Allah calls Himself Al-Qahhaar— The Subduer, The Ever-Dominating— six times in the Quran. He is the One who prevails over all and to whom all creatures surrender. Al-Qahhaar dominates the whole universe, He is victorious over any opposition, and His will is irresistable.
The Subduer, the Prevailer, The Conquerer
Qahhaar comes from the root qaa-haa-raa, which points to three main meanings. The first main meaning is to overcome, overpower, dominate, or prevail, and the second to subdue and subjugate. The third main meaning is to compel against someone’s wishes.
This root appears ten times in the Quran in three derived forms. Examples of these forms are taqhar (“oppress”) and al-qaahiroona (“the subjugators”).
Linguistically, Qahhaar has the structure of intensification and is the intense form of Al-Qaahir, The Irresistible. Al-Qahhaar is the One with majestic strength. He has the supreme authority and ultimate power to do anything; He can subdue anyone to compel him or her to His will.
The names Al-Qahhaar and Al-Lateef (The Subtle) are sometimes used together to refer to the opposing yet complementary ways of Allah ‘azza wa jall; He is The Subduer, but also The Most Wise and the Most Just. Al-Qahhaar started life on earth by a blow in Adam’s body and ends by a blow on the trumpet.
Al-Qahhaar Himself says: O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing? [Quran, 12:39] Say, ‘Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing.’ [Quran, 13:16] and . . . Say, [O Muhammad], I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah , the One, the Prevailing. [Quran, 38:65]
The One and His supreme power
In each of the six ayaat in the Quran in which this beautiful name is mentioned it is amazingly combined with Al-Waahid (The One). Allah ‘azza wa jall demonstrates that every single creature submits to Allah willingly or unwillingly and that is by the power and force of Al-Qahhaar; this supreme power rests with Him only.
The skies, the earth, the angels, and all the creatures obey Him. Al-Qahhaar left us the choice: either we come to Him willingly or He’ll make us come to Him anyway. Allah says: . . . then said to it and to the earth, Come up (you two) willingly (or: in obedience) or unwillingly! They (both) said, We come up willingly. [Quran, 41:11]
A Soul-shaking Moment with Al-Qahhaar
One of the greatest examples is that the whole creation is subdued by death. Allah ‘azza wa jall describes to us an amazing scene: The Day when they will (all) come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day? (Allah Himself will reply to His Question): It is Allah’s the One, Al-Qahhaar. [Quran, 40:16]
How Can You Live By This Name?
1. Submit. Surrender.
What does Islam mean? It means you submit and you surrender to the Lord of the Worlds. As his Lord said to him, Surrender, (i.e., be Muslim) he said, I have surrendered to The Lord of the worlds. [Quran 2:131] Surrender your heart, your limbs, your actions, your speech, your senses, your talents, and your skills all to Him by using them to do good deeds. Don’t submit to your own desires and whims; submit to Al-Qahhaar willingly. Know that submission is not a sort of humiliation but rather an apprehension and a beautiful glorification.
2. Ponder how Al-Qahhaar expresses His will.
The sea or the wind can be at times deadly and at other times beautiful and calm. Look at how Al-Qahhaar commanded nature to change at His will: the fire that didn’t burn Ibrahim ‘alayhi sallam, the knife that didn’t slaughter Ismaeel alayhi sallam, the whale that swallowed Yunus ‘alayhi sallam but didn’t digest him. Teach your children the stories of the Quran and ponder the effect of His will all around you, like gravity, water, and fire.
3. Be kind to the weak.
Be compassionate and kind to the weak, especially to the orphans and the poor. Then, as for the orphan, then do not subdue (him), and as for the beggar, then do not scold (taqhar). [Quran, 93:9-10] Imagine facing The Subduer, The Ever-Dominating, on the Day of Judgement, where people are either oppressors or oppressed. Who will be more fearful?
4. Be good to people at all times.
Remember the overpowering attribute of Allah ‘azza wa jall and be motivated to treat people well. Umar ibn al-Khattaab radiyallahu anhu asked his son to put his face in the dust as he was dying so that Al-Qahhaar would have mercy upon him. Umar Ibn al-Azeez ordered his servant to remind him of Al-Qahhaar in case he saw him oppressing anyone. Remind yourself of Al-Qahhaar to be good, just, and fair to others at all times.
