Who is Allah?

AsSalaam Alkuim,

Who is Allah?

Allah is the One who created everyone and everything.

If you pray to anyone or anything other than the Creator, you are praying to a false god. The punishment for that is Hell forever.

It means that Allah is your God when you were in the womb of your mother in the world before this world. He is your God in this world. He is also your God in the next world, on the other side of the grave.

Allah – the Supreme Being of
this universe – revealed the message of truth through the Quran to enable us to
live meaningful lives and to help us succeed in the hereafter. Reflecting on
that message with an open mind and heart has allowed many from mankind to
recognize and believe in Allah as the sole Deity of this universe. Once our
minds clearly know Allah as our Creator and Sustainer, we can better understand
Allah’s rights over us and can also help us to worship Him the way we ought to
worship Him as our Creator. IqraSense.com

Allah is He that whom there
is no other god; who knows all things both secret and open. Allah is Arabic name
for God. Allah is the name He (Allah) uses for himself. Allah is not only used
by Muslims but, is also used to instead of God by Arab Christians, Arab Jews
and Sikhs of  Western Malaysia.

Allah and the name Allah is
unique and for the only Deity, the Creator of the universe. According to the
Islamic belief, Allah is the proper name for the Creator and humble submission
to His will, His ordinances, and commandments is pivot of the Muslims faith.

The reason the name Allah is
more accurate is that Allah is not just a name of God but it is also the
personal name for our Creator. You can say god or lord, but when one says Allah
he is involving the personal name of Allah. By calling Him Allah this
establishes a personal connection and pulls the human being closer to his Lord.

Islamic tradition, there are
99 Names of Allah. Each name being a distinct characteristic of Allah. All the
names refer to Allah the supreme and all comprehensive divine names. Out of the
99 names of Allah the most frequently uses is Ar- Rahman “The Merciful”  Ar-Rahim “The Compassionate”

Even though Allah has 99
attributes He is One. He states this emphatically in Surah Ikhlas (Ch 112):

1. Say: He is Allah, the
        One and Only;
2. Allah, the Eternal,
        Absolute;
3. He begets not, nor is He
        begotten;
4. And there is none like
        unto Him.

The name Allah is not subject
to plurality. In Arabic, there is no word that is equivalent to the English
term gods. This stresses Islamic monotheism. The term Allah also does not lend
to any gender whatsoever, while in English, you can have gods and goddess. With
Allah this cannot happen.

MIracles of the Quran

AsSalaam Alkuim,

Todays post is the Miracles of the Quran. The miracles that we will speak of is the shape of the earth. At the time of the revalation of the Quran it was thought that the world was flat. 1,400 plus years ago.

The Roundness of the Earth

"He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up in the night."
(The Qur'an, 39:5)

In the Qur'an, the words used for describing the universe are quite remarkable. The Arabic word that is translated as "to wrap" in the above verse is "takwir". In English, it means "to make one thing lap over another, folded up as a garment that is laid away". (For instance, in Arabic dictionaries this word is used for the action of wrapping one thing around another, in the way that a turban is put on.)
The information given in the verse about the day and the night wrapping each other up includes accurate information about the shape of the world. This can be true only if the earth is round. This means that in the Qur'an, which was revealed in the 7th century, the roundness of the world was hinted at.
It should be remembered, however, that the understanding of astronomy of the time perceived the world differently. It was then thought that the world was a flat plane and all scientific calculations and explanations were based on this belief. The verses of the Qur'an, however, include information that we have learned only in the past century. Since the Qur'an is God's word, the most correct words were used in it when it comes to describing the universe.

Stories of The Companions

AsSalaam Alkuim,

This week will be about Abu Bakrs service to Prophet Muhaamd (SAW) and his freeing of salves.


