WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:09.339 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 00:00:09.339 --> 00:00:12.339 The names of Allah, al-Qahir (The Subduer) and al-Qahhar (The All-Subduing). 00:00:12.339 --> 00:00:17.010 The effects of believing in these two names. 00:00:17.010 --> 00:00:19.010 The root meaning of "qahr" (subdual) in the Arabic language. 00:00:19.010 --> 00:00:21.010 It signifies taming and subjugating. 00:00:21.010 --> 00:00:22.010 It is said, 00:00:22.010 --> 00:00:24.010 "So-and-so subdued the camel," 00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:27.010 meaning he tamed and broke it in. 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:29.010 Regarding Allah the Exalted, 00:00:29.010 --> 00:00:31.010 it carries the meaning of the One who subjugates His creation, 00:00:31.010 --> 00:00:33.009 who holds them in servitude, 00:00:33.009 --> 00:00:35.070 and who is supreme over them. 00:00:35.070 --> 00:00:37.070 Allah, glory be to Him, is the One 00:00:37.070 --> 00:00:39.070 to whom necks have bowed, 00:00:39.070 --> 00:00:41.070 to whom the tyrants have been humbled, 00:00:41.070 --> 00:00:43.070 and before whom faces have been cast down. 00:00:43.070 --> 00:00:45.070 He has subdued all things, 00:00:45.070 --> 00:00:47.070 and all creation has submitted to Him, 00:00:47.070 --> 00:00:50.070 humbling themselves before His greatness and majesty. 00:00:50.070 --> 00:00:52.299 The name of Allah, al-Qahir, has appeared 00:00:52.299 --> 00:00:55.299 in the Noble Qur'an twice. 00:00:55.299 --> 00:00:58.299 Among these is the saying of Allah the Exalted: 00:00:58.299 --> 00:01:00.299 ﴾And He is the Subduer over His servants,﴿ 00:01:00.299 --> 00:01:02.299 ﴾and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.﴿ 00:01:02.299 --> 00:01:04.390 It is noted that the word 00:01:04.390 --> 00:01:06.390 "over His servants" 00:01:06.390 --> 00:01:08.390 follows the name of Allah, al-Qahir, 00:01:08.390 --> 00:01:10.390 in this verse. 00:01:10.390 --> 00:01:12.390 The same applies to the other verse. 00:01:12.390 --> 00:01:14.390 This is because subdual (qahr) 00:01:14.390 --> 00:01:17.390 occurs from the superior to the inferior. 00:01:17.390 --> 00:01:20.390 Thus, it necessitates loftiness and elevation. 00:01:20.390 --> 00:01:23.390 This is also indicated by His saying thereafter: 00:01:23.390 --> 00:01:25.390 ﴾And He is the Wise, the Acquainted.﴿ 00:01:25.390 --> 00:01:27.390 This brings tranquility and reassurance 00:01:27.390 --> 00:01:29.390 to the believing servant after experiencing fear 00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:31.390 and awe of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, 00:01:32.390 --> 00:01:35.390 because it indicates that the command of Allah the Exalted proceeds 00:01:35.390 --> 00:01:38.390 according to the requirements of wisdom and expertise, 00:01:38.390 --> 00:01:41.390 containing within it goodness and rectitude. 00:01:41.390 --> 00:01:44.390 Consequently, souls find peace after fear, 00:01:44.390 --> 00:01:47.459 and settle down, free from anxiety and agitation. 00:01:47.459 --> 00:01:49.459 The name of Allah, al-Qahhar, has appeared 00:01:49.459 --> 00:01:52.459 in the Noble Qur'an six times. 00:01:52.459 --> 00:01:54.459 Among them is the saying of Allah the Exalted: 00:01:54.459 --> 00:01:57.459 “Say (O Muhammad): Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. Say: Take ye then (others) beside Him for protectors, which, even for themselves, have neither benefit nor hurt? Say: Is the blind man equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light? Or assign they unto Allah partners who created the like of His creation so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Almighty.” (13:16) 00:01:57.459 --> 00:02:00.459 ﴾And He is the One, the All-Subduing.﴿ 00:02:00.459 --> 00:02:02.519 His name, al-Qahhar, is coupled 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:05.519 in all six instances with His name, al-Wahid (The One). 00:02:05.519 --> 00:02:07.519 This is because al-Qahhar 00:02:07.519 --> 00:02:10.520 is an intensive form of al-Qahir. 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:13.520 He cannot be such unless He is One, with no equal, 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:16.520 for otherwise, He would not be the All-Subduing. 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:18.580 Among the effects of believing 00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:20.580 in these two majestic names: 00:02:20.580 --> 00:02:22.580 First: 00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:24.580 Singling out Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, 00:02:24.580 --> 00:02:26.580 in worship and intent. 00:02:26.580 --> 00:02:28.580 Thus, no part of these should be directed 00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:32.580 toward any of the created, mastered, and subdued beings. 00:02:32.580 --> 00:02:34.580 As He the Exalted said: 00:02:34.580 --> 00:02:37.580 ﴾Are separate lords better...﴿ 00:02:37.580 --> 00:02:40.580 “O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almighty?” (12:39) 00:02:40.580 --> 00:02:42.870 Second: 00:02:42.870 --> 00:02:44.870 Humility before Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, 00:02:44.870 --> 00:02:46.870 and submission to His decree, 00:02:46.870 --> 00:02:49.870 both His legislative and universal will. 00:02:49.870 --> 00:02:52.870 Avoiding arrogance toward the servants of Allah, 00:02:52.870 --> 00:02:55.870 so as not to fall under the description of the tyrants. 00:02:56.870 --> 00:02:58.870 Third: 00:02:58.870 --> 00:03:01.030 Attachment to Allah alone, 00:03:01.030 --> 00:03:03.030 and reliance upon Him, 00:03:03.030 --> 00:03:06.030 while severing attachment to subdued causes 00:03:06.030 --> 00:03:08.030 after having utilized them, 00:03:08.030 --> 00:03:11.030 in fulfillment of the Sunnah of utilizing means, 00:03:11.030 --> 00:03:14.030 and linking effects to their causes, 00:03:14.030 --> 00:03:16.030 without relying upon them, 00:03:16.030 --> 00:03:18.030 or becoming attached to them. 00:03:18.030 --> 00:03:20.189 Fourth: 00:03:20.189 --> 00:03:22.189 Magnifying Allah, glory be to Him, 00:03:22.189 --> 00:03:24.189 and fearing Him alone, 00:03:24.189 --> 00:03:26.189 without fearing the created beings, 00:03:26.189 --> 00:03:29.189 no matter how great or tyrannical they may become. 00:03:29.189 --> 00:03:31.189 For in the end, they are defeated, 00:03:31.189 --> 00:03:35.189 subdued by Allah, the One, the All-Subduing. 00:03:35.189 --> 00:03:37.349 Fifth: 00:03:37.349 --> 00:03:40.349 Belief that might and power belong to Allah alone, 00:03:40.349 --> 00:03:44.349 as is encompassed by the name of Allah, al-Qahhar. 00:03:44.349 --> 00:03:49.060 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.