Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (46) | The meaning of divinity and the name (Allah)
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The meaning of divinity (uluhiyyah) and the name of Allah.
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The letters hamza, lam, and ha.
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The root 'alaha' signifies a single meaning: devotion and worship.
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Thus, 'ilah' (deity) carries the meaning of 'ma'luh'.
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Meaning the Worshipped One, whom all creation worships and turns to in devotion.
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The name 'Allah' is derived, according to the opinion of many scholars, from 'ilah'.
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The definite article 'al-' was prefixed to it.
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The hamza was then elided, similar to the word 'unas' (people).
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When the definite article 'al-' was prefixed to it,
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The hamza was dropped, and the word became 'al-nas'.
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Therefore, Allah—glorified be He—is the 'Ma'luh',
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Meaning the Worshipped One, who alone deserves to be worshipped.
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It has been said that the name 'Allah' is a proper noun (jamid) and not derived.
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However, the more likely view is that it is derived from 'ilah',
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Due to its indication of the attributes of divinity.
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That is, the attributes of the Deity who is worthy of worship.
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The name 'Allah' is the one that encompasses all the meanings of the Most Beautiful Names.
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For this reason, all other Most Beautiful Names are attributed to it.
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As the Almighty said:
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﴾And to Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names﴿.
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Yet, the name 'Allah' is never attributed to them.
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We say, for instance:
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The Most Merciful (al-Rahman), the Bestower of Mercy (al-Rahim), the Holy (al-Quddus),
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And the rest of the Most Beautiful Names are names of Allah the Almighty.
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We do not say,
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'Allah' is one of the names of the Most Merciful, for example,
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Or one of the names of the Almighty (al-'Aziz).
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Thus, it is known that the name 'Allah' necessitates all the Most Beautiful Names and their meanings.
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It indicates them in a comprehensive, summary fashion.
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While the Most Beautiful Names provide the detail and clarification for the attributes of divinity,
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From which the name 'Allah' is derived.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.