The command of Allah Almighty is:
[اَلَیۡسَ اللّٰہُ بِکَافٍ عَبۡدَہٗ ؕ وَ یُخَوِّفُوۡنَکَ بِالَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِہٖ ؕ وَ مَنۡ یُّضۡلِلِ اللّٰہُ فَمَا لَہٗ مِنۡ ہَادٍ]
Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? And they threaten you with those besides Him, and whoever Allah sends astray - there is no guide for him.
Reference: Az-Zumar: 26
[فَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَقُلۡ حَسۡبِیَ اللّٰہُ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَ ؕ عَلَیۡہِ تَوَکَّلۡتُ وَ ہُوَ رَبُّ الۡعَرۡشِ الۡعَظِیۡمِ]
Then if they turn away, say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I rely, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."
Reference: At-Tawbah: 129
Sayyiduna Abu Darda رضي الله عنه said: Whoever recites this verse [حسبی الله] seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening, Allah Almighty will suffice him in his worries and difficulties.
Reference: Abu Dawood, Book of Manners, Chapter on What to Say When One Wakes Up: 5081
[اَلَّذِیۡنَ قَالَ لَہُمُ النَّاسُ اِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدۡ جَمَعُوۡا لَکُمۡ فَاخۡشَوۡہُمۡ فَزَادَہُمۡ اِیۡمَانًا ٭ۖ وَّ قَالُوۡا حَسۡبُنَا اللّٰہُ وَ نِعۡمَ الۡوَکِیۡلُ]
When it was said to them, "The people of Makkah have gathered against you, so fear them," their faith increased, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs."
Reference: Aal Imran: 173
This incident is after the Battle of Uhud, and the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, did not say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is with us, he is sufficient for us, he is a very good mediator, nor did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: that I am sufficient and I am a very good mediator. Despite such clear verses, some of today's Kalima reciters are doing various things. There is a need to think and this thinking needs to change, and only Allah should be considered sufficient.
Value Allah Almighty as He deserves to be valued. The Holy Quran and the blessed Hadiths tell us that whenever the Prophets and the righteous needed help, they presented their supplications only before Allah Almighty. That is, they considered Allah Almighty as their helper and the one who answers their calls. From Adam, peace be upon him, to the blessed life of our beloved Prophet ﷺ, we receive the lesson that in times of comfort and hardship, we should call only upon Allah Almighty and consider Him the reliever of difficulties and fulfiller of needs.
When we study the entire pure life of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the books of Hadith, we find that our beloved Prophet ﷺ, whether in hardship or ease, in battles in which he was personally the supreme commander, prayed to his Lord and called upon Him. From the Battle of Tabuk until the last moment, even at the time of migration in the Cave of Thawr, he said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه the same: Allah is with us, He is our helper.
Reference: (At-Tawbah:40)
He never said: O my companions! I am present here, benefit and harm are in my control, so you have no danger; rather, at every occasion, he pleaded only to Allah Almighty. This proves that the ultimate helper and the one to call upon is only Allah Almighty.For the Battle of Badr, see:
Reference: (Aal Imran:123)
For the Battle of Uhud, see:
Reference: (Aal Imran:140 to 166)
For the Battle of the Confederates or the Battle of the Trench, see:
Reference: (Al-Ahzab:9 to 25, 11)
For the Conquest of Mecca, see:
Reference: (An-Nasr:1)
For the Battle of Hunayn, see:
Reference: (At-Tawbah:26, 25)
Here we will write the Quranic verses and their translation related to the Battle of Hunayn. In this battle, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself was the supreme commander. And several thousand companions participated in this battle alongside him ﷺ. But the depiction of this battle in the Quran gives us a great lesson in monotheism. For other battles, after looking at the above references, you can study the Quran yourself:
[لَقَدۡ نَصَرَکُمُ اللّٰہُ فِیۡ مَوَاطِنَ کَثِیۡرَۃٍ ۙ وَّ یَوۡمَ حُنَیۡنٍ ۙ اِذۡ اَعۡجَبَتۡکُمۡ کَثۡرَتُکُمۡ فَلَمۡ تُغۡنِ عَنۡکُمۡ شَیۡئًا وَّ ضَاقَتۡ عَلَیۡکُمُ الۡاَرۡضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتۡ ثُمَّ وَلَّیۡتُمۡ مُّدۡبِرِیۡنَ]،[ ثُمَّ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰہُ سَکِیۡنَتَہٗ عَلٰی رَسُوۡلِہٖ وَ عَلَی الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ وَ اَنۡزَلَ جُنُوۡدًا لَّمۡ تَرَوۡہَا وَ عَذَّبَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا ؕ وَ ذٰلِکَ جَزَآءُ الۡکٰفِرِیۡنَ]
[Indeed, Allah helped you in many places and on the day of Hunayn, when your great number made you arrogant, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was constricted for you despite its vastness, then you turned back in retreat.] [Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.]
