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The Grand Names of the One True God

A Spiritual Taste

أسماء هللا الحسنىىنفحات نورانية

حازم نايف طاهر أبوغزالة /الشيخ

،شيخ الطريقة القادرية الشاذليةالعارف باهلل، مربي السالكين،

األشعري عقيدة، الحنفي مذهبا، الحسيني نسبا

The Grand Names

of the One True God

A Spiritual Taste

By

Shaikh Hazem Abu Ghazaleh

Knower of Allah

Coach to the Seekers of God,

Head of the Qadiri Shadhili Tariqa,

Of Asha’ari Creed, Hanafi School, and Hussaini Descent

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Dedication

To my loving brothers and spiritual family,

in South Africa and the world. I dedicate this book

and earnestly ask Allah Most High to bless their

Knowledge of Him.

101 The Grand Names of God

A Spiritual Taste

أسماء هللا الحسنى

نفحات نورانية

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Contents Allah [God] _______________________________________ 7

7 هللاAl-Rahmān [The Gracious] ____________________________ 11

11 الرحمنAl- Rahīm [The Merciful] _____________________________ 15

15 الرحيمAl-Malik [The King] _________________________________ 18

18 الملكAl-Kuddoos [The Holy] _______________________________ 21

21 القدوسAl-Salam [The Savior] _______________________________ 24

24 السالمAl- Mu’min [The Securer] _____________________________ 27

27 المؤمنAl- Muhaymen [The Revealer] _________________________ 30

30 المهيمنAl-Aziz [The Almighty] _______________________________ 33

33 العزيزAl-Ajabbar [The Compeller] ____________________________ 37

37 الجبارThe Haughty [Al- Mutakabbir] __________________________ 41

41 المتكبرAl-Khaliq [The Creator] _______________________________ 45

45 الخالقAl- Bārī’ [The Life-Giver] _____________________________ 49

49 البارئAl- Musawwir [The Fashioner] _________________________ 53

53 المصورAl- Ghaffār [The Oft-Forgiving] __________________________ 57

57 الغفارAl-Qahhar [The Subduer] _____________________________ 61

61 القهارAl-Wahhab [The Bestower] ___________________________ 65


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65 الوهابAl-Razzāq [The Provider] _____________________________ 69

اق 69 الرزAl-Fattāh [The Opener] ______________________________ 73

73 الفتاحAl-‘Alīm [The All Knowing] ____________________________ 77

77 العليمAl-Qābid [The Constrictor] ____________________________ 82

82 القابضAl-Bāsit [The Expander] ______________________________ 86

86 الباسطAl-Khāfidh [The Abaser] ______________________________ 90

90 الخافضAl-Rāfi‘ [Al- Elevator] ________________________________ 93

93 الرافعAl-Mu‘izz [The Dignifier] ______________________________ 97

97 المعزAl-Mudhill [The Humiliator] __________________________ 101

101 المذلAl-Samī’ [The All-Hearing] ____________________________ 105

105 السميعAl-Basīr [The All-Seeing] _____________________________ 110

110 البصيرAl Hakam [The Arbiter] _____________________________ 114

114 الحكمAl ‘Adl [The Just] __________________________________ 118

118 العدلAl-Latīf [The Kind] ________________________________ 122

122 اللطيفAl-Khabīr [The Fully Aware] __________________________ 126

126 الخبيرAl-Halīm [The Clement] _____________________________ 130

130 الحليمAl-‘Azīm [The Magnificent] ___________________________ 135

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Al-Ghafūr [The All-Forgiving] __________________________ 139 139 الغفور

Al-Shakūr [The Grateful] _____________________________ 143 143 الشكور

Al-‘Alī [The Exalted] ________________________________ 148 148 العلي

Al-Kabīr [The Great] _______________________________ 152 152 الكبير

Al-Hafīz [The Custodian] _____________________________ 156 156 الحفيظ

Al-Muqīt [The Nourisher] ____________________________ 160 160 المقيت

Al-Hasīb [The Reckoner] _____________________________ 165 بالحسي 165

Al-Jalīl [The Majestic] _______________________________ 170 170 الجليل

Al-Karīm [the Generous] _____________________________ 173 173 الكريم

Al-Raqīb [The Watcher] _____________________________ 177 177 الرقيب

Al-Mujīb [The Responsive] ___________________________ 181 181 المجيب

Al-Wāsi‘[All-Embracing] _____________________________ 185 185 الواسع

Al-Hakīm [The Wise] _______________________________ 189 189 الحكيم

Al-Wadūd [The Loving] ______________________________ 193 193 الودود

Al-Majīd [The Glorified] _____________________________ 197 197 المجيد

Al-Bā’ith [the Raiser] _______________________________ 202 202 الباعث

Ash-Shahīd [The Witness] ____________________________ 206 206 الشهيد

Al-Haqq [The Truth] ________________________________ 210



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210 الحقAl-Wakīl [The Trustee] ______________________________ 214

214 الوكيلAl-Qawī [The Strong] _______________________________ 218

218 القويAl-Matīn [The Mighty] ______________________________ 222

222 المتينAl-Walī [The Sponsor] ______________________________ 225

225 الوليAl–Hamīd [The Praiseworthy] _________________________ 229

229 الحميدAl-Muhsī [The Record Keeper] _________________________ 233

233 المحصيAl-Mubdi’ [The Originator] ___________________________ 236

236 المبدئA-Mu‘īd [The Returner] _____________________________ 239

239 المعيدAl-Muhyī [The Reviver] _____________________________ 243

243 المحييAl-Mumīt [The Giver of Death] ________________________ 247

247 المميتAl-Hayy [The Living] ________________________________ 251

251 الحيAl-Qayyūm [The Self-Subsistent] _______________________ 255

255 القيومAl-Wājid [The Resourceful] ___________________________ 259

259 الواجدAl-Mājid [The Noble] _______________________________ 263

263 الماجدAl-Wāhid [The One] ________________________________ 267

267 الواحدAs-Samad [The Master] _____________________________ 271

271 الصمدAl-Qādir [The All-Powerful] ___________________________ 274

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Al-Muqtader [The All-Capable] ________________________ 278 278 المقتدر

Al-Muqaddim [The Advancer] _________________________ 282 282 المقدم

Al-Mu’akhkhir [The Delayer] __________________________ 286 286 المؤخر

Al-Awwal [The First] _______________________________ 289 289 األول

al-Ākhir [The Last] ________________________________ 293 293 اآلخر

Al-Zāhir [The Manifest] _____________________________ 296 296 الظاهر

Al-Bātin [The Inner] ________________________________ 299 299 الباطن

Al-Wālī [The Protector] _____________________________ 303 303 الوالي

Al-Muta‘ālī [The Exalted] ____________________________ 307 307 المتعاليAl-Barr 311

[The Source of Goodness] ____________________________ 311 311 البر

Al-Tawwāb [The Absolver] ___________________________ 315 315 التواب

Al-Muntaqim [The Avenger] __________________________ 319 319 المنتقم

Al-Afuww [The Pardoner] ___________________________ 323 323 العفو

Al-Ra‘ūf [The Compassionate] _________________________ 327 327 الرؤوف

Mālik ul mulk [The Owner of the Kingdom] ________________ 331 الملك مالك ______________________________________ 331

Dhul-Jalali wal Ikram [Owner of Awe and Honour] ___________ 336 واإلكرام الجالل ذو _________________________________ 336

Al-Muqsit [The Equitable] ____________________________ 340 340 المقسط



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Al-Jami’ [The Gatherer] _____________________________ 344 344 الجامع

Al-Ghanī [Self-Sufficient] ____________________________ 349 349 الغني

al-Mughnī [The Enricher] ____________________________ 354 354 المغني

Al-Māni‘ [The Withholder] ___________________________ 359 359 المانع

Al-Dār [The Distresser] ______________________________ 364 364 الضار

Al-Nāfi‘ [The Benefactor] ____________________________ 368 368 النافع

Al-Nūr [The Light] _________________________________ 372 372 النور

Al-Hādī [The Guide] ________________________________ 376 376 الهادي

Al- Badī’ [The Innovator] ____________________________ 381 381 البديع

Al-Bāqī [The Everlasting] ____________________________ 385 385 الباقي

Al-Wārith [The Inheritor] ____________________________ 390 390 الوارث

Al-Rashīd [The Wisely Guiding] ________________________ 395 395 الرشيد

As-Sabūr [The Forbearing] ___________________________ 400 400 الصبور


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Acknowledgements

I would like to express my innermost thanks to my Most

Loving and Caring Almighty Lord for all His blessings.

My deepest appreciation is also to our Most

Compassionate Prophet Mohammad, blessings be upon

him, for all his guidance. Further, my sincere

gratefulness is to my spiritual chain masters for their

work on our spiritual development.

I would also to thank my loving brothers and spiritual

family in South Africa and the World. I would also like

to express special thanks to translators, proofreaders and

support group without whose help this work would

never have been completed.

Finally, special thanks are to Dr. Auwais Rafudeen, of

South Africa, for translation; and sister Hafiesa

Samsodien, of South Africa, for proofreading. Last but

not least, may Allah reward my son Hadi Abughazalah

for coordination of efforts. May Allah as well reward

those who contributed for the final print and distribution

of this blessed effort.

Thank you for your patience, guidance, and support.

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Introduction مقدمة

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the

worlds; best blessings and peace be on

the Guide of all Arabs and Non-Arabs,

our Most Honourable Muhammad and

all his Folks and Companions.

الحمد هللا رب العاملين

وأفضل الصالة وأتم

التسليم على هادي العرب

م سيدنا محمد وعلى والعج

أجمعين. آله وأصحابه

Praise is due to Allah who has prepared

the hearts of the Knowers to witness the

Undisclosed, and enlightened the hearts

of the Connected by the witness of His

Beauty.

الحمد هلل الذي شرح صدور

العارفين ملكاشففففففرا ا سففففففرار

ونفففففور افففففلفففففوب الفففففواصففففففففففففففففففلفففففيفففففن

.بمشاهدة جماله

Praise be to Allah; He selected whoever

He liked among His servants, and

brought them closer to Him. I witness

that there is no God except Allah the

Almighty, the One, the Only, the

Absolute and the Wise. I also witness

that Muhammad is His Servant,

Messenger, and the Chosen Beloved;

may the blessings and peace be upon

him, his fellow prophets and those who

followed them in excellence until the

Day of Judgment.

الحمفففففد هلل الفففففذي اج م

عبيفففدن م أراد فهعلمم م

برار واشفففففففففففففمد أن املقربين ا

ال اله إال هللا العظيم الواحد

الصففففففففففففففمفففففففد الففعفف فف الففحفف ففيففم

محمففففففدا عبففففففدن نأواشفففففففففففففمففففففد

ورسفففففففففففففولففه وصفففففففففففففريففه و ليلففه

صفففففففففففلوال هللا وسفففففففففففالمه عليه

وعلى سائر النبيين وال ابعين

إلى يوم الدي . لمم بإحسان



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Allah the Exalted says in His majestic

book: “Allah, there is no god but Him;

to Him belong the Grand Names.”1 He

also says: “Call upon Allah or call upon

the Gracious- by whatever you call; to

Him belong the Grand Names.”2

فقفد افاهللا هللا اعفالى بعفد أمفا

لفففه هللا ال ا»في ك فففابفففه الع

«هو له ا سففففماح الحسفففف إال

او ال ادعو هللا»وااهللا أيضا

ادعوا الرحم أيفففا مفففا تفففدعوا

«.فله ا سماح الحس

This chapter contains a commentary on

the Grand Names of Allah by his

Eminence Knower of Allah Shaikh Hazem

Naïf Abū-Ghazāleh, leader of the sincere

and pious man of Allah; educator of the

travellers to Allah; the one who

enlightens their paths to the bliss in this

world and the next one; an inheritor of

the Leader of the Messengers, our

Master Muhammad, may the blessings

and Peace of Allah be upon him. May

Allah bestow us with the benefits

derived from the Shaikh in both worlds!

We ask Allah that as He has joined our

minds, hearts and souls with our Shaikh

in this world, that He join us with our

Shaikh on the Day of Judgment in the

Highest Paradise with those whom Allah

has favoured- the Prophets, the Truthful

فمذا ال اب شفففففففففرح سفففففففففماح

هللا الحس لرضيلا الشيخ

ا وليفففففاح العفففففار بفففففاهلل إمفففففام

املفففيفففلصفففففففففففففففيفففن املففف فففقفففيفففن مفففر ففف

السففال ين منور ير قمم إلى

السعادة ا رو ا والدنيو ا

وارث إمام املرسفففففففلين سفففففففيدنا

م وسل محمد صلى هللا عليه

فضففففيلا الشففففيخ املر ال بي

سفففففففففففففففيفففففففدي حفففففففا م نفففففففايفف أبففو

غفففف الفففففففا نففففرففففعففففنفففففففا هللا بفففففففه فففففي

الففدار وأسففففففففففففففف هللا املولى ع

وجفففففففل وكمفففففففا جم عقولنفففففففا

أن والوبنففففا وأرواحنففففا عليففففه

يهمعنففففا بففففه يوم القيففففامففففا في

الرردوس ا على م الفففففذي

أأعم هللا عليهم م النبيين

والصفففففففففففففففففففديففقففيففن والشففففففففففففففمفففففففداح

سففففففففف أول الصفففففففففالحين وح

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ones, the Martyrs and the Righteous –

the best company!

.رفيقا

We ask Allah that He make our efforts

purely for His Noble Countenance, until

we see Him pleased with us. May Allah

reward our Master Muhammad on

our behalf in accordance with his

stature! May Allah reward our Shaikh,

and educator as well as the noble people

of our chain in accordance with their

stature! Praise be to Allah, Lord of the

Worlds; blessings and peace be upon our

Master Muhammad and upon his Family

and all his Companions.

وأسففففففففففف له سفففففففففففبحانه أن يكون

عفففمفففلفففنفففففففا فففففففالصفففففففففففففففففففا لفففوجفففمفففففففه

ان وهفففو الفففف ففففر ففففم حفففف فففف نففففلففففقففففففف

راض عفففففففنفففففففا جففففففف ا هللا عفففففففنفففففففا

سيدنا محمد صلى هللا عليه

وسففففففففففففلم ما هو أهله ج ا هللا

عنا شفففففففففففففيرنا ومرب نا ورجاهللا

سفففففففففففففلسفففففففففففففل نففففففا ال رام مففففففا هم

أهفففففففففلفففففففففه والفففففففففحفففففففففمفففففففففد هلل رب

الففعفففففففاملففيففن وصففففففففففففففلففى هللا عففلففى

سفففففففففففففيففففففدنففففففا محمففففففد وعلى آلففففففه

أجمعين. وأصحابه

The Grand Names األسماء الحسنى

Āisha, Allah be pleased with her, related

that3: “I asked: “Oh Messenger of Allah!

Teach me the name of Allah which, if

invoked, prayers will be answered.” He

replied: “Go, make ablution, enter the

mosque, pray two rakaat; and then

invoke Allah in a way I can hear you.” I

did what he asked for; I invoked ‘Oh

في الصفففففففففففففحي ع عففففا شفففففففففففففففففا

ال »رضففففففففففففلت هللا ع ها اال

يا رسفففففففففففففوهللا هللا علم ت اسفففففففففففففم

هللا الذي إذا دعى به اجاب؟

ااهللا اوم ف وضففففات واد لي

املسفففففففجد وصفففففففلي ركع ين م

ادعي ح اسفففففففففففففم فرعلففففف

أسففففففففففففففففالففف واففففالفففف اللمم إأ

بهمي أسفففففمائ الحسففففف ما

3 as narrated in the authenticated [Sahih] books of the prophetic

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Allah! I invoke You by all Your Grand

Names- those I know about and those

that I do not; and I invoke You by Your

grand and greatest name by which You

answer whoever calls You, and by which

you grant the wishes of whoever asks

You.’The Prophet said: “You have got

it! You have got it!”4

علمففففففف م هفففففففا ومفففففففا لم اعلم

وأسفففففففففففففال باسفففففففففففففم العظيم

ظفففففم الففففف فففففبفففففيففففف ا كففففف ففففف ا عففففف

الففففذي م دعففففات بففففه أجب ففففه

وم سففففففففففففففففف لففففف بفففففه أع ي فففففه

فقاهللا صفففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففلم

«.أصب ه أصب ه

Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with

him, reported the Messenger of Allah

as saying that “Allah has 99 Names;

whoever commits them to heart will enter

Paradise.”5 That is to commit them to

memory and work upon their meanings.

ع ا هر رة رضفففلت هللا عنه

أن رسفوهللا هللا صفلى هللا عليه

إن هلل اسفففففففففففففعا »وسفففففففففففففلم ااهللا

إالواسفففففففففففففعين اسفففففففففففففمفففففا مفففففائفففففا

واحفففدا م احصفففففففففففففففاهفففا د فففل

ومع اولففففه صفففففففففففففلى « الجنففففا

يأهللا عليه وسلم أحصاها

ا حرظمفففففففا وايفففففففل ترل بمففففففف

يم نه م العمل بمعانيها.

4Al-Bayhaqī from ‘Āisha, Allah be pleased with her. 5An ‘agreed-upon’ hadīth



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Allah [God] هللا

The Almighty says: “To Allah belongs the Grand Names; so call Him by them.”6 The collective name of Allah is the primary name of the Grand Names of Allah; and it is the top of the lordship names.

اح وهلل االسففففففففم»اعالى ااهللا هللا

فاسفففففم .«الحسففففف فادعون ها

هللا الجام هو سفففففففيد اسفففففففماح

هللا الففففففففحسففففففففففففففففففف فففففففف وهففففففففو رأس

االسماح الربانيا.

The perfections of the Almighty cannot be counted or enumerated, and accordingly, His Names cannot be counted or enumerated. Imām Ghazālī says7 “The name 'Allah' is the Greatest of the 99 names of Allah. This is because it points to the essence that combines all the Divine Attributes; it is ascribed with the qualities of lordship that has the only real existence. Thus the name ‘Allah’ is the greatest

name of the god whose existence is conceptually necessary.

Also, it is the name by which the almighty has singled out His self. All other names are attached to this name, rather than any other.”

كمفففاالل الح سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه إن

واعففففففالى ال اعففففففد وال تح ففففففففففففل

اسفففماحن ال اعد وال إنفلذل

اإلمففففففامتففففح ففففففففففففلفففف كففففمففففففا ذكففففر

الغ الي في ك ففففففابففففففه املقصففففففففففففففففففد

اسففففففففففففففم هللا هففو إنسفففففففففففففف ففف ا

االسفففففففففففففمففففففاح التسفففففففففففففعففففففا أعظم

داهللا عفففلفففى نففففففهوالفففتسفففففففففففففففعفففيفففن

الففففذال الجففففامعففففا للصففففففففففففرففففال

االلميفففا المفففا املنعول بنعول

الففربففوبففيففففففا املففنففرففرد بففففففالففوجففود

.حقيق ال

فاسفففففففففم هللا هو االسفففففففففم

االعففففففففففظففففففففففم الففففففففففواجفففففففففف

الوجود

وهو االسففففففم الذي تررد

بففففففه الفففففحففففف و ففففف بففففففه

6 Surah A’rāf verse 180 7Imam Ghazala 1987, Al-Maqsad Al-Asnā Fi Sharh Maani Asmaa

Illah Alhosna, Aljaffan Waljabi Printing Press, Cyprus. Page 61.



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نرسفففففففففففففففه واضفففففففففففففففا افففل

االسفففففففففففففففففمففففففاح الفففففيففففففه ولفففففم

اسم ابله. إلىيضرما

This name has many special characteristics: a) Resistance to Change: Normally, if

you omit any letter from a word, then the meaning changes. However, this is not the case with the word ‘Allah’.

If the first letter [alif] is removed the word becomes [lillah] and its meaning becomes “to Allah belongs …” The Almighty says “To Allah belongs the soldiers of heavens and earth”.8

If the second letter [lām] is removed then, the word becomes [lahu], and its meaning becomes “To Him”. The Almighty says “To Him belong the Keys of heavens and earth”9

If the third letter [lām] is removed the word becomes [hoo], and its meaning becomes “He”. The Almighty says “He is the Living. There is no god but Him.”10

ولمذا االسم الشر

واص كثي ة نذكر م ها

a) ال إنال ي غي معنان

الكلمال اذا حذف

م ها حرفا واحدا اغي

املع ما عدا اسم هللا

فانه ال يتبدهللا وال

ي غي املع

فان حذف االل

وكما في « هلل»بق

وهلل جنود»اوله اعالى

« السماوال واالرض

وان حذف الالم

وكما « له»االولى بق

له»في ك ابه الع

مقاليد السماوال

« واالرض

وان حذف الالم

« هو»الثانيا بق

وااهللا اعالى في ك ابه

هو الحي ال »الح يم

«.هو إالاله

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b) Indispensability: No devotions or prayers can be realised without invoking the name ‘Allah’. The Prophet was reported as saying “The best of what I, and the prophets before me, have said is ‘There is no god but Allah’.”11

b) ضرورته في الذكر

وم واص هذا

ال االذاار إناالسم

والتسبيحال ال

بذكر اسم إالت حق

هللا كما ااهللا عليه

الصالة والسالم

فضل ما ال انا أ»

والنبيون م ابلي ال

« هللا إالله إ

c) Reward: Further, whoever continually mentions the name ‘Allah’ a thousand times a day by saying “Oh Allah” [Yā Allah] - such a one will be granted absolute conviction of Allah Most High. Also, whoever recites this name 200 times in a state of ablution on a Friday, his needs will be met, by the will of Allah.

c) م إنالج اح وايضا

دوام على ذكر هذا

في ال « هللا»االسم

مرة بصيغا أل يوم

ر اه هللا كما يا هللا

يوم اليقين وم تالن

الجمعا على يمارة

م ت مرة ت سر له

م لوبه واض له

هللا. بإذنحاجاته

Therefore a murid, seekers of Allah, must abundantly recite the Glorious name “Allah” so that they move to the horizon of divine witnessing and knowledge. The seeker of Allah must first visualise this name in the front of his eyes, then in his mind and finally in his heart, so long until

للمر د السفففففففففففففال لذل ال بد

ضفففففففففاح ف إلىهللا ح ين قل إلى

ي ث م نأالشفففمود واملعرفا

« هللا»ذكفففر اسفففففففففففففففم الفففجفففاللففففففا

يبففففففدأ ب ريففففففل نأفعليففففففه اوال

هففففذا االسففففففففففففم في عينيففففه م في

ياله و عد ذل في البه ح

11 Tirmithi from the hadīth of ‘Amr bin Shu‘ayb, taken from his

father who took it in turn from his grandfather (Allah be pleased

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the name disappears and the named remains. At this stage, the seeker of Allah will taste the illuminations and secrets of this Noble name.

يغي االسفففففففففم و بق املسففففففففف

نفففففففوار أعفففففففنفففففففدئفففففففذ يفففففففذو مففففففف

سرار هذا االسم الشر أو

Hence, the traveller to Allah must occupy his time invoking this name. There is no real living except with Allah; and there is no winning except with the support of Allah. Whoever relies on His Lord, his needs will be met, and the entire universe will work for him. Oh Allah, grant us illuminations from the glimpses of this Noble name “Allah” and make us of those who invoke it at all times and places.

نأ هللا إلىلذل على السال

يعمر اوااته بذكر هذا االسم

م هللا وال ع إالفال ع ش

جنففف هللا إلىبفففاالسففففففففففففتنفففاد إال

فم اع مفففد على موالن كرفففان

جمي امرن وسففففففففففير له الكون

باسرن اللمم ار انا م انوار

ونرحال هذا االسم الشر

هللا واجعلنفا م الفذاكر لفه

واففاتنففا يففا ربفي اففل احيففاننففا وا

العاملين.


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Al-Rahmān [The Gracious] الرحمن

The Exalted says: “It is the Gracious who taught the Quran.”12 He also said: “they say the Gracious has taken children! Glory to Him. They are but honoured slaves...”13 The Exalted also says “And they disbelieve at the mention of the Gracious”.14

الفففرحفففمففف عفففلفففم »اففففففاهللا افففعففففففالفففى

واالوا »وااهللا ايضفففففففففففا « القران

اترذ الرحم ولدا سفففففففففففبحانه

واففففففاهللا « بففففففل عفففبففففففاد مففف فففرمفففون

وهم بففففذكر الرحم »ايضففففففففففففففففا

« هم اافرون

“Al-Rahmān” is one of the Grand Names of Allah. It means that His mercy and grace has

encompassed ALL his creation- including humans, jinn, believers and unbelievers.

الرحم هو اسفففففم م اسفففففماح

هللا الفففحسففففففففففففففف ففف ومفففعففف ففف هففففففذا

:إناالسم الشر

رحففففففمفففففف ففففففه الففففففعففففففظففففففيففففففمفففففففا

شففففففففففففملففففف جمي لقفففففه

مفففففففف االأفففففففف والففففففففجفففففففف

واملؤم والكافر.

This meaning is shown in the Exalted saying in His Honoured Book “My mercy encompasses everything; and I will prescribe it for the pious.”15 That is to say Allah, Glory be to Him, is the Gracious one Whose grace and mercy covered this world and the hereafter; for in this world His grace includes both believers and

فقففففففد اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى في ك ففففففابففففففه

ورحم ت وسفففففففففع ال »الع

لففلففففففذيفف فسفففففففففففففففففف كفف فف ففهففففففاشففففففففففففلففتح

هللا سففففففففففففبحانه إن أي« ي قون

وافففعففففففالفففى هفففو رحفففمففف الففففففدنفففيففففففا

واال رة الن احسانه في الدنيا

يعم املؤمنين والكفففففافر امفففففا

فففففي اال ففففرة ففففف ففففت لففففلففففمففففؤمففففنففففيففففن

فقط.

12Surah Rahman Verses 1 and 2 13Surah Anbiya Verse 26 14Surah Anbiya 36 15Surah A’rāf 156



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unbelievers, whereas in the hereafter it will only be for the believers. “Al-Rahmān” is a name exclusively used for Allah. No one else can be called by that name. You cannot call someone as “Rahman”. The Prophet said: “The Gracious has His mercy on those who show mercy. Show mercy to those on earth and the One in the heavens will show mercy to you.”16 The Prophet was reported as saying “Allah has a hundred mercies. Of them He sends one mercy to the jinn, human beings, animals and birds. By this mercy they show tenderness to each other, are merciful to one another; and by this mercy the wild beast shows affection for its offspring. And Allah has kept in store ninety-nine mercies for His servants on the Day of Judgment.”17

والرحم هم اسففففففم اص هلل

فال يسفففففففف به غي ن فال يقاهللا

رجففل رحم وكمففا اففاهللا عليففه

الراحمون »الصفففففالة والسفففففالم

يرحممم الرحم ارحموا م

فففففي االرض يففففرحففففمفففف ففففم مفففف فففففي

كما في الحديث و «.السفففففففففففماح

هلل مففففائففففا رحمففففا إن»النبوي

ان هللا م هفففففا رحمفففففا واحفففففدة بين

والففففففف فففففففهفففففففائفففففففم واإلأففففففف الفففففففجففففففف

ي عففففايرون و هففففاوالموام ف هففففا

يفففففوففففف احفففففمفففففون و فففففهففففففا افففففعففففف ففففف

الوحش على ولففففففدهففففففا وا ر

هللا اسففففففففففففعفففا واسففففففففففففعين رحمفففا

يففففففففرحففففففففم ففففففففهففففففففا عففففففففبففففففففادن يففففففففوم

«القياما

Imām al-Rāzī said: The Gracious is the one who gives

favours and blessings the similar of which cannot be given by humans.

الرا ي اإلمامو قوهللا

الرحم هو املنعم إن

بما ال ي صفففففففففور صفففففففففدور

جنسه م العباد.

This noble name is one of the most frequently mentioned in the Quran; it occurs more than fifty times. In Sūrah

وهذا االسففم الشففر هو م

ذكرا في القران اكث االسففففففففماح

فقد ورد اسففففففففففففم الرحم اكث

16Ahmad in his Musnad, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmithi and al-Hākim in the

Mustadrak from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘Ās, Allah be pleased

with him. 17Muslim as related by Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him


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Maryam alone, it is mentioned more than fifteen times.

م مسفففففين مرة وفي سفففففورة

مر م اكث م م عشففففففففففففرة

مرة.

The noble name has many special qualities. It prevents distress from the one who recites it. Further, Allah will remove heedlessness and forgetfulness from the heart of whoever recites it a 100 times after each salāh. Also, If a sick person recites it for seven days, Allah will grant them well-being by His permission.

ولفففففمففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففففم الشفففففففففففففففففر ففففف

واص كثي ة نفففذكر م هفففا انفففه

يصففففففففففففففر الففف فففرب عففف ذاكفففرن

وم ذكرن مفففائفففا مرة بعفففد افففل

هللا مفف اففلففبففففففه صففففففففففففففالة ا ففر

ا تاله وإذاالغرلا والنسفففففففيان

مر ض سففففففبعا ايام عافان هللا

اعالى. بإذنه

In addition, whoever invokes this name countless times, will become one of the notables in the eye of Allah; one of the trustworthy in the eye of people, and closed and beloved to the Prophet . So, move forward to get there!

وم واصه أنه م أكث

اان عند -بدون عدد -ذكرن

هللا وجيها وعند الناس

صديقا وعند الن ت صلى هللا

عليه وسلم مقربا وحب با

وواصل ...تصل .

Thus the traveller to Allah must taste the illuminations and manifestations of this name of the most Gracious and enlighten his heart with its remembrance so as to ascend in in the stations of the divine knowledge [ma’rifah] - which has no limit. Such ascension has no end.

إن هللا إلىلذل على السال

ال يفف ففففففذو مفف انففوار وتففهففلففيفففففف

هذا االسفففففففففففم الرحمانيا و نور

اففففلففففبففففففه بففففففذكففففر هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففففم

الشففففففففففففففففر ففففف حففففف ففففف يفففففوففففف فففففى ففففففي

اال م إلىمقامال املعرفا باهلل

نهايا وما للو ي انتهاح.

Oh Allah: make our hearts witness to this grace- You are our Help and our Shelter. Oh the One Who subdues the hearts of tyrants and has complete control over all

فففففاشففففففففففففمففففد اللمم الوبنففففا هففففذن

الرحمفانيفا ففانف غو نفا وانف

مالذنففا يففا م ذلفف لففه الوب

الجبابرة و ضفففففع له اعنا



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slaves! We seek refuge in You from being disgraced by You, from the removal of Your protection and from forgetting Your dhikr. Make us, oh the Gracious, of the people who remember this noble name; and grant us glimpses and illuminations thereof. Indeed You have power over all things.

العبفففاد جميعفففا أعوذ بففف م

وكشففففففففففف سفففففففففففو ت وم

أسففففففففففففيفففان ذكرت ففففاجعلنفففا يفففا

رحم اهال لذكر هذا االسفففففففم

الشفففففر وار انا م نرحاته

وانوارن انفففففف على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح

ادير.


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Al- Rah īm [The Merciful] الرحيم

The Exalted says: “Peace be on you: A word from a Merciful Lord.”18 He also says “Indeed your Lord is the All-Mighty and Merciful.”19

سالم اوال م رب »ااهللا اعالى

وان رب »وااهللا ايضفففففا « رحيم

«. لمو الع الرحيم

This is one of the Grand Names of Allah; it means that: He is unceasingly merciful. If He is not

asked He is angered. In good times, He opens the doors of thankfulness, and in times of tribulations the doors of patience. Allah’s name, the Merciful, is associated with the special mercy given exclusively to the people of faith [īmān]. “And He is Most Merciful to the believers”.20

“Al-Rahīm”, as a human quality, also refers to the one whose mercy is perpetual. Allah the Exalted, has once called his honoured Prophet Muhammad by that name saying “A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your suffering;

وهو اسففففففففففففم م اسففففففففففففمفففففاح هللا

الحسففففففففففف ومع هذا االسفففففففففففم

أيالشر

انه دائم الرحما الذي

هللا يغضففففف سفففففاذا لم ي

م يففففرفففف فففف فففففرفففف الففففنففففعففففيفففف

اب الشفففففففففففففففففف ففففففر وفففففففي ابففففففو

.البالح ابواب الصففففففففففففف

فففففففف فففففففهفففففففلفففففففي اسفففففففففففففففففففم هللا

الففففرحففففمففففففا أيالففففرحففففيففففم

االيمان هلالياصففففففففا

واففففففففان بففففففففاملففففففففؤمففففففففنففففففففيففففففففن »

« رحيما

هو الفذي م العبفاد والرحيم

للعبفففاد.. اسفففففففففففف فففدامففف رحم فففه

واد وصففففففففففف الح سفففففففففففبحانه

وافففعففففففالفففى نفففبفففيففففففه الففف فففر فففم فففهففففففذا

لقفففد جفففاحكم »االسففففففففففففم بقولفففه

رسففففففففففففوهللا م انرسفففففففففففف م ع

18Surat Yassin 58 19Surat Shu‘arā 9. 20Sūrah Ahzāb 43



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anxious is he over you; to the believers is he most kind and merciful ”21

ليه ما عن م حر علي م ع

«.باملؤمنين رؤو رحيم

Allah, the Exalted, entrusts His servants with part of His mercy. Thanks to this part, people show mercy to each other, through His grace and generosity. Such people attain the pleasure of Allah, and become among those near and connected to Him. This name is mentioned in the Glorious Quran more than a hundred times.

وهللا اعففالى يريض على عبففادن

مففف بفففعفففض رحفففمففف ففففففه ففففيفففكفففون

برضفففففففففففففل وكرم ربه اإلأسفففففففففففففان

رحيمففففففا فيرو برضففففففففففففففففففا الح

و فففففففكفففففففون مففففففف اهفففففففل الفففففففقفففففففرب

والفففوصففففففففففففففففففاهللا واففففففد ذكفففر هففففففذا

قران االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر في ال

املجيد اكث م مائا مرة.

This name has many special qualities.

Whoever recites it a hundred times each day, Allah will give him tender-heartedness and mercy towards the creation.

The Prophet said: “Allah has an angel entrusted for those who say “Oh the Most Merciful” Whoever says this thrice is answered by the angel “The Most Merciful has come to you; so make your request!”22

ولفففففمففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففففم الشفففففففففففففففففر ففففف

واص كثي ة انففففففه م ذكرن

اففففل يوم مففففائففففا مرة ر اففففه هللا

راففففففا في القلفففففف ورحمففففففا على

اليل واففففففد اففففففاهللا صففففففففففففلى هللا

هلل ملكففففففا إن»عليففففففه وسفففففففففففففلم

مفففوكفففال بفففمففف يفففقفففوهللا يففففففا ارحفففم

الراحمين فم اففففففالمففففففا ال ففففففا

ارحفففففففم إنافففففففاهللا لفففففففه املفففففففلففففففف

الراحمين اففففففد اابففففففل عليفففففف

«.فسل

Whoever recites it countless times, Allah will turn his enemies into friends, and he will feel comfort in soul and body.

ن وم داوم على تالوته بدو

عدد جعل هللا عدون

صديقا ووجد راحا في

نرسه وبدنه .

21Surat Tawbah 128 22Al-Hākim in “Al-Mustadrak” as related by Abū Umāmah, Allah

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Oh Allah! Let our hearts witness the light of this noble name until we become qualified for the lights of this name to appear in ourselves. Oh Allah! Establish mercy in our hearts and connect our hearts to the rope of Your Beloved so as to be on the straight path- You, the Most Generous.

فاشفففففمد يا هللا الوبنا نور هذا

االسففففففففففم الشففففففففففر ح نكون

اهال لظمور انوارن فينا و ب

يففففففا هللا فففي اففلففوبففنففففففا الففرحففمففففففا

واوصفففففففل الوبنا بحبل حب ب

لففففففففنففففففففكففففففففون عففففففففلففففففففى الصففففففففففففففففففففرا

ن.كرمياملس قيم يا اكرم اال



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Al-Malik [The King] امللك

This is one of the Grand Names of Allah. He is the Owner of this material

Dominion, and the non-material realm.

He is Independent in His essence and attributes of all that is other than Him.

All that is other than Him is in need of Him.

In His hand is the dominion of all things- life death, resurrection and dispersion.

He is in control over all innovation and creation.

Real ownership belongs only to Allah. Allah, the Exalted says: “Exalted is Allah the True King.”23 He also says: “He is Allah- Whom there is no god but He, the King and the Holy.”24 The Prophet was reported as saying “On the Day of Judgment Allah will seize the earth and fold the sky in His right. Then He will say ‘I am the

هو احد اسماح هللا الحس

وهو صففففففففففففففففففاحفففففف امللفففففف

وامللكول

املسففففففففففففففففف فففففغففففف فففففت ففففففي ذاتففففففه

وصففففففففففففرففففاتففففه ع اففففل مففففا

سوان املح ا اليه ال

ما عدان سوان

بيدن ملكول ال شفففففففففففلتح

الحياة واملمال البعث

والنشور

هو امل صففففففففففففر في اففففففل

واليل باإلبداعشلتح

واملففففلفففففف الففففحففففقففففيففففقفففف ال

اهللا اعففالىهلل افف إاليكون

ففففففف ففففففعففففففالففففففى هللا املففففففلفففففف »

هو »وااهللا ايضا « الح

هو إالهللا الففذي ال الففه

وففففي « املفففلفففففف الفففقففففففدوس

الحديث الشفففففففر ع

الن ت محمد صففففففففففففلى هللا

عففففففلففففففيففففففه وسففففففففففففففففففلففففففم اففففففاهللا

يفففففففقفففففففبفففففففض هللا االرض »

يففوم الففقففيففففففامففففففا و فف ففوي

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King. Where are the kings of the earth’”25

السففففففففففففففمففففففاح بففيففمففيففنففففففه ففم

يففقففوهللا انففففففا املففلفففففف ايفف

«.ملوت االرض

The true owner is Allah, Glory be to Him. The ownership of any other is illusionary and temporal. This is because all things perish, but Allah remains the One in possession and control of everything.

فففففففاملففففففالفففففف الففحففقففيففقفف هففو هللا

سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى ومل غي ن

وه ت مؤافففف الن اففففل شففففففففففففلتح

وحففدن مففالفف ي وهللا و بق هللا

ومسي ر على ال شلتح.

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that:

Whoever assiduously recites it a hundred times at noon time will get a pure heart.

Whoever assiduously recites it 120 times after dawn prayer on Fridays, Allah will make him rich.

If the reciter of this name faces an aggressor, Allah will subdue that aggressor instantly.

ومففففف فففففواص هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففففم

الشفففففر انه م واي عليه

وا ال واهللا مائا مرة صففففففففففففرا

البففففففه وم وايفففففف على ذكرن

افففففل يوم جمعفففففا بعفففففد صففففففففففففالة

الرهر مففففائففففا وعشففففففففففففرون مرة

ل. وذاكر اغنففففففان هللا ع وجفففففف

هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففم إذا د ففففففل على

هللا لوا ه. يالم ذ

The successful murīd who desires the bliss of this world and the hereafter is the one who rules over the whims and passions of his lower self. Instead of being ruled by whims, he is ruled over by the One in Whose Hand is the Dominion of the heavens and the earth. Oh, Allah, we entreat You to make us of those who have control over their lower selves- not

واملففر ففففففد املففوففف الففففففذي يففر ففففففد

والدنيو ا ا رو االسفففففعادة

الذي يمل هوى نرسفففففففففففففه هو

وشففففففففففففمواتففففففه و سففففففففففففي ر عليهففففففا

و ففففكففففون مففففمففففلففففواففففففا ملفففف بففففيففففففدن

ملكول السففففففففففففماوال واالرض

تهعلنا مم إناللمم أس ل

ال م مل تهم أنرسففففففففممملكوا

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those whose lower selves and passions control them.

وشمواتهم. أنرسمم

Oh Allah, the most Merciful, if You desires something, You just say to it: “Be” and it is. Make us feel your name ‘the King’ in our hearts; and extend Your subtle graces to us so that we can rule over our lower selves and become of the chosen and close ones with whom You are permanently pleased.

نإيا هللا يا م اذا اراد شففففففف ا

يقوهللا لففه ك فيكون تهلى لنففا

سففففففففففففر اسففففففففففففمفف امللفف وامففدنففا ب

بل ائر ح نمل نروسفففففففنا

ونكون م املقربين اال يففففففار

الذي رضفففف عليهم رضففففاح ال

سفففففففففففففففففففيفففففففط بفففففففعفففففففدن يفففففففا ارحفففففففم

الراحمين.


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Al-Kuddoos [The Holy] القدوس

Allah, the Exalted says: “Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him, the King, the Holy, the Owner of Honour, and the Wise.”26

يسففففففففففففب هلل مفففا في »افففاهللا اعفففالى

السموال وما في االرض املل

« القدوس الع الح يم

The Holy is one of the Grand Names of Allah. It is derived from “purity” [at-Tuhr]. This noble name has two meanings:

The one who is pure of faults and shortcomings in himself; His sublime holiness is far beyond what can be encompassed by minds; He is beyond any description known through human perception or through conjecture.

القدوس هو اسفففم م اسفففماح

هللا الحس وهو مش م

ر ال مر ولمذا االسم الش

أيمعنيان. املع االوهللا

الفف ففففففاهففر مفف الففعففيففوب

والففففنففففقففففففائفففف املفففف فففف ن فففففي

اففففففففدس عفففففففف ن عفففففففف مففففففففا

تفففففحفففففيفففففط بففففففه الفففففعفففففقفففففوهللا

وامل ن ع اففل وصفففففففففففف

يدركه ح او يسففففففففففففب

اليه وهم.

The one who purifies the hearts of His saints and beloved ones from witnessing anyone other than Him; that is, he purifies the lower selves of His saints and beloved ones from blameworthy traits, and enables them to progress in the stages of the self so that they become qualified for His nearness and connectedness.

امففففففا املففففففعفففففف فففففف الففففففثففففففاأفففففف

فففففففالقففففففدوس هو الففففففذي

يقففففدس و مر اوليففففاؤن

واحبابه م شففففففففففففمود ما

ي مر نروس أيسوان

أياوليائه واحبابه م

وصفففففففففففف ذميم و رايهم

ففففففففي مفففففففراتففففففف الفففففففنفففففففرففففففف

لفففيفففكفففونفففوا اهفففال لفففلفففقفففرب

والوصوهللا.

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Arch angel Gabriel is called the “Holy Spirit” [Ruh ul Qudus] as he is purified of any fault in passing the revelation of Allah to the Prophets . The Prophet was reported as saying in his prayers bowing [rukū‘] and prostration [sujūd]: “You are Glorified and Sanctified, the Lord of the Angels and the Spirit.” Allah is glorified by every tongue, and sanctified by every tongue.

نففا ج يففل روح وسفففففففففففف ت سففففففففففففيففد

القففدس ل مففارتففه م العيوب

ل الرسفففففففففففففففففف إلىفي تبليغ الوحي

عليهم الصففالة والسففالم وع

السففففففففففيدة عا شففففففففففا رضففففففففففلت هللا

الن ت صفففففففففففلى هللا عليه إنع ها

وسففففففففففففلم اففففان يقوهللا في راوعففففه

سفففبوح ادوس رب »وسفففجودن

مسففففففففففففب أي« املالئ ففا والروح

على ال لسففففففففففففان مقدس على

ال لسان.

This noble name is mentioned in the Quran twice- in Sūrah al-Jumu‘ah and Sūrah al-Hashr.

واد ذكر هذا االسم الشر

فففي الففقففران مففرتففيففن فففي سفففففففففففففورة

الجمعا وفي سورة الحشر.

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that:

Whoever abundantly recites it, Allah will keep him away from every blameworthy whim.


الشففففففففففففر انففففففه م اكث على

ذكر هفففذا االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر

اذهففففف هللا عنفففففه افففففل شففففففففففففموة

مذموما.

It is good for those whom people talk against; they will stop talking bad of him.

For those who complain of bad whisper, it is good for them to repeat “Subhana Al-Malik Al-Kuddoos Al-Khallaq”. “In Yasha’ Yuzhibkum wa ya’ti bi khlaqil Jadeed. Wa ma zalika ala Allahi bi aziz”27

و صلح ذكرن مل ي كلم

الناس في حقه وعرضه

ف نعقد ألسنا الناس عنه

وال يذكرونه بسوح. وأيضا

ح لمل اعو يهم الوسوسا يص

سبحان املل لمم ذكر )

القدوس اليال إن يش

يذهب م و ل برل جديد

( .وما ذل على هللا بع

27 “If He wills, He can take you away and bring forth a new

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The successful seeker of Allah is the one to whom the Almighty appears by His “the Holy”. He purifies his heart of that which is other than Allah and fills it with divine knowledge and light. The presence of the Holy cannot be entered by those attached to their lower selves. Therefore, oh seeker, free yourself of this base self and be of those who enter His Holy Presence. Oh Allah, oh Holy, sanctify our hearts. So we entreat, oh Allah, to blow into our structures the essence of holiness so that You purifies us and transcends us above any shortcoming, oh Lord of the worlds.

والسفففففففففففففففالففف املوف هو الفففذي

ي هلى الح عليففففففه بففففففاسفففففففففففففم

الففقففففففدوس فففيفف ففمففر اففلففبففففففه مف

االغففيففففففار و ففمفف هففففففا بففففففاملففعففففففار

وان حضرررررررررررررررررررررررررر واالنفففففففففففففوار

القدوس ال يدخلها اصحاب

لففففففذلفففففف ترل يففففففا النفوس

سفففففففففففال م هذن النر وك

مم د ل حضفففففففففففرة ادسفففففففففففه

الففففففففلففففففففمففففففففم يففففففففا اففففففففدوس اففففففففدس

نإسفففففففرائرنا فنسفففففففال يا هللا

ح تففففففنففففففرففففففخ فففففففي هففففففيففففففااففففففلففففففنففففففا رو

الففقففففففدوسففففففففففففففيففففففا حفف فف تفف ففمففرنففففففا

يفففا رب وت هنفففا ع افففل نق

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Al-Salam [The Saviour] السالم

The Exalted says: “The King, the Holy, and the Saviour”.28 How sweet is the utterance of “the Saviour.” The Saviour refers to the following: The One Whose essence is saved from

any flaw, Whose attributes are saved from any imperfection and Whose acts are saved from any evil.

He transcends above the flaws and the attributes of creation.

He, the Exalted, is the Giver of safety in this world and the hereafter.

امللفففف القففففدوس »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

مففففففا اعففففففذب لفففرففف « السفففففففففففففففالم

السالم

فففففففالسفففففففففففففففالم هففففو الففففففذي

اسلم ذاته ع العي

وصفففففففففراته ع النق

ع الشر وأفعاله

اآلفففففففالوهو امل ن ع

املففف فففمفففر مففف صففففففففففففففرففففففال

امليلواال

وهو سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى

مان السففالما في الدنيا

واال رة.

He is the One Who saves His servants from fatalities. He is the One, the Exalted, Who saves us from ignorance through knowledge, from disbelief through the attestation to His Oneness; He makes us love Islam, and saves us through the Messenger of Peace, our master Muhammad .

وهو الذي يسلم عبادن

املفففففففمفففففففالففففففف ففففففففمفففففففو مففففففف

سففففبحانه واعالى سففففلمنا

م الجمففل بففالعلم وم

ال رر بال وحيد وشففرح

بفففففاإلسففففففففففففالمصفففففففففففففففففدورنفففففا

برسوهللا السالم وأنقذنا

سيدنا محمد صلى هللا

عليه وسلم

Look at the Messenger of Allah asking us to frequently call the Peace

وهذا هو رسففوهللا هللا صففلى هللا

م لإلكثارعليه وسلم يدعو

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salutations. He is reported as saying: “If you acquire three things you acquire faith: Justice with yourself, offering peace salutations to people, and alms-giving against one’s stinginess.”29 He also said: “Oh Allah, You are the Saviour and from You comes safety, Blessed are You oh owner of Majesty and Generosity.”30

را الشر ا حاديثالسالم في

ففالث مفف جففمففعففمفف »فففيففقففوهللا

فقد جم االيمان االنصففا

م نرسففففففففففففف وبذهللا السففففففففففففالم

«للعالم واالنرا م االا ار

الففلففمففم انفففففف »و ففقففوهللا ايضففففففففففففففففففا

السالم ومن السالم تبارك

«.يا ذا الجالهللا واالكرام

This noble name occurs in the Holy Quran in a number of places, as in His, the Exalted, saying in Sūrah al-Hashr: “He is Allah- there is no god but He, the King, the Holy, the Saviour”31

واد ورد هذا االسم الشر

ففففي الفففقفففران الففف فففر فففم ففففي عففففففدة

مواي فر اولففففففه اعففففففالى في

هو هللا الذي »ة الحشفففر سفففور

هو امللففف القفففدوس إالال الفففه

«.السالم املؤم

This name has many special qualities. Whoever abundantly recites this noble name, Allah will keep him away from pain and difficulties and save him from all flaws.

ولمفففففذا االسففففففففففففم واص كثي ة

م أكث ر م هفففففا انفففففه م نفففففذك

ذكر هفففذا االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر

صففففففففففففففففففففففر هللا عففففففففففنففففففففففه االالم

واملصفففففففففائ وسفففففففففلم م جمي

.اآلفال

Therefore, it behoves the seeker of Allah to save his heart for Allah, the Honoured, the Glorious, and to empty it of its fancies and passions and of all preoccupation with this world so that he qualifies to receive illuminations and become a true

نأ هللا إلىلذل على السال

يسففففففففففففففلففم اففلففبففففففه هلل عفف وجففففففل

و ررغه م اهوائه وشففففففففمواته

وم امور الفففففدنيفففففا ح يكون

لففف فففلفففقففف االنفففوار و فففكفففون اهفففال

مر ففففففدا حقيقيففففففا مرادن الح

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seeker of Allah [murīd] whose goal is the Truth, Glory be to Him.

سبحانه واعالى

Oh Allah, present Yourself to our hearts with Your name, the Saviour; radiate the light of the Saviour in my heart; and face me with the illuminations of this name so that I realise peace in myself by Your grace and generosity. Save me from illnesses, flaws and disabilities until the ears of my soul hear the address: “Salam be upon you: a word from a Merciful Lord.”32

ف هلى يا هللا بنور اسم

نور السالم في وأشر السالم

هذا ب نوارال ت وواجنهت

ح اتحق بالسالما االسم

لدي ت برضل وكرم

وسلم ت م االمراض

والعاهال ح واآلفال

اسم اذان روحي اب

«.سالم اوال م رب رحيم»

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Al- Mu’min [The Securer] املؤمن

The Exalted says: “The King, the Holy, the Saviour, and the Securer”.33 The Securer is one of the Grand Names of Allah. It comes from the word “security” and refers to He Who secures His beloved and near

ones against His punishment and anger and from domination by oppressors.

امللففففف القفففففدوس »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

فاملؤم هو « السفففففففففالم املؤم

اسفففم م اسفففماح هللا الحسففف

ملؤم م االمان وا

وهففففففففففو الففففففففففذي يففففففففففؤمفففففففففف

هففففففل القرب أحبففففففابففففففه و أ

م عفففففذابفففففه وغضففففففففففففبفففففه

وم اسففففففففففففلط الظففففاملين

عليهم.

The Exalted says “Security is for those who believed and did not blemish their belief with wrong doing; those are the guided.”34 Allah, Glory be to Him, grants security to those who take refuge and help with Him- these are the people of faith and integrity. Therefore, there exists a strong link between faith [īmān] and security [amān].

وففي افولففففففه افعففففففالفى ففي سفففففففففففففورة

مففنففوا ولففم آالففففففذيفف »االأففعففففففام

ولأيمانهم بظلم إيلبسففففففففففففوا

« وهففففم مففففمفففف ففففففدون مفففف لففففمففففم ا

فاهلل سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى يع

االمففففففان ملفففففف اسفففففففففففففففففف ففففففهففففففار بففففففه

هلوهذا يكون .واسفففففففففففف عان

االيمففان واالسفففففففففففف قففامففا لففذلفف

هنففات ارتبففا وصففففففففففففلففا و يقففا

بين االيمان واالمان.

Allah, the Exalted, is the Securer Who alone deserves being ascribed as the provider of safety and security. He, the Exalted, is the One Who arranges the

وهللا تبففارت واعففالى هو املؤم

الذي يسفففففففففف ح وحدن أسففففففففففبا

االمففففف واالمففففففان الفففففيففففففه ففففففمفففففو

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recognised means of security, bars the doors of fear and brings about peace of mind.

تفففففبففففففارت وافففففعففففففالفففففى الففففففذي يففففف ففففف

لفف مفف االسففففففففففففففبففففففاب املففحففقففقففففففا

و سفففففففففد ابواب اليو و وجد

.اإلأسانالس ينا في نر

Therefore, the seeker of Allah, if he desires the truth to be revealed to him through the name “the Securer”, he must strive to be an advocate of goodness, commanding the good and forbidding evil. The seeker must work on preserving people from the punishment and penalty of Allah; the seeker should be the means through which people turn to the straight path of Allah, the means for salvation. For this reason the Almighty Allah says to his Prophet : “Call to the path of your Lord with wisdom and good preaching; and argue with them positively. Truly your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His path, and He knows best who are guided.”35

اذا هللا إلىلذل على السال

يفف ففهففلففى الففحفف عففلففيففففففه إناراد

يحرص على إنباسففففففم املؤم

يففكففون داعففيففففففا لففلففيففيفف امففرا إن

بففففاملعرو نففففاهيففففا ع املن ر

وان تكون يا سال سببا م

اليل م عذاب هللا وعقابه

إلىع ير هففففدايففففا النففففاس

صففففففففففففففففففرا هللا املسفففففففففففففففففف ففففففقففففففيفففففففم

سفففبيل النهاة إلىوارشفففادهم

اهللا هللا ع وجل لنبيه لذل ا

دعا»صففففففففففلى هللا عليه وسففففففففففلم

سففففففففففففبيففففففل ربفففففف بففففففالح مففففففا إلى

واملوعظا الحسففففففففففنا وجادلمم

رب هو إنبال ت هي احسفففففففففففف

اعلم بم ضففففففففففففل ع سففففففففففففبيله

«.وهو اعلم باملم دي

This name occurs in the Noble Quran once only- in Sūrah al-Hashr “He is Allah beside Whom no god exists, the King, the Holy, the Saviour, the Securer.”36

وافففففد جفففففاح ذكر هفففففذا االسففففففففففففم

الشفففففففففففففر في القران ال ر م

مرة واحفففففدة فقط في سففففففففففففورة

هو هللا الذي ال اله »الحشففففففففر

هو املل القدوس السالم إال

«.املؤم

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This great name has many special qualities. Among them we may mention that whoever abundantly recites this name will have his invocation answered, and will be under the security of Allah, saved from punishment, sorrow, distress, or grief. Whoever takes this name as a litany [wird], Allah will grant him awe-inspiring esteem and the sweetness of faith, by the permission of Allah.

ولمذا االسم العظيم واص

ث أككثي ة نذكر م ها انه م

م ذكرن اان مهاب

الدعوة و كون في امان هللا

يص به عذاب هم او إنم

غم و بعد عنه ال كرب

وم اترذ هذا االسم وردا

له ر اه هللا الميبا وحالوة

هللا وم أكث بإذنااليمان

صم هللا لسانه م ذكرن ع

.ال ذب وال ه ان

Let me taste, oh Allah, the sweetness of faith, and protect me by Your grace from the devil, and appear to me through the light of Your name “the Securer” so that I am on intimate terms with You inwardly and outwardly. For all safety and security is gifted by You and to You does every affair return, oh Knower of the Unseen. Oh, Allah preserve in us the grace of faith. May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon our Master Muhammad, his Family and all his Companions.

ذا ت يا هللا حالوة االيمان ف

واحففففرففففظفففف ففففت بففففرضففففففففففففففففلفففففف مفففف

الشفففففففففففففي ففففففان وتهلى لي بنور

أ ب آاسفففففففففم املؤم ح

في سففففففففففففري وعل ت وفي يففففاهري

مففففان هو أم و أوبففففاي ت فكففففل

واليفففففف يرج .منفففففف موهوب

.باالمر الففففففه يففففففا عالم الغيو

فاحر علينا أعما االيمان

هللا على سفففيدنا محمد ىوصفففل

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Al- Muhaymen [The Revealer] املهيمن

The Revealer is one of the Grand Names of Allah. This name refers to the inward speech heard and understood by the servant from his Lord. So man feels intoxicated when he hears and understands the word of the Truth in his heart. The greatest blessing is to understand the signs of Allah. The Knower of Allah is always at one of two states: either witnessing Allah the Almighty or listening to His Word. Further, this noble name refers to The Supervisor, or the Witness Who

sees the outward and inward.

The Revealer of inner speech, and inspiration granted by Allah to his servants

املميم هو اسفففففففم م اسفففففففماح

هللا الحس

والميمنا هي ال الم الير

الذي يسمعه العبد م ربه

فيرمم عنه و شعر بنشوة

عظيما عندما يسم كالم

الح في البه فيرمم عنه

عظم أعما هي أعما الرمم أو

والعار باهلل في ال .ع هللا

نر م انراسه ما بين

شمود الح وسماع كالمه

جاح في ترسي هذا واد

ن أاالسم الشر على

املميم

هو الراي او الشففففاهد

يبصففففففففففففر الظواهرالذي

والبواي

وكفففففففذلففففففف ايضفففففففففففففففففففا هفففففففو

بففمففعفف فف الفف ففالم الففيففرفف

ووحففففففي االلففففففمففففففام الففففففذي

ي رم به الح سفبحانه

في عففففالم واعففففالى عبففففادن

ا رواح وا سرار.

This name is mentioned only once in the Quran. In Sūrah Hashr Allah says: “He is

واففففففد ورد ذكر هففففففذا االسففففففففففففم

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Allah; none has the right to be worshipped but He, the King, the Holy, the Saviour, the Securer, the Giver of Protection, the Mighty, the Overpowering, the Self-Glorious- Transcended is Allah above what they associate with Him.”37

هو هللا الذي »سفففورة الحشفففر

هو امللففف القفففدوس إالال الفففه

السالم املؤم املميم الع

الجبفففار امل سففففففففففففبحفففان هللا

« عما يشراون

Travellers to Allah should be shy of Allah, knowing that the Revealer is watching them. This is the state of watchfulness [al-murakabah] assumed by the people of divine realization. The Prophet was reported as saying “Righteousness is to worship Allah as if you see Him; if you do not see Him, then be aware that He sees you”.

إنهللا إلفىالسففففففففففففففففففالفففففف ففعفلفى

يكون مسفففففف حيا م ايالع هللا

املففمففيففمفف عففلففيففففففه ورؤ فف ففففففه لففففففه

وهففففذن هي املراابففففا عنففففد اهففففل

الفف ففحففقففيفف كففمففففففا اففففففاهللا عففلففيففففففه

االحسففففففان »الصففففففالة والسففففففالم

تران ففففان اففف نففف اعبفففد هللا إن

« لم ت تران فانه يرات

The Prophet was the one who has most realized the light of the Revealer; he was so intent on the salvation of Muslims, and compassionate with all creation, including the non-believers and the hypocrites. The Prophet’s insight penetrated the hearts of all people, treated all with mercy and expended for their salvation his valuable breaths and words.

و فففيففف مففف تفففحفففقففف بفففنفففور هللا

املميم هو سيد الرسل عليه

الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم فقد اان

حففر صففففففففففففففففففا عففلففى نففهففففففاة االمففففففا

رحيمففففففا بهمي العوالم ح

كفففافر واملنفففاف فقفففد نرفففذل ال

سفففففففففففففرائر الكففففففل فيبصفففففففففففففي تففففففه

فففففداواهم بففففالرحمففففا وبففففذهللا في

قففففاذهم انرففففاسففففففففففففففففه الغففففاليففففا إن

وااواله.

This noble name is known to be a special litany of the righteous and saints. The observers of this noble name frequently


ر ذاففففففاأالشففففففففففففففففففر فففففف انففففففه مفففففف

االولفففيففففففاح والصففففففففففففففففففالفففحفففيفففن الن

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witness the Divine, and are both in love and awe of Allah.

ففففهفففف يففففكففففون كففففثففففيفففف املفففف ففففرففففلفففف

املشففففففففففففففففففاهففففففدة وكفففثفففيففف املفففحفففبففففففا

.واليو

The repetition of this name for a 100 times after each prayer enlightens the heart with faith, dispels whispers from the heart, and strengthens the memory.

ا ذكرن بعد ال صالة مومداو

مائا مرة تني القل بنور

اإليمان وتذه وساوسه

وأسيانه وتقوي حر

ة .الذاكر

Oh Allah! Radiate the light of this noble name in my heart so that I know the minute details of myself, and the inside of my conscience, so that I can set my intentions right, and do only the right things that You are pleased with. Have my insight go through the creation, so that I can spread Your grace over all creation and see them through Your current dominance. Indeed, You are in control over everything.

شففر يا هللا نور هذا االسففم ف

يط حأالشفففففففر في ال ت ح

علما بداائ نرسففففففففففففلت و رايا

ا راافففففف الففنففوايفففففف ضففففففففففففففمففيفف ي ففففففف

ايممففففففا على أاوم الجوارح و أو

مففا تحفف وترضففففففففففففل واسففففففففففففري

د مفففففف ففففففف .بصففففففففففففي ا في العوالم

الفففجفففمفففيففف بفففمففففففددت الفففرفففيففففففاض

ي ف الحظمم بسفففففرت السفففففاري أو

انففف على ا رواح وا سففففففففففففرار

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Al-Aziz [The Almighty] العزيز

The Almighty is one of the Grand Names of Allah. The Exalted says: “It is He who shapes you in the wombs as He wills. There is no god but Him, the Almighty and Wise.”

الع هو اسففففففففففم م اسففففففففففماح

هو »هللا الحسففففففف ااهللا اعالى

الففففذي يصففففففففففففوركم في االرحففففام

هو إالكي يشففففففففففففففففففاح ال الففففففه

«.الع الح يم

This noble name refers to: The One Who cannot be abased or

wronged, conquered or harmed. The One Who is the All-Powerful and

Strong beyond reach.

