BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All praise is for Allah. Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Sallaita Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
Allahumma Barik Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Barakta Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
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Allah is Al Kareem, the Generous. Allah Al Kareem gave us the Rasool Kareem, followed by
Quraan Kareem. Let us start with an example from the Quraan Kareem:
40 Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to you within the blinking of an
eye!" Then when (Sulaiman) saw it placed firmly before him he said: "This is by the grace of my Rabb (Lord)! To test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And if anyone is grateful truly his gratitude is for his own soul; but if anyone is ungrateful truly my Rabb (Lord) is Self- Sufficient, Generous!"
41 He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her. Let us see whether she is
guided or is one of those who receive no guidance."
[Quraan: An Naml, Chapter 27]
Here Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) had the throne of queen Sabaa (Sheeba) brought before him in the blink of an eye. The jinn had the knowledge of the Book, so he knew how to do it. Prophet Sulaiman had knowledge of the jinn, so he knew how to control them. Allah in His Generosity gave Hadhrat Sulaiman knowledge, control and power over jinn. And the jinn obeyed Prophet Sulaiman . Allah’s Generosity is immense. Allah the Generous gave us a body to experience life on this earth. Allah the Generous gave us emotions to experience the difference between happiness and sadness. Allah the Generous gave us fruits and spices to experience the difference between sweetness and bitterness. Allah the Generous made fasting compulsory to give us experience of the difference between hunger and to have a full stomach. Everything that Allah has created and commanded is out of His Generosity for His ultimate creation the human being, it is for our benefit. There is no gain or loss for Allah. In the words of Prophet Sulaiman :"This is by the grace of my Rabb (Lord)!
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for his own soul; but if anyone is ungrateful truly my Rabb (Lord) is Self-Sufficient, Generous!"
For every good deed the reward is ten times, because Allah is Generous. Allah’s Messenger taught us the right path for our benefit and not because there was something in it for him or Allah, because Allah’s Messengers are generous. Similarly, from the Quraan we can derive all kinds of knowledge for our benefit because the Quraan is generous. Therefore the one who had the knowledge of the book brought the throne before his master in the blink of an eye. As stated above, Prophet Sulaiman said: “And if anyone is grateful truly his
gratitude is for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful truly my Rabb (Lord) is Self-Sufficient, Generous!"
Generosity is based on the heart of a person. A rich person does not necessarily become generous. Similarly a generous person is not necessarily rich in the financial sense but he is rich in the spiritual sense. Allah is both Rich and Generous.
It was mentioned that Prophet Sulaiman had power over the jinn. Allah has power over all His creation. But Allah’s generosity is such that despite His power over His creation to punish whom He wills, Allah forgives with His generosity whom He wills, because Allah is the Generous.
6 Mankind! What has seduced you from your Rabb (Lord) the Generous? 7 Who created you, then fashioned, then proportioned you;
8 In whatever form He wills, He puts you together.
[Quraan: Al Infitaar, Chapter 82]
Allah the Generous fashions the body for the spirit because of His generosity. When we are seduced from our Rabb by worldly things, Allah does not punish us instantaneously, because He is Generous, giving us a chance to repent. Allah is embarrassed in punishing His creature immediately because of His generosity, yet the creature is not embarrassed in committing sin and takes advantage of Allah’s generosity. And yet, none of us know when we will die. Therefore we must endeavour to keep away from sin and remember Allah always. We might not get a chance to repent. May Allah Al Kareem the Generous give us all a chance to repent before He takes our soul. Aameen.
Allah Al Kareem the Generous created the body for the Ruh spirit so that the Ruh can learn knowledge . Having attained the knowledge, Allah wants us to return as Mu_min a believer in Him. May Allah give us that chance to return as a Mu_min. Aameen.
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AL KAREEM
THE GENEROUS
LETTER VALUE LETTER
Kaaf 20 Ra 200 Ya 10 Meem 40 TOTAL 270 TOTAL
MEDITATION
The person who reads Ya Kareemu 1111 times everyday, will be blessed with goodness, honour and generosity, Inshaa Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood / Salawaat of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood / Salawaat to Allah’s Rasool, our Master, Sayyidina Muhammad .
Darood / Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
28 August 2001 09 Jamada al Sani 1422