SATURDAY The ism recommended for Saturday is Al-Ghaniyy. It is recommended to recite it 1060x. Linguistically, ghina, the root word of "alGhaniyy", means: independence by virtue of having self-sufficiency. It is the opposite of faqr which is poverty or need. Independence or self-sufficiency is of various types- one is the absence of need, and none is independent of needing anyone or anything other than Allah. This meaning is implied in aya 64 of Suratul Hajj "His is whatever in the heavens and in the earth, and most surely Allah is the selfSufficient, the Praised" The other is the small or limited number of one's needs, which is pointed out in aya 8 of Suratudh Dhuha "And He found you in want and made you free from want" Al-Ghaniyy has no need, needs none while everything and everyone need Him. Everyone else besides Allah is needy. To apply Al-Ghaniyy in our lives we need to understand what is being rich (ghaniyy)? The Prophet (pbuh) has said: "Wealth is not abundance of availability; rather, it is the richness of one's own nafs." The highest degree of richness is itminaan of the qalb, in other words contentment of the nafs. In Suratur Ra’ad, Allah says that this is achieved only through zhikr of Allah – remembrance of Allah. So what is zhikrullah? We can understand zhikr simply as the repetition of particular names of Allah or as the recitation of some duas. In the second sense, zhikr refers to remembering, mentioning and meditating. In a superior dimension zhikr is known as persisting, dwelling on a subject to the point of its full comprehension and meditating on it. One of the benefits gained through zhikr is that a protective area forms around the working person through his brain's transmission in relation with the content of the words he meditates on and they affect his thought system and thus his actions. The Prophet (PBUH) has said that the difference between one who remembers his Rabb and one who does not, is like the difference between one who is alive and one who is dead” It is of the Greatness of Allah that we must continuously engage in His remembrance, for all that exists in the universe praises Him! Every bounty that we receive deserves thanks by mentioning His Name! And the Heart that is connected to Allah, must be always filled and occupied with the remembrance of Him Allah has said in the Hadith Qudsi; I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he mentions Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he mentions Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length; and if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. Remembrance or zhikr of Allah has no limit, for Allah has commanded His servants to mention His name frequently on their tongues and in their hearts. Ibn Abbas said that Allah did not enjoin upon His servants any service, but He set for it a limit! And has excused those who could not perform it! All except His Remembrance, for which He did not set limits, and Has excused no one from Remembering Him, for indeed He has said in the Qur’an "…..those who remember their Lord standing and sitting and on their sides…." meaning night and day, on land and at sea, whilst travelling or at home, in wealth and in poverty, in sickness and in health, in secret and openly…. The practical way is to first introduce Allah in our language. Usage of Bismillah, Alhamdulillah, Astaghfirullah, Insha’Allah………. Then to study the asmaa ul husna one at a time using them at the appropriate occasions so they become part of our character and reflect in our dealings with others. One day Imam Ali (pbuh) was carrying a heavy bag filled with date seeds. He was asked, "What are you carrying in this heavy bag?" Imam Ali (pbuh) replied "A few date palms, Insha Allah." Since Imam Ali (pbuh) had faith in Allah and worked for no-one but Allah, he knew that if Allah willed, the date seeds would soon become trees. Sure enough after he had planted them and looked after them they started growing to become trees whose fruit would feed others. With faith in Allah and hard work, anything is possible. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said that on the day of judgement there will be some people who will have to go to jahannam because of their bad deeds. However, from these people, there will be some who had the habit of saying Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) before they did anything or entered anywhere. Thus, when they will be taken to jahannam by the angels, they will be very sad but they will say Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) before they enter the door of jahannam. Allah will tell the angels – “Stop!” He will tell them that He cannot let someone who says calling Him Rahmaan and Raheem (Kind & Merciful) enter jahannam.
SATURDAY The ism recommended for Saturday is Al-Ghaniyy. It is recommended to recite it 1060x. Linguistically, ghina, the root word of "alGhaniyy", means: independence by virtue of having self-sufficiency. It is the opposite of faqr which is poverty or need. Independence or self-sufficiency is of various types- one is the absence of need, and none is independent of needing anyone or anything other than Allah. This meaning is implied in aya 64 of Suratul Hajj "His is whatever in the heavens and in the earth, and most surely Allah is the selfSufficient, the Praised" The other is the small or limited number of one's needs, which is pointed out in aya 8 of Suratudh Dhuha "And He found you in want and made you free from want" Al-Ghaniyy has no need, needs none while everything and everyone need Him. Everyone else besides Allah is needy. To apply Al-Ghaniyy in our lives we need to understand what is being rich (ghaniyy)? The Prophet (pbuh) has said: "Wealth is not abundance of availability; rather, it is the richness of one's own nafs." The highest degree of richness is itminaan of the qalb, in other words contentment of the nafs. In Suratur Ra’ad, Allah says that this is achieved only through zhikr of Allah – remembrance of Allah. So what is zhikrullah? We can understand zhikr simply as the repetition of particular names of Allah or as the recitation of some duas. In the second sense, zhikr refers to remembering, mentioning and meditating. In a superior dimension zhikr is known as persisting, dwelling on a subject to the point of its full comprehension and meditating on it. One of the benefits gained through zhikr is that a protective area forms around the working person through his brain's transmission in relation with the content of the words he meditates on and they affect his thought system and thus his actions. The Prophet (PBUH) has said that the difference between one who remembers his Rabb and one who does not, is like the difference between one who is alive and one who is dead” It is of the Greatness of Allah that we must continuously engage in His remembrance, for all that exists in the universe praises Him! Every bounty that we receive deserves thanks by mentioning His Name! And the Heart that is connected to Allah, must be always filled and occupied with the remembrance of Him Allah has said in the Hadith Qudsi; I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he mentions Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he mentions Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length; and if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. Remembrance or zhikr of Allah has no limit, for Allah has commanded His servants to mention His name frequently on their tongues and in their hearts. Ibn Abbas said that Allah did not enjoin upon His servants any service, but He set for it a limit! And has excused those who could not perform it! All except His Remembrance, for which He did not set limits, and Has excused no one from Remembering Him, for indeed He has said in the Qur’an "…..those who remember their Lord standing and sitting and on their sides…." meaning night and day, on land and at sea, whilst travelling or at home, in wealth and in poverty, in sickness and in health, in secret and openly…. The practical way is to first introduce Allah in our language. Usage of Bismillah, Alhamdulillah, Astaghfirullah, Insha’Allah………. Then to study the asmaa ul husna one at a time using them at the appropriate occasions so they become part of our character and reflect in our dealings with others. One day Imam Ali (pbuh) was carrying a heavy bag filled with date seeds. He was asked, "What are you carrying in this heavy bag?" Imam Ali (pbuh) replied "A few date palms, Insha Allah." Since Imam Ali (pbuh) had faith in Allah and worked for no-one but Allah, he knew that if Allah willed, the date seeds would soon become trees. Sure enough after he had planted them and looked after them they started growing to become trees whose fruit would feed others. With faith in Allah and hard work, anything is possible. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said that on the day of judgement there will be some people who will have to go to jahannam because of their bad deeds. However, from these people, there will be some who had the habit of saying Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) before they did anything or entered anywhere. Thus, when they will be taken to jahannam by the angels, they will be very sad but they will say Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) before they enter the door of jahannam. Allah will tell the angels – “Stop!” He will tell them that He cannot let someone who says calling Him Rahmaan and Raheem (Kind & Merciful) enter jahannam.
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