الع هو الذي ال يذهللا

يضففففام وهو الذي ال وال

.يغل وال يضام

وهففففففو الففففففقففففففادر الففففففقففففففوي

الففففففذي ال يصفففففففففففففففففل اليففففففه

احد.

Further, “Al-Azīz” also refers to: The One Who bestows honour on

others. He bestows honour upon His wards, disappoints His enemies and supports His beloved ones.

The person who assumes this name would enliven hearts with divine guidance, show people the way to Allah, and hence expose them to the light of the Almighty Allah. As a result, they would exert all that is precious and valuable for His sake.

Imām Ghazālī38 mentions that the person who assumes this name is the

والفففففعففففف ففففف ايضففففففففففففففففففا هفففففو

بففمففعفف فف املففعفف فففمففو عفف

يففففعفففف وجففففففل هففففو الففففففذي

اوليائه و رذهللا اعدائه

و ؤ د احبابه

والشفففففففففففففي الع في

عصفففففففففففففرن هو م يح ت

بفففففففإرشفففففففففففففففففففادنالفففففففقفففففففلفففففففوب

و فففدلمم على هللا تبفففارت

واففففففعففففففالففففففى فففففففيفففففف شفففففففففففففففففف

م نور الع لنروسففففففففففففم

في سففففففففففففبيلففه بكففل بففذهللاو

غاهللا ونر واد ذكر

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one to whom others turn for their most important needs; that is hereafter and eternal happiness.

It also refers to something that is rare.

الغ الي في ك ففابففه اإلمففام

إن« ا سفففففففف املقصففففففففد »

الع م العبففففففاد هو

عبفففففاد م يح فففففا اليفففففه

هللا اففففففففعففففففففالففففففففى فففففففففي اهففففففففم

ا فففففففففرو فففففففففاامفففففففففورهفففففففففم

والسعادة االبديا.

والع بمع النففففففادر

الوجود.

The noble name is mentioned in the Quran in more than eighty places- in Sūrah Baqarah, Āl Imran, al-An‘ām, Hūd, Al-Nisā’, Fātir and as-Saffāt.

ع واد ورد ذكر اسم هللا ال

في القران ال ر م في اكث م

مففانين موضففففففففففففعففا في سففففففففففففورة

آهللا عمران االأعفففففام البقرة

هففففففففود الففففففففنسففففففففففففففففففففاح فففففففففايففففففففر

الصافال.

The Exalted says: “If you slip away after clear guidance has come to you, then know that Allah is the Almighty and the Wise.”39 Might is an attribute of the Almighty Allah Who says “Might belongs to Allah, His Messenger and the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.”40 Here might belongs to Allah in reality; to the Messenger as a grace; and to the believers as a blessing of their belief in the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

فان لل م م بعد »ااهللا اعالى

مففا جففاحت م الب نففال فففاعلموا

وملففففففا «. هللا عفففف فففف حفففف ففففيففففم إن

افففففانففففف الع ة هي صففففففففففففرفففففا هللا

الع فقففففففد جففففففاح في القران

ال ر م في سففففففففففففورة املنففففافقون

وهلل الفففففففففعففففففففف ة ولفففففففففرسففففففففففففففففففففولفففففففففه »

وللمؤمنين ول املنفففافقين ال

فففففففالفففعففف ة هفففنففففففا هلل « يفففعفففلفففمفففون

تحقيقففففففا ولرسففففففففففففولففففففه فضففففففففففففال

انهم ب كا ايما تبعوللمؤمنين

برسففففففففففففوهللا هللا صففففففففففففلى هللا عليه

وسلم.

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Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever recites it for 40 days- 40 times a day- Allah will enrich him, grant him honour and might and he will not stand in need of any of the creation.


الشر انه م ذكرن ار عين

يوما ال يوم ار عين مرة اغنان

هللا اعففففالى واع ن ولم يحوجففففه

الحد م لقه.

Further, whoever repeats this name will become honorable among people, and Allah will elevate his status after humiliation, will enrich him after poverty, and give him security after fear. Such benefits come as a result of continuous repletion. May Allah guide us to whatever He pleases!

وم واصه أن م داوم

ذكرن صار ع ا بين أارانه

وأع ن هللا بعد الذهللا وأغنان

بعد الرقر وآمنه بعد

النر اليو وشر

مداوما الذكر وفقنا هللا ملا

فيه م رضان.

Therefore, when the traveller to Allah becomes absorbed with the name of Almighty, no creation with any power should be seen, in comparison with the might of Allah. The Prophet was reported as saying “Whoever humbles himself to a rich person on account of such a person’s wealth has lost two thirds of his religion.”41 Therefore it is said that if the Lord is magnified in the heart, creation becomes a miniature in the mind. Once you know that He is the bestower of might, you do not ask for might except from Him. Real honour lies in devotion to Him.

هللا إلىلففذلفف على السففففففففففففففالفف

عندما ير باسففففم هللا الع

ال يع قففففففد نأفيهفففففف عليففففففه

جالال بهان إمليلو ع ة او

ع ة هللا سفففففففففففبحانه واعالى كما

ااهللا عليه الصفففففففففففالة والسفففففففففففالم

غنان جلم تواضفففففففف لغ ت »

ولمفففذا ايفففل « ذهففف لثفففا دينفففه

ذا عففففظففففم الففففرب فففففي الففففقففففلفففففف إ

وم .صففففففففففففغر اليل في العين

نففففففه املع لم ت لفففففف عرففففففف ا

منففففففه وال يكون الع إالالع

في ياع ه. إال

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Oh Lord, purge my heart of any others, so that I do not see any might except in You. Let me witness Your might within me so that my soul is sacrificed for You. Bring me together with the Knowers upon whose hearts You have bestowed might. Show me the secrets of Your might so that I may soar to You. And make me and my companions among those who fall under Your declaration “Might belong to Allah, His Messenger and the believers.”42

ففففيففففففا ربففففففان صففففففففففففففف افففلففف فففت مففف

الغففيففففففار حفف فف ال يففرى عفف فف ا ا

سففففوات واشففففمدأ مع الع ة

في نرسفففففففلت ل كون روحي فدات

واجففففمففففعفففف ففففت عففففلففففى الففففعففففففارفففففيففففن

الفففذي منحتهم الع ة فكفففانففف

الو هم بع ت عامرة وافض

علي م اسففففففففففففرار ع تففففف ح

تصففففففففففففي نرسففففففففففففلت اليفففف يففففائرة

واجفففعفففلففف فففت وا فففواأففف دا فففلفففيفففن

وهلل الففففففعفففففف ة »تففففففحفففففف اففففففولفففففف

«.ولرسوله وللمؤمنين

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Al-Ajabbar [The Compeller] الجبار

This is one of the Grand Names of Allah. The Exalted describes Himself as “The Almighty and the Compeller”.43 He is the One Who executes His will

with anyone. He is the One before Whom all are

subject due to His Majesty. He is Exalted above His creation, Who breaks the backs of tyrants.

No one escapes His grip. He is the One who grants those who

stand in need of Him, and meet their needs. Oh, Allah respond to our humble hearts that stand in need before You, the way that pleases You.

He is the One Who keeps the hearts of the His Knowers to their innate nature.

هو احد اسفففففماح هللا الحسففففف

ااهللا اعالى في سفففففففففورة الحشفففففففففر

« الع الجبار»

فففففففففمففففففففو الففففففففذي تففففففففنففففففففرففففففففذ

مشيئ ه في ال احد

وهفففففو الففففففذي يفففففرضففففففففففففففففف

لعظم ففففففه اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح

الفففففعففففففالفففففي ففففففو فففففلفففففقففففففه

ااصم يمور الجبابرة

وهففففففو الففففففذي ال يففففففرففففففر

احد ع ابض ه.

وهففففففففو الففففففففذي يففففففففعفففففففف فففففففف

املفففففنففففف سفففففففففففففففففر ففففف إلفففففيففففففه

و فففق ففففففففففففلفففت حفففوائفففهفففمفففم.

نا لوباللمم اج كسر ا

وااض حوائهنفففففا فيمفففففا

يرضي عنا.

وهففو الففحففففففاففف لففقففلففوب

العارفين على ف رتها.

Imām ‘Alī is related to have said: “The Keeper of hearts according to their nature.” That is, He straightens and makes firm hearts according to what they are endowed with of His knowledge and acknowledgement of Him- whether they

اإلمفففففاموافففففد جفففففاح في حفففففديفففففث

جفبففففففار »ه عفلفي كفرم هللا وجفمفففففف

ام اأ أي« القلوب على ف رتها

بتها على ما ف رها أالقلوب و

عليه م معرف ه واالارار به

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are the hearts of those who will be blissful or those who will despair.

وسعيدها. شقيها

One of the righteous intimately addressed His Lord “Oh Compeller, it is strange for one Who knows You to seek the help of one who is other than You. And I am amazed how one who knows You asks one that is other than You.” In a hadīth Hell Fire was reported as saying: “I have been entrusted with three: whoever takes a god with Allah, obstinate tyrants, and statute makers.”44

وافد نفا ى بعض الصفففففففففففففالحين

ربه فقاهللا يا جبار عجي مل

دب حيعرف كي يسففففففففففف عين

غي ت وعجبفففففف مل يعرففففففف

كي يرجو احدا غي ت واد

النفففففار إن»لحفففففديفففففث جفففففاح في ا

اففففففالفففففف والفففففف بثال ففففففا بم

كفففل بجعفففل م هللا المفففا ا ر و

« جبار عنيد واملصور

The heart of a tyrant is one in which mercy does not enter; an arrogant, proud person who does not heed good counsel. A tyrant oppresses without right.

و الففففذي ال والقلفففف الجبففففار ه

تد له الرحما فمو ذو ك ال

يقبففففففل املوعظففففففا والجبففففففار هو

الباغي في غي ح .

The Knower of Allah, when the Truth presents Himself with the name “Al-Jabbar”, becomes broken inwardly and outwardly out of humbleness, as Al-Jabbar has fixed his brokenness, raised his stature, promotes his mention, and sweetens and beautifies him in speech and teaching. Whoever sees him is compelled to incline towards him since his outward state captivates hearts and

ر بففففاهلل عنففففدمففففا تهلى فففففالعففففا

عليه الح باسفففففففم هللا الجبار

من سففففففففففففرا في الظففاهر أصففففففففففففب

والبففففففاي واففففففد ج الجبففففففار

كسرن ورف ادرن وأشر ذكرن

وحالن وجملفففه بفففاملقفففاهللا فكفففل

نإتففه حففال ففه على ج أن آم ر

يصفففففففففففففففف ففففي الففففيففففففه الن حففففففالفففف ففففففه

الفففظففففففاهفففرة جففففففذابففففففا لفففلفففقفففلفففوب

بففف سففففففففففففراروسففففففففففففر رتفففه معمورة

الغيوب.

44Tirmithi from a hadīth related by Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased

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his heart is inhabited by the secrets of the unseen. This name of Allah- the Compeller- occurs in the Quran once, in Surah Hashr where it is said: “The Compeller, the Haughty.”45

واففففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا الجبففففففار

صرا هلل ع وجل مرة واحدة

في القران ال ر م في سفففففففففففففورة

«.الجبار امل »الحشر

For travellers to Allah to become absorbed in the name of the Compeller, must start on training their own selves and force themselves to abide by piety and obedience. They must entrust all their affairs to Allah and know that any goodness they get is from Allah, and it is only Allah Who can remove harm from them.

هللا ح إلىوعلى السففففففففففففففففالفففف

إنير بفففففاسففففففففففففم هللا الجبفففففار

يففقففبففففففل عففلففى تففربففيففففففا نففرسففففففففففففففففففه

ا على مال مففففا ال قوى هففففو ه

وال اعا وان يوال ال امورن

ه اصفففففففففففففاب إنهللا و علم انه إلى

ي م هللا وان اصفففففابه ضفففففر

علم انه ي له و شره عنه.

Among the special qualities of this name is that whoever abundantly recites it, none will look at him except that awe will overcome them. By reading it morning and evening, Allah will protect you from the oppression of tyrants.

وم واص هذا االسففففففففففففم انه

مفف اكففثفف مفف ذكففرن ال يففنففظففر

غشفففففففففففف ففففه منففففه إالاليففففه احففففد

ذكر صففففففففففففبفففففاحفففففا ممفففففابفففففا واذا

ومسفففففففففففففاح حرظففه هللا م يلم

الجبابرة.

Oh Lord of lords, oh One Who establishes the means, inflict compelling revenge upon all who commit evil against the people of Islam and bestow upon us brokenness for Your sake so that You restore our brokenness. Grant us firm

اصففففففففففففففففل فيففففا رب االربففففاب و ففففا و

االسففففففففففففففبففففففاب سففففففففففففففلففط جفف فف ول

االن قام على ال مسففففففففففلتح لب ت

وامنحنا االن سفففففففففففار اإلسفففففففففففالم

لجنففففابفففف ح ته كسففففففففففففرنفففففا

واع نفففا ال مسفففففففففففففف بفففالشففففففففففففرع

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adherence to Your Law so that our affairs are rectified. You are the Restorer of every broken heart, and the One Who makes easy every difficulty. Be for us and do not be against us. Indeed You have power over all things.

ح ينصففففففففففففلح امرنففففففا فففففففانفففففف

الجابر لكل كسفففففففففي واملسفففففففففمل

لكل عسففففففففففففي ف لنا وال ت

علينففففففا انفففففف على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح

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The Haughty [Al- Mutakabbir] املتكبر

The Haughty is one of the Grand Names of Allah. To Allah the Exalted belongs true

haughtiness; and any other’s claimed haughtiness is illusionary and temporal. The Exalted says “He is Allah … the Almighty, the Compeller, and the Haughty.”46

He is the One Who sees all as small and does not see greatness except in Himself.

He alone has true greatness and due haughtiness. None deserve to have haughtiness except Him Most High.

امل هو اسففففففففففم م اسففففففففففماح

هللا الحس

فمو سففففبحانه واعالى له

الفففف فففف فففف يففففففاح الففففحففففقففففيففففقفففف

وك ياح غي ن فمو وه ت

و ائففففففل اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى في

الع »سفففورة الحشفففر

« الجبار امل

فففمففو الففففففذي يففرى الففكففففففل

حقي ا وال يرى العظمفففا

.لنرسه إال

وهو املنررد بفففففالعظمفففففا

والفف فف فف يففففففاح فففال كفف فف يففففففاح

لسوان

Once we know this we know we have to follow the path of abasement and humbleness.

فففمفف عففر ذلفففففف لفف م يففر فف

الذهللا واالن سار

The Divine was reported as saying “Haughtiness and greatness belong only to Me; whoever attempts to share any of these with Me, I will destroy him.”47

يففففقففففوهللا اففففعففففففالففففى فففففي الففففحففففففديففففففث

الفف فف فف يففففففاح ردا فف »الففقففففففد ففففففففففففلففت

والعظمفففففا ا اري فم نفففففا ع ت

« م هما اصم هواحدا

46S. Hashr (59): 23 47Al-Hākim in the al-Mustadrak relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be

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All goodness is in a house; the key to that house is humbleness. All evil is in a house; the key to that house is arrogance. He points you to the fact that

Adam was humble when he erred and was given forgiveness and dignity; meanwhile, Iblis showed loftiness and nothing that was of any goodness was given to him.

اليي الففه في ب فف ومر ففاحففه و

ال واضففف والشفففر اله في ب

وممففا يففدلفف .ومر ففاحففه ال

ه السفففففففففففففالم دم عففلففيففففففآ إنعففلففى

إأ "ربتواض في ذنبه فقاهللا

يلم نرسلت فاغرر لي فغرر

وان ابفففلففف ففف تففف ففف ففف ففففلفففم لففففففه"

بل هو أوهللا ينرعه معه شفففلتح

.م يد ل النار

Othman al-Nīsabūrī was reported as saying “Rectification of the heart lies in four qualities: Humility before Allah1; feeling of need of Allah2; fear of Allah3; and hope for Allah’s pleasure.”

و فففففففففففقفففففففففففوهللا ابفففففففففففو عفففففففففففثفففففففففففمفففففففففففان

اصفففففالح القل الن سفففففابوري "

في ار صففففففففففاهللا في ال واضفففففففففف

هللا واليو إلىهلل والرقر

".م هللا والرجاح في هللا

The Prophet peace be upon him warned against arrogance and said: “No one who has an atom’s weight of arrogance will enter Paradise; no-one who has an atom’s weight of faith will enter the Hell Fire.”48

واد حذر الرسففففففففففوهللا صففففففففففلوال

هللا وسففففففففففففالمففه عليففه م ال

ال يففففففد ففففففل »والففف ففف ففف ففف ففففقففففففاهللا

الجنا م اان في البه مثقاهللا

ذرة م ك وال يففد ففل النففار

ان في البفففففه مثقفففففاهللا ذرة م اففففف

« م االيمان

The state of full absorption of the Knower of Allah in the “Haughty” is recognized when the knower of Allah transcends his heart from being preoccupied with any other than Allah; transcends above anything other than Allah showing scorn for the mundane world and raising

اما فناح العار باهلل باسففففففففففففم

ن هللا امل فيكون بففففانففففه ي

عما يشفففففغل سفففففرن م اليل

و على ال شفففففففففففلتح سفففففففففففوى

الففففففففحفففففففف اففففففففعففففففففالففففففففى فففففففففيففففففففكففففففففون

عا عمسففففففففففف حقرا للدنيا مو ف

يشففففففففففففغله شففففففففففففلتح ع الح إن

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himself above that which may take him apart from Allah the Exalted.

سبحانه واعالى.

The name “the Haughty” occurs once in the Quran in Sūrah al-Hashr. This name is one of the majestic name of Allah [Jalāl]. The Names of Allah fall into three divisions: Names of Grace [Jamāl] Names of Majesty [Jalāl] and Names of the Essence [Dhāt].

واد ورد ذكر اسم هللا امل

مففففففرة واحففففففدة فففففففي الففففففقففففففران فففففففي

سففففففففففورة الحشففففففففففر واسففففففففففم هللا

امل هو م اسماح الجالهللا

الن االسففففففففففماح االلميا تقسففففففففففم

لففففثففففال ففففففا ااسففففففففففففففففففام اسففففففففففففففففمففففففاح

-اسفففففففففففففمففففففاح الففجففالهللا -الففجففمففففففاهللا

اسماح الذال.

The best cure for one afflicted with arrogance is to witness the following in himself: his origin is from a drop of sperm his end is that of an impure corpse and finally he will lie in dust being eaten by the earth and worms.

إنو ففيفف عففال لففلففمفف فف فف فف هففو

أصفففففففففففله إنيشفففففففففففمد في نرسفففففففففففه

نفف ففرففففففا مففففففذرة وا ففرن جففيففرففففففا

اي فففه يرافففد في الو اب افففذرة ونهففف

االرض والديدان. ت اله

It is a dazzling name, the Returner of which is obeyed. If the Returner was in a leadership position, his state of affair, and that of his followers, will become good; he will have success in his actions, respect among people and accuracy in his decisions.

وهو اسم رهي م اع

ذاكرن إذا اان ذاكرن مم

والهم هللا أمور الرعيا

اس قام حاله وحاهللا رعي ه

واان موفقا في أعماله

وأفعاله موارا مسددا في

أحواله وأحكامه .

Oh Allah, illuminate me with the secrets of Your name “the Haughty” so that my faculties submit and my realities are abased and thus I become a slave to You. Let me abandon everything except You, seeing no-one as majestic or great except You. Free me from my ego, and let me flee from my horizons and states, even

ف هلى يا هللا لي بسفففففر اسفففففم

املفف فف فف فف حفف فف تففرضففففففففففففف اففواي

ففففف اون وت واضفففففففففففف حقففففائق

لفففف عبففففدا وح ا هففففد في اففففل

شففففففلتح سففففففوات فال ارى عظيما

وال كففففبففففيفففف ا غففففيفففف ت فففففففافففففر مفففف

نرسففففففففففففلت وافر م اففففففا ي المفففففا



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from heavens and high positions, so that I can transcend over myself, disbelievers, disobedient and all that may stand between me and You, until I can get to You and understand the connotations of your name the Haughty; You are the most Generous.

حفففف فففف مفففف الففففجففففنففففففا واملففففراتفففففف

سلت على نر ف ت واملقامال

وعلى ال رار والعصففففففففففففاة وعلى

اففففففل مففففففا ي جب ت عنفففففف ح

اليفففففف وافمم سفففففففففففففر أصففففففففففففففففففل

أكففففرماسففففففففففففففففمفففففف املفففف فففف فففف فففف يففففففا

االكرمين.


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Al-Khaliq [The Creator] الخالق

The Creator is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He, the Exalted, brings things from non-existence into existence.

He is the One Who gave things their right proportion before He brought them into their pure existence, by His grace.

اليال هو اسففففففففم م اسففففففففماح

هللا الحس

فمو سففففففففففففبحففففانففففه واعففففالى

مففوجففففففد االشففففففففففففففيففففففاح مفف

العدم

وهو الذي ادر االشياح

وهففي فففي يففوايففففففا الففعففففففدم

وكففففففففمففففففففلففففففففمففففففففا بففففففففمففففففففحففففففففض

الوجود وال رم.

The name of Allah, the Creator, is ever-going. He continuously renews the creation and He does not cease original creation; there is no repetition of the same creation in any of His manifestations. One of the interpretations of the verse: “Every day He is engaged in some affair”49 is that at every breath He is engaged in a new matter and it is impossible that He repeats the same breath twice. The name of Allah, the Creator, is the most noble of Allah’s names of Essence.

فاسفففففففففم هللا اليال هو اسفففففففففم

دوام تففففففففهففففففففددن أيفففففففففاعففففففففل

باليل فمو سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى

ال ي اهللا فالقفا الافا ال ت رار

في تهليه واد جاح في ترسفففي

أي« ن ال يوم هو في شففف»ايا

في اففل نر م االنرففاس هو

في شفففففففففففففففف ن جففففديففففد ومحففففاهللا في

حفففقففففففه تففف فففرار نفففرففف مفففرتفففيفففن

على أواسففففففففففففم هللا اليفففال هو

لذال.سماح اأاسم م

A true believer can taste, by the grace of Allah, the illuminations of Allah’s name, the Creator, if they are honestly following

صففففففففففففاد يسفففففففففففف ي واملؤم ال

ذو ي إنبرضل هللا سبحانه

اسففففم نوار أما شففففاح له ربه م

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the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah the best of those who have tasted the

sweetness of this great name.

ذا صففففففففففففففففففدافففففف إهللا الففففيففففففالفففف

م ابع ه لسففففففففففيدنا رسففففففففففوهللا هللا

صففففففففففففلى هللا عليه وسففففففففففففلم فانه

هففففففذا بفففففف نففوار ففيفف مفف تففحففلففى

االسم العظيم.

If travellers to Allah desire to become absorbed in the name of Allah, the Creator, they must contemplate the dazzling power of Allah, Glory be to Him, and reflect on the wonders of His creation. When you witness the creation you see the greatness of the Creator; so if you look at anything you will find Allah there. Whenever you mention the name of Allah, the Creator, you will witness wonders of the gifts of Allah. Allah, the Exalted, may grant a glimpse of His name, the Creator, to whomsoever He chooses of His close, pious, obedient and trustworthy servants who seek illuminations from Him.

هللا اذا اراد إلىوعلى السفففففال

نإير باسفففم هللا اليال إن

مفففففل في بفففففاهر افففففدرة الح ي ففففف

سففففففففففففبحففانففه وعجففائفف صففففففففففففنعففه

في هلى لففففففه في مشففففففففففففففففففاهففففففدتففففففه

لليالئ عظمففففا اليففففال ح

لى شففففففففففففلتح إ اإلأسفففففففففففففانذا نظر إ

وجففففففد هللا عنففففففدن والمففففففا ذكر

اسففففففففففففم هللا اليفففففال شفففففففففففففففففاهفففففد

الففعففجففيفففففف مفف مففواهفففففف هللا

تبفففارت واعفففالىوافففد يع هللا

نوار اسمه اليال أفيضا م

ملفففف يصفففففففففففففففف ففففرفففف مفففف عففففبففففففادن

بفففرار الففف ففففففا فففعفففيفففن املفففقفففربفففيفففن ا

مناح املسففففف مدي م فيض ا

ع ائه

For example, He bestowed on His prophet Jesus Christ [‘Īsā bin Maryam] the ability to create birds by the permission of Allah alone. The Exalted reported in the Quran Jesus Christ as saying “… I create for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird; then I breathe into it, and so it becomes a bird by the permission of Allah; and I heal the blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead

هي املعج ة ال ت وه هففففففا فمففففففا

هللا لنبيه ع سففففففففففففل ب مر م في

ذن هللا وحفففففدن إ ل ال ي بففففف

أ أ»فر سففففففففففففورة آهللا عمران

كمي فففففا ن ل ل م م ال يأ

ال ي فانرخ فيه فيكون يي ا

ا كفففففففففمفففففففففه بفففففففففر أو ذن هللا إبففففففففف

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to life by the permission of Allah. I can also tell you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses.”50

هللا وأنب م بمففففا تفففف الون ومففففا

«.تد رون في بيوت م

This name of Allah, the Creator, and the subject of creation occurs in a number of places in the Noble Quran: in Sūrah Hashr, al-R‘ad, al-Anām, al-Nisā, Fussilat, al-Tīn and Qāf.

واد جاح ذكر اسم هللا

اليال ومادة اليل في عدة

مواي في القران ال ر م في

سورة الحشر والرعد

واالأعام والنساح وفي

سورة فصل وسورة

ال ين وسورة .

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever continually recites it will speak with a knowledge that can be understood only by one who travels the path of nearness and love, by the permission of Allah. Whoever humbly and submissively recites it in the mid of the night will have his heart and face illumined by Allah.

م واص هذا االسم و

نه م دوام على أالشر

الإذكرن تكلم بعلم ال يرممه

م سل ير القرب

ذن هللا وم ذكرن إواملحبا ب

في جو الليل م شوع

نور هللا البه واالبه.

This name is good for those who missed someone; read it at bed time until you sleep; you will find in your dream what will please you. This name is a good litany for those who are in the farming industry. By repetition of that name, Allah will save farming from plagues and the like. Doubt would be the reason behind any ineffectiveness; may Allah

و اص ه مل غاب له

عند النوم ح يقرأنغائ

ينام يرى ما يسرن بإذن هللا

وهذا االسم يصلح اعالى.

ذكرا مل اان صناع ه

ال راعا فم جعله وردن

حر هللا راع ه م اآلفال

وغي ذل وسب عدم

اإلجابا هو الش حرظنا

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save us from doubt and grant us belief and faith.

هللا منه ور انا ال صدي

واإليمان.

Oh Allah, You are the Creator Who determines all affairs and conducts everything while they were still in the darkness of non-existence. You are the Light that created the slaves; no action can come out except by Your will. You, the Maker of life and Creator of everything, bestow upon us the eyes that see Your Oneness so that we can witness the Creator in action, executing His will on humans and in the horizons. Indeed You have power over all things.

فيففففا ربففففان انفففف اليففففال الففففذي

ادرل االمور ودبرل االشياح

ان ن وهي في يالم العدم

النور لقفف العبففاد فمففا ي

بمشففففففففففففيئ فف وال إالم هم فعففل

رادت إب إالمر أيصففففففففففدر ع هم

واففدرتفف فيففا صففففففففففففففاأ الحيففاة

و فففا فففال افففل شففففففففففففلتح امنحنفففا

عيون ال وحيفففد ح أشففففففففففففمفففد

اليال م هليففا ينرففذ املراد في

نفف على اففل إلنر واالفففا ا

شلتح ادير.


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Al- Bārī’ [The Life-Giver] البارئ

The Life-Giver is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

The Life-Giver is the One Who brings into existence souls and concepts; so they become manifestations of Him. Creation is completed through both creation and life-giving; His appearance as a creator and a life-giver. He is the One Who brought people from nothing into existence; and He is the One that proportioned all things in His eternal knowledge and caused them to come out into the apparent world. He is the One Who amazed the intellect and astonished the people of discernment with His power. Allah, the Exalted, says “He is Allah, the Creator, the Life-Giver, and the Fashioner. To Him belong the Grand Names.”51 He, the Exalted, is the One Who creates bodies and sparks souls into them.

البار هو اسففففففففففم م اسففففففففففماح

هللا الحسففففففففففففف فففففففاسفففففففففففففم هللا

أيالبار

هو الففففففذي بر االرواح

واملعاأ ف هلى فيها فال

يفف ففم الففيففلفف إنيففمفف فف

بففففففالجم بين تهلي إال

البففففففار وتهلي اليففففففال


الففففففذي بفففرأ الفففنففففففاس مففف

الوجود وهو ىإلالعففدم

الذي ادر االشففففففففففففياح في

ىإلعلمه اال لي وابر ها

عففففففالففففففم الففففففظففففففمففففففور وهففففففو

الففففففذي ادهففش الففعففقففوهللا

وحي االلبففاب بقففدرتففه

ااهللا سففففففبحانه واعالى في

هو هللا »سورة الحشر

اليال البار املصفففففففور

« له االسففففففففماح الحسفففففففف

فمو سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه فففففال

االجسففففففففففففففففففففففففففففام وبففففففففففففففففار

االرواح.

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Travellers to Allah need to abundantly recite this noble name, and take away from their hearts the veils of egotism and plunge yourself into the eternal illuminations of the Truth; and as a result He will disclose to You the peerless light of the Life-Giver, and enter you into the impenetrable fortress of Allah. Once you think of the meaning of His name, “the Creator”, Who shaped and proportioned things, and the meaning of His name, “the Life-Giver”, who brought them into existence, you will see a light that will make you feel good, and enlighten your heart and mind. Thus, you will live a blissful life filled with the light of the name of Allah, the Life-Giver.

يا سففففففففال م ذكر هذا ف كث

االسففففففففم الشففففففففر وارف ع

نانيا واأغم الب حج ا

في انوار الح اال ليفا في هلى

ل وتد البدي نور البار ل

حص هللا املني فم ف رل

في مع اسففففففففففمه اليال الذي

صففففففففففففور وادر االشففففففففففففياح ومع

م أبرأهااسففمه البار الذي

العففففففدم الح لفففففف نور يشفففففففففففففرح

الصففففففدر و نور القل والعقل

ف ع ش في حيففففففاة سفففففففففففففعيففففففدة

نور اسم هللا البار . يم ها

The Life-Giver name occurs twice in the Quran; once in Sūrah al-Hashr and once in Sūrah Baqarah. Allah, Glory be to Him, says: “Mūsā said to his people ‘Oh my people! You have indeed wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to Your Life-Giver and kill yourselves; that will be better for you with your Life-Giver.’ Then He accepted your repentance. Indeed, He is

واد جاح ذكر اسم هللا البار

مففرتففيففن فففي الففقففران فففي سفففففففففففففورة

الحشففففففففففففر وفي سففففففففففففورة البقرة

حيث ااهللا سففففففففبحانه واعالى في

مو ل ذ ااهللاإو »سورة البقرة

ن م يلم م إلقومففففففه يففففففا اوم

انرسفففففففففففف م بففاترففاذكم العجففل

بففففففارئفف ففم فففففففاافف ففلففوا إلففىففف ففوبففوا

انرسفففف م ذل م ي ل م عند

بفففارئ م ف فففاب علي م انفففه هو

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the One Who accepts repentance, the most Merciful.”52

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever abundantly recites it, Allah will grant him love and dignity. He will be afforded security from every detestable thing; and every worry and despair will be driven away from him.


الشفففففففففففففر انففففففه م اكث م

ذكففففففففرن ر اففففففففه هللا املففففففففحففففففففبففففففففا

واملمففابففا ونففاهللا السففففففففففففالمففا م

اففل م رون وفر هللا عنففه اففل

هم او غم.

This name is good for one who complains of chronic illness where medicine is helpless; Allah will save him from that illness. Whoever cannot afford to read that name, he can carry it in a written form; everything is by the will of Allah; and Allah is the All Mighty.

وهذا االسففففففم مل ياهللا مرضففففففه

وعج ال فففف فيففففه فففففإن هللا

يعففافيففه م ذات املرض. وم

لم يحسففففففففف القراحة فليحمله.

وال شفففلتح بإذن هللا. وهللا على


Oh my God, You sparked life into the worlds, after they were non-existent. You brought them into manifestation by your grace, mercy, and generosity. Worlds are extended reflections, and the sun of the Truth is an indicator of these worlds inside both the onlooker and the witnessed. You are the witnessed before any else, and You are the known above everything else. We did not know You except through You, the Manifest; and we did not arrive to the truth except through Your light, the

ل ت يا بار االاوان وهي إفيا

عففففففدم ومظمرهففففففا بففففففالرحمففففففا

والجود وال رم االاوان يففل

ممففففففدود وشفففففففففففففم الحقيقففففففا

دلفففيففففففل عفففلفففيفففهففففففا ففففي الشففففففففففففففففففاهففففففد

واملشفففمود فان املشفففمود ابل

ال شففففلتح وان املعرو فو

ب إال ال شلتح. فما عرفنات

إلففففىيففففففا يففففففاهففففر وال وصففففففففففففففففلففففنففففففا

بنورت يففففا اففففادر إالالحقيقففففا

فاكشفففففف لنا ع نور اسففففففم

الففففبففففففار لففففنشفففففففففففففففمففففففد نففففورن ففففي

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Powerful. So disclose to us the light of Your name, Life-Giver, in order that we witness its light in ourselves and in every existent. You are the Creator of everything and in Your Hand is the dominion of all.

انرسففففنا وفي ال موجود فان

ففففففالففففف اففففففل شففففففففففففلفففففتح وبفففففيففففففدت

ملكول ال شلتح.


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Al- Musawwir [The Fashioner] املصور

Allah, the Exalted, says: “He was the One Who fashioned you in the wombs as He willed.”53

The Fashioner is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who sets the images of things in the best order, and gave them their best shape.

He is the innovator of the images of people and other creation; and He is the One Who gave them their beauty in accordance with His Wisdom.

He created people in distinctive forms in terms of shape, size and colour. He did not create any single thing exactly the same as something else. Allah, the Exalted, says “He is Allah, the Creator, the Life-Giver, and the Fashioner. To Him belong the Grand Names. Everything in heavens and earth glorifies Him; He is the Almighty, and the Wise.”54 So, Allah is the creator of the material entities, and the initiator of the non-material entities. His name

هففففففففو الففففففففذي »اففففففففاهللا اففففففففعففففففففالففففففففى

يصففففففففففففوركم في االرحففففففام كي

املصفففففور هو اسفففففم م « يشفففففاح

اسماح هللا الحس

فمو الففذي رتفف صففففففففففففور

ترت حس أاالشياح

حسففففففففففففففففففف أوصفففففففففففففففففففورهفففففففا

تصو ر

وهففففففففو مففففففففبففففففففدع صفففففففففففففففففففور

املففففيففففلففففواففففففال ومفففف فففف ففففهففففففا

بح م ففففففه فمو املع

ال مرلو صورته

أشفففففففففففففففففف أوهو ع وجففففففل

على صففففففففففففور اإلأسففففففففففففففففان

مر لرففا تمي بعضففففففففففففمففا

شففففففففففكاهللا ع بعض في ا

لففففففففوان حففففففففجففففففففام وا وا

فلم يرل سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه

واعالى شفففففففففففف ا في الكون

ر ااهللا اعالى يشففبه اآل

هو »في سففففففورة الحشففففففر

هللا الففففففيففففففالفففففف الففففففبففففففار

املصففففففففففففور لفففه االسففففففففففففمفففاح

الحس يسب له ما في

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the Fashioner brings together the reflections of both the Creator and the Life-Giver.

السفففففففففففففففففففمففففففففاوال واالرض

« وهففو الففعفف فف الففحفف ففيففم

فمو سففففففففففففبحففانففه اليففال

لففففففلفففففف ففففففثففففففائفففففف والففففففبففففففار

صففففففففففففور لل ففائ امففا امل

فففففففففمففففففففو الففففففففذي صففففففففففففففففففففور

تفففففففهفففففففلفففففففيفففففففال الفففففففيفففففففالففففففف

وتهليال البار .

The Prophet, peace be upon him was reported as saying “Indeed Allah created Adam in His image.”55 That is to say, He created man in the image of the abstracted Attributes; namely, hearing, seeing, will, and life. The Prophet used to supplicate Allah in prostration saying “My face prostrated before the One Who created it and fashioned in the best image.”56

وفي الحديث الشففففففففففففر اوله

ن هللاإ»صلى هللا عليه وسلم

أي« ل ادم على صففففففففففففورتففففه

لقففه على صففففففففففففورة صففففففففففففرففال

سفففففففففففم والبصفففففففففففر ال أياملعاأ

واالرادة والففففحففففيففففففاة واففففففان مفففف

دعاحن صفففففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففففلم

سففففففففففففجففففد وج ت »في سففففففففففففجودن

للذي لقه وصفففورن فاحسففف

«.صورته

If the traveller to Allah desires to see the beauty of Allah’s name, the Fashioner, they must look at the various forms of inanimate objects and their colours; plants and its wonders; and the stars and their qualities. You, the traveller to Allah, look how He has created and fashioned you, and then made you better than many of His creation. Here Allah will flood you with

ذا إلى هللا إلذل على السال

يشمد جماهللا اسم هللا إنراد أ

صففففففففففففور إلىن ينظر أاملصففففففففففففور

الجمففادال والوانهففا والنبففاتففال

وعجائ ها والكواك وصفففففراتها

وانظر يا سفففففال كي لق

وصفففففففورت وفضفففففففل على كثي

مفف ففلففقففففففه عففنففففففدئففففففذ يففرففيففض

الففففحفففف عففففلففففيفففففف مفففف رحففففمفففف ففففففه

55 Muslim relating a hadīth of Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him 56 Abū Dāwūd and Nisā’ī relating ‘Alī, Allah be pleased with him.


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His mercy and you will witness the light of this noble name in your heart.

واشففففففففففففففمففففففد نففور هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففم

الشر في الب .

This noble name occurs in a number of surahs in the Quran: Al-‘Arāf, Al-Taghābun, Ghāfir, Āl Imrān, al-Infitār and in al-Hashr.

واففففففد ورد ذكر هففففففذا االسففففففففففففم

الشففففففففففففر في القران في عففففدة

امففففففاك في سفففففففففففففورة االعرا

والففففففف فففففففغفففففففابففففففف وغفففففففاففففففففر وآهللا

عففففففمففففففران واالنففففففرفففففف ففففففار وفففففففي

سورة الحشر.

Of the special qualities of this name, the Fashioner, is that if a barren woman writes it down, keeps it with her for seven days and recites it 21 times a day, Allah will remove her barrenness and will fashion a child in her womb, by His grace.

املصور وم واص اسم هللا

ك ب ففففففه امرأة عففففففاارة إذاانففففففه

وحمل ه سففففففففففففبعا ايام وذكرته

ال يوم احدى وعشفففففففففر مرة

هللا عقمما وصفففففففففور الولد اهللا أ

اعالى. بإذنهفي رحمما

Repetition of this name is good for craftsmen and fine arts; by such repetition Allah will help them to do good work, and become famous and successful. Actions are by intentions.

تففهوهففذا االسففففففففففففم يصففففففففففففلح تالو

ربففاب الصففففففففففففنففاعففال والرنون

الجميلففففففا فيعينففففففه هللا على

إتقان العمل و صل صاحبه

لفف ففر فف الشففففففففففففففمففرة والفف ففوفففيفف .

وا عماهللا بالنيال.

Oh Allah, You have fashioned me out of insignificant fluid; You have taken care of me in the darkness of the womb; You have blown in me a soul that is one of the greatest mysteries; and You have clothed me with beauty, and honoured me in the eyes of beholders. If I look at an image I

ففففففيففففففا الففففف فففففت مففففف مففففففاح مفففففمفففففيفففففن

اح حشفففففصفففففورت ت وفي يالم ا

تولي ت نررففففف في روحفففففا م

عظم االسرار والبس ت حلل أ

مففففففام أالفففجفففمففففففاهللا فشفففففففففففففففرفففف ففف فففت

لى صفففورة إن نظرل إاالنظار

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bow down in gratitude to You, the Fashioner. If my self is darkened, You are the One that enlightens it. Oh Lord, make me ever reminiscent of, and grateful to, You. Protect me from anything that might stand between me and You; You are the most Close, and Responding, oh Allah.

ن لما ن يلم نرسففففففففففففلت فإو

املنور فففففففاجعل ت يففففففا ربففففففان م

فضفففففففففففففففففففلففففففف ذاكفففففففرا شفففففففففففففففففففاكفففففففرا

ن يفف ففجففبفف ففت أواحففرففظفف ففت مفف

ن يا ار يا مهي شفففففلتح ع

يا هللا.


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Al- Ghaffār [The Oft-Forgiving] الغفار

Allah the Exalted says “Indeed He is the Almighty and the Oft-forgiving.”57

The Oft-forgiving is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who displays beauty and covers ugliness of His creation.

He is the One who covers and wipes away the sins of His servants on repentance.

He is the One Who drapes a covering over their sins in this world and saves them from punishment in the hereafter.

هففو الففعفف فف إال»اففففففاهللا اففعففففففالففى

م م ففففالغرفففار اسفففففففففففف« الغرفففار


ففففففففففمفففففففففو الفففففففففذي ايفففففففففمفففففففففر

الجميل وسو القبي

وهو الذي يسفففففو ذنوب

عففففففففبففففففففادن و ففففففففمففففففففحففففففففوهففففففففا

بال وبا

وهو الذي أسبل السو

على الفففذنوب في الفففدنيفففا

وتهففاو ع عقوبتهففا في

اال رة.

The Prophet was reported as saying “Allah the Almighty will bring a believer close on the Day of Judgment, hide him from the people, and relate to him his sins, and then say to him: “Do you know this sin? Do you know that sin? And do you know that sin?” – and so on until all sins are related. When the believer acknowledges all sins he becomes sure that he will perish. At this moment, Allah will

واد جاح في الحديث القد لت

هللا ع وجل يدأ املؤم إن»

فيضفففففففففففف عليه كنره و سففففففففففففو ن

م النففففففاس و قررن بففففففذنوبففففففه

و قوهللا لفففه ااعر ذنففف كفففذا؟

اافففعفففر ذنفففففف كففففففذا؟ اافففعفففر

ذنفففففف كففففففذا؟ حففففف ففففف اذا افففففررن

بذنوبه ورأى في نرسفه انه اد

هلففف افففاهللا ففففاأ افففد سففففففففففففو تهفففا

عليفف في الففدنيففا واأ اغررهففا

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say “I have covered those sins for you in the world and I forgive them today.”58

«.ل اليوم

The ‘Oft-forgiving’ occurs in several places in the Noble Quran: in Sūrah Tā-Hā, Nūh, Zumar, Ghāfir, Najm and others.

واففففففد جففففففاح اسففففففففففففم الغرففففففار في

مفففففوايففففف كفففففثفففففيففففف ة ففففففي الفففففقفففففرآن

ال ر م في سففففففففففففورة يفففففه ص

نوح ال مر غففففففافر النهم

في القران اآليففففالوغي هففففا م

ال ر م.

In order to become absorbed in this noble name of the Oft-forgiving, the traveller to Allah must cover the sins of his brothers and forgive them. He must return evil with good, fear Allah in secret and public, disregard ill-manners, and cultivate the good. At this stage, a glimpse of enlightenment will appear from this name, by the grace of Allah. The Exalted says “Say: If you love Allah then follow me, and Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”59

هللا ح إلىوعلى السففففففففففففففففالفففف

إنير بفففففاسففففففففففففم هللا الغرفففففار

يسففففففففففففو عيوب ا وانفففه و عرو

عفففف ففففهففففم و ففففقففففففابففففففل السفففففففففففففففف فففف ففففففا

بفففففالحسففففففففففففنفففففا وان ي ق هللا في

السففففففففففففففففر والففففعففففالنففففيففففففا و ففففغففففض

ال ر ع القبفففائ و نشففففففففففففر

املحفففاسفففففففففففف عنفففدئفففذ ي هلى لفففه

برضفففل ربه اب م نور هذا

االسففففففم العظيم ااهللا اعالى في

إناففففففل »سففففففففففففففورة آهللا عففمففران

كن م تحبون هللا فففففففاتبعوأ

يففففحففففبففففبفففف ففففم هللا و ففففغففففرففففر لفففف ففففم

.«ذنوب م وهللا غرور رحيم

Therefore, the traveller to Allah must abundantly seek forgiveness and be serious in following the Sunnah of the Beloved, the Chosen One until the lights

إن هللا إلىلذل على السال

يفف ففثفف مفف االسفففففففففففففف ففغففرففففففار وان

ي حق باتباع سففففففففففففنا الحب

املصفففففففففففف ر صففففففففففففلى هللا عليففففه

58 Ahmad in his Musnad related this hadīth qudsī by the way of ibn

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of the name, the Oft-Forgiving, radiate in their hearts.

وسففففففففففففلم ح يشففففففففففففر في البففه

انوار اسم هللا الغرار.

Among the special qualities of this name is that those who recite it 100 times after the Jumu‘ah prayer, will feel the signs of forgiveness, by the grace of Allah. One of the righteous predecessors said that whoever loves to increase wealth and children, and be blessed in his sustenance, should say 70 times each day: “I seek the forgiveness of Allah. Indeed He is the Oft-forgiving.” The Almighty commands “Ask for forgiveness from your Lord; He has always been the Oft-Forgiving”


الشففففففففر انه م ذكرن عق

صفففففففففففففالة الففجففمففعففففففا مففففففائففففففا مففرة

يففمففرل لففففففه عففالمففففففال املففغففرففرة

هللا واففففففد اففففففاهللا بعض بففففففإذن

ي ث نأ أحفففففف السففففففففففففل م

مففالففه وولففدن و بففارت هللا لففه في

اسفففففففففففف غرر هللا "يقففففل لر اففففه ف

فففففي الففففيففففوم "انففففففه اففففففان غففففرففففففارا

-سفففففففففففففففففبفففففعفففففيفففففن مفففففرة. فففففففإن هللا

يقوهللا -سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى

وا رب م إنففففففه اففففففان غرر اسفففففففففففف )

( . غرارا

I would like to share with you the saying of the Prophet “whoever kept asking for Allah’s forgiveness will get ease out of any concern, and escape from any constriction, and Allah will provide for him in ways beyond his expectation”. So, let’s keep asking for forgiveness, so as to be among the Chaste and Righteous. May Allah provide us with the reward of this world and the best reward of the Hereafter.

واارأ معنا حديث الن ت صففففلى

لفف م )مفف هللا عففلففيففففففه وسففففففففففففففلففم

جعل هللا له م االسفففففففففففف غرار

ال هم فرجا وم ال ضففففففي

مررجففففا ور اففففه م حيففففث ال

رار سف غاال (. فلنال ميحتسف

ا يففمففففففار.لففنففكففون مفف الفف فف رة

ر انا هللا واب الدنيا وحس

واب اآل رة.

I ask You, oh Allah, that You cleanse my heart of burdens and sins and fill it with light so that we cover the shortcomings of our brothers and sisters, and respond to

اغسفففففففففففففل نألف يفا هللا سففففففففففففف فف

و ار وتفففففففمففففففف ن افففففففلففففففف فففففففت مففففففف ا

حفف فف أسففففففففففففففوفف عففورة بففففففا نففوار

اال ففوان ونففقففففففابففففففل السفففففففففففففف فف ففففففا



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evil with goodness in order that we obtain status in this world and the next; and protect us from the darkness of inward and outward disobedience. You have opened a wide door for us that made us aspire to Your pardon, favour and forgiveness. Illuminate our hearts with the lights of Your name, the Oft-Forgiving. Indeed You have power over all things.

لنناهللا الوجاها في باإلحسفففففففففان

الففففدنيففففا واال رة وان تحرظنففففا

م يالم املعصففففففففففففيففا البففاينففا

ف حفففف لنففففا فففففإنفففف والظففففاهرة

بابا واسفففففففعا ايمعنا في عروت

فففففف شففففففففففففر وكرمففففف وغررانففففف

عففلففى اففلففوبففنففففففا انففوار اسفففففففففففففمفففففف

على اففل شففففففففففففلتح فففإنفف الغرففار

ادير.


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Al-Qahhar [The Subduer] القهار

Allah, the Exalted, instructed His Messenger to say “I am only a warner and there is no god except Allah, the One, the Subduer.”60

He, Glory be to Him, breaks the backs of tyrants and humiliates the arrogant. All the existence is subject to His control. He subdues the lower selves of the worshippers through the strength of His nearness; and subdues the souls of the lovers through the disclosure of His reality. He is the One that subdues the hearts of His beloved ones to stay at His door, so as to comfort them with His Presence. He is the One Who subdued the light-based soul to the soil-based the body. The Exalted says “He is the Subduer over His slaves; and He is the All-Wise, the Aware.”61

نففا منففذر أنمففا إاففل »اففاهللا اعففالى

هللا الواحفففففد إالومفففففا م الفففففه

« القمار


ااصفففففففففففم يمور االبايرة

واالاففففففففففاسفففففففففففففففففففففرة مففففففففففذهللا

الففجففبففففففابففرة فففال مففوجففود

هو مسففففففففففففير تحففففف إال

اففففففمففففففرن واففففففدرتففففففه. وهففففففو

الففففففففذي اففففففففمففففففففر نففففففففرففففففففوس

الففففعففففففابففففففديفففف بسفففففففففففففففف ففففوة

ارب ففففففه وارواح املحبين

ب شفففف حقيق ه وهو

الففففففففذي اففففففففمففففففففر اففففففففلففففففففوب

على العكو احبففففففابففففففه

ببابه فاأسفففففففففففوا بهنابه

وهو الففففففذي امر الروح

وهففففي نففففور فسففففففففففففففففيففففرهففففففا

للجسفففففم وهو يالم كما

وهو القاهر »ااهللا اعالى

فففففففففففو عففففففففففبففففففففففادن وهففففففففففو

«.الح يم اليبي

Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī comments that the subduer of people is the one who controls

إنو فففذكر ابو حفففامفففد الغ الي

القمار م العباد هو م امر

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his enemies. The greatest enemy to a human being is his lower self which lies between his sides. So one continues to subdue oneself and run in an opposite direction to the vagaries of oneself, until the self follows the Divine commands and becomes under one’s control; not vice-versa. Then one will be saved from the destruction to which one’s own lower self would lead. Accordingly, one will win the satisfaction of the Subduer.

اعفففففففففففففداحن واعفففففففففففففدى عفففففففففففففدو

هي نرسففففففففه ال ت بين لإلأسففففففففان

جففففففففنففففففففبففففففففيففففففففه اعففففففففدى اعففففففففدائففففففففه

فيقمرها و رالرما ح ت ي

االوامر االلميا وتكون نرسففففففه

يكون هو تبعففا إنتبعففا لففه ال

لنرسفففففففففففففففه فينهو م املمفففالففف

ال ت تقودن نرسفففه اليها فيرو

القمار.برضا هللا

The name, the Subduer, occurs six times in the Noble Quran- in Sūrah Yūsuf, R‘ad, Ibrāhīm, Zumar, Ghāfir and Sād.

واد ورد اسففففففففففففم القمار سفففففففففففف

مفففرال ففففي الفففقفففران الففف فففر فففم ففففي

سفففففففففففففورة يففوسففففففففففففف والففرعففففففد

وابراهيم وال مر وغففففففافر و

ص.

If the traveller to Allah desires to assume this noble name he must subdue his lower self and the devil by complete return and submission to Allah, the One and the Subduer. You Should know that in reality there are none that can harm or benefit except Allah, the One and the Subduer.

إنهللا إلىراد السفففففففففففففال ا وإذا

ي رل هذا االسفففففففم الشفففففففر

يففففففقففففففمففففففر نففففففرسففففففففففففففففففه إنعففففففلففففففيففففففه

ال دبي بإسففففففففففقا وشففففففففففي انه

هللا الواحد القمار إلىالرجوع

وباالسففففففففففففتسففففففففففففالم في ال االمور

اليفففه سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه و علم انفففه ال

هللا إاليضففففففففففففر وال ينر بح

الواحد القمار.

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever abundantly recites it is protected from the evil of the devil and his heart becomes pure. Whoever


الشفففففففففففففر انففففففه م اكث م

ذكر هذا االسففففففففففففم يام شففففففففففففر

الشفففففي ان و كون البه ياهرا


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desires to defeat an oppressor or enemy should recite a hundred times “Oh Compeller and Subduer, with Vehement Force” (Yā Jabbār, Yā Qahhār, Yāzal-Batsh al-Shadīd).

يهلفففففف يففففففاملففففففا او إنوم اراد

عدوا فعليه بصففففففففففيغا يا جبار

يا امار يا ذا الب ش الشفففففديد

مائا مرة.

Repetition of this name subdues the base desires and anger, and brings one back to God Most High. We keep repeating that a Muslim is the one who submits his state to the will of Allah Most High.

وذكففففففففرن يففففففففقففففففففمففففففففر الشففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففوة

رجفف إلففى هللا والففغضفففففففففففففففففف و فف

اعفففالى وال لنفففا ن رر املسففففففففففففلم

م أسففففففففففلم حاله ملشفففففففففف ا هللا

اعالى.

Allah revealed to Dawood “Oh Dawood, if you submit to My Will, I will suffice you what you need; if you do not, you will get tired in getting what you need; in the end, nothing will be except what I will”.

أوحففففففى هللا إلففففففى داوود عففففففلففففففيففففففه

))يفففففففففا داوود إن السفففففففففففففففففففففالم

ار د كري سففففففففففففلم لي فيما

ما تر د وإن لم اسلم لي فيما

أر فففد أاعب ففف فيمفففا تر فففد وال

((.يكون ل إال ما أر د

Oh Lord, Oh Protector. Extend to me a glimpse of Your name the Subduer, so that my lower self submits to me, and the shameless are defeated before me. Let me observe the lights of Your name the Subduer, so that I am not blinded by anything great in existence. All are non-existent when the lights are revealed; the angels are bewildered by Your subduing; and the kings will look like drunken at the Reckoning Day, while in fact they are not.

أمففففففدأففف ففففيففففففا ربففففففان و ففففففا مفففوالن

بفففدايقفففا م دافففائ اسففففففففففففمففف

القمفففار ح تنقفففاد لي نرسففففففففففففلت

و ه م امام الرهار واجعل ت

اسففففففففم القمار نوارمالحظا

حفف فف ال اغففوفف بففففففاي عففظففيففم فففي

إذاالففففففوجففففففود فففففففالففففففكففففففل عففففففدم

ان شففففففففففففرففففف االنوار واملالئ فففففا

تحففف القمر حيفففارى وامللوت

امام الحسففففففففففففاب سففففففففففففكارى وما

رظنفففا يفففا ففففاح هم بسففففففففففففكفففارى

وسففففففففففففلمنفففا واامر افففل م إل ت



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Protect and preserve us, oh God, and subdue all who resist us.

يعارضنا.


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Al-Wahhab [The Bestower] الوهاب

The Bestower is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who bestows gifts for no return, and grants wishes without being requested.

He is continually bestowing gifts and providing all needs, for no prompt or delayed return. So we do not imagine pure gifts and generosity coming except from Allah, Glory be to Him. Every favour we enjoy is a reflection of His generosity. There is no true bestower except Allah, and no true withholder except Allah. All acts of grace and favour are His.

الوهاب اسفففففم م اسفففففماح هللا

الحس

وهو الذي يه الع اح

دون عففففففوض و ففففففعفففففف فففففف

الحاجا بغي سؤاهللا

ففففففففمفففففففو دائفففففففم الفففففففعففففففف فففففففاح

يع اففففففل مح ففففففا مففففففا

يففحفف ففففففا ال لففعففوض وال

لغرض عففاجففل وال اجففل

فففال نفف صففففففففففففففور الففعفف ففففففاح

م إالوالجود حقيقفففا

هللا سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى

فكففففففل النعم ال ت نح

ففففففيفففففهففففففا هفففففي مففففف كفففففرمففففففه

اعفففففالى فال سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه و

هللا وال إالمع بح

هللا فكفففل إالمفففاأ بح

ال رم والرضفففففففففففففففففل منفففففه

سبحانه واعالى.

Allah’s name, the Bestower, occurs a number of times in the Holy Quran -in Sūrah Āl Imrān: “Oh Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. And bestow upon us a grace from You. Truly You are the Bestower.”62 Also, the

واد ورد اسففففففم هللا الوهاب في

عفففففففدة امفففففففاكففففففف مففففففف الفففففففقفففففففرآن

ال ر م في سففففففففففففورة آهللا عمران

عففففففد اذربنففففففا ال ت ن الوبنففففففا ب»

هففففديتنففففا وهفففف لنففففا م لففففدنففف

وفي « رحما ان ان الوهاب

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Almighty says “my Lord has bestowed good judgement upon me, and made me one of the Messengers.”63

فوه لي »سففففففففففففورة الشففففففففففففعراح

ر ففففف حففففف فففففمففففففا وجفففففعفففففلففففف فففففت مففففف

وففففي كفففثفففيففف مففف « املفففرسفففففففففففففففلفففيفففن

اآليال في ك اب هللا الح يم.

In order to assume the name of Allah, the Bestower, one must be exceedingly shy of Allah, the Exalted. One must ask for own needs only from Allah; and one must entrust all one’s affairs to Allah. One must have a bestowing nature towards the servants of Allah in what they need from him. Meanwhile, one’s heart should be grateful for the blessings Allah bestowed, so as to deserve and win the pleasure of the Bestower.

هللا إلىولك ي رل السفففففففففففال

باسم هللا الوهاب يه عليه

يكون كثي الحيففاح م هللا إن

اعفففففالى وان ال يرف حوائهفففففه

هللا اعففالى وان ي واففل في إلىال

جمي امورن عليففففه وان يكون

ما يح اجون إلىوهابا للعباد

اليفففه شفففففففففففففففاكرا اأعم هللا عليفففه

ح يرو و سفففففففففففف ح رضفففففففففففففففففا

موالن الوهاب.

Abū Bakr as-Siddique has greatly assumed the name of Allah, the Bestower. He spent all his wealth in the Path of Allah; when the Prophet asked “And what have you left for your family, Abū Bakr?” he replied: “I left them Allah and His Messenger.”64 Whoever spends all that he possesses- even his soul- for the sake of Allah, the Exalted- and not because he desires the blessings of Paradise or wants to guard against the Punishment of hell- such a

وافففد ففففا ابو ب ر الصفففففففففففففففدي

بففففففالقسففففففففففففط الوافر م بركففففففا

بذهللا نهاسففففففففففففم هللا الوهاب

جمي ماله في سففففبيل ربه ح

ااهللا عليه الصفففففففففففالة والسفففففففففففالم

يففففا ابففففا هلفففف ومففففاذا ابقيفففف »

ابقي لمم هللا ف جابب ر؟

وان مفففف يففففبففففففذهللا « ورسففففففففففففففففولففففففه

جمي مفففففا يمل فففففه ح الروح

لوجففه هللا اعففالى ال للوصففففففففففففوهللا

نففا او الحففذر م أعيم الج إلى

عفففذاب النفففار فمو جفففدير بفففان

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one is worthy of being named a “bestowing slave”. Oh Allah, make us of them, oh the Generous.

يسفففففففففففف عبففففففدا وهففففففابففففففا اللمم

اجعلنا م هم يا كر م.

Remember your Lord; He takes care of you in this world and the next. Ask the Bestower out of His grace. Never expect any favours from anyone else. Do not expect goodness except from Him. Allah will open all opportunities for whoever remembers Al-Wahhab.

ففففاذكر موالت ففففإنفففه يرعفففات

في دنيففففات وأ رات واسفففففففففففففففف هللا

الوهاب م فضففففففففففففله وال تر

غفففيففف ن وال تففف فففواففف الفففيفففيففف إال

منفففه فم ذكر الوهفففاب ف

هللا له ال باب .

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever continually recites during prostration in salāh, Allah will facilitate wealth for him. And whoever says seven times after salāh “Oh Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. And bestow Your favour upon us. Truly You are the Bestower” – such a one will be protected from the machinations of the devil by the grace of Allah, the Exalted.

وم واص هذا االسم

نه م دوام عليه أالشر

في السجود بعد صالة

الضحى يسر هللا له الغ

ربنا ال ت ن الوبنا »وم ااهللا

ديتنا وه لنا م ذ هإبعد

ن أن إلدن رحما

سب مرال دبر ال « الوهاب

صالة حر م م ر

اعالى. بإذنهالشي ان

Oh God! Bestow health upon our bodies, extensive provisions and long lives. Bestow upon our hearts the taste of divine knowledge and upon our souls the witnessing of divine realities so that we expend our self and possessions for

ه لنا عافيا في إل تفيا

ابداننا وسعا في ار اانا

ويوهللا في اعمارنا وه لنا

لذة املعرفا في الوبنا

ح نبذهللا رواحناوالشمود

ر واملاهللا بدون عوض الن

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no return except for the sake of Your Noble Countenance.


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Al-Razzāq [The Provider]

اقالرز

The Exalted says: “And in the heavens is your provision and that which you have been promised.”65

He, Glory be to Him, the Exalted, the Creator of provisions which He kindly sends to his creation. He is the One Who through His Grace provides every existent that which secures his material and bodily needs. He provides intellects with knowledge and souls with illuminations and bodies with food.

He is the One that provides persons with the benefits of His kindness and souls His habitual Unveilings. As He, the Exalted, has said: “Allah is very kind with His servants. He provides whomsoever He wills and He is the Strong, the Almighty.”66

وفي السماح »ااهللا اعالى

« ر ا م وما توعدون

فمو سبحانه واعالى

ال االر ا

لىإ بإيصالماامل رضل

لقه فمو الذي يمد

برضله ال اائ بما

يحر مادته وصورته

فيمد العقوهللا بالعلوم

واالرواح بال هليال

با غذياواالبدان

وهو الذي ير

االشباح فوائد ل ره

شره واالرواح عوائد ك

هللا »كما ااهللا اعالى

ل ي بعبادن ير

م يشاح وهو القوي

«.الع

Provision is of two types: the provision for bodies with food and the like; and the provision for souls with true divine illumination. This latter is the higher and nobler provision since its fruit is the

والر ر اان ر االجسام

ونحوها با يعمابدان وا

ور االرواح واملعار

لمامال الصاداا وهو باإل

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knowledge of Allah- it is the foundation for the travel to Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted.

