Thursday, February 28, 2013

What is the meaning of Allaah’s name al-Shaheed?.

What is the meaning of Allaah's name al-Shaheed (the Witness)?
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Shaheed is the One Who is honest and trustworthy in His testimony.
It was said Heis the One from Whose knowledge nothing is missing.
Al-Shaheed is the One Who is present and witnessing. He is also the
One who will testify against His creation on the Day of Resurrection.
He points to His Oneness (Tawheed) in all that He has created.
Al-Shaheed is al-Khabeer (the All-Aware), al-'Aleem (All-Knowing). It
all comes back to His knowledge; the first name refers to that which
is apparent, the second refers to that which is hidden, and thethird
refers to both.
Because nothing is hidden from Allaah, He isboth Shaahid and Shaheed
(Witness), i.e., He knows their reality like one who sees and
witnesses them, becausenothing at all is hidden from Him.
And He will be the Witness for the oppressed who have no other
witness or supporter against the aggressors and oppressors who have no
one to stop them in this world from abusing the rights of the
oppressed. So He will restore their rights and avenge them.
Allaah is the One Who is watching over all things.He hears all
voices, loud and silent alike. He sees all that exists, great and
small alike. His knowledge encompassesall things, and He is the One
Who will bear witness for and against His slaves with regard to what
they do.

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