99 Attributes of Allah: Al Matin - The Firm and Steadfast

Al Qawiyy " ٱلْقَوِيُّ " - The Strong, and Al-Matīn " ٱلْمَتِينُ " (pronounced Al Mateen) - The Firm and Steadfast are two attributes of Allah that come together in the 58th verse of Surah 51. Az-Zariyat meaning almost the same and complementing each other:

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الۡقُوَّةِ الۡمَتِيۡنُ‏ 

Surely Allah is the Bestower of all provision, the Lord of all power, the Strong.

Linguistically, "Al-Qawiyy" is derived from quwwa, meaning strength, power, might or ability. Strength describes a complete and perfect might of Allah - the One Whose strength is unlimited and before Whom the strength of His foe wavers, and so does the greatness of anyone held as great. Al-Matīn is al-Qawiyy, the Strong One, Who can do whatever He pleases, Who does not need an army to enforce His authority.

We have already written a post on this attribute of Allah. So in this post we will concentrate on the attribute Al-Matīn

The word mateen as used in the original means strong and stable, firm and steadfast whom nobody can shake and move. The One with great firmness. His nature is the utmost firmness and steadfastness. The One who can easily overcome anything through supreme firmness and strength of determination.

On the Day of Judgement, Allah will stand Firm on His decisions when it comes to awarding rewards and punishments to those who have done good and bad deeds.  In defense of the Truth, no one can frighten him or silence him. Yet He may show compassion for some of the wrong doers, though no one on that day will be intercede for others.

Related names:

Al-Qawiyy (القوى) - The Inexhaustible Strength  

Al-Qahhar (القهار) - The Ever-Dominant, The Prevailer

Al-Muqtadir (المقتدر) - Determiner - the One who uses supreme power to enforce whatever Divine wisdom decrees or decides. 

Please watch the video below by Dr Sheikh Ibrahim El-Shafie about this attribute of Allah:

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99 Attributes of Allah: Al Qawwiyy (The Strong) Al Aziz (The Almighty) Al Hakeem (The Wise)

The attributes of Allah, Al Qawwiyy (The Strong) and Al Aziz (The Almighty) appear together at four places in the Holy Quran as both complement the meaning of each other, while AL Aziz and Al Hakeem (The Wise) appear also appear at four places together in the Holy Qur'an.

Al Qawwiyy - القوي‎  (The Strong) 
The mention of the attributes Al Qawwiyy and Al Aziz is made together in Surah Al Hajj, verse 40:

[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allah ." And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

"Al-Qawiyy" means: the One Whose strength is unlimited and before Whom the strength of His foe wavers, and so does the greatness of anyone held as great. Linguistically, "al-Qawiyy" is derived from quwwa ( قوة ), strength, power, might, or ability. It is in lexicons indicative of strength versus weakness. Strength in this sense describes a complete and perfect might. Since He is very Strong, Allah has the most perfect and absolute might and perfection; He has said:

So when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might. (Quran, Surah Al Hud 11:66).

Al-Qawiyy is thus the One Whose Might and Greatness are perfect: He subdues and is not subdued; He helps and is not helped; His Might is superior to the might of anyone else. It is also said that He never suffers any weakness in Himself, in His qualities, or in His actions, and His strength is indicative of His complete Might.

Al Aziz - العزيز  (The Almighty - The Exalted in Might) 
The attribute means the Almighty the Exalted One. When addressing the Prophet Musa (Moses peace be upon him), Allah proclaims His Might in [Al Qur'an, Surah An Naml 27:9]:

يَا مُوسَىٰ إِنَّهُ أَنَا اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

O Moses, indeed it is I - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise." 

Al-`Aziz is the One Who Alone has all honour; He is never humiliated, nor is He ever wronged; neither imagination nor intellect can ever conceive Him. The root word of this Attribute is `izz, which means might, power, strength, victory, elevation, non-submission. 

"And to Him belongs greatness in the heavens and in the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise" (Quran, 45:37)

He is the One Who cannot be overcome or in any way harmed, the One Who has no peer nor a similitude, Who is very much needed, Who is victorious and is never vanquished, the Mighty, the Omnipotent Who can never be reached.

The third attribute mentioned here is Al Hakeem " الحكيم " The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings. "Hakeem" is a superlative form for the glorification of the One who has all the wisdom; hence, al-Hakeem is the very greatest in His wisdom.  Wisdom means: the best way of knowing something utilizing the very best of means. "Al-Hakeem" carries the same meaning as that of "al-`Aleem." Nobody knows Allah except Allah; therefore, al- Hakeem cannot be anyone but Allah: He knows the origins of all things through His eternal and perpetual knowledge which nobody can ever conceive as being liable to extinction.

And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. [Surah Luqman 31:27] 

"Al Hakeem" is thus the One who is Most Knowing. The One who possesses the quality of discrimination between right and wrong and who is free from error or misunderstanding. The One who has perfect wisdom. The One whose wisdom turns mankind back from wrongdoing. The One who is qualified to judge the worth of all things.

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