The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) quizzed his companions one day, asking:
"Which is the most fundamental and basic tenet of faith?"
One student answered, "Salat (prayer)"
"No," the Prophet replied.
Another answered, "Zakat (almsgiving)"
"No"
Another answered, "Fasting."
"No"
Yet another, "Hajj and Umrah (pilgrimage)"
The Prophet said, "No"
And the last student answered, "Jihad (struggle)."
The Prophet remarked, "Not even that."
Finally, the Messenger of Allah explained, "All of those tenets mentioned by you are beautiful acts of worship and obedience. But they do not measure up with what I have in mind. Remember, the basic and fundamental tenet is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah. All your likes and dislikes must conform with His pleasure."
kabara - to exceed in age, be older, to be or become great, big, large kibr - bigness, largeness, magnitude, greatness, eminence, grandeur, significance, importance, pride, haughtiness, arrogance (one of the major sins in Al-Islam). kabir - great, big, large, sizeable, formidable, powerful, influential, eminent akbar - greater, bigger, larger, older takbir - enlargement, increase, exaggeration, praise, laudation, extolment ( to shout Allahu Akbar!)
Al-Malik - He is the Owner of the universe, of th0e whole creation the absolute Ruler. Allah is the only Ruler of the entire universe, visible and invisible, and of all creation, from before the beginng and after the end. there is none like Him because He is the Creator of His kingdom, which He created hom nothing.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) quizzed his companions one day, asking:
