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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (88) | The name of God (the Strong) and what benefits it

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0:00 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

0:09 The name of Allah, al-Qawi (the All-Strong), and what it signifies.

0:12 In the Arabic language, strength refers to the capacity to act.

0:18 It is the opposite of weakness.

0:20 Regarding Allah the Exalted, strength

0:23 signifies the perfection of power and absolute self-sufficiency.

0:26 For Allah, no one can overcome Him.

0:28 And no one can turn back His decree.

0:31 He is the All-Strong whose strength has no end.

0:34 Every other strength pales in comparison to His.

0:38 His strength is never touched by weakness or deficiency.

0:42 This is why the word of Allah the Exalted came:

0:45 “Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.” (51:58)

0:50 Where strength denotes complete power,

0:54 and firmness denotes the intensity of that power and capability.

0:59 Meaning that Allah the Almighty is al-Qawi (the All-Strong) because His power is absolute and complete.

1:06 And He is al-Matin (the Firm) because His strength is intense.

1:10 The name of Allah, al-Qawi, has appeared in more than one verse of the Book of Allah.

1:15 Among them is His saying:

1:18 “Allah is gracious unto His slaves. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (42:19)

1:23 "And He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty."

1:26 And His saying, the Almighty:

1:28 “(Their way is) as the way of Pharaoh's folk and those before them; they disbelieved the revelations of Allah, and Allah took them in their sins. Lo! Allah is Strong, severe in punishment.” (8:52)

1:32 For the strength of Allah is the only true strength.

1:35 From it, all true power is derived.

1:39 Everything else is feeble, insignificant, and frail,

1:43 no matter how high it rises or how long it endures,

1:45 and no matter how much it transgresses or acts with arrogance,

1:48 and no matter what means of oppression, tyranny, and persecution it possesses.

1:53 Allah the Exalted said:

1:55 “Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!” (2:165)

2:02 “Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!” (2:165)

2:05 The effects of believing in this name

2:08 are the same as the effects of believing in His names:

2:11 al-Kabir (the All-Great), al-'Ali (the Most High), and al-A'la (the Highest),

2:14 and al-Qahhar (the Subduer) and al-'Aziz (the All-Mighty).

2:17 As for the manifestations of the strength of Allah the Exalted in this world and the Hereafter,

2:21 they are beyond count and enumeration.

2:24 Among them, firstly:

2:26 His support, the Almighty, for His prophets and their followers,

2:30 despite the brutality of their enemies toward them.

2:33 Allah the Exalted said:

2:35 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66)

2:39 "And those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us."

2:43 "And from the disgrace of that day."

2:45 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66)

2:49 Secondly:

2:50 Providing sustenance to His servants without any compensation or request for aid.

2:54 Allah the Exalted said:

2:56 “Allah is gracious unto His slaves. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (42:19)

3:01 "And He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty."

3:04 Thirdly:

3:05 Preserving blessings and ensuring their continuity for those who obey Allah.

3:09 Allah the Exalted said:

3:11 “If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children,” (18:39)

3:19 Fourthly:

3:21 The multitude and diversity of the soldiers of Allah,

3:24 such as the angels, the wind, earthquakes, and volcanoes,

3:28 and all else besides that.

3:30 Allah the Exalted said:

3:33 “As for A'ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power? And they denied Our revelations.” (41:15)

3:41 “As for A'ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power? And they denied Our revelations.” (41:15)

3:47 "And they used to reject Our signs."

3:50 “Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped.” (41:16)

3:56 “Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped.” (41:16)

4:00 “Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped.” (41:16)

4:05 Fifthly:

4:07 The severity of His punishment for the tyrants and the oppressors in this world and the Hereafter.

4:12 Allah the Exalted said:

4:14 “Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!” (2:165)

4:21 “Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!” (2:165)