Alhamdulillah
- Hamd means Praise and Thanks at the same time
- There is a difference between praise and thanks
- You could praise without thanking
- You could thank without praising
- Ibrahim thanks his father but does not praise his father worshipping idols
- Musa thanks the Pharaoh for raising him but does not praise him as a God
- We praise the marvel of the universe but we do not thank the universe
- We may praise a nice car but we do not thank it
- Only saying Praise belongs to Allah is taking out thanks
- Allah chose the best word Hamd
- When we say Alhamdulillah we need to have two attitudes in mind Praise and thanks
- When we say Alhamdulillah we cannot complain
- When we say Alhamdulillah we must find a genuine reason to praise and thank Allah
- It is difficult to praise and thank at the same time
- We have a positive attitude while saying Alhamdulillah
- Our religion begins with a positive attitude
- This is a complete change of attitude
- We must be Genuine and Sincere in Praising and thanking Allah
- Gratitude is a reaction
- If you received help from someone you will say to them thank you
- The Gratitude of Allah is not limited to a reaction
- There is a difference between nouns and verbs
- Nouns are timeless and permanent
- Verbs are stuck in past, present, or future tense
- We praise Allah meaning if we are there praise exists otherwise no
- Hamd is noun so it does not need anyone to do any thanks or praise
- Hamd is a noun which means it is timeless and permanent
- Allah is not in need of any Thanks or Praise
- Whether there is anyone or anything to praise and thank Allah or not
- Praise and Thanks for Allah still exists
- Allah is independent from anyone or anything
- Some people ask the question Why does Allah need my praise or thanks?
- The answer is in Alhamdulillah that Allah is independent of our thanks and praise
- When we say Praise Allah it means we do it or we don’t do it
- So Allah does not command us rather Allah says Alhamdulillah
- There are two kinds of sentences
- Information sentences or emotion sentences
- If Allah said For sure Hamd is for Allah then it would be info sentence only
- Allah said Alhamdulillah so it is a sentence of information and emotion
- Alhamdulillah means Praise and Thanks belongs to Allah
- Lillah il Hamd means Praise and Thanks is only for Allah
- Surah Al Fatihah uses Alhamdulillah or Praise and thanks is for Allah
- Surah Al Jathiya uses lillah hil Hamd or Praise and Thanks is only for Allah
- Praise and Thanks is only for Allah is used when arguing with someone
- Praise and thanks is for Allah is just telling someone
- Surah Al Jathiya is argument so lillah hil hamd is used
- Surah Fatihah is statement from heart so Alhamdulillah is used
- Surah Al Fatihah we already know Hamd is for Allah
- Fatihah is not debating or arguing with anyone
- In Alhamdulillah the name of Allah is used
- When you use the Name of Allah you call on all the attributes of Allah
- If you say Praise and thanks to the Creator
- Then you only appreciate Allah as a Creator, not any other attribute
- Allah is the proper name
- When you introduce yourself you mention your name
- Allah introduces Himself to us in Fatihah, so Allah uses His proper name
- When using the proper name for Allah it clears any confusion of Hamd being for anybody or anything else
- Some praise and thanks can be for other than Allah
- But ultimately Hamd goes back to Allah
- The Ultimate, Genuine, Timeless, & Sincere Praise and Thanks is for Allah