Reference: At-Tawbah: 26, 25
Here, mentioning a supplication of the Messenger ﷺ will not be out of place. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There is no true deity except Allah alone. He honored His army and helped His servant and defeated the groups of disbelievers alone. After Him, there is nothing else.
Reference: Muslim, Book of Hajj, Chapter on what to say when returning from the journey of Hajj and others: 1344
Nowadays, some people call Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, may Allah have mercy on him, Ghaus-ul-Azam. The Quran provides a response to this incorrect belief that he and his ancestors have taken this title. Allah Almighty has not bestowed any such title. The same applies to other names they have given themselves, such as Data Ganj Bakhsh, Gharib Nawaz, Mushkil Kusha, Dastagir, etc., whereas Mushkil Kusha and Dastagir belong only to Allah Almighty:
[اَمَّنۡ یُّجِیۡبُ الۡمُضۡطَرَّ اِذَا دَعَاہُ وَ یَکۡشِفُ السُّوۡٓءَ وَ یَجۡعَلُکُمۡ خُلَفَآءَ الۡاَرۡضِ ؕ ءَ اِلٰہٌ مَّعَ اللّٰہِ ؕ قَلِیۡلًا مَّا تَذَکَّرُوۡنَ]
Who is it that responds to the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember.
Reference: An-Naml:62
For further references, see:
Reference: Bani Isra'il:67], [An-Naml:53
Allah Almighty alone is the Gharib Nawaz (the Benefactor of the Poor):
[ یٰۤاَیُّہَا النَّاسُ اَنۡتُمُ الۡفُقَرَآءُ اِلَی اللّٰہِ ۚ وَ اللّٰہُ ہُوَ الۡغَنِیُّ الۡحَمِیۡدُ]
O people! You are all in need of Allah, and Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
Reference: Fatir:15
Reference: (F: 48)
That is, one who is in need of His grace and favor, and all creation is dependent on Him. Creation is in need of Allah Almighty every moment and every instant, and how could it not be when their existence and their survival are all due to His kindness.
Reference: (Translation by Ahmad Raza Khan Sahib and Tafseer Muradabadi)
Allah alone is the reliever of all difficulties, that is, the one who ends hardships:
[مَا یَفۡتَحِ اللّٰہُ لِلنَّاسِ مِنۡ رَّحۡمَۃٍ فَلَا مُمۡسِکَ لَہَا ۚ وَ مَا یُمۡسِکۡ ۙ فَلَا مُرۡسِلَ لَہٗ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِہٖ ؕ وَ ہُوَ الۡعَزِیۡزُ الۡحَکِیۡمُ]
Allah, who opens mercy for the people
Reference: (F:4)
, no one can stop it, and whoever tries to stop it, after his stopping, no one can release it, and He is the Most Honorable, the Most Wise.
Reference: Fatir:2
Reference: (F:4)
Like rain, sustenance, health, etc.
Reference: (Translation by Ahmad Raza Khan Sahib and Tafseer Muradabadi)
Allah Almighty alone is the helper of all, that is, the one who assists in times of calamity:
[اَمَّنۡ یُّجِیۡبُ الۡمُضۡطَرَّ اِذَا دَعَاہُ وَ یَکۡشِفُ السُّوۡٓءَ وَ یَجۡعَلُکُمۡ خُلَفَآءَ الۡاَرۡضِ ؕ ءَ اِلٰہٌ مَّعَ اللّٰہِ ؕ قَلِیۡلًا مَّا تَذَکَّرُوۡنَ]
Or He is the one who hears the helpless
Reference: (F110)
when he calls Him, and removes evil from him, and makes you inheritors of the earth. Is there any god besides Allah? Very little do you remember.
Reference: An-Naml:62
Reference: (F:110)
and grants needs.
