Haj real story - 1 time haj or multiple?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

☘#Hajj #Story

Sa’eed was sitting at the waiting area at the Jeddah airport after having completed the rites of hajj, and next to him was another person who completed his hajj. 

The man next to him said: 

"I work as a contractor and Allah (swt) has blessed me with performing my tenth hajj.

Sa’eed told him: 

" hajj mabroor, may Allah accept and forgive you your sins. 

The man smiled and said: ameen. 

Then he asked him: have you performed hajj before this time?

Sa’eed was hesitating to tell him, and then he said: 

"by Allah, it’s a long story and I don’t want to hurt your head with my talk.

The man laughed and said: 

"Please tell me, as you see we have nothing to do, we’re just waiting.

Sa’eed smile and said: yes, waiting is the start of my story. 

"I’ve been waiting years so that I can go to hajj. 

After working for thirty years as a physiotherapist in a private hospital, I was able to save enough money to go for hajj. 

The same day I went to get my salary, I came across one of the mother’s who’s paralyzed son I treat. 

I could see her face was worried and anxious. 

She said: 

"I leave you to Allah’s keeping, brother Sa’eed this is our last visit to this hospital.

I was surprised with her words and I thought she wasn’t happy with my treatment, and that she was considered moving her son to another hospital. 

She told me: 

"no brother Sa’eed, Allah bears witness that you were to my son like a father, and you helped him in his treatment when we had lost hope. 

- Then she left very saddened.

The man next to him interrupted and said:

 "that’s strange, if she was pleased with your treatment and her son was improving then why did she leave?

Sa’eed answered: 

"that’s what I thought too, so I went to the administration to find out what happened. 

They told me the boy’s father had lost his job and was unable to continue paying for his son’s treatment.

The man next to him said: 

"there is no might and power except with Allah, poor them, how did you deal with it?

Sa’eed said: 

- I went to the manager and pleaded with him to continue treating the boy on the hospital’s expense, but he sharply rejected and said, ‘this is a private institution not a charity’.

- I left his office sad and broken for this family. 

- Then suddenly, I placed my hands in my pocked which had my money all prepared for hajj. 

I stood in my place for a while, then I raised my head above and spoke to my Rabb: 

O Allah, You know how I feel and You know there is nothing more beloved to me than to go to Your house and do hajj, and to visit Your messenger’s masjid. 

You know I have been working all my life for this moment, but I prefer this poor lady and her son over myself, so don’t deprive me of Your favors.

- I went to the accounts desk and paid all I had for his treatment which covered the next six months. 

- I begged the accountant to tell the lady that it’s from the hospital expense for special cases. 

He was affected by this and there were tears in his eyes and said, ‘baarak Allah feek and people like you’

The man next to him then said: 

"if you donated all of your money, then how did you go to hajj?

Sa’eed said: 

" I went back to my home sad that day for having lost the opportunity of a lifetime for hajj. 

But my heart was filled with happiness that I removed a distress from the lady and her son. 

- I slept that night with a tear on my cheek. 

-  I had a dream and I was making tawaf around the ka’aba and people were saying salam to me and they told me: 

#‘hajj mabroor O Sa’eed, for you have performed hajj in the heavens before you performed hajj on earth’. 

- I immediately woke up and felt an indescribable happiness. 

- I praised Allah (swt) for everything and was pleased with His decree.

When I got up from my sleep, my phone rang and it was the hospital’s manager. 

He told me the owner of the hospital wants to go to hajj this year and he won’t go without his personal therapist. 

But his therapist’s wife is expecting and has reached her final days of pregnancy so he can’t leave her. 

- Would you do me favor? 

- Would you accompany him in his hajj?

I made sujood shukr to Allah (swt). And as you see, Allah (swt) granted me to go to His house without having to pay anything. 

And all praise to Allah, the owner of the hospital insisted on giving me something for his accompaniment. 

I told him the story of the lady and her son, and he demanded the boy be treated at the hospital from his own personal expense. 

- And to place a donations box in the hospital for the treatment of needy patients. 

- And on top of that, he gave the boy’s father a job at one of his companies. 

He even returned the money I had initially spent for the boy’s treatment. 

Have you seen great favors than the favors of my Rabb? Subhan Allah.

