Bomb near Shi'ite shrine in Damascus kills at least six
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AMMAN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least six people on Wednesday near a Shi'ite shrine in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media and opposition activists said.
State media said 13 people were also wounded in the explosion in the Sayeda Zainab district. The semi-official Addounia television said the bomb was placed in a garbage bag. Another bomb in the area was defused, the station said.
"The explosion occurred just east of the shrine. Lots of people are also wounded," said one of the activists in the area, who declined to be named.
"Security personnel have swarmed the area. It is not clear whether the target was the shrine or a security compounding adjacent to it," he added. Groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad say seven people died in the blast.
The poor neighbourhood, inhabited by a mix of Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, is marked by the coloured tile and mirror shrine, located near several security compounds, as well as an office for Shi'ite Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Concern among Shi'ites and moderate Sunnis have been rising that Sunni zealots could target the shrine for Zainab, the Prophets' granddaughter and wife of the Caliph Ali, who is highly revered by Shi'ites.
As the 19-month revolt against Assad turns bloodier, sectarian tension has increased between members of the country's Sunni Majority and Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam that has dominated power in the country since the 1960s.
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Ask (questions from) the learned, speak with the wise, and associate with the poor."
Tuhaf-ul-'Uqul, p. 34
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The cause of the cessation of (one's) wealth is leaving the needy heedless."
Ghurar-ul-Hikam, vol. 4, p. 190
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The Holy Prophet [s] narrated from Allah, the Exalted, on the night of ascent, Who said: 'O' Ahmad, My love is the loving of the poor. Bring the poor nearer to yourself and situate them close to yourself in order that I approach you..."
Al-Hayat, vol. 2, p. 51
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Whoever satiates a hungry believer so that the one is satisfied fully, neither a human being among people nor a near-stationed angel nor a divine Messenger knows how great his reward is in the Hereafter except Allah, the Lord of the Worlds." Then, he added: "Feeding a hungry Muslim is from among the means of forgiveness." After that he recited the word of Allah, Almighty and Glorious: "Or the feeding on a day of hunger, of an orphan near of kin, or to the indigent (down) in the dust." (Sura Balad, No. 90, verses 14 to 16).
Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 201
My father - Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us, he said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us, from Ya'qoub b. Yazeed, from `Abbas b. Hilal who said:
I asked (Imam) al-Ridha [a] about the saying of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, "Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth" [24:35]
He replied: (He is the) Guide for the people of the heaven, and (He is the) guide for the people of earth.
And in the narration of al-Barqiy: "(He has) Guided those in the heavens, and (He has) guided those on earth."
1 - Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil -Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us, he said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us, from his father, from ibn Abi `Umayr, from ibn Udhaynah, from Muhammad b. Hakim, from Maymoon al-Baan who said:
I heard Aba `Abdillah (al-Sadiq) [a] when he was asked regarding the saying of the Mighty and Exalted "He is the First and the Last" say: (He is) the First such that there was no first before Him, and nothing began before Him. And He is the Last but without an end (to Him) as is understood of the attributes of creation. Rather He has ever been First and Last, who has not passed away nor will pass away, without a beginning nor an end. Incidents don't occur to Him, nor does he change from state to state, (He is the) creator of all things.
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "To make peace between two individuals (in comparison) is worthier than one's entire prayers and fastings."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 43
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen [a] said: "If a person thinks well of you, make his idea hold true."
Nahjul-Balaghah, p. 511, saying No. 248
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who leads (others) to piety (will be rewarded) the same as the doer of that good action."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 96, p. 119
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "There are six things that a Muslim believer can be profited by after his death:
- A righteous child who seeks forgiveness for him.
- The Holy scripture which will be recited from.
- A well which he had dug (for the benefit of people).
- The tree which he had planted.
- The charity of water that he had caused to flow.
- A good tradition which will be followed (by people) after him."
Khisal by Saduq, p.323
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "If it were not hard upon my Ummah, I would enjoin them to brush (their teeth) with every prayer."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 126
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Du’a is not just a request directed to Allah by a person, but rather more it is a fundamental pillar of a person’s life. It feeds the human spirit hope and encourages patience and endurance, establishes good behavior and morals and leads to perfection, while also saving from the perils and horrors in this life, leading to happiness in the hereafter. It is a balsam for the wounded, provides security from all fears, offers relief from distress, enriches the poor person, and assists the needy.
