(103) الإله AL-ILAAH


KNOWLEDGE

THE NAME OF ALLAH AL-ILAAH is mentioned in the Qur’an around thirty times.

WHO IS AL-ILAAH?

  • He is the One worthy of being worshipped due to His perfect names, attributes and actions.
  • One does not become “Ilah” unless He is worshipped, and the One worshipped is the One Who creates, provides, disposes the affairs and is able to do all things.
  • It also means the creation attaches to Him out of love and magnification for their needs, and they jump to Him for all they desire, just as a child runs to his mother.
  • Divinity is an attribute for Allah alone. Only He is worthy of being worshipped because He has all the perfect names, attributes and all the great praises. The human being is in need of divinity which fills the heart with belief, attachment and devotion. There is no one who has the best qualities than Allah and only He is worthy of attachment. 
  • For this reason, Ibn ‘Abbas may Allah have mercy on him said: “Allah is the Owner of Divinity and Worship over all His creation.”
  • As for divinity, this is when the heart jumps to Allah, finds rest with Him, and goes to Him because of his strong love for Him. He is also poor and in need of Him, and this is the utmost goal, desire and want.
  • When a person sees the greatness and majesty of Allah and all His great actions, then his heart turns away from the people and only turns to Allah. We want to fill our heart with knowing Allah Al-Ilaah because we do not want anyone or anything to take over this position.
  • Allah is The Most Beloved Himself (المحبوب) because of His perfect and divine qualities. At the same time, He is The One Being submitted to with maximum submission and humility (المخضوع) due to His perfect and divine qualities.

Reference: فقه الأسماء الحسنى - عبد الرزاق البدر \ الجامع أسماء الله الحسنى - ماهر مقدم



IMPACTS

  • To attach to Allah out of love and magnification and worship Him due to His perfection.
  • To see the perfection of Allah in His names, attributes and actions.
  • To love what Allah loves and hate what Allah hates.


IN THE QUR’AN

وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ لَّا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ

And your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), La ilaha illa Huwa (there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

[Surah Al-Baqarah [2:163]]