The man next to him hugged him and told him: by Allah I have never felt this kind of shyness as I’m feeling now. 

I would perform hajj one year after another thinking I was doing something great, and that my place with Allah would be elevated as a result of it. 

But now I understood that your hajj is equivalent to a thousand of mine. 

I went to the house of Allah, but Allah invited you to His house. 

May Allah accept your hajj.

Always think good about Allah (swt) and know He is able to do all things.

We ask Allah (swt) to open our hearts

Should I wear headscarf? Quran about Hijab. How covering protects life?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Should I wear headscarf? 
What Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran about Hijab? 
How covering body protects life?
 

WHAT DOES HIJAB MEAN?

The Arabic word "Hijab" has several meanings. It translates as "veil", "screen", "cover(ing)", or "curtain". So wearing a Hijab includes covering body as well as an appropriate behavior. 

WHAT ALLAH (SWT) SAYS IN THE HOLY QUR'AN ABOUT HIJAB?

قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ يَغُضُّوْا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَ يَحْفَظُوْا فُرُوْجَهُمْ, ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ

Say to the believing men that: they should cast down their glances and guard their private parts (by being chaste). This is better for them
(Surat An-Nur, 24:30)

This is a command to Muslim men that they should not lustfully look at women (other than their own wives); and in order to prevent any possibility of temptation, they are required to cast their glances downwards. This is known as - hijab of the eyes

وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their head covers (khumur) over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed
(Surat An-Nur, 24:31)

  In this ayat Allah (SWT) gives similar command as to the men in the previous verse regarding hijab of the eyes
After “hijab of the eyes” came the order describing the dress code for women: (...and not display their beauty except what is apparent, and they should place their khumur over their bosoms
?What is the meaning of “khumur” used in this verse
Khumur is plural of khimar, the veil covering the head
? Then what does the clause “placing the khumur over the bosoms” mean
According to the commentators of the Qur’an, the women of Medina in the pre-Islamic era used to put their khumur over the head with the two ends tucked behind and tied at the back of the neck, in the process exposing their ears and neck. By saying that, “place the khumur over the bosoms,” Almighty Allah ordered the women to let the two ends of their headgear extend onto their bosoms so that they conceal their ears, the neck, and the upper part of the bosom also
Finally the verse goes on to give the list of the mahram – male family members in whose presence the hijab is not required, such as the husband, the father, the father-in-law, the son(s), and others

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ, قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ وَ بَنَاتِكَ وَ نِسآءِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ: يُدْنِيْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلاَبِيْبِهِنَّ

O Prophet! Say to your wives, your daughters, and the women of the believers that: they should let down upon themselves their jalabib
(Surat Al-Ahzab, 33:59)

? What is the meaning of jalabib
Jalabib is the plural of jilbab, which means a loose outer garment
This means that the Islamic dress code for women does not only consist of a scarf that covers the head, the neck and the bosom; it also includes the overall dress that should be long and loose. So, for instance, the combination of a tight, short sweater with tight-fitting jeans with a scarf over the head does not fulfill the requirements of the Islamic dress code

?SO WHY DOES ALLAH (SWT) COMMANDS WOMEN TO COVER

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
By wearing hijab the wife gives her husband confidence that she belongs to him only. Men deeply respect their wives for this. Also, this action encourages them to keep their eyes down while passing by uncovered lady. By wearing Hijab and having appropriate behavior you don't give other men chance to follow you or have a friendly conversation therefore protecting your family from unnecessary fights because of husband's jealousy

REDUCE CHEATING
By covering your body you have high value for it. Your body is like a diamond that no one can touch. Therefore you will never allow other men besides your husband to use it

REDUCE DIVORCES
By wearing hijab and jalabib you do not expose your beauty to other men. Therefore a passing man will not have an opportunity to compare his wife's body to yours'. As a result the thought of divorcing his wife and marring to a younger more beautiful woman won't come to his mind

SAVE CHILDREN
If the passing man saw your beauty and as a result divorced his wife, you will be a cause for this action. If they had children together then kids will loose their father or mother or even worse - end up in the orphanage

PROTECT OTHER FAMILIES
If you cover your head, don't expose the beauty of your body, and behave appropriate toward other men besides your husband - you are doing a wonderful job! Every day you save million families from cheating, divorces, fights, and crying children

HADITH

"As one of the minor signs before the Day of Judgment, Rasul Allah (SAWS) mentioned: “There will be women who will be dressed but they will be naked. Their heads will be like the humps of camels. They will not enter Jannah and will not even smell the scent of Jannah while it can be smelt from a far distance.” 
(Sahih Muslim)

Another hadith mentions that one can smell the scent of Jannah from a distance traveled in seventy years.