Du’a is a fundamental pillar of human life, and one of the natural needs in human life. It is known that those who devoted themselves to prayer are more emotionally stable than others, even if the catastrophe strikes. Even with all this material progress in the western world, which allows the individual to live in finest luxury compared to the other peoples of the world, one still suffers from a deep crisis and suffers from serious problems, mostly those linked to the soul, spirit and morals. Statistics indicate that the West has the highest suicide rates per year and if one searches for the reason one finds only trivial ones or no compelling reason at all!
Citizens in the West enjoy security, freedom, equality, welfare, social security and the rule of law and everything that provides stability, so how is it conceivable that in light of all this bliss, such a huge number of people consider suicide every year?! Questionnaires show that the majority of citizens in Western nations suffer from nervous tension and psychological discomfort.
The fault lies in making the material values more important than the moral and spiritual values to the extent that they become almost absent from the awareness of Western man, due to the loss of an essential pillar of stability on which psychological, moral and spiritual values is founded on: Supplication.
It is obvious that the major social problems faced by the West are due to the absence of moral and spiritual values, since there is little to prevent a person turning into a criminal, such as scruples? As the person is able to escape accountability and legal punishment, and does not believe in punishment from God, there is little to stop him turning into a criminal. Religion, spiritual values and morals preserve society and prevent social ills, as prayers are the spiritual link that connects a person to his Creator.
Supplication is protection from the evil of Satan, and encourages the condemnation of sins. Supplication is the protector of the community from delinquency, crime, corruption and different kinds of degradation. No community has the same amount and kinds of supplication as the Shia community, with its tremendous heritage which is missing in the rest of the religions and denominations and other sects. Many of these have not been formulated by normal human beings, but by the Prophet and the Imams (Peace be upon them all).
Various rivers originated from the fountain of Ahl ul-Bayt (Peace be upon them), such as that of science, religion, civilization, ethics, management, education, economics, etc.; Prayer was an essential feature of their teachings to educate their followers, providing the blessings of belief and knowledge about the unseen and the afterlife.
Indeed, we are still failing to realize the great heritage of prayers of the household of infallibility and purity (Peace be upon them all), which could benefit hundreds of thousands if not millions on the matter of worship and conduct. Ayatollah Mohammed al-Husseini Shirazi, adhering to these supplications, also mentioned their importance in his numerous publications.
The Messenger of Allah (Blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said: "Prayer is the weapon of the believer and the support of the faith."
The fact is that prayer is a pillar of religion and a fundamental and indispensable need. As for it being a weapon this refers to it being a personal weapon against those who are against the believers, and is in fact one of the strongest types of weapons and most deadly! How can tyranny confront the power of God and his strength?!
Thus, prayer is of the strongest of weapons, and a weapon of faith in the face of false religions and doctrines, making it upon those loyal to the infallible household (Peace be upon them) to invest in such a weapon to prove that Shia-Islam is the true Islam, not others. We challenge those of other sects, proving that Shia-Islam is the true faith with its great prayers and the content they carry, asking people of other sects and denominations: Is there a match?!
Many people chant the words: "We pray and pray, but nobody answers us!" They never realize for what reason their prayer was not responded to.
Sometimes one engages in sin which could be a reason for the lack of a response. One’s evil can also delay the fulfillment of a prayer. Allah loves the sound of the believer’s supplication and delays his response as the more the person prays, the higher status he receives in the afterlife. God can also hate the sound of the non-believer and gives him an immediate response of his requests, as he does not want him to enjoy this place in the Hereafter. The person who complains about the lack of response to his prayer does not understand that the response can be delayed for various reasons, some even related to his own personality.
The other problem is that many people only pray when calamity and hardship hits them! They do not think of forgiveness or atonement for sins during their daily life, rather more only when caught in a crisis! The usual distance of a person from his lord can be another reason for prayers not being answered. Praying and supplicating only in times of need without considering the imbalance between not praying before the crisis, and abundant prayers during it, may also not lead to the answering of prayers. Then there are also those who say they never have time for supplications and are always busy, as if they are the most important person around, never opening the supplication book even once. Dedicating oneself merely to the prayers on Friday, while neglecting the activities of the remainder of the week, is a further cause of the non-fulfillment of wishes and prayers.
