DO WE KNOW OUR RABB? سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّى وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَى Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High, Who created and proportioned, And Who destined and [then] guided. (Al A’la 87:1—3) In these verses we are reminded to glorify Allah’s magnificence and grandeur in His role as our Rabb. Rabb is a term that encompasses many meanings: provider, sustainer, ruler, controller, master, governor and the caretaker, all in one. The relationship of the Rabb and his slave is much more intimate than the relationship of a Deity and his devotee. Allah SWT uses the term Rabb as a means to reassure His slaves that they are in good hands. The Rabb who is managing their affairs is the one who has created them and all that is around them in perfect order. This eliminates any reason for doubt or uncertainty from the slaves and assures them that they are in good hands. Allah SWT is not only the Rabb who has perfected His creation; He SWT is alsoAl-Qadir—the one who has destined. Nothing can happen without the will and permission of Allah. His knowledge and ability (qudrah) are above and beyond our limited understanding. Before He SWT even created anything, He decided our taqdeer, fate — meaning nothing happens at random or accidentally, without the wisdom of Allah SWT. Many of Allah SWT’s attributes point to His all encompassing taqdeer: Al-Hakeem (The Wise), (The All Hearer),Al-Baseer (The All Seer),Al-Khabeer (The All Knower), (The one who has the ultimate detailed knowledge of all things—seen and unseen, past and present.) Belief in these attributes removes all anxieties, uncertainties and sorrows from the believers and allows them to have more productive and fulfilling lives than the unbelievers.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 06:15:09 +0000
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