AL-HAYY, (The Living)

He is the Living —there is no deity but Him—so call upon Him,making
your religion sincerely His. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds. (Surah Ghafir, 65)
Being weak, what we can actually do is very limited. After we are
born, we spend 5-10 years developing our intelligencethrough education
and need constant care. Later on, we spend a great deal of time
meeting our bodily needs (e.g., sleeping, and working to acquirefood,
clothing, and a place to live) and keeping ourselves cleanand fresh.
Almost one-quarter of our life is spent in sleep. No matter how much
we resist the need to sleep and use that time to engage in other
activities, we cannot endure sleep deprivation for more than a few
days. Indeed, such a lack of sleep affects our nervous systems by
leaving us drowsy and unable to concentrate, and leads to poor memory
and physical performance. If sleep deprivation continues, mood swings
may develop.
All creatures have a fragile nature. Allah, the Creator of all beings,
is al-Hayy (The Living). Hecontrols everything at every moment, knows
everything, andhas power over all things. He is not subject to
drowsiness or sleep, and is exalted above all forms of weakness. He
gives various weaknesses to His servants, and commands them to
recognize these weaknesses, serve Him, and ask Him for everything.
Given these inherent weaknesses, we turn to our Lord, aware that we
cannot live for another second unless He wills it. Several verses
inform us about this attribute, as follows:
Allah, there is no deity but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining.
(Surah Al 'Imran,2)
Put your trust in the Living, Whodoes not die, and glorify Him with
praise. He is well aware of the wrong actions of His servants. (Surat
al-Furqan, 58)
Faces will be humbled to the Living, the All-Sustaining, and anyone
weighed down with wrongdoing will have failed. (Surah Ta Ha, 111)