A book called "Keys of heaven" is widespread due to it containing a unique selection of prayers and Ziyyarrahs, serving as a daily devotional program of every believer, recommending a scheduled routine of worship in the daily life of every believer in order to stay in constant contact with the Lord Almighty.
Can we count on the number of people who benefit from the book "Keys of heaven" and how many times they look at it and read it?! They are in the millions, and if one considers all the ages and time periods, then they are in the hundreds of millions! This book is passed from hand to hand, from generation to generation. How many of these good deeds are credited daily to the account of Sheikh Abbas al-Qomi, the author and compiler of this book?!
Supplications are important and essential, with the great importance being attached to the true intentions. They bring us closer to Allah, and should be a regular element of our daily lives. |
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1. The one who spends his life in refuge of God, world's discomforts will become easy for him.
2. The one who carelessly commits sin and throws away the curtain of modesty, God will make him ignanimous, desperate and wretched.
3. The one who does not counsel with others in his matters will be harmed.
4. World is a bazaar in which one group makes benefit and the other faces loss.
5. Cutting jokes and mockery is the activity and enjoyment and amusement of foolish ones.
In fact a believer always remembers death, since his or her main goal is to reach the Almighty God. Hazrat Qasim (pbuh), the son of Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba a.s.), when asked concerning death at Karbala, answered: "death to me is sweeter than honey." Therefore true believers, those who are sincerely devoted to the Almighty God, anticipate death since to them it signifies the long-awaited meeting with their creator.
During imprisonment, Imam Ali An-Naqi. Al -Hadi (a.s.)had a grave dug up ready by the side of his prayer mat. Some visitors expressed concern or surprise. The Imam explained, "In order to remember my end I keep the grave before my eyes."
Before a believer approaches the final moment of his/her life and death overtakes him, it is necessary that he wakes up from the state of negligence and prepares for the final everlasting place. This way he will be able to avoid bewilderment and the fear of the so-called untimely death.
At the time of leaving this world, as attested to by the Holy Qur'an, a person will be in one of two states - either he will be of the Companions of the Right, or the Companions of the Left (Refer Holy Qur'an 56:7-56). If he is counted amongst the Companions of the Right, he will be in a good, final state, but if he is one of the Companions of the Left, he will be of those who have suffered a great loss.
1 – My father - may Allah have mercy on him - narrated to us; he said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b.`Isa from Qasim b. Yahya from his grandfather Hasan b. Rashid from `Abdullah b. Sinan, from Abi `Abdillah (al-Sadiq) [a]. He said: I asked him [a] about Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. He replied:
“The baa’ is for Allah’s brilliance (Bahaa’ Allah) and the seen is for Allah’s sublimity (Sanaa’ Allah) and the meem is for Allah’s glory (Majd Allah) -- and some others have narrated: Allah’s Kingdom (Mulk Allah) -- And Allah (means) the God of all things, the Beneficent (Rahman) towards the entire world and the Merciful (Raheem) for the select faithful.”. ن
2 – Muhammad b. al Hasan b. Ahmad b. al Waleed - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us; he said: Muhammad b. al Hasan al Saffaar narrated to us from al `Abbas b. Ma`ruf from Safwan b. Yahya from the one who narrated it to him, from Abu `Abdillah (al-Sadiq) [a] that he asked about Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Then he [a] said:
The baa’ is for Allah’s brilliance (Bahaa’ Allah) and the seen is for Allah’s sublimity (Sanaa’ Allah) and the meem is for Allah’s kingdom (Mulk Allah).
He said: I said: (And what about) Allah?
So he replied: The alif is for those bounties (aalaa’) of Allah upon His creation which are favours (bestowed on them) due to our mastership. And the laam is the obligation (ilzaam) of our mastership by Allah upon His creation.
I said: Then the haa’?
He said: (It stands for) humiliation (hawaan) of the one who opposes Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, blessings of Allah be upon them all.
He said: (What about) the Beneficent (ar-Rahman)?
He replied: (It means His Mercy) Towards the entire world.
He said: (What about) The Merciful (ar-Raheem)?
He replied: (It means His Mercy) Towards the faithful, in particular.
