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The Divine Names
The Divine Names
The Divine Names
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"He is the First and the Last and the Outward and the Inward." (57:3) The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "...Allah, You are the First, for there was nothing before You, and You are the Last, for there is nothing after You, and you are the Outward, for there is nothing above You, and You are the Inward, for there is nothing beyond You. Remove our debt, and relieve us from poverty."
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Ad-Dahr: Time
Infinity of time, undifferentiated time from the beginning of the world to its end, extended indivisible space of time. "The son of Adam vexes me when he curses Time, for I am Time. In My hand is the command. I cause the night and day to follow one upon the other." (al-Bukhari, Muslim, etc.)
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The Single, the Sole, He who has no equal or like, the Unequalled.
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. "He is Allah. There is no god but Him. He is the King, the Most Pure, the Perfect Peace." (59:23)
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Everything which is not Him is insignificant; He is the Great in Majesty or Most Excellent of beings, who has rights which no other possesses, the Possessor of power and excellence the like of which no other has; He who acts are good, exceeding the good acts of any other; the Majestic; He who disdains having the attributes of created beings; He who magnifies Himself against the proud among His creatures. Al-Mutakabbir is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "He is the King, the Most Pure, the Perfect Peace, the Trustworthy, the Safeguarder, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great." (59:23)
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attributes. Al-Mjid and Al-Majd are two of the Ninety-Nine Names. "He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious." (11:72)
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"Put your trust in the Living who does not die and glorify Him with praise." (25:58)
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Al-Basir is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "What We have revealed to you of the Book is the truth, confirming what came before it. Allah is aware of and sees His slaves." (35:31) "Allah sees what you do." (2:264)
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Khallq is the Master Creator, or the Creator of many creatures. Al-Khaliq is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "Allah is He who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days then established Himself firmly upon the Throne." (32:3) "Does He who created the heavens and earth not have the power to create the same again? Yes indeed! He is the Creator, the All-Knowing." (36:80) "Your Lord creates and chooses whatever He wills. The choice is not theirs." (28:68) "Your Lord, He is the Creator (Khallq), the All-Knowing." (15:86)
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originated, began to build, compose, cause to come into being "Travel about the earth and see how Allah brings creation out of nothing. Then later Allah will bring about the next existence." (29:19) "It is He who first produced you from a single self, then from a resting-place and a repository." (6:99) "It is He who produces gardens, both cultivated and wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse kinds, and olives and pomegranates, the same yet not the same." (6:142)
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The one who restores what He has already created before and brings it to live again. Al-Mu'id is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "Allah originates creation, then will regenerate it, then you will be returned to Him." (30:11)
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Lord: master, owner; chief; the Cherisher, the one who takes care of a thing.Ar-Rabb is the one who puts right, manages, compels and guards. He is the One worshipped.Some scholars say that the name is the greatest name of Allah because of the great number of those who make supplication using it. It reflects the true relationship of a person with his Lord, containing both mastery and kindness, concern, and nurture. "Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between them. Lord of the Easts." (37:5) "Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path." (3:50)
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Al-Wal is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "Hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector (mawl) - the best Protector, the best Helper." (22:78) "They have no protector (wli) apart from Him." (13:12) "Have they then taken others besides Him as protectors? But Allah is the Protector (wal) He brings the dead to life. He has power over all things." (42:7) "Allah is the Protector (wali ) of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light." (2:257)
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Al-Mudhill: He Who makes low and abased. Al-Mu'izz: He who gives might to whomever He will. Al-Mu'izz and Al-Mudhill are two of the Ninety-Nine Names. "You exalt whoever You will. You abase whoever You will." (3:26)
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"Our Lord will bring us all together and then will judge between us with the truth. He is the Just Decider, the All-Knowing." (34:26) "Any mercy Allah opens up to people, no one can withhold." (35:2)
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Al-Wakl:The Guardian
The Trustee. People entrust their destinies to Him and put their confidence in Him, the Protector, Guardian, Administrator Al-Wakil is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "Allah us enough for us suffices and the Best of Guardians." (3:173).
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Ar-Rashid is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "We gave Ibrahim his right guidance." (21:51)
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"Say: 'Call on Allah or call on the All-Merciful, whichever you call upon, the Most Beautiful Names are His." (17:109) "Do you not see that Allah has made everything on the earth subservient to and the ships running upon the sea by His command? He holds back the heaven, preventing it from falling to the earth - except by His permission. Allah is All-Compassionate to mankind, Most Merciful ." (22:63)
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"So that Allah can reward them for the best of what they did and give them more and more from His unbounded favour. Allah provides for anyone He wills without reckoning." (24:38) "Truly Allah, He is the Provider (razzq),the Possessor of Strength, the Sure." (51:58)
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"This is because I am Magnanimous, Exalted, I do whatever I wish. My gift is nothing but My command." (at-Tirmidhi)
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Al-Wadud is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him. My Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving." (11:90)
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He who makes disappear, effaces; also has the meaning of fadl, superfluous and so it is resembles AlWahhab and Al-Jawad. He forgives much. He passes over wrong actions and pardons faults. More farreaching than Al-Ghafur, which is veiling. 'Afw is effacing. Al-'Afuw is one of the Ninety-Nine Names. "And if anyone inflicts an injury the same as the one done to him and then is again oppressed, Allah will come to his aid. Allah is All-Pardoning, EverForgiving." (22:58)
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"Allah knows what is in your hearts. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Forbearing." (33:51) "Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and earth, preventing them from vanishing away. And if they vanished no one could then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving." (35:41)