You will be tested, how will you react? (The Benefactor, The Detractor)
4/26/20261 hr 34 min
In this lecture, we affirm that Allah alone grants benefit and harm, and while we take necessary worldly means, we place our full trust in Him alone, avoiding superstition, magic, and fear of created beings.
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Tonight we are going to discuss the two attributes of Allah. They are not names, rather they are attributes of His actions. And the two attributes we are going to discuss in Arabic, Al-Nafi' Al-Dhar, which mean the benefactor, the detractor, or the benefiter and the harmer. These are two attributes of Allah's actions we will live with tonight, Inshallahu ta'ala. The name Allah, the name Allah is not exclusive to Muslims. It is not only Muslims who say Allah. Allah's name used to be used anciently. No one knows how long ago. We as Muslims believe it's from the first man on earth, Adam. Even the jinns, the jinns, a life form made out of the fire, before human beings. And the angels, they say Allah. Allah was used by people before Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. It is still used today and in the past by Arab Christians and by Arab