4 - Another chapter on the meaning of Bismillah
Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq al-Taliqani - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us, he said: we were informed by Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sa`eed, the master of Bani Hashim, from `Ali b. Hasan b. `Ali b. Fadal, from his father who said:
I asked ar-Rida, `Ali b. Musa [a] about Bismillah (In the name of Allah).
He replied: The meaning of the saying of a speaker "Bismillah" is that he imprints upon himself a mark (simh) from the marks (simat) of Allah, the Mighty the Exalted, and this is worship.
I said to him: What is simh?
He replied: It is a sign (`alamah).
5 - Chapter on the meaning of "Allah" the Mighty and Exalted
1 - My father - may Allah have mercy on him - said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmed b. Muhammad b. `Isa, from Qasim b. Yahya, from his grandfather Hasan b. Rashid, from Abi Hasan Musa b. Ja`far [a]:
Once, a question was asked (from the Imam) about the meaning of “Allah”. He (the Imam) replied, ‘It (the word “Allah”) means one who dominates the small and the large.’
2 - Muhammad b. al Qasim al Jarjani al Mufassir - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us; he said: Abu Ya`qub Yusuf b. Muhammad b. Ziyad and Abul Hasan `Ali b. Muhammad b. Sayyaar narrated to us, and these two were from the Imami Shi`i, and they from their fathers, from al Hasan b. `Ali b. Muhammad (al-Askari) [a] about the saying of Allah, Mighty and Exalted,: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. So he [a] said:
“Allah is He towards whom are placed the desires and distresses of all creation. And when all hopes are severed from everyone apart from Him, and all provisions are cut off from all besides Him, you say:Bismillah. That is, I seek help in all my affairs from Allah, whom no one befits worship but Him, the One who helps when His help is sought, and the One who responds when called upon. And He is what, when a man said to al-Sadiq [a]: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Guide me regarding Allah, what is He? For often those who engage in arguments argue with me and perplex me.
So he (al-Sadiq [a]) said to him: “O `Abdullah! Have you ever sailed on a ship alone?” He said: Yes. He said: “Then has it ever broken down on you (during the joyrney) where there was no (other) ship to save you, nor was there any skilled swimmer to save you?”
He said: Yes.
He [a] said: “Then did it occur to you in your heart that there is a thing from the things which has the power to rescue you from your getting drowned?”
He said: Yes.
Al Sadiq [a] said: That very thing is Allah, the One capable of saving when there is no saviour, and of helping when there is no helper.
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Abu Ja`far (al-Baqir) [a] said: O’ my son, recognize the ranks of Shi`a according to the amount of our narrations (they know) and their understanding thereof. And indeed this understanding is his cognizance of the narration. And through cognizance of the narrations the believer rises to the highest level of faith. Indeed when I glanced upon the Book of `Ali – upon whom be peace – I found therein: Indeed every man’s worth and importance is his ma`rifah (understanding). Allah, the Blessed and High, judges man according to the level of intellect accorded to him in this world.
3 - Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masroor – may Allah be pleased with him – narrated from Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amir, from the uncle of `Abdullah b. `Amir, from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr, from Ibrahim Karkhi, from Abi `Abdillah (al-Sadiq) [a], who said:
To understand one hadith is better than narrating a thousand. It is not possible for any man among you to be a faqeeh (thoroughly versed in knowledge of Islamic affairs) until he recognizes the different interpretations of our words. For indeed every word from our sayings can be interpreted in seventy different ways, and each of these ways is available for us to express ourselves.
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My father - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated with this chain: From Muhammad b. Sinan, from Abil Hasan ar-Rida [a], who said:
I (Muhammad b. Sinan) asked him [a]: Was Allah, Mighty and Exalted, aware of His nafs (Self) before He created creation?
He [a] replied: Yes.
I asked: Did He see it and hear it? (i.e., see and hear His nafs)
He replied: He had no need for such, since neither did he ask His nafs (any questions) nor did he demand (anything) from it. And He is His nafs and His nafs is Him. His Power is dominant. And He had no need to name Himself, but He chose to do so for others so they could call to Him by them (the names). Since, if you don't call one by means of his name, he is not recognized. And the first name that He chose for Himself is Al-`Aliy Al-`Azeem (the High, the Great) since He is above all things. So the meaning of the name (i.e., what it points to) is
Allah, though the name is Al-`Aliy Al-`Azeem. And this was the first name of His since He is High above all other things.