Abu Bakr was always very close to the holy Prophet. He knew him better than any other man. He knew how honest and upright his friend had always been. So he was the first among men to believe in the Prophet's mission. He was the first adult male to accept Islam. After the first revalation, the holy Prophet told him what had happened at Mount Hira. He told him that Allah had made him His Messenger. Abu Bakr did not stop to think. He at once became a Muslim. Once the holy Prphet himself remarked, "I called people to Islam. Everybody thought over it, at least for a while. But this was not the case with Abu Bakr. The moment I put Islam before him, he accepted it without any hesitation."
Abu Bakr did more than that. As soon as he became a Muslim, he began to preach Islam to others. He had many friends. The friends knew that Abu Bakr was sincere and truthful. They knew he would never support a wrong cause. He called them to Islam and they became Muslims. Among them were men like Uthman, Zubair, Talha, Abdur Rahman bin Auf and Saad bin Waqqas. These men later became the pillars of Islam.
The holy Prophet called at Abu Bakr's house every day. The two sad down and thought out ways of spreading Islam. Together they went to people and places and delivered the message of Allah. Wherever the holy Prophet went, Abu Bakr went with him.
Risks His Life
The messge of Islam made the people of Mecca very angry. The idols were their gods. The holy Prophet openly mocked at these gods. He declared they could do neither any good nore harm. Among the chiefs of Mecca was one Abu Jahl. He became the greatest enemy of the holy Prophet. He was always on the lookout to hurt him or even kill him, if he could. Abu Bakr kept an eye on this man, lest he should do a grave harm to Islam.
One day the holy Prophet was saying his prayers in the Kaaba. He was totally lost in the thoughts of Allah. Abu Jahl and some other chiefs of Mecca were sitting in the courtyard of the Kaaba. "I must finish with Muhammad today," said Abu Jahl. So saying, he took a long piece of cloth. He put it around the holy Prophet's neck. Then he twisted it hard. He was going to strangle the Messenger of Allah to death. The other chiefs looked on and laughed.
Abu Bakr happened to see this from a distance. He at once ran to the help of the Prophet. He pushed Abu Jahl aside and took off the cloth from around the holy Prophet's neck. Thereupon Abu Jahl and other enemies of Islam came down upon Abu Bakr. They beat him very much. Indeed, the beating was so severe that Abu Bakr fell down senseless. He was carried home. He could not regain his senses till after several hours. And when he did come to himself, the first question he asked was, "Is the Prophet un-hurt?" Abu Bakr did not care for his own suffering. He was glad that he was able to save the Prophet's life. Abu Bakr knew full well that if any harm came to the Prophet, the only hope of mankind would be gone. This made him risk everything he held dear, for the safety of the Prophet and for the spread of his message.

Liberation of Slaves

As years went by, the people of Mecca became more and more hard upon the Muslims. They made life difficult for them. Muslim slaves who had non-Muslim masters were the worst sufferers. They could not run away from their cruel masters, nor would they give up their faith. The heartless masters tried all kinds of torture to make them give up Islam. They made them lie, all naked, on burning sand. Then they put big stones on their chests. The poor slaves silently bore this all. They had no way of escape. Some of them found escape only in death.
Abu Bakr's wealth came to the rescue of many helpless Muslim slaves. He bought them from their inhuman masters and set them free. Bilal, the negro, was one of such slaves. He was the slave of Omayya bin Khalaf. Omayya was a heartless man. He would strip Bilal of all clothes, make him lie on the burning sand at mid-day and then lash him mercilessly. Despite this torture Bilal would go on saying, "Allah is one! Allah is one!" One day Abu Bakf happened to pass by. He was greatly moved by the sight. "Why are you so cruel to this helpless man?" he asked Omayya. "If you feel for him, why don't you buy him?" retored Omayya. So Abu Bakr at once bought Bilal at a heavy price and set him free. Bilal afterwards became the well-known "Muazzin" [ one who gives the call for prayer ] at the Prophet's Mosque.


We pray that this will help and guide all the ones who read and the whole Muslim ummah. Ameen.


AsSalaam Alkuim,


The Haqq Dawah Group

Fridays Khutbah

AsSalaam Alkuim,

Fridays khutbah was at The Islamic Center of Polk County. Fridays khutbah was about The Companions of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The Iman explained that it was there love for The Prophet (SAW) that made them do what they did. How they never took the sunnah for credit.  How The Companions followed the sunnah and all the sunnah. All of the sunnah. Unlike what a lot of the current ummah pick and choice which ones we want to follow. Like a salad bar.

The Iman also discussed that The Companions came from different tribes and were different races. How The Companions stuck together and supported each other no matter their differences. Stuck together for the love of Allah.

Also how that the sunnah is the ways and actions of Prophet Muhammad and he was the example for man. So, why wouldn't we try to do the same. How The Companions did it because they loved The Prophet (SAW).

This is how we should be. One ummah no matter our color or our background. How we should follow the sunnah of our Prophet (SAW), all of them. They followed it because they loved Allah and his Prophet, so shouldn't we, if we love them also.

AsSalaam Alkuim,

The Haqq Dawah Group