![]() Likewise, it should make us content with our decree, as it was decreed by the One Who knows how things will develop in the future. This belief should fill our hearts with awe and fear, as everything we do is within Allah’s knowledge. It also encompasses the past, and extends to the future. ‘**He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills**’: Allah’s knowledge is not just limited to the present.Only those He will give permission to on the Day of Judgement (such as our beloved Messenger ﷺ) will be allowed to intercede. No one even comes close to sharing His power and will. After mentioning His ownership and complete dominion, Allah says, ‘**Who is it that can intercede with Him except with His permission?**’ This further explains Allah’s oneness and uniqueness.This part of the verse also grants believers solace, as they know who to turn to for all their needs. Whether we are tested with wealth or poverty, our hearts will remain attached to the True Owner of the heavens and the earth: Allah. We will empty our hearts from greed and stop chasing worldly pleasures. Once we firmly believe that what we own is only a loan from Allah for a limited time, we will feel content and humble. ![]() ![]() We are only custodians of what we have been given, not the true owners. Everything is subject to His will and decree. **Nothing happens in this world except that Allah has willed it**. He is the Owner and King of everything in the heavens and the earth. ‘**To Him Alone belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth**’: Allah is the Master and Owner of all.Not only does Allah not sleep, he does not even feel drowsy: ‘**Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep**.’ This is also very comforting, as we do not need to worry about the heavens and planets falling on us, or to worry that He may be unavailable when we may need Him. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah does not sleep, and it is not befitting that He should sleep” (Muslim). Whoever needs to sleep will always be deficient in maintaining and sustaining the affairs of His subjects.He, however, is completely Self-Sustaining, and independent of any of His creation. Everything within the heavens and the earth is dependent on Allah and needs Him to sustain and manage their existence. Al-Qayyūm is the one who maintains all but needs none to maintain Him. Since He alone is the absolute source of life, and possesses the attributes of perfect life, it only makes sense that He alone is “**The Sustainer of all** (al-Qayyūm)”.His life is absolutely perfect, and He alone gives life. Al-Ḥayy is the one who will never die, and nor is He touched by even the ‘smaller death’ (sleep). It then describes Allah as the “Ever Living (al-Ḥayy)”: The one who has all the attributes of life in the most complete form e.g.Thus, the āyah begins by establishing the greatest truth: that Allah is the sole being that deserves to be worshipped. ‘Allah’ refers to **the One who is adored and worshipped**.According to many scholars, ‘Allah’ is the Greatest Name of Allah, and is the most frequently mentioned Name in the Qur’ān, appearing over 2,500 times. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The evil one spoke the truth.” (Ḥākim 2108) Ubayy said: “The following morning, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him about what had happened. And if you read it in the evening, you will be protected from us till the morning.” If you read it in the morning, you will be protected from us till the evening. Ubayy asked him, “What caused you to do what you did?” He replied, “We heard that you are a man who loves charity, and we came to take our share from your food.’” Ubayy asked him, “What will protect us from you?” He replied, “Reading Āyah al-Kursī from Sūrah al-Baqarah. The jinn know that there is no one amongst them who is stronger than me.” He said, “This is how the jinn are created. Ubayy then asked him, “What are you, a jinnī or a human?” He replied, “A jinnī.” So he said to him, “Show me your hand.” So he showed him his hand, and it looked like a dog’s paw with dog’s fur. ![]() Ubayy greeted him and he returned his greeting. So he kept guard on it one night and saw a creature that resembled an adolescent boy. He found that its quantity was decreasing. Kaʿb (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) reported that he had a vessel in which he kept dates.
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