This hadith is about Muslim women as those without eeman wouldn’t be entering Jannah anyway. Muslim women will have clothes on but they will be so tight and figure hugging that all parts of their bodies will be on display. Today we see clothes marketed that are so tight that all they conceal is the color of the skin. This hadith also applies to very thin and see-through clothes. The head looking like the hump of a camel means that women will wear on the top of the hair extra stuff for fashion to make head look bigger like camel hump.

Rasul Allah (SAWS) said: “Modesty brings nothing but good.” 
(Sahih Bukhari)

As we know hijab does not only mean "covering". It also means "veil" or "screen" which refers to an appropriate behavior. Being modest is a perfect description of a person with a hijab. Hazrat Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) was well known for his modesty. So much so that even the angels were mindful of it. Hazrat Fatima (radi Allahu anha) is also well known for her sense of haya and modesty.

ADVICE OF A WISE TEACHER

Once students asked their teacher: "Why should we cover our body?" The teacher was a very wise lady. She took out of her pocket two candies and unwrapped one. Then she offered the students to choose which candy they would prefer to take. All of them responded that they would take the covered one. On the teaches' question: "Why?" The students replied: "It is more clean than the unwrapped one, because no one has touched it." The teacher smiled and said: "This is the answer on your question".

WHAT BIBLE SAYS ABOUT COVERING?

1 Corinthians 11:5 
But every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.

1 Corinthians 11:15 
But if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. 

Deuteronomy 22:5
A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire..

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Since I started wearing Hijab I paid attention that my life completely changed. These are the tips that I would like to share:

1. Save time
2. Save money
3. Better hair
4. Better skin
5. Feel comfortable
6. Healthy 
7. Protect daughters

So first of all I started having lot's of free time because I stopped going to the malls to buy all different styles of clothes. Instead of wasting my golden time for shopping around I could spend it for more important things in my life: family, education, praying, reading Qur'an, self developing, massage etc. Every day I save time while dressing up, because I don't have to make different hair styles anymore. I just put on my headscarf and I am ready. My husband loves it. Also, when I stopped going to the shopping centers, I started following the sunnah because our beloved Prophet (SAWS) said:

“The most beloved places on Earth to Allah are its mosques, and the most despised places on Earth to Allah are its markets.”
(Sahîh Muslim)

From the day I put on hijab I started saving money. I had no more interest to buy expensive name brands and make money for those smart business men who promoted their company well and earned money on me.

Before my hair were very dry and I had split ends. It looked awful. After wearing the headscarf for couple months I paid attention that my hair became healthier. It happened because now nothing was destroying them. Sunlight did not burn them, wind did not make them messy, cold did not freeze them. So my hair grew strong, long, and healthy.

Same happened with the skin on my body. It became more moisturized. Also, it has been proven that the skin that gets exposed too much to the sunlight gets wrinkled faster.

Now when I am going out I don't have to worry how to look beautiful in other peoples' eyes and wear uncomfortable tight clothes. I wear loose comfortable outfits and feel good.

Remember when your mother used to say in the childhood: "Baby girl please wear a hat so you won't get sick". These words come often to my mind now because I understand how important they were. Because my head is always covered I never get ear infections, sunstroke, or sick in winter.

Finally, the moment we give birth responsibility for our children lies down on our shoulders. We will be questioned on the day of Judgement: "How did we raise them?" and  "What example we showed them?" If you wear hijab, your daughters will wear it when they grow up. In shaa Allah!

Hope, this article will help you to start doing the right thing in your life.
May Allah (SWT) reward you for your actions! Amen.

What is halal meat? What Quran says about halal and haram food? How to slaughter anymals in Islam?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

What is Halal Meat ? Why Muslims eat different meat? What is Kosher meat? How do Muslims slaughter animals ? What is the correct way to slaughter animals in Islam ? What are Muslims allowed to eat?

