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What is t he import ance of knowing t he Beaut if ul Names of Allaah? Praise be t o Allaah. Knowing t he Beaut if ul Names of Allaah is very import ant indeed, f or t he f ollowing reasons:
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Knowledge of Allaah and His Names and At t ribut es is t he noblest and best of all knowledge, because t he level of honour of any kind of knowledge has t o do wit h t he object of knowledge, and t he object of knowledge in t his case is Allaah, may He be glorif ied and exalt ed, t hrough His Names, At t ribut es and Deeds. Occupying oneself wit h seeking t his knowledge and st udying it properly is t he pursuit of t he highest object ive, and acquiring t his knowledge is one of t he best gif t s a person may be given. Because t he Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained it very clearly and was very keen t o do so, t he Sahaabah never disput ed in t his mat t er as t hey did over some of t he rulings (ahkaam). PDFmyURL.com
Knowing Allaah makes a person love and f ear Him, and put his hope in Him, and be sincere t owards Him in his act ions. T his is t he essence of human happiness. T here is no way t o know Allaah except by knowing His Most Beaut if ul Names and seeking a proper underst anding of t heir meanings. Knowing Allaah by His Most Beaut if ul Names increases one’s f ait h, as Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Believing in and knowing t he Most Beaut if ul Names of Allaah includes t he t hree t ypes of Tawheed: Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (Unit y of Divine Lordship), Tawheed alUloohiyyah (Unit y of t he Divine Nat ure) and Tawheed al-Asma’ wa’l-Sif aat (Unit y of t he Divine Names and At t ribut es). T hese t hree t ypes of Tawheed f orm t he essence and joy of f ait h (t he word t ranslat ed here as “joy” implies peace and relief f rom st ress), and t his knowledge is t he basis and purpose of f ait h. T he more a person learns about t he Names and At t ribut es of Allaah, t he more his f ait h increases and t he st ronger his convict ion becomes.” (AlTawdeeh wa’l-Bayaan li Shajarat al-Eemaan by al-Sa’di, p. 41). Allaah creat ed His creat ures t o know Him and worship Him. T his is what is expect ed f rom t hem and what t hey are required t o do, because as Ibn alQayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “T he key t o t he call of t he Messengers, t he essence of t heir Message, is knowing Allaah t hrough His Names and At t ribut es and Deeds, because t his is t he f oundat ion on which t he rest of t he Message, f rom beginning t o end, is built .” (Al-Sawaa’iq al-Mursalah ‘ala al-Jahamiyyah wa’l-Mu’at t ilah by Ibn al-Qayyim, 1/150-151). So when a person occupies himself wit h learning about Allaah, he is doing what he was creat ed f or, but if he ignores t he mat t er, he is neglect ing what he was creat ed f or. T he meaning of f ait h is not merely t o ut t er words wit hout knowing Allaah, because t rue f ait h in Allaah means t hat t he slave knows t he Lord in Whom he believes, and he makes t he ef f ort t o learn about Allaah t hrough His Names and At t ribut es. T he more he learns about his Lord, t he more he increases in f ait h. Knowledge of t he Names of Allaah is t he basis f or all ot her knowledge, as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Knowledge of t he Most Beaut if ul Names of Allaah is t he basis of all ot her kinds of knowledge, f or t he object s of all t hese ot her branches of knowledge were eit her creat ed or commanded by Him (t he various branches of knowledge eit her deal wit h object s creat ed by Him or wit h t he laws and guidance revealed by Him). T he reason f or creat ion and guidance is f ound in His Most Beaut if ul Names (because He is t he Creat or, He creat es t hings; because He is t he Guide t o t he St raight Pat h, He reveals guidance, and so on)… Knowing t he Most Beaut if ul PDFmyURL.com
Names is t he basis of all object s of knowledge, because all knowledge st ems f rom t hese Names…” (Bada’i' al-Fawaa’id by Ibn al-Qayyim, 1/163). From the book Asma’ Allaah al-Husnaa, pp. 6-8.
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