Emulating Allah in Governance
The Qur’an in its four verses is explicit about Allah being the one who governs the entire universe(s). (See IKIM Views of May 5, 2009) Al-Mudabbir (The Governor), as such, is a Divine Name and Attribute. In fact, a number of renowned scholars of Islam were unequivocal about it, such as Imam al-Bayhaqi (d. 458 A.H.) in his Al-Asma’…