tariqkhwaja
Jihad Against Terrorism
Assalamualaikum.
Alhamdolillah means "All Praise Belongs to Allah". Now this can mean two things.
It can mean that Allah owns all praise that exists and He is the only one with a right to distribute it. An owner who grows fruits on his farm is the only one who is allowed to give those fruits away to other people. So one meaning of Alhamdolillah, then, is that all praise comes from Allah in the sense that He owns and distributes it. And that someone who is really praiseworthy is one who gets praise from Allah. So if I praise you it really is not worth anything. The real and only worthy praise is the one that comes from Allah.
The second meaning is that All Praise belongs to Allah in the sense that any praise belongs to Allah. So, for example, Mercifulness is a praise and it is truly and wholly manifested in Allah. Beauty is another praise and it is truly and only manifested in Allah. So the second meaning is that any words of prayer that exist can only be attributed to Allah.
Therefore, there are two side to "All Praise Belongs to Allah". One that Allah is the true and only bestower of Praise and secondly that any praise that exists should be attributed to God. Allah gives praise and all praise belongs to Him. A two-way that I hope those reading this have understood.
If you have understood the above then I will continue to develop on this. Please let me know if there is something you have not understood.
But for those who have understood here is a hint to the next point:
Apply the above to the two names of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Ahmad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Alhamdolillah means "All Praise Belongs to Allah". Now this can mean two things.
It can mean that Allah owns all praise that exists and He is the only one with a right to distribute it. An owner who grows fruits on his farm is the only one who is allowed to give those fruits away to other people. So one meaning of Alhamdolillah, then, is that all praise comes from Allah in the sense that He owns and distributes it. And that someone who is really praiseworthy is one who gets praise from Allah. So if I praise you it really is not worth anything. The real and only worthy praise is the one that comes from Allah.
The second meaning is that All Praise belongs to Allah in the sense that any praise belongs to Allah. So, for example, Mercifulness is a praise and it is truly and wholly manifested in Allah. Beauty is another praise and it is truly and only manifested in Allah. So the second meaning is that any words of prayer that exist can only be attributed to Allah.
Therefore, there are two side to "All Praise Belongs to Allah". One that Allah is the true and only bestower of Praise and secondly that any praise that exists should be attributed to God. Allah gives praise and all praise belongs to Him. A two-way that I hope those reading this have understood.
If you have understood the above then I will continue to develop on this. Please let me know if there is something you have not understood.
But for those who have understood here is a hint to the next point:
Apply the above to the two names of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Ahmad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).