االر ا الن وأشر أس

هو ذي مرته املعرفا باهلل ال

إلىاساس السي والسلوت

هللا سبحانه واعالى.

It is necessary for the servant to know the reality of the description “the Provider” and that none deserves this title except Allah, the Exalted. Thus he will not expect provision except from Him. He will not trust in anybody except Him. As Imām Qushairī has said: “Whoever knows that Allah is the Provider will solely make Him his point of destination.” In a hadīth the Beloved, the Chosen One is reported to have said: “If you trust in Allah as He should be trusted He will provide for you like He provides for the birds. They leave in the morning hungry and return satiated.”67

يعر إنو نب ي للعبد

حقيقا وص الر ا وانه ال

هللا اعالى فال إاليس حقه

منه وال إالين ظر الر

عليه كما ذكر إالي وال

م عر » ي القشي اإلمام

هللا هو الر ا افردن إن

وكما جاح في « بالقصد اليه

الحديث الشر ع

الحب املص ر صلى هللا

لو ان م »عليه وسلم ااهللا

ت والون على هللا ح تواله

لر ا م كما ير ال ي

.«اغدو ماصا وتروح ب انا

The traveller to Allah, if he wishes to become absorbed in the name of Allah, the Provider, must know that His Lord has no partner in provisioning, just as He has no partner in His creation. He returns to Him whether the provisions are mighty or miniscule. He must content himself with the division of the Provider, the Bestower. If he trusts in Allah as He should be

راد ا إذاهللا إلىوعلى السال

ير باسم هللا الر ا إن

يعلم انه ربه إنيه عليه

ال شر له في ر اه كما ال

شر له في لقه فمو

يرج اليه في جليل الر

ودايقه وان يرضل بقسما

الر ا الوهاب فان توال

على هللا ح تواله ر اه هللا

67 Ahmad, Tirmithi, ibn Mājah and Hākim relating ‘Umar bin al-

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trusted, Allah will provide him with beneficial knowledge, a knowing, guiding tongue and a spending hand. He will become a means for the descent of spiritual provision into hearts through his sayings and acts.

شدا علما نافعا ولسانا مر

معلما و دا منرقا و كون

سببا لوصوهللا االر ا

لهب اواالقلوب إلىالشر را

واعماله.

The name of Allah, the Provider, occurs a number of times in the Noble Quran. In Sūrah Tā-Hā the Exalted says: “And enjoin salāh on your family and be patient in offering them. We ask not of you for provision- We provide for you. And the good end is for the God-conscious.”68 And He also says: “Verily Allah is the Provider, the Owner of Power, and the Most Strong.”69

واد ورد اسم هللا الر ا في

اماك عديدة في القران

ر مأو »يه فر سورةال ر م

اهل بالصالة واص عليها

ال أس ل ر اا نح نر ا

ة وفي سور « والعاابا لل قوى

ن هللا هو الر ا إ»الذار ال

وغي ها.« ذو القوة امل ين

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whosoever recites it ten times prior to the salāh of Fajr in each corner of his house- facing the Qiblah and beginning with the right side- Allah will widen his provision...


الشر انه م ارأن ابل

صالة الرهر في ال ناحيا

م نواحي الب عشر مرال

وبدأ بالناحيا اليم وهو

مس قبل القبلا وس هللا

عليه الر .

Accordingly, ask the Provider Most High to provide you with guiding knowledge, a couching tongue, and a charitable hand. When Allah loves one, He makes people come to him for their needs, and Allah

فايل م هللا الر ا أن

ير ا علما هاديا ولسانا

مرشدا و دا منرقا

م صداا فإن هللا اعالى إذا

أح عبدا أكث م حوائج

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creates a tendency for him to meet such needs.

يل إليه وحب إلى نرسه ال

اضائها.

Oh Allah, You are the guaranteed Provider of the worlds, the Extensive, the Merciful Who provides for both the obedient and unjust. Provision is from Your Grace and calamity from Your Justice. Oh Allah, with You are the needs sent down upon Your beloved ones. Through them You feed the souls and hearts. Send down upon us the provisions of divine illumination and preserve us from dangers. Make us manifestations by which arrive the sustenance for the souls of Your beloved ones. Make us a means by which descends nourishment for Your slaves. Make us submit to You with longing. Indeed You have power over all things.

فيا هللا ان الر ا امل رل

بالعوالم الواس الرحيم

الذي ير امل ي والظالم

برضل والبالح فا ر ا

ل موائد إنبعدل اللمم

اغذي ها حباب ت لما

االرواح والقلوب فان هللا علينا

مائدة املعار وسلمنا م

املياو واجعلنا مظاهر

حباب توصل اول االرواح

واسبابا توصل اول االشباح

لعبادت واجعلنا مقبلين

على ال إن با شوا علي

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Fattāh [The Opener] الفتاح

The Opener is one of the Grand Names of Allah. Allah, the Exalted, says: “He is the Opener, the All Knowing.”70 That is,

He opens the treasures of His mercy to His servants;

And by His grace, every closed avenue is opened. He is the One Who opens the hearts of the believers to His Knowledge and opens the door of forgiveness to sinners.

He is the One in Whose Hand are the keys to the Unseen. He is the One Who lifts the veil off the heart of His wards. He opens for them the doors to His heavenly Kingdom and the beauty of His grandeur. The Most High declares that “with Him are the opening keys to the Unseen; none knows them but He. And He knows what is in the land and in the sea”71; In Sūrah al-Fath He states “Indeed We have opened for you a

الر اح اسم م اسماح هللا

وهو »الحس ااهللا اعالى

أي« الر اح العليم

انه ير ائ

رحم ه على عبادن

و عناي ه ينر ال

مغل فمو الذي ف

الوب املؤمنين

بمعرف ه وف

للعاصين باب مغررته

وهو الذي بيدن

مراتي الغي

ومراتي الر فمو

الذي يرف الحجاب

وليائه ع الوب ا

لىإو ر لمم االبواب

ملكول سمائه

فقاهللا .وجماهللا ك يائه

وعندن مرات »اعالى

إالالغي ال يعلمما

هو و علم ما في ال

واد جاح في «والبحر

نا إ»سورة الر

ف حنا ل ف حا

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clear Victory.”72 Imām Qushairī says: “Allah, the Exalted, is the Opener because He opens to His servants what was closed to them of the doors of providence- the opening of which their own strength is inadequate.” Regarding this, the Exalted says: “We have opened to them the doors to everything.”73

Opening refers also to victory. The Most High declares “If you ask for an opening victory, then the opening has come”74.

Opening further refers to judgement. The Most High declares “Oh our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the best Judge”75;

اإلمامو قوهللا .«مب نا

هللا إن»القشي ي

ير نهاعالى ف اح

على عبادن ما اأغل

ابواب الر عليهم م

مما اصرل حيلمم

وم ذل « ع ف حه

ف حنا »اوله اعالى

«عليهم ابواب ال شلتح

والر هو النصر

فقاهللا اعالى في سورة

اس ر حوا إن»ا نراهللا

.«فقد جاحكم الر

والر هو الح م

فقاهللا اعالى في سورة

ربنا اف »ا عرا

بيننا وبين اومنا

بالح وان ي

«الراتحين

The name, the Opener, occurs a number of times in the Quran: and as well as in other places.

واد ورد اسم هللا الر اح في

في القرآن. عدة مواض

The Knower of Allah sees that the traveller to Allah, when he turns towards Allah, the doors of the heavens are

إنو رى العار باهلل

لىإهللا م توجه إلىالسال

هللا بكلي ه ف له ابواب

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opened to him and his supplication is answered. He reveals to him what he merits of the mysteries and makes him of the chosen near ones. The traveller to Allah must- if he wishes to gain a portion of the light emanating from Allah’s name, the Opener- must follow the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and at all times be pleased with what Allah has destined for him. He must anticipate the obtaining of Allah’s favour, incessantly striving to acquire the munificence of Allah upon him.

السماح واس هاب له الدعاح

وااشره بما يس حقه م

االسرار وجعله م املقربين

إلىاال يار فعلى السال

يكون له اب إنهللا اذا اراد

م نور اسم هللا الر اح

فعليه باالا داح برسوهللا هللا

عليه وسلم وان صلى هللا

يكون دائما وابدا راضيا بما

جرى به اضاح ربه دائم

ال قرب لحصوهللا فضله

مس ديم ال ل لنيل كرم

الح سبحانه واعالى عليه.

Of the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever recites it 70 times after the Fajr prayer-putting his hand on his chest- his heart will be cleansed, his secret illuminated, his affairs facilitated and his needs fulfilled, by the permission of Allah.


الشر انه م ارأن عق

صالة الرهر احدى وسبعين

مرة واضعا يدن على صدرن

يمر البه وتنور سرن وت سر

بإذنمرن واض حاجاته ا

هللا.

Whoever knows that it is Allah Who is the Opener of all doors of ease will not attach his heart to any other, and not even think of others.

وم علم ب ن هللا هو الر اح

لكل أبواب ال سر ال ي عل

البه بغي ن وال ير ر إال فيه

.

Oh Lord! Oh Help! You are the Opener that conquers servants by Your liberality, and extends to them Your ample favours, You open hearts and acquaint them with the

فيا ربان و ا غو ان ان

الر اح الذي تر العباد

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secrets of the Unseen, You open the doors of the heavens by the acceptance of supplication- open for us the doors of Your mercy, and inform us of that we do not know of the secrets of the body and the soul. For You are the granter of help and victory. Indeed You have power over all things.

ف لعما على اسرار

الغيوب تر ابواب السماح

بقبوهللا الدعاح فاف لنا

ابواب رحم وعلمنا ما لم

ن أعلم م سر الجسم

والروح فان صاح املدد

والر وح ان على ال شلتح

ادير.


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Al-‘Alīm [The All Knowing] العليم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”76 The word the Knowing is derived from knowledge.

He is the One Who knows the details of matters and the most subtle aspects of things, and what is concealed in the hearts and selves.

He is the One Who encompasses all things through His Knowledge and knows what was and what will be. With Him is the knowledge of the Unseen and the knowledge of the Hour. He knows what is in the wombs, when rain will descend, what every soul will earn and where it will die.

ربنا تقبل منا ان »ااهللا اعالى

« ان السمي العليم

فالعليم لر مش م

العلم

وهو الذي يعلم

تراصيل االمور

وداائ االشياح

و رايا الضمائر

والنروس

وهو الذي احا بكل

شلتح علما فمو الذي

يعلم ما اان وما يكون

عندن علم الغي

وعلم الساعا و علم ما

وهللافي االرحام و علم ن

الغيث و علم ما

ت س ال نر

و علم باي ارض

تمول.

There is a great difference between Allah’s knowledge and what His slaves know.

وهنات فر كبي بين علم

:هللا وعلم العباد

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A slave’s knowledge is paltry and limited compared to the vastness and extent of Allah’s knowledge.

The Knowledge of Allah is not learnt from things- but things are learnt from Him.

The knowledge of a slave cannot reach an extent beyond which there cannot be an extent- unlike the Knowledge of Allah. As Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted, says in Sūrah Fātir: “Allah is indeed the Knower of the Unseen, the heavens and the earth.”77

فعلم هللا كثي واس

اما علم العبد فمو

اليل محصور

علم هللا غي مس راد

م االشياح بل

االشياح مس رادة منه

علم العبد ال يبلغ

الغايا ال ت ل

رال وراحها غايا ب

علم هللا كما ااهللا

سبحانه واعالى في

هللا إن»سورة فاير

عالم غي السماوال

«.واالرض

It is narrated that Jibrīl, upon whom be peace, asked the Lover of Allah, Ibrāhīm, when the latter was being tested “Do you need anything?” Ibrāhīm answered: “From you-no.” Jibrīl said: “Then ask Allah, the Exalted.” Ibrāhīm replied: “Sufficient for me is His Knowledge of my condition- I have no need to ask Him.”

ج يل عليه إنوفي روايا

السالم ااهللا ليليل الرحم

هلابراهيم وهو في محن ه

ابراهيم ف جابل حاجا

فقاهللا له اما الي فال

هللا اعالى ف س هللاج يل

فقاهللا ابراهيم حس ت في

سؤالي علمه بحالي يغ ت ع

.سؤالي

One of the righteous said: “Whoever is aware that Allah knows his condition, is patient in what He tries him with,

م »وم ااواهللا الصالحين

هللا عليم بحاله نأعر

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thankful for what He gives him, and pleads for his sins.”

ص على بلي ه وش ر على

ع ي ه واع ذر ع ابي

«. يئ ه

Allah’s name, the Knower, occurs more than 150 times in the Noble Quran. Sūrah Anfāl says: “And trust in Allah-He is the Hearing, the Seeing.”78 Sūrah al-An‘ām says: “And to Him belongs whatever exists during the night and the day. He is the All-hearing, the All-Knowing.”79 And so forth.

واد جاح اسم هللا العليم

اكث م مائا و مسين مرة

في القرآن ال ر م فر سورة

وتوال على هللا انه »االنراهللا

وفي « عليمهو السمي ال

وله ما س »سورة االأعام

في الليل وال هار وهو السمي

وغي ها.« العليم

The successful slave, if He wants the Truth to be revealed to him through Allah’s name, the Knowing, must fear and be conscious of Allah in secret and in public. He must strive in remembering Allah and empty his heart of deception, envy and the love of this world. Then Allah will let his heart radiate with the light of Allah’s name, the Knower, and he will become one of those deeply-grounded in knowledge. As Allah, the Exalted says: “It is only those of knowledge among His slaves that fear Him.”80

إنفالعبد املوف اذا اراد

ي هلى الح عليه باسم هللا

ي ق هللا إنالعليم عليه

و رشان في السر والعالنيا

وان يهتهد بذكر هللا و رلي

البه م الغش والحسد

وح الدنيا عندئذ يشر

الح على البه نور اسم هللا

العليم فيصب م

الراسيين في العلم كما ااهللا

هللا م انما يرشل »اعالى

والعلماح هنا « عبادن العلماح

هم اهل اليشيا اللمم

اجعلنا م هم يا رب االرباب.

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80

Among the special qualities of this noble name is that whoever recites it as follows: “Oh Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed” a hundred times after every salāh will become one of the people of true disclosure and his tongue will communicate divine wisdom, by the permission of Allah.


الشر انه م ذكرن

بصيغا يا عالم الغي

والشمادة بعد ال صالة مائا

اهل ال ش م أصب مرة

يماأ ويمرل على لسانه اإل

.اعالى بإذنهااللميا الح م

Whoever knows for sure that Allah knows all subtle things will be patient on His trials and thankful for His graces. Whoever repeats this name, Allah will grant him Divine understanding and knowledge, and wisdom will overflow from his tongue. Allah knows best what is right, and He is the Guide for the right way.

وم وض نص عينيه علم

الح اعالى بررايا ا مور

وداائقما ص على بلي ه

وش رن على ع ي ه. وم

أكث م ذكرن ر اه هللا

الرموم الربانيا والعلوم

اللدنيا ويمرل على لسانه

لميا وهللا أعلم الح م اإل

بالصواب والمادي إلى ير

الرشاد .

Oh Allah, You are the Knower of existents before their manifestation in the world of creation. You are aware of the most subtle aspects of things prior to their being described by existence. People are ignorant except those whom You have given knowledge. People are floundering except those whom You have guided. Let the lights of Your name, the Knowing, radiate in our hearts so

ان العليم إل تفيا

ابل برو ها با اوان

بالشمود اليبي بداائ

االشياح ابل اتصافما

إالبالوجود اليالئ جماهللا

م علم ه والعباد حيارى

يا هللا ف شر م هدي ه إال

على الوبنا انوار اسم

العليم ح تن ش لنا

حقيق نا في العلم القديم


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that our reality in the eternal knowledge is disclosed to us and we are saved from delusion solely through Your generosity, oh Most Generous of those who show generosity.

وننهو م الغرور بمحض

االكرمين. أكرما ال رم ي



82

Al-Qābid [The Constrictor] القابض

Allah Most High declares “Allah contracts and expands and to Him you return.”81 The Contractor is one of the

Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who discloses to us

through His Glory and the one Who

makes us fear His punishment and

His Veil.

He is the One Who constricts selves

by His compulsion, constricts souls

by His justice, and constricts

sustenance by His Wisdom. He is

the One Who extracts souls from

bodies at death.

وهللا يقبض »ااهللا اعالى

« اليه ترجعون و بسط و

فالقابض هو اسم م


فمو الذي يكاشرنا

بهالله وهو الذي

يروفنا م عذابه

وحجابه

وهو الذي يقبض

النروس بقمرن

واالرواح بعدله

واالر ا بح م ه

وهو مرر االرواح م

االشباح عند املول.

Contraction is a favour of Allah to His

servants since they call to mind the

name, the Constrictor, and come close to

Him. If Allah, the Truth, contracts the

sustenance of a person the latter turns

towards Allah with his whole being,

asking Him, imploring Him. The

traveller to Allah is one who is between

the state of contraction and expansion. If

Allah, the Truth discloses Himself to

him through expansion he should be

diffused with happiness and

والقبض أعما م هللا اعالى

هم نعلى عبادن

يس حضرون مع اسم

القابض في قربون منه فاذا

ابض الح الر ع

هللا إلىاأسان توجه بكلي ه

له و س ع ره والسال يس

هللا ما بين ابض و سط إلى

ذا تهلى عليه الح إف

بالبسط عمه سرور ورضا

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contentment. But if he finds something

therein of contraction he should turn

towards His Creator and ask Him to

remove it from him. In the majority of

cases the cause of contraction is

forgetfulness and distance from Allah.

So, oh traveller, make Your heart filled

with the remembrance of Allah with

every breath in breathing.

حصل معه شلتح إذاول

م القبض توجه ليالقه

ي ش عنه هذا إنس له

لبا يكون سب القبض وغا

القبض هو الغرلا والبعد

ع هللا فاجعل يا سال

الب عامرا بذكر هللا في ال

نر م انراس .

The name, the Constrictor, occurs many

times in the Quran- such as, for

example, in Sūrah Zumar “They made

not a just estimate of Allah such as is

due to Him. And on the Day of

Judgment the whole of the earth will be

contracted within His Hand and the

heavens will be rolled up in His Right

Hand. Glorified be He, and He is

Exalted above that which they associate

as partners with Him.”82 And in Sūrah

Furqan: “Then We withdraw it to us- a gradual, concealed contraction.”83

واد ورد اسم القابض في

كثي ة م ها في سورة آيال

وما ادروا هللا ح »ال مر

ادرن واالرض جميعا ابض ه

يوم القياما والسماوال

م و ال بيمينه سبحانه

وفي « واعالى عما يشراون

م ابضنان »سورة الرراان

.وغي ها« ابضا يسي االينا

Imam Junayd was asked as to what

grieves the lover? He replied: “When in

a state of expansion he draws down

contraction, or when in a state of

intimacy he draws down loneliness.”

واد س ل الجنيد على ماذا

علىف جابي س املح ؟

سط اورث ابضا او مان ب

مان اأ اورث وحشا.

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84

The Knower of Allah, who is moulded

by lights of this noble name is the One

Who has contracted his self through

with the rein of self-sacrifice and he

does not let it delight in that which is

other than Allah. Those who are

disobedient should withdraw from that

which goes against the commands of

their Protector. They should withdraw

their tongue from backbiting, slander

and so forth. They should constrict their

limbs out of fear of their Protector, the

Possessor of Honour and Might, until

they know the light of the Constrictor in

themselves.

والعار باهلل الذي ترل

هذا االسم الشر ب نوار

اد ابض نرسه ب مام

الجماد فال يهعلما تمرح

وتررح بغيد هللا وابض اهل

يرالروا إناملعاصلت ع

اوامر موالهم وابض لسانه

ي كلم في غيبا او إنع

نميما ونحوها وابض

جمي جوارحه بمراابا موالن

صاح الع ة الج وتيا

عر نور القابض في ح

نرسه.

Among the special qualities of this

noble name is that whoever, for forty

days, writes it on forty pieces of bread

and eats one of those pieces of bread

each day, will not experience the pain of

hunger. Whoever takes it as a litany for

the destruction of an enemy or

oppressor, Allah will destroy the latter,

with His permission.


الشر انه م ك به ار عين

يوما على ار عين لقما م

الي واال ال يوم لقما لم

الجوع وم ب لميح

و أعدو إلهالتاترذن وردا

الى.اع بإذنههل ه هللا أيالم

Oh God, You are the Contactor of the

forelocks of the slaves, overturning

hearts and souls in order to incline them

[to You]. Contraction in its outward

aspect is a calamity but in reality it is a

gift. For had there not been contraction

the slave would not have behaved with

respect towards You. Because You are

the Wise, the Doer of what You want,

ان القابض على إل ت

نواصلت العباد امل صر في

القلوب واالرواح بسب

االس عداد القبض في

الظاهر بليا ول نه عين

الع يا فلوال القبض ما

ن مع العبد ت دب

ح يم ترعل ما تر د تقبض


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You contract sustenance and then the

slave comes before You in repentance.

You contract hearts and then lower

selves behave with respect towards You

due to the Glory of Your Godhood. Oh

Allah, grant us strength by which we

contract our lower selves, reining them

in. Grant us determination by which we

contract everyone who comes to us in

order that they become steadfast in Your

obedience. Indeed You have power over

all things.

االر ا ف قبل العباد علي

بال وبا وتقبض القلوب

مع النروس م بف د

جالهللا الميبا فامنحنا يا هللا

اوة نقبض ها على مام

وامنحنا هما نقبض أنرسنا

ها على ال م اتصل بنا

إن فيكون اائما ب اع

على ال شلتح ادير



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Al-Bāsit [The Expander] الباسط

The Expander is one of the Grand

Names of Allah. Allah, the Exalted,

says: “Allah expands and constricts provision for whom He wills.”84 Thus

He, Glory be to Him, the Exalted,

expands provisions for whom He

wills among His servants.

He is the One Who diffuses souls

into bodies during life and

Expands them in persons at

Resurrection in order to manifest

deeds.

He is the expander of hearts- that is,

He widens them with knowledge

and gnosis.

الباسط هو اسم م اسماح

ن إ»هللا الحس ااهللا اعالى

رب يبسط الر مل يشاح

« قدر و


موس االر ا مل شاح

م عبادن

وهو الذي ينشر

االرواح في االجساد

عند الحياة

و بس ما في االشباح

عند البعث لعرض

ا عماهللا

أيوهو باسط القلوب

موسعما بالعلم

عرفا.وامل

The name, the Expander, occurs in a

number of places in the Noble Quran.

For example, in Sūrah ash-Shūrā it says:

“Allah expands and constricts provision

for whom He wills. Indeed He has

knowledge of all things.”85 And in

واد ورد اسم الباسط في

عدة اماك في القرآن ال ر م

م ها في سورة الشورى

يبسط الر مل يشاح »

«و قدر انه بكل شلتح عليم

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Sūrah Nūh it says: “Allah has made the

earth expansive for you.”86 And so forth.

وهللا جعل »وفي سورة نوح

وغي ها.« ل م االرض بسايا

The Knower of Allah is the one who has

tasted the meanings of the two Names,

the Contracting and the Expander. He is

the one inspired with peerless wisdom

and the entrusted with the

comprehensive word. At times the

hearts of his disciples and brothers

expand due to what he mentions to them

of the blessings and favours of Allah

and sometimes these hearts contract due

to the fear he instils in them concerning

the Majesty and Self Glory of Allah and

His various punishments and tests.

والعار باهلل الذي تذو

معاأ نور اسمه القابض

والباسط هو الذي المم

بدا الح م واولي جوام

الكلم ف ارة يبسط الوب

مر ديه وا وانه بما يذكرهم

م آالح هللا وأعمه وتارة

يقبضما بما يروفمم م

جالهللا هللا وك يائه وفنون

عذابه وبالئه.

The traveller to Allah is between a state

of expansion and contraction. If fear

dominates his heart he is of the people

of contraction. If hope dominates his

heart he is of the people of expansion.

هللا ما بين إلىوالسال

ابض و سط فان غل على

البه اليو اان م اهل

البه القبض وان غل على

الرجاح اان م اهل البسط.

One of the knowers of Allah said that

Allah, the truth, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, cannot be described in terms of

contraction without the ascription of

expansion. That is, He cannot be

described in terms of withholding

without the ascription of giving, nor can

إنواد ذكر بعض العارفين

الح سبحانه واعالى ال

يوص بالقبض دون

البسط يع ت انه ال يوس

بالحرمان دون الع اح وال

بالع اح دون الحرمان.

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88

He be described in terms of giving

without the ascription of withholding.


noble name is that whoever imposes

upon himself to recite it ten times after

the Salāh of Duhā, Allah will grant him

expansive provisions and knowledge

and cause him to be independent of

others, by the permission of Allah.

م واص هذا االسم و

الشر انه م ال م على

ذكرن بعد صالة الضحى

عشر مرال ر اه هللا بسط

الر والعلم واور ه الغ


Whoever repeats this name diligently,

Allah will bless his provisions, enliven

his heart, removes his concerns, and

make him beloved to those who see him.

م ذكرن واان صاح هما

صاداا بسط هللا ر اه

وأحيا البه وأ اهللا غمه

.وهمه وأحبه ال م يران

Oh Allah, You are the Expander of

hearts by Your Witnessing, and You are

the Expander of bodies by Your

liberality. Illuminate for us the lights of

Your name, the Expander, so that the

lights of this noble name are manifested

in our limbs. So that whoever sees us-

such a one’s chest will be made

expansive and whoever turns towards us

will be diffused with happiness. Make

our tongue expansive to Your slaves

through kind words. And make our

hearts-oh Allah- expansive and full of

longing so that if what is with us of

expansion and happiness were to be

dispersed, it would enrich the universe

فيا هللا ان الباسط للقلوب

بشمودت والباسط

بهودت تهلى لنا ل جسام

بنور اسم الباسط ح

تظمر انوار هذا االسم

الشر على جوارحنا فم

رآنا انبسط واأشرح صدرن

وم واجمنا عمه الررح

واجعل لساننا منبس ا

لعبادت بل ال الم

واجعل يا هللا البنا في بسط

و فر ما عندنا وهيام ح ل

م البسط والسرور لوس

إن العالم وشرح الصدور

على ال شلتح ادير


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and expand chests. Indeed You have

power over all things.



90

Al-Khāfidh [The Abaser] الخافض

Allah, the Exalted, says in Sūrah

Wāqi‘ah: “Abasing and Elevating.”87 In

Sūrah Al Hijr Allah ordered His Prophet

to “lower your wings before the believers.”88

ااهللا اعالى في سورة الوااعا

وجاح ايضا « افضا رافعا»

وا رض »في سورة الحجر

«جناح للمؤمنين

The Abaser/ the One Who lowers is one

of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One who debases the

arrogant and proud and humiliates

those who disobey Him.

He debases whosoever angers Him

and abases His enemies by keeping

them far from Him. He also abases

whoever leaves His revealed Law

(Sharī‘ah). He elevates His wards and

beloved ones- Oh Allah, elevate us

through obedience to You and do not

abase us by being disobedient to You.

فاليافض اسم م اسماح

هللا الحس


باإلذالهللاالذي يررض

م اعايم وت

وهو الواض مل

واملذهللا مل عصان

غض عليه يررض

باإلبعاداعداؤن

و ررض ايضا ال

ار ع شر ع ه

و رف اولياؤن واحبابه

اللمم ارفعنا ب اع »

تررضنا وال

« بمعص

The traveller to Allah- if he wishes to

obtain a portion of treasure from Allah’s

name, the Abaser/the One Who lowers-

راد ا إذاهللا إلىوعلى السال

يناهللا حظا م اسم هللا إن

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must abase his lower self and regard

himself the lowest of creation. When he

becomes preserved from the

whisperings of the self that prompts to

evil, then he is saved and successful

through the pleasure of Allah, the

Exalted. This is since the lower self is

one of the obstacles that cut off a

traveller’s journey to Allah, the Exalted.

A Prophetic hadīth says: “Allah abases

fairness or elevates it.”89 That is He

elevates justice and overwhelms the

unjust and, then again, He abases justice

and the unjust are granted victory over

justice, afflicting His creation. This is in

this world- and the Hereafter is for those

who fear Allah, Glory be to Him in

Whose Hand is the Dominion over all

things.

يررض إناليافض عليه

نرسه في اها اال م جمي

العباد وم سلم م

وساوس نرسه االمارة

بالسوح نها وفا برضا هللا

سبحانه واعالى الن النر

هي م احدى القواي ال ت

تق السال ع السي

ا هللا اعالى وكم إلىوالسلوت

جاح في الحديث النبوي

هللا يررض إن»الشر

يرف أي« القسط و رفعه

العدهللا فيعليه على الجود

واهله ومرة يررض العدهللا

فيظمر اهل الجور على

العدهللا اب الح ليلقه وهذا

في الدنيا والعاابا للم قين

فسبحان م بيدن ملكول

ال شلتح.

Among the special qualities of this noble

name is that whoever recites it 17000

times in one gathering in the day-

mentioning the enemies he wishes to

overcome- Allah will save him from their

evil and grant him victory over them.


الشر انه م ارأن في

اليوم سبعين ال مرة في

مهل واحد وذكر م اراد

م اعدائه كران هللا شرهم

ونصرن عليهم.

The name of Allah, the Abaser/the One

Who lowers, occurs a number of times in

the noble Quran- for instance, in Sūrah

Shu‘arā “And lower your wing [of

واد ورد اسم هللا اليافض

مرال عديدة في القرآن

ال ر م نذكر م ها في سورة

89Muslim and Ibn Mājah relating Abū Mūsā, Allah be pleased with

him.



92

kindness and mercy] to the believers who

follow you”90 and in Sūrah Isrā: “And

lower unto them the wing of submission

and mercy ”91 Qushairī says about the

name of Allah, the Abaser/the One Who

lowers: “Allah, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, elevates whomsoever He wills

through His favour and abases

whomsoever He wills through His

vengeance. So whosoever purifies his self

is in reality elevated and whosoever

engages his self in schemes and is kept

prisoner by his passions is in reality

forsaken. Oh Allah, assist us against the

desires of our self, oh Most merciful of

those who show mercy.

وا رض جناح »الشعراح

في و« مل اتبع م املؤمنين

وا رض »سورة االسراح

لمما جناح الذهللا م

و كلم القشي ي « الرحما

ع اسم هللا اليافض

بقوله انه سبحانه واعالى

بإأعامهيرف م يشاح

ح بان قامه و ررض م يشا

فم ا نرسه ويمرها فمو

املرفوع حقيقا وم دس

نرسه واسرته شمواته وهوان

اللمم فمو امليذوهللا حقيقا

ا ي أنرسناعلى شموال اعنا

االكرمين. أكرم

Oh Allah, You are the Abaser of tyrants

through Your compelling, the Debaser of

the proud through Your Might, the

Sublime, the Exalted, the Great. I ask

You, my Lord, that You grant me strength

and might that I may thereby abase every

obstinate tyrant and that I may thereby

belittle myself and my devil. I desire

thereby to humble myself to my father and

to lower myself thereby to every Muslim.

Thus let be granted a vast treasure from

the light of this noble name. Indeed You

have power over all things.

ال ت ان اليافض للجبار

بقمرت املذهللا للم ي

به وت امل عالي العلي

إنال بي اسال يا ر

تمنح ت اوة ج وتيا

ا رض ها ال جبار عنيد

واصغر ها نرسلت وشي اأ

املر د اتواض ها لوالدي

واتذلل ها لكل مسلم فيكون

لي أوفر ح م نور هذا

االسم الشر ان على ال

شلتح ادير.

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Al-Rāfi‘ [Al- Elevator] الرافع

The Elevator is one of the Grand Names

of Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted-

He Who elevates His wards and

grants them victory over the

enemies, and elevates the righteous

to the highest of the uppermost

heavens. He elevates the believers

with divine help and felicity and

elevates truly and justly whosoever

puts their trust in Him.

الراف هو اسم م اسماح

هللا الحس

فهو سبحانه

وتعالى الذي يرفع

االولياء فينصرهم

على االعداء

ويرفع الصالحين

اعلى عليين، إلى

ع المؤمنين ويرف

ويرفع باإلسعاد

من تواله حقا

وعدال.

He is the one who raises the stations of

His wards in this life through the

submission of their hearts and He grants

them victory over their enemies. As He,

Glory be to Him, the Exalted, says:

“There is no fear upon the wards of

Allah nor do they grieve. Those who

believed and feared Allah much. To

them are glad tidings in the life of this

world and the Hereafter. There is no

change in the words of Allah. That is the

supreme success.”92

ياح وهو الذي رف مقام االول

في الحياة برضوع القلوب

لمم ونصرهم على اعدائهم

كما جاح في اوله سبحانه

اولياح هللا ال إن إال»واعالى

و عليهم وال هم يح نون

الذي امنوا واانوا ي قون

لمم البشرى في الحياة الدنيا

وفي اال رة ال تبديل لكلمال

.«هللا ذل هو الرو العظيم

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94

He, Glory be to Him, who arranges the

affairs of His creation. He elevates those

who trust in Him to the heights of the

Near ones and abases those who disobey

Him to the lowest of the low. As the

Quran says: “We have elevated some of them above others.”93

ؤون وهو سبحانه مدبر ش

إلى لقه يرف م توالن

اف املقربين و ررض م

اسرل السافلين إلىعصان

كما جاح في اوله اعالى

ورفعنا بعضمم فو بعض »

«.درجال

The subject of elevating and the Elevator

occurs in the Quran in a number of places:

in Sūrah Rahmān: “He has elevated the sky and He has set up the Scale of justice”94, in Sūrah al-An‘ām: “And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrāhīm against his people. We raise the degrees of whom We will- indeed Your Lord is the Wise, the All-Knowing.”95 , in Sūrah

Maryam: “And mention in the Book Idrīs. Indeed He was a Truthful one, a Prophet. And We elevated him to an exalted station.”96

واد وردل مادة الرف

والراف في القرآن املجيد في

عدة مواض فر سورة

والسماح رفعما »الرحم

وفي سورة « ووض املي ان

وتل حج نا آت ناها »االأعام

ابراهيم على اومه نرف

رب إنرجال م أشاح د

وفي سورة « م عليميح

واذكر في ال اب »مر م

ادر انه اان صديقا نبيا

«.ورفعنان مكانا عليا

The traveller to Allah to whom the Truth

is disclosed through the light of His name,

the Elevator- this light elevates him to the

Most Exalted and he passes away from the

creation and does not look at what is in

people’s hands. Allah elevates his

هللا الذي تهلى إلىوالسال

له الح بنور اسمه الراف

إلىفقد رفعه هذا النور

العلى االعلى فصار مرترعا

ي ما ف إلىع االاوان ال ينظر

93Sūrah Zukhruf:32 94Sūrah Rahmān:7 95Sūrah al-An‘ām: 83 96Sūrah Maryam 56, 57.


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determination so that his worship is for

none but Allah and He elevates the rank

of his self so that he does not feel a taste

for passing passions. The greatest of

human beings that Allah has elevated is

the Master of creation, the Messenger of

Allah, the Salutations and Peace be upon

him. Thus, oh traveller, you must follow

him since following perfection brings

perfection.

ايدي الناس اد رف هللا

تكون عبادته لغي إنهم ه

هللا ورف ادر نرسه فال

يهعل لذته في الشموال

الرانيا واعظم اأسان رفعه

سيد االاوان رسوهللا هللا هو

هللا عليه الصالة والسالم

فعلي االا داح به يا سال

الن االا داح بالكامل ي مل.

The slave will [then] realise treasure

issuing forth from both these Names by

the grace of Allah- in that he elevates the

truth and debases falsehood, and thus he

at war with the enemies of Allah and

assists the wards of Allah in order to

elevate them. And in that he elevates the

portion of the soul and debases the portion

of the lower self.

و حق ح العبد م

فيض هذي االسمين برضل

هللا بان يرف الح و ررض

هللا اعداحل فيعادي الباي

و والي اولياح هللا ليررضمم

لي فعمم وبان يرف جان

الروح و ررض جان

النر .


name is that whoever recites it at midday

or midnight Allah, the Exalted, will make

him one of the select in His creation,

facilitate his affair and make him

independent, by the permission of Allah.


الشر انه م ارأن في

نص الليل او ال هار

اص ران هللا اعالى م لقه

بإذنهو سر امرن واغنان

اعالى.

Oh Lord, You have manifested through

Your name, the Elevator, and thus You

have elevated the degrees of Your

Prophets and Your men. You have

manifested Prophetic and saintly miracles

in them and thus made hearts magnify

فيا ربان تهلي باسم

ادرا م فرفع الراف

ف يمرلانبيائ واولياحت

وابر ل لمم املعج اللمم

ال رامال فعظمتهم القلوب

ورفع اعمالمم الي



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them and You have elevated their works

to You through hearts and elevated their

souls to You through arrival at You. They

did not ask for anything but You because

the eyes of their souls only see You. Make

us of those who ascend and are elevated

through Your abundant favour, oh

Elevator, oh Help- indeed You have


بالقلوب ورفع ارواحمم

الي بالوصوهللا فلم ي لبوا

ارواحمم عيون سوات الن

ترات فاجعلنا رافعين

مرفوعين برضل يا راف يا

لى ال شلتح ع إن معين

ادير.


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Al-Mu‘izz [The Dignifier] املعز

Allah, the Exalted, says in Sūrah al-

Munāfiqūn: “To Allah belongs dignity, and to His Messenger and to the believers- but the hypocrites do not know.”97

ااهللا اعالى في سورة املنافقون

وهلل الع ة ولرسوله »

مؤمنين ول املنافقين ال ولل

.«يعلمون

The Dignifier is one of the Grand Names

of Allah.

He is the One Who bestows honour

and dignity upon whomsoever He

wills among His servants.

He is the One Who abundantly

bestows honour upon His wards

through His safeguarding of them,

Who forgives them through His

mercy, Who establishes them in the

House of Grace and Generosity and

then honours them with His vision

and witnessing of realities.

He is the One Who honours and

dignifies the Prophets with

sinlessness and victory. He elevates

the obedient and God-conscious- be

they poor or slaves.

املع هو اسم م اسماح هللا

الحس

فمو الذي يه الع مل

يشاح م عبادن

ع اولياحن أوهو الذي

فضال بعصم ه وغرر

لمم برحم ه واحلمم دار

كرام ه م اكرممم

برؤ ه ومشاهدته

ا نبياحفمو الذي يع

بالعصما والنصر و رف

امل ب ولو اان فقي ا

و رف امل ق ولو اان

بدا حبشيا.ع

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One of the scholars have said: “Whoever

obeys Allah and steers clear of

disobedience will be honoured by Allah,

the Exalted. There is no obedience

except accompanied by honour and

dignity and there is no disobedience

except accompanied by debasement.”

كما يقوهللا بعض العلماح م

اياع هللا واج ن معاصيه

اع ن هللا اعالى فل هنات

والع معما ول إالياعا

والذهللا معما. إالهنات معصيا

Imām Zayn ul ‘Ābidīn ibn Hussain

said: “Whoever desires honour without kinsfolk, awe without authority and richness beyond need let him proceed from the debasement of disobedience to the dignity of obedience.” Oh Allah, let

us be transported from the debasement of

disobedience to You to the honour of

obedience to You.”

العابدي اإلماموكما ااهللا

نه ععلي ب الحسين رضلت هللا

راد ع ا بال عشي ة وهيبا أم »

بال سل ان وغ بال فقر

إلىفليرر م ذهللا املعصيا

اللمم انقلنا م « ع ال اعا

.ع ياع إلىذهللا معص

In the Quran, the name of Allah, the

Owner of Honour, is joined to a number

of Allah’s other Grand Names. In Sūrah

Hūd the name “The Owner of Honour” is

joined to the name, the Strong: “Indeed

Your Lord is the Owner of Honour, the

Strong.”98 In Sūrah Shu‘arā it is joined to

the name, the Merciful: “Indeed Your

Lord is the Owner of Honour, the

Merciful.”99 In Sūrah Ghāfir it is joined

to the name, the Knowing: “The

واد ااو ن اسم هللا الع م

العديد م اسماح هللا الحس

في القران ال ر م فر سورة

هود ااو ن اسم الع باسم

رب هو القوي إن»القوي

وفي سورة الشعراح « الع

فقد ااو ن اسم الع باسم

وان رب لمو الع »الرحيم

وفي سورة غافر « الرحيم

ااو ن اسم الع باسم هللا

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Revelation of the Book is from Allah, the

Mighty, the Knowing.”100 And so forth.

حم ت يل ال اب م »العليم

وغي ها.« هللا الع العليم

The Knower of God – whose heart Allah

radiates with the light of this Name- is

the one from whose heart the veil has

been lifted and thus he witnesses the

beauty of His Presence. Allah extends to

him strength and assistance and honours

him with disclosure and the state of

permanence in Allah. He exults him with

elevated states so that he becomes of the

people of nearness and arrival [to Allah’s

presence]. Every light and unveiling

through the grace of obedience and

nearness is from Him. The traveller to

Allah, if he wishes to become absorbed

in this noble name, must honour the

Messenger of Allah and honour the

Knowers of Allah of his time. He must

seek to be near them, respect and submit

to them and sacrifice everything to

please them.

والعار باهلل الذي اشر

الح على البه نور اسمه

الع هو الذي رف الح ع

البه الحجاب ح شاهد

حضرته وامدن الح جماهللا

بالقوة وال ييد واع ن

بال ش والبقاح واهله

ملقامال النهوى ليصب م

اهل القرب والوصاهللا فكل نور

وكش حجاب هو برضل

ال اعا والقرب منه سبحانه

راد هللا اذا ا إلىواعالى والسال

ير في هذا االسم الشر

يع رسوهللا هللا و ع إنفعليه

و قرب العارفين في عصرن

اليهم فيحو ممم و واض لمم

و بذهللا ال شلتح في رضاهم.

Among the special qualities of this name

is that whoever recites this name Sunday

nights or Thursday nights after Maghreb

prayers, creation will become awed of

him and he will fear none but Allah.

وم واص هذا االسم انه

م ذكر هذا االسم ليلا

الجمعا او اال نين بعد صالة

املغرب حصل له الميبا في

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100

الوب اليالئ وصار ال يرا

م هللا. إال

Whoever repeats this name, Allah will

elevate him to the centre of honour, and

will make his respect in the heart of

people.

م داوم على ذكرن جعله هللا

في مرك الع ة وأودع في الوب

الناس هيب ه .

Oh Lord, illuminate and honour us

through Your name, the One Who gives

Honour, so that creation does not see us

except that they see the Crown of Your

honour upon our heads and thus submit

to You- oh Giver of Honour! For You

are the Giver of Honour to Your beloved

ones. You disclose Yourself to them

through beauty and so they flee to You.

You show affectionate kindness to them

and so they resort to You. So do not give

us honour that is from other than You, oh

Most Generous of those who show

generosity. The Salutations and Peace of

Allah be upon our Master Muhammad,

his Family and Companions.

فيا ربان تهلى لنا باسم املع

الإفاع نا ح ال يرانا مرلو

و رى تا ع ت على رؤوسنا

فيرض ل يا مع فان

تكاشرمم حباب املع

بالجماهللا فيررون الي

وتاليرمم بالحنان في كنون

الي فال تهعل لنا ع ا سوات

االكرمين وصلى هللا أكرميا

له آعلى سيدنا محمد وعلى

وسلم. وصحبه


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Al-Mudhill [The Humiliator] املذل

The Exalted says: “You honour whom

You will and You humiliate whom You

will.”101 The Humiliator is one of the



afflicts humiliation upon who He

wills from among His disobedient

slaves.

He is the One Who humiliates His

enemies in accordance with justice

due to their injustice, their

contrariness and banishes them to the

abode of punishment.

واع م اشاح »ااهللا اعالى

املذهللا هو « وتذهللا م اشاح

اسم م اسماح هللا الحس


يلح الذهللا بم شاح م

عبادن العصاة

وهو الذي اذهللا اعداحن

عدال بعصيانهم

ومرالرتهم واهانهم

ويردهم واد لمم دار

عقوب ه.

Humiliation is of various types and

hues. Allah, Glory be To Him, the

Exalted humiliates an oppressor with

sickness, or in his possessions or in

being in need of other than Allah. Oh

Allah, take us from the humiliation of

disobedience to the honour of

obedience. Do not let any of the

oppressors in Your creation humiliate

us and crown us with the crown of

Your honour. One of the Knowers of

Allah said: “Allah will honour a slave

to the extent to which he humiliates his

وألففوان بفففففف نففواعوالففففففذهللا يففكففون

فقد يذهللا هللا سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى

الجبفففففار بفففففاملرض او اإلأسفففففففففففففففففان

لىإبفففففاملفففففاهللا او ب ر االح يفففففا

سففففففففففففوان اللمم ا رجنفففا م ذهللا

ع ال ففففاعففففا وال إلىاملعصففففففففففففيففففا

تففذلنففا الحففد م لقفف ال غففاة

وتوجنففففا ب ففففا ع ت واففففد اففففاهللا

العارفين ما اع هللا عبدا أحد

ذهللا نرسفففففففففففففه بمثففل مففا يففذلففه على

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self; Allah will humiliate a slave to the

extent to which he returns to the

delusions of the self.”

وما اذهللا هللا عبدا بمثل ما يردن

توهم ع ن. إلى

The name of Allah, the Humiliator,

occurs a number of times in the Quran.

For instance, in Sūrah ‘Arāf it says:

“Certainly those who took the calf (for

worship) wrath from their Lord and

humiliation will come upon them in the

life of this world.”102 And in Sūrah al-

Mujādilah it says: “Those who oppose

Allah and His Messenger will be the

most humiliated.”103 And so forth.

واد ورد اسم هللا املذهللا في

القرآن املجيد في عدة مواض

نذكر م ها في سورة االعرا

ذي اترذوا العجل ال إن »

س نالمم غض م ر هم وذلا

وفي سورة « في الحياة الدنيا

الذي يحادون إن»املجادلا

«هللا ورسوله اول في االذلين

وغي ها.

The traveller to Allah, so that attains the

stages of the soul’s perfection, must

know the Truth by Himself and that

Good comes because of working for

Him. And thus when his focus becomes

absorbed in witnessing the lights of

Lordship he is cut off from thinking of

anything other than Allah. He humiliates

his self for the believing slaves of Allah

and reins in his passions for the pleasure

of Allah, the Truth, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted- and this is unconditional

honour. And the opposite of this is

unconditional humiliation.

ي هللا ح يصففب ف إلىوالسففال

مرات كماهللا الروح يه عليه

يعر الح لفففذاتفففه واليي إن

العمفففل بفففه ففففاذا توجفففه في جفففل

مسفففففففف غراا أصففففففففب هذا ال ر

في شمود انوار الربوبيا منق

الر ر ع افففل مفففا سففففففففففففوى هللا

اذهللا نرسفففففففففففه لعباد هللا املؤمنين

وام شففففففففمواته في سففففففففبيل رضففففففففا

لى فمذا هوالح سفففففبحانه واعا

االع ا امل ل وان اان ع

ذل فمو االذالهللا امل ل .

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One of them has said: “Allah will honour

a slave to the extent to which he

humiliates his self; Allah will humiliate a

slave to the extent to which he busies

honouring the self.” Therefore, the

traveller to Allah, if he humiliates his

self, becomes honourable; if he honours

his self he becomes humiliated.”

واد ااهللا بعضففففففففففففمم ما اع هللا

عبففففدا بمثففففل مففففا يففففذلففففه على ذهللا

نرسففه وما اذهللا هللا عبدا بمثل

ما يشففففففففففففغله بع نرسفففففففففففففه لذل

هللا اذا اذهللا نرسففففه إلىالسففففال

ا واذا اع نرسفففففففه اصفففففففب ع

اصب ذليال.


name is that whoever calls by this

invocation- Allah will elevate his stature

and he will obtain whatever he wants

from the taming of the rebellious and

oppressive.

سفففففففففففففففففففم ومففففففف فففففففواص هفففففففذا اال

الشففففففففففففر انففففففه م دعففففففا هففففففذا

الفففدعفففاح رف هللا افففدرن ونفففاهللا مفففا

يفففففر ففففففد مففففف افففففمففففف املففففف فففففمفففففرديفففففف

والجبار .

Oh Allah, the Giver of Honour, Your

Honour the honourable cannot resemble,

and Your Self-Glory cannot be reached

by the entire dominion- You are the

Giver of Honour by regarding well the

obedience of Your wards and You are

the Humiliator by forsaking the

disobedience in the hearts of Your

enemies. I ask You to honour me and to

humiliate those who oppress me and to

forestall by forsaking every devil, envier

and obstinate one and to strengthen me

by the strength of Your gracious favours-

oh Giver of Honour, oh Humiliator, oh

Allah, Glory be to You. Indeed I am one

of the oppressors. The Salutations and

اللمم ان املع الذي ال يشففابه

ع ت ع ة اففل ع وال يصففففففففففففففل

كففففففف ففففففف يفففففففائففففففف عففففففف املفففففففلفففففففوت إلفففففففى

واالمالت ففففانففف املع بحسفففففففففففف

واملفففففففذهللا ولفففففففيفففففففائففففففف الففففففف فففففففاعفففففففا

يفففرففففففذالن املفففعففففففاصففففففففففففلفففت لفففقفففلفففوب

اع أ إناعففففففدائفففففف اسففففففففففففففففففالفففففف

وتففففففذهللا مففف يفففلفففمففف فففت وافففعففففففاجفففففففل

برذالن ال شففففففففففي ان وحاسففففففففففد

ومففففعففففففانففففففد وان تففففقففففو فففف ففففت بففففقففففوى

رفففف يففففا مع يففففا مففففذهللا يففففا هللا ل

كن م الظاملين إأ سبحان



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Peace of Allah be upon our Master

Muhammad and upon his Family and all

his Companions.

وصفففففففففلى هللا على سفففففففففيدنا محمد

له واصحابه اجمعين.آوعلى


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Al-Samī’ [The All-Hearing] السميع


Mā’idah: “He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”104 The All-Hearing is one

of the Grand Names of Allah.


is the One Who comprehends

everything heard, even if it

concealed.

He is the All-Hearing without using

any organ.

He is the One Who listens to the

call of the destitute, the

supplication of the needy, and the

praise of the ones who praise.

He is the One Who hears the

thoughts of the heart, the ideas of

the self, and the confidences of the

conscience. He hears every secret

conversation and nothing in the

heavens and the earth is concealed

from Him.

هو »ااهللا اعالى في سورة املائدة

فالسففففمي هو « السففففمي العليم


فمو سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى

الفففففففففذي ال يفففففففففعففففففففف ب عففففففففف

ادراكفففففففه مسفففففففففففففففففففمفففففففوع وان

ر

ففففففمفففففو السفففففففففففففففففمفففففيففففف بفففففغفففففيففففف

جارحا

وهو الفففذي يسففففففففففففم نفففداح

املضفففف ر و هي دعاح

املح اجين و سفففففففم حمد

الحامدي

وهفففففففففو الفففففففففذي يسفففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففف

لفففففففففففوب ففففففففففف فففففففففففرال الفففففففففففقففففففففففف

وهففففففففواجفففففففف الففففففففنففففففففرففففففففوس

ومفففنففففففاجففففففاة الضفففففففففففففففمففففففائفففر

يسفففففففففففففففمففف اففففففل نفففهفففوى وال

يففرففرفف عففلففيففففففه شففففففففففففلففتح فففي

االرض وال في السماح.

104Sūrah al-Mā’idah:72



106

The Prophet, peace be upon him is

reported to have said: “Oh Allah, I

seek refuge in You from a statement

that is not heard.”105 That is, from a

supplication that is not accepted, one

that is not considered as if it was not

heard.

واففففففد جففففففاح في اوهللا الن ت عليففففففه

اللمم اأ »الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

« بففف م اوهللا ال يسففففففففففففم أعوذ

دعاح ال يسففففففففف هاب وال يع د أي

به فكانه غي مسموع.

Hearing can be seen to have four

meanings. In the first meaning He

hears and comprehends that which is

connected to sounds such as in the

statement: “Indeed Allah has heard the

statement of her that disputes with you

concerning her husband.”106 In the

second He hears the understanding and

purport of statements and this is

connected to meanings, such as in the

Exalted’s statement: “Oh you who

believe! Say not “Rā‘inah” [Listen to

us and we will listen to you] but say

make us understand and hear.”107 The

intent here is not hearing the word in

isolation, but in hearing its purport. By

the third is intended the hearing of

response and by the fourth is intended

the hearing of acceptance and

following, such as in the Exalted’s

statement: “They like to listen to

السففففففففففففمي على ار عفففا يففف ا وافففد

يراد بفففففه سففففففففففففم ففففففا وهللا معفففففان

ما ك با صفففوالاالدرات و عل

واد سففففففففففففم هللا»له اعالى في او

«اوهللا ال ت تهففففادلفففف في وجمففففا

والفففثففففففاأففف سفففففففففففففففمففف ففففمفففم وعفففقففففففل

و عل بففففففاملعففففففاأ مثففففففل اولففففففه

ال تقولوا راعنفففففا واولوا »اعفففففالى

فل املراد « انظرنا واسفففففففمعوا

هنففففففا سفففففففففففففم مهرد ال الم بففففففل

سففففففففففففم الرمم والعقففففل واملع

الثالث يراد به سففففففففففففم االجابا

واملع الراب يراد بففففففه سفففففففففففففم

القبوهللا واالنقيفففاد كمفففا في اولفففه

أي« سففففففففففففماعون لل ذب»اعالى

اابلون له ومنقادون له.

105Ahmad, relating Anas bin Mālik, Allah be pleased with him. 106Surat Mujādilah 58:1 107Surat Baqarah 2:104


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107

falsehood.”108 That is, they accept and

follow it.

This name occurs more than 40 times

in the Noble Quran. In Sūrah Baqarah

it is stated: “Then they are in opposition. So Allah will suffice for you against them. And He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”109 Sūrah al-

An‘ām says: “And to Him belongs whatever exists in the night and day. And He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”110 Sūrah Hajj states: “And

indeed Allah is All-Hearing, All-

Seeing.”111

واد ورد هذا االسفففففففم الشفففففففر

مرة في القرآن م ار عين أكث

الففف فففر فففم ففففرففف سفففففففففففففففورة الفففبفففقفففرة

هففففففففم فففففففففي شففففففففففففففففففففقففففففففا فففففففففإنففففففففمففففففففا»

فسفففي ري مم هللا وهو السفففمي

وففي سفففففففففففففورة االأفعففففففام « الفعفلفيفم

وله ما سفففففففففففف في الليل وال هار »

وففففي « وهفففو السفففففففففففففففمفففيففف الفففعفففلفففيفففم

وان هللا سففففففففففمي »سففففففففففورة الح

وغي ها.« بصي

The traveller to Allah, in order to be

absorbed into the name of Allah, the

All-Hearing, must preserve his tongue

from falsehood and occupy it with

goodness. He must be aware of Allah,

Glory be to Him, the Exalted, at every

breath until he realises the saying of

the Beloved, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace: “Righteousness

(Ihsān) is that You worship Allah as if

You see Him, and if You cannot see

Him, then indeed [be aware that] He

هللا ح ير إلىوعلى السال

باسففففففم هللا السففففففمي يه عليه

يحر لسفففففففففففففانه م البايل إن

بري وان يكون في ال نر إال

م انرفففاسفففففففففففففففه في مراابفففا الح

سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى ح ي حق

بقوهللا الحب ففففف عليفففففه الصففففففففففففالة

اعبد إنالحسفففففففففففان ا»والسفففففففففففالم

تران فان لم ت تران ا ن هللا

108Surat Mā’idah 5:42 109Baqarah 2:137 110Al-An‘ām 6:13 111Hajj :22:61



108

sees You.”112 He must approach His

Protector with additional acts of

worship until Allah, the Truth, lets his

heart overflow with light and bestows

upon him health and goodness by the

lights of this Noble name.

إلفففىوان يففف فففقفففرب « فففففففانففففففه يفففرات

مففوالن بففففففالففنففوافففففففل حفف فف يففرففيفض

الففحفف عففلففى اففلففبففففففه نففورا ويففهففبفففففففه

هذا االسففففففففففففم ب نوارمددا و ي ا

الشر .



times after the salāh of Duhā and

supplicates to Allah mentioning his

need- Allah will accept his supplication

and fulfil his need by the blessings of

this name.

وم واص هففففذا االسففففففففففففم انففففه

م ارأن مسففففففففففففمفففائفففا مرة بعفففد

هللا إلىصففففففففففففالة الضففففففففففففحى ودعففففا

وذكر حففففاج ففففه اسفففففففففففف هففففاب هللا

ا دعفففاحن وا ففففففففففففل حفففاج فففه ب كففف

وسر هذا االسم.

Once you know that Allah is All-

Hearing, you will not talk except good

things. Whoever repeat that name

endlessly, after doing the obligatory

devotion, Allah will not turn down any

invocation he makes; and people will

listen to him and obey.

وم علم ب ن هللا سمي حر

لسانه فال ي كلم إال باليي

وم أكث ذكرن بال عدد بعد

ت ديا الرر ضا لم ترد له

دعوة واان في اومه مسموع

القوهللا م اع الكلما.

Oh Allah, You are the Hearer of the

movements of the heart and the ideas

of the self, the Hearer of the call of the

destitute, and the One Who answers the

supplication of the needy- let our

فيا هللا ان السففففففففففففمي لحراال

الففففقففففلففففوب و ففففوايففففر الففففنففففرففففوس

السفففففففففففففمفيف لفنففففففداح املضففففففففففففف فر ف

مهي دعاح املح اجين اشفففففففر

112Muslim relating ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb, Allah be pleased with

him.


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hearing, my Lord, radiate with light

from You. Through it I will hear Your

glorification by the existents in the

earth and in the Heavens. Grant me the

spiritual faculty by which I hear the

covenant: “Am I not Your Lord?”

Indeed You have power over all things.

يا ر على سفففففمري نورا من به

اسففففففففففففم اسففففففففففففبي الكفففففائنفففففال في

االرض والسففففففففففففمففففففاوال وامنح ت

اوة روحيففففففا اسففففففففففففم هففففففا عمففففففد

انفف على اففل « السففففففففففففف برب م»

شلتح ادير



110

Al-Basī r [The All-Seeing] البصير

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Indeed He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.”113

He, Glory be to Him, the Exalted, is

the One Who witnesses all things-

both its outward and its concealed

aspects.

He sees the furtive glances of the

eyes and what hearts conceal. He

sees and witnesses and nothing that is

in the highest heavens and in the

earth, what is between them and what

is beneath the soil is hidden from

Him.

سففففففففففففمي هو النفففه إ»افففاهللا اعفففالى

« بصي ال


الذي يشفففففففففففففاهد االشففففففففففففياح

الما ياهرها و ريها

مو بصففففففي ائنا ا عين ف

ومففففففا تفففففرفففففرففففف الصففففففففففففففففففدور

يشاهد

و رى وال يغي عنه ما في

السففففففففففففماوال العلى وما في

االرض ومففففففا بفيف فهفمففففففا ومفففففففا

تح الث ى.

Imām Qushairī, in his description of the

two names of Allah, the All-Hearing and

All-Seeing, says that they are two

attributes of Allah, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, so that nothing heard escapes

His hearing and nothing that exists

escapes His seeing. Nothing is veiled

from Him and He hears the secret

conversations and sees what is beneath

the soil. Whoever knows that Allah is the

القشففففففففففففي ي في اإلمفففاموافففد افففاهللا

اسفففففففففففف ت هللا السففففففففففففمي وصفففففففففففف

والبصففففففففففففي انهمفففففا صففففففففففففر فففففان هلل

سفففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى فال يرر

سفففففففففففففففمفففوع عففف سفففففففففففففففمفففعففففففه وال م

موجود ع بصفففرن وال ي ج هما

شففففففلتح ف سففففففم السففففففر والنهوى

وم .و بصففففففففففففر مففففا تحفففف الث ى

113Sūrah Ghāfir:56


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All-Hearing and All-Seeing is one who is

in constant awareness of Allah and

subjects his self to the most intense

accounting. He preserves his sight and

hearing for the sake of Allah, the Exalted

until when Allah loves him, He becomes

such a one’s hearing and sight- by Him

he hears and by Him he sees. As the

hadīth qudsī says: “When I love him I

become his hearing by which he hears

and his sight by which he sees.”114

هللا سففففمي بصففففي اان إنعر

دبه دوام املراابا وم البا أم

النر بففففففداي املحففففففاسفففففففففففففبففففففا

وحر سفففففففففففففمعففففففه وبصفففففففففففففرن هلل

حبه هللا واان لهأعندئذ .اعالى

سفففففففمعا وبصفففففففرا فيه يسفففففففم وبه

في الحففففديففففث يبصففففففففففففر كمففففا جففففاح

فاذا احبب ه كن »الشففففففففففففر

سفمعه الذي يسفم به وبصفرن

«.الذي يبصر به

The name of Allah, the Seeing, occurs

more than forty times in the Quran. In

Sūrah al-Baqarah it says: “Indeed Allah

sees what you do.”115 In Sūrah Āl

‘Imrān it says: “And Allah is All-Seer of

His slaves.”116 And in Sūrah Ghāfir:

“Allah judges with truth. Those whom

they call upon besides Allah cannot

judge anything. Indeed Allah is the All-

Hearing, All-Seeing.” And so forth.

واد ورد اسففففففففففم هللا البصففففففففففي في

اكث م ار عين موضففففففففففعا فر

هللا بفففمففففففا إن»رة الفففبفففقفففرة سفففففففففففففففو

وفي سففففففورة آهللا « اعملون بصففففففي

«وهللا بصففففففففففففي بفففالعبفففاد»عمران

وهللا يق ففففففلت »وفي سففففففورة غافر

بالح والذي يدعون م دونه

هللا هو إنال يقضفففففففففففون بشفففففففففففلتح

وغي ها.« السمي البصي

The traveller to Allah, if he desires that

his heart be radiated by Allah with the

light of this noble name, must know that

Allah has given him sight to see the signs

and wonders of the heavenly dominions

إنهللا اذا اراد إلىوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف

يشفففر الح على البه نور هذا

يعلم إناالسففففم الشففففر عليه

هللا فففففففلففففففف لفففففففه الفففففففبصفففففففففففففففففففر إن

114Bukhari, relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him. 115Sūrah baqarah:110 116Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān:15



112

and thus his gift of sight is but a warning

to him. He must know that Allah sees

and hears him in every state and he must

not make light of Allah’s watching and

awareness of him. Whoever hides from

that which is other than Allah cannot

hide from Allah and such a one has made

light of Allah’s watching him. The

constant awareness of Allah’s watching

is one of the fruits of Divine

watchfulness [Ihsan] and of a murīd’s

successful journey to Allah, the Exalted.