Verses from The Holy Quran where Allah (SWT) describes what is Halal (lawful) and Haram (unlawful):

Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
(Surat Al-anam, 6:115)

3. Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
4. They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah ." Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
(Surat Al-Maidah, 5:3-4)

So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses.
(Surat Al-Anam, 6:118)

And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].
(Surat Al-Anam, 6:121)

And eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allah , in whom you are believers.
(Surat Al-Maidah, 5:88)

O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.
(Surat Al-Maidah, 5:90)

Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered.
(Surat Al-Maidah, 5:96)

And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
(Surat An-Nahl, 16:14)

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy
(Surat Al-Baqarah, 2:168)

 

Then what is Haram meat? Haram meat is from any animal that was slaughtered without mentioning the name of Almighty Allah. We did not give life to animals and we are not allowed to take it the way we want it. Usually, the animals that were slaughtered haram way were killed very cruelly and as a result their meat is not healthy because it is full of blood and hormones of fear. This is the example:

                                     

Who is God? Who is Allah?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Who is God? Who is Allah?

In the following verses God The Exalted describes Himself in The Holy Quran:

"Say, "He is Allah , [who is] One,
Allah , the Eternal Refuge.
He neither begets nor is born,
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Ikhlas, 112)

"Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Baqarah, Ayatul Kursi, 2:255)

"It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:2-4)

"Allah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.
[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.
It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or one publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:8-10)

"Then Allah will accept repentance after that for whom He wills; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
(The Holy Quran, Surat At-Tawbah, 9:27)

"Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"

Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."

[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.

Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.

His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is."

So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ya-Sin, 36:77-83) 

Have you not seen that Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth? If He wills, He can do away with you and produce a new creation.
And that is not difficult for Allah.
(The Holy Quran, Surat Ibrahim, 14:19-20)   

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.

It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.

And He is Allah , [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam 6:1-3)

We have created you, so why do you not believe?

Have you seen that which you emit?

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:57-59)

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:63-64)

And have you seen the water that you drink?

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Waqiah, 56:68-72)

And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.

And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.

And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].

Then they (His servants - souls) are returned to Allah , their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:59-62)

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Qasas, 28:71-72)

And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:73)

Indeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah ; so how are you deluded?

[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

And it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling [on the Earth or in the wombs] and of storage [in the testicles or in the graves]. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.

And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

But they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters without knowledge. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.

[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

That is Allah , your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Anam, 6:95-103)

Indeed, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper.

(The Holy Quran, Surat At-Tawbah, 9-116)

Indeed, your Lord is Allah , who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah , your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:3)

It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:5)

Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:31)

It is He who made for you the night to rest therein and the day, giving sight. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Yunus 10:67)

And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Ar-Rad, 13:3)

It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Ibrahim, 14:32)

[It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Taha, 20:53)

 

Whatever is in the heavens and earth exalts Allah , and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.

He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.

It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allah , of what you do, is Seeing.

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allah are returned [all] matters.

He causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night, and he is Knowing of that within the breasts.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Hadid, 57:1-6)

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

He is Allah , the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

(The Holy Quran, Surat Al-Hashr, 59:22-24)

These are words of God (Glorified and Exalted be He) Himself that were sent to the mankind throw Holy Spirit Jibrael (Gabriel) to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). From these verses we understand that God (GAE) is not human. HE is The One, Who created men. The phrase "...He neither begets nor is born..." tells us that God (GAE) was never born and HE (GAE) never gave birth. Dictionary definition of word "Beget" is "(Typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction." God never created any human Himself throw reproduction. With His Almighty Power HE (GAE) says word "be" and the creation comes to an existence. Verse: "His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is." The way HE (GAE) created Adam (mpbu) with no mother and no father, HE (GAE) created Jesus Christ with mother but no father. Allah (Subḥānahu Wa Ta'Ala) does not have any form like we do face, hands, body etc. God (GAE) does not have any needs. HE (GAE) never sleeps, never gets tired, never rests, never eats.. Allah (SWT) hears all, knows everything, listens to every prayer and every heart, and responds to whoever HE (GAE) wills.

