on us”, and with their heart love iniquity and think on fresh sins.” – Jesus Christ

(From the Gospel of Barnabas)

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