My father - may Allah have mercy on him - said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmed b. Muhammad b. `Isa, from Qasim b. Yahya, from his grandfather Hasan b. Rashid, from Abi Hasan Musa b. Ja`far [a]:
Once, a question was asked (from the Imam) about the meaning of “Allah”. He (the Imam) replied, ‘It (the word “Allah”) means one who dominates the small and the large.’
2 - Muhammad b. al Qasim al Jarjani al Mufassir - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us; he said: Abu Ya`qub Yusuf b. Muhammad b. Ziyad and Abul Hasan `Ali b. Muhammad b. Sayyaar narrated to us, and these two were from the Imami Shi`i, and they from their fathers, from al Hasan b. `Ali b. Muhammad (al-Askari) [a] about the saying of Allah, Mighty and Exalted,: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. So he [a] said:
“Allah is He towards whom are placed the desires and distresses of all creation. And when all hopes are severed from everyone apart from Him, and all provisions are cut off from all besides Him, you say:Bismillah. That is, I seek help in all my affairs from Allah, whom no one befits worship but Him, the One who helps when His help is sought, and the One who responds when called upon. And He is what, when a man said to al-Sadiq [a]: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Guide me regarding Allah, what is He? For often those who engage in arguments argue with me and perplex me.
So he (al-Sadiq [a]) said to him: “O `Abdullah! Have you ever sailed on a ship alone?” He said: Yes. He said: “Then has it ever broken down on you (during the joyrney) where there was no (other) ship to save you, nor was there any skilled swimmer to save you?”
He said: Yes.
He [a] said: “Then did it occur to you in your heart that there is a thing from the things which has the power to rescue you from your getting drowned?”
He said: Yes.
Al Sadiq [a] said: That very thing is Allah, the One capable of saving when there is no saviour, and of helping when there is no helper.
- My father - Allah have mercy on him - narrated to us, he said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us, from Younis b. `AbderRahman from Rabee` b. Muslim, who said:
I heard Abul Hasan (al Kadhim) [a], when he was asked about (the meaning of) as-Samad, say: as-Samad is that which has no deficiencies. [Translator's note: Al-Kulayni (compiler of al-Kafi) has said the following regarding the meaning of as-Samad. “This is the correct meaning of as-Samad. What al-Mushabbihah (people who consider Allah similar to certain things) believe is not correct. as-Samad literally means solid as opposed to hollow, which applies only to physical objects. Allah, the Most High, is by far above such attributes. Had such attributes applied to Allah, the Most High, the Most Gracious, it would have contradicted His statement that says, ‘There is nothing similar to Him.’]
2 - `Ali b. Ahmed b. Muhammad b. `Imran al-Daqaaq - may Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us, he said: Muhammad b. Yaqoub narrated to us, from `Ali b. Muhammad, from Sahl b. Ziyad, from Muhammad b. Waleed - whose tite was Shabab al-Sayrafi - from Dawud b. Qasim al-Ja`fari who said:
I said to Abi Ja`far (al-Baqir) [a]: May I be your ransom, what is as-Samad?
He said: as-Samad means the Master towards whom one turns, in small (matters) and large.3 - Abu Muhammad Ja`far b. `Ali, the faqeeh from Qum and, later, Ilaq - Allah be pleased with him - narrated to us, he said: Abu Sa`eed `Abdan b. Fadl narrated to us, he said: Abul Hasan Muhammad b. Yaqoub b. Muhammad b. Younis B. Ja`far b. Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib narrated to me in the city of Khajnadah, he said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Shuja` al-Farghani narrated to me, he said: Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. Hammad al-`Anbari narrated to me in Egypt, he said: Isma`il b. `Abd al-Jaleel al-Barqi narrated to me, from Abil Bakhtari Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarashi, from Abi `Abdullah as-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad [a], who said:
(My father) Baqir [a] said: My father, Zain al-`Abideen [a] narrated to me from his father, Husain B. `Ali [a], who said:
as-Samad is that which has no deficiencies. And as-Samad is that with which (is reached) ultimate supremacy (? - suwaddadah). And as-Samad is that with which does not eat and does not drink. Andas-Samad is that which does not sleep. And as-Samad is that which has not passed away, nor will it pass away.
