Ar-Razzaq _ The All-Provider

bemuslim

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In His Divine Book, the Holy Quran, Allah, Glory to Him, says, “Is there any creator other than Allah, Who provides you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god but He. How, then, are you turning away (from Him)?” [*!*!*!V; 3] The above Quranic Verse leads us to the twelfth of Allah’s Divine Names, namely “Ar-Razzaq” (The All-Provider). This Name occurs in the Quranic Verse, “Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong” [LI; 58]



In Arabic, the word “Ar-Razzaq” is an emphatic epithet of Allah that means that He, Most Gracious, provides all of His slaves no matter how numerous they might be. If He so desires, He provides any of them abundantly and without limits. In other words, Allah, All Mighty, is “Ar-Razzaq” (the All-Provider), Who provides all of His slaves with sustenance regardless of their number or quantity of provision. That is why it is rightly said: “If Allah gives, He astonishes.”



In this context, Allah, Most Gracious, says, “And so many a moving (living) creature carries not its own provision! Allah provides for it and for you. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.” [XXIX; 60]



The holy Prophet, David, (PBUH), used to invoke the Lord, “O Allah, Who grants provision to Al-Bughath (the baby raven)! Grant us provision!” A baby raven is one of the weakest kinds of birds; and the Arabic proverb goes, “Even a baby raven becomes like an eagle in our land”, which means that because of our ........................
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Aapa

Mirajmom
Assalaam walaikum,

This is a very pleasing post.

This is significant. If we do not understand this we are in a dreadful state.

Our minds can relax and we can commence on the purpose of this life. I do not bow down to the almighty dollar. I bow down to Allah.
 
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