As the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, said: “Divine watchfulness [Ihsān] is that you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed [be aware

that] He sees you.”117 Therefore, oh

traveller, guard your organs and limbs

from approaching disobedience so that

you succeed in enjoying the favour of

your Protector’s pleasure. As Allah, the

Exalted, says in Sūrah Isrā’: “And sufficient is your Lord as the All-Aware of and All-Seeing of the sins of His slaves.”118

اآليففففففال إلىلينظر والبصفففففففففففففي ة

وعجائ امللكول والسفففففففففففماوال

ع ة وان إالفال يكون نظرن

ران و سففففففففففففمعفففه في هللا ي إنيعلم

افففل االحواهللا وال يسففففففففففففته بنظر

هللا اليففففه وايالعففففه عليففففه وم

ا ر ع غي هللا ما ال يرريه

ع هللا فقد اسففففففتهان بنظر هللا

اعففالى واملراابففا هي م احففدى

ونهاح سففففففففي اإلحسففففففففان مرال

كما هللا اعالى إلىوسلوت املر د

اففاهللا عليففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

ا ن اعبد هللا إناالحسفففففففففففففان »

تففران فففففففان لففم تفف فف تففران فففففففانففففففه

لذل احر اعضفففففاحت « يرات

إنوجوارحففف يفففا سفففففففففففففففالففف ع

معصففففففففففيا ح تحظ أيتقرب

وترو برضا موالت علي وكما

ااهللا سففففففففبحانه واعالى في سففففففففورة

وكر بربففف بفففذنوب »االسففففففففففففراح

«.عبادن بي ا بصي ا


name is that whoever recites it constantly


الشر انه م ال م على


him. 118S. Isrā’ (17):17


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113

a hundred times after the salāh of

Jumu‘ah will have his sight enlightened

by Allah and He will grant him righteous

words and deeds, by the permission of

Allah.

ئا ذكرن بعد صالة الجمعا ما

ي (بصهللا يا )يا مرة ب ن يقوهللا

يمر- أحدأن ي كلم م دون -

هللا سر رته وأنار بصي ته

ووفقه لصالح القوهللا والعمل

وم اان هلل اان اعالى بإذنه

هللا له.

Whoever mentions this name a hundred

times after the Jumu’a prayer, Allah will

enlighten his insight.

ذكر االسم بعد صالة وم

الجمعا مائا مرة نور هللا له

بصي ته .

Oh Lord, You are the One Who sees my

faults, Who is aware of my sins, well-

acquainted with my secret being. In Your

Hand are the reins of my affairs. I ask

You that You place in my heart a light

and in my vision a light so that I see the

realities of things and so that I behave

properly with You outwardly and in

secret. Make us, oh Allah, witnesses for

You, standing under Your protection,

halting at Your threshold. Indeed You


فيا ربان ان البصففففففففففففي بعيو

الففيففبففيفف بففففففذنففو فف املفف ففلفف عففلففى

سفففففففففففففففففري بفففففيففففففدت مففففففام امفففففري

تهعل في ال ت نورا إناسففففففففففال

حقائ شاهدوفي بصري نورا

مع بالظاهر وأت دباالشياح

واليرففففففاح واجعلنففففففا يففففففا هللا لفففففف

مشففففففففففففاهدي وفي حمات اائمين

لى ع إنفف وعلى اع ففابفف واارين




114

Al Hakam [The Arbiter] الحكم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “The decision rests only with Allah. In Him do I put my trust and let all those who trust put their trust in Him.”119The Arbiter

is one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who makes

distinction between truth and

falsehood and

He is the One Who distinguishes

the eternally unfortunate from the

eternally fortunate, by way of

punishment and reward.

He, the Exalted, is the One Who

imposes upon the hearts pleasure

and contentedness with Him, and

the One Who rules upon the self to

follow and obey Him.

He is the Governor Who decisions

are executed – One Whose decree

cannot be repelled nor His order

revised.

He is the One Who manifests truth

from falsehood and sees that the

right of the oppressed is established

in face of the oppressor.

هلل إالالح م إن»اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

عليفففففه توالففففف وعليفففففه فلي وافففففل

فففالح م هو اسففففففففففففم « امل والون

م اسماح هللا الحس

رصل بين فمو صاح ال

الح والبايل

واملفففففمفففففيففففف بفففففيفففففن الشففففففففففففففففقففففف

والسفففففففففففففففعفففيففففففد بففففففالفففعفففقففففففاب

والثواب

وهو سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى

الففففذي ح م على القلوب

بالرضفففففففففففففا والقناعا وعلى

الفففففففنفففففففرفففففففوس بفففففففاالنفففففففقفففففففيفففففففاد

وال اعا

وهففففو الففففحففففففاكففففم الففففنففففففاففففففففذ

حفففففففف ففففففففمففففففففه الففففففففذي ال راد

لفففقضففففففففففففففففففائففففففه وال مفففعفففقفففففف

لح مه

املظمر الح م البايل

واملنصفففففففففففف للمظلوم م

119S. Yūsuf:68


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The name of Allah, the Arbiter, is one

of the Names that belong to Allah’s

Essence, Blessed and Exalted is He.

لم الظا

وان اسففففففففففففم هللا الح يم هي م

صرال الذال له تبارت واعالى.

The name of Allah, the Arbiter, occurs

in a number of places in the Quran. For

instance, in Sūrah An‘ām it is stated:

“Say: Shall I seek a judge other than

Allah while it is He Who has sent unto

you the Book, explained in detail.”120In

Sūrah Tīn it is stated: “Is Allah not the

Best of Judges.”121

وافففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا الح م في

عدة مواضفففففففف في القران ال ر م

نففففذكر م هففففا في سففففففففففففورة االأعففففام

ب ي ح مففففففا وهو أهللا أفغي »

الففففففذي انفففف هللا الففففيفففف ففففم الفففف فففف فففففففاب

وفففي سففففففففففففففورة الفف ففيففن « مففرصففففففففففففففال

«الحفففاكمين بففف ح مهللا ال »

وغي ها.

One of the Knowers of Allah said that

Allah’s rule governs all things, both the

universal and particular- and this was

from prior to the beginning of creation

to eternity. Therefore a slave must only

request that which Allah has facilitated

for him and must not become sad at the

difficulties he encounters since all the

acts of the slaves are subject to the

governance of Allah, the Exalted.

إنواففففففد اففففففاهللا بعض العففففففارفين

الح تبففففففارت واعففففففالى اففففففد اففففففان

حففففف فففففمففففففه بفففففهفففففمفففففيففففف الفففففكفففففلفففففيففففففال

اال هللا والج ئيال اد حصل م

نإاالبففد لففذلفف على العبففد إلى

ما يسففرن هللا له وال إالال ي ل

يح ن على ما اعسففففففففففففر عليه الن

اعفمففففففاهللا الفعفبففففففاد مفرهفونففففففا بفيففففففد

الح م سبحانه واعالى.

The traveller to Allah, so that he

becomes absorbed in the name of

Allah, the Arbiter, must content

ر هللا ح ي إلىفعلى السال

إنبففففففاسفففففففففففففم هللا الح م عليففففففه

120Surat An‘ām:114 121Surat Tīn (95):8



116

himself with the decree of Allah,

Blessed and Exalted is He and he must

know that when Allah governs, it is in

accordance with justice and that He

best knows who deserves everlasting

bliss and who deserves everlasting

punishment. He must know that every

human being is facilitated for what he

has been created and he must not

occupy his heart except with that

which brings him closer to, and lets

him arrive at, Allah, Glory be to Him,

the Exalted. Whoever’s beginning is

radiant, such a one’s end is radiant

when the Arbiter will let his heart

radiate with the light of this noble

name.

يسفففففففلم ادار هللا تبارت واعالى

نإو علم انه سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى

يح م فمو بمق ففففففففففففل العففففففدهللا

فففففمففففو اعففففلففففم بففففمفففف يسفففففففففففففففف فففففحففففف

السفففففففففففففففففعففففففادة ومففففف يسففففففففففففففففف فففففحفففففف

الشفففقاوة وان ال اأسفففان مسفففي

ال يشففففففففففغل إنا ل له وعليه مل

بما يقربه و وصففففله م إالالبه

هللا سفففففففبحانه واعالى فم اان

بففداي ففه مشففففففففففففراففا اففانفف نهففاي ففه

مشراا عندها س شر الح م

على البففففففه انوار هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففم

الشر .


Among them is that whoever

frequently recites this noble name after

every salāh Allah will grant such a one

understanding and wisdom and make

him of the people of nearness and

arrival, by the permission of Allah.

ولففمففففففذا االسففففففففففففففم ففواص كففثففيفف ة

م ذكر أكث نذكر م ها انه م

هذا االسففففففففففم الشففففففففففر بعد ال

لرمم والح ماصالة ر اه هللا ا

مففففففف اهفففففففل الفففففففقفففففففرب وأصففففففففففففففففففبففففففف

اعالى. بإذنهوالوصاهللا

Whoever repeats this name in the mid

of the night, with full ablution, Allah

makes his heart a place of Divine

secrets, and makes his face gracefully

illuminating.

وم ذكر هذا االسم في جو

رة تاما جعل الليل على يما

هللا باينه موي االسرار

الربانيا وياهرن مشر

ا نوار الرحمانيا.


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Oh Allah! You are the Arbiter Who

governs over all the worlds. They were

in Your knowledge and You

particularized them through Your will

and brought them into existence

through Your decree. Everything in

existence is governed by You, whether

it is in knowledge or deed. You have

diffused the causes of endless bliss for

those given it. Let our hearts, oh Lord,

witness Your decrees so that we are

blessed by Your illuminations and so

that we are pleased by Your

governance. Thus we will be content

exclusively with Your service. Indeed

You have power over all things.

فففففيففففففا هللا انفففففف الففففحفففف ففففم الففففففذي

حفف ففمفففففف عففلففى الففعففوالففم وهففي فففي

بففإرادتفف علمفف و صففففففففففففصففففففففففففتهففا

وابر تها بقدرت فكل شفففففففففففلتح في

الوجود محكوم عليففه فيمففا هو

م علم وعمففففففل واففففففد أشففففففففففففرل

هلمففففففااسفففففففففففففبففففففاب السفففففففففففففعففففففادة

فاشففففففففففففمد يا ربان الوبنا اادارت

ح نتنعم في انوارت ونرضففففففففففففل

ع احكام فنصففففب بالرضففففا

على إنفففف م واص ففففدمفففف




118

Al ‘Adl [The Just] العدل

Allah, the Exalted, says: “And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words.”122

He is the One Who does not

oppress and or do wrong.

He is far above oppressing or

wrong-doing in His rulings and

acts.

He is the One Who gives everyone

his due right and the One Who puts

everything into its proper place.

Nothing emanates from Him except

justice.

وتمففف المففف ربففف »افففاهللا اعفففالى

«صداا وعدال ال مبدهللا لكلماته

وال فففمففو الففففففذي ال يففظففلففم

يهور

وهففففو املفففف فففف ن عفففف الففففظففففلففففم

والفففففففجفففففففور ففففففففي احفففففففكفففففففامفففففففه

وأفعاله

فمو الففذي يع اففل ذي

ح حقفففففه و ضفففففففففففف افففففل

شففلتح موضففعه وال يصففدر

العدهللا. إالمنه

As Imām Ghazālī has said in

describing the name of Allah, the Just,

that no-one can ever be recognized as a

just person whose justice is not

recognized; and no-one’s justice can be

recognized unless his graces are

recognized. Thus it is necessary for

whoever wishes to understand this

description that he comprehends,

through knowledge, the acts of Allah,

الغ الي ع اإلمفففففاموكمفففففا يقوهللا

وصفففف اسففففم هللا العدهللا انه ل

يففعففر الففعففففففادهللا مفف لففم يففعففر

عففففدلففففه وال يعر عففففدلففففه م ال

إنيعر فضفففففففففففففلففففففه فم اراد

يرمم هذا الوصففف ينب ي عليه

هللا بفففففف فعففففففاهللايحيط علمففففففا إن

افففففففعفففففففالفففففففى مففففففف اعفففففففلفففففففى مفففففففلفففففففكفففففففول

122 S. An‘ām (6):115


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the Exalted- whether pertaining to the

highest of heavens or to the end of the

soil. And as has been transmitted: the

heavens and the earth are established

through justice.

من الث ى كما إلىالسففماوال

بففففففففففالففففففففففعففففففففففدهللا اففففففففففامفففففففففف إنورد

رض.السماوال واال

The traveller to Allah, so that he is

moulded by the lights of this noble name,

must be just in his rulings, person and

acts. He must not be unjust towards

anybody and he treats equitably his soul

and self, his limbs and body. Thus he

must give his soul the requisite degree of

honour and respect and imbue his self

with the necessary discipline and stop it

from crossing the boundaries of the

Sharī‘ah. He must accord the heart the

grade of preserving him so that he

continuously and everlastingly is in a

state of presence with Allah, Glory be to

Him, the Exalted. Similarly, he must not

oppose the rulings, acts and

administration of His Protector, whether

it is in agreement with his purpose or

not- since your purpose, oh traveller,

must be your Protector’s pleasure with

you.

هللا ح إلىوعلى السففففففففففففففففففالفففففف

هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففم بفففففف نفففواريففف فففرفففلففف

يكون إنالشفففففففففففر يه عليه

عففففدال في احكففففامففففه واوصففففففففففففففففافففففه

فال يظلم احدا و عدهللا وأفعاله

بففففففيففففففن روحففففففه ونففففففرسففففففففففففففففففه وبففففففيففففففن

جففوارحففففففه وجسففففففففففففففمففففففه فففيففعفف ففف

للروح رتبففا الشففففففففففففر واالحو ام

و فففعففف ففف لفففلفففنفففرففف رتفففبففففففا االدب

مففففففا أوالواو عنففففففد الحففففففدود

يعو ض الأوكففذلفف يهفف عليففه

على احكففففففام وافعففففففاهللا وتففففففدابي

موالن سففففواح اواف مرادن ام لم

يفففففوافففففف مفففففرادن الن مفففففرادت يففففففا

سال هو رضا موالت علي .

This name occurs in a number of places

in the Quran: “And that when you judge

between men you judge with justice.”123

واففد ورد ذكر اسففففففففففففم العففدهللا في

ح م م بين وإذا»مواضففففففف م ها

« تح موا بففففففالعففففففدهللا إنالنففففففاس

123 Surat Nisā (4):58



120

“Indeed Allah commands to justice and

righteousness.”124 And so forth.

بفففففالعفففففدهللا يففففف مرهللا إن»واولفففففه

وغي ها.« واالحسان


is that whoever is continuous in its

recitation knowledge will be unfolded

for him and Allah will make people and

hearts of service and assistance to him in

being obedient and coming closer to

Allah.

ومففففففف فففففففواص هفففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففففففم

الشففففففففففففففر فف انففففففه مفف دوام عففلففى

ذكرن حصففففففففل له انتشففففففففار العلم

لوبوسففففففففير هللا له الناس والق

ليكونوا اعوانففا لففه على ال ففاعففا

والقرب.

If a ruling person repeats that name 92

times before the sun rise, Allah will

inspire him justice among people and

guide him for the general welfare.

وم ال م ذكرن ا ن ين واسعين

مرة ابل يلوع الشم واان

هللا العدهللا في حاكما ألممه

عي ه ووفقه ملا فيه اليي ر

. م ه

Oh Lord, present Yourself to me with the

light of Your name, the Just, so that I

equitably treat my soul, self and body.

Thus I obtain the core of vicegerency

from You, support and assistance from

You and attain Your pleasure with the

chosen and the righteous in gardens

beneath which rivers flow. Oh Allah,

You elevate some people and abase

others through justice. You have decreed

in eternity a group in Paradise and a

group in Hell. Indeed You have power

ف هلى يففا ربففان لي بنور اسففففففففففففمفف

العففففففدهللا ح اعففففففدهللا بين روحي

سفففففففففففر ف ناهللاونرسفففففففففففلت وجسففففففففففف ت

الففيففالفففففففا عففنفففففف واتففلففقفف مففففففدد

برضففففففففففففففات حظ املعونففا منفف

م اال يففففففار واالبرار في جنففففففال

تهري م تحتهففا االنهففار فففانفف

يففا هللا رفعفف اومففا و رضفففففففففففففف

ا ر بفففالعفففدهللا افففدرل في اال هللا

ففر فقففففففا وففي الفجفنففففففا وففر فقففففففا ففي

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over all things. You are the best of

Protectors, the best of Helpers.

على اففففل شففففففففففففلتح إنفففف ي السففففففففففففع

اففففففدير فففففففانفففففف أعم املولى وأعم

النصي .



122

Al-Latīf [The Kind] اللطيف

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Allah is kind towards His slaves.”125 The Kind is

one of the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who takes care

of for His slaves in ways they

are not aware of; and paves the

way for their bests interests in

ways they cannot reckon.

He is the Knower of the hidden

and most subtle aspects of

things.

He is the One Who facilitates

goodness and ease for His

slaves and abundantly pours

forth for them the ways to

righteousness and goodness.

«هللا ل ي بعبادن»ااهللا اعالى

والل ي هو اسفففففم م اسفففففماح

.هللا الحس

فمو الذي يل بعبادن

مفففف حففففيففففففث ال يففففعففففلففففمففففون

و ففف ففف مصففففففففففففففففففالفففحفففمفففم مففف

حيث ال يحتسبون.

وهففففو الففففعففففففالففففم بففففرففففرففففففايففففففا

االمور وداائ االشياح

وهو الففففذي ير ففففد بعبففففادن

اليي وال سففففففففففففر و ريض

لمم اسففففففففففففبففففففاب الصففففففففففففالح

وال .

The name of Allah, the Kind, occurs

seven times in the Quran. For instance,

Sūrah An‘ām states: “He is the Kind,

the Aware.”126 Sūrah Yūsuf states:

“Indeed my Lord is Most Kind unto

whom He wills.”127 Sūrah Ahzāb

واد ورد ذكر اسم هللا الل ي

فففي الففقففرآن سففففففففففففففبفف مففرال فففرفف

وهو الل ي »سففففففففففففورة االأعام

إن»وفي سورة يوس « اليبي

ر ل ي ملفففففا يشففففففففففففففففاح انفففففه هو

125Surat Shūrā (42):19 126Surat An‘ām (6):103 127 Surat Yūsuf (12):100


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states: “Indeed Allah is Ever Most

Kind, Well-Aware with what you

do.”128

وففي سفففففففففففففورة « الفعفلفيفم الفحف فيفم

هللا اففففففان ل يرففففففا إن»االح اب

«. بي ا

The name of Allah, the Very Kind, is

mentioned together with Allah’s name,

the Aware. Thus, for instance, the

Exalted says: “He is the Kind, the

Aware.”129 He is Most Kind with

regard to the making and extraction of

things and Most Aware with regard to

their position. He is Most Kind by His

very Essence- the Inner by the unseen-

ness of His existence. He is aware of

the subtlest, most delicate aspects of

things in that nothing escapes His

comprehension- neither the subtlest

spirit or subtlest faculty, nor the most

delicate of substances and qualities.

واففففففد اافففففوففففف ن ذكفففففر اسفففففففففففففففففم هللا

الل ي باسففم هللا اليبي فر

وهفففو الفففلففف فففيففف »افففولففففففه افففعففففففالفففى

فالل ي باسففففففففف ررا « اليبي

االشفففففففففففففففيففففففاح الفففيفففبفففيففف بفففمفففكففففففانفففهففففففا

الففلفف ففيفف بففففففذاتففففففه الففبففففففايفف فففي

غيفففف وجودن واليبي بففففداففففائ

االشففففففففففففيففففاح ول ففففائرمففففا بحيففففث ال

لففففففف ففففففف أدراكفففففففه إيفففففففغفففففففرب عففففففف

د أافففففففففواهفففففففففا وال أرواحفففففففففمفففففففففا و أ

ا.عراضمأجواهرها و

Among the signs that the traveller to

Allah is absorbed in this noble name is

that you see a great innermost

relationship established between him and

Allah. This relationship is not exposed

except to those with similar innermost.

The soul of this innermost relationship

flows into the heart, into the core and

then into the innermost. This flow is seen

only by one with great heart, the Knower

إلىوم عالمففا فنففاح السففففففففففففففالفف

هللا هذا االسفففففففففففم الشفففففففففففر هو

تففرى بفف ففنففففففه وبففيففن هللا سففففففففففففففر إن

سفففففففففففففففففر إالعفففففظفففففيفففففم ال يفففففعفففففرفففففففه

الل ي . يسفففففففري هذا السفففففففر في

في السففر وفي سففر السففر. الرؤاد

وال يشمد صاح هذا السر ان

صففففففففففففففففففاحفففففف الفقفلفففففف الف فبفيف إال

128 S. Ahzāb (33):34 129S. An‘ām (6):103



124

of Allah, and Perfect Coach. The

presentations of this name, the Kind, are

countless; they are manifested outwardly

and inwardly.

العففار بففاهلل املر الكففامففل الن

تهليفففففال اسففففففففففففم هللا ال ي ال

ح ففففففففففففل ف ت تهليففففال يففففاهرة ت

وباينا.


is that whoever abundantly recites it will

be shown generosity by Allah and He

will be most kind with him in every

affair. Allah will protect him from every

pain and grant him his needs by His

permission through the mystery of His

name, the Most Kind.

One of the Knowers of Allah said:

“Whoever recites the verse “Allah is

Most Kind with His slaves. He gives

provisions to whom He wills. And He is

the All-Strong, the Almighty”130 nine

times every day- such a one will be dealt

treated with immense kindness by Allah

in his affairs and He will give him a wide

provision.


م ذكرن أكث الشفر انه م

وسفف هللا عليه واان مل وفا به

في ال امورن ودف هللا عنه ال

ذنهبإاالالم وا ل هللا حاجاته

اعالى و سفر اسفم هللا الل ي

وافففففاهللا بعض العفففففارفين م ارأ

هللا ل ي بعبففففففادن ير م »

في « يشفففففففففففففففاح وهو القوي الع

ل هللا ال يوم اسفففففففففففف مرال

به في امورن ور اه ر اا واسعا.

Oh Allah, oh Most Kind- Your kindness

encompasses all existents, embracing

every being. Indeed You have fragrant

breezes that if they penetrate the heart of

the forgetful one will revive him. With

You are the glances that give Your

saints elevated degrees with You. Oh

Immensely Kind, show kindness to us

ال فففافففف إنفيفففا هللا يفففا ل ي

احفففففايففففف بفففففاملوجودال وعمففففف

بففالكففائنففال وان لفف نرحففال اذا

سففففففففففففرل في الفف غففافففل ايقظ ففه

وان لففففففف لفففففففحفففففففظفففففففال جفففففففعفففففففلففففففف

اولفففففففيفففففففاحت عفففففففنفففففففدت ففففففففي اعفففففففلفففففففى

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when the pure angels question us and let

us witness the illuminations of kindness

in the self and in the horizons. You are

the One, the Only and the Creator of All.

الففدرجففال فيففا ل ي االل ففا

ال بنا عند سففففففففففؤاهللا املالئ ا

االيمار واشفففففمدنا تهلي الل

فففففففي الففففففنففففففرفففففف واالفففففففا فففففففانفففففف

.الواحد االحد اليال



126

Al-Khabīr [The Fully Aware] الخبير

Allah, the Exalted, says: “No vision can

grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He

is the Most Subtle, the Fully Aware.”131

The Fully aware is one of the most



is the One from whom no insider

news can escape;

Nothing may escape his

knowledge in any domain, seen

or unseen; no atom moves or

stand still but He knows about;

no soul may be disturbed or

calmed except that He knows

about.

ال تدركه االبصفففففففففففففار »ااهللا اعالى

يفففففففدرت االبصفففففففففففففففففففار وهفففففففو وهفففففففو

فففففففاليبي هو« الل ي اليبي



الفففففففذي ال افففففففعففففففف ب عفففففففنفففففففه

اال بار الباينا.

وال يففففففففهففففففففري فففففففففي املففففففففلفففففففف

واملففففففففلففففففففكففففففففول شفففففففففففففلففففففففتح وال

ت حرت ذرة وال اسففففففففففففف

وال تضففففففففففففف رب نر وال

و كون عنففففففدن إالت مئن

علم بذل .

The name of Allah, the Fully Aware,

occurs more than forty times in the

Glorious Quran. Thus in Sūrah Āl

‘Imrān it states: “To teach you not to

grieve for that which escaped you, nor

for that which had befallen you. And

وافففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا اليبي في

اكث م ار عين القران املجيفففد

مفففرة ففففرففف سفففففففففففففففورة آهللا عفففمفففران

ل يال تح نوا على مففففففا فففففففات م »

وال ما اصفففففففففففففاب م وهللا بي بما

131 S. An‘ām (6):103


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Allah is Fully Aware of all that you

do.”132 Sūrah Hajj states: “See you not

that Allah sends down water from the

sky and then the earth becomes green?

Indeed Allah is the Most Kind, the

Fully Aware.”133 Sūrah Naml states:

“Indeed He is Fully Aware of what you

do.”134 And so forth.

م ال»وفي سففورة الح « اعملون

هللا ان هللا م السففففماح ماح إنتر

هللا إنف صب االرض مرضرة

وفي سورة النمل « ل ي بي

ها.وغي« انه بي بما ترعلون »

If the traveller to Allah wishes to

become absorbed in Allah’s name, the

Aware, he must himself be aware of

the schemes of his self, understand the

deceptions of his sentiments, and be

cognizant of the difference between

angelic and satanic inclinations. He

should discern the inspirations of the

Merciful, aware of his states and guard

his speech and acts. When the traveller

to Allah knows [for certain] that Allah

is acquainted with his hidden-most

self, his heart and his secrets then it is

suffices for him to determine himself

towards Allah and to evoke his need in

his heart without expressing it through

his tongue. At this point the traveller to

Allah becomes worthy of being named

as one who is aware (khabīr).

إنهللا إلىاراد السففففففففففففففففالفففف وإذا

ير باسففففففففففففم هللا اليبي فيه

كون بي ا بدسفففففففا ي إنعليه

نرسفففففففه بصفففففففي ا بردا حسفففففففه

يعر الرر بين رال املل

والشفففففففففففي ان بصفففففففففففي ا بالمامال

بفففففف حفففففوالففففففهالفففففرحفففففمففففف فففففبفففففيففففف ا

محو ا في ااوالففففففه وافعففففففالففففففه

علم السفففففففففففففففالففف الى هللا ان وإذا

موالن م ل على سففففففففففففرن والبففففففه

عففلففيففم بففرففرففففففايففففففان يفف فف ففرفف بففرففف

هم ففففففه الى هللا واسفففففففففففف حضففففففففففففففففففار

غي ان حففففففاج ففففففه في البففففففه م

ين بلسففففففففففففففانفففه عنفففدئفففذ جفففدير

هذا السفففففال الى هللا ان يسففففف

132S. Āl ‘Imrān (3) 133 Surat Hajj (22):63. 134 Surat Naml: 88



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بين العباد بي ا.


Among them is that whoever desires to

know about something in his sleep can

recite “Does not He know what He has

created! And He is the Most Subtle,

and Aware.”135 Imām Zayn ul ‘Ābidīn

“Whoever desires honour without kinsfolk, awe without authority and richness beyond need, let him proceed from the debasement of disobedience to the dignity of obedience.”

ولمذا االسفففففم الشفففففر واص

ها انه م اراد ان كثي ا نذكر م

يففرى شففففففففففففف فف ففففففا فففي مففنففففففامففففففه يففر ففففففد

اال »معرف فففه فليقرأ عنفففد نومفففه

يففعففلففم مفف ففلفف وهففو الففلفف ففيفف

فسفففي ى ما ي شففف له « اليبي

وجه الصففففففففففففواب فيها إن شففففففففففففاح

واففد اففاهللا االمففام هللا اعففالى.

بففففال االففففعففففففابففففففديفففف مفففف اراد عفففف

عشففففففففففففي ة وهيبا بال سففففففففففففل ان

وغ بال فقر فليرر م ذهللا

الى ع ال اعا. املعصيا

Oh my God, You are the Fully Aware

of all subtleties and finer things, the

Seer and One notified of all secrets and

mysteries, the One who looks at hearts-

illuminate me, oh Allah, with the light

of Your name the Aware, without any

change or step from me, so that I

become aware of the hidden matters as

distinct from the ignorant and that I be

saved from hidden polytheism and

what is more hidden in speech and act.

My Protector, the Aware, will

انفففففف اليبي بففففففالففففففداففففففائ إل ت

والبصائر امل ل على السرائر

الناير الى الضففففففففففففمائر تهلى لي

يففا هللا بنور اسففففففففففففمفف اليبي بال

حوهللا م ت وال تففففدبي ح ااون

الفففغففففففائفففبففففففا عففف بففففففا مفففور فففبفففيففف ا

الففجففمففففففاهللا وانففهففو مفف الشففففففففففففففرت

الففففففيففففففرفففففف ومففففففا هففففففو ا ففففففرفففففف فففففففي

االاففواهللا واالعففمففففففاهللا و فف ففهففلففى لففي

لى ملو موالي اليبي فففانفف أعم ا

135 S. Mulk:14


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illuminate me- for You are the best of

Protectors, the Best of Helpers.

وأعم النصي .



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Al-Halīm [The Clement] الحليم

The Exalted says: “And Know that

Allah is the Forgiving, the Extremely

Clement.”136 The Clement is one of the


Clemency implies patience and

restraint; and the clemency of Allah

means the postponement of

punishment for one who is

deserving of it. He is the One Who

witnesses the disobedience of the

disobedient, Who sees the

transgressions of His commands

but Who to the furthest extent does

not rush to take vengeance for

wrongdoing.

The Clement is the One Who

forgives after covering for sins; and

He, the Exalted, is the One Who

preserves love, maintains old ties,

and fulfils the promise.

واعفففلفففمفففوا ان هللا »اففففففاهللا افففعففففففالفففى

فالحليم هو اسم « غرور حليم


والحلم هو االناة والعقل

تفففففف ففففيفففف نوحففففلففففم هللا هففففو

العقوبففففا ع املسفففففففففففف ح

لمفففا وهو الفففذي يشفففففففففففففففاهفففد

معصففففففففففيا العصففففففففففاة و رى

مفففففففرفففففففالفففففففرفففففففا االوامفففففففر وال

يسفففففففففففففففففارع في االن قفففففام م

غايا االا دار

م هو الففففففذي غرر يوالحل

مفففففففا سفففففففففففففففففففوففففففف وهفففففففو بفففففففعفففففففد

سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى الفففذي

يفففحفففرففف الفففود و فففحسفففففففففففففف

العمد و نه الوعد.

There is absolutely no doubt that the

best of the Clement is our Master, the

Messenger of Allah, peace be upon

him. He never became angry for his

وال شفففففففف ان سففففففففيد الحلماح هو

سفففففففففففيدنا رسفففففففففففوهللا هللا صفففففففففففلى هللا

عليه وسففففففففففففلم فانه لم يغضفففففففففففف

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own ego. The unbelievers subjected

him to all kinds of punishment; yet

despite that he was most clement; he

used to say “Oh Allah, forgive my

people for they do not know.”

لنرسفففففففففففففففففه ابفففففدا فقفففففد الح بفففففه

ال رار اافا انواع العذاب وم

افففففان حليمفففففا يقوهللا اللمم ذلففففف

اغرر لقوم فانهم ال يعلمون.

Abu Mūsā al-‘Asha’ari relates that the

Messenger of Allah said: “There is

none more tolerant upon hearing

offence than Allah: they have attached

a partner and a son to Him; and yet He

grants them provisions, health and

grace.”137

وفي الحديث الشففففففففر ع ا

مو فل ع رسفوهللا هللا صفلى هللا

ما احد اص »عليه وسلم ااهللا

يسفففففففففففففففمفففعففففففه مففف هللا أذى عفففلفففى

اعففففففالى انهم يهعلون لففففففه نففففففدا

و هعلون له ولدا وهو م ذل

.«ير امم و عافيهم و ع يهم

The name of Allah, the Clement, is

mentioned more than ten times in the

Quran. Surah al-Baqarah states: “Allah

is Free of all wants, and is Extremely

Clement.”138 Sūrah Ahzāb states:

“Allah knows what is in your hearts;

Allah has always been All-Knowing,

and Clement”139. Sūrah Taghābun

further states: “Allah is Thankful and

Clement.”140 And so forth.

واد ورد ذكر اسففففففم هللا الحليم

فففففي الففففقففففرآن الفففف ففففر ففففم اكففففثفففف مفففف

عشر مرال نذكر م ها في سورة

ي وففف« وهللا غف فت حفلفيفم»قفرة لفبفا

وهللا يعلم ما »سففففففففففففورة االح اب

فففي اففلففوبفف ففم واففففففان هللا عففلففيففمفففففففا

وفي سفففففففففففففورة ال غففففففاب « حليمففففففا

.ا..وغي ه« وهللا شكور حليم»

137 Muslim relating Abul Mūsā al-‘Asharī, Allah be pleased with

him. 138 Quran 2:263 139Sūrah Ahzāb:51 140Sūrah Taghābun:17



132

The traveller to Allah, if he wishes to

become absorbed in this noble name

must adorn himself with clemency,

patience, restraint, a forgiving nature

and righteousness. He must remember

Allah’s dealings with His enemies- His

extreme clemency towards the ignorant

and the unbelievers- for they worship

that which is other than Him, yet He

still provides for them; and they

magnify that which is other than Him

yet He still gives them respite.

والسفففال الى هللا ان اراد الرناح

هذا االسفففففففم الشفففففففر عليه ان

بففالحلم و و ي بففالصفففففففففففف ي حلى

واالنفففاة والصففففففففففففر واالحسفففففففففففففففان

عفففدائففففهولي مثفففل معفففاملفففا هللا

وحلمففففففه على الجمففففففاهللا وال رففففففار

فففففانهم يعبففففدون غي ن وم ذلفففف

ير امم و عظمون سففففففففوان وم

ذل يمملمم.


noble name is that whoever is abundant

in its recitation will beautify his

character, become full of good cheer

and safeguarded when difficulties

descend.


الشفر انه م اكث م ذكرن

حسففففن ا الاه وياب نرسففففه

.

Whoever remembers this name, while

in the presence of a tyrant, Allah will

calm down the anger of the tyrant. It

has a pacifying effect on those who

complain of psychological troubles;

they become more accommodating to

their own family in particular and

people in general.

وأنه م ذكرن عند جبار وا

غضبه س غضبه و صلح

ذكرن مل عندهم م اع

رسيا و وهللا ما هم م ن

حدة وشدة و لممون سعا

الصدر في معاملا ا هل

واليل .

Regarding the name of Allah, the

Extremely Clement, there is a narration

وم شففان اسففم هللا الحليم انه

في روايا اان هنات شففففففففففففابا كثي


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concerning a youth who was very

sinful. However, he did not wallow in

his sin but used to repent and then

return back to his sinful ways. So

Shaytān whispered the following into

his heart: “Why repent if you are going

to sin again and again?” The youth

then stood up, took wudū, prayed two

rakaat and called upon his lord as

follows: “Oh One Who makes spotless

the spotless ones, oh One Who has

guarded the preserved ones. If You

make me spotless You will find me

spotless, if You grant me respite You

will find me lost. So oh Transformer of

hearts, make my heart firm with Your

religion.” Then Allah, Glory be to

Him, the Exalted, said to His angels:

“Oh my angels! Did you hear what he

said? Witness that I have forgiven him

of his past sins and have preserved him

in what remains of his life.”

الففففذنوب ول نففففه لم يصففففففففففففر على

ذنبه بل اان ي وب م يرج الى

الذن فوسففففففوس له الشففففففي ان

وافففاهللا لفففه الى م تفففذنففف وت وب

م اعود الى ذنب فقام الشاب

وتوضففففففففففف وصفففففففففففلى ركع ين ونادى

ربففففففه اففففففائال يففففففا م عصفففففففففففففمفففففف

املعصففففففففففففومين و فففا م حرظففف

ففففت املففففحففففرففففويففففيففففن ان عصففففففففففففففففمفففف فففف

تهدأ معصفففففففففففوما وان اهمل ت

وال فففيففففففا مففقففلفففففف أفف مففرففففففذتففهففففففد

دينفففف ىالقلوب بفففف ال ت عل

فقاهللا سفففففففبحانه واعالى ملالئ ه

يا مالئ ت اما سففففففففففففمع م اوله؟

اففد غررل لففه مففا أأ اشففففففففففففمففدوا

م فففل م ذنبه وعصفففم ه فيما

بق م عمرن.

Oh Allah, illuminate our hearts with

lights of Your name, the Clement, so

that we are perfumed by clemency.

Preserve our lower selves from anger

and fury and beautify us with the lights

of Your Names in accordance with our

capacity so that we become a shining

light for the beloved ones and a sweet

spring for seekers. Indeed You have


على الوبنفففففففا أشففففففففففففر إل تفيففففففا

الففففحففففلففففيففففم حفففف فففف نفففف ففففرففففلفففف أنففففوار

بففالحلم واحر نروسففففففففففففنففا م

الغضفففففففففففففففف والحمفففففاافففففا وجملنفففففا

على اففففففدر أسفففففففففففففمففففففائفففففف بفففففف نوار

ال ااا ح نكون نورا مشففففراا

وموردا عفذبفا لل فالف ل حبفاب



134

على ال شلتح ادير. إن


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Al-‘Azīm [The Magnificent] العظيم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “He is the Most High, the Most Magnificent.”141

There is no beginning to His

majesty and no end to His Awe.

The description of His majesty

cannot be conceived by minds.

Minds prostrate upon the threshold

of His majesty; souls are

annihilated at the manifestation of

His glory; and existents are

nullified at the revelation of His

greatness.

«وهو العلي العظيم»ااهللا اعالى


ل لعظم فففه بفففدايفففا وال

لجالله نهايا

هفففففففو الفففففففذي ال تفففففففهففففففف فففففففدي

العقوهللا لوص عظم ه

وهففففففففو الففففففففذي اسففففففففففففففففففففجففففففففد

أعففففف ففففففابالفففففعفففففقفففففوهللا عفففففلفففففى

ا رواحعظم ه وتصففففع

عند تهلي ع ته وت الشل

املففوجففودال عففنففففففد يففمففور

ك يائه.

Imām Bukhari relates that the Prophet

used to supplicate as follows at

times of great distress: “There is no

god but Allah, the Majestic, the

Clement; there is no god but Allah,

Lord of the Majestic Throne; there is

no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens

أنالبرفففففاري اإلمفففففاموافففففد روى

الن ت صفلى هللا عليه وسفلم اان

يدعو عند ال رب والشفففففففففففففدائد

هللا العظيم الحليم إال إلهال »

هللا رب الفففففففففعفففففففففر إال إلفففففففففهال

هللا رب إال إلففففففهالفففففعفففففظفففففيفففففم ال

هللا إال إلفففهالعر العظيم ال

رب ا رضرب السفففماوال ورب

141 Quran 2:255



136

and Lord of the earth, Lord of the

noble Throne.”142

«.العر ال ر م

If you are concerned about any issue,

say “Oh, Allah, I ask you by your

name the Majestic to suffice me all

weighty concerns”

فإذا أهم أمر فقل يا

عظيم أس ل باسم

العظيم أن ت ري ت ال أمر

عظيم ..

The name of Allah, the Majestic,

occurs in six places in the Quran. Of

these we may mention the verse in

Sūrah Shūrā: “To Him belongs what is

in the heavens and the earth; He is

the Exalted, the Magnificent.”143

Sūrah Wāqi‘ah states: “Then glorify

with praises the name of your Lord, the

Magnificent.”144 And the Verse of the

Throne states: “And He feels no

fatigue in guarding and preserving

them. And He is the Exalted, the

Magnificent.”145

واد جاح ذكر اسم هللا العظيم

ففففي الفففقفففران الففف فففر فففم ففففي سفففففففففففففف ففففففا

مواضفففففففففففف نذكر م ها في سففففففففففففورة

له ما في السررررماوات »الشففففورى

وهررررررو الررررررعرررررر رررررري األرضومررررررا فرررررري

وفي سففففففففففففورة الوااعففا « العظيم

«فسففففففففففب باسففففففففففم رب العظيم»

وال يؤودن »ال ر ففففففففففففلت آيففففففاوفي

.«حرظمما وهو العلي العظيم

Imām Ghazālī states the magnificent

ones among the servants are the

Prophets and the ‘Ulamā. Whenever an

intelligent person becomes cognizant

أنالفففففففغففففففف الفففففففي اإلمفففففففامو فففففففذكفففففففر

ا نبيففاحالعظيم م العبففاد هم

عففففففر إذاوالففففففعففففففلففففففمففففففاح الففففففذيفففففف

142Agreed upon and related by ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with

him. 143Sūrah Shūrā: 4 144Sūrah Wāqi‘ah: 74 145Surah Baqara 255


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of the qualities his breast is filled with

awe and his heart becomes full of love

for them. A Prophet is the most

magnificent with respect to his nation

and the Shaikh the most magnificent

with respect to his disciples. And every

magnificent one is deficient in relation

to the magnificence of Allah. And

whatever crosses one’s mind as

magnificent, Allah is more magnificent

than that.

العاال ش ا م صراتهم ام

صدرن بالميبا وصار البه ملي ا

ي ف أعظمبفففففاملحبفففففا لمم ففففففالن ت

امفف ففففففه والشففففففففففففففيففخ فففي حفف حفف

مر ففففففديففففففه واففففففل عظيم نففففففاا

بففالنسففففففففففففبففا لعظمففا هللا فكففل مففا

ر على بفففففالففففف عظيم ففففففاهلل

منه. أعظم

The traveller to Allah, Glory be to

Him, must cultivate the qualities of

Allah, the Magnificent. He must

expend himself in the pleasure of Allah

to his utmost extent and he must be

pleased with that which Allah allotted

to him. This is because whoever grasps

the majesty of Allah the things before

him become inconsequential. Thus, oh

traveller, if you are able to bridle your

affairs you will become one of the

people of bliss and be a successful

magnificent servant in the sight of your

Lord.

لىإوالسفففففففففففال املوف في ير قه

ن أهللا سففففففففففففبحففانففه واعففالى عليففه

م هللا بفف ال و رل ي فف دب

ا يبذهللا في رض أنالعظيم فعليه

هللا ال مسففففففففففف اع وان يرضفففففففففففل

بمفففففا اسففففففففففففمفففففه هللا لفففففه الن م

عففففظففففمففففففا ربففففففه صففففففففففففففففغففففرل أدرت

فاذا اسففففففف ع أمامه ا شفففففففياح

أمورتتمل مام أنيا سففال

السففففففففففففعادة أهلفسفففففففففففف كون م

كون عند موالت عبدا موفقا وت

عظيما.


noble name is that whoever recites it as

a matter of necessity- Allah will give

such a one perpetual honour and


الشر انه م ال م على ذكرن

وأحبفففههللا الع الففدائم أع ففان

اففففففل م رآن ول رر ج ال روب



138

whoever sees him will love him. It also

expels distress and cures maladies.

.ا مراضوالشراح م

Oh my God! You have revealed

Yourself through Your majesty and

thus all the worlds were made humble

to You through prostration, trembling

before Your dignity. Make my heart

radiant with the lights of majesty until

it prostrates and does not rise up. And

let me witness the glory of greatness

until my lower self is purifies and I do

not witness anything other than You as

benefiting. And thus I will see myself

as contemptible. And make me , oh

Allah, magnify all that You have made

magnificent and let me belittle all that

You have rendered contemptible until I

wear the garment of awe in all the

worlds. And preserve me, through

Your grace, from every oppressor.


The Salutations and Peace of Allah be

upon our Master Muhammad, upon his

family and upon his Companions.

تففهففلففيفففففف بففعففظففمفف فففففف إلفف ففتفففيففففففا

ففففففففرضفففففففففففففففففففعففففففف لففففففف الفففففففعفففففففوالفففففففم

أشفففففر بالسفففففجود تراعد لع ت

العظمففففففا على ال ت ح أنوار

يسففففففففففففجفففففد فال يرف واشففففففففففففمفففففدأ

جالهللا ال ياح ح تو ا نرسلت

ففففففف رى سفففففففففففففوات ينر أرى فال

نرسففففففففففلت حقي ا ممينا واجعل ت يا

معظمففففففا لكففففففل مففففففا عظمفففففف هللا

محقرا معفففاديفففا لكفففل مفففا حقرل

حففف ففف الفففبففف رداح الفففمفففيفففبففففففا بفففيفففن

العوالم وسففففلم ت برضففففل م

على افففل شففففففففففففلتح إنففف افففل يفففالم

ادير وصفففففففففلى هللا على سفففففففففيدنا

لففففففه وصففففففففففففففحففبفففففففه آوعففلففى مففحففمففففففد

وسلم.


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Al-Ghafūr [The All-Forgiving] الغفور

Allah, the Exalted, says: “He is indeed the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”146


abundantly forgives sins and does

not take His servants to task

regarding them.

He is the One Who forgives out of

His grace and goodness without

any fetters or conditions.

He is the One that if sins are

repeated by you and you present

yourself to Him, He is the your

Forgiver and the One who covers

your misdeeds.

انففففففه هففو الففغففرففور »اففففففاهللا اففعففففففالففى

« الرحيم

فمو سبحانه واعالى كثي

املفففففغفففففرفففففرة لفففففلففففففذنفففففوب ففففففال

يؤا ذ عبدن عليها

وهو الففذي يغرر فضففففففففففففال

منه بدون ايد وإحسففففففففانا

شر أو

إنوافففففففففيفففففففففل هفففففففففو الفففففففففذي

اإلسففففففففففففففففففاحةت ررل منفففففف

عليفففه فمو غرفففار وأابلففف

وس ارها.ل

Our master Abū Bakr as-Siddīque

asked the Prophet “Teach me a supplication which I may use in my s alāh? He replied: “Oh Allah! Indeed I have heavily oppressed myself, and none forgives sins except You, so forgive me- a forgiveness from You- and have mercy upon me. Indeed You

ب ر الصففففففدي أ سففففففيدنا وع

رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنفففه انفففه افففاهللا للن ت

ت علم صففففففففففلى هللا عليه وسففففففففففلم

به في صالا ؟ فقاهللا أدعودعاح

اللمم اأ يلم نرسففلت »له ال

يلمففففففا كثي ا وال يغرر الففففففذنوب

فففففففاغرر لي مغررة م إال أنفففففف

عفففففنففففففدت وارحفففففمففففف فففففت انفففففف انفففففف

146 Quran 12:98



140

are the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”147

«.الغرور الرحيم

The name of Allah, the Forgiving,

occurs in the Noble Quran ten times.

Among them Surah Baqarah states:

“Allah is the Forgiving, the Clement.”148 Sūrah Nisā’a says: “And if you bear patient with perseverance that would be better for you. And Allah is the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”149 Sūrah al-‘Arāf

states: “And those who do evil and

repent after that and believe- indeed

Allah is after that the most Forgiving,

the Merciful.”150

واد ورد ذكر اسفففففم هللا الغرور

ففففي الفففقفففرآن الففف فففر فففم عشفففففففففففففففرال

املرال نففففففذكر م هففففففا في سفففففففففففففورة

في و« وهللا غرور حليم»البقرة

وان تصفففففففف وا »سففففففففورة النسففففففففاح

في و« ي ل م وهللا غرور رحيم

والذي عملوا »سفففورة االعرا

السفففففففففففف ففال م تففابوا م بعففدهففا

وامففففنففففوا ان ربفففففف مفففف بففففعففففففدهففففففا

«.لغرور رحيم

One of the signs of the traveller’s

absorption in this noble name is that

whatever sin or error he commits he

remains he remains cheerful [never

despairing] of the mercy of Allah.

Allah, Glory be to Him, says: “Say:

“Oh My slaves who have transgressed

against themselves. Do not despair of

the mercy of Allah: indeed Allah

forgives all sins.”151He must be

إلىلفف وم عالمففا فنففاح السففففففففففففففا

هللا هذا االسفففففففففففم الشفففففففففففر انه

اذن أوممما حصففففل منه

يبق مسفففففففففففف بشففففففففففففرا برحما هللا

اففل يففا »وهو القففائففل سففففففففففففبحففانففه

عبففففففادي الففففففذي اسفففففففففففففرفوا على

انرسففففففففففففمم ال تقن وا م رحمففا

هللا ان هللا يفففففففغفففففففرفففففففر الفففففففذنفففففففوب

147 Agreed upon and related by Abū Siddīq, Allah be pleased with

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continuously seek forgiveness and the

pardon of slaves. He must let misdeeds

encounter forgiveness and recite the

supplication of the Messenger of Allah

as narrated by Bukhari: “Oh Allah,

You are my Lord. There is no god but

You. You have created me and I am

Your slave and I am upon your

promise and threat to the extent that I

am able. I seek refuge in You from the

evil You have created. I return again to

You through Your grace and I return

with my sins. So forgive me for indeed

none forgives sins except you.152

وعليفففه ان يفففداوم على « جميعفففا

االسففففففففف غرار ومسفففففففففامحا العباد

اإلسففففففففففففففففففاحةوان يففقففففففابففففففل جففمففيفف

بففففففالففغففرففران وان يفف ففرر الففففففدعففففففاح

الذي روان البراري اوهللا رسوهللا

هللا صفففففففففففففلفى هللا عفلفيففففففه وسفففففففففففففلفم

إال أنففف اللمم انففف ر ال الفففه »

لق ت وانففففففا عبففففففدت وانففففففا على

عمدت ووعدت ما اسفففففففف ع

ب م شفففففففففففر ما صفففففففففففنع أعوذ

وأبوحلفففففف بنعم فففففف علي أبوح

بفففذن ت ففففاغرر لي ففففانفففه ال يغرر

«.إال أن الذنوب


noble name is that whoever abundantly

recites it will be saved by Allah from

what he fears and is on his guard against.

And whoever recites it upon a stricken

person as a protection they will be cured

of all illnesses by the permission of

Allah, the Exalted.



تهففففان هللا ممففففا يرففففا و حففففذر

وم ارأن على مصففففففففففاب بالح

عفففففوففففففي وشفففففففففففففففففرففففف مففففف جفففففمفففففيففففف

اعالى. بإذنهاالمراض

Allah has diversified the meanings of

forgiveness in order to calm the hearts of

the disobedient. He is the Forgiver of

sins and the Acceptor of repentance from

all His servants. Sūrah Ghāfir states:

واففففففد نففوع هللا مففعففففففاأفف املففغففرففرة

ل مئن الوب العصففففففففففففففففففاة فمو

غففافر الففذنفف واففابففل ال وبففا م

جفففمفففيففف عفففبففففففادن ففففقففففففد ورد ففففي

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142

“The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of

repentance, the severe in punishment.”153

Sūrah Tā-Hā states: “And verily I am

indeed forgiving to him who repents,

believes, does good deeds and then

remains constant [in such].”154

غفففففافر الفففففذنففففف »سففففففففففففورة غفففففافر

«واابل ال وب شففففففففففففديد العقاب

واأ لغرار مل »وفي سفففففورة يه

تفففاب وام وعمفففل صفففففففففففففففالحفففا م

..وغي ها« اه دى

Oh my God. You are the Forgiving Who

forgives all sins. You wipe away

misdeeds and make the disobedient

outstandingly obedient. Let my heart be

exalted with the vastness of forgiveness

and make me, oh my Lord, a

manifestation of righteousness amongst

human beings. Make my heart pure, All-

conscious, contented and pleasing [in

Your sight]. Thus I will be a source for

the pardon and forgiveness of my

brothers and sisters. This is since the

matter is from You and to You.

انفففففف الغرور الففففففذي إل تفيففففففا

جميعففففففا تمحو اغرر الففففففذنوب

االسففففففففففففففاحال ف هعففل العففاصففففففففففففلت

وجيهففففففا م يعففففففا ف هففففففل يففففففا هللا

لقل ت بواسففف املغررة واجعل ت

يففا ر مظمر االحسففففففففففففففان في ب ت

االأسففان واجعل ال ت نقيا تقيا

مصففففدرا ف اون راضففففيا مرضففففيا

إذ إل ففواأفف لففلصففففففففففففففرفف والففعففرففو

االمر من والي .

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Al-Shakūr [The Grateful] الشكور

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Indeed he is the Forgiving, the Grateful.”155

He is the One Who gives success to

His servants to show gratefulness

for a blessing.

He requites an easy act of

obedience with abundant goodness

and Who grants good deeds done

for a stipulated time on this earth

with the blessings of the eternal

Hereafter. As Allah the Exalted

says: “If You are thankful I will

give you more; but if you are

thankless, verily my punishment is

severe indeed.”156 Dāwūd, upon

whom be peace, said: “Oh my God!

How can I thank You when my

thanks to You is itself a blessing

from You.” Then Allah revealed to

him the following: “Now You

have thanked Me.”157

«نه غرور شكور إ»ااهللا اعالى

فمو الفففففذي يوف عبفففففادن

لش ر النعما

ي عففففلففففى يسففففففففففففففففيفففف فففففيففففهففففففا

ال ففففاعففففال كثي اليي ال

و ع بفففالعمفففل في ايفففامفففا

معففدودة أعيمففا في اال رة

غي محففففففدود وكمففففففا اففففففاهللا

لففففئففففن شفففففففففففففففف ففففرتففففم »اففففعففففففالففففى

ولئن كررتم ان ففدن م

وافففاهللا « عفففذا لشفففففففففففففففديفففد

داوود عففففففلففففففيففففففه السففففففففففففففففففالم

كفففيففف اشففففففففففففففف فففرت إلففف فففت»

وشفففففففففففف ري لفففف أعمففففا م

هللا اليففففه ففففف وحىعنففففدت

«.االن ش رت ت

Thanks are of three types: والش ر على ال ا ااسام:

155Quran 35:30 156Quran 14:8 157Ibn Abū Hātim from Fudail, Allah be pleased with him.



144

1. The thanks of the heart and this is

the witnessing of Allah, the

Grateful, the Exalted.

شفففف ر القل وهو شففففمود .1

الشفففففففففففففففففففكفففففففور هللا تفففففففبفففففففارت

واعالى.

2. The thanks of the tongue and this is

the exaltation of the Bestower of

blessings.

ر اللسففففففففففففففففففان وهو وشففففففففففففف .2

الثناح على املنعم.

3. The thanks of the limbs and this is

the worship of Allah, the Exalted.

وشفففففففففففففففف ففففر الففففجففففوارح وهففففي .3

العبوديا هلل اعالى.

Shiblī, Allah have mercy upon him,

said: “Thanks is the vision of the

bestower of blessings, not the vision of

the blessing.” Thus the prevailing state

of his heart was the vision of Allah and

in a state of observance of Him.

وكمفا يقوهللا الشففففففففففففبلي رحمفه هللا

الشفففففففففففف ر رؤ فففا املنعم ال رؤ فففا »

ففففففالغفففففالففففف على البفففففه « النعمفففففا

رؤ ا هللا ومرااب ه.

The name of Allah, the Grateful,

occurs in a number of places in the

Noble Quran. Of them Sūrah Taghābun

: states: “If you loan Allah a beautiful

loan he will double it for you and will

forgive you. And Allah is the Grateful,

the Extremely Clement.”158 Allah, the

Exalted, states in Sūrah Fātir: “And

they will say: “All the praises and

thanks be to Allah Who has removed

from us (all) grief. Verily our Lord is

indeed Forgiving, the Grateful.”159

واد ورد اسففففففففم هللا الشففففففففكور في

عفففففدة امفففففاك في القران ال ر م

نذكر م ها اوله اعالى في سففففففورة

ضا ر ان تقرضوا هللا ا»ال غاب

حسففففففففففففنا يضفففففففففففففاعره ل م و غرر

ه واول« ل م وهللا شففففففففكور حليم

ا واففالو »اعففالى في سففففففففففففورة فففاير

الحمففففففد هلل الففففففذي اذهفففففف عنففففففا

.«الح ن ان ربنا لغرور شكور

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In a noble hadīth the Prophet, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, states:

“The banner of Praise will be in my

hand and this is no boast.”160 The

Muhammadan Ummah is the nation

that thanks Allah the Exalted in all

circumstances.

وفي الحففففديففففث الشففففففففففففر اولففففه

ولواح »عليه الصففففففففالة والسففففففففالم

الحمفففد بيفففدي يوم القيفففامفففا وال

واالمففففففا املحمففففففديففففففا امففففففا « فرر

الحمد هلل اعالى في ال حاهللا.

The traveller to Allah, if he desires to

be absorbed in Allah’s name of the

Grateful, must strive in thanking Him

and be persistent in praising Him, not

becoming languid or deficient in this.

You must bear in mind the words of

the Beloved, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace: “The first ones

who will be called to Paradise are the

ones who praise Allah- those who

praise Allah in prosperity and

adversity.”161

والسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا اذا اراد ان

ير باسففففففففم هللا الشففففففففكور عليه

ان يهتهففففد في شفففففففففففف رن و وايفففف

على حمففدن ال يرو وال يقصففففففففففففر

وان ت ففذكر اوهللا الحب فف عليففه

اوهللا م يدعى »الصالة والسالم

الى الجنففففففا الحمففففففادون الففففففذي

يففففحففففمففففففدون هللا عففففلففففى السففففففففففففففففراح

« والضراح

The thanks of the generality are

different from the thanks of the elect.

The generality thank Him for food,

clothing and so forth of the outward

blessings. The thanks of the elect thank

Him for what He has put in their hearts

of inner meanings, spiritual sustenance

وش ر العاما ير ل ع

ش ر اليواص فش ر العاما

يش رونه على امل عم وامللب

ونحوها م النعم الظاهرة

اما ش ر الياصا ف ش رونه

ما يرد على الو هم م على

160Ahmad, Muslim and Tirmithi narrating a hadīth of Abū Sa‘īd al-

Khudrī. 161Tabarani in the “Kabīr”, Hākim in the “Mustadarak”, Bayhaqī in

the “Sh‘ub ul Īmān” relating ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with him.



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and inspiration. We never forget the

saying of the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace: “All praise be to

Allah” fills the scales; “Glory be to

Allah” and “Praise be to Allah” fills

what is between the heavens and the

earth.”162 That is, the statement of the

servant “All praise be to Allah” or “All

thanks be to Allah”- a statement made

with his state, tongue and heart- is one

whose rewards fill the scale.

لمامال املعاأ والواردال واإل

وال ننسل دائما وابدا اوهللا

الحب عليه الصالة والسالم

الحمد هلل تم املي ان »

وسبحان هللا والحمد هلل

«تمآلن ما بين املساح واالرض

اي ان اوهللا العبد الحمد هلل او

ش را هلل بحاله ولسانه والبه

تم مي ان حسناته.



recites it then the Protector will assist

him in whatever good he wishes to do

and ease all his affairs.



اان له املولى عونا له على فعل

ما ير د م افعاهللا اليي و سفففففر

له امورن الما.

Whoever constantly repeats this noble

name, his shadow will never grow less,

and Allah will bless his body and soul.

وم داوم على ذكر هذا االسم

دام عليه أعم هللا وحرظ

أعم ه م ال واهللا وبارت هللا

ه .في عافي ه وبدن

Oh Allah, You are the Grateful, You

have captivated us by Your beautiful

dealings and thus hearts have been

expanded and the reality has been

disclosed to the Knowers of Allah.

They deal with none except You. And

the veil has been lifted from the eyes of

فيا ال ت ان الشففففففففففففكور جذبتنا

الفففففيفففففف بفففففحسفففففففففففففففف مفففففعففففففامفففففلففففف فففففف

فشفففففففففرح الصفففففففففدور وكشفففففففففر

للعارفين الحقيقا فلم يعاملوا

سففففففففففففوات ورفعفففففف النقففففففاب ع

162Ahmad, Muslim and Tirmithi narrating an hadīth of Abū Mālik

al-Asha’ari, Allah be pleased with him.


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those who have arrived at You and

they have entered into You pleasure.

They see You disclosed and thus thank

You. They view Your light in every

place and thus they worship You. You

have made them through Your grace a

radiant light for servants. I ask You to

that You uncover the veils upon my

vision so that I may be an expression

of thanks. And You are the Grateful.

The Salutations and peace of Allah be

upon our Master Muhammad and upon

his family and Companions.

بصففففففففففائر الواصففففففففففلين فد لوا في

رضفففففففففففففففات شفففففففففففففففاهفففدوت م هليفففا

فش روت وعاينوا نورت في ال

املفففوايففف ففففعفففبففففففدوت وجفففعفففلفففتفففهفففم

برضفففففففففففل نورا مشفففففففففففراا للعبيد

اسال ان ت ش ع بصي ا

الففففحففففجفففففف حفففف فففف ااففففون مففففظففففمففففرا

للشفففففففف ر وان الشففففففففكور وصففففففففلى

هللا على سففففففففففففيفففدنفففا محمفففد وعلى

اله وصحبه وسلم.



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Al-‘Alī [The Exalted] الع ي

Allah, the Exalted, says: “He is the Exalted, the Majestic.”163

He, Glory be to Him, is the One

Whose no grade is higher than His.

All grades are set below His.

He is the Exalted in Awe and

Perfection; raised in towering

degree over His creation through

His power and dominion.

He is the One Who is so Exalted

that His Essence cannot be

comprehended, His attributes

cannot be imagined and minds are

incapable of grasping His

perfection.

«وهو العلي العظيم»ااهللا اعالى


الفففذي ال رتبفففا فو رتب فففه

وجمي املراتففففف منح فففففا

عنه

وهو العففففففالي علو الجالهللا

والفف ففمففففففاهللا رفففيفف املفف فف لففففففا

ففو فلفقففففففه املسففففففففففففف فعفلفي

بقدرته وج وته

وهو الذي عال فال تدرت

ذاته وال ت صفففففور صفففففراته

وعففففجفففف ل الففففعففففقففففوهللا عفففف

ادرات كماله.

