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<\/div>\nAl-Baqi<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
(The Everlasting)<\/p>\n
Al-Baqi Meaning:<\/h2>\n
The Eternal, Ever-Present, The Immutable.<\/p>\n
Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Baqi (in Araic: \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0642\u0650\u064a), The Everlasting. The one who has always existed and who will never cease to be. He is the one whose existence doesn\u2019t have a beginning nor an end. The virtue of this name signifies Allah as being perpetual, endless, and everlasting. He will remain forever and unaffected by time.<\/p>\n
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Mentions of Al-Baqi:
\nFrom Quran & Hadith<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nArabic Root:<\/strong>
\nFrom the ba-qaf-ya (\u0628 \u0642 \u064a), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: To continue, to remain, and to endure. To be permanent, everlasting, and constant. To survive forever, to be eternal. To be incessant, continuous, and endless.<\/p>\nAmong the disputed names:<\/strong>
\nAs we’ve mentioned in the last name, different scholars have different criteria for what qualifies as a name of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. Of the 99 names, 81 are explicitly mentioned in the Qur’an. Therefore, there is not one agreed-upon list for the remaining 18 names. al-Baqi is one of those names which is not included by certain scholars. This list includes Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn Hajar, among others. However, others, such as Ibn Arabi, Imam al-Bayhaqi, and al-Ghazali, have included this name in their lists.<\/p>\nForever and Ever:<\/strong>
\nWe’ve briefly described this attribute of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 in Al-Awwal (The First) and Al-Akhir (The Last), but there is a difference in the interpreted meaning each name conveys. Al-Awwal teaches us about Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 as being the beginning of all creation, Al-Akhir describes Him as being the last. However, with Al-Baqi, it describes Allah’s nature to be everlasting or eternal. Being called the first and the last can seem bounded or constrained by time. Al-Baqi affirms to us that Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 transcends time. There is no before or after with respect to Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. He just is and always will be.<\/p>\nTime as it relates to Allah (\u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670):<\/strong>
\nTime is a creation of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670, and His perception of it is unchanging. As Imam Ghazali mentions, “only changeable things participate in past or future because past or future are temporal expressions.” So Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 can’t be understood according to the same laws of physics He has bounded creation by. He transcends the nature of what He created and is not constrained by it. The mind is incapable of understanding what this truly means as itself is created by Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 and is limited by its very nature.<\/p>\nThe prospect of Allah’s non-existence seems completely irrational. Imam Ghazali further explains, “He is the existent whose existence is necessary in itself.” It is inconceivable to imagine how something could exist in and of itself. But His existence is, and it’s everlasting. For this reason, we are all here today. He’s allowed for us to be and gives us our continued sustenance and purpose for existing.<\/p>\n
\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u06e1<\/span> \u064a\u064e\u0646\u0641\u064e\u062f\u064f<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<\/span> \u0628\u064e\u0627\u0642\u0656\u06d7<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0646\u064e\u062c\u06e1\u0632\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/span> \u0635\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0653\u0627\u0652<\/span> \u0623\u064e\u062c\u06e1\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645<\/span> \u0628\u0650\u0623\u064e\u062d\u06e1\u0633\u064e\u0646\u0650<\/span> \u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627\u0652<\/span> \u064a\u064e\u0639\u06e1\u0645\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/span><\/div>\nmaa indakum yanfadu wa maa indal laahi baaq; wa lanajziyannal lazeena sabarooo ajjrahum bi ahsani maa kaanoo ya\u2019maloon<\/p>\n
English Translation:<\/span>
\n“Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.” \u2014 (Qur’an 16:96)<\/span><\/p>\n \u0643\u064f\u0644\u0651\u064f<\/span> \u0645\u064e\u0646\u06e1<\/span> \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u0647\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0656<\/span><\/div>\n \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0628\u06e1\u0642\u064e\u0649\u0670<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u062c\u06e1\u0647\u064f<\/span> \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650\u0643\u064e<\/span> \u0630\u064f\u0648<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u062c\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0670\u0644\u0650<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0625\u0650\u0643\u06e1\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650<\/span><\/div>\n(26) Kullu man \u2018alaihaa faan (27) Wa yabqaa wajhu rabbika zul jalaali wal ikraam<\/p>\n
English Translation:<\/span>
\n“(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.” \u2014 (Qur’an 55:26-27)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nFrom the story of Musa (as):<\/strong>
