and He guides whom He creates to the goals beh<strong>in</strong>d His creat<strong>in</strong>g them, to issues related totheir life <strong>in</strong> this world and to those related to their creed, <strong>in</strong> addition to everyth<strong>in</strong>g else relatedto them. He guides the hearts to know Him and the souls to obey Him; He guides the guilty tothe path <strong>of</strong> repentance, the s<strong>in</strong>cere ones to nearness to Him after be<strong>in</strong>g far from it. He keepsthe hearts filled with love for equity and truth; He enables them to treat people justly. Al-Hadiis <strong>in</strong> all reality <strong>Allah</strong>. Al-Hadi has guided the elite from among His servants to wisdom andknowledge.Whenever the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> woke up dur<strong>in</strong>g the night for prayers, he would supplicateto his Lord say<strong>in</strong>g, "Lord! God <strong>of</strong> Gabriel, Michael and Israfil, Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens andthe earth, Knower <strong>of</strong> the unknown and the Witness! You judge between Your servantsregard<strong>in</strong>g that where<strong>in</strong> they dispute! I plead to You to guide me to that where<strong>in</strong> they havediffered, by Your will, for You guide whomsoever You please to a straight path."95. "Al-Badee`"<strong>Allah</strong>, Glory and Exaltation are His, has said, Wonderful Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens and theearth! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it "Be!" and it is. (2:117)In language, to orig<strong>in</strong>ate is to br<strong>in</strong>g about someth<strong>in</strong>g without follow<strong>in</strong>g a model or anexample. Al-Badee` is the Unique One; there is noth<strong>in</strong>g similar to Him <strong>in</strong> His essence,qualities, or whatever He does; He has manifested the wonders that He has created as themost beautiful <strong>in</strong>dications <strong>of</strong> His wisdom. He has created all cosmic worlds without a priormodel. He, Exalted is His Name, has said, "Wonderful Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the heavens and theearth! How could He have a son when He has no consort, and He (Himself) createdeveryth<strong>in</strong>g, and He knows all th<strong>in</strong>gs?" (Qura'n, 6:101)."Badee`" means: orig<strong>in</strong>ator; one who does someth<strong>in</strong>g new, orig<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g its existence. "Bid'a"means someth<strong>in</strong>g new, an <strong>in</strong>novation, simply because nobody before had said or advocated it.<strong>Allah</strong> is the Orig<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> all th<strong>in</strong>gs without follow<strong>in</strong>g a prior model. He did not learn theircreation from anyone else; rather, He <strong>in</strong>itiated the creation <strong>of</strong> all be<strong>in</strong>gs, so He is their Maker,the One Who started their existence. <strong>The</strong> Almighty, al-Badee`, has brought everyth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>toexistence without the use <strong>of</strong> a tool or any material, without be<strong>in</strong>g limited to time or space <strong>in</strong>order to be able to do that.Al-Badee` has manifested the wonderful th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> what He has done and the extra-ord<strong>in</strong>arypro<strong>of</strong>s <strong>of</strong> His wisdom. He is the Absolute One Who has no peer similar to Him <strong>in</strong> Hisqualities, wisdom, or anyth<strong>in</strong>g related to Him; He, and only He, is the Absolute al-Badee`Who has created everyth<strong>in</strong>g without follow<strong>in</strong>g a prior model.S<strong>in</strong>ce there is none like Him <strong>in</strong> His essence, characteristics, actions, or anyth<strong>in</strong>g related toHim, that makes Him the Absolute Orig<strong>in</strong>ator. If such a th<strong>in</strong>g is known commonly, it cannot
e called badee' at all; so, this Attribute does not fit anyone besides <strong>Allah</strong>. None was ever likeHim nor ever will; therefore, His example never existed at all and never will, and whateverexists besides Him exists because <strong>of</strong> Him; He, and He alone, is the Orig<strong>in</strong>ator s<strong>in</strong>ce timeimmemorial and forever.Anas ibn Malik is quoted say<strong>in</strong>g that the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> once heard a man supplicat<strong>in</strong>gthus, "Lord! I plead to You by the fact that to You is all Praise due; there is no god but You;You are the One Who never stops giv<strong>in</strong>g, Who orig<strong>in</strong>ated the heavens and the earth, the Oneto Whom all Glory and Honour belong! I plead to You to grant me a place <strong>in</strong> Your Paradise,and I seek refuge with You aga<strong>in</strong>st the fire," whereupon the Prophet said, "He surely haspleaded to <strong>Allah</strong> by His Attribute which, if one pleads to Him by it, He grants the plea andgives what He is asked."A believer's share <strong>of</strong> this Glorious Attribute is that if he repeats it quite <strong>of</strong>ten, <strong>Allah</strong> will causethe spr<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> wisdom to flow from his tongue; he will be wise <strong>in</strong> his <strong>in</strong>tentions, for <strong>in</strong>tentionis the bedrock <strong>of</strong> action. A servant <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> who remembers and repeats this Attribute quite<strong>of</strong>ten, be<strong>in</strong>g fully aware <strong>of</strong> its mean<strong>in</strong>gs, will be exposed to the beauty <strong>of</strong> its light. <strong>Allah</strong>, theTruth, Exalted and Blessed is He, will permit him to enter <strong>in</strong>to the circle <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>vention; He willmake him a master obeyed by others. One <strong>of</strong> the norms <strong>of</strong> conduct <strong>of</strong> whoever mentions thisAttribute quite <strong>of</strong>ten is the avoid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>novations <strong>in</strong> the creed and full adherence to theSunnah.96. "Al-Baqi"<strong>Allah</strong>, Glory and Exaltation are His, has said, "... and <strong>Allah</strong> is better and moreabid<strong>in</strong>g" (Qura'n, 20:73)."Al-Baqi" is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong>'s Attributes the root word <strong>of</strong> which is baqa': the opposite <strong>of</strong>ext<strong>in</strong>ction. It also means: obedience to <strong>Allah</strong> and await<strong>in</strong>g His rewards, or the l<strong>in</strong>ger<strong>in</strong>g status<strong>of</strong> goodness.<strong>The</strong> reality <strong>of</strong> al-Baqi, Glory to Him, is <strong>in</strong> His ever-endur<strong>in</strong>g existence; endurance is one <strong>of</strong>His characteristics. Al-Baqi, Glory to Him, always exists and Whose existence is necessitatedby virtue <strong>of</strong> His own merits. He is ever-Present, Who rema<strong>in</strong>s exist<strong>in</strong>g forever, from thebeg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> any beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g and for eternity. <strong>The</strong> Absolute al-Baqi is the One the duration <strong>of</strong>Whom never ends, and such a duration is described as abadi, perpetual, eternal, endless. <strong>The</strong>Absolute al-Qadeem is the One the time <strong>of</strong> Whose beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, if there is such a th<strong>in</strong>g, goesback to the very beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> time, and such a duration is called azali, eternal. When you saythat His existence depends on His own merits, this Attribute will then <strong>in</strong>clude both mean<strong>in</strong>gs.What affects the determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the "past" and the "present" are certa<strong>in</strong> variables; both wordsdescribe time, and noth<strong>in</strong>g measures time other than change. One Who is above change by
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IntroductionIn any theistic religio
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