Qushairī relates that Allah, the Exalted,

revealed to Mūsā, upon whom be peace,

that he come to the mountain in order

that He speak to him. Each mountain

vied to be the place where this intimate

conversation would take place. But

Mount Sinai was humble and said:

“When will I [ever] deserve to be a place

that will be capable of containing Mūsā,

واد روى القشي ي ان هللا اعالى

اوحى الى مو فففففففففل عليه السفففففففففالم

بالجبل ليكلمه ف اوهللا ي ا ن ا

اففففففل الفففجفففبففففففاهللا ان يفففكفففون مفففحفففال

للمناجاة وتصففففاغر يور سفففف ناح

وافففففاهللا م اسفففففففففففف ح ان ااون

محال يقدر مو ل عليه السالم

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upon whom be peace. Then Allah, the

Exalted, revealed to Mūsā that he should

go to Mount Sinai due to its humility.

هللا ففففف وحىفي وافففف املنففففاجففففاة

بل به ي ا اعالى الى مو فففففففففففل ان

يور س ناح ل واضعه.

The traveller to Allah, if he desires to be

absorbed in the Allah’s name, the

Exalted, must humble and abase himself

before Allah, the Exalted. Then Allah

will raise his degree. He must not

imagine that he possesses unrestricted

dignity since the reality is that he does

not attain a grade except that in existence

there is a grade above that- namely, the

grades of the Prophets and the angels.

The traveller to Allah must advance

[towards Him] through exalted, elevated

matters and distance himself from paltry

affairs that occupy and distance himself

from his Protector and his journey to

Allah. And you must cultivate the

character of your Prophet, the Chosen

One- upon whom be Peace- as well as

his acts and sayings so that you thereby

obtain the great bliss and exalted

stations.

ن أراد أذا إوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ن أيه عل باسفففم هللا العليير

ي واضفففففففففففف و ذلل بين يدي هللا

وعفنففففففد ذلفففففف يفرفف هللا افعففففففالفى

ن له علوا أال ي صفففففففففففور أو ادرن

نففففه ال ينففففاهللا أم لقففففا اذ الواا

ال يكون في الوجود مفففففا إدرجفففففا

وهي أال هللا لمففففففا إلىهو فو

ى وعل .درجففففا االنبيففففاح واملالئ ففففا

السففففففففففففال الى هللا ان يقو ب م

المففور واكففثفف هففففففا رفففعفففففففا مففعففففففالففي ا

و ب عفففد ع االمور الضففففففففففففعيرفففا

ال ت اشفففففففففففغله وتبعدن ع موالن

وع سففففففففففففي ن وسففففففففففففلوكففففه وترل

نبي املصفففففففففففف ر عليه ب ال

السففففففففالم وافعاله وااواله ل ناهللا

بففففففذلفففففف السففففففففففففففففففعففففففادة الفففففف فففففف فففففف ى

والدرجال العليا.

The name of Allah the Exalted occurs a

number of times in the Quran. Among

those we can mention is the Allah’s

saying in Sūrah Nisā’a: “But if they

return to obedience, seek not against

them means (of annoyance). Surely

واد ورد اسم هللا العلي في عدة

امفففاك في القران ال ر م نفففذكر

مفف ففهففففففا اففولففففففه اففعففففففالففى فففي سففففففففففففففورة

فففففففان ايففعففنفف ففم فففال »الففنسففففففففففففففففففاح



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Allah is the Exalted, the Great.”164 Sūrah

Ghāfir states: “This was because when

Allah alone was invoked you

disbelieved, but when partners were

joined to Him, you believed! So

judgment is a prerogative of Allah, the

Exalted, and the Great.”165

ان ان هللا اتبغوا عليه سففففففبيال

وفي سففففففففففففورة غففففافر « عليففففا كبي ا

ذل م بففانففه اذا دعى هللا وحففدن »

كررتم وان يشففففففففففففرت بففففه تؤمنوا

«.الح م هلل العلي ال بي


name is that whoever abundantly recites

it will be honoured by Allah above

debasement by any other. He will assist

him with His help and make him speak

with wisdom by the secret of this noble

name.



كفففرم هللا وجفففمففففففه عففف الففف ففففففذلففففففل

للغي وايففففففدن بنصففففففففففففرن وان قففففففه

الح مففففففا بسفففففففففففففر هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففم

الشر .

Oh my God, the Exalted, One who

transcends all boundaries and sides,

sanctified above whims and notions-

You have given the most elevated

honour to the one who seeks refuge in

You. And You have given an exalted

station to the one who depends on You.

So oh my Lord indeed You have granted

our Honourable Muhammad the

highest of all stations and made of him a

key to all holy stations and presences.

Grant us an ample portion of his exalted

inheritance and beloved nobility so that

we get a greater portion of high stations

الفففف ففففت انفففففف الففففعففففلففففي املفففف فففف ن عفففف

الحدود والجمال املقدس ع

االوهففففففام والففيفف ففرال جففعففلفففففف

الشففففففففففففر االعلى مل لجففف اليففف

واعفف ففيفففففف املففقففففففام الففرفففيفف ملفف

تففواففففففل عففلففيفففففف فففيففففففا ر فف انفففففف

حمد صفففلى هللا منح سفففيدنا م

عليفففففه وسففففففففففففلم اعلى الفففففدرجفففففال

وصففففففففففي ته مر احا لكل املقامال

والحضفففففففففففرال فاجعل لنا حظا

وافرا م مي ا ه العالي وشفففففففففرفه

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through, and get the ultimate happiness

by following him in excellence. Indeed


الففففغففففففالففففي حفففف فففف نففففرففففو مفففف عففففلففففو

املفففففكففففففانففففففا بفففففحففففف اوففففففر ونفففففنففففففاهللا

بحسففف اتباعه السفففعادة االك

ان على ال شلتح ادير.



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Al-Kabīr [The Great] الكبير

Allah, the Exalted, says: “All-Knower of

the Unseen and the seen, the Great, the

Exalted.”166

He is the One before whom the

great and mighty ones are reduced.

He is Exalted above the vision of the

senses and the comprehension of

the mind.

None can contest Him with regard to

His Greatness and minds cannot

conceive describing His Majesty.

عففففففالفففففم الفففففغفففففيفففففف »اففففففاهللا افففففعففففففالفففففى

« والشمادة ال بي امل عاهللا

ففففمفففو الففففففذي يففف صففففففففففففففففففاغفففر

امامه ال اح والعظماح

امل عالي ع مشفففاهدة ال

الحواس وادرات العقوهللا

ال ينا عه في ك يائه احد

وال تفففففففهففففففف فففففففدي الفففففففعفففففففقفففففففوهللا

لوص عظم ه

Allah’s name, the Great, occurs five

times in the Quran. We may mention

here Sūrah Luqmān which states: “That

is because Allah, He is the Truth, and

that which they invoke besides Him is

false; and that Allah, He is the Exalted,

the Great.”167 Sūrah Ghāfir states: “So

واد ورد اسم هللا ال بي في

القرآن ال ر م م مرال

نذكر م ها في سورة لقمان

ذل بان هللا هو الح وان ما »

يدعون م دونه البايل وان

وفي « هللا هو العلي ال بي

فالح م هلل »سورة غافر

وغي ها.« العلي ال بي

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the judgment is only with Allah, the

Exalted, the Great.”168

Allah’s name, the Great, is tied to His

name, “the Greatest” [al-Akbar]. The

entire cosmos is rests upon this.

Therefore, Allah, has chosen this name

for the sanctification of salāh. Thus

when a servant says “Allah is the

Greatest” he leaves behind him

everything and does return to seeing

anything except the Greatness of the

Truth. And whatever crosses your mind

as “great”, then bear witness that Allah

is the Greatest. The Prophet, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, began

his salāh with the words: “Allah is the

Greatest, the Great.”169

سفففم او صفففل باسفففم هللا ال بي

هللا االك وعليهففففففا اففففففام الكون

لففففففذلفففففف فففففففانففففففه افففعففففففالفففى ا ففف ففففففارن

ل حر ما الصففالة فعندما يقوهللا

ل فقففد رم أك العبففد هللا

يمرن اففففل شففففففففففففلتح ولم يعففففد يرى

ح الح فكففففل مففففا ك يففففا ى سففففففففففففو

د فلتشفففففففففففم ر على بال كبي

وافففففان الن ت عليفففففه أك .ان هللا

الصفففففففففففففالة والسفففففففففففففالم اذا اف

ك هللا ا» صففففففففالته اب دأ بلرظا

«.كبي ا

The great one among the servants of

Allah is the complete knower (al’ārif al

kāmil) of Allah who is not deficient in

any attributes of perfection. Indeed he

transfers those perfect qualities to

وال بي م العبفففاد هو العفففار

بففاهلل الكففامففل الففذي ال تق صففففففففففففر

عليه صففففففففففففرال كماله بل تن قل

الى غي ن فال يهالسفففففه احد م

الناس اال و ن قل اليه شفففففلتح ما

168 Surat Ghafir 12 169 Abū Dāwūd and ibn Mājah, from a hadīth of Jābir bin Mut’im, May

Allah be pleased with him.



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others. None sits with him except that

they receive something of this

perfection. The perfection of the knower

of Allah is through his religious caution,

knowledge, asceticism and approach to

Allah. He is one who is able to be a

model exemplar. People can follow his

path to illumination, knowledge and

gnosis. The traveler to Allah, if he

desires to become absorbed in Allah’s

name, the Great, must abase and

humble himself before his Protector.

Thus he will become prepared to be

absorbed in Allah’s name, the Great. He

will then not see anything as exalted

except Allah and nothing as great except

Allah. He will deny any greatness and

exaltedness to himself by witnessing the

greatness and exaltedness of Allah, the

Truth. Thus his world will cry out: “Oh

Allah, You are the Great, the Exalted, the

One, Glory be unto You. Existence is

Your existence, exaltedness is Your

exaltedness and greatness is Your

greatness. Oh One Who shatters the

arrogant and abases the haughty- by

Your grace and generosity.

م كماله و كون كماهللا العار

بورعففففه وعلمففففه و هففففدن وتقربففففه

الى هللا فمو الذي يسفففففففففف ي ان

يكون افففدوة يق ب النفففاس م

ومففففففعففففففارففففففففه انففففففوارن وعففففففلففففففومففففففه


ير باسفففففم هللا ال بي عليه ان

يف ففففففذلففففففل و ف فواضففففففففففففف بفيفن يففففففدي

موالن ح يتهي للرناح باسففففففففففففم

هللا ال بي العلي فال يشفففففففففففففمففففففد

البففففه عليففففا اال هللا وال كبي ا اال

هللا فينر ك ياح نرسففففففه وعلون

بشمود ك ياح الح وعلون ح

ي ن ال بتنادي عوامله اللمم ا

امل عالي وحدت سففففففففففففبحان فان

الوجود وجودت والعلو علوت

والفففف فففف فففف يففففففاح كفففف فففف يففففففائفففففف يففففففا مفففف

اصففففففففففففففمفففففف الففجففبففففففابففرة واذلففلفففففف

امل عالين ب رم وجودت.


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it- all things will have little value for him

and none will see him except that they

are in awe of him.



صفففففففففغر عندن ال شفففففففففلتح وال يران

احد اال هابه.

Oh my God! You are the Great due to

Whose greatness existence abases itself.

And due to Your exaltedness creation

prostrates itself. Whoever is proud, You

break their backs and whoever

magnifies themselves You diminish his

power and remembrance. Oh Allah!

Radiate my heart with the light of

greatness so that it wipes away

falsehood from my existence. And shade

me with the shade of Your Names and

Illuminations. Thus whoever sees me

will be humbled by the exaltedness of

measure. All beauty reaches from You

and all perfection obtains from Your

overflowing grace. Thus make me one

who remembers and thanks You and

make me one attentive and granter of

victory. And the Salutations and Peace

of Allah be upon our Master

Muhammad and upon his Family and

Companions.

فيا ال ت ان ال بي الذي ذل

ل يففائفف الكففائنففال وسففففففففففففجففدل

لعلوت امليلواففففففال م ت

اصففففففففففففمفففف يمورن وم اعففففايم

فيا هللا رضففففففففف ادرن وذكرن

اشففففففففففففر على ال ت نور ال يففففاح

حفففففف فففففف تففففففمففففففحففففففو مفففففف ففففففت وجففففففودي

البايل ويلل ت بظل اسفففففمائ

وانوارها فم راأ شفف لعلو

مقففداري فكففل جمففاهللا هو منفف

واصفففففففل وال كماهللا م فيضففففففف

حففففاصففففففففففففففففل فففففاجعل ت لفففف ذاكرا

شفففففففففاكرا وك لي حريظا ناصفففففففففرا


وعلى اله وصحبه وسلم.



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Al-Hafīz [The Custodian] الحفيظ

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Surely my Lord is Custodian of all things.”170

He, Glory be to Him, is the

Custodian of the heavens and the

earth; He knows all about them in a

way that does not change or cease.

He encompasses whatever is in the

heavens and the earth.

He keeps their existence- and He

does not get tired of such safe-

keeping.

He protects His servants from

destruction in religious and worldly

matters;

He is the One that guides towards

His Oneness. He is the One that has

specified for you service and with all

types of protective barriers.

He is the One who has protected your

core self from glancing at any other

than Him and has protected your

outer self from the approval of the

lewd.

ان ر ف عفلفى اففففففل »اففففففاهللا افعففففففالفى

« شلتح حري

فمو سففففففففففففبحففانففه الحففاف

لففففففففففلسففففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففففوال واالرض

العالم بهمي املعلومال

علما ال اغي له وال واهللا

املحيط بما في السماوال

واالرض

و ففففففحففففففرفففففف وجففففففودهففففففا وال

يؤدن حرظمما

وهو يحر عبففففففادن م

الفمفلف ففففففا ففي امفور الففففففديف

والدنيا

وهففففففو الففففففذي هففففففدات الففففففى

صففففففففففففففففففف الفففففففف ففففففففوحففففففففيففففففففد و

وبففففففففف نفففففففففواعبفففففففففالفففففففففيفففففففففدمفففففففففا

الحر والتسديد

وهو الذي حر سففففففففففففرت

عففففف مفففففالحفففففظففففففا االغفففففيفففففففار

وصففففففففففففففففففان يففففففاهففففففرت عفففففف

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موافقا الرهار.

The name of Allah, the Protector, occurs

thrive in the Quran. Sūrah Shūrā states:

“As for those who take helpers others

besides Him, Allah is Protector over

them and you are not a guardian.”171 The

subject of protection occurs in an number

of places in the Noble Quran. We may

mention in this regard Allah, the Exalted,

saying in Sūrah Fussilat: “And We

adorned the nearest heaven with lamps to

be an adornment as well as to guard.

Such is the decree of Him, the Almighty,

the All-Knower.”172 The Quran also

applies the term “Al-Hafīz” to other than

Allah. Allah, the Exalted, says in Sūrah

Yūsuf: “He said: “Set me over the store-

houses of the land. I will indeed guard

them with full knowledge.”173

واسفففففففففففففففم هللا الفففحفففرفففيففف ورد ففففي

القران ال ر م في الث مواضففففف

فففرفف اففولففففففه اففعففففففالففى فففي سففففففففففففففورة

والذي اترذوا م »الشففففففففففففورى

دونففففه اوليففففاح هللا حري عليهم

وافففففد « ومفففففا انففففف عليهم بوكيفففففل

وردل مففففادة الحر في امففففاك

مفففف ففففعففففففددة فففففي الففففقففففرآن الفففف ففففر ففففم

ورة ي سففففففففنذكر م ها الون اعالى ف

و نا السففففففماح الدنيا »فصففففففل

بمصفففففففففففابي وحرظا ذل تقدير

واففففففد اورد « الفففففعففففف ففففف الفففففعفففففلفففففيفففففم

القرآن اسففففففم الحري لغي هللا

فقاهللا اعالى في سففففففففففورة يوسفففففففففف

اففففففاهللا اجففففعففففلفففف ففففت عففففلففففى فففف ائفففف »

« االرض اأففففف حفففففرفففففيففففف عفففففلفففففيفففففم

وغي ها.

One of the ‘Ulamā said that whoever

guards his limbs, Allah guards his heart.

And whoever guards Allah’s right, Allah

will guard his right.

واففففففد اففففففاهللا بعض العلمففففففاح م

حر جوارحه حر هللا عليه

افففلفففبففففففه ومففف حفففرففف هلل حفففقففففففه

حر هللا له حقه.

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The traveller to Allah, if he wishes to be

absorbed in Allah’s name of the

Protector, must guard his limbs and

hearts from falling into disobedience of

Allah. He must guard his heart from

witnessing that which is other than

Allah. He must guard his secret,

concealing it in Allah. He must guard the

secret of his secret in the reality of

Allah’s Essence. He must at all times and

in all conditions be with Allah, in Allah

and through Allah. He must be

illumined by Allah’s saying: “But Allah

is the best to protector, and He is the

Most Merciful of those who show

mercy.”174 And: ““Surely my Lord is

Protector of all things.”175


ير باسفففففففففففم هللا الحري عليه

ان يحر جوارحفففه والبفففه ع

ان تق في معصففففففففففففيفففففا هللا وان

يحر البففففففه ع شفففففففففففففمود مففففففا

سففففوى هللا وان يحر سففففرن في

الغيبا في هللا وان يحر سفففففر

سفففففففففففرن في حقيقا ذال هللا وان

يكون في ال احواله م هللا وفي

هللا وبفاهلل وفي تهلي اولفه اعفالى

ففففاهلل ي حفففافظفففا وهو ارحم »

وتهلي اولففففففه اعففففففالى « الراحمين

«.ان ر على ال شلتح حري »



it Allah will guard him to his destination

after travel. He will be protected from

every hardship and He will be quick in

answering the request of the fearful. One

who mentions him will be secured in

times of fear and he will not see

adversity.



حففففرففففظففففففه هللا الففففى رجففففوعففففففه مفففف

رن واففان محرويففا م اففل سففففففففففففر

مفف ففرون وهففو سففففففففففففففر فف االجففففففابفففففففا

لليففففففائ فففففففان ذاكرن يففففففام في

مفففففففففوايففففففففف الفففففففففيفففففففففو وال يفففففففففرى

م روها.

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Oh Allah, You are the Protector of every

existent, the Helper of every living,

sustained thing. You have disclosed

Yourself through the light of “the

Protector”, guarded the heavens and let

the vegetation grow. And You have

protected the hearts of the Knowers of

Allah and granted them the eyes of

discernment which then witness the truth

of certainty. Make, oh Allah, my limbs

protected through Your Protection and

my faculties yield to Your command. Oh

my Protector, You have said: “Indeed

We, it is We, Who have sent down the

Remembrance [the Quran] and surely

We will guard it.”176 Protect us with that

with which You have protected the

Noble Remembrance and make me a

merciful guardian and protect me from

witnessing other than You and reliance

on secondary causes. Indeed You have


انفففففف الحري لكففففففل إل تفيففففففا

مففففرففففلففففو املففففغففففيففففففث لففففكففففففل حففففي

مر و تهليفففف بنور الحري

فحرظ السفففففماوال وا رج

الففففففنففففففبففففففال وحففففففرففففففظفففففف اففففففلففففففوب

ارفففففيففففن ومففففنففففحففففتففففهففففففا عففففيففففون الففففعفففففف

البصففي ة فشففاهدل ح اليقين

فففففففففاجففففففففعففففففففل يففففففففا هللا جففففففففوارحفففففففففي

مفففحفففرفففويففففففا بفففحفففرفففظفففففف وافففواي

فيفففففا موالي مرت فففففاضففففففففففففعفففففا

انا نح ن لنا الذكر »ال إن

ففففاحرظ ت « وانفففا لفففه لحفففافظون

بمففا حرظفف بففه الففذكر الح يم

واجفففففعفففففلففففف فففففت حفففففرفففففيفففففظففففففا رحفففففيفففففمففففففا

واحرظ ت م شففففففففففففمود االغيففففففار

على إنفففففف والراون على اال ففففففار


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Al-Muqīt [The Nourisher] املقيت

Allah, the Exalted, says: “And Allah is

Ever Able to do all things.”177 The

Nourisher is one of the Grand Names of

Allah.

He is the One Who has created

creation and conveyed to them

nourishment and has let necessities

as well as luxuries reach them. He

has provided them with sustenance

for their bodies and their souls.

The Nourisher is the One who

witnesses inner implorations and

answers them; the One Who knows

of calamities and clears them in

response to requests.

The Beloved, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, used to say: “Oh Allah, make

the sustenance of the Family of

Muhammad just enough.”178

واففففان هللا على اففففل »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

فاملقي هو اسفففم « شفففلتح مقي ا

.م اسماح هللا الحس

فمو الففففففذي ل اليل

وسففففففففففففففففففا الففيففهففم االاففوال

واوصفففففففففففففففففففففففففففل الفففففففففففففففيفففففففففففففففهفففففففففففففففم

الضفففففرور ال وال ماليال

ور اففففففول االشففففففففففففففففففبفففففففاح

واول االرواح

واملففففففقففففففيفففففف مفففففف شففففففففففففففففففمففففففد

وعفلفم ففففففف جففففففابالنهوى

الففففففففففبففففففففففلففففففففففوى ففففففففففف شفففففففففففففففففففففف

واس هاب

عليففففه واففففد اففففان يقوهللا الحب فففف

177 Quran 4:85 178 Agreed upon, related by Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with

him.


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اللمم اجعل »الصففففالة والسففففالم

«.ر آهللا محمد اوتا

The name of Allah, the Giver of

Strength/ Ever Able to do occurs only

once in the Quran. Sūrah Nisā states:

“Whoever intercedes for a good cause

will have the reward thereof, and

whoever intercedes for an evil cause will

have a share in its burden. And Allah is

Ever All-Able to do/All witness to

everything.”179

ولم يرد اسفففم هللا املقي سفففوى

مرة واحدة في القرآن في سففففففورة

م يشففففففففففر شففففففففففراعا »النسففففففففففاح

حسففففففففففففنففا ي لففه نصفففففففففففف فف م هففا

وم يشففر شففراعا سفف ا ي

ل على اففلففه كرففل م هففا واففان هللا

«.شلتح مقي ا

Imām Qushairī says “Indeed Allah, the

Exalted, has given different nutrition to

different servants and creations: He

made food and drink the nutrition for

human; He made obedience and

glorification the nutrition of His

honourable angels; and He made the

subtle meanings, knowledge and intellect

the nutrition of souls.

و قوهللا االمام القشفففففففففي ي رضفففففففففلت

ان هللا سبحانه واعالىهللا عنه

جففعففففففل ااففوال عففبففففففادن و ففلففقففففففه

مر لرففا فم هم م جعففل اوتففه

االيعما واالشربا على ا ال

انواعمفففففا وهم اآلدميون وم هم

الففففففف فففففففاعفففففففا مففففففف جفففففففعفففففففل افففففففوتفففففففه

وهم املالئ ا ال راموالتسبي

وم هم م جعفففففل اوتفففففه املعفففففاأ

.واملعار والعقل وهم االرواح

Of the manners that you should

cultivate through this noble name is that

ال رل هذا االسفففففففففم آدابوم

ال تففففففف فففففففلففففففف إنففففففف الشفففففففففففففففففففر ففففففف

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you should not request your needs

except from Allah, the Exalted since the

treasures of sustenance are in His Hand.

Allah says to Mūsā in a noble hadīth

qudsī: “Oh Mūsā! Ask me [only] even if

it is salt for your dough or fodder for

your sheep.”180

حوائهففف اال م هللا اعفففالى الن

وهللا فف ائفف االر ا بففيففففففدن و ففقفف

هللا ملو ففل في الحديث القد ففلت

يففففففا مو ففففففففففففل سفففففففففففففل ت ح ملح »

«.عجين وعل شات


name is that whosoever abundantly

recites it his station will be with the

truth and the command. He will not lack

anything of his needs and he will be

sustained through this name. The

recitation of this name is among the

litanies of the righteous ones when they

persist in it until a state overcomes them

in which they do not feel the pain of

hunger. This has been indicated by the

Beloved and Chosen One, upon whom

be Salutations and Peace when he

says:”I am not like any of you. I abide

with my Lord who feeds and quenches

me.”181



اففففففان مقففففففامففففففا بففففففالح واالمر ال

يروته شفففلتح ما اليه حاج ه وبه

اففففففففففوامففففففففففه وهففففففففففو مفففففففففف اذاففففففففففار

داوموا إذاالصففففففففففففففففالحين فففففانهم

عليففففه الى ان يغلفففف عليهم منففففه

الجوع بفففف لمحففففاهللا ال يحسففففففففففففون

واليه اشففففار الحب املصفففف ر

لسففف إأ »عليه السفففالم بقوله

اب فففففف عنففففففد ر إأ افففففف حففففففدكم

«.ي عم ت و سقي ت

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The traveler to Allah, if he wishes to be

absorbed in Allah’s name of the Giver of

Strength, must turn his heart and his

limbs towards His Protector. He must

rely in every matter upon Allah since the

Sustainer is Allah, the Giver is Allah, the

One Who takes away is Allah. Thus there

is no harm or benefit except through

Allah. And know, oh traveler to Allah,

that if You are truthful in your journey to

Your Protector He will provide

sustenance for you- sustenance by

which your heart and vision will be

illumined. This sustenance and

nourishment is the nourishment of the

souls which is realized through abundant

remembrance of Allah, the recitation of

the Quran and truth in seeking the love

of Allah and His Messenger. And when

your soul loves Allah’s name, the Giver

of Strength, you will be utterly absorbed

into the lights of this noble name, the

veil will be lifted from your heart and

you will become the companion of the

people of nearness and arrival at Allah.

اذا اراد ان والسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ير باسم هللا املقي عليه ان

يفف ففوجففففففه بففقففلففبففففففه وجففوارحففففففه الففى

موالن وان يع مد في ال امورن

عفففففلفففففى هللا الن الفففففر ا هفففففو هللا

واملع هو هللا وهللا هو املففاأ

ففففال يضفففففففففففففففر وال يفففنفففرففف اال هللا

واعلم يا سفففففال ان صفففففدا في

سففففففففففففي ت وسففففففففففففلوكففف الى موالت

ب لفسففي ا ر اا يتنور به ا

وبصففففففففففففي ت هذا الر والقول

هو اول االرواح الففذي ي حق

بفففف ففففثفففف ة الففففففذكففففر وتففففالوة الففففقففففرآن

والصفففففففففففففففد في يلففف محبفففا هللا

ورسففففففوله وم عشففففففق روح

اسفففم هللا املقي فن في انوار

هذا االسففففففم الشففففففر وكشفففففف

ع الب الحجاب واصففففففففففبح

م اهل القرب والوصوهللا.

Oh my Protector! You have created

nourishment like drapes and have

ففففيففففففا مفففوالي فففلفففقفففففف االافففوال

لاآليااالسفففففففففف ائر واودع فيها



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placed in them signs for hearts and inner

vision. You are the Giver of strength and

nourishment is an effect. And You are

the Helper so good news to those who

seek You. Remove from my sight, oh

Allah, the veils of phenomena so that I

take nourishment from Your Hand, oh

Powerful One. And supply the

nourishment to my heart- the

nourishment of love and witnessing,

purely through [Your] grace and

generosity. Indeed You have power over

all things.

للقلوب والبصائر ان املقي

والقول سففففففففففففبفف وانفف املغيففث

فبشففففففففففففرى مل جنففففففابفففففف يلفففففف

فاكشفففففففففففف يا هللا ع بصففففففففففففي ا

حففففجفففففف املففففظففففففاهففففر حفففف فففف ا ففففففذ

الففقففول عففلففى يففففففديفففففف يففففففا اففففففادر

وسففففففففففمل لروحي اوتها م الح

والشفففففففففففففمود بمحض الرضففففففففففففففففففل

عففلففى اففففففل شففففففففففففلففتح إنفففففف والففجففود

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Al-Hasīb [The Reckoner] الحسيب

Allah the Exalted says: “Allah is the Reckoner of all things.”182

He, Glory be to Him, is Sufficient for

His servants and the One Who, if one

applies to Him for one’s needs, will

fulfil them.

He is the One Who will reckon the

deeds of servants. He will reckon the

obedient and reward them in

accordance with their obedience. He

will reckon the disobedient and

reward them accordingly.

He is the Master upon whom reliance

is put; and there is no Reckoner in

existence other than Him. Everything

is in the shadow of His protection.

ان هللا اان على ال »ااهللا اعالى

« شلتح حس با


الكفففافي عبفففادن والفففذي اذا

رفففففعفففففف الففففيففففففه الففففحففففوائففففج

اضاها

وهفففو الففففففذي يفففحففففففاسفففففففففففففففففف

الفففعفففبففففففاد عفففلفففى اعفففمففففففالفففمفففم

فيحففففففاسفففففففففففففففففف ال ففففففا عين

ففففيفففعفففيففف فففهفففم عفففلفففى يففففففاعففف فففففففه

و حفففففاسففففففففففففففففف العفففففاصففففففففففففين

فيها يهم على املعصيا

وهو السففففففففففففيد الذي عليه

االعففففففف فففففففمفففففففاد ولففففففف ففففففف ففففففففي

ود حسفففففففففف سففففففففففوان الوج

والكل في يل حمان.

And whosoever takes Allah as the

Sufficer, Allah will suffice in whatever

worries or grieves him. And there is

nothing in creation that suffices except

Allah, the Exalted, Who alone suffices

for everything. And whosoever knows

وم اان هللا له حسفففففففففففف با كران

هللا مفففففا اهمفففففه واغمفففففه ول في

الوجود شلتح اا اال هللا اعالى

نه وحدن اا ال شلتح وم فا

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that his Lord suffices does not take his

needs to anyone except Him. Allah is

swift in responding to the one who

exclusively turns to Him and puts his

trust in Him in all circumstances.

Whoever knows that Allah suffices him,

is not distressed and made lonely by [the

absence of] creation nor does he find

solicitude by their acceptance [of his

company]. As Allah, the Exalted, says in

Sūrah Tawbah: “And if they turn away

say: “My Lord suffices for me. There is

no god but He. In Him do I put my trust

and He is the Lord of the Majestic

Throne.”183

عففلففم ان ربففففففه اففففففافففيففففففه لففم يففرففف

حوائهففه اال اليففه فففاهلل سففففففففففففر

االجففابففا مل انق اليففه وتواففل

في جمي احوالففففففه عليففففففه وم

علم ان هللا اافيا ال يس وحش

م اعراض اليل وال يس أ

بقبولمم وكمففففففا اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى في

فان تولوا فقل »سففففففففففورة ال وبا

هو عليهحسفففففففففففف ت هللا ال اله اال

تففففففففواففففففففلفففففففف وهففففففففو رب الففففففففعففففففففر

«.العظيم

Allah’s name, the Reckoner/the Sufficer,

occurs in various places in the Quran.

Among those we may mention Sūrah

Ahzāb states: “Those who convey the

Message of Allah and fear Him, and fear

none save Allah. And sufficient is Allah

as a Reckoner.”184 Sūrah Baqarah states:

“For them will be allotted a share for

what they have earned. And Allah is

swift at reckoning.”185 Sūrah Āl Imrān

states: “And whoever rejects the signs of

واد ورد اسففففم هللا الحسفففف في

عففففففدة مواضفففففففففففف نففففففذكر م هففففففا في

الذي يبلغوا »سففففففورة االح اب

رسفففففففففففففففففاالل هللا و رشففففففففففففونفففففه وال

يرشففففففففففففون احففففففدا اال هللا وكر

رة وفي سورة البق« باهلل حس با

اول لمم نصففففف »اوله اعالى

مفففففمففففففا كسفففففففففففففففففبفففففوا وهللا سفففففففففففففففففر ففففف

وفي سورة آهللا عمران « الحساب

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Allah, then surely Allah is swift in

Reckoning.”186

«.سر الحساب


absorbed in the name of Allah, the

Reckoner/the Sufficer, must take his self

to task over every little or major sin that

it commits. He must demand that his

heart and limbs pay Allah’s rights. When

the seeker is in a state of constant

awareness of Allah’s name, the

Reckoner, then the light of the Near is

revealed to him and light will pour into

his heart. And then his self will take him

to task regarding his deficiencies and

disobedience, and remind him of the

reckoning and the threat of the Day of

Judgment. As ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb says:

“Take yourselves to task before you are

taken to task. For this is the easier of

your reckoning. And weigh yourselves

before you are weighed. And ornament

yourselves for the greatest exposition-

the day you will be displayed and

nothing of you will be concealed.”187


ير باسففففم هللا الحسفففف عليه

ان يحففاسفففففففففففففف نرسففففففففففففففه على اففل

صففففففففففففغي ة وكبي ة يرعلمففا وعليففه

ان يفف ففففففالفففففف اففلففبففففففه وجففوارحفففففففه

بففففففالففقففيففففففام بففحففقففو ر ففهففففففا ومفف فف

راا السفففففال مع الحسففففف

تهلى لففه نور القر فف فففانبث في

البه نور فاذا نرسفففففففه تحاسفففففففبه

عففلففى الفف ففقصفففففففففففففيفف والففعصفففففففففففففيففففففان

وتذكرن بالحساب والوعيد يوم

القيفففامفففا وكمفففا افففان يقوهللا عمر

حففففففاسففففففففففففففففففبففففففوا »بفففففف الففففففيفففففف ففففففاب

انرسفففففففففففف م ابل ان تحاسففففففففففففبوا

فففانففه اهون لحسففففففففففففففاب م و نوا

انففففرسففففففففففففففف ففففم اففففبففففففل ان تففففو نففففوا

االك يوم ففففففذ وت نوا للعرض

اففففعففففرضفففففففففففففففون ال تففففرففففرفففف مففففنفففف ففففم

«. افيا


is that whosoever abundantly recites it

will be one who supplication will be



186Quran 3:19 187Ibn al-Mubārak, relating ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb, Allah be pleased

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answered. He will not ask Allah except

that his request will be granted. And

whoever fears the end of his affairs and

is abundant in his remembrance, Allah

will save him from what he fears through

the blessings and secret of this noble

name.

اففان مهففاب الففدعوة ال يسففففففففففففففاهللا

هللا اال اع ففففففان م لوبففففففه وم

مرن واكث م ففففففا عففففففاابففففففا ا

ذكرن نهان هللا مما يرا ب كا

وسر هذا االسم الشر .

Whoever feared an aggressor and recites

it saying “Hasbiya Allahu Al-Haseeb”

[Allah the Reckoner is my sufficiency]

will be protected by Allah.

وم ا م يالم وتالن

وهو يقوهللا حس ت هللا

لحس ا ن ين واسعين مرة ا

كران هللا شرن .

Oh Allah, You are One Who suffices for

those who rely upon You- the Powerful

and Guarantor of whosoever trusts in

You. You are the swiftest of Reckoners

and the Helper of the seekers. Let me

witness, oh Allah, the Light of Your

name, the Reckoner, so that I taste the

sweet, wonderful secret. Thus I will take

myself to task before I am taken to task

and I will demand of it to keep to the

obligations before I will be demanded.

And let us realise the secret of Your

saying: “Allah suffices for me, what a

wonderful Trustee. And let me, oh Allah,

enliven Your name the Reckoner and

thus I undertake the needs of my brothers

and sisters, far or near, and realise

eminence and sufficiency. Indeed You


انففففف الكفففففافي مل رك إل تفيفففففا

الي القدير امل رل بكل م

أسففففففففففففففففرعتففففواففففففل عففففلففففيفففففف انفففففف

الحففففففاسففففففففففففبين وغوث ال ففففففالبين

اشففففففففففففمفففدأ يفففا هللا نور اسففففففففففففمففف

الحسفففففففففففف ح اتحلى بالسففففففففففففر

نرسفففلت ابل ف حاسففف العجي

ان احففاسفففففففففففففف وايففال هففا بففالقيففام

بفففففففواجففففففف افففففففبفففففففل ان ايفففففففالففففففف

وحققنا بسر اول حسبنا هللا

ل و لق ت يففففففا هللا وأعم الوكيفففففف

ف اومبمع اسفففم الحسففف

بحوائهمم م ار فففففف إل واأ

و عيففففد ح اتحق بففففالشففففففففففففر

على ال شفففففففففلتح إن والحسففففففففف


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ادير.



170

Al-Jalīl [The Majestic] الجليل

Allah, the Exalted, says “Blessed be the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Generosity.”188 The

Majestic is one of the Grand Names of

Allah.

He, the Exalted, is the One Who is

revealed to hearts through qualities

of His Majesty and Who is

revealed to the innermost cores

through the attributes of His

Beauty. Everything that exists in

the universe of Majesty and

Perfection is from the illuminations

of His Essence and Attributes.

The Majestic is One Whose Power

is magnified in the hearts of the

knowers of Allah and the thought

of Whom is exalted in the selves of

His lovers.

تبارت اسفففففففففففم رب »ااهللا اعالى

فالجليل « ذي الجالهللا واالكرام

هو م اسماح هللا الحس


ب وصا ااش القلوب

جالله وااشفففففف االسففففففرار

بنعول جماله وال ما في

العففالم م جالهللا وكمفففاهللا

هفففففففففو مففففففففف انفففففففففوار ذاتفففففففففه

وصراته

والجليفففففل هو الفففففذي جفففففل

اففففدرن في الوب العففففارفين

في نروس وعظم رن

املحبين.

The word “Jalīl” [the Glorious] –

through the usage of the term “Jalāl”

[“Glory”]- occurs twice in the Quran.

In Sūrah Rahmān Allah, the Exalted,

says: “And the Face of Your Lord full

واففففففد ورد اسففففففففففففففم هللا الففجففلففيفففففففل

بمع الجالهللا مرتين في القرآن

ال ر م في سففورة الرحم فقاهللا

و ففبففقفف وجففففففه ربفففففف ذو »اففعففففففالففى

188Quran 55:78


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of Glory and Honour will remain

forever.”189 He also says: “Blessed be

the name of your Lord, Owner of

Glory and Honour.”190

وااهللا ايضفففففففففففا « الجالهللا واالكرام

تبارت اسففففففففففففم رب ذي الجالهللا »

«.واالكرام

Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted, is

manifested to hearts once through the

description of His Glory and once

through the description of His beauty.

The revelation through the description

of His Glory extinguishes hearts in

Him. The revelation through the

description of His Beauty revives these

hearts in Him.

وهللا سففففففففبحانه واعالى يكاشفففففففف

القلوب مرة بوصففففففففففففف جاللففففففه

ومففرة بففوصفففففففففففففف جففمففففففالففففففه فففففففان

ااشففففففففففففرما بوصفففففففففففف جالله اف

القلوب به وان ااشرما بوص

جماله احيا هذن القلوب به.


noble name is that whosoever

abundantly recites it will be magnifies

in the eyes of people and everyone who

sees him will treat him reverentially.

He will be the possessor of a state with

Allah and no tyrant will look at him

except with fear.



عظم في اعين الناس وهابه ال

صفففففففففففففاح حاهللا ن اانإم رآن و

م هللا وال يق عليه نظر جبار

اال افه عند رؤ ه.

The glorious one among servants is

one whose inner acts and qualities are

beautiful- acts and qualities in which

enlightened hearts find delight.

والجليففففل م العبففففاد هو الففففذي

حسففففففففففففنففففف صففففففففففففرفففففاتفففففه وافعفففففالفففففه

اينا ال ت اسفففففف لذها القلوب الب

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املنورة.


be absorbed in the name of Allah, the

Glorious, must be abundant in his

remembrance of Allah, picturing the

Glory of Allah, the Blessed, the

Exalted, until he is transferred from the

realm of picturing and imagining to the

realm of realization. Then he will

witness the reality of Allah’s glory and

thus will obtain awe from His Glory

and then intimacy from His perfection.


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الجليففل عليفففه

ث م ذكر اسففففففففففففم هللا م ان ي

تريل جالهللا الح تبارت واعالى

ح ين قل م حضففففرة ال ريل

الى حضفففففففرة ال ريل الى حضفففففففرة

ال حقي ف شمد حقيقا جالهللا

هللا ف حصفففففففففففففففففل لفففففه الميبفففففا م

جالله م االأ ب ماله.

Oh my God! You are the Glorious

before Whose Glory the angels

tremble. Hearts melt away before Your

authority. You are the Noble One for

Whom hearts yearn. You are the

merciful, Manifest through love, a

comfort against agony. Become

manifest to me, oh Allah, through Your

name, the Glorious, and thus I will not

see creation except that they will be

prostrating before the Presence. And I

will see everything as lowly due to the

manifestation of your dazzling power.

Thus I will not proceed towards

disobedience. Indeed You have power

over all things.

فيففففففا ال ت انفففففف الجليففففففل الففففففذي

تراعففففففد املالئ ففففففا م جاللفففففف

وتففففففذوب االكبففففففاد م شففففففففففففيففففففا

سففففففففففففل ففانفف وانفف ال ر م الففذي

تففحفف الففيفففففف الففقففلففوب والففرحففيففم

امل هلي بففففففالحنففففففان املنر م

الفففف ففففروب ففففف ففففهففففلففففى لففففي يففففففا هللا

بففففففاسفففففففففففففففمفففففف الفففجفففلفففيففففففل ففففال ارى

مرلواا اال واد سجد للحضرة

ورأى الكففففففل ذليال ل هلي بففففففاهر

ادم على معصففففففففيا ادرت فال ا



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Al-Karīm [the Generous] الكريم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Oh man! What

has made you careless about your

Lord, the Most Generous?”191 The Very

Generous is one of Allah’s Grand Names.

He, Glory be to Him, is the One Who

abundantly gives, always beneficent,

and overflowing in generosity.

He gives what He wants to whom He

wants and how He wants without

being asked for it.

He is the One Who forgives sins and

hides faults and Who tremendously

rewards small deeds of goodness.

He is the One Who has made

everything that is in the heavens and

the earth for the benefit of His

servants.

يا ايها االأسفففففففففففففان ما »ااهللا اعالى

م ر ففففال « غربففف بربففف ال ر م

هففففو اسففففففففففففففففم مفففف اسففففففففففففففففمففففففاح هللا

.الحس

فمو سبحانه واعالى كثي

الع فففاح دائم االحسفففففففففففففففان

واس ال رم

هو الذي يع ما يشفففففاح

مل يشفففففففففففاح وكي يشفففففففففففاح

بغي سؤاهللا

وهو الذي يغرر الذنوب

و فرفرف الفعفيفوب و فكففففففاففف

بففففالثواب الج ففففل العمففففل

ليل الق

وهو الفففذي جعفففل افففل مفففا

فففففففففي االرض والسففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففاح

ملنرعا عبادن.

The name of Allah, the Generous, occurs

in the Quran in a number of places. We

وافففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا ال ر م في

عفففففدة امفففففاك في القرآن ال ر م

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can mention, among them, Sūrah al-

Mu’minīn which says: “So Exalted be

Allah, the True King. There is no god but

He, the Lord of the Noble Throne.”192

Sūrah Wāqi‘ah sates: Indeed that is a

Noble Quran.”193 And so forth.

نففففففذكر م هففففففا سفففففففففففففورة املؤمنون

ف عففالى هللا امللفف الح ال الففه »

وفي« اال هو رب العر ال ر م

انففففففه لقرآن »سفففففففففففففورة الوااعففففففا

وغي ها.« كر م

And among the overflowing generosity

of Allah is that he has made the world a

kingdom for His servants. He says: ‘He it

is Who created for you all that is on the

earth.”194 He has also made the

Hereafter a kingdom for them: “and for

Paradise as wide as the heavens and the

earth, prepared for those who fear

Allah.”195 And among His generous gifts

is that He has made whatever is in the

heavens and in the earth subservient to

human beings, and says: “And has

subjected to you all that is in the

heavens and the earth; it is all a favor

and kindness from Him.”196

وم كرم هللا اعفففففالى انفففففه جعفففففل

ل »الدنيا ملكا لعبادن فقاهللا

« لفففف ففففم مففففففا فففففي االرض جففففمففففيففففعفففففففا

وجعففففل اال رة ملكففففا لمم فقففففاهللا

وجنا عرضما السماوال »اعالى

وم « واالرض اعففففدل للم قين

لإلأسففانكرمه ايضففا انه سففير

ما في السففففففماوال واالرض فقاهللا

وسفففففففففففففففيفففر لففف فففم مففففففا ففففي »افففعففففففالفففى

ا يعالسماوال وما في االرض جم

«.منه

192 Quran 23:116 193 Quran 69:77 194 Quran 2:29 195 Quran 3:133 196 Quran 45:13


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The traveler o Allah, if he desires to be

absorbed in Allah’s name of the Very

Generous must turn his heart to His

Protector and extend pardon and

forgiveness to those who have wronged

him. This is nobility of morals and it is

more exalted than material generosity.

This is since material generosity enlivens

bodies and shapes, but nobility of

morals enlivens souls and hearts. The

traveler must also effect the words of

the Beloved, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace: “Indeed you do not bestow

favors upon people through your

wealth; but you enrich them through the

expansion of the face and beauty of

character.”197

اراد ان إذاوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ير باسم هللا ال ر م عليه ان

يفف ففوجففففففه بففقففلففبففففففه الففى مففوالن وان

يفف ففعففود الففعففرففو والصففففففففففففففرفف عفف

اال وان ان هم اسففففففففففففففففاؤوا اليففففه

وهففففففذا هو ال رم اال ال ي وهو

مفف الفف ففرم املففففففادي وأر ففىاعففلففى

الن الفف ففرم املففففففادي فففيففففففه حففيففففففاة

واالشففففففففباح اما ال رم ل جسففففففففام

ل رواحاة اال ال ي فريففففففه حيفففففف

والفففقفففلفففوب وان يففف فففحفففقففف بفففقفففوهللا

الحب عليه الصفففالة والسفففالم

انففففففف فففففففم ال اسففففففففففففففففففعفففففففوا الفففففففنفففففففاس »

ول يسفففففففففففعمم من م ب موال م

«.بسط الوجه وحس اليل


is that whoever takes its recitation upon

himself, Allah increases his inner and

outer favors. He will not feel any harm

or damage by the permission of Allah,

the Exalted.



وسفففففففففففف هللا عليفففه النعم يفففاهرة

وباينا ولم يسففففمه اي ضففففرر او

اعالى. أذى بإذنه

197 Al-Hākim, al-Bazzār, Ibn Adī and Bayhaqī, from Abū Hurayrah,

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Oh Lord! Radiate my heart with the Your

name of the Very Generous so that it

diffuses my limbs and I am cultivated

with the quality of generosity so that

You illuminated in myself and my

horizons through the copiousness of

favors. Indeed You have power over all

things.

على ال ت نور أشففففففففففففر فيفففا ربفففان

ر م ح يسففري هذا اسففم ال

تففرففلفف بففففففالفف ففرم الففى جففوارحففي ففففففف

فففف فففحفففبففف فففت وانففففففاهللا الفففعففف املفففقفففيفففم

وار ا ت الرناح في شمود ال ر م

ح ارات م هليا في نرسففففلت وفي

على إن النعم غداإباالفا



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Al-Raqīb [The Watcher] الرقيب

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Not a word

does he utter except that there is a

watcher by him ready (to record it).”198

The Watcher is one of the Grand Names

of Allah.

He is the Knower and none of the

states of His creation escapes this

knowledge.

He is the One Who watches His

creation, calculates their deeds and

encompasses the concealing of their

secrets.

مففففا يلر م اوهللا »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

فالراي« اال لديه راي ع يد


الحس

فففففمففففو الففففعففففلففففيففففم الففففففذي ال

يفففعففف ب عفففنففففففه شففففففففففففلفففتح مففف

احواهللا لقه

وهو الففذي يراافف عبففادن

و ففففففح ففففففففففففلففففففت اعففففففمففففففالفففففففمفففففففم

و فففففحفففففيفففففط بفففففمففففف فففففنفففففونفففففففال

سرائرهم.

This noble name is mentioned thrice in

the Quran. In Sūrah Nisā it states: :

“Indeed Allah is a Watcher over you.”199

Sūrah Ahzāb states: “And Allah is a

Watcher over all things.”200 Sūrah

Mā’idah states: “Never did I say to them

ورد ذكففففففر هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففففففم واففففففد

الشففففر في القران الث مرال

ن إن هللا اا»فر سورة النساح

وففففي سفففففففففففففففورة « عفففلفففيففف فففم رافففيفففبففففففا

واففان هللا على شففففففففففففلتح »ا ح اب

ا مفف»وفي سففففففففففففورة املففائففدة « رايبففا

198 Quran 50:18 199 Quran 4:1 200 Quran 33:52



178

anything except what You [Allah]

commanded me to say: “Worship Allah,

my Lord and your Lord.” And I was a

witness over them while I dwelt

amongst them, but when You took me

up, You were the Watcher over

them…”201As ibn ‘Atāillah al-Iskandarī

says: “The most excellent act of

obedience is the consciousness of Allah

watching over one at all times.”

الففففف لمم إال مفففففا أمرت ت بفففففه إن

اعبففففففدوا هللا ر ورب م وكنفففففف

عليهم شففففففففففففميففففدا مففففا دمفففف فيهم

فلما توفي ت كن أن الراي

وكمفففففا يقوهللا اب ع فففففاح « عليهم

هللا السففففففففففففففففففف فففففففنفففففففدري أفضفففففففففففففففففففل

ال اعال مراابا هللا على دوام

ا واال.

Abū Hafs Naysabūrī says: “When you sit

with people, be a warner to yourself and

to your heart and do not let meeting

them mislead you- for they watch your

outward self while Allah watches your

inner self.”

وااهللا أبو حر الن سففففففففابوري

اذا جلسففف للناس ف واعظا

لنرسفففففففففففففففففف والبفففففف وال يغرنفففففف

اجفففف ففففمففففففاعففففمففففم عففففلففففيفففففف فففففففانففففهففففم

يفراافبفون يففففففاهفرت وهللا رافيفففففف

على باين .

The traveler to Allah, when he desires to

become absorbed in Allah’s name of the

Watcher, must watch and guard his self

and feelings. He must perform his deeds

sincerely for the sake of his Lord, with a

sincere and intention and be truthful in

his acts. He must be constantly envision

the saying of the Beloved, Salutations

and Peace be upon him: “ Righteousness

اراد إن إذاوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الرايفف عليففه

إن يراا نرسففففففففففه وحسففففففففففه وان

يهعل عمله الصففففففففففا لربه بنيا

ياهرة صففففففففففففاداا في اعماله وان

يسفففففففففففف حضففففففففففففر دائمففا وابففدا اوهللا


ا ن االحسفففففففففففففان إن اعبد هللا »

201 Quran 5:117


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is that you worship Allah as if You see

Him, and if you do not see Him, surely

He sees you.”202 The implication: “So

observe Him for indeed He sees You.”


نفففه ففففا وال قفففدير فراابفففه« يرات

يرات.


name is that whoever is abundant in its

recitation is protected in all his

movements and stillness, and in all his

states and conduct.



ه حراات اان محرويا في سففففففففففائر

وسفففففففففففففف ففنففففففاتففففففه وجففمففيفف احففوالففففففه

وتصرفاته.

Oh my God! You are the Watcher of the

movements of existents, the Knower of

the thoughts in the hearts of human

beings and jinn. Illuminate my heart

with the Light of Your name, the

Watcher, so that you purify myself and

sweeten with Nearness. And bestow

upon me, oh Allah, a vision by which I

observe Your outward favors and behold

Your glittering secrets. And surround me

with the light of Your name, the

Watcher, obedient to and answering

Your command. Indeed You have power

over all things. The Salutations and

انفف الرايفف لحراففال إل تفيففا

االاوان العليم بر رال الوب

عففلففى أشفففففففففففففر االأفف والففجففففففان

ال ت نور اسففففففففففففم الراي ح

تو ا نرسفففففففففففلت وت حلى بال قر

وامنح ت يفففففا هللا عيونفففففا ترااففففف

أففففففعففففففمفففففف الففففففظففففففاهففففففرة وتففففففالحفففففف

اسففففففففففففففرارت الففبففففففاهففرة واجففعففلفف ففت

مح فففففا بنور اسففففففففففففمففففف الرايففففف

على إنففف مهيففف مرتيفففا عفففا

دير وصففففففلى هللا على ال شففففففلتح ا

سفففففففففففففففيففففففدنففففففا مفففحفففمففففففد وعفففلفففى آلففففففه

وصحبه وسلم.

202 Muslim, relating a hadīth of ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb, Allah be

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180

Peace of Allah be upon our Master


Companions.


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Al-Mujīb [The Responsive] املجيب

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Certainly my Lord is Near, Responsive.”203

The Responsive, Glory be to Him,

the Exalted, is the One Who answers

the prayers of the oppressed and does

not dash the hopes of the seekers.

He knows the need of the needy

before they ask their needs. He is the

One who knows the treacherous

glances of the eyes and what is

hidden in breasts.

ن ر ففففف افففففر فففففف إ»اففففففاهللا افففففعففففففالفففففى

فففففاملجيفففف سففففففففففففبحففففانففففه « مهيفففف

واعالى

دعففففففاح هو الففففففذي يهيفففففف

املضففففففففففففف ر وال يريفففففف

اماهللا ال البين

يعلم حففففاجففففا املح ففففاجين

اففففبففففففل سففففففففففففففففؤالففففمففففم فففففمففففو

سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه واعفففففالى يعلم

فففائنفففا االعين ومفففا ترر

الصدور.

Allah’s name of the Responsive occurs

in various places in the Quran some of

which we will mention. Sūrah Sāffāt

states: “And indeed Nūh invoked us

and We are the best of those Who

respond.”204 Sūrah Hūd states:

“Certainly my Lord is Near,

Responsive.”205 Allah’s name of the

Responsive, with the meaning of

acceptance, occurs in Sūrah Āl Imrān:

واد جاح ذكر اسففم هللا املجي

في عدة اماك في القران ال ر م

نذكر م ها في سففففففورة الصففففففافال

ولفففففقففففففد نففففففادانففففففا نفففففوح ففففففلفففففنفففففعفففففم »

ن ا»وفي سففففورة هود « املجيبون

ولقففففد جففففاح « ار فففف مهيفففف ر

اسم هللا املجي بمع االجابا

فففففففففففففي سففففففففففففففففففففففففورة آهللا عففففففففففففمففففففففففففران




182

“So their Lord accepted of them [their

supplication and answered them]:

“Never will I allow to be lost the work

of any one of you, be he male or

female.”206 Sūrah Baqarah states: “And

when My servants ask you concerning

Me, then I am indeed Near. I respond

to the prayer of the supplicant when he

calls on Me.”207Allah, Glory be to

Him, the Exalted, guarantees the

servant the acceptance of supplication

in accordance with what He knows is

good for him or her at the time willed

by Him. As ibn ‘Atāillah al-Iskandarī

says: “Do not let the delay in the

acceptance of your prayer, despite

urgently supplicating for it, be a cause

for you to despair. For acceptance is

guaranteed for you in what He has

chosen for you not in what you have

chosen for yourself and at the time He

wills, not at the time you want.” As the

Beloved, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, said: “Call upon Allah and

be certain of the acceptance of the

prayer.”208

ففففففاسفففففففففففف هفففففاب لمم ر هم اأ ال »

اضففففففففففففي عمفففل عفففامفففل من م م

ذكففففر او انفففف فففف بففففعضفففففففففففففففف ففففم مفففف

ا واذ»وفي سفففورة البقرة « بعض

سفففففففففال عبادي ع ت فاأ ار

« اجيفف دعوة الففداع اذا دعففان

وهللا سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى يضففففففففففففم

عففاح بمففا يعلم للعبففد اجففابففا الففد

انففه ي للعبففد في الوافف الففذي

ير دن هللا وكما يقوهللا اب ع اح

رت ال ي »هللا السفففففففففففف ندري

امففففففد الففعفف ففففففاح مفف االلففحففففففاح فففي

الففففدعففففاح موجبففففا ليفففف سفففففففففففففففف فمو

ضففففففم ل االجابا فيما ير ارن

ل ال فيما تر ارن لنرسفف وفي

الوافف الففذي ير ففد ال في الوافف

وكما يقوهللا الحب « الذي تر د

ادعوا »عليه الصففففففالة والسففففففالم

.«باإلجاباهللا وان م موانون

The traveller to Allah, when he desires

to become absorbed in Allah’s name of

the Responsive, must respond to Allah


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا املجيفف عليففه

206Quran 3:195 207Quran 2:186 208Tirmithi, relating a hadīth of Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased

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and His Messenger swiftly in order to

please his Protector. He must also

swiftly fulfil the needs of his brothers

and sisters in order that Allah fulfil his

needs. He must answer the call of the

needy in order that Allah accepts his

supplications. As a noble hadīth states:

“If you ask, ask from Allah; if you seek

help, seek it from Allah.”209

ان يكون مهيبفففا هلل ولرسففففففففففففولفففه

موالن وعليه إلرضفففففففففففاحمسفففففففففففارعا

ان يسفففففففففففففففارع لقضفففففففففففففففاح حفففاجفففال

ا وانه ليق ففففففففففففلت هللا حاجاته

و فففففففلففففففف فففففففت نفففففففداح املفففففففحففففففف فففففففاجفففففففيفففففففن

ل سفففففففففففف هيففف هللا دعواتفففه وكمفففا

إذا»جاح في الحديث الشففففففففر

وإذاهللا هللا سففففففففففففففففففالفففففف فففففففاسفففففففففففففففففف

«.س عن فاس ع باهللا


noble name is that whoever recites it

on Friday until sunset and asks Allah

for anything, Allah will grant his need

by the secret of this noble name.


الشففففففففففففففر فف انففففففه مفف ذكففرن يففوم

ا الى غروب الشففففففففففففم الجمعفففففف

وسففففففففففففففاهللا هللا شفففففففففففف ففا اع ففان هللا

حفففففاجفففففاتفففففه بسففففففففففففر هفففففذا االسففففففففففففم

الشر .

Oh my God, You respond to one who

supplicates to You and the Helper of

the one who calls upon you. You

establish the right of the oppressed in

the face of the oppressor. Oh my God,

do not reject our supplication for You

are the Responsive and whoever calls

upon You is not disappointed. Make

for us a light inherited from the Light

of Your name, the Responsive. Thus

we will respond to Your command and

انفففففف املجيفففففف مل دعففففففات إل ت

واملغيففففففث مل نففففففادات تنصفففففففففففف

ال إلف فتاملفظفلفوم مف الفظففففففالفم

ترد لنفففا الفففدعفففاح ففففانففف املجيففف

فم دعففات ال يريفف واجعفففل

لنا نورا مورو ا م نور اسففففففم

مففرتاملففجففيفففففف فففنسففففففففففففف ففهففيفففففف

إنفففففف ونقوم بشفففففففففففف رت وذكرت

209Tirmithi, relating a hadīth of ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with

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undertake Your thanks and

remembrance. Indeed You have power

over all things.

على ال شلتح ادير.


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Al-Wāsi‘[All-Embracing] الواسع

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Indeed Allah is the All-Embracing, the All-Knowing.”210 The All-Embracing is


He is the One regarding Whom not

even a trace of a thought in the

mind can escape.

He is the One Whose wealth

embraces every needy person,

He is the One Whose mercy

embraces everything,

He is the One Whose forgiveness

embraces everything.

So grant us, oh Allah, mercy that

envelopes and pervades us- through

Your liberality and generosity, Oh

Allah.

«ن هللا واس عليمإ»ااهللا اعالى

فالواسفففففف هو اسففففففم م اسففففففماح

هللا الحس

فمو الفففذي ال يع ب عنفففه

ا ر اليواير في الضمائر

وهو الذي وسففف غنان ال

فقي

ووسع رحم ه ال شلتح

ووسففففففففففففعففففف مغررتفففففه افففففل

شلتح

ففففففار انفففففا يفففففا هللا رحمفففففا اعمنففففففا

واشففففففففففففملنففففا بهودت وكرمفففف يففففا

هللا.

The name of Allah, the All-Embracing,

occurs in the noble Quran joined with

Allah’s name, the All-Knowing. Sūrah

Baqarah states: “And to Allah belongs

the east and the west, so wherever you

turn there is the Face of Allah. Indeed

Allah is All-Embracing, All-

واففففد جففففاح اسففففففففففففم هللا الواسفففففففففففف

مقو نففففففا بففففففاسفففففففففففففم هللا العليم في

الفففقفففرآن الففف فففر فففم ففففرففف سفففففففففففففففورة

وهلل املشففففففففففففر واملغرب »البقرة

تولوا فثم وجففففه هللا ان ففففف ينمففففا

وفي السفففففففورة « هللا واسففففففف عليم

210Quran 2:115



186

Knowing.”211 The same Sūrah states:

“And Allah grants His kingdom to

whomsoever He wills. And Allah is

All-Embracing, All Knowing.”212

Sūrah Nisā’a states: “But if they

separate, Allah will provide abundance

for every one of them from His bounty.

And Allah is All-Embracing, All-

Wise.”213

وهللا يؤا مل ففففه م »نرسففففففففففففمففففا

وفي« يشففففففففففففاح وهللا واسفففففففففففف عليم

وان ي رراا يغ »سورة النساح

ال م سففففففففففففع ففففه واففففان هللا هللا ك

«.واسعا ح يما


become absorbed in Allah’s name, the

All-Embracing, must abundantly

remember the Greatest Name. So

however much the traveller remembers

and realises through the witnessing of

Allah, then above that witnessing is

another witnessing and the traveller to

Allah is perpetually remembering Him.