\nThe believer benefits from knowing that Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Baqi. We realize the best thing for us is to worship Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 and seek His approval. All else that is perishable disqualifies itself from being praiseworthy.<\/p>\nThis is something the sorcerers in the story of Musa (as) realized. Firawn had gathered the best magicians in the city to disprove the magic Musa (as) had presented. They challenged him, “Some sorcerers stepped forward and challenged Musa (as), “O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]” (Qur’an 7:115), and in the following ayah, “[..] they presented a great [feat of] magic.” Next, Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 inspired Moses, “‘Throw your staff,’ and at once it devoured what they were falsifying. So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing. And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.” (Qur’an 7:117-119).<\/p>\n
\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627\u0652<\/span> \u0644\u064e\u0646<\/span> \u0646\u0651\u064f\u0624\u06e1\u062b\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e<\/span> \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670<\/span> \u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0621\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a<\/span> \u0641\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627\u06d6<\/span> \u0641\u064e\u0671\u0642\u06e1\u0636\u0650<\/span> \u0645\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span> \u0623\u064e\u0646\u062a\u064e<\/span> \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0636\u064d\u06d6<\/span> \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u062a\u064e\u0642\u06e1\u0636\u0650\u064a<\/span> \u0647\u064e\u0670\u0630\u0650\u0647\u0650<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u062d\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0670\u0629\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u062f\u0651\u064f\u0646\u06e1\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span><\/div>\n \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span> \u0621\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0628\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0644\u0650\u064a\u064e\u063a\u06e1\u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e<\/span> \u0644\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u062e\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0670\u064a\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span> \u0623\u064e\u0643\u06e1\u0631\u064e\u0647\u06e1\u062a\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u0647\u0650<\/span> \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u0650\u062d\u06e1\u0631\u0650\u06d7<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span> \u062e\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u0631\u065e<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0628\u06e1\u0642\u064e\u0649\u0670\u0653<\/span><\/div>\n(72) Qaaloo lan nu\u2019siraka \u2018alaa maa jaaa\u2019anaa minal baiyinaati wallazee fataranaa faqdimaaa anta qaad; innamaa taqdee haazihil hayaatad dunyaa (73) Innaaa aamannaa bi Rabbinaa liyaghfira lanaa khataayaanaa wa maaa akrahtanaa \u2018alaihi minas sihr; wallaahu khairunw wa abqaa<\/p>\n
English Translation:<\/span>
\n“(72) They said, ‘Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life. (73) Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allah is better and more enduring.'” \u2014 (Qur’an 20:72-73)<\/span><\/p>\nThe sorcerers became confident in Allah’s existence and realized that the promises of Firawn were temporary and futile compared to the rewards of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 who is more enduring. Similarly, we recognize the opposite may be true, and the punishment of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 could be more lasting than the punishment of Firawn, “And whatever thing you [people] have been given \u2013 it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?” (Qur’an 28:60) This is similar to how Prophet Yusuf (as) made a du’a saying, “My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me […]” (Qur’an 12:33). His faith in Allah’s promise was so strong that he would rather go to prison being righteous than committing sin and being free. He recognized the rewards of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 are far better and more everlasting than any temporary pleasure incited by shaitan.<\/p>\n
On cursing time:<\/strong>
\nAbu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (\ufdfa) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing Dahr (time), whereas I am Dahr (time)–I alter nate the night and the day. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIt is said in this hadith that the Prophet \ufdfa told us to not curse time. What is meant by time here? Time is reality, the unfolding of current events. Everything that happens is by the divine decree of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. By cursing what has happened you’re complaining about what Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 ordained. As the hadith mentions, this is displeasing to Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670, and this reaction should be avoided. If something breaks, there’s no point in verbally expressing discontent about what has already happened. The mind should automatically go to saying, alhamdulillah, and figure out the next best step. Don’t suffer twice by lamenting what transpired and relieving the pain.<\/p>\n
