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[Muntazir]

We say the word “ ‘Allah” many times in a day, but if one asks the meaning of ‘Allah, we take some time out thinking what to give as an answer.

Many of us usually say: “ ‘Allah – the only One God, or the God of Muslims, …” but there’s more to that. Let’s read from the Ahlal-Bayt [‘a.s]:

Imam ‘Ali [‘a.s] said:

“ ‘Allah means: The worshipped One, by Whom people are bewildered, and to Whom they are submissive. ‘Allah is the One veiled from the grasp of sights, and the One hidden from imagination and contemplation.” – Al-Tawhid: p. 89, no. 2

He [‘a.s] also said on the exposition of the word ‘Allah:

“He is One Whom every creature invokes at the time of need, difficulty, [when] losing hope in everything else and having no means but Him.” – Ibid: p. 231, no. 5

Imam Baaqir [‘a.s] said:

“ ‘Allah means the One Who is worshipped and Whom people are too bewildered to comprehend His essence and fathom His identity.” – Ibid: p. 89, no. 2

Imam Kaadhim [‘a.s] said:

“He Who dominates everything great and small.” – Kaafi: vol. 1, p. 115, no. 3

Imam Ridhaa [‘a.s] said:

“In the name of ‘Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is the attestation to His Lordship and His Oneness.” – ‘Uyoon akhbaar ar-Ridhaa [‘a.s]: vol. 2, p. 93, no. 1

[Abu Fauzi]

Salaam everyone,
It is indeed so, as our Moderator observes above on Knowing Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, Lord and Cherisher of the Universe. Allah is not just Most Great, but too Great to be perceived by the Senses and too deep to be understood by the Intellect. Too great indeed to be known by anything other than Him....only Allah (fully) Knows Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He...

[miskelleneousk]

Astrology
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:

The Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the Fajr prayer at Hudaibiya after a rainy night. On completion of the prayer, he faced the people and said, "Do you know what your Lord has said (revealed)?" The people replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah has said, 'In this morning some of my slaves remained as true believers and some became non-believers; whoever said that the rain was due to the Blessings and the Mercy of Allah had belief in Me and he disbelieves in the stars, and whoever said that it rained because of a particular star had no belief in Me but believes in that star.' "

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 846