The domain of his witnessing is

expanded so that he reaches no end and

limit in the presence of Allah’s

perfection. As Allah, the Blessed, the

Exalted says: “Indeed We are able to

extend the vastness of space

thereof.”214 He is the One, Glory be to

Him, Who undertakes the expansion of

His believing servant’s heart. As Allah,

the Exalted, says in a hadīth qudsī:

اراد ان إذا والسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ير باسففففففففففم هللا الواسفففففففففف عليه

ان يفففففف ففففففثفففففف مفففففف ذكففففففر االسففففففففففففففففففم

االعظم فممما ذكر السفففففففففففففال

وتحق بمشففففففففففففففاهفففدة هللا فرو

ال مشففاهدة مشففاهدة وال ي اهللا

السففففففففففففففففففالفففففف الففى هللا يففففففذكففر هللا

وتتسففففففففففف دائرة مشفففففففففففاهدته ح

يصفففففففل الى ال نهايا وال سفففففففعا وال

حدود لحضففففففففرة كماهللا هللا وكما

نففففففا إو »الفففففى يفففففقفففففوهللا تفففففبففففففارت وافففففعفففففف

فمو سفففبحانه الذي « ملوسفففعون

يفف ففولففى تففوسففففففففففففففعففففففا اففلفففففف عففبففففففدن

املؤم وكمففا يقوهللا هللا اعففالى في

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“My heavens and My earth cannot

embrace Me but the heart of My

believing servant embraces Me.”215

ما وسفففففففع ت »الحديث القد فففففففلت

ارضلت وال سما ول وسع ت

«.ال عبدي املؤم


noble name is that whosoever is

abundant in its recitation, Allah

enlarges his sustenance, good character

and knowledge and Allah grants him

release and relief by His permission,

Exalted is He.



وسفففففففففففف هللا عليففففه ر اففففه و لقففففه

وعلمفففه و هعفففل هللا لفففه مررجفففا

اعالى. بإذنهوفرجا

Oh my God, You are the All-

Embracing Who astonishes by Your

vastness and Whose Majesty bewilders

every wise and learned one. The

rebellious are inundated with Your

bounties. Existents are encompassed by

Your power and the weak are

encompassed by Your bestowal of

sustenance.

فيففففا ال ت انفففف الواسفففففففففففف الففففذي

ادهشفففففففففففف بوسففففففففففففع العوالم

وحففيفف ل عففظففمفف فففففف اففففففل حفف ففيففم

عففففففالفففم ففففغفففمفففرل الفففعففففففاصفففففففففففففففيفففن

بنعم ووسففففففع املوجودال

بقدرت ووسففففففففففففع الضففففففففففففعراح

بر ا الواصل.

So illuminate my heart with the light of

Your name, the All-Embracing, so as

for me to embrace creation with mercy;

embrace the ignorant with clemency;

and witness that I am truly non-

existent, but a manifestation of the All-

فففففاشففففففففففففر يففففا هللا على ال ت نور

اسفففم الواسففف ف سففف اليالئ

بالرحما واسففففففف الجماهللا بالحلم

واشففففففففمد اأ انا العدم والظاهر

فيم انوارن الواسفففففففففففعا م نور

215Ihyā ulūm ad-dīn [The Revival of the sciences of religion], the

chapter on the wonders of the heart: an explanation of the parable of

the heart with regard to the special sciences.



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Embracing eternal light. So let me

witness the lights of the All-Embracing

in myself and in the horizons. And

enter me into Your protection, oh Most

Generous of those Who show

generosity. The Salutations and Peace

of Allah be upon our Master

Muhammad and upon His Family and

Companions.

القدم فاشففففمدأ انوار الواسفففف

في نرسففففففففففففلت وفي االفففا واد ل ت

فففي حففمففففففات يففففففا اكففرم االكففرمففيففن


م.وعلى آله وصحبه وسل


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Al-Hakīm [The Wise] الحكيم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “And indeed Allah is the Almighty, the All-Wise.”216 The Wise is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.

He, Glory be to Him, is righteous

in His management and immensely

kind and subtle in His decree, all-

Aware of the realities of matters,

All-Knowing of the wisdom of

destiny.

He is the One Who puts things in

their proper places and knows their

special characteristics and benefits.

And all wisdom that is found in

existence is an effect of His

Wisdom.

ان هللا لمو الع و »هللا اعفالى افا

ففففففالح يم هو اسففففففففففففم « الح يم


فمو سففبحانه املحسفف في

تففففففدبففففففيفففففف ن الففففففلفففففف ففففففيفففففف فففففففي

تقفففديرن اليبي بحقفففائ

االمور العليم بح مففففففا

املقدور

وهو الذي يضففف االشفففياح

ففففي مفففواضفففففففففففففففعفففمففففففا و فففعفففلفففم

واصففففففففففففما ومنافعما وال

حف فمففففففا ففي الفوجفود فف فت

.م ا ار ح م ه

Allah’s name of the Wise occurs ten

times in the Noble Quran and we may

mention some of them. Sūrah Baqarah

states: “Indeed You are the Almighty,

the All-Wise.”217 Sūrah Tawbah states:

“…while the Word of Allah that

became the uppermost; and Allah is

واففففففد جففففففاح اسففففففففففففم هللا الح يم

عشففففففففففففر مرال في القران ال ر م

نففففففذكر م هففففففا في سفففففففففففففورة البقرة

ي فو« ان ان الع الح يم»

والمفففا هللا هي »سففففففففففففورة ال وبفففا

ي وف« العليففففففا وهللا ع ح يم

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Almighty, All-Wise.”218 Sūrah Āl

Imrān states: “He it is Who shapes you

in the wombs as He wills. There is no

go but He, the Almighty, All-Wise.”219

And so forth.

هو الففففففذي »سففففففففففففورة آهللا عمران

يصففففففففففففففوركففم فففي االرحففففففام كففيفف

يشففففففففففففففففففاح ال الففففففه اال هففو الففعفف فف

وغي ها.« الح يم

As the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace said: “The

summit of wisdom is the fear of

Allah.”220 The best of those who was

shaped with the phenomenon of

wisdom among people was the

Messenger of Allah as evidenced by

the Word of Allah, Glory be to Him,

the Exalted, in Sūrah Āl Imrān:

“Indeed Allah conferred a great favour

upon the believers when He sent

among them a Messenger from among

themselves, reciting unto them His

Verses, and purifying them, and

instructing them in the Book and the

Wisdom, while before that they had

been in manifest error.”221

وكففففففمففففففا اففففففاهللا عففففففلففففففيففففففه الصففففففففففففففففففالة

رأس الح ما مرافا »والسففالم

تففرففلفف بففمففظففمففر و ففيفف مفف« هللا

الح ما بين الناس هو رسففففففففففوهللا

هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم بدليل

اوله سفففففبحانه واعالى في سفففففورة

لفففقففففففد مففف هللا عفففلفففى »آ عفففمفففران

املؤمنين اذ بعفففث فيهم رسففففففففففففوال

م انرسففففففففففففمم ي لو عليهم آيففاتففه

و ففف كفففيفففهفففم و فففعفففلفففمفففمفففم الففف ففف ففففففاب

والح مففففففا وان اففففففانوا م ابففففففل

«.لر ضالهللا مبين


noble name is that whosoever is

abundant in its recitation, Allah

inspires him with wisdom, shapes the



وأصفففففففففففففب هللا الح مففففففا الممففففففا

218Quran 9:40 219Quran 3:6 220Ibn Lāl from ibn Mas‘ūd, Allah be pleased with him. 221Quran 3:164


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one who recollects this name with the

qualities and manners of the wise and

multiplies divine abundance upon him.

ذاكفففرا هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففم مففف فففرفففلفففقففففففا

همبيدا م دباالح ماح ب ال

يففف ضففففففففففففففففففاعففف عفففلفففيففففففه الفففرفففيففففض

االل ت.

By repeating this name, Allah will

grant you wisdom, eloquence and

subtle knowledge. Wisdom will

overflow his tongue. This grant is for

those who acquired clean hearts, and

got rid of the mischiefs of their souls.

وم أكث ذكرن آتان هللا

الح ما وفصل الي اب

وعلمه داائ العلوم

وترهرل ينابي الح ما على

لسانه . هذا الرضل مل

صر الو هم و لص م

شوائ الشرور نروسمم .


become absorbed in Allah’s name of

the Wise, must be true in his journey to

Allah, the Exalted, since the one who is

true in his journey is the one who

grasps wisdom. As a noble hadīth

states: “Whoever is sincere to Allah for

forty days, the springs of wisdom in his

heart are manifested in his speech.”222

Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted,

honours the truthful traveller to Allah

with understanding of Him- this

understanding is the station of wisdom.

Wisdom is the putting of things in their

proper places. And as a hadīth says:

“The summit of wisdom is the fear of


ير ت بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الح يم عليففه

لى ا ان يصد في سي ن وسلوكه

هللا اعالى الن الصفففاد في سفففي ن

وسففففففففففففففففلففففوكففففففه هففففو الففففففذي يففففلففففقفففف

الففحفف ففمففففففا وكففمففففففا فففي الففحففففففديففففففث

مفففف ا ففففلفففف هلل »الشففففففففففففففففر فففف

ار فففعفففيفففن يفففومففففففا يفففمفففرل يفففنففففففابفففيففف

«الح ما م البه على لسفففففففففانه

وهللا سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى ي رم

عبدن السففال الصففاد بالرمم

عففنففففففه وهففففففذا الففرففمففم هففو مففقففففففام

222Abū Nu‘aym in the al-Hilyah, from Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī, Allah




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Allah.”223 This is the station of our

Master Shaikh, the Honourable

Muhammad al-Hashmi; he used to

always say: “Oh sīdī, let us understand

Allah.” As Allah, the Exalted, says:

“and he to whom Wisdom is granted is

indeed granted abundant good.”224 We

ask Allah that He makes us realized the

reality of wisdom through the station

of understanding Him.

الح مفففا والح مفففا هي وضفففففففففففف

انه املناسفففف وكماالشففففلتح في مك

رأس الح ما »جاح في الحديث

وهفففففذا هو مقفففففام « مرفففففاففففففا هللا

شففففففففففيخ شففففففففففيرنا سففففففففففيدي محمد

الماشفففففففف ت فقد اان يقوهللا دائما

يا سففففففففففففيدي نرمم ع هللا وكما

وم يؤل » جاح في اوله اعالى

«الح مفففا فقفففد اوا ي ا كثي ا

أسفففففففففففففالففه سففففففففففففبحففانففه ان يحققنففا

بحقيقففا الح مففا بمقففام الرمم

ع هللا.

Oh Allah, illuminate my heart with the

lights of Your name, the Wise. Teach

me from the mysteries of the All-

Aware, the All-Knowing so that

wisdom gushes forth from my heart to

my speech. Thus myself will be cured

of the diseases of the self and I will

appear among people with wisdom and

be manifested among them with mercy.


فاشففففففففففففر يا هللا على ال ت انوار

اسففففففففففففمفففف الح يم وعلم ت م

اسففففففففففففففرار الففيففبففيفف الففعففلففيففم حفف فف

ت رهر الح مففففففا م ال ت على

لسفففففففففففففففففاأ ف فففففداوي نرسففففففففففففلت م

املرض النرسففففففففففففففاأ وايمر بين

العبففففاد بففففالح مففففا واتهلى بي هم

بففففالرحمففففا انفففف على اففففل شففففففففففففلتح

ادير.

223Ibn Lāl from ibn Mas‘ūd, Allah be pleased with him. 224Quran 2:269


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Al-Wadūd [The Loving] الودود

Allah, the Exalted, says: “And He is the

Most Forgiving, the Loving”225.

He, Glory be to Him, is loving

towards His Men through knowledge

of Him and towards sinners through

His forgiveness and generosity.

He is the One that if He loves You

cuts you off from other than Him

and removes from your heart all

impressions and effects [by other

than Him].

Oh Allah grant us Your love and the love

of those You love, oh most Generous of

the Generous.

وهففففففو الففففففغففففففرففففففور »اففففففاهللا اففففففعففففففالففففففى

« الودود


املفففف ففففحففففبفففففف الففففى اولففففيففففففائففففففه

بمعرف ففففففه والى املففففففذنبين

بعرون وكرمه

وهففففففو الففففففذي اذا احففففففبففففففف

ا ع ع االغيار وا اهللا

عفففففف اففففففلففففففبفففففف مففففففالحففففففظفففففففا

الرسوم واال ار

اللمم ار انفففففا حبففففف وحففففف م

يحب يا اكرم االكرمين.

Allah’s name, the Loving, occurs twice in

the Quran. In Sūrah Hūd it states: “ And

ask forgiveness of your Lord and turn to

Him in repentance. Indeed my Lord is

Most Merciful, Most Loving.”226 And the

Exalted says in Sūrah Burūj: “ Verily He is

واد ورد اسم هللا الودود مرتين

في القران ال ر م فر سفففففففففففورة

واسفففففففففففففف ففغففرففروا ربفف ففم ففم »هففود

«توبوا اليفففه ان ر رحيم ودود

واولففه اعففالى في سففففففففففففورة ال و

انففففففه هو يبففففففد و عيففففففد وهفو »

225 Quran 85:14 226 Quran 11:90



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the One Who begins and repeats. And

He is the Most Forgiving, the Loving.”227

«.الغرور الودود

The traveler to Allah if he wishes to

extinguish himself in Allah’s name of the

Loving must love and obey Allah and His

Prophet as well as all the Prophets and

Men of Allah. He must prefer his

brothers over himself and extend to

them whatever they desire and that he

be truthful and sincere in his love for all

the servants of Allah. Thus he will

forgive whoever does evil towards him

and extend assistance and goodness to

them. He must bring into effect what

the Beloved, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, said to Imām ‘Alī “Must I

not point out to you the noblest morals

of this world and the next? That you join

with those who cut off from you, that

you give to one takes away from you,

that you forgive one who oppresses

you.” Then the truth will shine the lights

of His name, the Loving, in your heart.

And Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted,

says in Sūrah Burūj: “And He is the Most

Forgiving, the Loving; Owner of the


ير باسففم هللا الودود عليه ان

يففففففكففففففون مففففففحففففففبففففففا ومفففففف ففففففيففففففعففففففا هلل

واالوليفففففاح ول نبيفففففاحولرسففففففففففففولفففففه

جميعا وعليه ان يؤ ر ا وانه

على نرسفففففففففففففه و قففدم لمم اففل مففا

ي فففففدونفففففه وان يكون مرلصفففففففففففففففففا

صففففففففففففففففففاداففففففا في حبففففففه لعبففففففاد هللا

جميعا فيعرو عم اسفففففففاح اليه

لمم و قففدم املسففففففففففففففاعففدة واليي

جففففمففففيففففعففففففا وان يفففف ففففحففففقفففف بففففقففففوهللا


عففففلففففي كففففرم هللا وجففففمففففففه لففففإلمففففففام

أكرمعلى أدل اال »حيث ااهللا

ا ففففففال الففففففدنففففففيففففففا واال ففففففرة؟ ان

تصفففففففففل م ا ع واع م

حفففففففرمففففففف وان افففففففعفففففففرفففففففو عفففففففمففففففف

عندئذ سففف شفففر الح « يلم

على الب انوار اسفففمه الودود

واد ذكر هللا سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى

وهو الغرور »ال و في سففففففورة

الودود ذو العر املجيد فعاهللا

227 Quran 85:13-14


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Throne, the Glorious; the Doer of

whatever He intends.”228 Thus He, Glory

be to Him, is the one Who loves and He

is the Doer of what He wills. He is the

Beloved because the beloved is the doer

of what he wills through his being

beloved. The lover is attentive and

obedient to whatever his beloved wants

from him since the lover firmly fulfills

the necessities of love. So understand

this- may Allah protect you.

فمو سففففففففففففبحانه املح « ملا ير د

وهففففففو فففففففعففففففاهللا ملففففففا يففففففر ففففففد وهففففففو

املحبوب الن املحبوب فعاهللا ملا

ير دن بمحبوبه واملح سففام

نه م ي ملا ير د منه محبوبه

املفففحفففففف الفففودود الفففثففففففابفففففف عفففلفففى

لوا م املحبففففففا فففففففافمم حرظفففففف

هللا.


name is that the one who recites it

becomes beloved by all creation. And

whosoever recites it a thousand times,

Allah will unite a couple with His

permission.


الشفففففففر ان ذاكر هذا االسفففففففم

يصففففففففففففب محبوبفففففا عنفففففد سفففففففففففففففففائر

مفففرة ألففف ومففف افففرأن الفففيفففلففف

بففففففإذنففففففهأل هللا بين ال وجين

اعالى.

So oh Allah, oh Loving, oh Owner of the

Glorious Throne, Oh Originator, oh

Returner, unite our hearts with the love

from You, clothe us with the sweetness

of acceptance, purify us of our sins, an

let us witness the radiant, brilliant,

glistening Beauty so that we become

ecstatic in Your presence, dwelling in

فيفففففا هللا يفففففا ودود يفففففا ذا العر

املجيفففد يفففا مبفففد يفففا معيفففد ال

املودة من في الوبنا والبسففففففففففففنا

حلل القبوهللا ويمرنا م عيوبنا

واشففففففففففففمفففدنفففا الجمفففاهللا السفففففففففففففففاي

والففف فففهففففففاح الفففالمففف حففف ففف نفففهفففيفففم ففففي

جناب ونقيم في رحاب وح

228 Quran 85: 14-16



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Your vastness- so that we prefer none

above You, and You are the Unique, the

Absolutely Eternal. And grant me to

follow the Beloved so that You love us.

Oh Knower of the Unseen. Indeed You

have power over all things. The

Salutations and Peace of Allah be upon

our Master, Muhammad, and upon his

Family and Companions.

ال نؤ ر علي احدا فان الررد

االحفد الصففففففففففففمفد وار انفا اتبفاع

ا بوب ح تحبنا يالحب املح

عفففالم الفففغفففيفففوب انفففففف عفففلفففى اففففففل

شففففففففففففلتح اففففففدير وصففففففففففففلى هللا على

سفففففففففففففففيففففففدنففففففا مفففحفففمففففففد وعفففلفففى الففففففه



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Al-Majīd [The Glorified] املجيد

Allah the Exalted says: “By the

Glorified Quran”.229 The Glorified is


He, the Exalted, is Great, Elevated

in degree and abundant in

goodness.

He is the One Who is unique

through perfect honour and a vast

realm since pre-eternity.

He is the One Who does not cut off

gifts- the Noble, the Munificent,

the Magnanimous, the Pre-

eminent-

Blessed is Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

« والقرآن املجيفد»افاهللا اعفالى

فاملجيد هو اسفففففففففففم م اسفففففففففففماح

.هللا الحس


الففعففظففيففم الففرفففيفف الففقففففففدر

ال ثي االحسان

وهفففففففففففو الفففففففففففذي انفففففففففففرفففففففففففرد

بالشففففففففففففر الكامل واملل

الواس منذ اال هللا

وهفففففففو الفففففففذي ال يفففففففقففففففف ففففففف

الع ففففاح ال ر م السفففففففففففف ي

الجواد املرضاهللا

تبارت هللا رب العاملين.

Allah’s name of the Magnificent


noble Quran and we will mention some

of them. Sūrah Burūj states: “He is the

Forgiving, the Loving; Owner of the

Magnificent Throne.”230 Sūrah Hūd

states: “They said: Do you wonder at

the decree of Allah. The Mercy of

واد جاح ذكر اسفففففففم هللا املجيد

ففففففي عففففففدة مفففففوايففففف ففففففي الفففففقفففففران

ال ر م نففففففذكر م هففففففا في سففففففففففففورة

لففودود وهففو الففغففرففور ا»الفف فف و

وفي سفففففففففورة « ذو العر املجيد

افففففففالفففففففوا »هفففففففود افففففففولفففففففه افففففففعفففففففالفففففففى

229Quran 50:1 230Quran 85:14-15



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Allah and His blessings be upon you,

O the family [of Ibrāhīm; upon whom

be peace.] Surely He is All-

Praiseworthy, the Magnificent.”231

م امر هللا رحمفففففف أاعجبين

هللا وبراففاتففه علي م اهففل الب فف

وغي ها.« انه حميد مهيد


noble name is that whoever recites this

name will be outwardly and inwardly

purified of sins and shortcomings. It is

said that if a leper fasts the three

“white” days232 and recites this noble

name when breaking his fast, Allah

will remove his sickness by His

permission.



تحصفففففففففففففففل لفففه ال مفففارة الظفففاهرة

يففففففففنففففففففا مفففففففف الففففففففعففففففففيففففففففوب والففففففففبففففففففا

صففففففام إذاوالنقائ وايل انه

االبرص ايفففام البيض وارأ هفففذا

االسفففففففم الشفففففففر عند االف ار

بففففففإذنففففففهابرأن هللا م مرضففففففففففففففففففه

اعالى.

Repetition of this name is good for

those in leadership positions by saying

“Allah dhul Arshil Majid, Fa’aalul

lima yurid” [Allah is the owner of the

Magnificent Throne; He does what He

wants], 171 times before sun rise every

day. The repeater will see wonders of

Allah graces to him; his power and

influence will grow wider, and Allah

will give his understanding to make

things good among people.

و صففففففففففففففففففلففففففح ذكففففففرن ملفففففف والن هللا

شففففففففؤون لقه ب ن يقوهللا ) هللا

ذو العر املجيد فعاهللا ملا ير د

( مائا وإحدى سبعين مرة ابل

الشففم ال يوم فإنه يرى م

عجففففائفففف صففففففففففففن هللا لففففه مففففا بففففه

يتسففففففففف نروذن واوى سفففففففففل انه

ه هللا لصففففففففففففففففلففففح الففففعففففبففففففاد و ففففرففففقففففففا

.والبالد

231Sūrah Hūd 11:73 232Translator’s note: This refers to the 13th, 14th and 15th of an

Islamic month.


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Anas bin Mālik relates that he came

with a merchant to the Prophet, peace

be upon him. This merchant told the

Prophet, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, a particular situation he

experienced and that he then

supplicated and was saved by Allah

from his situation. He mentioned that

he took wudū and prayed four rakaat,

lifted his hands to the heavens and

prayed: “Oh Loving, oh Living, Oh

Owner of the Magnificent Throne, Oh

Originator, Oh Returner, Oh Doer of

what He wills- I ask You by the Light

of Your Majestic Countenance that fills

the pillars of the Throne. And I ask

You by Your Power which You

determine Your creation, and by Your

Mercy which encompasses all things.

There is no god but You. Oh Helper,

help me! [thrice]. Then the Prophet,

upon whom be Salutations and Peace,

said to him: “Allah, the Exalted, has

inspired you with His Grand Names-

Names that if you supplicate by them

your supplication will be answered and

if you ask be them you will be given.233

وفي روايففففا ع اأ ب مففففالفففف

رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنه انه جاح ب اجر

الى الن ت عليه الصففالة والسففالم

وان هففففففذا الفف ففففففاجففر ذكففر لففلففنفف ففت

عليه الصففففففففالة والسففففففففالم اصففففففففا

حفففد ففف معفففه وان هفففذا ال فففاجر

هللا مما اان ف نهاندعا بدعاح

فيه فذكر له انه توضففففف وصفففففلى

ركفففعففففففال ورفففف يففففففديففففففه الفففى أر ففف

يا ودود السففففففففففففماح وااهللا يا ودود

يا ذا العر املجيد يا مبد يا

معيد يا فعاهللا ملا ير د اسفففففففففففففال

بنور وجمففف العظيم الفففذي م

اراففففففففان الففففففففعففففففففر واسففففففففففففففففففففالفففففففف

بقففففففدرتفففففف ال ت اففففففدرل هففففففا على

لق وبرحم ال ت وسفففففففففففع

يا مغيث إال أن ال شلتح ال اله

فففقففففففاهللا لففففففه مففرال.اغففثفف ففت ففالث

لقن »عليه الصفففففففالة والسفففففففالم

ت احن الحسفف ال هللا اعالى اسففم

اذا دعي ها اجاب واذا س ل ها

«.اع

233Al-‘Isābah of Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalānī –of what as mentioned to

him of the companionship of Abū Mu’laq al-Ansārī, Allah be

pleased with him. Al-Risālah al-Qushayrīyyah, The Chapter on

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Magnificent must abundantly recite the

Greatest name of Allah. In the same

measure [as he recites it] Allah will

raise this seeker in His Presence. He

will become magnificent in the

kingdoms of the heavens and the earth

and magnificent in the estimation of

the people of Allah. Then the Truth

will reveal Himself to him through His

name of the Glorious so that whoever

sees him will be awe-struck and love

him. The best of those whom have

effected this is the Messenger of Allah.

Whoever sees him intuitively is

awestruck and whosoever associates

with him loves him. This magnificence

is not obtained except through

truthfulness in the journey to Allah. Oh

Allah, let us effect this, oh Lord of the

worlds,


ير باسفففم هللا املجيد عليه ان

ي ث م ذكر اسففم هللا االعظم

وعلى افففففدر مفففففا يرف هللا مقفففففام

هفففذا السفففففففففففففففالففف عنفففدن يصففففففففففففب

مهيفففدا في ملكول السففففففففففففمفففاوال

واالرض مهيففدا عنففد اهففل هللا

في هلى الح عليفففففه بفففففاسففففففففففففمفففففه

املجيد ح انه ال م رآن هابه

واحبففه و ي م تحق بففذلفف

هو رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا فم رآن بديها

هففففابففففه وم ففففال ففففه احبففففه وال

يناهللا هذا املجد اال بالصفففد في

السففففففي والسففففففلوت اللمم حققنا

بذل يا رب العاملين.

Oh my God, You are Glorious in Your

Essence, Attributes and Acts. You

grace with majesty whomsoever You

wish among the people. Every honour

is derived from Your magnificence and

every perfection is a bounty from the

treasures of Your Honour. Let us

witness the light of the Glorious so that

we attain the honour of the servants [of

Allah]. Clothe us with the sweetness of

فيففا ال ت انفف املجيففد في الففذال

والصففففففففففففرفففال واالفعفففاهللا تريض

املجد على م اشاح م الرجاهللا

ال شفففففر مسففففف مد م مهدت

واففففففل كمففففففاهللا مرففففففاض م كنو

ع ت واشففففففففففففمفففففدنفففففا نور املجيفففففد

هللا شففففففففففففففففر الففففعففففبففففيففففففد حفففف فففف نففففنففففففا

والبسففففففففففففنفففا حلفففل املجفففد اليفففالففففد


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never-ending Glory. For You are the

Unique, the One. And thus we will be a

Ka’ba for whoever seeks honour and

the end point of those who wish to

extract the pearl from the oyster. So

that whoever sees us sees the Light of

the Glorious- oh Glorious- indeed You


فففففففانفففففف الررد الواحففففففد فنكون

كعبا مل ي ل الشفففر وغايا

مل يسفف رر الد م الصففد

فم رآنففففففا رأى نور املجيففففففد يففففففا

مهيد ان على ال شلتح ادير.



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Al-Bā’ith [the Raiser] الباعث


Hajj: “and certainly Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves.”234

He, Glory be to Him, is the one

who revives creation on the Day of

Dispersion and resurrects whoever

is in the graves.

He, Glory be to Him, is the one

who instigates you towards sublime

matters, and lifts from your heart

temptations.

He is the One who purifies your

inner self and cleanses your acts of

blemishes.

ن أو »ااهللا اعالى في سفففففورة الح

« هللا يبعث م في القبور


الففففففذي يح ت اليل يوم

النشففففففففففففور و بعففففففث م في

القبور


الذي يبعث على عليال

االمور و رف ع البفففففف

وساوس االمور

وهففففففففو الففففففففذي يصففففففففففففففففففففرفففففففف

اسففففففففففففرارت و نق افعال

ع الدأ .

Allah’s name of the Resurrector, with

the meaning of resurrecting/sending,


We can mention Sūrah Hajj which

states:. “And surely the Hour is

coming, there is no doubt about it; and

certainly Allah will resurrect those who

are in the graves.”235 Sūrah Isrā states:

واففففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا البففففففاعففففففث

بمع البعث في القران ال ر م

عدة مرال نذكر م ها في سففففففورة

وان الساعا اتيا ال ر »الح

فففففيففففهففففففا وان هللا يففففبففففعففففففث مفففف فففففي

وفي سففففففففففففورة االسففففففففففففراح « القبور

234Quran 22:7 235Quran 22:7


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“And in some parts of the nights

perform tahjjud with it as an additional

prayer for you. It may be that your

Lord will raise you to a praised

station.”236 And let us remember the

words of the Beloved, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace: “Oh Allah, save

me from Your punishment the Day you

resurrect or gather Your servants.237

وم اللي ف هجد به نافلا ل »

عسففففففففففففل ان يبعثففف ربففف مقفففامفففا

وغي ها ولن ذكر اوهللا « محمودا


اللمم ا ت عفففذابففف يوم تبعفففث »

«.او تهم عبادت


be cultivated by this noble name, must

make his self and desires follow what

is desired by His Protector from him,

both in word and deed. He must

constantly and continually resurrect his

self to what brings him closer to His

Protector, for the progress of his self in

grades of perfection and that he

becomes of the people of attainment

and nearness. The best reviver whom


has sent was to this nation, the Ummah

Muhammadīyyah, is the Beloved, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, in

order to take this nation from darkness

into light, and then [after him] the

Muhammadan inheritors, who

illumined the paths of the seekers of

Allah. They disseminated to their

hearts and minds knowledge and

اذا اراد ان والسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ي رل هذا االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر

عليففه ان يهعففل نرسففففففففففففففه وهوان

تبعفففا ملفففا ير فففدن موالن منفففه فعال

واوال وعليفففففه ان يكون بفففففاعثفففففا

وابدا الى ما يقر ها نرسففففففه دائما

و ى هذن النر فيم موالن ل

مرات ال ماهللا وتصب م اهل

الوصففففففففففاهللا والقرب و ي باعث

مذن ل ارسله هللا سبحانه واعالى

االمفففففا املحمفففففديفففففا هو الحب فففففف

عليه الصفففالة ليرر هذن االما

مفففف الففففظففففلففففمففففففال الففففى الففففنففففور ففففم

ففلففرففففففاؤن الففوراث املففحففمففففففديففون

الذي ينورون ير السفففففففال ين

الفففففى هللا و فففففبفففففثفففففون ففففففي افففففلفففففو فففففهفففففم

236Quran 17:79 237Muslim, relating a hadīth of Barā’a ibn ‘Āzib



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gnosis so that they flew in their hearts

through the stages of spiritual

development which have no end. So

desire, oh traveller, to be of the people

who travel and thus you will possess

and be blissful in both worlds.

وعففففقففففولففففمففففم الففففعففففلففففم واملففففعففففففار

ففففيففف فففيففف ون بفففقفففلفففو فففهفففم ملفففراتفففففف

الففوفف ففي اذ لفف فف لففلففوفف ففي انففتففهففففففاح

ففففففاحرص يفففففا سفففففففففففففففففالففففف على ان

ون م اهففل سففففففففففففلكوا فملكوا تك

فسففففففففففففعففففففدوا في الففففففدار اللمم

اجعلنا م هم يا رب العاملين.


noble name is that whoever reads it

100 times at night, Allah will illumine

his heart and grant him knowledge and

wisdom, with His, the Exalted’s,

permission.


الشر انه م ارأ هذا االسم

مفففففائفففففا مرة عنفففففد النوم نور هللا

البففففففه ور اففففففه العلم والح مففففففا


This name should be recited by way of

soliloquy, heart to heart, by saying “Ya

Allah, Ya Ba’ith” [Oh, Allah, Oh, the

Raiser], 100 times, with hand on his

heart. Allah will fill his heart with the

light of His knowledge, and will

overflow confidence on his soul.

ب ر املنففففففاجففففففاة بفففففف ن و قرأن

هللا يفففا بفففاعفففث( مفففائفففا )يفففايقوهللا

مرة واضففففففففعا يدن على صففففففففدرن

يم هللا بنور املعرفففففففا البففففففه

.نرسهيض اليقين و غمر بر

Oh my God, You are the Sender of

sustenance out of the unseen-ness of

Your Knowledge, the Sender of

Messengers entirely out of Your

generosity. Oh Allah, make my tongue

speak with spiritual secrets and my

heart observant of the eternal realities.

Thus whoever sees me and hears my

speech will be raised from the grave of

ل ر ا انففف البفففاعفففث إل تفيفففا

مفف غففيفففففف عففلففمفففففف الففبففففففاعفففففففث

للرسففففففل بمحض كرم فاجعل

ربا سفففففففففففرا لسفففففففففففاأ نايقا يا هللا

الفففففروحففففففانفففففيففففففا وافففففلففففف فففففت مففففف فففففبفففففعفففففففا

للحقففففائ اال ليففففا فم واجنهت

وسفففففففففففففمف كفالمف بفعففففففث مف اف ف


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his form and forgo the requirement of

his frame and form. Indeed You have


جسففففففففمه و ل مق ففففففففل هيكله

على افففل شففففففففففففلتح إنففف ورسففففففففففففمفففه

ادير.



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Ash-Shahīd [The Witness] الشهيد

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Say: What

thing is the most great in witness. Say:

Allah is witness between me and

you.”238 The Witness is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.

He is the One from Whom nothing

can be absent and not an atom’s

weight escapes Him in the earth and

in the heavens.

He is the Present, Glory be to Him,

Witnessed by the souls, the

Manifest, the Known through

Victory. He is not in need of

companion. He is independent with

His love of a participant.

He is the One Who witnesses His

creation and rules between them

with His justice and generosity.

Blessed be Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

اففل اي شففففففففففففلتح اك »اففاهللا اعففالى

شففففففففففففمفففادة افففل هللا شففففففففففففميفففد بي ت

الشففففففففففففميد هون اسففففففففففففم «وب ن م

م اسماح هللا الحس ت

وهو الففذي ال يغيفف عنففه

شففففففففففففلففففتح وال يففففعفففف ب عففففنففففففه

مثقفففاهللا ذرة في االرض وال

في السماح

هو الحاضففففففففففففر سففففففففففففبحانه

لففففففففففف رواحاملشفففففففففففففففففففففففمفففففففففففود

الففففففففففظففففففففففاهففففففففففر املففففففففففعففففففففففرو

بالر اح ال تح ا به الى

و سففففففففففففف غ ت بودن ان

ع الجل

وهو الفففففذي يشففففففففففففمفففففد على

ففففلففففقففففففه و ففففحفففف ففففم بففففيفففف ففففهفففم

بعدله وكرمه


The name of Allah, the Witness, occurs

19 times in the Quran. We can mention

واد ورد اسفففففففففم هللا الشفففففففففميد في

238 Quran 6:19


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among them His, the Exalted, saying in

Sūrah al-Nisā’a: “Indeed Allah is Witness

to all things.”239 Sūrah Āl Imrān states:

“Why do you reject the signs of Allah

while Allah is Witness to what you

do.”240 Further, Sūrah Yūsuf says: “So

sufficient is Allah as a Witness between

us and you that we indeed knew nothing

of your worship of us.”241 And so forth.

القرآن ال ر م اسففف عشفففرة مرة


ان هللا اففان على اففل »النسففففففففففففففاح

وفي سفففففففففورة آهللا « شفففففففففلتح شفففففففففميدا

هللا بففييففاللم ت ررون »عمران

«وهللا شففففففففففففميفففد على مفففا اعملون

وايضففففففففففففففا جففاح في سففففففففففففورة يوأ

ا ف ر هللا شففففففففففميد»اوله اعالى

نففففففا وبفففف ففففنفففف ففففم ان كففففنففففففا عفففف بففففيففففنفففف

وغي ها.« عبادت م لغافلين


is that whoever takes it upon himself to

recite it, will be given the fruit of

constant awareness of Allah in seclusion

and in public. His self will be inclined to

solitariness and seclusion and he will

reach possession of a state of truth with

Allah.



ا مرل لفففففه املراابفففففا في لواتفففففه

وجلواته واصبح نرسه تميل

الى الوحدة والع لا واصففففففب ذو

حاهللا صاداا م هللا.

One of the characteristics of this name is

that if someone was subject to a false

accusation, from which he wants to

escape, he can repeat this name by way

of soliloquy, or inner speech, by saying

وم صائ هذا االسم

الشر أيضا أن م وا في

تهما بايلا وأراد اليالص

م ها وذكر االسم ب ر

املناجاة ب ن يقوهللا ) يا هللا يا

239 Quran 4:33 240 Quran 3:98 241 Quran 10:29



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“Ya Allahu Ya Shaheed” [Oh Allah, Oh

Witness!] 319 times in the mid of the

night. Allah will save him and protect

him from the harm of that accusation.

شميد ( ال م ا واسعا عشر

مرة في جو الليل نهان هللا

وواان شر ما اتهم به .


absorbed in Allah’s name of the Witness

must be absorbed in the Lord, the

Witness. And this is the most beautiful

of meetings- that Allah, the Truth, his

Lord, witnesses him with an attentive

heart and that the servant witnesses his

Lord with a heart present with Allah. So

extinguish, oh traveler, that which is

other than Allah from your heart, and

witness the One, the Straightener, in

your movements and stillness. Then the

Truth will illuminate your heart with the

lights of this noble name.


ير باسفففففففففم هللا الشفففففففففميد عليه

ان ير بففالرب الشففففففففففففميففد وهففذا

ال قففابففل ان يشففففففففففففمففد أجمففلهو

الح ربففه بقلفف حففاضففففففففففففر معففه

وان يشففففففففففففمففففد العبففففد ربففففه بقلفففف

يا سففففال ف هللا حاضففففر م هللا

االغففيففففففار عفف اففلففبفففففف واشففففففففففففففمففففففد

الواحففففففد الففففففديففففففان في حراففففففاتفففففف

وسففففففففففف نات عندئذ سففففففففففف شفففففففففففر

لففبفففففف انففوار هففففففذا الففحفف عففلففى افف

االسم الشر .

Oh my God, You are the Adorner of the

deeds of Your servants, the manifest,

the Present, the Seer of all existence

with the eye of love. So let us witness oh

Allah, the mystery of the Witness in

every movement and let us be witnesses

of Your illuminations at every moment.

And establish us upon the station of the

strivers in the Way of Allah [mujahidin]

ىانفففففف امل همففففففل عل إل تفيففففففا

عفففففففمفففففففاهللا الفففففففعفففففففبفففففففاد الفففففففظفففففففاهفففففففر أ

الحاضففففففففففر الناير للوجود بعين

الوداد فاشففففففففففففمدنا يا هللا سففففففففففففر

الشففففففففففففففففمففففيففففففد فففففي اففففففل الففففحففففراففففففال

في نوارتواجعلنففففففا شفففففففففففففمففففففداح

مقام وأامناسفففففففففففائر اللحظال

املجفففففاهفففففدي ح أشففففففففففففمفففففد على


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so that we witness ourselves with

shortcomings at every time. And bestow

upon us, oh Allah, martyrdom in striving

against desires and the lower self- for

this is the greater striving [jihad]. And

kill ourselves with the sword of love so

that we are contended with the One

Who decrees. Indeed You have power

over all things.

بال قصففففي في ال حين أنرسففففنا

وامنحنففففففا يففففففا هللا الشففففففففففففمففففففادة في

وى والنر فمذا هو سفففبيل الم

اأنرسففففففففففففنالجماد االك واا ل

بسففففففففففففي املحبففففففا ح نرضففففففففففففل

شففففففففففففلتحعلى افففففل إنففففف بفففففاملقفففففدر

ادير.



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Al-Haqq [The Truth] الحق

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Then Exalted above all be Allah, the True King.”242 The Truth is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.

He, Glory be to Him, ensures the

truth through His Words and

He is the One Who supports His

beloved ones.

He is the Disposer and Doer of

what He wills.

His existence is recognized from

preeternity to posteternity.

He is the Necessarily Existent by

His Essence. There is no existent

in truth except Allah, and there is

no existence except by Him, Glory

be to Him.

ف عفففففالى هللا امللففففف »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

فففففففالح هو اسففففففففففففم م « الح



يح الح بكلماته

وهو الذي يؤ د احبابه

املدبر الرعاهللا ملا يشاح

املفففففف ففففففحففففففقفففففف وجففففففودن ا ال

وابدا

واجفففففف الوجود بففففففذاتففففففه

وال موجود بح اال هللا

وال وجود اال به سففففبحانه

واعالى.

Allah’s name of the Truth – an attribute

of Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted-

is mentioned ten times in the noble

Quran. We may mention here Sūrah al-

An‘ām which states: “Then they are

returned to Allah, their True Protector.

واد جاح ذكر اسففففففففففففم هللا الح

صففرا هلل سففبحانه واعالى عشففر

مرال في القران ال ر م نففففففذكر

ا م ردو »م ها في سفففففففورة االأعام

242Quran 20:114


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Surely for Him is the judgment and He is

the swiftest in taking account.”243 Sūrah

Hajj states: “That is because Allah-He is

the Truth, and what they invoke besides

Him, it is false. And indeed Allah, He is

the Exalted, the Great.”244

الفففى هللا مفففوالهفففم الفففحففف اال لففففففه

«الح م وهو اسففففرع الحاسففففبين

ذل بان هللا »وفي سففففورة الح

هو الح وان مففففففا يففففففدعون م

دونففففه هو البففففايففففل وان هللا هو

وغي ها.« العلي ال بي

Ahmad bin Hadrawīh says: “Hearts are

containers. If they are filled by truth, an

increase in the lights they contain are

manifested upon the limbs. If they are

filled by falsehood, an increase in the

darkness they contain are manifested

upon the limbs.”

وكما ااهللا احمد ب ضففففففففرو ه

ام ل م القلوب اوعيا فاذا

الح ايمرل ادة انوارها على

الفففففففجفففففففوارح واذا امففففففف ففففففف ل مففففففف

البفففففايفففففل ايمرل فففففادة يلمتهفففففا

على الجوارح.

Dhun al-Misrī says: “Every pretender is

veiled by his pretence from witnessing

the truth. This is because the truth is a

witness for the people of truth and

because Allah is the truth and speaks the

truth.”

وكما ااهللا ذو النون املصري ال

مففففففدع مففف فففجفففوب بففففففدعفففوان عففف

شففففمود الح الن الح شففففاهد

الح والن هللا هو الح هففففل

واوله الح .


absorbed in Allah’s name of the Truth,

must always turn his heart and limbs

towards Allah so that he does not see nor

witness anything except Allah. He must

know that his existence is by Allah, not


ير باسففففففففففم هللا الح عليه ان

يففففكففففون دائففففم الفففف ففففوجففففففه بففففقففففلففففبففففففه

وجوارحففففففه الى هللا ح ال يرى

هللا و علم انه ان وال يشمد اال

243Quran 6:62 244Quran 22:62



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by himself. He must become fully

annihilated in the Presence of Truth so

that he is conveyed from the stage of

annihilation to the stage of continuation

[baqā] by the Essence of the Truth,

Glory be to Him, the Exalted. And this is

the highest stage in the journey to Allah,

the Exalted.

اففان موجودا فمو موجود بففاهلل

ال بذال نرسففه وعليه ان ير

فناح اامال بحضفففففففففففرة الح ح

ين قففففففل م مرتبففففففا الرنففففففاح الى

مرتبففففففا البقففففففاح البقففففففاح بففففففذال

الح سبحانه واعالى وهي اعلى

مرتبا في السففففففففففي والسففففففففففلوت الى

هللا اعالى.

Among the special qualities and

mysteries of this noble name is that

whoever makes it binding upon himself

to read: “There is no god but God, the

manifest Truth” a hundred times every

day will be freed from his neediness, will

obtain ease in his affairs and his morals

and nature will be beautified, with the

permission of Allah, the Exalted. As

‘Abdullāh ibn al-Jalā’I says: “Whoever

pauses in his ambition on that which is

other than the Truth, the Truth passes

over him since He is more honoured than

one who is contended to have a partner

with Him.”

ومفففففف ففففففواص واسففففففففففففففففففرار هففففففذا

االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر انه م ال م

اال هللا امللفففففف إلففففففهعلى ذكر ال

الح املبين في اففففففل يوم مففففففائففففففا

مرة اسففففف غ م فقرن وحصفففففل

لففففففه ت سففففففففففففي امورن وحسففففففففففففنفففففف

اعفففالى بفففإذنفففها الافففه ويبفففاعفففه

وكمفففا افففاهللا عبفففد هللا ب الجالح

مفف وافف ففهففمفف ففففففه عففلففى شففففففففففففلففتح

نففففهسففففففففففففوى الح فففففاتففففه الح

اع م ان يرضل معه شر .

Whoever mentions this name, Allah will

hold him on the way of truth, and keep

him away from falsehood. Once the soul

deviates, the truth become too heavy to

accept,

وم أكث م ذكرن أاامه هللا

على الح وباعد ب نه وبين

النر إذا البايل ن

انحرف قل عليها الح


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واتباعه وياب لما الشي ان

وأتباعه.

So oh my Protector, You are the Truth,

everything besides You is false and Your

speech is the truth. You have been

manifested through truth in existents and

thus the people of faith know You

through that and have fled falsehood,

which is like a mirage. So illuminate, oh

Allah, our hearts with the light of the

Truth so that we witness the Truth

through the Truth and are not blinded by

the phenomena of creation. And make

our essence be mad in love with the

Truth and our tongues mention You, oh

Lord of the Worlds. Indeed You have

power over all things. The Salutations

and Peace of Allah be upon our Master

Muhammad and upon his family and his

Companions.

فيا موالي ان الح وال شفلتح

سوات بايل واول الح واد

تففففهففففلففففيفففففف بففففففالففففحفففف فففففي االاففففوان

فعرففف هففا اهففل االيمففان وفروا

م البفففففايفففففل وهو افففففالسففففففففففففراب

فاشففففففففففففر يا هللا على الوبنا نور

الح ح أشففففففففمد الح بالح

وال أففففغففففوفففف بففففمففففظففففففاهففففر الففففيففففلفففف

واجعففففل ذاتنففففا هففففائمففففا في الح

والسفففففففففففففنتنففففففا ذاكرة لفففففف يففففففا رب

املين انفففففف على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح العفففففف

ادير وصففففففففففففلى هللا على سففففففففففففيدنا

مففحففمففففففد وعففلففى آلففففففه وصففففففففففففففحففبفففففففه

وسلم.



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Al-Wakīl [The Trustee] الوكيل

Allah the Exalted says: “and they said ‘Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs’.”245

He, Glory be to Him, is the One to

whom affairs are entrusted,

He is the Sufficient for one who puts

trust in Him,

He is the One Who undertakes the

affairs of His servants.

He is the One Who when one

depends on Him, He makes them

independent of all except Him.

He is the One Who undertakes,

through His goodness, the affairs of

His servants.

He is the Helper of creation-

So whoever truly trusts in Him, Allah

will undertake and suffice for all his

affairs.

واالوا حسففففففففففففبنا هللا »ااهللا اعالى

« وأعم الوكيل


املوال اليه االمور

الكافي مل توال عليه

العباد ب مور القائم

وهو الففذي م اسفففففففففففف غ

به اغنان عما سوان

بففففإحسففففففففففففففففانفففففهوهو امل ولي

امور عبادن

ال ريل باليل

فم توافففل على هللا ح توالفففه

ال امورن توالن هللا وكران

As Dhun Nūn Misrī says: “The sign of

trust is the cutting off of expectation.”

And as Mansūr bin Ammār says: “The

وكما ااهللا ذو النون املصري

عالما ال وال انق اع

امل ام وكما ااهللا منصور ب

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hearts of the ascetics are receptacles of

trust [in Allah]. And Ma‘rūf Karkhī says:

“Trust in Allah so that He becomes your

Teacher and Companion and the refuge

of your complaint. Thus people will not

benefit or harm you.”

عمار الوب ال اهدي اوعيا

ال وال. واد ااهللا معرو

ال رخي توال على هللا ح

مؤأس يكون هو معلم و

وموض ش رات فان الناس ال

ينرعون وال يضرون .

Allah’s name of the Disposer of all

affairs/Trustee occurs in a number of

places in the Quran. We may mention

among them Sūrah Al-An‘ām which

states: “Such is Allah, your Lord! There

is no god but He, the Creator of all

things. So worship Him and He is the

Disposer of Affairs.”246 Sūrah Zumar

states: “Allah is the Creator of all things

and He is the Trustee over all things.”247

Sūrah al-Nisā’a states: “And Allah is

Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.”248

And so forth.

واد ورد اسففففم هللا الوكيل عدة

مرال في القرآن ال ر م نففففففذكر

ذل م »م هفففا في سففففففففففففورة االأعفففام

هللا رب م ال الفففففه اال هو فففففال

ال شفلتح فاعبدون وهو على ال

وفي سفففففففورة ال مر « شفففففففلتح وكيل

هللا ال ال شففففففففففففلتح وهو على »

وفي سففففففففففففورة « افففل شففففففففففففلتح وكيفففل

«وكر بفففففاهلل وكيال»النسفففففففففففففففففاح

وغي ها.

The best of those who have realized the

reality of trust in Allah, the Trustee, is

the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon

him. A hadīth related by Bukhari states:

“You are My Slave and My Messenger. I

name you as the one who has trust [in

Me] [al-Mutawakkal].249

و ففففيفففف مفففف تففففحففففقفففف بففففحففففقففففيففففقفففففففا

الفف ففواففففففل عففلففى هللا الففوكففيففففففل هففو

رسفففففففففففففوهللا هللا صفففففففففففففلى هللا عليففففففه

وسففففففففففففلم فقفففد جفففاح في الحفففديفففث

انففففففف »الفففففففذي روان الفففففففبفففففففرفففففففاري

عففبففففففدي ورسففففففففففففففولففي سففففففففففففففمففيفف فففففف

246Quran 6:102 247Quran 39:62 248Quran 4:81 249Al-Bukhari, narrating a hadīth of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘Ās,

Allah be pleased with both of them.



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«.امل وال


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Trustee,

must entrust all his affairs to His

Protector and must truly trust in Allah.

He must submit all his affairs to Allah

since all success and goodness is in

submission. And you mustrelinquish, oh

traveller, your strength and power and

rely on the strength and power of Allah.

“Oh Allah, we have relinquished the

illusions of our strength and submitted to

Your strength and power; so, enrich us

with Your management of our affairs,

rather than ours, and enrich us with Your

choice over ours. Oh, traveller to Allah,

you must realise the words of the

Beloved, upon whom be Salutations and

Peace: “If you put trust in Allah as He

should be trusted He will provide for you

like He provides for the birds. They leave

in the morning hungry and return

satiated.”250 Then the Truth will

illuminate Your heart abundance from

the lights of this noble name.


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الوكيففل عليفففه

ان يروض اففففل امورن الى موالن

وان ي وال على هللا ح تواله

وان يسلم ال امورن الى هللا الن

الففففففيففففففيفففففف والفففففف ففففففوفففففففيفففففف اففففففلففففففه فففففففي

ل االتسفففففففليم وان ت أ يا سففففففف

م حول واوت الى حوهللا هللا

الففلففمففم انففففففا تفف فف أنففففففا مفف »واففوتففففففه

نففا واوتنففا الى حولفف اوهففام حول

ب ففففففدبي ت ع ففففففف غننففففففاوا فففففف

تفففففففدبفففففففيففففففف نفففففففا وبفففففففا ففففففف فففففففيفففففففارت عففففففف

وان ت حق يا سففال « ا يارنا

بقوهللا الحب ففففف عليفففففه الصففففففففففففالة

ولو ان م ت والون »والسفففففففففففففالم

عففلففى هللا حفف تففواففلففففففه لففر افف ففم

كما ير ال ي اغدو ماصففففففا

عندئذ سففف شفففر « وتروح ب انا

الح على البفففففف فيضففففففففففففففففففا م

لشر .انوار هذا االسم ا


is that whosoever abundantly recites it,

Allah suffices him, enriches him, and



250 Ahmad, Tirmithi, ibn Mājah and Hākim relating ‘Umar bin al-

Khattāb, Allah be pleased with him.


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sustains him in ways he cannot reckon.

And Allah is the help and Supporter of

the one who recites this name.

كران هللا واغنان ور اه هللا م

حيفففففث ال يحتسففففففففففففففففف وافففففان هللا

عونا ومعينا لذاكر هذا االسم.

Oh my God, You are the Disposer of all

affairs and all our acts are to You

entrusted. Raise us to Your Presence our

needs and make them acceptable with

You. Let us witness, oh Allah, the Light

of Your name, the Disposer of all affairs,

and cultivate us with the lights of this

noble name. And bestow upon us the

weapon of victory. You are the Strong,

the Glorious. You are Sufficient for us,

what an excellent Trustee, excellent

Protector, excellent helper! Indeed You


انفففففف الففوكففيففففففل واففففففل إلفف ففتفففيففففففا

اعمففففالنففففا اليفففف مواولففففا رفعنففففا

الى جنفففابففف حفففاجفففاتنفففا ففففاجعلمفففا

عندت مقبولا فاشففففففمدنا يا هللا

نور اسففففففففففففمففففف الوكيفففففل و لقنفففففا

هذا االسففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففر ب نوار

وامنحنا سففففففففففففالح النصففففففففففففر فان

القوي الجليفففل فحسففففففففففففبنفففا انففف

وأعم الوكيفففل أعم املولى وأعم

على اففففل شففففففففففففلتح إنفففف النصففففففففففففي

.ادير



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Al-Qawī [The Strong] القوي

Allah, the Exalted, says in Sūrah Hūd:

“Indeed your Lord- He is the Strong, the Mighty.”251


the Owner of complete Power-

Power such that every power is

proved contemptible before His

Presence. And every great one is

made tiny when compared to His

greatness.

He is the One Who has perfect Power

and Greatness and

He is the One to whose Essence,

Attributes and Acts weakness is not

attached.

ن إ»اففاهللا اعففالى في سففففففففففففورة هود

« رب هو القوي الع

بحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى فمو سفففففففففففف

صفففففففففففففاحفف القففدرة ال ففامففا

ال ت ت صففففففففففففففففاغر افففففل اوة

امام حضفففففرته و ضفففففاحهللا

اففففففل عففففظففففيففففم عففففنففففففد ذكففففر

عظم ه

وهفففففففو الفففففففذي لفففففففه كفففففففمفففففففاهللا

القدرة والعظما

وهفففففو الففففففذي ال يفففففلفففففحفففففقفففففففه

ضفففففففففففففع في ذاتففففففه وال في

صراته وال في افعاله.

The name of Allah, the Strong, occurs

nine times in the noble Quran. Allah, the

Exalted, states in Sūrah Shūrā: “Allah is

Most Kind to His servants. He grants

provisions to whom He wills. And he is

the Strong, the Mighty.”252 In Sūrah

Anfāl, He, the Exalted, states: “Indeed

Allah is Strong, severe in

واد جاح ذكر اسفففففففففم هللا القوي

اسفففففففففففف مرال في القرآن ال ر م

فر سورة الشورى اوله اعالى

هللا ل ي بعبففففففادن ير م »

وفي« يشففففففففففاح وهو القوي الع

ن ا»سففففففففففورة االنراهللا اوله اعالى

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punishment.”253 Sūrah Ghāfir states: “So

Allah seized them. Indeed He is All-

Strong, Severe in punishment.”254

وفي« العقاب هللا اوي شففففففففففففديد

هللا انه ف ذهمسففففففففففففورة غافر

«.اوي شديد العقاب


cultivated by Allah’s name of the Strong

must continuously and perpetually

remember that he is a weak servant who

has no strength or power and that it is his

Protector Who is the Strong and Mighty-

One Who if He wills anything does it.

And you, oh traveller, must cut off your

hopes and wishes regarding that which is

other than Allah, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted- for He is the One Who is hoped

for in truth. And the Strong One is Allah,

and the Sustainer is Allah so request, oh

traveller, your Protector to aid you

through His Strength and to advance you

through His favour and generosity. And,

oh traveller, you must travel upon the

hand of a coach who has inherited the

Prophetic legacy, one who has been

given permission by Allah and His

Messenger to show you and bring you

closer to Your Protector, the Strong, and

to let you progress through the grades of

perfection. As ‘Abdus Salām al-Mashīsh

said: “Remember, without proper means,

no objective could be attained.” Then

know, oh traveller, that your Shaikh is

لفففف الى هللا اذا اراد ان والسففففففففففففففففا

ي رل باسففففففففففففم هللا القوي عليه

ان ي ففذكر دائمففا وابففدا انففه عبففد

ضعي ال حوهللا وال اوة له وان

موالن هو القوي الع الففففففذي

اذا ما اراد شففففففففففف ا فعل وعلي

يفففففا سفففففففففففففففففالففففف ان تق رجفففففاؤت

وامففففلفففففف عففففمفففف سففففففففففففففففوى الففففحفففف

سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى فمو املففف موهللا

بح فففففففالقوي هو هللا والرا

هو هللا فففايلفف يففا سففففففففففففففالفف م

مففففففففوالت ان يففففففففمففففففففدت بففففففففقففففففففوتففففففففه

و فففففدت م فضففففففففففففلفففففه وكرمفففففه

وعلي يا سال ان اسل على

م مففففف ذون يفففففد مر محمفففففدي

هللا ورسففففففففففففولفففه ليفففدلففف و قربففف

م موالت القوي و رايفففففف في

مرات ال ماهللا وكما ااهللا عبد

اذ لوال »السففففففففففففالم ب مشفففففففففففف ش

الواسفففففففففففف فففففا لفففففذهففففف كمفففففا ايفففففل

سففففال ان فاعلم يا « املوسففففو

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your means to Allah and His Messenger.

Thus make their pleasure and closeness

to them your provision. For good- all

good- is through closeness to them.

شففففففففير هو واسفففففففف الى هللا

فاجعل ادت رضفففاهم ورسفففوله

والقرب م هم فففاليي اففل اليي

بالقرب م هم.


name is that if an oppressed person

recites it a thousand times with the aim

to make the oppressor perish then he will

achieve that and Allah will protect his

affair.


الشفففففففففففر انه اذا ذكرن مظلوم

بقصد اهالت الظالم ال مرة

اال اان له ذل وكر هللا امرن.

This name is good for those who feel

weakness in their bodies, or less

enthusiastic for prayers, or fear

defaulting on their duties. Whoever

recite it 100 times after Fajr prayer every

day will attain his wishes in this world

and in the Hereafter by the will of Allah.

و صلح ذكرن مل اعو ان ضع

في جسدن أو ف ور في عبادته

أو تقصي في عمله وم

عد صالة الصب واي عليه ب

ال يوم مائا مرة بلغ بمش ا

هللا ما ي منان في دنيان وأ ران .

Oh my God, You have manifested the

meanings of power in the phenomena of

existents, and have shown it to all

existence. You are the Strong, the

Manifestly Powerful. So remove from

our vision, of Allah, the veil of

forgetfulness so that we witness the light

of the Strong helping the servants and

letting them reach the Intended. And let

us witness, oh Allah, the reality of

weakness in ourselves as present until we

attain, through you, strength and

فيفففففا ال ت ايمرل معفففففاأ القوة

في مظفففاهر الكفففائنفففال وابر تهففففا

في سففففففففففففففففففائر املوجودال وانفففففف

الففففففففقففففففففوي الففففففففقففففففففادر الففففففففظففففففففاهففففففففر

فاكشففففففففففف يا هللا ع بصفففففففففففائرنا

حجاب الغرلا ح أشففففففففمد نور

القوي يمفففد العبفففاد و وصففففففففففففلمم

الففى املففراد واشففففففففففففففمففففففدنففففففا يففففففا هللا

حقيقفا الضففففففففففففع في انرسففففففففففففنففا

مففوجففودا حفف فف نففنففففففاهللا بفففففف اففوة


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solicitude. Indeed You have power over

all things.

نفففففف على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح وعنففففففايففففففا ا

ادير.



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Al-Matīn [The Mighty] املتين

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Verily Allah is

the All-Provider, Owner of Might, Most

Powerful.”255 The Powerful is one of the


He is the One Whose power reaches

the furthest extremity and He is

capable of everything in this world

and in the heavens.

He is the One Who influence all

things and nothing influence Him,


ان هللا هو الر ا »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

فففففففاملف فيفن هفو « ذو الفقفوة املف فيفن


لففففذي بلغفففف اففففدرتففففه هو ا

اا ل الغايال ال يعج ن

شففففففففففففلفففتح ففففي االرض وال ففففي

السماح

وهو الففففففذي يؤ ر في اففففففل

شلتح وال يؤ ر عليه شلتح


The name, the Mighty occurs once in the

Quran, Sūrah Dhāriyāt states: “Verily

Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of

Might, Most Strong.”256

واففد ورد ذكر اسففففففففففففم هللا امل ين

مرة واحدة في القرآن ال ر م في

ان هللا هو »سففففففففففففورة الففففذار ففففال

«.الر ا ذو القوة امل ين


absorbed in Allah’s name of the Mighty

must ensure that the connection


ير باسففففففففففم هللا امل ين عليه ان

تكون صل ه ب نه وبين ربه صلا

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between him and his Lord is a very

strong one in that the light of the Truth

and His existence must not be absent

from the heart of the traveler. Through

this connection and strength he will

obtain perfect absorption and will

progress in this absorption from

absorption in acts to absorption in

attributes and from there in absorption

into the Essence. The Truth will then be

witnessed in every breath of his and

from there he will be conveyed to the

state of continuance, unseen with Allah,

always in secret (sirr). But he will

interact with creation outwardly

although the truth will be in his heart,

mind and secret self (sirr). Oh Allah, I ask

You for perfect absorption in You – that

state in which the Companions of the

Messenger of Allah were in, the people

of capability and strength, since they

were on the path of Allah and upon the

love of Allah and His noble Messenger.

مفف فف ففنففففففا بففحففيففففففث ال يففغففيفففففف نففور

الفففففففحففففففف ووجفففففففودن عففففففف افففففففلففففففف

السففال و هذن الصففلا وامل انا

يحصل الرناح الكامل و و ى في

با فعاهللاهذا الرناح م الرناح

الى الرناح بالصرال وم م الى

لففففففذال فيكون الح الرنففففففاح بففففففا

مشفففففففففففففففمفففودن ففففي اففففففل نفففرففف مففف

انراسه وم م ين قل الى مقام

البقففففففاح غيبففففففا بففففففاهلل دائمففففففا في

السففففففففففففففر ولفف فف يففعففففففامففففففل الففيففلفف

بففففالظففففاهر ول الح في البفففففه

وعقلفففففه وروحفففففه وسففففففففففففرن اللمم

اسففففففففففففففالففف فنفففاح افففامال بففف وكمفففا

اانوا عليه اصفففحاب رسفففوهللا هللا

اهففففففل اففوة ومفف ففففففانففففففا النففهففم عففلففى

هللا ورسففففففففوله ير هللا ومحبا

ال ر م.

One of the qualities of this name is that

whoever recites it together with the

سففففففففففففم أن وم واص هفففففذا اال

ذكرن م اسففففففففففففمفففه القوي يورث



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Strong name will inherit truthful

confidence in Allah.