God has 99 names. ALLAH - is one of the names of God. This Arabic word is the best name for several reasons:
1) It means "One God" for all mankind
2) It does not change it's writing in any language during translation
3) It does not have any gender (because God is not male not female)
4) ALLAH is always singular - never plural
5) It sounds same regardless from which direction it is read

"Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names."
(The Holy Quran, Surat Taha, 20:8)

Name/Transliteration	Translation	Some selected relevant verses from the Qur'an
ALLÂH	Allâh	(1:1)(3:18)(5:109)(6:124)(7:180)(8:40) (16:91)(20:8)(57:5)(65:3)(74:56)(85:20)
AR-RAHMÂN	The Most Compassionate, The Beneficent The Gracious	(1:3)(17:110)(19:58)(21:112) (27:30)(36:52)(50:33)(55:1)(59:22) (78:38)
AR-RAHÎM	The Merciful	(2:163)(3:31)(4:100)(5:3)(5:98) (11:41)(12:53)(12:64)(26:9)(30:5)(36:58)
AL-MALIK	The King	(20:114)(23:116)(59:23)(62:1)(114:2)
AL-QUDDÛS	The Most Holy	(59:23) (62:1)
AS-SALÂM	The All-Peaceful, The Bestower of peace	(59:23)
AL-MU'MIN	The Granter of security	(59:23)
AL-MUHAYMIN	The Protector	(59:23)
AL-'AZÎZ	The Mighty	(3:6) (4:158) (9:40) (9:71) (48:7) (59:23) (61:1)
AL-JABBÂR	The Compeller	(59:23)
AL-MUTAKABBIR	Supreme in Greatness, The Majestic	(59:23)
AL-KHÂLIQ	The Creator	(6:102) (13:16) (39:62)(40:62)(59:24)
AL-BÂRI'	The Maker	(59:24)
AL-MUSAWWIR	The Bestower of form, The Shaper	(59:24)
AL-GAFFÂR	The Forgiver	(20:82)(38:66)(39:5)(40:42)(71:10)
AL-QAHHÂR	The Subduer	(13:16)(14:48)(38:65)(39:4)(40:16)
AL-WAHHÂB	The Bestower	(3:8)(38:9)(38:35)
AR-RAZZÂQ	The Provider	(51:58)
AL-FATTÂH	The Opener, The Judge	(34:26)
AL-'ALÎM	The All-Knowing	(2:158)(3:92)(4:35)(24:41)(33:40) (35:38)(57:6)
AL-QÂBID	The Withholder	(2:245)
AL-BÂSIT	The Expander	(2:245)
AL-KHÂFID	The Abaser
AR-RÂFI'	The Exalter
AL-MU'IZZ	The Bestower of honour	(3:26)
AL-MUDHILL	The Humiliator	(3:26)
AS-SAMÎ'	The All-Hearing	(2:127) (2:137) (2:256) (8:17) (49:1)
AL-BASÎR	The All-Seeing	(4:58) (17:1) (42:11) (42:27) (57:4) (67:19)
AL-HAKAM	The Judge	(22:69)
AL-'ADL	The Just, The Equitable
AL-LATÎF	The Gentle, The Knower of subtleties	(6:103) (22:63) (31:16) (33:34) (67:14)
AL-KHABÎR	The All-Aware	(6:18) (17:30) (49:13) (59:18) (63:11)
AL-HALÎM	The Forbearing	(2:225) (2:235) (17:44) (22:59) (35:41)
AL-'AZÎM	The Incomparably Great	(2:255) (42:4) (56:96)
AL-GAFÛR	The Forgiving	(2:173) (8:69) (16:110) (41:32) (60:7)
ASH-SHAKÛR	The Appreciative	(35:30) (35:34) (42:23) (64:17)
AL-'ALIYY	The Most High	(2:255) (4:34) (31:30) (42:4) (42:51)
AL-KABÎR	The Most Great	(13:9) (22:62) (31:30) (34:23) (40:12)
AL-HAFÎZ	The Preserver	(11:57) (34:21) (42:6)
AL-MUGHÎTH	The Sustainer
AL-HASÎB	The Reckoner	(4:6) (4:86) (33:39)
