KNOWLEDGE

THE NAME OF ALLAH, AL-‘AZIZ has been mentioned almost a hundred times in the Qur'an.

WHO IS AL-‘AZIZ?

HE IS THE ONE TO WHOM ALL MEANINGS OF HONOR AND MIGHT BELONG

1. THE MIGHT OF POWER

• This is a great attribute of Allah, which the power of the creation cannot match, no matter how strong they may be. All honor belongs to Him.

2. THE MIGHT OF RESISTANCE

• Allah is the Most Rich and is in need of no one. No one can harm or benefit Him. He is The Giver and The Withholder. He is above from being defeated or overcome by anyone; no one can go past Him. He cannot be resisted and the need for Him always increases.

3. THE MIGHT OF SUBJUGATION AND DOMINATION

• All creation is subdued before Allah, surrendering to His grandness and submitting to His want. All the forelocks are in His Hands.
• There is no movement that takes place and no disposing of affairs except by His might and power.

IMPACTS

• By Allah’s might, anything can happen. It goes against all human calculations, expectations and logic. For example, Fir’aun (Pharoah) killed the baby boys because of a dream and the very boy who would take him down lived in his house without him knowing. This is Allah’s might.
• If we seek honor, then we should seek it from Allah. Honor is not sought by wealth, position, beauty or intelligence, but by how much we magnify and submit to Allah.

IN THE QUR’AN

مَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ

“They have not estimated Allah His Rightful Estimate. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty”

[Surah Al-Hajj [22:74]]

IN THE SUNNAH

A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: “Teach me the words which I should (often) utter. He said: Utter," There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him. Allah is the Greatest of the great and all praise is due to Him. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, there is no Might and Power but that of Allah, the All-Mighty and the All-Wise."

[Sahih Muslim 2696]