اليقين الصاد .

Oh Allah, You are the Mighty, the

Helper. You help existence through

power and fortify Your beloved ones in

Your fortress. Grant us, oh Allah,

strength in our bodies so that through

that we can patiently persevere in

obedience. And grant strength to our

hearts so that by it we can be of the Ahl

Sunnah wal Jamā’ah. And grant us, oh

Allah, help from Your unseen Power by

which we can rout the lower self, the

devil, the rejecters of faith and the

people of disobedience. Indeed You


فيفففا هللا انففف امل ين املعين تمفففد

بالقوة وتهعل احباب الوجود

في حصففففففن الحصففففففين واع نا

يا هللا م انا في اجسفففامنا نصففف

هففا على ال ففاعففا وامنحنففا اوة

في الوبنا نكون ها على السفففففففففففنا

والجامعا واع نا يا هللا مددا

مفففف غففففيفففففف اففففففدرتفففففف نففففهفففف م بففففففه

النر والشففففففففففففي ففففففان وال رففففففار

واهففل العصففففففففففففيففان انفف على اففل

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Walī [The Sponsor] الولي

Allah the Exalted says: “Allah IS the Sponsor, and it is He Who raises the dead”257

He, Glory be to Him, is the Helper of

those who obey Him. He bridles the

enemies of the religion and helps His

believing wards.


the One Who takes care of His

distinguished servants through His

favour. And whoever He takes as a

ward, He guards him with His

solicitude, protects him through His

watchfulness and distinguishes him

through His grace.

Oh Allah, make us of the people of Your

protecting wardship and Your elect, oh

Most Generous of those who are

generous.

فاهلل هو الولي وهو »ااهللا اعالى

« يح ت املوا


النففففففاصفففففففففففففر مل ايففففففاعففففففه

يفففففففقفففففففمففففففف اعفففففففداح الفففففففديففففففف

و فففففففففففففنصفففففففففففففففففففففففففر اولفففففففففففففيفففففففففففففاؤن

املؤمنون


املفففففففف ففففففففولففففففففي امففففففففر عففففففففبففففففففادن

بإحسفففففففففففففانهاملي صففففففففففففين

ففففمففف اتفففرففففففذ ولفففيففففففا تفففوالن

بعناي ه وحرظه برعاي ه

وا صه برحم ه

ي فففف اللمم اجعلنففففا م اهففففل وال

و اص يا اكرم االكرمين.

Allah’s name of the Protecting Sponsor


Quran. We may mention among them


saying in Sūrah Fussilat: “We have been

واد جاح ذكر اسم هللا الولي في

عدة مواضفففففففف في القرآن ال ر م

نذكر م ها اوله سبحانه واعالى

نففففحفففف »فففففي سففففففففففففففففورة فصففففففففففففففففلفففففف

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your Sponsor in the life of this world and

are (so) in the Hereafter.”258 Sūrah al-

‘Arāf states: “You are our Protecting

Sponsor, so forgive us and have mercy

upon us: for You are the best of those

who forgive.”259 And His, the Exalted,

saying in Sūrah Muhammad: “That is

because Allah is the Protector of those

who believe and the disbelievers have no

protector.”260

اوليفففاؤكم في الحيفففاة الفففدنيفففا وفي

وفففي سففففففففففففففورة االعففرا « اال ففرة

انفف ولينففا فففاغرر لنففا وارحمنففا»

واولفففففففه « وانفففففف ي الغففففففافر

ذلففف »اعفففالى في سففففففففففففورة محمفففد

بفففان هللا مولى الفففذي امنوا وان

«.الكافر ال مولى لمم


absorbed into Allah’s name of the

Protecting Sponsor must know that

Allah’s guarding of His servants is a

never-ending, permanent guardianship

that never ends. He must know that there

are two types of guardianship- namely

general guardianship and guardianship of

the elect. General guardianship is the

stewardship of rulers and Sultans- and

this is a guardianship that is not

permanent and that ends and is

extinguished quickly. As for

guardianship of the elect- this is like the

spiritual guardianship of the Prophets,

Men of God and the righteous. This type

of guardianship is permanent and

continuous in this world and the next.


ير باسففففففففففففم هللا الولي عليه ان

يعلم ان واليفففففا هللا على عبفففففادن

هللاهي واليا ابديا دائما ال ت و

وانفففه هنفففات نوعفففان م الواليفففا

واليفففا عفففامفففا وواليفففا فففاصفففففففففففففففا

فففففففالفففواليففففففا الفففعففففففامففففففا هفففي واليفففففففا

الحكام والسففففففففففففاليين وهي واليا

غفففففيففففف دائفففففمففففففا تفففففنففففف ففففف فففففت وتففففف وهللا

بسفففففففففرعا اما الواليا الياصففففففففففا

ف ت اواليفففففا االنبيفففففاح واالوليفففففاح

والصففففففففففففففالحين وهففذن الواليففا هي

واليا دائما مسفففففففففف مرة في الدنيا

بفففقففف نففف فففت واال فففرة فففففففالفففنففف فففت يففف



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Thus a Prophet remains a Prophet and a

man of Allah remains a man of Allah in

this world and the next. The fortunate,

successful traveller is one who exerts

himself to be close in his heart and body

to the elect people of Allah. So help, oh

traveller, those who help them and be at

enmity with those who are at enmity

with them and support those who support

them. Then you will feel a tremendous

bliss that will fill your heart and limbs

and the Truth will make your heart

abundant with the lights of His name, the

Protecting Sponsor. And always

remember His, the Exalted, saying in

Sūrah Yūnus: “No doubt! Indeed the

Men of Allah- no fear shall come upon

them nor will they grieve. Those who

believed and used to fear Allah much.

For them are glad tidings in the life of

the present world and in the Hereafter.

No change can there be in the Words of

Allah. This is indeed the supreme

success”261

والففففولففففي يففففبففففقفففف ولففففي فففففي الففففففدنففففيففففففا

واال رة والسففففففففففففففالفف السففففففففففففعيففد

واملوف هو الففففففذي يسففففففففففففرى ان

يكون ار با بقلبه وجوارحه م

اهل هللا و اصفففففففف ه فانصففففففففر يا

سال م ينصرهم وعادي م

يفففعففففففاديفففهفففم ووالفففي مففف يفففوالفففيفففهففففم

عنفففدئفففذ سففففففففففففتشففففففففففففعر بسففففففففففففعفففادة

عظيمفففا تم البففف وجوارحففف

وسفففففففففففففيريض الح على البفففففف

اسفففففففففففففمففففففه الولي ول ففففففذكر انوار

دائمففففففا اولففففففه اعففففففالى في سففففففففففففورة

اال ان اولفففففيففففففاح هللا ال »يفففففوأففففف

ففو عففلففيففهففم وال هففم يففحفف نففون

الفففذي امنوا وافففانوا ي قون لمم

البشففففففففففففرى في الحيففاة الففدنيففا وفي

اال رة ال تبففففففديففففففل لكلمففففففال هللا

«.ذل هو الرو العظيم



times on a Thursday night- his affairs

will be made easy , his needs will be

fulfilled and Allah will take care of His


الشففففر انه م ذكرن ال ليلا

سففففففففففففرل لففففففه جمعففففففا ال مرة ت

امورن واضففففففففففف حاجاته وتولى

هللا امففرن بسففففففففففففففر هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففم

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affairs through the mystery of this noble

name.

الشر .

Oh Lord! You are the protecting Sponsor

for the beloved ones, the One who assists

the seekers. Illuminate my heart with

Your name, the Protecting Sponsor, so

that we see Your guardianship of the

Gnostics and that we be intimate with

Your Exalted Countenance. And let there

be a fountain in our hearts by which we

witness the Protecting Sponsor manifest

to insight and the Protecting Sponsor

manifests upon me rank so that creation

does see us except that it sees You

through protecting friendship. . And a

sincere person will not sit with us except

that he will see the lights of solicitude.


ل حبففففففابفيففففففا ربففففففان انفففففف الولي

على أشفففففففففففففر واملعين لل الب

الولي ل ى الوبنففا نور اسففففففففففففمفف

واليففففف فففففف لفففففلفففففعففففففارففففففيفففففن ونففففففاأففففف

بوجم العلي واجعل لنا عينا

في السففففففففففففر رة أشففففففففففففمففففد هففففا الولي

يففففففاهرا للبصففففففففففففي ة و ظمر الولي

علي الشففففففففففففففف ن فال يرانفففا مرلو

اال و رات يففففاهرا بففففالواليففففا وال

يهالسفففففففففففنا مرل اال و شففففففففففففمد

على ال شلتح إن انوار العنايا

ادير.


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Al–Hamīd [The Praiseworthy] الحميد

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Oh you who believe! You are in need of Allah; Allah is the One above need, and Praiseworthy.”262 The Praiseworthy is



praised under all circumstances.

He is the praised by His praise of

Himself in Eternity and by the never-

ending praise of His servants.

He is the One Who grants you

success in the doing of good and

praises you for it, and Who wipes

away your sins and grants you the

highest of stations.

يففا ايهففا النففاس ان م »اففاهللا اعففالى

الرقراح الى هللا وهللا هو الغ ت

ففففالحميفففد هو اسففففففففففففم « الحميفففد



املحمود على ال حاهللا

وهفففو الفففحفففمفففيففففففد بفففحفففمففففففدن

لففففنففففرسففففففففففففففففففه ا ال وبففففحففففمفففففففد

عبادن له ابدا

وهو الذي يوفق لرعل

اليي ال و حمفففدت عليهفففا

و محو عنفف السفففففففففففف ففال

و ر ا اعلى الدرجال.

The name of Allah, the Praised, occurs in

a number of places in the Quran and we

may mention some of them. Sūrah Hajj

states: “And they are guided unto goodly

speech, and they are guided to the path

of Him, the Praised.”263 He, the Exalted,

says in Sūrah Mumtahinah: “”certainly

there has been in them an excellent

example for you to follow- for those who

ميففد في واففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا الح


نففففففذكففر مفف ففهففففففا فففي سففففففففففففففورة الففحفف

وهففففدوا الى ال يفففف م القوهللا »

« وهففففففدوا الى صفففففففففففففرا الحميففففففد

واوله اعالى في سفففففورة املم حنا

لقففففففد اففففففان ل م فيهم اسفففففففففففففوة »

262Quran 35:15 263Quran 22:24



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look forward to Allah and the Last Day.

And whosoever turns away then indeed

Allah is above need, the Praised.”264

حسفففففففففففففففنففففففا ملففف اففففففان يفففرجفففو هللا

والففيففوم اال ففر ومفف يفف ففوهللا فففففففان

«.هللا هو الغ ت الحميد

In a narration it is stated that Dāwūd,

upon whom be pace, asked his Lord: “Oh

my God! How can I thank You when my

thanks [itself] is a blessing conferred

upon me by You.” He, Glory be to Him,

the Exalted, replied: Now you have

thanked me.”265

وففففففففي روايفففففففا ان داوود عفففففففلفففففففيفففففففه

ال ت كي »ه السففففففففففففالم ااهللا لرب

اشفففف رت وشفففف ري ل أعما ن

علي؟ فقفففاهللا سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى

«.االن اد ش رت ت

Honourable Lady ‘Āisha related that

the Prophet used to pray at night until

his feet became swollen. So Lady

‘Āisha asked him “Has Allah not forgiven your past and future sins.” He

answered her: “Should I not be a thankful slave.”266

وع السففيدة عا شففا رضففلت هللا

ع هفففا ان الن ت صففففففففففففلى هللا عليفففه

وسفففلم اان يقوم م الليل ح

ة السيد فس ل هتورم ادمان

الم يغرر هللا لفف مففا "عففا شفففففففففففففا

؟تفففففف رتقففففففدم م ذنبفففففف ومففففففا

صففففففففففلوال هللا وسففففففففففالمه ف جا ها

ال ااففففففففون عففففففففبففففففففدا اففففففففف»عففففففففلففففففففيففففففففه

«.شكورا


absorbed in Allah’s name of the Praised,

must be thankful to his Lord, Glory be to

Him, the Exalted, in his every breath for


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الحميففد عليففه

ان يش ر موالن سبحانه واعالى

264Quran 60:6 265Ibn Abū Hātim relating Fudail, Allah be pleased with him. 266 Agreed upon, relating a hadīth of Lady ‘Āisha, Allah be pleased

with her.


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the favours Allah, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, has given him. Among the most

important of these favours is the blessing

of journeying to Allah and the company

of the scholars and Gnostics. The best of

those who have been cultivated by

Allah’s name of the Praised is the

beloved, the Chosen One, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace. He was given for

every reality in existence in proportion to

it and its share. He was given the self, its

shackling and its discipline so that it

became purified and became united with

the soul. This soul soared and became

two bows length away or nearer. He was

given for the body his portion of food,

clothing and the adoption of material

causes. He was given for the intellect the

freedom of reflection upon the signs and

creation of Allah and became the Owner

of the Praised Station. Oh Allah, grant us

to follow him in words, deeds and state,

oh Most Generous of those who are

generous.

في اففل نر م انرففاسففففففففففففففه على

النعم ال ت اع اها هللا سبحانه

م عواعالى له وم اهم هذن الن

هي أعمففففففا السفففففففففففففي والسفففففففففففففلوت

وصففففففففففففحبفففففا العلمفففففاح العفففففارفين

اسم هللا ب نوارو ي م ترل

الحميد هو الحب املصففففف ر

عليه الصفففففففففففالة والسفففففففففففالم فرقد

اع لكففففففل حقيقففففففا بففففففالوجود

ر الن ف ع كمالما ونصي ها

افففيفففودهففففففا واد فففهففففففا حففف ففف تففف كفففففف

واتحدل بالروح وسففففففففففففم هذن

ااب اوسففففين ف صففففبح الروح

واع للجسفففففم حظه او ادأ

مف الفغففففففذاح والفلفبففففففاس واال فففففففذ

واع للعقل حر ا با سباب

عفه هللا وصففففففففففففني آيالال ر ي في

فففففففاصفففففففففففففففبففف صففففففففففففففففففاحفففففف املفففقففففففام

املحمود اللمم ار انففففا اتبففففاعففففه

في االاواهللا واالفعففففاهللا واالحواهللا

يا اكرم االكرمين.


is that whosoever abundantly recites it,

he will be of praised character and

magnified by all people. And Allah will

grant him a vast sustenance which would

be impossible to restrain or enclose.



اان محمود اليصففففففاهللا معظما

ور افففه هللا عنفففد جمي النفففاس

ر اا واسعا ما ال يم ضب ه



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وحصرن.

Oh my God, You are the Praised whom

all creation praises and Who all realities

magnify. Grant us, oh Allah, the Light of

Your name, the Praised, so that my

character, deeds and words become

praiseworthy. And so that our selves

become blissful in Your Pleasure. Indeed


فيففففففا ال ت انفففففف الحميففففففد الففففففذي

حففففمففففففدتفففففف جففففمففففيفففف الففففيففففالئفففف

وعففظففمفف فففففف جففمففيفف الففحففقففففففائفف

ففففففامنحنفففففا يفففففا هللا نور اسففففففففففففمففففف

الففحففمففيففففففد حفف فف تففكففون ا ففالاففنفففففففا

واففففعففففففالفففنففففففا واافففوالفففنففففففا حفففمفففيففففففدة

ةوتكون نروسنا برضات سعيد



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Al-Muhsī [The Record Keeper] املحص ي

Allah, the Exalted, says in Sūrah Yāsīn:

“And indeed We give life to the dead, and We record that which we send before them and their traces. And We have kept record in a Clear Book.”267


knows the finest of matters, the one

Who keeps record of obedience, the

One Aware of secret affairs.

He knows all existents, the numbers

of their movement and stillness and

all their qualities and works.

A noble hadīth says: “Allah has 99

Names. Whoever knows them enters

Paradise.”268

انفففا»افففاهللا اعفففالى في سففففففففففففورة ي

نح نح ت املوا ون فففففف مففففففا

اففففففدمفففوا وا ففففففارهفففم واففففففل شففففففففففففلفففتح

« احص نان في امام مبين


الفعفلفيفم بففففففداففففففائف االمففور

املفففففح ففففففففففففلفففففت لفففففلففففف ففففففاعففففففال

اليبي برر االمور

وهففففو الففففعففففلففففيففففم بففففهففففمففففيففففف

وعففففففففففففففدد املففففففففففففففوجففففففففففففففودال

حففراففففففاتففهففم وسفففففففففففففف ففنففففففاتففهففم

وجففففففففمففففففففيفففففففف شففففففففففففففففففففؤونففففففففهففففففففم

واعمالمم

ان هلل»وفي الحديث الشفففففففففر

اسففففففففففففعففففا واسففففففففففففعين اسففففففففففففمففففا م

«.احصاها د ل الجنا

Allah’s name of the Keeper of Records

does not appear as such in the noble

Quran but its substance occurs in an

ولم يرد اسفففففففففم هللا املح فففففففففلت في

مففففففادتففففففه الففقففران الفف ففر ففم ولفف فف

267Quran 36:12 268An agreed upon hadīth related by Abū Hurayrah, Allah be

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number of places and shall mention of

them. Sūrah Nab’a states: “And all

things We have recorded as a Book.”269

Sūrah Kahf states: “What sort of Book is

this that leaves neither a small thing or a

big thing, but has recorded/enumerated

it.””270

وردل في عفففدة مواضفففففففففففف نفففذكر

ح وال شففففففلت»م ها في سففففففورة النب

وفي سففففففففففففورة « احصفففففففففففف نان ك ابا

مفففففاهللا هفففففذا ال فففففاب ال »ال م

يففغففففففادر صففففففففففففففغففيفف ة وال كففبففيفف ة اال

«.احصاها


absorbed in Allah’s name of the Keeper

of Records, must examine his self with

regard to every major or minor sin, he

fights the lower self and strives for its

progress in the stages of perfection. And

fill your time. Oh traveller, with the

remembrance of Allah since

remembrance is the decree of friendship

(wilāyah). And know, oh traveller, that

Allah is Near to you and He is with You

at every breath. And observe Your

protector in your words and deeds. This

observation will let you reach the station

of righteousness (Ihsān). And implement

the words of the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, who said:

Righteousness (Ihsān) is to worship

Allah as if you see him; and if cannot see

Him then surely he sees you!”


ير باسففففففم هللا املح ففففففلت عليه

ان يحففاسفففففففففففففف نرسففففففففففففففه على اففل

صففففففففففففغي ة وكبي ة و هففففاهففففد هففففذن

سففففففففففففففرففى لففوفف اففيففتففهففففففا فففي الففنففرفف و

مرات ال ماهللا وام يا سفففففال

وا ف بفذكر هللا الن الفذكر هو

مفففنشفففففففففففففففور الفففواليففففففا واعفففلفففم يففففففا

سفففففففففال ان هللا ار من فمو

مع في ال نر م انراس

ورااففففففف مفففففففوالت ففففففففي اافففففففوالففففففف

واففففففففعفففففففالففففففف وهفففففففذن املفففففففراافففففففبفففففففا

سفف وصففل الى مقام االحسففان

وتحق بقولفففففه عليفففففه الصففففففففففففالة

ن ان اعبد االحسفففففففففففا»والسفففففففففففالم

تران فان لم ت تران ا ن هللا

«.فانه يرات

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name is hat whosoever is abundant in its

recitation, Allah will let him inherit

constant awareness of Allah and the

victories of Allah’s knowers will be

opened to him through the mystery of

this noble name. As one of the scholars

said: “The Keeper of Records is One

Who outwardly observes Your acts and

inwardly observes your senses.”


الشفففففففر انه م اكث م ذكر

هذا االسففففففففففففم اور ه هللا املراابا

عليه ف وح العارفين بسر وف

هذا االسم الشر وكما ااهللا

بعض العلمففففففاح املح ففففففففففففلت هو

الذي بالظاهر راا انراسففففففففففف

وبالباي راا حواس .

Oh my God! You are the keeper of

Records of the movements of the

servants, the Encompasser of the acts of

the people of love. You enumerate all

mysteries in human beings and gather in

them the rest of existents. So remove the

veil from our heart so that we see in

ourselves the lights of the Giver, the

Gifter. And bestow upon us the light of

awareness [of You] so that we are aware

of all our acts and keep record of all our

states. The Salutations and Peace of

Allah be upon our Master Muhammad

and upon his Family and Companions.

فيا ال ت ان املح فففلت لحراال

الففعففبففففففاد املففحففيففط بففعففمففففففل اهففففففل

الففففففوداد احصفففففففففففففففففف فففففف جففففففمففففففيفففففف

االسففففففرار في االأسففففففان وجمع

اوان فاكشفففففففف فيه سففففففففائر اال

ع الوبنا الحجاب ح أشمد

ففففففي انفففففرسفففففففففففففففففنففففففا انفففففوار املفففففعففففف ففففف

الوهفففاب وامنحنفففا نور املراابفففا

حفف فف نففراافففففف جففمففيفف اعففمففففففالففنفففففففا

ونح ففلت سففائر احوالنا وصففلى


اله وصحبه وسلم.



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Al-Mubdi’ [The Originator] املبدئ

Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed He it is He Who originates and repeats.”271

He is the One Who produces all

creation- from non-existence into

existence.

He originates and brings existents

into existence from non-existence

without any prior model.

انففففففه هففففو يففففبففففففد »اففففففاهللا اففففعففففففالففففى

« و عيد

هففو الففففففذي ايففمففر جففمففيفف

لفففيفففلففف مففف الفففعففففففدم الففففى ا

الوجود

أشفففففف االاوان واوجدها أو

مفف الففعففففففدم بففغففيفف مففثففففففاهللا

ساب .

Allah’s name of the Originator occurs

in a number of places in the Quran and

we will mention of them. Sūrah

Ambiyā states: And (remember) the

Day when We shall roll up the heavens

like a scroll rolled up for books. As we

originated the first creation, We shall

repeat it.”272 Sūrah Rūm states: “Allah

originates the creation, then He will

repeat it, then to Him you shall be

returned.”273 And so forth.

واففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا املبففففد في

ضفففففففففففف نففففففذكر م هففففففا في عففففففدة موا

يففوم نفف ففوي »سففففففففففففففورة االنففبففيففففففاح

السففففففففماح ك السففففففففجل لل

كفمففففففا بففففففدأنففففففا اوهللا فلف أفعفيففففففدن

في و« وعدا علينا انا كنا فاعلين

هللا يبدأ اليل » سففففففففففورة الروم

« م يعيففففففدن م اليففففففه ترجعون

وغي ها.



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Therefore the traveller to Allah, if he

wishes to be absorbed in Allah’s name

of the Originator, must know that the

disclosures of the Truth continue

always and forever amidst the

disclosures of the Originator and the

Repeater. The knower of Allah is

absorbed in bewilderment amidst the

disclosures of the Originator and the

Repeater. As ibn ul Fāredh said: “I am

amazed amidst His Beauty and His

Glory.” The Truth never ceases to be

disclosed through a new creation,

beginning and repeating. So what a

beautiful and elevated witnessing! As

Allah the Exalted says in Sūrah

Rahmān: “Every day He is engaged in

some affair.”274 That is, the different

disclosures of Him at every moment.

And thus Allah, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, is disclosed at the same time

seizing one nation and expanding the

breasts of another. He elevates one

nation and humiliates another. His

disclosures, Glory be to Him, are

changing an continuous with every

breath of His servant- the traveller to

Allah. As to the generality, they do not

see His disclosures as changing. It is

narrated that the Prophet recited this

verse and it was asked of him as to

what this “affair” was. He, upon whom

لذل على السففففففففففال الى هللا اذا

م هللا املبد اراد ان ير باسففففففففففف

عفففلفففيففففففه ان يفففعفففلفففم ان تفففهفففلفففيففففففال

الح مسفففففففففففف مرة دائما وابدا ما

بين تهليففففففال املبففففففد واملعيففففففد

والعار باهلل ير حي ة ما بين

تهليفففال املبفففد واملعيفففد وكمفففا

دهشفففف بين »ااهللا اب الرارض

فما ي اهللا الح « جالله وجماله

ي هلى يرل جديد بدح واعادة

ففففففمففففففا اجفففففمفففففلفففففمففففففا واراففففففاهففففففا مففففف

دة وكمفففا جفففاح في اولفففه مشفففففففففففففففاهففف

افففل »اعفففالى في سففففففففففففورة الرحم

اي الففففففى « يففففففوم هففففففو فففففففي شفففففففففففففففففف ن

ا ال تهليففاتففه في اففل لحظففا

في هلى سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى في

سففففففففففففففففففاعففففففا واحففففففدة بقبض اوم

و سفففط آ ر ورف اوم وذهللا

آ ر ف هليففففففاتففففففه سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه

م بدلا ومسففففففففففف مرة في ال نر

م انراس عبدن السفففففففال اما

تففففه ال العففففامففففا في ون ان تهليففففا

ت غي وروى انه صففففففلى هللا عليه

ا فقيل له م اآلياوسلم تال هذن

هففففففذا الشفففففففففففففففففف ن؟ فففقففففففاهللا عففلففيفففففففه

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be Salutations and Peace, replied: “Of

His affairs is that He forgives sins,

dispels distress, elevates a people and

humiliates others.”275

م شفف نه ان »الصففالة والسففالم

يغرر ذنبففففففا و رر كربففففففا و رف

«.اوما و ض ا ر


noble name is that whosoever recites it,

together with persistence in seeking

forgiveness and the presence of the

heart, such a one’s needs will be

fulfilled and his supplications will be

answered, by the permission of Allah,

the Exalted.


الشفففففففففففففففر ففف انففففففه مففف ذكفففرن مففف

مال مففا االسفففففففففففف غرففار وحضففففففففففففور

اته واان القل اضفففففففففففف حاج

اعفففففالى. بفففففإذنفففففهمهفففففاب الفففففدعوة

داوم عففففففلففففففى ذكففففففرن الفففففف ومفففففف

حه.صال حي ته واه دى ملا فيه

Oh Lord! You are the Originator of

creation from non-existence. You are

the Manifester of all solely through

Your generosity. You have created the

soul from light so that it witnesses the

beauty and You have created the body

of earth so that it strives and thus it has

worn the dress of men. Let our souls

witness the light of the beginning and

illuminate our hearts with the Light of

Your name, the Originator. Indeed You

have power over all things. The


our master Muhammad and upon his


فيفا ربفان انف املبفد لليل م

الفففففعففففففدم واملفففففظفففففمفففففر لفففففلفففففجفففففمفففففيففففف

بمحض ال رم لقفففففف الروح

مفف الففنففور لففتشففففففففففففففمففففففد الففجففمففففففاهللا

و لقفففففف الجسفففففففففففففم م االرض

لفففففل الرجفففففاهللا ليهفففففاهفففففد فلب ح

اشففففففففففففمفففد ارواحنفففا نور البفففدايفففا

واشففففر على الوبنا نور اسففففم

املبد ان على ال شففلتح ادير


وعلى اله وصحبه وسلم.

275Ibn Mājah relating Abū Dardā, Allah be pleased with him, and

Tabarani relating ‘Abdullah ibn Munīb, Allah be pleased with him.


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A-Mu‘īd [The Returner] املعيد

Allah, the Exalted, says: “See they not how Allah originates the creation, then returns it. Indeed that is easy for Allah.”276


is the One Who returns creation

after life to death and then returns

them after death to life.

He is the One Who returns creation

for reckoning and gathers them and

lifts from them the veil and requites

every created thing for its deed and

word.

اولففم يففروا كففيفف »اففففففاهللا اففعففففففالففى

«يبد هللا اليل م يعيدن


الفففففذي يعيفففففد اليل بعفففففد

الفففحفففيففففففاة الفففى املفففمففففففال فففم

يعيففففففدهم بعففففففد املول الى

الحياة

وهو الفففففذي يعيفففففد اليل

للحسففففففففففففففففففاب و حشففففففففففففرهم

و فففرفففف عففف فففهفففم الفففحفففجففففففاب

و ففففففهففففففا ي اففففففل مففففففرففففففلففففففو

بعمله واوله.

Allah’s name of the Returner occurs in

a number of places in the Quran. Allah,

the Exalted, says in Sūrah Naml: “Is

not He Who originates creation and

then will repeat it, and Who provides

for you from heaven and earth. Is there

any god with God. Say: Bring forth

your proofs, if you are truthful.”277

Sūrah Rūm states: “Allah originates the

وافففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا املعيفففففد في

عدة مواضفففففففف في القرآن ال ر م

مل في سورة النفر اوله اعالى

امف يفبففففففدأ الفيفلف فم يفعفيففففففدن »

ومفففف يففففر افففف ففففم مفففف الشفففففففففففففففمففففففاح

واالرض الففففه م هللا اففففل هففففاتوا

«برهفففان م ان كن م صفففففففففففففففاداين

هللا يففبففففففدأ »وفففي سففففففففففففففورة الففروم

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creation, then He will repeat it, then to

Him you will be returned.”278

الففففيففففلفففف ففففم يففففعففففيففففففدن ففففم الففففيففففففه

«.ترجعون

It is narrated that Jibrīl asked the

Messenger of Allah the following:

“Do you ardently crave your birthplace and land.” He replied: “Yes.” Then Jibrīl said to him: “The One Who prescribed the Quran on you will return you back.”

و روى ان ج يل علي السففففففففففففالم

ا يسففاهللا رسففوهللا هللا عليه وسففلم

محمففففد اشفففففففففففف قفففف الى مولففففدت

ووينففف ؟ افففاهللا أعم فقفففاهللا لفففه

ن الففففذي فرض عليفففف ج يففففل ا

. القرآن لرادت الى معاد



Returner, must return all his hopes

regarding his affairs to Allah. He must

trust in Allah in all his affairs and

whosoever relies on his Protector,

Allah will suffice for all his affairs.

Therefore submit, oh traveller- do

submit and do not protest or you will

be banished. And realise the statement

of the Exalted: “And whosoever fears

Allah He will make a way for him.

And He will provide for Him from

(sources) he could never imagine. And

whosoever puts his trust in Allah, He

will suffice him.”279 Then the Truth

will illumine your heart with

اراد ان إذاوالسال الى هللا

ان ملعيد عليهير باسم هللا ا

الما الى ب مورني عود الرجوع

هللا وان ي وال على هللا في

امورن الما وم اع مد على

موالن كران هللا جمي امورن

فسلم يا سال اسلم وال

اعو ض ف ن رد وتحق بقوله

وم ي هللا يهعل له »اعالى

مررجا و ر اه م حيث ال

يحتس وم ي وال على هللا

عندئذ س شر « فمو حسبه

الح على الب فيضا م

انوار اسمه الشر املعيد.

278Quran 30:11 279Quran 65:2-3


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emanations from the lights of His

noble name, the Returner.


name is that whoever continually

recites it his power will be magnified

and whosoever recites it a thousand

times his confusion will disappear and

he will be guided to what is proper for

him.


الشففففففففففففففر فف انففففففه مفف دوام عففلففى

ذكفففرن عفففظفففم اففففففدرن ومففف ذكفففرن

ال مرة الففف حي تفففه واه فففدى

ملا فيه صالحه.

Whoever was forgetful of something,

let him recite this name frequently

together with the Originator, like

saying “Ya Mubdi’u, Ya Mueedu,

Dhakkrini ma naseet” [Oh the

Originator, the Returner, remind me of

what I forgot.]. Further, it is so good

for those who get often concerned and

stressed. It will not be long before

things ease up for them by the will of

Allah Most High.

وم اان ناسفففففففيا شففففففف ا فليذكر

هذا االسفففففففم مرارا ال سفففففففيما إن

ا فيقوهللا "ي أضفففا إليه املبد

مففففبففففففد يففففففا مففففعففففيففففففد ذكففففرأفففف مففففففا

أحسففففففف ذكرن مل أسففففففف ". وما

اففففعففففوفففف يففففهففففم الففففمففففمففففوم والفففف ففففروب

ففففمففففففا يفففلفففبفففثفففون حففف ففف وا حففف ان

اسفففبقمم اإلجابا بالرر وشفففرح

الصدر بإذن هللا اعالى.

Oh my God! You are the Returner of

servants on the Day of Judgment. You

are the Returner of Your men to the

purity of Your Holiness and You

reveal to them what is hidden. Oh my

God, be manifest to us through Your

name, the Returner, and return our

faculties to You. And gather our

weakness upon You so that becomes

the Resurrection and the Dispersion.

And we will [then] enter the Garden of

ن املعيد العباد يوم ا إل تفيا

الى وليفففائففف الحشفففففففففففففففد املعيفففد

فسففففففففففففي ادسففففففففففففف وتكاشففففففففففففرمم

تهففففل لنففففا إل تبغففففامض االمر

اوانففففا ففففف عففففدبففففاسففففففففففففمفففف املعيففففد

اليففف واجم ضففففففففففففعرنفففا عليففف

حفف فف يففكففون ذلفففففف هففو الففبففعففففففث

والنشففففففففففور وند ل جنا الرضففففففففففا



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[Allah’s] Contentment without any

reckoning and arrive at the presence of

the very Generous. Indeed You have


بغي حسففففففففاب ونصففففففففل لحضففففففففرة

على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح إنفففففف الوهففففففاب

ادير.


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Al-Muhyī [The Reviver] املحيي

Allah the Exalted says: “Verily the One Who gave it life is indeed able to give life to the dead.”280.


is the Creator of Life and grants it

to whom He wills.

He is the Creator of life in

everything.

He is the One Who gives life to the

hearts of the knowers of Allah

through witnessing. And He

beautifies the selves of the pure

through striving and has bestowed

His beloved ones the lights of His

love and knowledge. He has

bestowed upon the pure ones the

lights of nearness.

So give life, oh Allah, to our hearts

through remembering and obeying You

and fill ourselves with Your love and

guidance, oh Most Generous of those

who show generosity.

ان الففففذي احيففففاهففففا »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

« ملح ت املوا


يهففففففا ففففففال الحيففففففاة ومع

مل شاح

وهو ففال الحيففاة في اففل

شلتح

وهو الففففففذي احيففففففا الوب

العففففارفين بففففاملشففففففففففففففففاهففففدة

وجمل نروس امليلصففففين

بففاملجففاهففدة فمن احبففابففه

انوار محب فففففه ومعرف فففففه

ومن امليلصفففففففففففففين انوار

ارب ه

فففففففاح ت اللمم الوبنففففففا بففففففذكرت

وياع وام نروسفففففففففنا بحب

وهداي يا اكرم االكرمين.

Allah’s name, the Giver of Life, occurs a

number of times in the Quran, and we

واد جاح ذكر اسففففففففففم هللا املح ت

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will mention of them. Sūrah Rūm states:

“So look at the traces of Allah’s Mercy-

the way He revives the earth after its

death.”281 Sūrah Yūnus states: “He gives

life and death, and to Him you return.”282

And so forth.

في عدة اماك في القرآن ال ر م

نففففففذكففر مفف ففهففففففا فففي سفففففففففففففورة الففروم

فففففففانفظفر الفى آ ففففففار رحفمفففففف هللا »

«كي يح ت االرض بعففد موتهففا

هو يح ت »وفي سفففففففففففففورة يوأ

اوغي ه« و مي واليه ترجعون

And when the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, awoke he used to

say: “All praise be to Allah Who gave us

life after He lets us die and to Him is the

dispersion.”283

واد اان عليه الصففالة والسففالم

الحمففففففد هلل »اذا اصففففففففففففب يقوهللا

الفففففذي احيفففففانفففففا بعفففففد مفففففا امفففففاتنفففففا

«.واليه النشور

The traveller to Allah, if h wishes to be

absorbed in Allah’s name, the Giver of

Life, must abundantly remember Allah,

Glory be to Him , the Exalted, until the

Truth fills your heart- oh traveller- with

the lights of gnosis and witnessing and

lifts from your heart the veil and you

become of the people of Nearness and

arrival. The traveller to Allah, the

Inheritor of the Prophetic legacy, the one

given permission by Allah and His

Messenger- he is the one who gives life

to the hearts of his brothers and disciples.

Thus he enlightens and guides them with


ير باسفففففم هللا املح ت عليه ان

ي ث م ذكر هللا سفففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه

واعفالى ح يم الح البف يفا

املففففففففعففففففففرفففففففففا بفففففففف نففففففففوارسففففففففففففففففففففالفففففففف

البفففف واملشففففففففففففففففاهففففدة و رف ع

الففحففجففففففاب وتصففففففففففففففبفف مفف اهففففففل

القرب والوصففففففففففففففففففاهللا والعففففففار

املففف ذون بفففاهلل الوارث املحمفففدي

م هللا ورسوله هو الذي يح ت

اففففففففلففففففففوب ا ففففففففوانففففففففه ومففففففففر ففففففففديففففففففه

281Quran 30:50 282Quran 10:56 283Bukhari relating Hudhayfa ibn Yaman, Allah be pleased with him

and Muslim relating Barā’a ibn ‘Āzib


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respect to the path of arrival to the love

of Allah and the love of his noble

Messenger. Thus these hearts are given

life through knowledge and gifts. So

desire, oh traveller, to be perfectly

absorbed in them in order to be of the

people of bliss in this world and the next.

And submit all your affairs to them and

strive to be in their hands like a sick

person in the hand of a doctor in whom

he has confidence or like a dead body in

the hands of a washer which can be

turned in any manner the latter wishes.

Then the Truth will illuminate his heart

with the lights of His name, the Giver of

Life.

في شفففدهم و دلمم على ال ر

املوصففففففففففففلفففففا الى حففففف هللا وحففففف

رسففففففففففففولففففففه ال ر م ف حيففففففا هففففففذن

الففقففلففوب بففففففاملففعففففففار والففواردال

فاحرص يا سففال على ان تر

نففاح اففامال ل كون م اهففل هم ف

السففففففففعادة الدنيو ا واال رو ا

وسفففففففلم لمم ال امورت واسفففففففرى

ان تكون بين ايففففديهم اففففاملر ض

بين يدي ال ب الذي يث به

او افففامليففف بين يفففدي الغفففاسفففففففففففففففل

يقلبففففففه كي يشففففففففففففففففففاح عنففففففدئففففففذ

س شر الح على الب انوار

اسمه املح ت.



it Allah will revive his heart inwardly

and outwardly and Allah will ease his

affairs and fulfil His needs, by His

permission.



احيففففا هللا البففففه يففففاهرا وبففففاينففففا

امورن واضفففففففففف و سففففففففففر هللا له

اعالى. بإذنهحاجاته

Constant repetition of this name inherits

healing from inner and outer diseases. It

allows the reciters happy and honourable

life. It is so good for the revival of

hearts. For those who have chronic

diseases, they can start a litany of 500

times recitation of this name before sun

rise. Allah is Most Capable of healing;

واملداوما على ذكر هذا االسم

تورث الشراح م ا مراض

الباينا والظاهرة وته

لسعيدة الذاكر الحياة ا

الراضلا و اص ه إلحياح

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raise your head from sleeping, you will

find healing and recovery.

يقرأن عالجه وعج ال في

وردا مسمائا مرة ابل يلوع

وال اادر الشم وهللا

مس حيل عند هللا سبحانه

اعالى وارف رأس م

النعاس تهد الشراح

واليالص.

One of the knowers of Allah said:

Whoever draws near to the Truth, He

revives him; whoever shuns the Truth,

He lets him die and destroys him.

وااهللا بعض العارفين باهلل م

اابففففففل على الح احيففففففان وم

اعرض عنه أماته وأفنان.

Oh my God! You are the Giver of Life to

all grades of existents and the Discloser

to human beings through grace and

goodness. Oh Lord, we ask You that You

let our souls reach the Presence of Your

Beloved and make us, through Your

grace, among his company. Make, oh

Allah, our tongues speak with wisdom in

order that those who listen can be

revived thereby. And make our hearts

alive through trust in You. Indeed You


فيا ال ت ان املح ت لكل مرات

االاففوان واملفف ففهففلففي عففلففى الفف فف ايففففففا

بالرضفففففففففل واالحسفففففففففان فيا ربان

أسفففففففففففففف لفف ان توصففففففففففففففل ارواحنفففا

بففحضففففففففففففففرة حففبفف ففبفففففف وتففهففعففلففنففففففا

برضففففففففففففلففف في معي فففه ففففان يفففا

ا لسففففنتنا بالح ما ليحيا ههللا ا

السففففففففففففففففففامففعففون واحفف ففت اففلففوبففنففففففا

بففففففالراون اليفففففف انفففففف على اففففففل

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Mumīt [The Giver of Death] املميت

Allah, the Exalted, says: “There is no god but He- He gives lives and He gives death, the Lord of your forefathers.”284


arranges the death of whomsoever

He causes to die;

There is no Giver of life or Giver of

death except Him.

He subjugates His servants through

death;

He causes the sinners to die through

contraventions.

He is the One Who causes your heart

to die through forgetfulness and

yourself through the commission of

sins, your mind through obsession in

base desires.

ال الففه اال هو يح ت »اففاهللا اعففالى

و ففففمففففيفففففف ربفففف ففففم ورب ابففففففائفففف ففففم

« االولين


مقففدر املول على اففل م

اماته

فففففال مففففحفففف ففففت وال مففففمففففيفففففف

سوان

مر عبادن باملول ا

وامففففففففففففال املففففففففففففذنففففففففففففبففففففففففففيففففففففففففن

بامليالرال

وهو الفففففذي امفففففال البففففف

بفففففففالفففففففغفففففففرفففففففلفففففففا ونفففففففرسففففففففففففففففففف

بفاسففففففففففففتيالح ال لفا وعقلف

بالشموة


Allah’s name, the Giver of death, occurs

in a number of places in the Quran- we

will mention of them. Sūrah Ghāfir

states: “He is the One Who gives live

and gives death and when He decrees a

وافففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا املميففف في


هو»نذكر م ها في سففففففففورة غافر

الذي يح ت و مي فاذا ا فففففففففل

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matter He says to it: “Be!” And it is.”285

Sūrah Tawbah states: Indeed to Allah

belongs the heavens and the earth. He

gives life and gives death and You do not

have any guardian or helper other than

Allah.”286

«يقوهللا له ك فيكون فإنماامرا

ان هللا لففه »وفي سففففففففففففورة ال وبففا

مل السفففففففففماوال واالرض يح ت

و ميفففففف ومففففففا ل م م دون هللا

«.م ولي وال نصي

In the majority of cases Allah’s name,

the Giver of death, is tied to Allah’s

name, the Giver of life. He, Glory be to

Him, is the One Who revives the hearts

of the knowers of Allah through the

lights of His knowledge and He revives

their hearts through the kindness of

witnessing Him. He is the One Who

causes the sinners to die through

contraventions and He causes the tyrants

to die as a mercy for His dear ones.

وغففففففالبففففففا مففففففا ي قرب اسففففففففففففم هللا

املميفف بففاسففففففففففففم هللا املح ت فمو

سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه الفففففذي احيفففففا الوب

يففاوأحمعرف ففه بفف نوارالعففارفين

ارواحمم بل مشفففففففففففففففاهفففدتفففه

وهفففففو الففففففذي امففففففال املففففففذنفففففبفففففيفففففن

بفففففامليفففففالرفففففال وامفففففال الجبفففففابرة

.ب حبائهرحما

One of the knowers of Allah said:

“Whoever is absorbed in Allah, he is

living even he dies; and whoever’s life is

expended in contraventions then he is

dead even though he is outwardly living.

واففففد اففففاهللا بعض العففففارفين م

اففففان فنففففاؤن في هللا فمو حي وان

هلفففففف وم اففففففانفففففف حيففففففاتففففففه في

امليالرا فمو مي وان عا .

One of the qualities of this name is that

recitation of this name, together with the

أنا االسففففففففففففموم واص هفففففذا

ذكرن م با ي ا سفففماح الحسففف

يسفففففففففففففففففاعفففففد على إمفففففاتفففففا ا هواح

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other Grand Names, will help getting rid

of whims and forbidden desires.

والشموال املحرما.

Oh Allah! Let us die in faith and

certainty and enter us, through Your

mercy, among Your righteous servants.

االيفففففمففففففان الفففففلفففففمفففففم امففففف فففففنففففففا عفففففلفففففى

واليقين واد لنففففففا برحم فففففف في

عبادت الصالحين.


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Giver of

death, must strive strenuously to cause

his self to die and to fight against any

thing that cuts him off from his

Protector. And work and act- oh

traveller- for the contentment of Your

Lord in that you do what He orders you

to do and avoid what He has forbidden.

Then He will revive your heart with the

lights of gnosis and witnessing and you

will become of the people of nearness

and arrival. As the Prophet, upon whom

be Salutations and Peace, supplicated

when he went to bed: “Oh Allah, by

Your name I live and by Your name I

die.”287


ير باسم هللا املمي عليه ان

يسفففرى جاهدا لئن يمي نرسفففه

اي شلتح تق عه و هاهدها ع

فيها ع موالن واعمل يا سال

موالت بفففان ترعفففل مفففا إلرضفففففففففففففففاح

بفففففه وته نففففف مفففففا ي هفففففات يففففف مرت

عنففففه عنففففدئففففذ سففففففففففففيحيففففا البفففف

املعفففار واملشفففففففففففففففاهفففدال بففف نوار

وسففففففففففففف صفففففففففففففب م اهففففففل القرب

والوصففففففففففففففففففاهللا وكمففففففا اففففففان عليففففففه

اوى إذاالصففالة والسففالم يدعو

اللمم باسم احيا »الى فراشه

«.وباسم امول

Oh my God! You are the One Who gives

death to every scholar through his

ignorance. You keep distant every

recalcitrant one due to their evil acts.

You cause the selves of Your wards to

die and they become because of that

ال ت انفففففف املميفففففف لكففففففل عففففففالم

هملففففففه املبعففففففد لكففففففل مرففففففال ب

بسفففففففففففففففوح ففففعفففلففففففه انفففففف املفففمفففيفففففف

لنروس االولياح فصفففاروا بذل

شففمداح احياح فاشففر يا موالن

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living martyrs and witnesses. So

illuminate our hearts with the Light of

the Giver of death so that our passions

die within us and let ourselves witness

this fact so that we rises from

forgetfulness. And let our souls envisage

You through breaths and protect us from

evil whisperings- indeed You have


على الوبنففففففا نور املميفففففف ح

تمول فينا الشففففففففففموال واشففففففففففمد

نروسففففففففنا هذا السففففففففر ح تقوم

حنفففففا م الغرالل وواجففففه اروا

منففف بفففالنرحفففال واحرظنفففا م

الوسففففففففففاوس ان على ال شففففففففففلتح

ادير.


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Al-Hayy [The Living] الحي

Allah the Exalted says: “There is no god He- the Living, the Self-Subsistent”.288


is always living and to Him

belongs unconditional perpetuity.

Non-existence does not precede

His existence and His perpetuity

does not follow annihilation.

He is the One Whose life does not

end- and everything perishes

except His face,

Blessed be Allah, Lord of the worlds.

هللا ال الفففففه اال هو »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

« القيوم الحي


دائم الحيففففففاة لففففففه البقففففففاح

امل ل لم يسففففب وجودن

عففففففدم وال يفففلفففحففف بفففقففففففاحن

فناح

وهو الفففذي ل لحيفففاتففففه

واهللا وافل شففففففففففففلتح هفالف

اال وجمه


Allah’s name of the Living occurs five

times in the Quran. We may mention

of them Sūrah Tā-Hā which states:

“And (all) faces shall be humbled

before (Allah), the Living, and the

Self-Subsistent. And he who carried

wrongdoing will indeed be a complete

failure.”289 Sūrah Ghāfir states:” He is

the Living, there is no god but He, so

واففففففد ورد اسفففففففففففففففم هللا الفففحفففي ففففي

الفففقفففرآن الففف فففر فففم فففمففف مفففرال

وعن»نذكر م ها في سورة يه

الوجون للحي القيوم واد اب

وفي سففففففففففففورة « م حمففففففل يلمففففففا

هو الحي ال الففففه اال هو »غففففافر

ادعون مرلصففففففففففففين لففففه الففففدي ففففف

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invoke Him making your worship

sincerely for Him alone. All praise and

thanks be to Allah, Lord of the

Worlds.”290

«.الحمد هلل رب العاملين

Of that which points to the fact that

Allah’s name, the Living, is the

Greatest name, is that a man stood to

pray by the Prophet. After he made

rukū’, sujūd and tashahhud he

supplicated, saying: Oh Allah! I ask

You in that to You belongs the praise,

there is no god but You, the Gracious,

the Originator of the heavens and the

earth, oh Owner of Majesty and

Dignity, oh Living, oh Self-

Subsistent.” The Prophet then said

that he had supplicated Allah, the

Exalted, by His Great name- One that

if is supplicated by , He answers, and if

He is asked through it, He gives. 291

ومما يسفففف دهللا على ان اسففففم هللا

الحي هو االسففففففففففففم االعظم انففففففه

احفففدا م الرجفففاهللا افففام يصففففففففففففلي

عنفففففد الن ت فلمفففففا رك وسففففففففففففجفففففد

اللمم اأ »واشففففففففففففمففد دعففا يقوهللا

اله اسفففففففففففففال بان ل الحمد ال

املنان بدي السفففففففماوال إال أن

واالرض يففففففففففففا ذال الففففففففففففجففففففففففففالهللا

فقففاهللا»واالكرام يففا حي يففا ايوم

الن ت صلى هللا عليه وسلم لقد

دعا هللا اعالى باسففففففففففففمه العظيم

الفففففذي اذا دعي بفففففه اجفففففاب واذا

«. س ل به اع

Imām Qushairī says in regard to the

meaning of this noble name: “Allah the

Exalted is Living and His Life is one of

His attributes. It is in addition to His

perpetuity since [ Life implies] that His

و قوهللا االمام القشي ي في مع

هذا االسففففم الشففففر انه اعالى

م صفففففففففراته حي وحياته صفففففففففرا

ائففففففدة عففلففى بففقففففففائففففففه فففمففو دائففم

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perpetuity is endless with no avenue for

His extinction.

البقاح الذي ال سبيل لرنائه.

The traveller to Allah, if He wishes to be

absorbed in Allah’s name of the Living

must revive his heart, always and

forever, with the remembrance of His

Protector since there is no avenue for

giving life to souls and hearts except

through Remembrance and the recitation

of the Quran, keeping the company of

the ‘Ulamā and the knowers of Allah

who illumine your path and give you

bliss through refuge and nearness in

Allah. And know, oh traveller, that

everything perishes except His Face, and

that all things are transient and end and

do not remain except Allah, the One, the

Living, the Self-Subsistent- the One in

Whose hand is the Dominion of the

heavens and the earth. So understand and

you will achieve gains.


ير بفاسففففففففففففم هللا الحي عليفه ان

يح ت البففففه دائمففففا وابففففدا بففففذكر

موالن اذ ال سبيل لحياة االرواح

والفففقفففلفففوب اال بففففففالففففففذكفففر وتفففالوة

الففففقففففرآن وصففففففففففففففففحففففبففففففا الففففعففففلففففمففففففاح

والفففففعففففففارففففففيفففففن الففففففذيففففف يفففففنفففففورون

ير قف و سففففففففففففعفدونف بفاللجوح

والقرب الى هللا واعلم يا سال

شففففففففففففلتح هفففالففف اال وجمفففه ان افففل

وال شلتح فان ومن ت وال يبق

اال هللا وحففففففدن الفففففحفففففي الفففففقفففففيفففففوم

الذي بيدن ملكول السففففففففففففماوال

واالرض فافمم اغنم.


name is that whosoever is abundant in its

recitation Allah gives life to his heart

through the Light of Oneness and

bestows upon him understanding and

knowledge of Allah through the mystery

and light of this noble name.



احيفففففا هللا البفففففه بنور ال وحيفففففد

ور اه الرمم واملعرفا والحر

والعلم والعمففففل ع هللا بسففففففففففففر

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Whoever recites “Ya Hayyu, Ya

Qayyum, bi rahmatika astagheeth” [Oh,

the Living, the Self-Subsistent, I am

desperate for Your mercy] from after

Fajr prayer to sun rise, Allah will make

him active and removes laziness from

him.

) يا حي يا ايوم م يقوهللا

برحم أس غيث (م الرهر

إلى يلوع الشم بعث هللا في

نرسه النشا وجنبه

اليموهللا وال سل.

Oh my God! You are the Living through

Your Essence. To You belongs

everlasting continuance and absolute

Uniqueness. So let me witness, oh Allah,

the light of the Living- the mystery of

whose meaning is in every existent, the

salvation of its light is in the witness and

the witnessed. I ask You that we be

favoured by You with martyrdom in

Your path an through that we will

achieve the grades of the blissful. Indeed


ان الحي بذات ل إل تفيا

ي حففدالبقففاح االبففدي وال ررد ا

فاشمدأ يا هللا نور الحي الذي

سففففففففر معنان في ال الوجود فالح

نففورن فففي شففففففففففففففففففاهففففففد ومشفففففففففففففمففود

اسال ان تم علينا بالشمادة

في سففففففففففففبيلفف فنرو هففا بمراتفف

تح على ال شففففففففففففل إن السففففففففففففعداح

ادير.


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Al-Qayyūm [The Self-Subsistent] القيوم

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Alif. Lām. Mīm. Allah-there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsistent.”292

He, Glory be to Him, attends to

everything; and consistently manages

His creation and protects them.

The Manager of the affairs of the

heavens and the earth,

The Establisher of everything and all

things are established by His

Command,

He is the Self-Subsistent-

Independent of that which is other

than Him,

the One Who is in charge of creation-

their lifespans, deeds and sustenance,


الم هللا ال الفففففه اال »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

« هو الحي القيوم


القففففففائم على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح

الففففففدائففم الففقففيففففففام بفف ففففففدبففيف

اليل وحرظمم

مدبر السماوال واالرض

مقيم ال شلتح وال شلتح

ب مرناائم

بنرسففففه الغ ت ع القائم

غي ن

الففففففقففففففائففففففم عففففففلففففففى الففففففيففففففلفففففف

بففففففيجففففففالفففففمفففففم واعفففففمففففففالفففففمفففففم

وار اامم


The name of Allah, the Self-Subsistent,

occurs in three places in the noble Quran.

We can mention among them the Word

of Allah the Exalted in Sūrah Tā-Hā:

“And (all) faces shall be humbled before

(Allah), the Living, and the Self-

واففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا القيوم في

ال ففا مواي في القرآن ال ر م


حفففففي وعفففففنفففففف الفففففوجفففففون لفففففلففففف»يففففففه

القيوم واففففففد ففففففاب م حمففففففل

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Subsistent. And he who carried

wrongdoing will indeed be a complete

failure.”293 Sūrah Baqarah states: “Allah-

there is no god but Him, the Living, the

Self-Subsistent.”294 It is stated in the

Sahīh al-Bukhari that the Prophet

used to supplicate after tahjjud as

follows: “Oh Allah, to You belongs the Praise, You are the One by which the heavens and the earth and that which is in it subsist, to You belongs the Praise King of the heavens and the earth and that which is in it, to You belongs the Praise- the Light of the heavens and the earth. To You belongs the Praise- You are the truth, Your promise is the truth, the meeting with You is the truth, Your Word is the truth, Paradise is the truth, the Fire is the truth, the Prophets are the truth and Muhammad, peace be upon him is the truth. Oh Allah to You I submit, in You I trust, to You I return and by You I argue [against opponents]. So forgive my past and future sins, that which I conceal and that which I reveal. You are the Forwarder and Your are the Delayer. And there is no strength or power except through Allah, the Exalted, the Majestic.”295

هللا»وفي سففففففففففففورة البقرة « يلما

ي وف« ال اله اال هو الحي القيوم

صفففحي البراري ان الن ت عليه

الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم انه اذا اام

اللمم »م ال هجفففد افففان يفففدعو

لفففففففف الففففففففحففففففففمففففففففد انفففففففف اففففففففيففففففففوم

السفففففماوال واالرض وم فيه

ولفف الحمففد ملفف السففففففففففففمففاوال

د مواالرض وم فيه ول الح

انفف نور السففففففففففففمففاوال واالرض

ولففففففف الفففففففحفففففففمفففففففد انففففففف الفففففففحففففففف

ووعففففدت الح ولقففففاؤت ح

واففففولفففففف حفففف والففففجففففنففففففا حفففف

انبفف وبفف إليفف والنففار ح

اصفففففم فاغرر لي ما ادم

ومفففا ا رل ومفففا اسففففففففففففررل ومففففا

اعففففففلففففففنفففففف انفففففف املففففففقففففففدم وانفففففف

وال حوهللا إال أنفف املؤ ر ال الففه

وال افففففففففوة اال بفففففففففاهلل الفففففففففعفففففففففلفففففففففي

.«العظيم

293Quran 20:111 294Quran 2:255 295Agreed upon, related by ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with him.


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absorbed in Allah’s name, the Self-

Subsistent, must cut off his heart from

creation and from anything that cuts him

off from his Protector. This is since

partitions are among the most important

things that cut off the traveller in his

journey to his Protector. And know, oh

traveller, that Allah, the One, is the

Establisher of your affairs and submit all

your affairs to Him. And perceive, oh

traveller, all things with the

remembrance of your Protector- then you

will obtain bliss and gains.


ير باسم هللا القيوم عليه ان

يق البه ع اليل وع اي

شففففففففففففلتح يق عففففففه ع موالن الن

الفففقفففوايففف هفففي مففف اهفففم االمفففور

ال ت تق السففففففال عند سففففففي ن

وسففففففففففففلوكففففففه الى موالن واعلم يففففففا

سال بان هللا وحدن هو القائم

امورت على امرت وسففففففففففففلم اففففل

له واأ يا سفففففففففففال ال شفففففففففففلتح

بذكر موالت عندئذ سففففففتسففففففعد

واغنم.

One of the qualities of this name is that if

your recite it from after Fajr prayer to

sun rise saying “Yah Hayyu, Ya

Qayyum”, you will find abundance of

success and welfare. The recite of this

name is secured against forgetfulness,

and Allah will enlighten his heart with

His name Al-Qayyum.


الشففففففففففففففر فف انففففففه مفف ذكففرن مفف

الفففرفففهفففر الفففى يفففلفففوع الشفففففففففففففففمفففف

بصفففيغا يا حي يا ايوم وجد م

اليي وال وفي الشففلتح ال ثي

وذاكفففففففر هفففففففذا االسفففففففففففففففففففم يففففففف مففففففف

نور لبه بالنسففففففففففففيان و نور هللا ا

هللا القيوم.

Whoever recites this name 1000 times,

Allah will remove the fear of people

from his heart, and Allah will suffice him

at time of need. The recitation of this

name is good for dispelling of ill

thoughts, and the satanic whispers.

ذكرن أل مرة أ ر هللا وم

م البه و اليل وكران

شرهم وا الشدة . وذكر

هذا االسم ناف لدف ا فكار



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البايلا النرسيا والوساوس

الردي ا الشي انيا .

Oh, Allah, You are the Self-Subsistent

by Whom all creation subsists. The Self-

Subsistent without need to any. Upon

Your subsistence all people from old

ages till now have been subsisting. Oh

Allah disclose to us the core reality of

the Self-subsistence in and out. Oh Allah

disconnect any hope we have except in

you, by the light of Your name Al-Qadir

[the Capable], and let us witness this

self-subsistence in all our selves, so as to

attain the light of knowledge. You are

the Most Capable to do anything.

انففففف القيوم ال ت افففففامفففففف إل ت

بفففف اليالئ القففففائم بففففذاتفففف

فففففف هففي الفف ففت ااففففففامفففففف يففواففيففومفف

االوا ر واالوائففل فففاكشفففففففففففف يففا

رسناأنقيوميا في هللا لنا سر ال

في البففففففاي والظففففففاهر واا

املنا م ال شففلتح سففوات بسففر

نففور الففقففففففادر واجففعففلففنففففففا فففي اففففففل

مشفففففففففففاهدي القيوميا أنرسفففففففففففنا

على إنفففففف لنحظ بنور العلوم



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Al-Wājid [The Resourceful] الواجد

The Resourceful is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.


Whom none can escape His eye.

He is the One Who finds whatever

He wills and desires.

And He has the power to execute

His Will.

He, Glory be to Him, knows all

things and determines all things.

الواجد هو اسم م اسماح هللا

الحس

سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى فمو

الذي ال يضل عنه شلتح

وهو الفففففذي يهفففففد افففففل مفففففا

ير دن و لبه

وهو القففففففادر على تنريففففففذ

مرادن

يعلم سفففففففبحانه ال شفففففففلتح

و قدر على ال شلتح.

“Finding” [wajd] is the unveiling of

the mysteries through witnessing of the

veiled. He is the One Who finds your

heart and brings it to you without intent

or constraint.

والوجد هو مكاشففففففففرا االسففففففففرار

بمشاهدة املحبوب وهو الذي

يصففففففففففففاد الب و رد علي بال

اعمد وال تكل .

Allah’s name, the Resourceful, is not

found in the Quran. However, the

subject of existence does arise. Allah,

the Exalted, says in Sūrah Sād: “Indeed

We found him patient and persevering.

What and excellent slave! Indeed he

was oft-returning in repentance.” Sūrah

Duhā states: “Did He not find you an

ولم يرد اسففففففففففففم هللا الواجففففففد في

الففقففرآن الفف ففر ففم ولفف فف وردل

مففففادة الوجود فر اولففففه اعففففالى

انففففففا وجففففففدنففففففان »في سففففففففففففورة ص

« صفففففففففففففففابرا أعم العبفففد انفففه اواب

الم يهدت »وفي سففورة الضففحى



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orphan and give you refuge? Did He

not find you unaware and guide

you.”296

يتيمفففففا ففففففيوى ووجفففففدت ضفففففففففففففففففاال

«.فمدى

It is narrated that something of the

Quran was read in the presence of Abū

Bakr as-Siddīque . One of those

present became deeply emotional

[wajd] and cried. Thereupon Abū Bakr

said: “This is how we were so that our

hearts strove.” That is, they became

strong and firm in the religion of Allah

and weakness vanished from them.

وافففففد روي انفففففه ار شففففففففففففلتح م

الفففففقفففففران بفففففحضفففففففففففففففففرة ا ففففف بففففف فففففر

الصففففففففففففففففففديفففف رضففففففففففففلففففت هللا عففففنففففففه

فف فواجففففففد بفعفض الفحففففففاضفففففففففففففر فف

وبك فقففاهللا ابو ب ر ه ففذا كنففا

ح اسففففففففففففففف الوبنفففا اي او ففف

وصففففففففففلب في دي هللا و اهللا ع ها

الضع .

