5 Reasons Why you NEED to take Light upon Light

5 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE LIGHT UPON LIGHT
Even though you only need reason #1

5- Knowledge of the Names of Allah is the basis for all other knowledge. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Knowledge of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah is the basis of all other kinds of knowledge, for all of these other branches of knowledge are devoted to either a command or a creation of His.” [Badaa'i' al-Fawaa'id (1/163].

4- Studying the Names of Allah azza wa jal is the MOST noble of sciences. Why? This is because the nobility of a science is connected to the nobility of its subject, and there is no subject that one can study more noble than Allah–Al ‘Azeez, Al Kareem.

3- Calling upon Allah & praising Him by these Names is one of the greatest deeds and best forms of dhikr. Allah ta’ala says: “And to Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them.” [7:180]

2- How can you love Allah if you do not know Him? There was a man who love to recite surah Ikhlaas in prayer. Some Companions mentioned this to the Prophet, so he said, “Ask him why he does that.” He said, “Because it is the Description of the Most Merciful (Sifaat ar-Rahmaan), and I love to recite it.” The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Inform him that Allah loves Him.” [Agreed Upon]

1- Jannah. Enough said. Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu reported that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, Allah has ninty-nine Names, one hundred less one. Whoever ‘ahsaaha‘ will enter Jannah. [Bukhari and Muslim] Ahsaaha means: whoever enumerates them, believes in them, ponders their meanings, worships Allah by them and supplicates with them, and acts by them according to one’s belief in them.

…If you want to learn the basis for all other knowledge…

…If you want to study the most noble of sciences…

…If you want to engage in the best form of dhikr…

…If you want to really know Allah…

…If you want Jannah…

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Fundamentals of Faith 102
Nov 21-23, 2008 – GMU/Fairfax
Yasir Qadhi

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