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God’s Rahmah ( Loving Grace) in Islam

Awaken to Presence Transform your life. w orkshop series. God’s Rahmah ( Loving Grace) in Islam. Dr. M. Omar March 2012, Orlando www.islamfromwithin.net. What is Rahmah ?.

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God’s Rahmah ( Loving Grace) in Islam

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  1. Awaken to PresenceTransform your life workshop series God’s Rahmah(Loving Grace) in Islam Dr. M. Omar March 2012, Orlando www.islamfromwithin.net

  2. What is Rahmah? Rahmah: The quality of abounding grace inherent in, and inseparable from, the concept of God’s being (IbnQayyim) Rahmah: “Look at the loving care and tenderness (hanan) and loving kindness of the mother to her baby…” (Sha’rawi, Quran exegesis) “Rahmah” is derived from RHM, which is the womb. Sustenance and all needs come from there.

  3. What is Rahmah? Mercy: the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone who you have the authority to punish (Webster) Grace: the love and kindness that God gives to people Compassion: a feeling of sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation because you understand and care about them (Webster) Love: to care very much about someone Rahmah: Loving Grace

  4. Understanding difficulties in life… Every theological and spiritual issue is based on this reality (God’s Loving Grace - Rahmah). Without it, we cannot proceed… When we recognize God’s all-encompassing grace, we can understand the wisdom behind difficulties in our life…

  5. Angry, powerful God Cultural luggage… • Weak slaves that are worshipping God in fear of his wrath

  6. Is this really the case? What do the Scriptures and the Prophets (p) teach us? How should we think of grace vs. wrath? How can this transform our daily life?

  7. وَرَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ “My loving grace overspreads every thing” (Quran 7:56) رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً “Our Sustainer! You embrace all things within your loving grace” (Quran 40:7) قُل لِّمَن مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ قُل لِّلَّهِ ۚ كَتَبَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ “Say: “Unto whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?” Say: "Unto God, who has willed upon Himself loving grace” (Quran 6:12) Saying of Prophet Muhammad (p): “God says: … My loving grace prevails over My anger”

  8. I need to satisfy my mind and heart Being spiritual and talking about love of God is not playing Pollyanna… “Love of God” is about seeing the reality as it is, with both our intellects and heart If it is the truth, everything in creation should confirm it…

  9. Let’s reflect… Saying of Prophet Muhammad (p): “God’s loving grace towards His creatures is (infinitely) more than a mother’s towards her baby”

  10. Let’s reflect on an example… A loving mother is preparing a surprise party for her daughter…

  11. Let’s reflect on the Prophetic saying again: “God’s loving grace towards His creatures is (infinitely) more than a mother’s towards her baby”

  12. I can witness and experience all the Divine Attributes “And He taught Adam all the Names” (Quran 2:31)

  13. God’s Loving Grace is the cause of all creation

  14. Material • Meaning The fabric of the universe is LOVE

  15. (Loving Grace) I Choose • (God creates)

  16. When I witness the Loving Grace, I fall in love with Him… When I fall in love with Him, I fulfill my purpose of creation Meanwhile, I am transformed too! Life is paradise, now! Wow! Thank you! I can witness and experience all the Divine attributes “And He taught Adam all the Names” (Quran 2:31)

  17. What about fear of God? • Fear of God is the fear to lose the Loving Grace • Like a child hugging her mother, and saying: • “Never leave me alone!” • (Loving Grace) I Choose Reality: Loving Grace

  18. CAUTION:Our ego might not like this reality! We might insist on our illusions: It is all dark (despair) Religion is hard Worship God in fear It is all about destiny (fatalism) Ego does not want change (law of physics!) If I built my life on the illusion that it is dark, I don’t want to see that it is actually not! My pride does not want to accept I have been wrong

  19. Who else might not like this reality? Those who exploit fear-mongering rhetoric! Fear is an easy way to control the masses... It has been used for ages!

  20. وَرَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ “My loving grace overspreads every thing” (Quran 7:56) رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً “Our Sustainer! You embrace all things within your loving grace” (Quran 40:7) وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّهِ “...those who have attained to faith love God more than all else” (Quran 2:165) I can witness and experience all the Divine attributes “And He taught Adam all the Names” (Quran 2:31) How would our lives be transformed with this reality? What stops us from feeling God’s love every moment?

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