1 The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim

means, of food and drink in this world.Allah states that that He is the Creator of thedwelling place and of the inhabitants and of theprovision; He is the Creator and Provider, as Hesays in Surah Al-Baqarah:یَأَی ُّهَا الن َّاسُ‏ اعْبُدُواْ‏ رَب َّكُمُ‏ ال َّذِىْ‏ خَلَقَكُمْ‏ وَال َّذِینَ‏ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ‏ لَعَل َّكُمْ‏تَت َّقُونَ‏ال َّذِى جَعَلَ‏ لَكُمُ‏ الا ٌّرْضَ‏ فِرَاشاً‏ وَالس َّمَآءَ‏ بِنَآءً‏ وَأَنزَلَ‏ مِنَ‏ الس َّمَآءِ‏مَآءً‏ فَأَخْرَجَ‏ بِهِ‏ مِنَ‏ الث َّمَرَتِ‏ رِزْقاً‏ ل َّكُمْ‏ فَلاَ‏ تَجْعَلُواْ‏ لل َّهِ‏ أَندَاداً‏ وَأَنتُمْ‏تَعْلَمُو ‏َنO mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Whocreated you and those who were before you sothat you may have Taqwa. Who has made theearth a resting place for you, and the sky as acanopy, and sent down water (rain) from the skyand brought forth therewith fruits as a provisionfor you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allah whileyou know. (2:21-22)And here Allah says, after mentioning the creation of allthese things:ذَلِكُمُ‏ الل َّهُ‏ رَب ُّكُمْ‏ فَتَبَارَكَ‏ الل َّهُ‏ رَب ُّ الْعَالَمِينَ‏ ﴿٦٤ ﴾That is Allah, your Lord, so Blessed be Allah, the Lord ofall that exists.meaning, exalted and sanctified and glorified beAllah, the Lord of all the worlds.Then He says:He is the Ever Living, La ilaha illa Huwa;79......هُوَ‏ الْحَي ُّ لَا إِلَهَ‏ إِل َّا هُوَ‏means, He is the Ever Living, from eternity toeternity, Who was, is and shall be, the First andthe Last, the Manifest, the Hidden.