Al-Mubīn (The Evident) -Exalted be He
Stick to the door of your Lord, the Evident, seek honor and power from the Ever-Mighty and All-Knowing God, and implore Him by worshiping Him, and He will bestow His grace upon you.
If you obey Him, He honors you and bestows His favors upon you; and if you neglect your duties, He shows mercy to you and gives you respite. And if you turn to Him in repentance, He accepts your repentance. And if you commit sins and act wrongly, He conceals them for you!
Our hearts are only alive by virtue of closeness to Him, and the tears only flow out of fear of being away from Him, or in hope for being connected with Him.
Someone rightly said,“By Allah, how desolate a path is if Allah did not secure it, and how misguided a path is if Allah is not your guide!”
“By Allah, how desolate a path is if Allah did not secure it, and how misguided a path is if Allah is not your guide!”
We are in dire need to reach the door of Allah, the Evident, so as to make our way clear.
Let us approach the lights of one of the names of Allah Almighty, namely Al-Mubīn (the Evident).
Praising Himself, Allah Almighty says:
{That Day, Allah will pay them in full their deserved recompense, and they will know that it is Allah Who is the Truth, the Evident.}
[Surat al-Nūr:25]
Evident means clear and apparent.
Our Lord, Exalted be He, is the Evident to all creatures and Whose existence and oneness is evident, and so is the fact that there is no partner to Him in His lordship, divinity, names, or attributes.
And it is our Almighty Lord Who shows to His servants the path of guidance and makes clear to them the deeds that entail reward and those that entail punishment. On the Day of Judgment, the doubts of the hypocrites who used to argue about Allah’s promises in the worldly life, will go away.
Being evident is one of the greatest Attributes of Allah Almighty.
He is Evident in two ways:
First: Allah is Evident through His books and revelations which He sent down to His prophets and messengers:
{There has come to you from Allah a light and an evident Book.}
[Surat al - Mā’idah: 15]
Second: He is Evident through the signs He created which are indicating to their Creator.
{Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth and the alternation of the night and day are signs for those who understand.}
[Surat Ᾱ l - ‘Imrān: 190]
{There has come to you from Allah a light and an evident Book.}
[Sura t al - Mā’idah: 15]
Second: He is Evident through the signs He created which are indicating to their Creator.
{Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth and the alternation of the night and day are signs for those who understand.}
[Surat Ᾱ l - ‘Imrān: 19 0]
In everything there is a sign proving that He is the One God.
As the Qur’an is evident, so were the messengers of Allah (peace be upon them). Prophet Nūh is quoted in the Qur’an as saying:
{I am only an evident warner.}
[Surat ash- Shu‘arā’ : 115]
Allah Almighty commanded Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to say:
{It has only been revealed to me that I am a clear warner.}
[Sād: 70]
Moreover, Allah Almighty informs His servants in His books and by the tongues of His messengers that, on the Day of Judgment, He will clarify the things about which they differ in the worldly life. He says:
{And He will surely make evident to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.}
[Surat an-Nahl: 92]
If the truth is made evident to someone and he still turns away from it, his recompense will be a painful punishment. Allah Almighty says:
{But if you deviate after evident proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.}
[Surat al - Baqarah: 209]
Likewise, he who conceals the truth subjects himself to curse. Allah Almighty says:
{Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture -those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse.}
[Surat al - Baqarah: 159]
{I am only an evident warner.}
[Surat ash-Shu‘arā’: 115]
Allah Almighty commanded Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to say:
{It has only been revealed to me that I am a clear warner.}
[Sād: 70]
Moreover, Allah Almighty informs His servants in His books and by the tongues of His messengers that, on the Day of Judgment, He will clarify the things about which they differ in the worldly life. He says:
{And He will surely make evident to you on the Day of Resurrecti on that over which you used to differ.}
Surat an - Nahl: 92
If the truth is made evident to someone and he still turns away from it, his recompense will be a painful punishment. Allah Almighty says:
{But if you deviate after evident proofs have come to you , then know t hat Allah is All - Mighty, All - Wise.}
[Surat al - Baqarah: 209]
Likewise, he who conceals the truth subjects himself to curse. Allah Almighty says:
{Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse.}
[Surat al - Baqarah: 159]
