Magnifying Allah: Reverence, Worship, and the Life of the Heart
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This 8-lesson Learning Plan is an English-adapted summary of Ta'dhim Allah Ta'ala fi Hidayat Al-Quran Al-Karim. (The Holistic View of the Human Being in the Guidance of the Noble Qur’an.) The work was prepared by the Qur’anic Guidance Chair research team, with the cover naming Prof. Dr. Taha Abidin Taha Hamad, Dr. Yasir ibn Hafiz Qari, and Dr. Fakhr al-Din al-Zubayr Ali as members of the research team, while the catalog record attributes the work to Dr. Taha Abidin Taha Hamad. The original work in Arabic studies magnifies Allah as a Quranic, creedal, spiritual, and practical subject rooted in Allah’s names, attributes, signs, commands, sacred limits, and the life of the heart.
The plan explores what it means to truly revere Allah: to know His greatness, honor His commands, glorify His names, reflect on His signs, submit in worship, and avoid what weakens reverence. It is designed to help the reader move from knowing that Allah is Great to living with Allah’s greatness present in the heart, tongue, worship, choices, and conduct. It teaches that true reverence is not merely a feeling or a phrase on the tongue. It is knowledge of Allah, awe before Him, love for Him, submission to His command, honoring what He honors, and fleeing from everything that weakens the heart’s sense of His majesty.
Topics Covered
Approaching the greatness of Allah with humility and awe
The meaning of magnifying Allah in heart, speech, and action
Quranic words of magnification: Allahu Akbar, Al-Kabir, Al-‘Azim, Al-‘Aliyy, and Al-Mutakabbir
The rank of magnifying Allah within faith and Tawhid
The levels and pillars of magnification
Manifestations of true reverence: honoring Allah’s commands, Quran, Messenger, and sacred limits
Ways to build reverence through Allah’s names, Quran, creation, blessings, history, and righteous examples
Fruits of magnifying Allah: sincerity, obedience, humility, better worship, and protection from heedlessness
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About the author
Quranic Guidance Chair Research Team is a scholarly team connected to the Quranic Guidance Chair at Umm al-Qura University. The work Magnifying Allah through the Guidance of the Quran was issued in connection with the Second International Conference on Magnifying Allah through Quranic Guidance, held in partnership with the Quranic Guidance Chair. The catalog record attributes the work to Prof. Dr. Taha Abidin Taha Hamad, while the cover presents it as a team research project. This team-based work explores reverence for Allah as a Quranic, creedal, spiritual, and practical subject, helping readers connect Allah’s names, attributes, signs, commands, and sacred limits to worship and the life of the heart.
These Arabic works are presented as adapted English summaries for readers who want to connect Quranic meanings with faith, worship, character, and daily life.