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported that some people from among the Ansar begged from the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa and he gave them. They again begged him and he again gave them, till when what was in his possession was exhausted he said: Whatever good (riches, goods) I have, I will not withhold it from you. He who refrains from begging Allah safeguards him against want. and he who seeks sufficiency, Allah would keep him in a state of sufficiency, and he who shows endurance. Allah would grant him power to endure, and none is blessed with an endowment better and greater than endurance. [2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\nReflection:<\/strong>
\nWith regards to our connection with this name, it’s limited as our life is finite. The thing we should exhibit permanence in is our imaan (faith). There is a blessing in meditating upon this further. We shouldn’t procrastinate as the concept of forever is only for Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. As Shaykh Tosun Bayrak writes, “Yet there is a way to gain an eternal life during the short visit here. It is achieved by not tying one’s heart to this world. It is by not working only for profit in this world, by not working for one’s own immediate benefit. If one works for Allah’s sake, for Allah’s pleasure, for the benefit of Allah’s creation now and in the future, when all is ended, and this body has returned to dust one’s work will carry one to Eternity.” As cliche as it sounds \u2014 and perhaps with the explanation of the name Al-Baqi it resonates more \u2014 we realize there is no better time for change than now. We should work towards bringing an end to destructive or unhealthy habits and promote\/nurture the good ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ufdfd \u00a0 Al-Baqi (The Everlasting) Al-Baqi Meaning: The Eternal, Ever-Present, The Immutable. Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Baqi (in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-99-names-of-allah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16120,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions\/16120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Arabic Root:<\/strong> Among the disputed names:<\/strong> Forever and Ever:<\/strong> Time as it relates to Allah (\u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670):<\/strong> The prospect of Allah’s non-existence seems completely irrational. Imam Ghazali further explains, “He is the existent whose existence is necessary in itself.” It is inconceivable to imagine how something could exist in and of itself. But His existence is, and it’s everlasting. For this reason, we are all here today. He’s allowed for us to be and gives us our continued sustenance and purpose for existing.<\/p>\n maa indakum yanfadu wa maa indal laahi baaq; wa lanajziyannal lazeena sabarooo ajjrahum bi ahsani maa kaanoo ya\u2019maloon<\/p>\n English Translation:<\/span> (26) Kullu man \u2018alaihaa faan (27) Wa yabqaa wajhu rabbika zul jalaali wal ikraam<\/p>\n English Translation:<\/span> From the story of Musa (as):<\/strong> This is something the sorcerers in the story of Musa (as) realized. Firawn had gathered the best magicians in the city to disprove the magic Musa (as) had presented. They challenged him, “Some sorcerers stepped forward and challenged Musa (as), “O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]” (Qur’an 7:115), and in the following ayah, “[..] they presented a great [feat of] magic.” Next, Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 inspired Moses, “‘Throw your staff,’ and at once it devoured what they were falsifying. So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing. And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.” (Qur’an 7:117-119).<\/p>\n (72) Qaaloo lan nu\u2019siraka \u2018alaa maa jaaa\u2019anaa minal baiyinaati wallazee fataranaa faqdimaaa anta qaad; innamaa taqdee haazihil hayaatad dunyaa (73) Innaaa aamannaa bi Rabbinaa liyaghfira lanaa khataayaanaa wa maaa akrahtanaa \u2018alaihi minas sihr; wallaahu khairunw wa abqaa<\/p>\n English Translation:<\/span> The sorcerers became confident in Allah’s existence and realized that the promises of Firawn were temporary and futile compared to the rewards of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 who is more enduring. Similarly, we recognize the opposite may be true, and the punishment of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 could be more lasting than the punishment of Firawn, “And whatever thing you [people] have been given \u2013 it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?” (Qur’an 28:60) This is similar to how Prophet Yusuf (as) made a du’a saying, “My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me […]” (Qur’an 12:33). His faith in Allah’s promise was so strong that he would rather go to prison being righteous than committing sin and being free. He recognized the rewards of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 are far better and more everlasting than any temporary pleasure incited by shaitan.<\/p>\n On cursing time:<\/strong> It is said in this hadith that the Prophet \ufdfa told us to not curse time. What is meant by time here? Time is reality, the unfolding of current events. Everything that happens is by the divine decree of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. By cursing what has happened you’re complaining about what Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 ordained. As the hadith mentions, this is displeasing to Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670, and this reaction should be avoided. If something breaks, there’s no point in verbally expressing discontent about what has already happened. The mind should automatically go to saying, alhamdulillah, and figure out the next best step. Don’t suffer twice by lamenting what transpired and relieving the pain.