Getting To Know Islam

An in-depth look into the faith of billions

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Do you know Allah?

It is established that there is a superior power that created, controls and manages the universe. This superior power is given different names by different people. The Qur’an however provides the name which incorporates all the perfect, sublime, and beautiful traits worthy of that superior power: “ALLAH”. The human mind is incapable of knowing the reality of Allah. Human mind cannot reach a full understanding of itself and the many facts of the reality of the universe. Man can only realize the effects of some natural forces and phenomenon, but not the complete reality of things. How could a human being aspire to realize the Self of Allah, the Almighty? We can only know about His nature from His divine revelation. “This is God, your Lord, there is no God but Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him; He is the guardian of all things. No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision; He is the Subtle and All-aware (of all things).” (Qur’an 6:102-103) Allah is not god of one clan, or one group of people, or one province, or one time-period. He is rather “...the Lord of the Worlds” (Qur’an 1:2). “...the Lord of the heavens and the earth...” (Qur’an 18:14), and “...the Lord of the cast and west, and what is between them...” (Qur’an 26:28) The Qur’an says, “... Shall I seek a lord other than Allah, while He is the Lord of all things?” (Qur’an 6:164)

Timeline of Development in Muslim Civilisation ca 635

The Superior Power

Al-shifa is appointed the first female health and safety minister by Umar, second caliph, in the city of Madinah and then in Basrah