10. Al-Mutakabbir
(The
Supreme)
The Majestic, The Greatest,
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures
and from resembling them. He who is above all, supreme in greatness. He
who shows His greatness in all things and in all ways.
Surat Al-hashr (The Exile)
سورة الحشر }59:23}
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ
إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ
الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ
اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Huwa Allahu allathee
lailaha illa huwa almaliku alquddoosu assalamu
almuminu almuhayminu alAAazeezu aljabbaru almutakabbirusubhana Allahi AAamma
yushrikoon
He is Allah than
Whom there is La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)
the King, The Holy, The One Free from all defects, the
Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the
Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) above all that they
associate as partners with Him.
**Wohi Allah hai jiss
kay siwa koi mabood nahi badshah nihayat
pak sab aeybon say saaf aman denay
wala nighehbaan ghalib zor aawar
aur baraee wala pak hai Allah unn cheezon say
jinhen yeh uss ka shareek banatay hain.**
Word Meaning
هُوَ-Huwa-- he
هُوَ-Huwa-- he
اللَّهُ-Allahu-
Allah
الَّذِي-Allathe--
the one who
لَا-La-
(there is) no
إِلَٰهَ-Illaha-god
إِلَّا-Illa -
but
هُوَ-Huwa -he
الْمَلِكُ-Almaliku-
the ruler(sovereign)
الْقُدُّوسُ-Alquddosu-
the holy one
السَّلَامُ-Assalmau-
the one who is free from all defects
الْمُؤْمِنُ-Almuminu-
the giver of security
الْمُهَيْمِنُ-Almuhayminu--
the Watcher over His creatures
الْعَزِيزُ-AlAAazeezu--
the All-Mighty,
الْجَبَّارُ-Aljabbaru-the
Compeller,
الْمُتَكَبِّرُ-Almutakabbiru--the Supreme.
سُبْحَانَ-Subhana-Glory
be to
اللَّهِ-Allahi--
Allah!
عَمَّا-Aamma---(High
is He) above all (((from what)
يُشْرِكُونَ-Yushrikun----that
they associate as partners with Him.
Explanation
Allah calls Himself Al-Mutakabbir— The Supreme, The Majestic—
once in the Quran, in ayah 23 of Surah Al Hashr. Al-Mutakabbir reveals His
Greatness and power at every moment and in every incident!
Mutakabbir comes
from the root kaf-baa-raa which points out to different meanings. The first main
meaning is to be great; to be great in size, rank or dignity. But also to be
great in learning, most knowing. It as well points out to actively using
rights, privileges, rank and attributes that are above and beyond the rights of
everyone else. Only Allah is Al-Mutakabbir!
“Kibriya’” means greatness and sovereignty, and it encompasses the
meanings of the perfection of one’s self and existence; nobody can be described
as such except Allah. Allahu Akbar – Allah is the Greatest - comes from
the same root, as well as the Name of Allah, Al-Kabeer.
Al-Mutakabbir
is the One Who possesses all greatness, who is above having any of the
qualities of His creatures, who cannot be harmed by the oppressors among His
creation, Whose greatness and pride are the supermost!
Allah Al-Mutakabbir Versus the ‘mutakabbir’
People
On many places in the Quran Allah ‘azza wajal describes people as ‘mutakabbireen’ (the
arrogant). It refers to the fact they have arrogance in their hearts and
actions towards Allah ‘azza wajal by disbelieving in His Signs. Further, they
are arrogant to other people by looking down on them. Only Allaah is al-Mutakabbir, in a positive
sense.
Allah is the Supreme to whom every oppressor, tyrant or arrogant person on Earth must ultimately bow.
A
lesson on how to battle pride!
What is the opposite of kibr (arrogance)? It is humility; the
adornment of a believer.
Abu Hurayrah radiyallaahu ‘anhu narrated
that the Prophet salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: “…and no one will exercise humility for Allah’s sake, except
that Allah will raise him up“. [Muslim]
Urwah ibn Zubair radiyallaahu ‘anhu said: ‘I
saw Umar carrying a large leather water canteen on his shoulder. I said to him,
‘Oh Amir-ul-Mu’mineen, you shouldn’t be carrying that’. Umar replied by saying,
‘A delegation came to Medina
and I saw their obedience to me, and some ‘nakwah’ entered into my heart and I
wanted to destroy it’.
We all know of the strong personality of
Umar radiyallaahu ‘anhu and yet when a small amount of pride
(nakwah) entered into his heart, he hurried in an attempt to destroy it before
it destroyed him.
How
Can we Live by This Name?
1. Be
great by being humble!
The
greatest strength that you can attain is to place your reliance in Allah ‘azza
wajal and seek His support. The highest level of greatness you can attain
is to show humility
to your Lord.
Allah al-Mutakabbir says in Surah Maidah ayah 54, which can be
translated as: “Oh you
who believe, whoever of you should revert from his religion, Allah will bring
forth a people He will love, and who will love Him, (who are) humble towards
the believers, and powerful (I’zzah) against the disbelievers…”
2.
Respect others for the sake of Allah al-Mutakabbir
As a believers we should respect others, even though they may
possess less knowledge, wealth, fame or status. Some people even look
down on people because they have a different skin colour! The Prophet
salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “Whoever possesses
an atom’s weight of ‘kibr’ will not enter into the paradise “. Muslim
Abu Bakr radiyallaahu ‘anhu said: “Let not any Muslim belittle another
Muslim, for the lowest of the Muslims is great in the Sight of Allah.”
3.
Remind yourself of al-Mutakabbir to battle arrogance
Allah ‘azza wajal is the Only True King and we are His Slaves. But He is
also the Most Merciful to His Slaves. Let’s not forget this. It’s easy to fall
into arrogance, thinking we ‘know’ better and transgressing the limits set by
Allah al -Mutakabbir. So keep checking your heart for feelings of arrogance
creeping in and deal with them straight away by reminding yourself of the
Greatness of Allah.
Al-Hasan al-Basri said: “I wonder at
the son of Adam! He uses his hand to wash himself from his waste once or twice
a day, yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty?”
4. Be
humble to increase your knowledge
Abdullah ibn Mu’tazz radiyallahu ‘anhu said:
‘The humble student is the
one who gets the most knowledge, just as the lowest places on earth
collect the
most water‘. So always be humble towards your teachers!
5. Ask
al-Mutakabbir to protect you
Every
day ask Allah al-Mutakabbir to save you from the evil of pride!
Wallahu ta’alaa ‘alem.
O Allah,
Al-Mutakabbir, guide our hearts and actions to humility, protect us from arrogance
and looking down on others, and make us of
those who are blessed to witnessYour Grandeur in Paradise, ameen
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