Here also, since the word Al-Muhaimin has been used absolutely, and no object has been mentioned of this subject, therefore, it by itself gives the implied meaning that He is guarding and protecting all creatures, is watching the acts and deeds of everyone, and has taken up the responsibility of sustaining and providing for every creature in the universe with its needs and requirements.Ĥ1. (3) The Being Who has taken up the responsibility to fulfill the needs and requirements of the people. (2) The Observer who sees what everyone does. Then, since no object has been mentioned with this subject, but the epithet of Al-Mumin has been used absolutely, it automatically gives the meaning that His security comprehends the entire universe and all that it contains.Ĥ0. His creatures are secure from the fear that He would ever wrong them, or deprive them of their rights, or allow their rewards to go to waste, or would violate the promises He has made with them. Allah has been called Al-Mumin in the sense that He provides security to His creatures. The word Al-Mumin is derived from amun, which means to secure from fear, and Mumin is one who provides security to others. He is far exalted that some calamity or weakness or defect should befall Him, or His Perfection should suffer a decline or blemish.ģ9. The word As-Salam as used in the original means peace and Secure, Allah’s being called As-Salam means that He is peace and safety personified. Whether it is monarchy, or sovereignty of the people, or dictatorship of the socialist system, or some other form of human rule, in any case holiness for it is inconceivable.ģ8. But, obviously, there is no real Sovereign, nor can there be, except Allah, Who is the Holy. That is why wherever man thinks sovereignty is centered, he assumes holiness also to be there, even if it is not there, for absolute sovereignty is inconceivable without holiness. Man’s intellect and nature refuse to believe that a being who is the bearer of sovereignty may be mischievous, ill behaved, ill-natured, who may be characterized with these base qualities from whose power and authority his subjects might be in danger of suffering evil instead of being blessed with good. Here, one should clearly understand that the attribute of holiness is a foremost accompaniment of sovereignty. It means that Allah is far exalted that He should have a fault or defect or demerit. Apart from this, wherever it is claimed to be, whether in the person of a king or dictator, or in a class or group or family, or in some nation, he or it possesses no sovereignty at all, for sovereignty is not a gift, which may at one time be granted and at another time withdrawn, which may be in danger of being usurped, the establishment and existence of which may be temporary and temporal, and the sphere of power and authority of which may be circumscribed and restricted by many other conflicting powers.ģ7. As a matter of fact, if sovereignty in its true sense is at all found somewhere, it is found only in Allah’s Kingship. These explanations make it abundantly clear that Allah is not King in some limited or metaphoric sense but He is real King in the most perfect and complete sense of sovereignty. All that is good is in Your power indeed You have full power over all things. You exalt whomever You will and You abase whomever You will. Say: O Allah, Sovereign of the Kingdom, You bestow kingdom on whomever You will, and You take it away from whomever You will. The Being Who gives protection while none can give protection against Him. (Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayat 23).Īllah rules and there is none to reverse His decrees. He is accountable to none for what He does, but all others are accountable (to Him). (Surah Ya Seen, Ayat 83).ĭoer of whatever He wills. In His hand is the absolute control of everything. To Him belongs the dominion of the earth and the heavens, and all matters are referred to Him for decision. He administers the affairs of the world from the heavens to the earth. At different places in the Quran all aspects of Allah’s Sovereignty have been presented and explained fully.Īnd whoever exists in the heavens and the earth, belongs to Him. Everything submits itself to His command and power and authority, and there is nothing to delimit His Sovereignty. His Sovereignty and rule comprehends the entire universe. Moreover, the word al- Malik in its general sense also gives the meaning that He is King of the entire universe and not of a particular region or of a specific country. The word used in the original is al-Malik, which means that He alone is the real Sovereign. Exalted be He from whatever they associate with Him.ģ6. (59:23) He is Allah: there is no god but He: the King, the Holy, the All-Peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer, the Most Mighty, the Overpowering, the All-Great.
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