Who Is Your Rabb?

Our Rabb is Allah – the One Who has the sole right to be worshipped, the Merciful (Ar-Rahman), the Creator (Al-Khaaliq), the Provider and Sustainer (Ar-Razzak), the All-Knowing (Al-Aleem) and the All-Loving (Al-Wadood).

The Heavens and the Earth is the greatest and most remarkable of His creation. The most important of His signs is the Night and Day:

“Indeed your Rabb is Allah, who created the Heavens and the Earth in six days, and then He rose over (Istawa) The Throne (in a manner befitting His Majesty). He brings the Night as a cover over the Day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars subjected to His command. Surely His is the creation and the Commandment. Blessed is Allah the Rabb of all in existence!”

[Surah A’raf 7:54]

Allah means the One who has all rights of worship over the entire creation. He created us for the sole purpose of His worship alone (i.e. Tawheed, without ascribing any partners to Him in any respect of worship, that is, Shirk).

As Allah says:
“I have not created the Jinn, nor the men, except for My worship (alone).

[Surah Dhariyat 51:56]


Allah has required upon us total disbelief in everything that is worshipped other than Allah (Taaghut) and having Eman (faith) in Allah alone.

As Allah says:
“There is no compulsion in religion. Surely, the right path has become clear and distinct from the wrongpath. So whoever disbelieves in Taaghut (everything that is worshipped other than Allah) and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trust worthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.”

[Surah Baqarah 2:256]

Belief in Allah and knowing your Rabb is the first pillar and article of Eman, so it is compulsory on us to know who our Rabb is.

SOURCE:
Ibn Yasin (editor), Who is your Rabb? www.discoverislamaustralia.com