Tazim Allah (Taammulat wa Qasaid)
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Tazim Allah (Taammulat wa Qasaid) (The Magnification of Allah: Reflections and Poems) is a devotional and theological treatise by the Saudi scholar Ahmad ibn Uthman al-Mazid focused on cultivating the veneration of God through scriptural contemplation, scholarly insights, and religious poetry.
Background and Purpose
The work was published by Madar al-Watan in Riyadh and authored by al-Mazid during his tenure as an associate professor of Islamic studies at the College of Education at King Saud University. The treatise constitutes the inaugural publication in the author's community initiative, the Asʿid Mujtamaʿak ("Make Your Community Happy") project.
Al-Mazid frames the internal veneration of God (taʿẓīm Allāh) as the primary foundation for individual well-being and social cohesion, particularly in the modern era of globalization where external social constraints have weakened. He argues that instilling God's greatness addresses widespread social, administrative, economic, and familial issues—such as mistreatment of parents, domestic violence, and infringements on property—by revitalizing personal religious conscience.
Sources and Contents
The book draws upon several layers of Islamic tradition:
- Scriptural Evidence: Exegesis of Quranic verses and prophetic hadiths that declare the majesty, transcendence, and absolute self-sufficiency of God.
- Scholarly Reflections: Theological and spiritual commentary on the divine names and attributes, drawing extensively on the writings of classical and later scholars such as Abu Isma'il al-Harawi, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di.
- Poetry: Selected Arabic poems composed in praise and adoration of God's majesty.
The text outlines key theological and practical dimensions of divine veneration, exploring the worship of magnification (ʿibādat al-taʿẓīm) and its direct link to Tawhid. It examines the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ personal veneration of God, ten practical means for fostering this state within the heart—beginning with affirming God's singular oneness in creation and sovereignty—and the manners of supplication through His divine names.
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