NAMES OF ALLAH As Salam

Sunday Evening Class – Sept 16, 2018 3 Muharram 1440

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NAMES OF ALLAH AS SALAM ....................................... 1

Meaning in language – SALAM ...................................................... 1

Meaning in Religion – As Salam ..................................................... 1

What should we do ....................................................................... 3

NAMES OF ALLAH AS SALAM

MEANING IN LANGUAGE – SALAM

Salam meaning

1. Free of imperfections 2. Free of faults

It is not possible for human beings to be free of imperfections. In life we are not perfect and we have many faults. The faults and the imperfections in us can make us perfect. Perfection in life is when we have belief and we do righteous good deeds.

MEANING IN RELIGION – AS SALAM

As Salam is mentioned in the Quran only once in Surah Hashar

Surah Hashr Ayah 23

The world is full of problems How will we have peace? When we connect and believe in The One Who is As Salam, Who has no faults and there is no one like Him. What causes us to not have a peaceful life? When we

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connect to someone imperfect and when we connect to those who are similar to others; they’re not unique.

Surah Shura Ayah 11

Allah is full of peace because there is no one like him.

• We cannot get peace if we attach to someone besides Allah. It is Salam when we connect with Allah.

• When we wrong people then also we are not at peace because we are afraid the person will take revenge or we are afraid of punishment.

• When we believe in Allah As Salam then Allah will fulfil and give us the peace

• Allah is as salam from having any partner with him. He does not have any spouse or children and there is no one resembling him.

• People are not in peace because they are attached to other than Allah

• Allah is salam from wronging or oppressing us. He never oppresses us, Any decree we go through is not oppression but it is our nurturing.

• Allah is As Salam from resembling anyone. Allah is one and unique. No one can resemble him.

• Allah is As Salam from forgetfulness. Allah does not forget anything.

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Surah Maryam Ayah 64

• When we connect with anyone in need then we will not find peace e.g. if we in need of a doctor we are not in peace because we are afraid the doctor will go. If we want peace we should not connect to anyone in need because when we connect to someone in need then they disconnect after the need is fulfilled.

• Peace is only from Allah. When we know it is from Allah

Hadith

When the Prophet ملسو هیلع الله ىلص uttered taslim, he used to say: "O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity.") - Sunan Abi Dawud 1512, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih

WHAT SHOULD WE DO

Once we know the name of Allah As Salam then we need to do the below:

1. We need to spread the name of Allah As Salam by extending As

Salamualekum to everyone.

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Hadith

• There is hadith where Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "By Him in Whose Hand is my life! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if you do, you will love one another? Promote greetings amongst yourselves." [Muslim].

• Abdullah bin Salam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying, "O people, exchange greetings of peace (i.e., say: As-Salamu 'Alaikum to one another), feed people, strengthen the ties of kinship, and be in prayer when others are asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace."

[At- Tirmidhi].

2. We need guard our tongue and hands.

3. Even if someone chooses to be bad towards us then we need to reply with a peaceful word.