Reference: (Translation by Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib and Tafseer Muradabadi)
Only Allah Almighty is the One who saves all sinking ships:
[ہُوَ الَّذِیۡ یُسَیِّرُکُمۡ فِی الۡبَرِّ وَ الۡبَحۡرِ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا کُنۡتُمۡ فِی الۡفُلۡکِ ۚ وَ جَرَیۡنَ بِہِمۡ بِرِیۡحٍ طَیِّبَۃٍ وَّ فَرِحُوۡا بِہَا جَآءَتۡہَا رِیۡحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَّ جَآءَہُمُ الۡمَوۡجُ مِنۡ کُلِّ مَکَانٍ وَّ ظَنُّوۡۤا اَنَّہُمۡ اُحِیۡطَ بِہِمۡ ۙ دَعَوُا اللّٰہَ مُخۡلِصِیۡنَ لَہُ الدِّیۡنَ ۬ۚ لَئِنۡ اَنۡجَیۡتَنَا مِنۡ ہٰذِہٖ لَنَکُوۡنَنَّ مِنَ الشّٰکِرِیۡنَ]،[ فَلَمَّاۤ اَنۡجٰہُمۡ اِذَا ہُمۡ یَبۡغُوۡنَ فِی الۡاَرۡضِ بِغَیۡرِ الۡحَقِّ ؕ یٰۤاَیُّہَا النَّاسُ اِنَّمَا بَغۡیُکُمۡ عَلٰۤی اَنۡفُسِکُمۡ ۙ مَّتَاعَ الۡحَیٰوۃِ الدُّنۡیَا ۫ ثُمَّ اِلَیۡنَا مَرۡجِعُکُمۡ فَنُنَبِّئُکُمۡ بِمَا کُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ]
[He it is Who drives you on land and sea until, when you are in the ships and they sail with them with a good wind, and they rejoice therein, there comes upon them a stormy wind and the waves come upon them from every side, and they think that they are surrounded, then they call upon Allah, sincere to Him in religion. Indeed, if You should save us from this, we will surely be among the thankful.] Then when He saves them, at once they commit injustice on earth. O mankind, your injustice is only against yourselves, for the enjoyment of worldly life; then to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you used to do.
Reference: Yunus: 22-23
Only Allah Almighty is the Lord, that is, the Giver:
Allah Almighty is Rabb al-‘Alamin, meaning the Giver of all worlds. The Holy Quran is filled with these words that Allah Almighty is Rabb al-‘Alamin (that is) the Giver of all worlds. (Remember) that "Daatā" is a Sanskrit word; in Arabic, its synonyms are Rabb, Wahhab, and Wakeel. We will discuss these three words in this book. The Holy Quran states repeatedly that Allah Almighty is the Lord, that is, the Giver, of everyone from Adam (peace be upon him) to our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him). Rabb al-‘Alamin means the One who creates everything, such as jinn, humans, angels, cattle, birds, aquatic creatures, etc., and provides for their needs according to their conditions and bodies, and is the Owner of their benefit and harm:
[وَ اِذۡ اَخَذَ رَبُّکَ مِنۡۢ بَنِیۡۤ اٰدَمَ مِنۡ ظُہُوۡرِہِمۡ ذُرِّیَّتَہُمۡ وَ اَشۡہَدَہُمۡ عَلٰۤی اَنۡفُسِہِمۡ ۚ اَلَسۡتُ بِرَبِّکُمۡ ؕ قَالُوۡا بَلٰی ۚۛ شَہِدۡنَا ۚۛ اَنۡ تَقُوۡلُوۡا یَوۡمَ الۡقِیٰمَۃِ اِنَّا کُنَّا عَنۡ ہٰذَا غٰفِلِیۡنَ]،[ اَوۡ تَقُوۡلُوۡۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَشۡرَکَ اٰبَآؤُنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَ کُنَّا ذُرِّیَّۃً مِّنۡۢ بَعۡدِہِمۡ ۚ اَفَتُہۡلِکُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الۡمُبۡطِلُوۡنَ]،[ وَ کَذٰلِکَ نُفَصِّلُ الۡاٰیٰتِ وَ لَعَلَّہُمۡ یَرۡجِعُوۡنَ]
[And when your Lord took from the children of Adam—from their loins—their descendants and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying), "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we testify." (Lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection) Indeed, we were unaware of this.] Or (lest) you say, "It was only that our fathers associated others with Allah before, and we were but a later generation after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?" And thus We explain the verses in detail, and perhaps they will return.
Reference: Al-A'raf: 172-174
Allah Almighty made every human being in the world of spirits acknowledge that Allah alone is their Lord, that is, the Giver, and there is none else. Now many people have turned away from this acknowledgment and have made others their givers, which is shirk (polytheism). And Allah Almighty clearly states in the Quran that there is no other giver:
[اِنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ قَالُوۡا رَبُّنَا اللّٰہُ ثُمَّ اسۡتَقَامُوۡا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَیۡہِمُ الۡمَلٰٓئِکَۃُ اَلَّا تَخَافُوۡا وَ لَا تَحۡزَنُوۡا وَ اَبۡشِرُوۡا بِالۡجَنَّۃِ الَّتِیۡ کُنۡتُمۡ تُوۡعَدُوۡنَ]
Indeed, those who said, "Our Lord is Allah" and then remained steadfast - the angels will descend upon them (at the time of death), [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised."
Reference: Al-Sajda: 30
(Meaning) those who, upon coming into this world, remembered the promise of the world of spirits that Allah alone is the Lord, that is, the Giver, and remained steadfast on this, they are the people of Paradise.