5. Abandon your sins.
The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said: Two eyes will not be touched by Hellfire: An eye that cries from the fear of Allah, and an eye that spent the night in a guard post in the path of Allah (Jihad) [At-Tirmidhee] Al-Qahhaar compels your tongue at the time of your death and you might be unable to say la ilaaha illAllah because of your bad deeds. Have you noticed what a simple phrase la ilaaha illAllah is and that you can say it without even moving your lips? Still it is the will of Al-Qahhaar that will enable you or not enable you to say it. So abandon your sins and remember the power of Al-Qahhaar to subdue your limbs.
6. Ask Al-Qahhaar.
The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam would say when he turned during sleep at night :
None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, The One, Al-Qahhaar. Lord of the heavens and the Earth and all between them, The Exalted in Might, The Of-Forgiving [Al-Bukaaree, Muslim] Revive this sunnah in your life.
O Allah, Al-Qahhaar, we know that You overpower everything. Make us of those who bow to You in Islam, adorn us with apprehension of You, and aid us to surrender our hearts and our actions to You only. Make us ponder Your power, abandon our sins, and be kind to the weak, ameen!
And Allah knows best.
The Understand Quran Academy Team
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I AM A MUSLIM, I WOULD NOT SAY ALLAH HAS NOT BESTOWED HIS FAVOR ON ME BUT I WILL MOST PART HAVE A NEED AND WILL PRAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO ALLAH AND EVEN GET CONFUSE AS TO IF HE IS HEARING ME. ALL MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR A LOT OF WEALTH FOR WE HAVE A LOT OF POOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING MYSELF BUT HE WOULD NOT ANSWER MY PRAYERS. WHAT DO I DO FOR HIM ANSWER MY PRAYERS? HELP WITH A PRAYER THAT WILL CHANGE MY LIFE IN THIS WORLD HELP ME ENTER PARADISE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A ZIKR TO HELP ME RESOLVE MY PROBLEM
Please listen to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7-3uqpqHB8
I used to and still sometimes feels the same way as you do. But this lecture opened my eyes and gave me peace in the time when I needed most.
Assalam Aaleykum Omar, ABOUT YOUR DUA
Trust in ALLAH, ALLAH loves HIS servants, ALLAH wont forsake you ,ALLAH has already answered even your non supplicated needs. ALLAH is ALRAHMAN, ARRAHIM , ALWADUD(The loving GOD)
Trust in ALLAH
“Perhaps you might love something, And its Bad for you”
ALLAH SWT – Answers our prayers more than we know
1. He answers you by not giving you at all what you want bse HE knows through his infinite wisdom what is good for you or what not. HE is your maker and knows every soul – Perhaps u r easily corrupted by wealth & u will forget ur LORD , Which will be a huge loss for urself if u destroy ur akhera bse life in akhera is eternal and life in this world is temporary. So , Which is better? Temporary life or eternal life?
2. ALLAH SWT answers you by not giving u immediately- ALLAH SWT as RABB(The sustainer and…and….) Knows better what is the right time of each soul to be responsible of whatever bounties HE grants. Know that all bounties will be accountable. SO, You never know ….Have some patience and continue praying. Never lose hope until your last breath.
3. ALLAH answers u by Giving u and that is upto HIm and you cant question HIM bse we can see alot of people with immense blessings and we wonder to ourselves if they deserve to have them.
Finally, Know that dua is ibada, even if u r not getting what it seems u r not having , Continue with ur dua and dont lose hope and your never know may b thru ur constant dua and hope in ur LORD – ALLAH might enter u into the highest paradise bse of ur TRUST in ALLAH.
And ALLAH SWT knows best
I AM A MUSLIM, I WOULD NOT SAY ALLAH HAS NOT BESTOWED HIS FAVOR ON ME, BUT I WILL MOST PART HAVE A NEED AND WILL PRAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO ALLAH AND EVEN GET CONFUSE AS TO IF HE IS HEARING ME. ALL MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR A LOT OF WEALTH FOR WE HAVE A LOT OF POOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MYSELF BUT HE WOULD NOT ANSWER MY PRAYERS. WHAT DO I DO FOR HIM TO ANSWER MY PRAYERS? HELP ME WITH A PRAYER THAT WILL CHANGE MY LIFE IN THIS WORLD AND ALSO HELP ME ENTER PARADISE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A ZIKR TO HELP ME RESOLVE MY PROBLEMS
Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu hu wa maghfirah.nicely explained.Allah may increase ur knowledge so that u may explain the holy quran in a simplified method so that less learned people can also understand what he sayes to his people. Creator to creaty.master to servant.Ameen sum Ameen.All the best keep it up.Allahuhafiz.