AL-JALÎL	The Majestic, The Revered, The Sublime
AL-KARÎM	The Generous	(27:40) (82:6)
AR-RAQÎB	The Watchful	(4:1) (5:117)
AL-MUJÎB	The Responsive	(11:61)
AL-WÂSI'	The All-Encompassing, The All-Embracing	(2:115) (2:261) (2:268) (3:73) (5:54)
AL-HAKÎM	The Wise	(2:129) (2:260) (31:27) (46:2) (57:1) (66:2)
AL-WADÛD	The Loving One	(11:90) (85:14)
AL-MAJÎD	The Most Glorious	(11:73)
AL-BÂ'ITH	The Resurrector	(22:7)page 35
ASH-SHAHÎD	The Witness	(4:79)(4:166)(22:17)(41:53)(48:28)
AL-HAQQ	The Truth	(6:62)(22:6)(23:116)(31:30)
AL-WAKÎL	The Ultimate Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs	(3:173) (4:171) (28:28) (33:3) (73:9)
AL-QAWIYY	The Most Strong	(22:40)(22:74)(42:19)(57:25)(58:21)
AL-MATÎN	The Firm One, The Authoritative	(51:58)
AL-WALIYY	The Protector	(3:68) (4:45) (7:196) (42:28) (45:19)
AL-HAMÎD	The All-Praised, The Praiseworthy	(14:1) (14:8) (31:12) (31:26) (41:42)
AL-MUHSÎ	The Reckoner
AL-MUBDI'	The Originator	(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
AL-MU'ÎD	The Restorer to life	(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
AL-MUHYÎ	The Giver of life	(3:156) (7:158) (15:23)(30:50)(57:2)
AL-MUMÎT	The Causer of death	(3:156) (7:158) (15:23) (57:2)
AL-HAYY	The Ever-Living	(2:255)(3:2)(20:111)(25:58)(40:65)
AL-QAYYÛM	The Self-Existing by Whom all subsist	(2:255) (3:2) (20:111)
AL-WÂJID	The Self-Sufficient, The All-Perceiving
AL-MÂJID	The Glorified
AL-WÂHID	The One	(2:163) (5:73) (9:31) (18:110) (37:4)
AS-SAMAD	The Eternally Besought	(112:2)
AL-QÂDIR	The Omnipotent, The Able	(6:65) (36:81) (46:33) (75:40) (86:8)
AL-MUQTADIR	The Powerful	(18:45) (54:42) (54:55)
AL-MUQADDIM	The Expediter
AL- MU'AKHKHIR	The Delayer	(71:4)
AL-AWWAL	The First	(57:3)
AL-ÂKHIR	The Last	(57:3)
AZ-ZÂHIR	The Manifest	(57:3)
AL-BÂTIN	The Hidden	(57:3)
AL-WÂLÎ	The Governor, The Protector
AL-MUTA'ÂLÎ	The Most Exalted	(13:9)
AL-BARR	The Benign, The Source of All-Goodness	(52:28)
AT-TAWWÂB	The Granter and Accepter of repentence	(2:37) (2:128) (4:64) (49:12) (110:3)
AL- MUNTAQIM	The Lord of Retribution, The Avenger	(32:22) (43:41) (44:16)
AL-'AFUWW	The Pardoner	(4:99) (4:149) (22:60)
AR-RA'ÛF	The Most Kind, The Clement	(3:30) (9:117) (57:9) (59:10)
MÂLIK-UL-MULK	Owner of the Kingdom	(3:26)
DHUL JALÂL WAL IKRÂM	Possessor of Majesty and Honour	(55:27) (55:78)
AL-MUQSIT	The Just, The Equitable	(3:18)
AL-JÂME'	The Gatherer	(3:9)
AL-GHANIYY	The All-Sufficient	(2:263) (3:97) (39:7) (47:38) (57:24)
AL-MUGHNÎ	The Enricher	(9:28)
AL-MÂNI'	The Preventer of harm
AD-DÂRR	The Afflicter
AN-NÂFI'	The Benefiter
AN-NÛR	The Light	(24:35)
AL-HÂDÎ	The Guide	(25:31)
AL-BADÎ'	The Originator	(2:117) (6:101)
AL-BÂQÎ	The Everlasting	(55:27)
AL-WÂRITH	The Ultimate Inheritor	(15:23)
AR-RASHÎD	The Guide
AS-SABÛR	The Patient One