Need info - who is Allah?

[Beardo]

So tomorrow at Youth Group, I need to present this part to the attendees: Who is Allah? And I wanted totell a lot of stories, because that tends to draw them in.

Could you guys post the following stories and help me out?:
- Story of Ibrahim discovering Allah Ta'ala
- Story of Imam Abu Hanifah and the athiest or something, when he uses the example of the candle.
- Any other interesting stories about Allah Ta'ala and how great He is. There's so many, and all them are equally awesome, but anything specific that perhaps drew your attention would be nice.

 

[Muslim Woman]

at first , u may recite it from Quran

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[TD="class: QuranData, align: left"] Al-Ikhlas | 4 verses | Absoluteness | Tafsir | Recitation| Topics | Uthmani Script | Words [/TD]

[TD="class: QuranData, width: 200, align: right"] سورة الإخلاص Sura #112 | Makkah [/TD]

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[TD="class: QuranData, bgcolor: #ffffff"]Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "He is Allah, (the) One.[/TD]
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[TD="class: QuranData, bgcolor: #f0efec"]"Allah-us-Samad (السيد الذي يصمد إليه في الحاجات) [Allah the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, (He neither eats nor drinks)].[/TD]
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[TD="class: QuranData, bgcolor: #ffffff"]"He begets not, nor was He begotten.[/TD]
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[TD="class: QuranData, bgcolor: #f0efec"]"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."[/TD]

 

[~Raindrop~]

Regarding the second one, we just discussed it in class yesterday.
I did a quick search...

http://www.livingislam.org/sis_e.html#true_st

Hope that helps inshaAllah.

 

[Eric H]

Greetings and peace be with you Beardo;

Don’t forget your own personal story, why do you fast, pray five times a day, why is the beard so important? How does Allah and your faith inspire you to change.

In the spirit of searching for God

Eric

 

[Endymion]

Assalam Alekum Brother.

Whats that story of Imam Abu Hanifa and the atheist.Please share.And the Story of Ibraheem AS discover Allah SWT was truly amazing,i love it.The way He AS talk about star and moon and Sun was lovely.

 

[AabiruSabeel]

You can also start by mentioning the blessings of Allah and His signs in His creations. These threads might help you:

http://www.islamicboard.com/manners...-allah-subhanahu-wa-ta3la-has-blessed-us.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/health-science/47308-signs-allah.html


You may also watch these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuclFM3GGXA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkeVYRnSL0M

 

[Endymion]

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Allah SWT.

Name.

59:24. He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.


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24:35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.

(57:2) His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over everything.

(57:3) He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of everything.

57:4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.

57:5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah.

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23:116. Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour!


Religion.

3:19. The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will):

Maritial Status.

(6:101) He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have a son when He has had no mate? And He has created everything and He has full knowledge of all things.

17:111. Say: "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!"

Author.

6:92. And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers.


Friends.

5:55. Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship).

Contact Information.

Residential Address.

2:115. To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.

Hello.

2:186. When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way.


2:45. Nay, seek ((Allah)'s) help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,-

Details.

31:27. And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): for Allah is Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.


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[Danah]

I think you already finished your presentation by now. This is just for sharing benefits about the sincerity in knowing who is Allah and worship him accordingly:

Al-Thaâlabi said, and Abul-Qassim Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibnul-Hassan ibn Jaâfar Al-Mudhakkar narrated: Al-Hakem Abu Muhammad Yahya Ibnu Mansour narrated : Abu Rajaa' Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Qadhi narrated: Abul-Fadhl Al-Abbas ibn Abil-Faraj Ar-Riashi Said : I heard Al-Asmaâi saying:

One day, I went out the mosque in Basra. While I was walking in one of its pathways, a gross and crude bedouin suddenly appeared, riding his camel, wearing his sword, and holding an arc in his hand. He approached me, saluted, and asked me : "Where are you from ?", I said : "From Banil-Asmaâ". He said : "You're Al-Asmaâi ?", I said :"Yes", he said : "And from where do you come out ?", I said : "From a place where the words of Ar-Rahman(The All-Beneficent, Allah) are recited". He said : "And does Ar-Rahman have words that humans can recite ?", I said : "Yes!", He said : "Recite some from it !". So I said : "Descend from your camel".


So he descended, and I started to recite surat Adh-Dhariyat. And when I reached the verse :

"وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provisionand whatever you are promised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]
He said : "O Asmaâi ! Is that really the word of Ar-Rahman ?", I said "Yes! I swear by the One (Allah) who truly sent Muhammad (with the truth), It's His word ! and He revealed it to His prophet Muhammad peace be upon him".He said : "That's sufficient."


And he went to his camel, and slaughtered it. Then he hashed it without even flaying it. And he said to me : "Help me to distribute it". So we distributed it all to every coming or going person. Then he took his sword and his arc and broke them, and put them under the saddle. And he turned out and went back to the country, saying : "وفي السماءرزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you arepromised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]
So I came back blaming myself, and I said to myself : "You didn't notice before, what the bedouin just understood!"


And when I went to Hajj with Ar-Rasheed, I entered Makka. While I was turning around the Kaâba, I heard a little voice calling me. So I turned, and It was the same bedouin, but he became very skinny and pale. He saluted me, and took my hand and made me sit behind the Maqam (the place of Ibrahim peace be upon him). And he said to me: "Recite the words of Ar-Rahmaan."


So I started to recite surat Adh-Dhariyat, and again, when I came to the verse:
"وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provisionand whatever you are promised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]


The bedouin shouted : "Indeed we found what God promised us !", and then he asked : "Is there something else ?", I said : "Yes, Allah Almighty says":
"فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون" (Then, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just asit is the truth that you can speak) [Adh-Dhariyat:23]


So the bedouin shouted : "O! SubhanAllah ! (Glory to Allah!) Who dare to anger Allah (The Majestic) so He had to swear ? Did they not believe Him, so they made him take an oath ? !"

He said that three times and he breathed his last.



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