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Islam - Children's Corner
Have You Wondered About Allah?
Here are some questions that people ask sometimes. Have you ever
thought…
Why did Allah create us?
Allah is the only One who can create anything. He is Al-Khaliq – The
Creator and He is Al-Musawwir – The Shaper. He created the Universe and
everything in it, and they all move by His Laws. For instance, the
planets all go around the Sun, because Allah made them so they follow
clear rules. Living things grow, get old and die, the seasons change,
and the rain falls, because He made them behave that way.
For everything that He creates, Allah gives a purpose. Sometimes we can
see the reason, and sometimes we can’t. Allah is Ar-Razzaq – The Total
Provider. He created the world for us to look after and to share and
enjoy. He created human beings and jinn to worship and obey Him (the
Jinn are a creation of Allah that we can’t see).
Why do we worship Allah?
Allah doesn’t need us to Worship Him, and He does not get harmed if we
disobey Him. Allah created us to test us. If we worship Him, it is for
our own good. Allah is Al-Hadid - The Knower of all things. He sees and
hears everything. He is Al-Hakam – The Judge and He is Al-Muqsit – The
Just (Fair). He will judge us all on the Day of Judgement. Those who
obey Him will go to Jannah - Paradise and those who don’t will go to
Hell - Jahannum. To see Allah is the most wonderful, best reward of
those who go to Paradise.
How do we know that Allah wants us to worship Him? Allah is Al-Hadi –
the Guide. Allah sent many, many Prophets to remind them to worship
Allah alone, to be grateful to Him, and to keep away from worshipping
idols. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the last Prophet of
Allah, and Allah gave him (peace be upon him) the Qur’an, to guide us on
how to worship Allah and to live in the best way.
Who is Allah? Where is He?
They may seem like silly questions, but it’s important to know the
answers. Allah tells us in the Qur’an in Surah al-Ikhlas:
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Kind.
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute (as-Samad)*;
He begets not, nor is He begotten;**
And there is nothing like Him.
*Allah is as-Samad, which means that He doesn’t change; everything needs
Him, but He doesn’t need anything.
** This means that Allah wasn’t born and He does not have children.
As there is nothing that we know that is like Allah, we can’t know what
He looks like. If you think, ‘maybe He looks like this or that...’ you
will always be wrong! We can’t see Allah, but He can see us. He knows us
better than we know ourselves. Allah tells us that He has 99 Beautiful
Names (al-Asma’ul Husna). Some of Allah’s Names have been mentioned
here. The more you learn about them, the more you will love Him.
As for where Allah is, Allah has a Throne – al-‘Arsh, and He is ‘above
it’. We can’t say more than this as we human beings cannot know or
understand more than this about Allah. In the Qur’an, there is a verse
called Ayatul Kursi, ‘The verse of the Throne’, which talks about the
Throne of Allah (Most High).
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The
Holy Quran Quotes
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“Don't be humiliated and ask for peace, while you are on the Uppermost and Allah is with you.”
(Muhammad, 47:35)
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