<\/p>\n Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported that some people from among the Ansar begged from the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa and he gave them. They again begged him and he again gave them, till when what was in his possession was exhausted he said: Whatever good (riches, goods) I have, I will not withhold it from you. He who refrains from begging Allah safeguards him against want. and he who seeks sufficiency, Allah would keep him in a state of sufficiency, and he who shows endurance. Allah would grant him power to endure, and none is blessed with an endowment better and greater than endurance. [2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n Reflection:<\/strong> \ufdfd \u00a0 Al-Baqi (The Everlasting) Al-Baqi Meaning: The Eternal, Ever-Present, The Immutable. Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Baqi (in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-99-names-of-allah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16120,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions\/16120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFrom the ba-qaf-ya (\u0628 \u0642 \u064a), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: To continue, to remain, and to endure. To be permanent, everlasting, and constant. To survive forever, to be eternal. To be incessant, continuous, and endless.<\/p>\n
\nAs we’ve mentioned in the last name, different scholars have different criteria for what qualifies as a name of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. Of the 99 names, 81 are explicitly mentioned in the Qur’an. Therefore, there is not one agreed-upon list for the remaining 18 names. al-Baqi is one of those names which is not included by certain scholars. This list includes Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn Hajar, among others. However, others, such as Ibn Arabi, Imam al-Bayhaqi, and al-Ghazali, have included this name in their lists.<\/p>\n
\nWe’ve briefly described this attribute of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 in Al-Awwal (The First) and Al-Akhir (The Last), but there is a difference in the interpreted meaning each name conveys. Al-Awwal teaches us about Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 as being the beginning of all creation, Al-Akhir describes Him as being the last. However, with Al-Baqi, it describes Allah’s nature to be everlasting or eternal. Being called the first and the last can seem bounded or constrained by time. Al-Baqi affirms to us that Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 transcends time. There is no before or after with respect to Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. He just is and always will be.<\/p>\n
\nTime is a creation of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670, and His perception of it is unchanging. As Imam Ghazali mentions, “only changeable things participate in past or future because past or future are temporal expressions.” So Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 can’t be understood according to the same laws of physics He has bounded creation by. He transcends the nature of what He created and is not constrained by it. The mind is incapable of understanding what this truly means as itself is created by Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 and is limited by its very nature.<\/p>\n
\n“Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.” \u2014 (Qur’an 16:96)<\/span><\/p>\n
\n“(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.” \u2014 (Qur’an 55:26-27)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe believer benefits from knowing that Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Baqi. We realize the best thing for us is to worship Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 and seek His approval. All else that is perishable disqualifies itself from being praiseworthy.<\/p>\n
\n“(72) They said, ‘Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life. (73) Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allah is better and more enduring.'” \u2014 (Qur’an 20:72-73)<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAbu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (\ufdfa) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing Dahr (time), whereas I am Dahr (time)–I alter nate the night and the day. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nWith regards to our connection with this name, it’s limited as our life is finite. The thing we should exhibit permanence in is our imaan (faith). There is a blessing in meditating upon this further. We shouldn’t procrastinate as the concept of forever is only for Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. As Shaykh Tosun Bayrak writes, “Yet there is a way to gain an eternal life during the short visit here. It is achieved by not tying one’s heart to this world. It is by not working only for profit in this world, by not working for one’s own immediate benefit. If one works for Allah’s sake, for Allah’s pleasure, for the benefit of Allah’s creation now and in the future, when all is ended, and this body has returned to dust one’s work will carry one to Eternity.” As cliche as it sounds \u2014 and perhaps with the explanation of the name Al-Baqi it resonates more \u2014 we realize there is no better time for change than now. We should work towards bringing an end to destructive or unhealthy habits and promote\/nurture the good ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"