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Attributes of Allah: Al-Ghani (The Self-Sufficient) |
All mankind stands
in need of Allah [35:15, 47:38] but Allah does not
stand in need of anything from anyone in all the
worlds [3:97]. Whatever is in the Heavens and
whatever is in the Earth is Allah's [4:232, 10:68,
22:64, 31:26]. He is Self-Sufficient; absolutely
free from all wants [2:263, 2:267, 6:133].
If all who live on
the earth disbelieve and go against His Laws, He is
indeed Independent of what they do [14:8]. Whoever strives hard does so only for his own
good [29:6].
Whoever is
grateful is grateful for his own self, and
whoever is ungrateful, or miser is miser against his
own 'self' [47:38, 57:24]; Allah is
Self-Sufficient, Supremely Honorable [27:40, 31:12].
Our rejection of Allah's laws brings no harm to
Allah. He does not need our obedience. It is
entirely up to us to either obey and follow His Laws
for our own benefit or to reject them and suffer the
consequences. According to His Laws of Requital, everyone has
to bear the burden and consequences of one’s own
deeds. Accordingly, we are
bound to face the result of every action of ours.
And this refers not only to those actions which we
do openly, but also to the thoughts and intentions
which pass through the depths of our hearts [39:7,
60:6, 64:6].
16-06-2007
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