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

What is the meaning of Allaah's name al-Sayyid (the Master)?
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah is al-Sayyid (the Master), i.e., the Sovereign of the universe;
all of creation is enslaved to Him.
Allaah is the One Who is needed in an absolute sense. No created
being is independent of Him. IfHe did not create them, they would not
exist, and if He did not sustain them after creating them, they would
not remain. If He did not help them with all that they are faced with,
theywould have no help besides Him. So it is His right that His
created beings should call Him, and none other, al-Sayyid.

Names and Attributes of Allah - The meaning of Allaah’s name al-Mateen .

What is the meaning of Allaah's name al-Mateen (the Most Strong) ?
Praise be to Allaah. Allaah is the Owner of Power, the Most Strong,
i.e., He has immense Power. He is All-Strong and All-Powerful; His
Power never fails, and whatever He does, it never results in
difficulty, discomfort or tiredness for Him. His Power is perfect and
complete, it never wanesor decreases – exalted be Allaah far above
such a thing.

A pious and intelligent woman from the Banu Israil

Muhammad bin Ka'b relates that there was a great alim and abid in the
Banu Israil. He loved his wife very much. Co-incidentally, she passed
away. This person was so grieved by this that he locked hisdoor and
abstained frommeeting and conversing with people. A woman from the
Banu Israil heard about this so she went to him. She informed those
who were guarding the entrance to his house that she wants to ask him
a mas'ala and that itcan only be asked directly to him. Saying this,
she sat down stubbornly by the door. The person was informed of this
and eventually permitted herto enter. She said: "I want to ask you a
mas'ala." He replied: "Go ahead." She said: "I havea neighbour from
whomI borrowed some jewellery. I am wearing it for quite some time
now. Thereafter she senta person asking for her jewellery. The
question I want to ask you is that do I have to give it back to her?"
The alim replied: "Yes, you have to give it back to her." The woman
replied:"That jewellery was withme for a very long time. How can I
give it?" The alim replied: "In such a case, you should give it even
more happily because it was out of her kindness that she allowed you
to use it for such a long time." When he said this, the woman replied:
"May Allah have mercy on you? Why, then, are you so sad? Allah had
loaned you something and when He wished, He took it back. (Because) it
belongs to Him." Upon hearing this, the alim realized his mistake and
benefited tremendously from this conversation.
Lesson: Look at how this woman put some sense into this man who was a
great 'alim. O women! You should also bear thisin mind when you have
to encounter any difficulty or calamity. You should also explain this
to others.

The lion, rats, snake and the honey comb - a beautiful story

I heard the following story from a pious brother. Hopefully, this
story will be beneficial for everyone, Inshallah.
Once a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him. The man ran
to a tree, climbed onto it and sat on a branch.He looked down and saw
that the lion was still there waiting for him. The man then looked to
his side wherethe branch he was sitting on was attached to the tree
and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch. One
rat was black and the other one was white. The branch will fall on the
ground very soon. The man then looked below again with fear and
discoveredthat a big black snake had come and settled directly under
him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will
fall into it. The man then looked up to see if there was anything that
he could hold on to. He saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of
honey were falling from it. The man wanted to taste one of the drops.
So, he put his tongue out and tasted one of the falling drops of
honey. The honey was amazing in taste. So, he wanted to taste another
drop and then another and as a result, he got lost into the sweetness
of the honey. He forgot about the two rats eating his branch away, the
lion on the ground and the snake that is sitting right under him.
Suddenly when the branch broke he remembered all the dangers woke up
from his sleep.
Since this was an uniquedream, the man went to a pious scholar of
Islam to know its meaning. The scholar said "The lion you saw is your
death. It always chases you and goes where ever you go. The two rats,
one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the
night and the white one is the day. They circle around, coming one
after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to death. The
big black snake with a dark mouth is your grave. It's there, just
waiting for you to fall into it. The honeycomb is this world and the
sweet drops of honey are the luxuries of this world. We like to taste
a little of the luxuries of this world and it's very sweet. Then we
want to taste little more and then more. Meanwhile, we get lost into
it and we forget about our time, we forget about our death and we
forgetabout our grave."
May Allah wake us up from the sleep and save us before it's too late. Ameen.