As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah
The first verse of the Qur’an is an interesting one:
“All Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.” [al-Fatihah: 1]
Have you ever wondered what the word, ‘Alameen’ (العالمين) really means? Most of the time it is translated as ‘worlds’ or ‘all things’ etc. But is there a deeper meaning to it?
Well, one interesting take by the scholars (such as Sh. Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti in his tafsir ‘Adhwa al-Bayan) is that this word comes from the Arabic word: ‘alamah (علامة) which means ‘a sign’. Because everything in the heavens and the earth, everything in the world and all the Worlds out there, is a sign pointing to the existence and power of Allah, the Creator.
Allahu akbar 🙂
Walaykumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, JazaakAllahu khair
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I always love seeing your posts….it reminds me of an everlasting connection…silent and invisible but constant…..xx
Walekum salaam wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu
Maa sha Allah
And congratulations for the new blog.
May Allah increase it in khayr.
Jazak allah khair for sharing that – a interesting take on the word in question.