(Imam) Baqir [a] said: Muhammad b. Hanafiyyah - Allah sanctify his soul - used to say: as-Samad means to exist by iteself, needless of others.
Others beside him said: as-Samad (is that which) transcends place and deterioration, and as-Samad is that which cannot be described by things that change.
(Imam) Baqir [a] said: as-Samad is a Master who is obeyed, such that above Him are none to command (Him) nor prohibit (Him).
He said: `Ali b. Husain Zayn al-`Abideen [a] was asked about as-Samad. He replied: as-Samad is that which has no partner, nor is it difficult for it (the thing that is as-Samad) to keep things safe, nor is there anything concealed from it.
He said: Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: Zayd b. `Ali [a] said: as-Samad is that which when wills a thing, says to it, Be: and it is. And as-Samad is that which invented things and created for them their opposites and forms and partners, while He is unique in His Oneness, without an opposite, nor a form, nor likeness, nor equal.
And Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: I heard Sadiq [a] say: A delegation from Palestine approached al-Baqir [a] and asked him regarding some issues, so he answered them. Then they asked him aboutas-Samad, so he [a] said:
This is its explanation: as-Samad is made of five letters (alif, laam, saad, meem, daal). The alif is proof of his (?) iniyyatuh, and this is His, Mighty and Exalted, saying: Allah bears witness that there is no god but Him [Qur'an - 3:18]. And in this is a warning and reference to the Unseen (al-gha'ib) about understanding it through the senses. And the laam is proof of His divinity, that He is indeed Allah. And the alif and laam are combined (when written in as-Samad), and do not appear on the tongue (i.e., they are not pronounced), nor are they heard. But their appearance in the text is proof that His (Allah's) divinity is concealed by His subtlety (or, fineness -- lit. lutfihi), such that it (His divinity) is not encompassed by the senses, not can it be expressed by the tongue of any describer, nor (can it be heard) by the ear of any listener. Because the meaning of "the God" is He who perplexes creation when it (creation) tries to understand His essence and state of existence (or howness - kayfiyyah) by the senses or by the imagination. No, instead He is the originator of imaginations and the creator of senses.
And indeed their (the alif and laam) appearance in the text is proof that Allah, the Exalted, has made apparent His lordship in the origination of creation, and in the mixing of their fine spirits in their coarse bodies. Such that when a servant (i.e. person) looks upon himself he cannot see his own spirit, just like the laam in as-Samad which is not visible and is not perceptible by the five senses (when spoken), but, when you look upon the text, that which was hidden and fine, becomes apparent.
For when a servant (person) contemplates on the essence of the Maker and His state of existence he gets confounded therein and (becomes) confused, and his thoughts cannot encompass any thing that he can conceive to be Him, since He, the Mighty and Exalted, is the creator of conceptions. For when one looks upon creation it is affirmed for him that indeed He, the Mighty and Exalted, is their creator and the One who has mixed their spirits into their bodies.
As for the saad (in as-Samad) it is proof that indeed He, the Mighty and Exalted, is Truthful (Sadiq), and His speech is true, and His words are True. And He has invited His servants to pursue the truth with truth, and has promised with truth the House of Truth (i.e., Paradise).
As for the meem (in as-Samad) it is proof of His Kingdom (Mulkuhu), and indeed He, the Mighty and Exalted, is the true King, (the One) who has not passed away, nor will pass away, nor does His Kingdom pass away. As for the daal (in as-Samad) it is proof of the eternity (Dawam) of His Kingdom, for indeed He, the Mighty and Exalted, is Eternal. He is above (the state of) being and passing away, rather He, the Migthy and Exalted, brought into being the universe by whose formation all other all entities exist.
Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem
Allāh (s.w.t.) revealed to Prophet Mūsa (A.S.):
““O Mūsa! Whoever loves Me, will not forget Me and whoever hopes in My virtues, persist in his invocation. O Mūsa! I am not ignorant of My creatures but I love My angels to hear the supplication of My servants and My attendants to see how the children of Adam seek nearness to Me for the things the means and power of which are in My hand.”
[Reference: Oddatol Daee (The Asset of Supplicant),Chapter 4, Hadees 409]
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A humble request
Please do pray for restoration of Jannat al-Baqi & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs)
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