1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,800 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,210 The meaning of the term "Lord" (al-Rabb). 3 00:00:12,210 --> 00:00:14,210 In the Arabic language, the term "Lord" is applied 4 00:00:14,210 --> 00:00:16,210 to the owner who has full authority, 5 00:00:16,210 --> 00:00:18,210 to the master, the administrator, 6 00:00:18,210 --> 00:00:21,210 the nurturer, the reformer, and the overseer. 7 00:00:21,210 --> 00:00:24,210 It is not used without being annexed to something else 8 00:00:24,210 --> 00:00:26,210 except when referring to Allah the Exalted. 9 00:00:26,210 --> 00:00:29,210 As He, the Almighty and Majestic, said: 10 00:00:29,210 --> 00:00:32,210 “There was indeed a sign for Sheba in their dwelling-place: Two gardens on the right hand and the left (as who should say): Eat of the provision of your Lord and render thanks to Him. A fair land and an indulgent Lord!” (34:15) 11 00:00:32,210 --> 00:00:36,210 “There was indeed a sign for Sheba in their dwelling-place: Two gardens on the right hand and the left (as who should say): Eat of the provision of your Lord and render thanks to Him. A fair land and an indulgent Lord!” (34:15) 12 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:39,369 However, if it is used to describe someone other than Allah the Exalted, 13 00:00:39,369 --> 00:00:41,369 it must be annexed to a noun. 14 00:00:41,369 --> 00:00:44,369 Thus, one says "lord of the house," 15 00:00:44,369 --> 00:00:46,369 or "lord of the beast," 16 00:00:46,369 --> 00:00:49,369 meaning its owner who has authority over it. 17 00:00:49,369 --> 00:00:51,689 The most frequent usage in the Qur'an 18 00:00:51,689 --> 00:00:53,689 of the term "Lord" 19 00:00:53,689 --> 00:00:55,689 is in reference to Allah the Exalted. 20 00:00:55,689 --> 00:00:58,689 Most of these instances appear in the possessive (annexed) form, 21 00:00:58,689 --> 00:01:00,689 as He, the Almighty and Majestic, said: 22 00:01:00,689 --> 00:01:02,689 "Lord of the worlds." 23 00:01:02,689 --> 00:01:03,689 And He said: 24 00:01:03,689 --> 00:01:05,689 "Lord of the heavens and the earth 25 00:01:05,689 --> 00:01:07,689 and all that is between them." 26 00:01:07,689 --> 00:01:09,689 And He said: 27 00:01:09,689 --> 00:01:13,689 "Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers." 28 00:01:13,689 --> 00:01:16,719 This is a description of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 29 00:01:16,719 --> 00:01:18,719 which encompasses the linguistic meanings 30 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:20,719 mentioned for the term "Lord." 31 00:01:20,719 --> 00:01:22,719 For Allah’s Lordship over the world, 32 00:01:22,719 --> 00:01:24,719 and everything within it, 33 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:26,719 entails His authority over it, 34 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:29,719 His administration of it, His reforming of it, 35 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:32,719 and the execution of His command within it at every moment. 36 00:01:32,719 --> 00:01:34,750 He, glory be to Him, is with the world, 37 00:01:34,750 --> 00:01:37,750 in every hour, attending to a matter. 38 00:01:37,750 --> 00:01:39,750 He creates and provides, 39 00:01:39,750 --> 00:01:41,750 He gives life and causes death, 40 00:01:41,750 --> 00:01:43,750 He abases and exalts, 41 00:01:43,750 --> 00:01:45,750 He gives and withholds, 42 00:01:45,750 --> 00:01:47,750 and He honors and humiliates. 43 00:01:47,750 --> 00:01:49,750 He is the Guardian over every soul, 44 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:51,750 with all its good and its evil. 45 00:01:51,750 --> 00:01:53,750 Everything in the universe 46 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:55,750 subsists through Him. 47 00:01:55,750 --> 00:01:57,750 Thus, the affairs of the entire universe are directed 48 00:01:57,750 --> 00:01:59,750 by the will and decree of Allah.