Assalam o Alaikum
To be good muslim and human being we should always be fearful of Allah SWT and at the same time have full faith in the reward of Jannah which Allah promised to give all those whose deeds are good to all others. I pray to Allah to be good and fair to all others
Dear brothers and sisters,
One of the Hadiths encouraged us to read Surah Al-Wakiah every night if we are a poor (miskin) or the poorest(fakir). Allah will changed till end of our life from miskin or fakir when we could perform this Hadith. Not many poor or fakir Muslims hear this Hadith or practice after hearing this hadith. The other times of Allah answer our request is about one hour before Subuh Azan (or sometimes called Tahajud Azan and few Muslim countries practice to remind the community to pray Tahajud). The Masjid where I lived in 1998 informed for 7 or 8 Jumaat prayer that our Masjid like to practice 2 Azans like Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries which have less Miskin/Fakir Muslims since they pray Tahajud and Make doa during the Approval time daily. (The first Tahajud Azan without As solah Tu Khairum Minan Naum to remind Tahajud and or Witir prayer). Some like to perform Witir after Tahajud (Omar r.anhu sunnah) and some like to solat Witir before going to bed (Abu Bakar r.anhu. sunnah). May our community be removed from Allah Miskin/Fakir when we could perform the Reading of Surah Al-Wakiah every night and Allah answers our doa when we could perform Solat Tahajud and Witir + 2 Rakaat Sunah before Subuh prayer which is better than the world and its content according to the Prophet s.a.w. Our prophet did not rest but regular daily these three sunat solat till Allah invited him at 63 years old though while he is in Musafir. May Allah give us Taufiq to perform these three sunah prayers.Salam from Malaysia.
Dear brothers and sisters,
Apart from daily doa during Tahajud time or the last third of the night, our prophet told us the weekly approve doa that is Thursday night. Many Muslims did not discovered this Hadith and failed to request from Allah weekly approve night. The prophet also gave us the yearly approve night Nisfu Syakban, Lailatul Qadar (last 10 nights of Ramadan practiced in Malaysia) the Eve of Aidil Fitri and Eve of Aidil Adha. Many Muslims in Malaysia cook delicious food instead of making Doa this yearly approve night. May Allah give us the Taufiq /Strength to perform this Hadith. Salam from Malaysia.
Dear brothers and sisters, The third issue brought by brother Omar Touray is Zikir to enter Paradise.
Many Muslims failed to practice the Hadith Qudsi (1st Class Hadith apart from Hadith Soheh (2nd Class) Hadith Hassan(3rd class) Hadith Dhaif(lower class) and False Hadith (Rejected since the writer reserved one seat in Hell)said our prophet s.a.w.
Hadith Qudsi mentioned that Allah love us to perform Zikir by reading Al-Quran /Translation of the Quran/Salawat to our prophet/Istigfar/or reading Religious books which all refer to Zikir one hour after Subuh/Fajar prayer and one hour after Asar prayer. Many Muslims could perform the morning session but failed to perform the evening session due to many Dunia activities. Anyway they are better than the Muslims that missed both times. InsyakAllah those who could perform this Hadith, Allah will show his/her place in Jannah before Malaikat Israil take his/her soul. There are other sunnah Amals which Allah love to give Jannah. Refer to Hadith with regards to Sunnah in prayer, sunnah in Fasting apart from Ramadan, Sunnah to perform Umrah and Hajj and sunnah for giving Zakat every year. Sunnah in looking for religious knowledge, sunnah in Sadaqah and many others leading to Jannah.
Salam from Malaysia.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته -ارغب فى العمل معكم فى تحفيظ القرءان الكريم -ودراسة الاحكام القرءانية -بصفتى مدرس فى الأزهر الشريف-والمؤهلات التى معى تؤهلنى للعمل فى ذلك الأمر -وأعمل منذة فترة كبيرة على الانترنت من خلال سكايبskybe-mahmoud.maki2واتشرف بالعمل من خلال الانترنت والمساعدة وايضا-تدريس اللغة العربية http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?345609-Learn-Arabic-Online-with-an-al-Azhar-Graduateوهذا الموقع يشهد على ذلك من خلال احد الطلاب وهو مماساعدنى فى الكثير على حصول الكثير من الطلاب -ارجو الرد على رسالتى
please write the ayat numb for the dua s you mention in english. this will make us easy to copy down the dua from the exact surah .