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Mercy It is said that another word for love is mercy. One of God’s names is The-Merciful; the Arabic word used is Ar-Rahmaan. This English translation does not fully represent the depth and intensity that the meaning this word carries. The name Ar-Rahmaan has three major connotations: the first is that God’s mercy is an intense mercy; the […]

      “Whilst the pen was making haste in writing, it split upon itself as soon as it came to Love.”[1] Rumi was right.  When pen is put to paper and writes about love, it breaks in two.  Trying to describe love is almost impossible.  Love is truly a powerful, unique and irresistible force or feeling. 

The best way to answer these questions is to first understand who God is in the context of worship.  God by definition is the One who is entitled to our worship; it is a necessary fact of His own existence.  The Qur’an repeatedly highlights this fact about God, “Indeed, I am God.  There is no

God has made difference a reality of life.  Even parents and their children differ, in spite of the children being the immediate genetic descendants of their parents and in spite of their parents having raised them from infancy.  They differ in their outlook on life, their personalities, their temperaments, and even their physical appearances.  In

Al-Salaam (Peace) is one of God’s names.  God says: “He is Allah (God), besides whom there is no God, the King, the Holy One, Peace, the Giver of Security…” (Quran 59:23) Allah is the bringer of peace who spreads peace throughout creation.  Since life was first created, it has been predominated by long stretches of

The Quran mentions two names for God that are closely related linguistically.  The first is al-Hakeem (the Wise) and the second is al-Haakim (the Judge).  God is referred to in the Quran as “the Wise” 93 times and as “the Judge” six times. For instance, God says: “Indeed You are the All-Knowing, the Wise.” (Quran

The Preserved Tablet (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz) The Pen, which was created 50,000 years before the heavens and the earth, wrote in what’s known as al-Lawh al-Mahfuz, the Preserved Tablet.  God calls it al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz because it’s protected from any changes and is also protected from access.  Everything is within that Book, even, as God tells us, a leaf falling

God Created Everything So how did it all start?  God.  Nothing else.  The Prophet of Islam, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, was asked, “O Messenger of God, where was our Lord before He created His creation?” He said: “Nothing existed but Him, with nothing beneath Him and nothing above Him.”[1]

God is referred to as “King” five times in the Quran. “He is Allah (God), besides Whom there is no god; the King…” (Quran 59:23) “So exalted be Allah (God), the True King!” (Quran 20:114) “…the King of humanity, the God of humanity.” (Quran 114:2) “Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers, in

God says: “He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is the Knower of all things.” (Quran 57:3) Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said, addressing God in supplication: O God, Lord of the heavens, the Earth, and the Mighty Throne! Our Lord and the