e thanking Him for all the good He has done for us.
And for this favour for us, we should always be thanking Him and seeking His blessings using many attributes associated with His name, each depicting a particular trait of His Lordship.
While we should be thanking Allah all the time, as the nature of human being is, he only returns to his Creator when struck against the fall or in a frail position when nothing seems to in one's favour. We have selected some of the attributes of Allah which we must use to call out to His Lordship to redress our grievances and help us out of our miseries and difficulties.
Let us mention some of the attributes as a referral, the details of which can be accessed from one of our posts which can be accessed for detailed understanding so that address Him befitting His particular attribute - The Link: 99 Attributes of Allāh (Reference Page).
1. Al-Mujib (المجيب) - The Fulfiller of Prayers, The Responsive:
The doors of Allah are never shut. Whosoever approaches Him, he should be rest assured that He is the most Responsive to His servants vows and will always fulfill their prayers.
2. Al-Hafiz (الحفيظ) - The Preserver, The Protector: When a believer, who has complete faith in Allah, is in a state when everyone around is hellbent to destroy him, he should call out to the Al-Hafiz (الحفيظ) - The Preserver, The Protector, for there is no better protector than Allah. And when He is approached, He can nullify the negativities surrounding his servant and protect him from any harm.
3. Al-Wadud (الودود) - The Most Affectionate: when one finds him all alone with no one caring for his difficulties, that one should call out to the Al-Wadud (الودود) - The Most Affectionate, for no one is more affectionate than He. It is said that love and affection of seventy times the love and affection of one's mother.
4. At-Tawwab (التواب) - The Acceptor of Repentance: Each one of us is prone to committing sins or actions unbecoming. A true believer should immediately feel ashamed of his negative act and repent earnestly. And none other Allah is At-Tawwab (التواب) - The Acceptor of Repentance who would surely accept the repentance of His servant and assure him to bank on him.
5. 5. Al-Ghafur (الغفور) - The Forgiving, The Pardoner:: Having repented for one's sins, one should call out to Al-Ghafur (الغفور) - The Forgiving, The Pardoner for no one other than He who is the ultimate forgiver and pardoners. A true believer knows that wordily deities who are themselves dependent on forgiveness of Allah, cannot be their pardoners or forgivers.
6. As-Sami (السميع) - The Hearer of invocation: One of the beautiful attributes of Allah is that he the only Hearer of invocations, As-Sami (السميع), of his servants. SO always turn to Allah when in distress and be rest assured that He WILL listen to our invocations and bless us.
7. Al-Wahhab (الوهاب) - The Liberal Bestower, The Giver of Gifts: This is one of the beautiful attributes of Allah. It is He alone when He listens to the invocation of His servants, bring them good tidings from none other He is so liberal in bestowing blessings and gifting us with His bounties. For sure He is Al-Wahhab (الوهاب) - The Liberal Bestower, The Giver of Gifts.
8. Al-Fattah (الفتاح) - The Opener, The Revealer: When one is surrounded by people who do not want to listen to his viewpoint, one should call out to Al Fattah - The Opener and the Revealer. It is only Allah alone Who can untie the knotted hearts and minds to allow a man to get audience and listening minds, thus the justice.
9. Ar-Razzaq (الرزاق) - The Supplier, The Provider: AS we mentioned in the premise of this post, it is Allah who has provisioned this world with means of sustenance of man. Therefore, when one is unemployed or poverty has overtaken him to an extent that it is unable for him to sustain himself, he should call out to Ar Razzaq - The Supplier, the Provider and the Sustainer.
For now, these are some of the important attributes of Allah one should never forget and more often than not call out to Allah for his well being and sutenance.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
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