For further references, see:
Reference: Al-An'am: 161 to 165
,
Reference: Al-Imran: 80, 79, 64, 51
,
Reference: Al-Kahf: 37 to 44
,
Reference: Al-Mu’min: 60 to 68
The mention of the world of spirits has been made, the mention of calling someone a provider in this world has been made, now remember that the first question in the grave after death will be: ،من ربك،، Who is your Lord, that is, your provider? The question will not be who is your Allah? Because almost all creatures acknowledge Allah as Allah. Many people consider others as providers. The question in the grave will be who is your provider? Those who consider others as providers besides Allah will be destroyed because they have committed shirk (associating partners with Allah), and shirk is a great injustice. Allah has clearly promised that He will not forgive shirk.
Prayer for Restlessness:
[لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ]
There is no deity except Allah, the Owner of Greatness and Forbearance, there is no deity except Allah who is the Lord of the Great Throne, there is no deity except Allah who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Great Throne.
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Supplications, Chapter: Supplication in Distress:6346], [Muslim, Book of Remembrance and Supplication, Chapter: Supplication in Distress:2730
[اللَّهُ, اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا] Allah! Allah is my Lord (that is) my provider, I do not associate anything with Him.
Reference: Ibn Majah, Chapters of Supplication, Chapter: Supplication in Distress:3882], [Abu Dawood: Book of Witr: Chapter on Seeking Forgiveness:1525
It has been proven that considering anyone other than Allah as the Giver is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Only Allah is the Bestower and Giver of all:
The Divine command is:
[لِلّٰہِ مُلۡکُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضِ ؕ یَخۡلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕیَہَبُ لِمَنۡ یَّشَآءُ اِنَاثًا وَّ یَہَبُ لِمَنۡ یَّشَآءُ الذُّکُوۡرَ]،[ اَوۡ یُزَوِّجُہُمۡ ذُکۡرَانًا وَّ اِنَاثًا ۚ وَ یَجۡعَلُ مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ عَقِیۡمًا ؕ اِنَّہٗ عَلِیۡمٌ قَدِیۡرٌ]
The dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone
Reference: (F126)
. He creates whom He wills, He grants daughters to whom He wills
Reference: (F127)
, and He grants sons to whom He wills
Reference: (F128)
, or He grants both sons and daughters, and He makes whom He wills barren
Reference: (F129)
.
Reference: (Ash-Shura: 50, 49)
Reference: (F:126)
He acts as He wills; no one has the power to intervene or object.
Reference: (F:127)
Similarly, it implies that He may make someone barren and not grant sons.
Reference: (F:128)
Nor grant daughters.
Reference: (F:129)
Meaning, he has no offspring. He is the Owner, who distributes His blessings as He wills, giving to whomever He wishes. These conditions are also found among the Prophets, peace be upon them. Prophet Lot (peace be upon him) and Prophet Shuayb (peace be upon him) had only daughters. They had no sons. Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) had only sons, no daughters. And our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was granted four sons and four daughters by Allah Almighty. Prophet John (Yahya) (peace be upon him) and Prophet Jesus (Isa) (peace be upon him) had no offspring at all.
Reference: (Translation by Ahmad Raza Khan Sahib and Tafsir Muradabadi)
References for Wahhab (meaning the Giver):
Reference: (Surah Maryam:53,50,49,5)
Only Allah is the Trustee, i.e., the Disposer and Giver:
The command of the Exalted is:
[رَبُّ الۡمَشۡرِقِ وَ الۡمَغۡرِبِ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَ فَاتَّخِذۡہُ وَکِیۡلًا]
He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer.
Reference: (Al-Muzzammil:9)
For further references see:
Reference: (Al-Imran:173,160,159), (An-Nisa:171,132,81)
In the Quran, the words for Lord have been used for entities other than Allah, for example, for parents:
Reference: (Bani Israil:24)
, for a king:
Reference: (Yusuf:50,42,41,12)
, and for the Pharaoh who raised Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) in his childhood:
Reference: (Ash-Shu'ara:18)
. Similarly, for the throne of the Queen of Sheba, the term "Great Throne" has been used:
Reference: (An-Naml:23)
, and for the Throne of Allah, the same term "Great Throne" is used:
Reference: (An-Naml:26)
. For the denizens of Hell, the Quran uses: [ذُقۡ ۚۙ اِنَّکَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِیۡزُ الۡکَرِیۡمُ] "Now taste the punishment of Hell, which you used to deny."
Reference: (Ad-Dukhan:49)
.These are Arabic words that have been used for both the Creator and the creation. For the creation, they are used under very limited conditions and are temporary. For the Creator, they are the opposite, meaning unlimited, without causes, and eternal (i.e., from eternity to eternity). The worldly powers of the creation are subject to Allah’s will. When a person dies, all powers end.
