him and I saw that he was still repeating the same words. I kept going there and coming back
to him, and he was still doing exactly the same thing till Allah granted us victory."
Abdullah ibn `Abbas is quoted as saying that the Greatest of all Attributes of Allah is al-Hayy
al-Qayyum. Anyone who truly realizes that He, Glory to Him, is the Qa'im, Qayyim, Qiyam
and Qayyum will never detach his heart from loving the Creator.
Al-Qayyum connotes His independence and the dependence of all others on Him, that He does
not need anyone while everyone is in need of Him.
Allah, Glory to Him, is the Only al-Hayy al-Qayyum: He exists on His own, whereas
everything that exists depends on Him to continue existing. So rely on al-Qayyum besides
Whom you need no other supporter, nor is there anyone else besides Him who can sustain
you, nor can anyone else teach you whatever you need to know.
- "Al-Wajid"
Allah has said, "And whoever does evil or acts unjustly against his own soul then asks
forgiveness of Allah, he shall find Allah Forgiving, Merciful" (Qura'n, 4:110). The root word
of "al-Wajid" is "jidda," abundance and independence. Al-Wajid is the most Knowing: "And
[did He not] find you lost and guide you?" (Qura'n, 93:7); "... and there he finds Allah, so He
pays him back his reckoning in full" (Qura'n, 24:39). The phrase "he finds Allah" means "he
finds out that Allah..." Al-Wajid has everything; He lacks nothing; He is never incapable of
doing whatever He pleases. Al-Wajid is the One from Whose knowledge nothing at all
escapes; He does not overlook anything at all. He is the opposite of one who has lost
everything. Al-Wajid lacks neither necessary things nor any of the requirements related to
Divinity and its perfection; He is none but Allah, the Most Exalted One. In such sense, He,
and He alone, is the Absolute al-Wajid. Anyone besides Him who may have some of the
attributes of perfection while still lacking a few things is not called wajid at all.
Al-Wajid has with Him everything He wants and desires; He can affect His decree; He knows
everything and He determines everything; He is capable of doing everything; nothing is
beyond His reach or might; His status is Sublime. He is the Most Honoured; His Might is the
most perfect; He gives abundantly and generously.
The root word of this Attribute has many other meanings such as: finding out something
through the power of the senses, the reaching of a point or a goal, the existence of something,
the mental realization.
- "Al-Majid"
The Almighty has said, "... the handiwork of Allah Who has made everything