Page 169 - Names of Allah

A
T
A
K
U
L
A AL-MUTAKABBIR
M
-
I
R
B
B
He Who Reveals His Greatness in All
He is Allah—there is no deity but Him. He is the King, the
Most Pure, the Perfect Peace, the Trustworthy, the
Safeguarder, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely
Great. Glory be to Allah above all they associate with Him.
(Surat al-Hashr, 59:23)
Allah describes His greatness through the examples He gives in
the Qur’an. For example, when Prophet Musa (as) requested “My
Lord, show me Yourself so that I may look at You!” Allah replied:
"You will not see Me, but look at the mountain. If it remains firm
in its place, then you will see Me.” The rest of the account is related,
as follows:
... But when His Lord manifested Himself to the mountain,
He crushed it flat and Musa fell unconscious to the ground.
When he regained consciousness, he said: “Glory be to
You!...” (Surat al-A‘raf, 7:143)
When Prophet Ibrahim (as) said: “My Lord, show me how You
bring the dead to life,” Allah replied: “Take four birds and train
them to yourself. Then put a part of them on each mountain and
call to them; they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is
Almighty, All-Wise.” (Surat al-Baqara, 2:260) This way, Allah
showed him a sign of His greatness.
Allah told Prophet Lut (as) to leave his city early in the morning
with the believers and not to look back. That morning, He destroyed
the unbelieving nation and rescued Prophet Lut (as). Allah made the
fire coolness and peace for Prophet Ibrahim (as). By the hands of

167