Among the causes of “wajd”

[“ecstasy”] is knowledge without

forgetfulness and action without

interval. As for the conditions of

“wajd” it is undertaking without

forgetfulness, movement without

laziness, proper respect without levity

and fairness without foolishness. As

for the place of “wajd” it is sitting free

from desires, denuded of any claim and

to be filled with the fear of Allah.

وم اسففففففففففففباب الوجد العلم بال

غرلفففففا والعمفففففل بال فو ة وامفففففا

شففففففففففففرو الوجففففد فمو ايففففام بال

سففففففففففمو وحركا بال كسففففففففففل وادب

بال لمو وانصا بال لغو واما

مكففان الوجففد فمو جلوس ففاهللا

عففففففففففف االهفففففففففففواح وعفففففففففففار عففففففففففف

قوى. الدعوى وعامر بال



Resourceful must hide his existence by


اسففففففففففففم هللا الواجففد عليففه ير بفف

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himself behind the existence of his

Lord. He must witness Allah, the True

Present, in very breath of his. Then the

truth will be revealed to your heart and

the veil will be removed and you will

be transported from the plain of

evanescence to the plain of continuity.

Oh Allah! Let us realize through this,

oh Most Generous of those who show

generosity.

ان يغيفف ع وجودن بنرسففففففففففففففه

بوجودن بربففففه وان يشففففففففففففمففففد هللا

املوجود الح في افففل نر م

انرفففاسففففففففففففففه عنفففدئفففذ ي هلى الح

على الب و ن شففففففففف الحجاب

وتففنفف ففقففففففل مفف حضففففففففففففففرة الففرففنففففففاح

لحضففففففففففففرة البقففاح اللمم حققنففا

هذا يا اكرم االكرمين.

As Abul Hasan Nūrī says: “I have been

between “finding” and “losing” for the

last twenty years. When I find my Lord

I lose my heart. When I find my heart I

lose my Lord.”

وكما ااهللا ابو الحسفففين النوري

انفففففا منفففففذ عشففففففففففففر سففففففففففففنفففففا بين

الوجفففد والرقفففد اذا وجفففدل ر

فقففدل ال ت واذا وجففدل ال ت

فقدل ر .


noble name is that he will not lose

anything which he wishes to be there.”


الشفففففففر انه ال يرقد له شفففففففلتح

مما ير د وجودن.

Oh Allah, You are the Finder of every

perfection. And all besides You is

deficient and lost in word and deed. To

You belongs Self- Sufficiency,

continual Disposal, and Honour. You

are very Kind to Your servants. So

illuminate my heart- oh Allah- with the

Light of Your name, the Resourceful,

so that I become absorbed away from

my self ad existents and so that I see all

فففيففففففا الفف ففت انفففففف الففواجففففففد لففكففففففل

كمفاهللا وافل مفا سففففففففففففوات نفاا

فااد في االاواهللا واالفعاهللا ل

ولفففففف الغ ودوام ال صففففففففففففر

الع وانفففففف بففففففالعبففففففاد ل ي

فففففاشففففففففففففر يففففا هللا على ال ت نور

اسففففففففففففم الواجد ح اف ع

نرسفففلت وع االاوان وارى الكل



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as lost. And bestow upon me eyes of

insight so that I find You by everything

and with everything. Indeed You have

Power over all things.

فاادا وامنح ت عيون البصي ة

ح اجدت عند ال شفففففففلتح وم

ال شففففففففففففلتح ان على ال شففففففففففففلتح

ادير.


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Al-Ma jid [The Noble] املاجد

The Noble is one of the Grand Names

of Allah.

He is the One Whose Essence is of

the utmost extreme in honour,

nobility and perfection.

His place is elevated to the highest

level of greatness and beauty.

He is the Majestic in degree,

Majestic in nobility, expansive in

generosity, liberality and goodness.

املاجد هو اسفففم م اسفففماح هللا

الحس

فمو الففففففذي بلغفففففف ذاتففففففه

غفففففايفففففا الشففففففففففففر واملجففففففد

وال ماهللا

وسففففففففففم مكان ه الى نهايا

العظما والجماهللا

ففففففمفففففو الفففففعفففففظفففففيفففففم الفففففقففففففدر

العظيم الشفففر الواسففف

الفففففففففففففففف ففففففففففففففففرم والففففففففففففففففجففففففففففففففففود

واالحسان.

This noble name does not occur in the

Quran but some of the scholars say that

it has the same meaning as “Al-Majīd”

[“The Magnificent”] except that “Al-

Majīd” denotes an even greater extent.

ولم يرد هذا االسم الشر في

الففقففران ولفف فف بففعففض الففعففلففمففففففاح

يقولون انففففففه بمع املجيففففففد اال

ان املجيد ابلغ.

Abū Dharr reports what the Prophet,

the Salutations and Peace of Allah,

relates from his Lord, the Honoured,

the Glorious. The Truth, Glory be to

Him, the Exalted, says: “Oh my servants. All of you are sinners except those I pardon so seek forgiveness from

وع ا ذر رضفففففلت هللا عنه ع

الن ت صففففففففففففلى هللا عليففففه وسففففففففففففلم

فيمففففا يرو ففففه ع ربففففه ع وجففففل

يا »يقوهللا الح سفففبحانه واعالى

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Me and I will forgive you. And whoever knows that I decree forgiveness let him seek forgiveness from Me. Through My power I will forgive him and not be concerned about it. And all of you are in error except the one whom I have guided so seek guidance from Me and I will guide you. And all of you are in need except those I have enriched so ask of Me and I will enrich you. And even if the first of you and the last of you, your living and your dead, your young and your old, gather to cause one of my servant’s heart to despair it will not decrease My Kingdom will not diminish [Jinnah bi awdatin] and if they gather to cause one of my servant’s heart to fear [Me] it will not increase my Kingdom [jinah bi awdatin]. And if the first of you, the last of you, your living and your dead, your young and your old, gather to ask Me their ultimate wishes- every one of them- and I give every one that asks what he asked for it will not diminish me- just like if anyone should pass by the edge of the sea and dip into it for a fleeting moment and then withdraw. Similarly that will diminish My Dominion since I am the extremely generous, the Noble (al-Mājid), the Absolute. My gifts are a Word and My

عففففافيفففف فففففاسفففففففففففف غرروأ اغرر

ل م وم علم اأ ااففففففدر على

املغررة ففففففاسفففففففففففف غررأ بقفففففدرا

غررل له وال ابالي وال م ضفففاهللا

اال م هففففففديفففففف فففففففاسففففففففففففتهففففففدوأ

اهففففففدكففم واففلفف ففم فففقففيفف اال مفف

لوأ اغن م ولو سفففففففففففففاغن ف ففا

ان اولففففف فففففم وا فففففركفففففم وحفففففيففففف فففففم

ومي م وريب م و ففففففابسففففففففففففف فم

واج معوا على اشففففففق ال م

الوب عبادي ما نق في ملك

جنففففاح بعوضففففففففففففففففا ولو اج معوا

على اتق ال عبد م عبادي

مففففففا اد ففففففي مفففففلفففففكففففف مففففف جفففففنففففففاح

بعوضفففففا ولو ان اول م وا ركم

وحففففيفففف ففففم ومففففيفففف فففف ففففم وريففففبفففف ففففم

ل ل ت ا و ابسفف م اج معوا فسفف

سفففففففففففففففائفففل م هم مفففا بلغففف امن فففه

اففل سففففففففففففففائففل م هم مففا ففف ع يفف

هللا مففا نقصفففففففففففف ت كمففا لو ان سفففففففففففففف

احففففففدكفففم مفففر بشفففففففففففففففرففففففا الفففبفففحفففر

ففغفمف ففيففففففه ابفرة فم انفوف عفمفففففففا

كذل ال ينق م ملك ذل

صففففففففففففمففففد « مففففاجففففد»بففففاأ جواد

ع ففففا كالم وعففففذا كالم اذا

ااوهللا له ك فإنمااردل شفففففف ا


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punishment is a Word. If I will anything I indeed say to it “Be” and it is.”

«.فيكون


be cultivated by Allah’s name, the

Noble, must deal with his brothers with

amiability, pardon and a profusion of

good morals and manners. And you

must- oh traveller- must spend what is

in your hand of wealth for the poor and

your brothers. And by these [acts] you

must seek the Countenance of Your

Protector, the Generous. And you must

rely in all your affairs on Allah and cut

off all impediments that cut you off

and distance you from your Protector.

And let your every breath be the

remembrance of your Protector,

Blessed be he, the Exalted, and for His

pleasure and nearness. Then Your

protector will illuminate Your heart

with the lights of His name, the Noble.


ي رل باسففففففففففففم هللا املاجد عليه

ان يعففففامففففل ا وانففففه بففففالصففففففففففففر

عففففففا اال ال وان والعرو وسففففففففففففف

تبذهللا يا سففففففففال ما في يدي م

وان وإل فففوانفففففف مففففففاهللا لفففلفففرفففقفففراح

تفففففبففففف ففففف فففففي بففففففذلفففففف وجففففففه مفففففوالت

ال ر م واع مد في امورت الما

على هللا واا جمي القواي

الففف فففت تفففقففف فففعفففففف وتفففبفففعففففففدت عففف

موالت واجعففففل اففففل نر م

انراسفففففففف في ذكر موالت تبارت

واعفففففالى ورضفففففففففففففففففان والقرب منفففففه

على عندئذ سفففففففففففف شففففففففففففر موالت

الب انوار اسمه املاجد.

Oh Protector. You are the Noble. To

You belongs nobility in Essence,

Attributes and Acts. Every

manifestation of nobility, beauty and

perfection is from Your uninterrupted

grace. So disclose to us, oh Allah, the

lights of Your Nobility so that I rely

upon You. And nobility is in obedience

فيا موالن ان املاجد ل املجد

في الذال والصففففرال واالفعاهللا

وال شففففففففففففر وجماهللا وكماهللا هو

م فضففففففل امل والي فاكشفففففف

لنا يا هللا ع انوار مهدت ح

نرك اليففف ففففاملجفففد في يفففاعفففا



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to the commands and honour in the

illumination of vision. Let us realise

the Light of Your name, the Noble.

You are the Helper and Supporter and

indeed You have power over all things.




الوامففففر والشففففففففففففففففر فففففي تففففنففففو ففففر ا

البصففففففائر حققنا بنور اسففففففم

املفففاجفففد انففف املعين املسفففففففففففففففاعفففد

وان على ال شلتح ادير وصلى


آله وصحبه وسلم.


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Al-Wāhid [The One] الواحد

Allah, the Exalted, says: “Say: “I am but a warner and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Compeller.”297

He, the Exalted, the Unique, is the

One Whose Oneness never ceases

and there is none other with Him.

He is the One Who has no second

in a unique existence- in Essence,

attributes and Acts- and through

His Godhood, Lordship,

Beginninglessness and

Endlessness.

There is no Sustainer, no Giver, no

Forbidder, no Giver of Life, no

Giver of death and no

Administrator for the command of

this creation, outwardly and

inwardly, except Him, Blessed be

Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

نمفففا انفففا منفففذر افففل ا»افففاهللا اعفففالى

ومففففففا مفففف الففففففه اال هللا الففففواحفففففففد

« القمار


الررد الذي لم ي هللا وحدن

ولم ي معه ا ر

فمو الواحد الذي ال اأ

له في الوجود املنررد ذاتا

وصفففففففففففففففففففففرففففففففففاتففففففففففا وافففففففففففعففففففففففاال

والففففربففففوبففففيففففففا بففففففا لففففوهففففيففففففا

واال ليا واالبديا

ففففال را وال مفففعففف ففف وال

ماأ وال مح ت وال ممي

هذا الكون مروال مدبر

ياهرا وباينا غي ن تبارت

هللا رب العاملين.

The name of Allah, the One, occurs

more than twenty times in the noble

Quran. We may mention among them

His, the Exalted’s, saying in Sūrah

Ghāfir: “The Day when they will come

واد ورد اسففففم هللا الواحد اكث

مففف عشففففففففففففففر ففف مفففرة ففففي الفففقفففران

ال ر م نذكر م ها اوله اعالى في

يوم هم بار ون »سففففففففففففورة غافر

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out, nothing of them will be hidden

from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this

Day? It is Allah the One, the

Compeller.”298 Sūrah Ibrāhīm states:

“On the Day when the earth will be

changed to another earth and so will be

the heavens, and they will appear

before Allah, the One, the

Compeller.”299 And so forth.

ال يرر على هللا م هم شلتح مل

«املل اليوم هلل الواحد القمار

واوله اعالى في سففففففففففففورة ابراهيم

ضيوم تبفففدت االرض غي االر »

والسفففففففففماوال وبر وا هلل الواحد

وغي ها.« القمار

It is communicated in a noble hadīth

that the Prophet heard a man

supplicating as follows: “Oh Allah. I

ask You in that You are Allah, the

One, the Unequalled, the Absolute, the

One regarding Whom He begets not

nor is He begotten and there is nothing

like unto Him.” The Prophet, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace

thereupon said: “You have asked Allah

by His Greatest Name- that if you

supplicate by It He answers you and if

you ask by It he grants you.”300

لحديث الشففر ان الن ت وفي ا

صفففففففففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففففففففلم سفففففففففففم

اللمم اأ»رجال يقوهللا في دعائه

اسففففففففففففال بان ان هللا الواحد

االحد الصففمد الذي لم يلد ولم

« يولففففد ولم ي لففففه كروا احففففد

فقاهللا عليه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

لقد سفففاهللا هللا باسفففمه االعظم »


« .س ل به اع


be absorbed in the name of Allah, the

One, must purify his heart of other than

Him and his heart must not remain

with anything but Allah, the One, the

Unequalled because Allah loves the

detached heart. And do not there be in


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الواحففد عليففه

ان ي مر البففففه م االغيففففار فال

بق بقلبه سففففففففففففوى هللا الواحد ي

سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه يحففففف نفففففهاالحفففففد

القلفففففف املنررد فال تهعففففففل يففففففا

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your heart- oh traveller- anyone except

Him and witness Him in your every

breath. And in this witnessing all forms

will be annihilated and your heart will

only witness Allah, the One, the

Unequalled, the Compeller. So I ask

You, oh Allah, to fill our hearts with

Your love so that we are not busy or

concerned with that which is other than

You. Then the Truth will illumine your

heart with the Lights of His name, the

One.

سفففففففففففففال في الب احدا سففففففففففففوان

واشفففففففففففففففمففففففدن فففففي اففففففل نففففرفففف مفففف

انراسفف وفي هذا الشففمود تر

الرسففففوم الما و شففففمد الب هللا

ف سففف ل الواحد االحد القمار

يففففففا هللا ان تم الوبنففففففا بحبفففففف

ح ال يكون لنا شففففففففففففغل وال هم

سفففففوات عندئذ سففففف شفففففر الح

على الب انوار اسمه الواحد.



recites it Allah gives him victory

through Oneness [Tawhīd]. Whoever

fears a ruler or an enemy then he

should recite it 500 times after Dhuhr

salāh and then he will be made secure,

his anxiety will disappear and his

enemies will befriend him, with the

permission of Allah, the Exalted.


م ذكرن أكث الشفففففففففففففر انففففففه

ف هللا عليفففه بفففال وحيفففد وم

ففا سففففففففففففل ففانففا او عففدوا فففانففه

ن بففففعففففففد صففففففففففففففففالة الففففظففففمففففر يففففففذكففففر

مسففففففففففففمفففففائفففففا مرة ففففففانفففففه يفففففام

و رر همه و صففففففففففففاداه اعداؤن


Oh Allah, You are the First, and all

derive from Your perfect Presence.

You are the Eternal and anything equal

to You is impossible. So fill my heart-

oh Allah- with the light of Your name,

the One, so that I see none besides You

and by Your Light I arrive. And

preserve me from other than You and

remove from me the veil of secondary

causes so that my first glance, in secret

and in open, does not occur except that

ففففففففيفففففففا هللا انففففففف االوهللا والفففففففكفففففففل

مسفففففففففففف مففد م جنففابفف ال مففاهللا

وانفففففف اال لي واففففففل مففففففا سففففففففففففوات

محففففاهللا فففففام يففففا هللا ال ت بنور

اسففففففففففففمفففففف الواحففففففد ح ال ارى

سفففففففففففففففوات وبففففنففففورت اتففففوصففففففففففففففففففل

وسفففففلم ت م االغيار واكشففففف

ع ت حجفففاب اال فففار ح ال يق



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I witness the Light of Oneness. Indeed


ر م ت في السففر واالعالن اوهللا نظ

اال واشففففففففففففمفففد نور االحفففديفففا انففف



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As-Samad [The Master] الصمد

Allah the Exalted says: “Say: “He is Allah, the One. Allah the Master.”301

The Master is one of the Names of

Allah, Glory be to Him. He is the One

to Whom is turned to in times of need,

and Who is set forth for as the goal of

desire, and Whose help is sought for in

trials and tribulations. He is the One

everything needs but He, Glory be to

Him, is Independent of all things. He is

the One that does what He wills and

there is no amending His ruling and no

repealing of His decree.

ال هو هللا احد هللا »ااهللا اعالى

فالصمد هو اسم م « الصمد

اسففففففففففففماح هللا سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى

فففمففو الففففففذي يصففففففففففففففمففففففد الففيففففففه فففي

الففففحففففوائففففج و ففففقصففففففففففففففففففد الففففيففففففه فففففي

الرغففففففائفففففف و سففففففففففففف غففففففاث بففففففه في

الشففففففففففففففففففدائففففففد والنوائفففففف الففففففذي

وهفففو يفففحففف ففففففا الفففيففففففه اففففففل احففففففد

سفففففبحانه مسففففف غ ع ال احد

فمو الففففففذي يرعففففففل مففففففا يشففففففففففففففففففاح

و فففحففف فففم مففففففا يفففر ففففففد ال مفففعفففقفففففف

لح مه وال راد لقضائه.

The traveller to Allah, if He wishes the

truth to be revealed to Him through His

name, the Master, must turn his heart

and limbs to Allah. Thus he will refrain

from this world and its charms and

place all his affairs with His protector

and rely upon Him. Then the Truth,

Glory be to Him, will become his goal

and the pleasure of his Protector will

be his object. The knower of Allah, the

educator of the travellers, is the one


ي هلى الح عليففففففه بففففففاسفففففففففففففمففففففه

الصففمد فعليه ان ي وجه بقلبه

وجوارحه الى هللا في هد في هذن

اففففففل الففففففدنيففففففا وم ففففففاعمففففففا و وجففففففه

امورن الى موالن و ع مفففففد عليفففففه

ففففففيفففففكفففففون الفففففحففففف سفففففففففففففففففبفففففحففففففانففففففه

مقصفففففففففففففودن ورضففففففففففففففففففا موالن هو

م لوبفففففه والعفففففار بفففففاهلل مر

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whom Allah has chosen to be a path

for the guidance of human beings and

points them to the path of bliss in the

next world and this one. Thus they will

set out for Him, seek refuge in Him

relating to matters of this world and the

next. Thus the hearts of such servants

will become blissful and they will fly

thereby, with love and desire, to Allah

and His Noble Messenger.

السفففففففففففففال ين الذي ا ارن الح

ليكون سففففففففففففبيال لمففففدايففففا العبففففاد

فيففففدلمم على ير السففففففففففففعففففادة

والففففففففففففدنففففففففففففيفففففففففففففو فففففففففففففا ا ففففففففففففرو ففففففففففففا

فيقصفففففففففففففففففدونفففففه و ل ه ون اليفففففه

والففففدنيو ففففا ا رو ففففا مبفففف موره

ن العبففففففاد ف سففففففففففففعففففففد الوب هففففففذ

و ي هففا حبففا وشففففففففففففواففا الى هللا

ورسوله ال ر م.

As Imām Ghazālī says: “The Master is

the One to Whom is turned to in times

of need, and Who is set forth for as the

goal of desire.” Imām Qushairī says:

“The meaning of “as-Samad” is the

continuous who does not cease.”

وكمفففففا يقوهللا االمفففففام الغ الي ان

الصفففففففمد هو الذي يصفففففففمد اليه

في الحوائج و قصففففففففففففففففففد اليففففففه في

الفففففففففرغفففففففففائففففففففف و فففففففففقفففففففففوهللا االمفففففففففام

القشففففففففففففي ي ان الصففففففففففففمد معنان

الدائم الذي ال ي وهللا.


noble name is the obtainment of

goodness and piety. So whoever recites

it at the time of sorcery 125 times then

the effect of truth and sincerity and will

be manifested upon him, by the



الشففففففففففففففففر فففف حصففففففففففففففففوهللا الففففيففففيفففف

والصففففففففففففففففالح فففففمفففف ذكففففرن عففففنففففففد

السففحر مائا و مسففا وعشففر

عليه ا ار الصفففففففففففففد مرة يمرل

اعالى. بإذنهواال الص

Oh Allah, You are the Master and the

Besought, the Giver of Bounty in all

desires. You encountered Your beloved

ones with the lights of Master, so they

فيا ربان ان الصفمد املقصفود

املنعم بكفففل الرغفففائففف واجمففف

الصففففففففففففمفففففديفففففا بففففف نواراحبفففففابففففف


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flew to You; and You faced them with

the secrets of Your Uniqueness so they

relied on You. You made them a

manifestation for the light of Your

name, the Master. Thus, whosoever

sees them gravitates towards the One,

the Unequalled, the Master. So

illuminate, oh my Lord, our hearts with

the Light of the Master and embrace us

with the Lights of the Exalted Presence

and devote us to you in totality. Indeed


اربفف سففففففففففففر فرروا اليفف واففابلتهم

الرردانيفففففا ففففففاع مفففففدوا عليففففف

م مظمرا لنور اسففففففففففففمفف صففففففففففففي ته

انهذب الى رآهمالصفففففففففمد فم

ف شر الواحد االحد الصمد

يفففففففا ر ففففففف عفففففففلفففففففى افففففففلفففففففوبفففففففنفففففففا نفففففففور

بفففففف نوارالصفففففففففففففمففففففدانيففففففا وعمنففففففا

الحضففففففففففففرة العليفففا واجعلنفففا لففف

على افففففل شففففففففففففلتح إنففففف بفففففالكليفففففا

ادير.



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Al-Qādir [The All-Powerful] القادر

Allah the exalted says: “He has the power to send torment upon you”302

The All-Powerful is one of the Grand

Names of Allah. He is the One Who is

able to bring non-existence into

existence, and make that which exists

non- existent. He is the One Who if He

wills to do something does it, and if He

wills not to do something does not do

it. He is the Possessor of perfect power,

Who is not incapacitated by anything

and Who is not bound by causes. He is

Exerciser of His decree and the

Administrator of the affairs of creation

through His Power and Wisdom,

Blessed be You, oh Owner of Glory

and Majesty.

اففل هو القففادر على »اففاهللا اعففالى

« ان يففففبففففعففففففث عففففلففففيفففف ففففم عففففففذابففففففا

فالقادر هو اسفففففففففففم م اسفففففففففففماح

هللا الحسفففففففففففف فمو سففففففففففففبحففانفففه

الذي يقدر على ايهاد املعدوم

واعففدام املوجود وهو الففذي ان

شفففففففاح فعل وان شفففففففاح لم يرعل

وهو ذو افففففدرة تفففففامفففففا ال يعج ن

قدر امل سفففبابب شفففلتح وال ي قيد

لقضففففائه املدبر شففففؤون الكون

بقفففففدر وح مفففففا تبفففففاركففففف يفففففا ذا

الجالهللا واالكرام.

The name of Allah, the All-Powerful,

occurs seven times in the noble Quran

and we will mention of them. Sūrah

Qiyaāmah states: “Is not He Able to

give life to the dead?”303 Allah, the

واد ورد اسففففم هللا القادر سففففب

مرال في القرآن ال ر م نففففففذكر

ال »م ها في سففففففففففففورة القياما

ذلفففففف بفففففقففففففادر عفففففلفففففى ان يفففففحففففف فففففت

واولففه اعففالى في سففففففففففففورة « املوا

«انه على رجعه لقادر»ال ار

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Exalted, states in Sūrah Tāriq: “Indeed

He is Able to bring him back.”304

وغي ها.

The word “Qādirūn” [Powerful] occurs

four times in the Quran and we may

mention of them. Allah the Exalted

states in Sūrah Mu’minūn: “And We

sent down from the heavens water in

measure, and We gave it lodging in the

earth, and indeed We are able to take it

away.”305 Sūrah Mursalāt states: “So

We did measure: and We are the best

to measure.”306 And so forth.

واففففففد وردل المففففففا اففففففادرون في

القرآن ال ر م ار مرال نذكر

مفف ففهففففففا اففولففففففه اففعففففففالففى فففي سففففففففففففففورة

وان لنا م السففففففففففففماح »املؤمنون

مفاح بقفدر ففاسفففففففففففف نفان في االرض

« وانففففا على ذهففففاب بففففه لقففففادرون

فقدرنا»سففففففففورة املرسففففففففالل وفي

وغي ها.« فنعم القادرون

The Truth reveals Himself on the

journey of the traveller to Allah

through His names, Attributes and

Acts. If the Truth reveals Himself

through His name the All-Powerful the

seeker of the divine [murīd] sees his

self as desiring what Allah desires so

that the seeker realises what has been

transmitted from the Prophet, peace be

upon him: “Allah has slaves that if they

want Allah wants.” The witnessing of

Allah’s name, the All-Powerful is one

of the sweetest of illuminations.

However, it can carry a test of delusion

to the seeker; when the seeker sees his

هللا فففي يففر فف والسففففففففففففففففففالفففففف الففى

سففففففففففففففففلففففوكففففففه يفففف ففففهففففلففففى لففففففه الففففحفففف

وصففففففففففففراته وافعاله ب سففففففففففففمائه

فففففاذا تهلى لففففه الح بففففاسففففففففففففمففففه

القففففادر يرى املر ففففد نرسففففففففففففففففه مففففا

ارادن هللا يففر ففففففدن حفف فف يفف ففحففقفف

املر د بما ورد ع الن ت صففففففففففففلى

ان هلل عبادا »هللا عليه وسفففففففففففلم

فشففففففففففمود اسففففففففففم « اذا ارادوا اراد

هللا الفففففففقفففففففادر هفففففففي مففففففف احفففففففلفففففففى

ا افففد يكون فيهفففال هليفففال ول

شففففففففففففلتح م امل ر عنففففففدمففففففا يرى

304Quran 86:8 305Quran 23:18 306 Quran 77:23



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self as doing what he wants then he

obtains something of conceit.

Therefore he must, together with

witnessing the All-Powerful, witness

the name of the Great and Exalted so

that he remains humble before the

Majesty and Greatness of Allah until

his self does not imagine that he is

doing something through his will but

that every breath of his is from the

generosity of Allah, Glory be to Him,

the Exalted.

املر ففففد نرسففففففففففففففففه يرعففففل مففففا ير ففففد

ففيفحصففففففففففففففففففل عفنففففففدن شففففففففففففلفتح مف

الغرور فعنففد ذلفف يهفف عليففه

ان يشففففففففففففمففففففد م القففففففادر اسففففففففففففم

الفف ففبففيفف واملفف ففعففففففالففي حفف فف يففكففون

م واضفففففففففففف لعظما هللا وك يائه

ح ال ي وهم في نرسفففففففففففففففففه انفففففه

ول اففل بففإرادتففهيرعففل شففففففففففففلتح

نر م انراسففففففففففففه هي م كرم

سبحانه واعالى عليه.هللا


noble name is that whoever recites it in

a state of ritual ablution, Allah will

subdue his enemies and defeat them.


الشفففففففففففففر انففففففه م ذكرن على

وضففففففففففففوح امر اعفففداحن ونفففاهللا هم


Oh my God! You are manifestly the

All-powerful. And You are the

penetrating Witness. You cause

existence to emerge through Your

exalted Power. And You let sustenance

reach it through Your Beneficent

Wisdom. So bestow, oh Allah, power

to ourselves so that we do not

backtrack. And let us witness the

generosity in all its subtle layers. And

let us drink a cup from “There is no

strength or power except Allah”. And

erase our will in Your Will, and our

power in Your Power so that we live in

فيفففا ال ت انففف القفففادر الظفففاهر

وان الشففففففففففففاهد الناير ابر ل

الفففففوجفففففود بففففففالفففففقففففففدرة الفففففعفففففلفففففيففففففا

واوصففففففففل لما االر ا بالح ما

امنحنا يا هللا ادرة الرحمانيا ف

عفففلفففى انفففرسفففففففففففففففنففففففا ففففال نفففرففففففالففف

واشففففففففففففمففدنففا ال رامففا على موائففد

الل ائ واسفففففففقنا ااسفففففففا م ال

حوهللا وال اوة اال بففاهلل وام يففا

هللا ارادتنففففا في مرادت واففففدرتنففففا

فففي اففففففدرتفففففف لففنففعفف ففش فففي كففنفف


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the shelter of Your love. And ease our

difficulties and open our doors so that

those who are veiled are astonished.


ودادت فتسفففففففففففمل لنا الصفففففففففففعاب

وتر لنا االبواب ح ي عج

اهففففففل الحجففففففاب انفففففف على اففففففل

ر.شلتح ادي



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Al-Muqtader [The All-Capable] املقتدر

Allah the Exalted says: “They belied Our Signs, so We seized them with a Seizure of the All-Mighty, the All-Capable.”307 He, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, is the Possessor of Great

Power- a power sovereign over the

creation to the utmost extent. He is the

Master through His authority of His

Dominion. He is the Controller of all

effects and in His Hand is the

Dominion over all things.

لمففا ا بففييففاتنففاكففذبوا »اففاهللا اعففالى

« ا ففذ ع مق ففدر ففف ففذنففاهم

فمو سففففففففبحانه صففففففففاح القدرة

مفففففا املسففففففففففففي رة بقفففففدرتفففففه العظي

البففففففالغففففففا على لقففففففه امل م

بسففففففل انه م مل ه امل ح م في

جمي اال ففففار بيففففدن ملكول اففففل

شلتح.

Allah’s name, the All-Capable, occurs

in a number of places in the noble

Quran. Of them Sūrah Zukhruf states:

“Or if We show you that with which We threaten them: then indeed We have full authority over them.”308

And Allah the Exalted states in Sūrah

Qamar: “Indeed those who fear Allah will be in the midst of gardens and Rivers. In a set of truth near the All-Capable King.”309 And so forth.

املق ففدر في واففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا


نفففذكر م هفففا في سففففففففففففورة ال ر

او نر ن الذي وعدناهم فانا »

واولفففه اعفففالى « عليهم مق فففدرون

ان امل قين في»في سفففففففورة القمر

جنففففال ونهر في مقعففففد صففففففففففففففففد

وغي ها. « عند ملي مق در

307Quran 54:42 308Quran 43:42 309Quran 54:54-55


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And the Messenger of Allah, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, taught

his Companions to seek the good from

Allah [al-istikhārah] in all matters,

saying: If any of You has a weighty

issue to decide on, let him pray two

rakaat – outside of the compulsory

prayers- and he should say: “Oh

Allah! I seek the good from You

through Your knowledge, and I seek

empowerment through Your power

[that is, I request You to empower me

to reach the objective], and I ask You

through Your manifold bounty- for

indeed You determine and I do not

determine, and You know and I do not

know, and You are the Knower of the

Unseen. Oh Allah, if You know this

matter of mine to be good for my

religion, my world and the end of my

affair”- or he said: “for the present and

future of my affair”- “then decree it for

me. And if You know that this matter

of mine to be evil for my religion, my

world and the end of my affair”- or he

said: “for the present and future of my

affair”- then keep it away from me and

keep me away from it. And decree the

good for me wherever it is and then let

me be contented with it.” And then he

names his need.”

وكما اان رسففففففوهللا هللا صففففففلى هللا

عليفففه وسففففففففففففلم يعلم اصففففففففففففحفففابفففه

االسففففففففففففففف فففرففففففارة ففففي االمفففور افففلفففمففففففا

بففففا مرو قوهللا اذا هم احففففدكم

مفففف غففففيفففف -فففففلففففيفففف كفففف ركففففعفففف ففففيففففن

وهللا اللمم اأ م يق -الرر ضففففففا

سفففففف قدرت أاسفففففف ري ت بعلم و

بقففففففدرتفففففف اي ايلفففففف منفففففف ان

/ بتهعفففففل لي افففففدرة على امل لو

واسفففففففففال م فضفففففففففل العظيم

فففففانفففف تقففففدر وال ااففففدر واعلم

وال اعلم وانففف عالم الغيوب

اللمم ان كنفففففف اعلم ان هففففففذا

االمر ي لي في دي ت ومعاشففففففففففففلت

او ااهللا في عاجل -وعاابا امري

امري واجلففففففه فففففففااففففففدرن لي وان

كن اعلم ان هذا االمر شففد لي

ي مر أبا اافي دي ت ومعاشففففففففلت وع

جل امري واجلفه او ااهللا في عا -

فاصففففففففففففرفه ع ت واصففففففففففففرف ت عنه

وااففففدر لي اليي حيففففث اففففان م

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noble name is the management of

one’s affairs. So whoever recites it

before he sleeps, Allah will grant him

what he wants so that he will not need

interference of any.


الشففففففففففففر واوع ال ففففففدبي فم

ارأن عنففد نومففه وفقففه هللا فيمففا

ير د ح ال يح ا الى تدبي .


be absorbed in Allah’s name, the All-

Capable, must always and forever

remember his Protector in his every

breath, without forgetfulness or

interval. This remembrance will be

transferred from remembrance with

existence present to a remembrance

absent to that which is other than the

Mentioned. He will progress in the

grades of love and understanding of

Allah. Then the Truth will illuminate

him with a brand mark of capability

and the lights of this noble name.


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا املق ففدر يهفف

عففففلففففيففففففه ان يففففكففففون ذاكففففرا مففففوالن

دائمففففففا وابففففففدا في اففففففل نر م

عانراسفففففففففففففه ال يغرل وال يرو

ذكرن وهذا الذكر س نقله م

ذكر م وجود حضففففففور الى ذكر

غفففيفففبففففففا عفففمففففففا سفففففففففففففففوى املففففففذافففور

وسففففففففففففففيففوفف ففى فففي مففراتفففففف املففحففبفففففففا

والرمم ع هللا عندئذ س شر

عليه الح ابسففففففا م االا دار

وانوار هذا االسم الشر .

Oh Allah! You are the one with full

authority over the worlds, the

Governor of that which is ruled and the

Ruler. You have control over both

bodies and souls; and Your judgement

is executed day and night. Disclose

unto me, oh Allah, through the light of

Your name, the All-Capable, so that I

be, through Your help, victorious over

myself and passions. Make me,

انفففففف املففقفف ففففففدر عففلففى إلفف ففتفففيففففففا

صفففففر في املحكوم العوالم امل

الففففنففففرففففوذ فففففي لففففففوالففففحففففففاكففففم ففففف

االشفففففففففباح واالرواح ول الح م

الففففففنففففففافففففففذ فففففففي الففففففغففففففدو والففففففرواح

اففاشففففففففففففر ت يففا هللا بنور اسففففففففففففمفف

املق در ح ااون بمددت على

نففففرسففففففففففففلففففت والففففمففففوى مففففنفففف صففففففففففففففففرا


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through Your strength, capable for

obedience and abundantly filled with

the lights of capability and do not let

all the secondary effects veil me.


اجعل ت بحولفففففف مق ففففففدرا على

بففففففف نفففففففوارالففففففف فففففففاعفففففففا مفففففففغفففففففمفففففففورا

االافف ففففففدار وال تفف ففجففبفف ففت جففمففيفف

ر.يعلى ال شلتح اد إن اال ار



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Al-Muqaddim [The Advancer] املقدم

Allah the Exalted says: “Do not dispute in front of me. I had already sent you the threat in advance.”310

He is the One Who advances things

according to its division in existence.

He has advanced for His servants that

which they need of Him according to

that which is appropriate and proper to

their affairs as necessitated by His

eternal Wisdom. He is the One Who

has advanced his beloved ones in step

and given them happiness through

understanding and wisdom. He is the

One Who has advanced the knowers

over the ignorant and opened to them

the doors of certainty. And He has

advanced the Messenger of Allah as

the Beginning and the End and has

taken a covenant with all the

Messengers as follows: “…afterwards

there will come to you a Messenger

confirming what is with you; you must

then believe in him and help him.”311

ال تر صففففففففففففموا لدي »ااهللا اعالى

« واففففد اففففدمفففف الي م بففففالوعيففففد

فمو الففذي يقففدم االشففففففففففففيففاح على

بعضفففففففففففففمففففففا في الوجود فيقففففففدم

لعبفففادن مفففا يح فففاجون اليفففه على

الوجه الذي يحق الصففففففففالح في

تق ضففففففففففففيففففه ح م ففففه امورن كمففففا

اال ليا وهو الذي ادم احبابه

في القففففدم واسففففففففففففعففففدهم بففففالرمم

والففففففحفففففف ففففففم وهففففففو الففففففذي اففففففدم

العفففففارفين على الجفففففاهلين وف

امففففففاممم ابواب اليقين واففففففدم

رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا عليفففه وسففففففففففففلم بفففدح

و مفا ففا فذ العمفد على جمي

م جاحكم رسففففففففففففوهللا »املرسففففففففففففلين

مصفففففففففففففففد ملفففا مع م ل ؤم ن بفففه

«.ول نصرنه

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The Messenger of Allah, the

Salutations and Peace of Allah, used to

pray as follows: “Oh Allah, forgive my

fault and unawareness, and my

crossing the bounds in my affair, and

what You know of me that I do not. Oh

Allah, forgive my seriousness and my

joking, my mistake and deliberation-

and all of that is with me. Oh Allah,

forgive what You have preceded and

what You have postponed regarding

me, and what You have hidden and

what You have made public, and what

You know me that I do not. You are

the Preceder and You are the

Postponer. And You have power over

all things.”312 And so forth.

واد اان رسفففففففففوهللا هللا صفففففففففلى هللا

اللمم اغرر »عليه وسففلم يدعو

ي ت وجملي واسففففففرافي في لي

مففففا انفففف اعلم بففففه م ت امري و

الففلففمففم اغففرففر لففي جففففففدي وهفف لففي

و فف ففاففت وعففمففففففدي واففففففل ذلفففففف

عففففنففففففدي الففففلففففمففففم اغففففرففففر لففففي مففففففا

وما اسففررل أ رلوما ادم

ومفففا اعلنففف ومفففا انففف اعلم بفففه

م ت انفف املقففدم وانفف املؤ ر

وان على ال شلتح ادير.

Allah’s name, the Advancer, does not

occur in the Quran but the subject of

precedence does. Thus Allah, the

Exalted, says in Sūrah Qiyāmah: “On

that Day man will be informed of what

he has sent forward and what he has left

behind.”313 And so forth.

ولم يرد اسفففففففففففففم هللا املقففففففدم في

الففففقففففران الفففف ففففر ففففم ولفففف فففف مففففففادة

ال قففففففديم فر اولففففففه اعففففففالى في

ينب االأسففففففففان »سففففففففورة القياما

وغي ها.« يوم ذ بما ادم وا ر

The traveller, if he wishes to be absorbed

in the name of Allah, the Advancer, must

know the grades of existence and the


باسفففم هللا املقدم عليه ان ير

312Agreed upon, related from Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with

him. 313Quran 75:13



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grades of obedience. He must put each

grade into its place and advances the

most important over the important in

obedience. In the world he must be as

one who will live forever and with

regard to the next as one who will die

tomorrow. That is because he postpone

the matters of worldly importance to

another day but does never postpones

matters relating to the next world out of

fear that it may be too late and its due

rights not being given. Then the Truth

will illuminate your heart with the Light

of His name, the Advancer, and the love

of Your Protector in your heart will take

precedence over everything- your family,

children and wealth.

يعر مراتفففف الوجود ومراتفففف

ال ففففففاعففففففال في هللا اففففففل رتبففففففا في

مكففانتهففا و قففدم االهم على املمم

في ال اعال وان يكون في الدنيا

يع ش ابففففففدا وفي اال رة افففففف نففففففه

نففففففهيمول غففففففدا وذلفففففف افففففف نففففففه

يؤ ر مممفففففال الفففففدنيفففففا م يوم

وال يؤ ر مممفففال اال رة آل ر

االوان ابففففففدا فففوفففففففا مففف ففففوال

وعففدم تفف ديففا حقوامففا فعنففدئفففذ

سفففففف شففففففر الح على الب نور

اسففففففمه املقدم وسففففففيصففففففب ح

موالت في البفف مقففدم على اففل

شلتح على اهل وولدت ومال .

Oh Allah, You are the Advancer of pure

souls and selves that remember You.

You are the Advancer of Prophets over

the rest of human beings. You elevate the

prestige of the Knowers. Remove from

my vision the veils of that which is other

than You so that the night becomes like

the day to me. Thus I will give

precedence to everyone that You have

advanced and magnify every one You

have made great. And place Your love in

my heart. It precedes all other things.

And the love of Your Prophet is my

glory. And the love of Your wards is the

source of all cures. Indeed You have

ل رواحفيففففففا هللا انفففففف املقففففففدم

ال ففففففاهرة وللنروس الففففففذاكرة

ر على سفففففففففائ ل نبياحان املقدم

ال يا الراف لشففففف ن العارفين

اكشفففففففففففففف عفف عففيففن بصففففففففففففففيفف افف

حففجفففففف االغففيففففففار حفف فف يصففففففففففففففيفف

ل ا ف ادمعندي الليل اال هار

اففففففل مفف وأعففظففم اففففففدمفف ففففففه مفف

عظم ففه واجعففل حبفف في ال ت

هو املقفففففدم على افففففل االشففففففففففففيفففففاح

وحففففف نبيففففف هو الشففففففففففففر لي

وحفف اوليففائفف هو عين الففدواح


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power over all things. The Salutations

and Peace of Allah be upon our Master,

our protector, Muhammad and his


على ال شفففلتح ادير وصفففلى إن

هللا على سففففففففففيدنا وموالنا محمد

له وصحبه وسلم.آوعلى



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Al-Mu’akhkhir [The Delayer] املؤخر

Allah the Exalted says: “And We delay it only for a term (already) fixed.”314 He, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, is the One Who delays some

things from others as He wishes and

Who postpones honour, grade,

nearness, love, piety, obedience,

obedience, knowledge and guidance in

whom He wills among His servants.

And He advances and postpones what

and who He wills to advance or

postpone in accordance with the

requirements of His Wisdom, Glory be

to Him, the Exalted. He is the One

Who advances His Prophets and men

by giving them nearness and guidance

and Who postpones His enemies by

distancing them and inserting a veil

between Himself and them. Blessed be

Allah, Lord of the worlds.

لألجوما نؤخره اال »ااهللا اعالى

فمو سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى « معدود

الذي يؤ ر بعض االشفففففياح ع

بعض بمشفففففففففففففيئ ففففففه و ؤ ر م

دن في الشففففففففففففر شففففففففففففففففاح م عبففففا

والفففففففرتفففففففبفففففففا والفففففففقفففففففرب والفففففففحففففففف

والفففف ففففقففففوى والفففف ففففففاعففففففا والففففعففففلففففم

والمدايا يقدم و ؤ ر ما شفففاح

وم شففاح على مق ففل ح م ه

سبحانه واعالى وهو الذي ادم

انففففبففففيففففففاحن واولففففيففففففاحن بفففف ففففقففففر فففف ففففهففففم

وهففففففففدايففففففففتففففففففهففففففففم وا ففففففففر اعففففففففداحن

وضففففففففففففرب الحجففففاب بففففإبعففففادهم

بففف فففنففففففه وبفففيففف فففهفففم تفففبففففففارت هللا رب

العاملين.

Allah’s name, the Postponer, does not

occur in the Noble Quran but the

subject of postponement does. Allah

the Exalted says in Sūrah Hijr: “And

indeed We know those of you who

ولففم يففرد اسففففففففففففففم هللا املففؤ ففر فففي

الففففقففففرآن الفففف ففففر ففففم ولفففف فففف وردل

فر اولفففه اعفففالى ال ففف ي مفففادة

ولقد علمنا »في سفففففففففففورة الحجر

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have preceded and those of you who

are still to come.”315. And Allah the

Exalted says in Sūrah al-Qiyāmah: “On that Day man will be informed of what he has sent forward and what he has left behind.”316

املسفففف قدمين من م ولقد علمنا

ي عففالى فواولففه ا« املسفففففففففففف فف ر

ينب االأسففففففففان »سففففففففورة القياما

«.يوم ذ بما ادم وا ر



Postponer, must continually be

between a state of fear and hope. He

must constantly be in a state of

watchfulness and wakefulness because

though all the Prophet’s past and future

mistakes were forgiven, he did not

delay or fall short in worshipping his

Lord. It was said to him: “Has Allah

not forgiven your past and future sins.”

He answered her: “Should I not be a

thankful slave.”317

راد ان أ إذاوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا

ير باسففم هللا املؤ ر عليه ان

يكون دومففففففا بين مقففففففام اليو

مفففا على ئوالرجفففاح وان يكون دا

حففففففذر و ففقففظففففففا فففففففالففنفف ففت عففلففيففففففه

الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم غرر لففه مففا

وم تففف رتقفففدم م ذنبفففه ومفففا

ولم يقصففففففففففففر في ي فف رذلفف لم

عبادة ربه فقيل له الم يغرر

مففا تقففدم م ذنبفف ومففا هللا لفف

افففففال ااففففون » ففففففف جففففففاب؟ تفففففف ففففر

«.عبدا شكورا

You must, oh traveller, hinder all

things regarding your affairs in this

world that turn you away from the

pleasure of your Protector and your

Noble Messenger. You must strive to

وعلي يا سففففففففففففال ان تؤ ر ال

شففففففففلتح م امورت الدنيو ا ع

رضفففففففففففا موالت ورضفففففففففففا رسفففففففففففول

اهففففففدة الففف فففر فففم وعفففلفففيفففففف بفففمفففهفففففف

315Quran 15:24 316Quran 75:13 317 Agreed upon, relating a hadīth of Lady ‘Āisha, Allah be pleased

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train yourself and make yourself and

passions subservient so that your

Protector will be pleased with you.

Then you will succeed and be of the

people of bliss in this world and the

next.

نرس واجعل نرس وهوات

تبعا لرضا موالت علي عندئذ

سففففففففففففف رو وسففففففففففففف كون م اهففففففل

السعادة الدنيو ا واال رو ا.



recites it Allah will open for him the

doors of piety, repentance and gnosis.



ف هللا عليففففففه ابواب ال قوى

وال وبا واملعرفا.

Oh my Lord, You are the Postponer of

everyone who deserves postponement.

You are the Owner of apportioning and

administration. Bestow light upon my

vision revealing the realities of the

worlds. And make my heart be

connected to Your Holiness and hinder

everything except You so that I reach

Your intimacy and Pleasure. You are

the One Who has hindered Iblis

because of his evil conduct so protect

me from evil conduct and bestow upon

me beautiful seeking and make me

observe Your injunctions, submerged

in the lights of Your Pleasure. Indeed

You have power over all things. The


our Master Muhammad and upon his


ا ر انففففف املؤ ر لكفففففل م فيففففف

فففففففانفففففف الفففف فففففف ففففيفففف اسفففففففففففففففف ففففحفففف

صففففففففففففاح ال قسففففففففففففيم وال دبي

امنح ت نورا في بصي ا ي ش

حقففففائ العوالم واجعففففل ال ت

م صففففففففففففال بقدسففففففففففففف فاؤ ر ال

أسففففف أالى صفففففلشفففففلتح سفففففوات

أ رلورضففففففففففففففات فففانفف الففذي

ابل بسففففففففففففوح ادبففه فففاحرظ ت

مففففف سففففففففففففففففوح االدب وامفففففنفففففحففففف فففففت

حسففففففففف ال ل واجعل ت مراابا

لوصففففففففففففففففففايففففففات مغمورا في انوار

على ال شلتح ادير إن رضات




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Al-Awwal [The First] األول

Allah the Exalted says: “He is the First and the Last.”318 He is the First

without a beginning to His existence

before the existence of His creation. He

is the First of all that is other than Him

and the Preceder of all besides Him.


« هو االول واآلخر»اففففاهللا اعففففالى

هففو االوهللا بففال ابفف ففففففداح املففوجففود

بففففذاتففففه ابففففل وجود مرلواففففاتففففه

االوهللا لكففففل مففففا سففففففففففففوان امل قففففدم

دان تبارت هللا رب على ال ما ع

العاملين.

It is reported that the Messenger of

Allah used to supplicate as follows:

“Oh One Who Is before a thing is, the

One Who brings into existence

everything, and the One Who is after

all things will not be. I ask You by a

Glance of Your protecting, profuse,

hope giving, saving Glances.”319

وع رسفففوهللا هللا صفففلى هللا عليه

وسففففففففففففلم انفففففه افففففان يفففففدعو هفففففذن

يا اائ ابل ان يكون »الكلمال

شلتح واملكون لكل شلتح والكائ

بعد ما ال يكون شفففففففلتح اسفففففففال

بففففففففلففففففففحففففففففظففففففففا مفففففففف لففففففففحففففففففظففففففففاتفففففففف

املحرظال الوافرال الراجيال

«.املنهيال

A Bedouin asked the Prophet, peace be

upon him: “Where was Allah before

the creation?” He replied: “There was Allah and nothing was with Him.”320

So the Bedouin asked him: “And

واد سفففففففففففاهللا اعرا الن ت صفففففففففففلى

عليفففه وسففففففففففففلم اي افففان هللا هللا

افففان هللا فففف جفففابابفففل اليل ؟

. فسفف له االعرا وال شففلتح معه

318Sūrah 57:3 319Al-Bayhaqī relating ‘Umar, Allah be pleased with him 320 Al-Hakim and ibn Hibbān relating a hadīth of Burayda, Allah be

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now?” The Prophet replied as follows:

“He is as He was.”

هففوواالن؟ فففرد الففنفف ففت بففقففولففففففه

.االن على ما اان عليه

Allah’s name, the First, occurs in

Sūrah al-Hadīd when the Exalted says:

“He is the First, the Last, the Inner and

the Outer and He fully knows all

things.”321 And Allah the Exalted says:

“We have decreed death to you all and

We are not outstripped.”322

واففففففد ورد اسفففففففففففففففم هللا االوهللا ففففي

سففففففففففففورة الحفففففديفففففد بقولفففففه اعفففففالى

هففففو االوهللا واال ففففر والففففظففففففاهففففر »

«والباي وهو بكل شفففففلتح عليم

منح ادرنا ب ن »واوله اعالى

«املول وما نح بمسبواين

The traveller to Allah when he

becomes absorbed in the name of

Allah, the First, in his journey,

witnesses the Firstness of Allah, the

Truth, and that He, Blessed and

Exalted is He, is the First before

everything and the Inner prior to all

things. Thus the witnessing of the

presence of Firstness is concealed from

creation. Then there is absorption in

the Essence of Allah about which the

Beloved, the Chosen, referred to when

he said: “There was Allah and nothing was with Him.”323 Then he

realises the presence of Firstness

concealed from that which is other than

Allah, as Sayyidinā Abū Bakr as-

والسففففففففففففففففففالفففففف الى هللا في سففففففففففففي ن

وسففلوكه عندما ير باسففم هللا

االوهللا فانه يشففففمد االوليا الح

هلل وانففففففه تففبففففففارت واففعففففففالففى االوهللا

ل بل اابل ال شفففلتح والباي ا

شفففففلتح فشفففففمود حضفففففرة االوليا

غيبففففا ع امليلواففففال م فنففففاح

بفففففففذال هللا الفففففففذي افففففففاهللا عفففففففنفففففففه

الحب املصفففففففففففف ر صففففففففففففلى هللا

كان هللا وال شررر يء »عليه وسفففلم

فيحق بحضفففففففرة االوليا « معه

غيبفا عمفا سففففففففففففوى هللا كمفا افان

سفففيدنا ابو ب ر الصفففدي يقوهللا

321Quran 57:3 322Quran 56:60 323 Al-Hakim and ibn Hibbān relating a hadīth of Burayda, Allah be

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Siddīq has said: “I do not see anything

except that I see Allah without seeing

it.” This is an elevated, exalted station.

We ask the Protector, the Honoured,

the Glorious, that He grant us of the

breaths of His name, the First. Indeed

he has power over all things.

ما رأي شفففففففففففف ا اال ورأي هللا »

وسففففففففففام فمو مقام رفي « دونه

أس هللا املولى ع وجل ان ير انا

م نرحفففال اسففففففففففففمفففه االوهللا انفففه



noble name is that whoever recites it

becomes one whose prayers are

answered and affairs facilitated. And

Allah grants him what he wishes

through the mystery of this noble

name.


الشففففففففففففر انففففففه م ذكرن اففففففان

مفففففهففففففاب الففففففدعفففففوال ومففففف سفففففففففففففففففر

االمور واع فففان هللا مفففا ي منفففان

بسر هذا االسم الشر .

Oh my God, You are the First and all

else is derived from You, the

Honourable. And let me completely

resolve upon [following?] the First of

creation, our Master Muhammad the

manifestation of the lights of the

Attributes so that I achieve

advancement with those who are of the

first and that I attain the retinue of the

eminent. And fill my heart with the

Light of Your name, the First so that I

do not see other than You and by Your

Light I will arrive. Protect me from

that which is other than You and

remove from me the veil of secondary

causes so that no glance falls from me,

فففففيففففففا الفففف ففففت انفففففف االوهللا والففففكففففففل

مسفففففففففففف مد م جناب فاجمع ت

يفففففا هللا جفففففامعفففففا اليفففففا على اوهللا

الكائنال سفففففففففيدنا محمد صفففففففففلى

هللا عليففففففه وسففففففففففففلم مظمر انوار

الصرال ح احو ال قدم م

االوائل واناهللا معيا االفاضفففففففففففففل

وام ال ت بنور اسففففففففففففمفف االوهللا

حفف فف ال يففقفف اوهللا نففظففر مفف ففت فففي

السفففففففففر واالعالن اال وشفففففففففمد نور

االوهللا ان على ال شلتح ادير.



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privately and publicly, except that it

witnesses the Light of the First. Indeed

You have Power over all things.


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al-Ākhir [The Last] اآلخر

Allah the Exalted says: “He is the First and the Last.”324 He, Glory be

to Him, the Exalted, is alone

continuous without end and- Glory be

to Him- extinction cannot be admitted

of Him. He is the Last because He

extinguishes His creation and He

remains after their extinction and then

he resurrects them after that. He is the

Forever, the Remaining, the Constant

without end. He is the One to whom

belongs endlessness and

continuousness in eternity. He

extinguishes the whole and to Him

belongs continuity. And all things die

and to Him alone belongs the high

standing. Blessed be Allah, Lord of the

worlds.

« رهو األول واألخ»اففففاهللا اعففففالى

فمو سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه واعفففففالى البفففففا ي

وحففدن بال انتهففاح فسففففففففففففبحففانففه ال

يهو عليفففه الرنفففاح وهو اال ر

ير ت لقففففففه و بق بعففففففد نففففففه

فنففففففائهم م يبعدهم بعففففففد ذلفففففف

فمو االبفففففدي البفففففا ي الفففففدائم بال

نهفايفا م لفه االبفديفا والبقفاح في

السففففففففففففرمفففففديفففففا ير الكفففففل ولفففففه

البقففففاح و مول الكففففل ولففففه العال

ت هللا رب العاملين.وحدن تبار

It is reported that the Messenger of

Allah used to supplicate as follows:

“Oh One Who Is before a thing is, the One Who brings into existence everything, and the One Who is after all things will not be. I ask You by a


وسففففففففففففلم انفففففه افففففان يفففففدعو هفففففذن

ن ابل ان يكو ايا اائن»الكلمال

شلتح واملكون لكل شلتح والكائ

ل سفففففففأبعد ما ال يكون شفففففففلتح

بففففففففلففففففففحففففففففظففففففففا مفففففففف لففففففففحففففففففظففففففففاتفففففففف

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Glance of Your protecting, profuse, hope giving, and saving Glances.”325

الفففففففففحفففففففففاففففففففففظفففففففففال الفففففففففرفففففففففا فففففففففرال

«.الراجيال املنهيال

And as the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and peace, said: “A verse in

the Quran is equivalent to a thousand

verses. Then he recited: “He is the First, the Last, the Inner and the Outer.”326

وكففففففمففففففا اففففففاهللا عففففففلففففففيففففففه الصففففففففففففففففففالة

ايففففففا في ك ففففففاب هللا »والسفففففففففففففالم

هللااعدهللا ال ايا م ارأ صلى

هو االوهللا واال ر »عليه وسففففففففففلم

«.والظاهر والباي

The traveller to Allah, in the way that

he witness the Firstness of the truth,

the Exalted, before every breath,

witness the Lastness of Allah before

every breath. The Knower of Allah is

between two interconnected

witnessing: the witness of Allah’s

name, the First, and Allah’s name, the

Last- and this he witnesses at his every

breath. He witnesses them in his

inhaling and exhaling. The inhalation

is nothing but the revealing of Allah’s

name, the First, and the exhaling is

nothing but the revealing of Allah’s

name, the Last. The servant is in reality

between two successive breaths to that

which Allah the Exalted wills. And

through this the Knower of Allah is

rendered lowly due to these two Names

and bewildered because of them at his

والسفففففففففففففال الى هللا كما يشففففففففففففمد

اوليففففففا الح اعففففففالى ابففففففل نر

يشففففففففففففمففففففد آ ر ففففففا هللا ابففففففل اففففففل

نففففرفففف فففففففالففففعففففففار بففففففاهلل بففففيففففن

شفففففففففففمود شفففففففففففمودي م واصفففففففففففلين

اسم هللا االوهللا واسم هللا اال ر

وهذا يشففففففففففففمدن في ال نر م

انراسففففففففففه يشففففففففففمدن في شففففففففففميقه

و في ن فففففالشففففففففففففمي مففففا هو اال

تهلي اسم هللا االوهللا وال في ما

هو اال تهلي اسففففففففففففم هللا اال ر

ففففففالعبفففففد حقيقفففففا بين نرسففففففففففففين

م عاابين الى ان يشاح هللا اعالى

و هفذا يكون العفار بفاهلل ممي ففا

هففففففذي االسففففففففففففمين مح ففففففارا بين

بي هما في ال انراسفففففففففففففه م حققا

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every breath. He realises the saying of

the Beloved, peace be upon him: “Oh Allah! Increase my bewilderment in You.”

اوهللا الحب فففففف عليففففففه الصفففففففففففففالة

الففلففمففم دأفف فففيفففففف »والسففففففففففففففالم

«.تحي ا


noble name is that whosoever

assiduously recites it 100 times every

day, everything that is other than the

Truth, Glory be to Him, the Exalted,

will leave his heart. And whosoever

recites it Allah will grant him power

and help over his enemies.


الشففففففففففففر انه م واي عليفه

في اففففل يوم مففففائففففا مرة ر م

اففففلففففبففففففه اففففففل مففففففا سفففففففففففففففوى الففففحفففف

سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه واعففففففالى وم ذكرن

درة والنصففففففففففففرة اع فففففان هللا القففففف

على االعداح.

Oh my God, You are the Last. To You

belongs posteternity; everything else is

minute and temporal. Grant us a share

from the Light of Your name, the Last;

and by it the outer and the inner will be

enlivened. And thus we will not

witness except the Posteternal by the

permanent and will arrive at an exalted,

high-ranking station. And let our hearts

witness, oh Allah, oh my Lord the

beauty of Paradise and the stations of

the very close ones and the secret of

their high rank so that we are not

deluded by what is ephemeral and we

are not veiled by the whims of the

intellect. Indeed You have power over

all things.

انفف اال ر لفف البقففاح إل تفيففا

وانفففففف الففففففدائم والجمي هبففففففاح

ففففففاجعفففففل لنفففففا اسفففففففففففف فففففا م نور

اسففففففففففففففففمفففففف اال ففففر ففففف ففففحفففف ففففت بففففففه

الظواهر والسفففففففرائر فال أشفففففففمد

البففففا ي بففففالبففففا ي ونصففففففففففففففففل الى اال

املقفام العفالي الرا ي ففاشففففففففففففمفد يفا

هللا الوبنففا يففا ر جمففاهللا الجنففا

ومقامال املقربين وسر ارتقائها

حفففف فففف ال أففففغففففوفففف بففففمففففففا يفففف وهللا وال

إنففففف العقوهللا بففففف وهفففففامن جففففف




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Al-Zāhir [The Manifest] الظاهر

Allah the Exalted says: “He is the First, the Last, the Inner and the Outer and He fully knows all things.”327The Outer is one of the

Grand Names of Allah. He is the One

that is revealed by the lights of His

gifts and signs. He is Transcendent

through the meanings of His Names

and Attributes. So you do not see an

atom in existence except that it speaks

of the Oneness of the Worshipped. He

is the Outer through Power over all

things. He created existents to manifest

the signposts of His Power. The Outer

is through His dazzling proofs and His

enlightened evidences and the

witnessing of His evident signs upon

the confirming of His Lordship and the

validity of His Oneness.

هو االول واالخر »اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

والظرررررراهر والبررررررا ن وهو ب ررررررل

فالظاهر هو اسم « ش يء عليم

م اسففففففففففففماح هللا الحسفففففففففففف فمو

اي ه هد ب نوارسفففبحانه امل هلي

امل ن بمعاأ اسففففففففففففمائه هوآيات

وصراته فال ترى ذرة في الوجود

اال وهففففي نففففففايففففقففففففا بففففوحففففففدانففففيففففففا

املعبود الظففففاهر بففففالقففففدرة على

ال شففففففففففففلتح فقد ل الكائنال

واملوجودال ل ظمر ا ففار اففدرتففه

بفففففه والظفففففاهر ب جفففففه البفففففاهرة

وبفففراهفففيفففنففففففه الفففنفففيففف ة وشفففففففففففففففواهففففففد

اعفففففالمففففففه الففففففدالففففففا عفففففلفففففى فففففبفففففول

ربوب ه وصحا وحدان ه.

‘Othman bin ‘Affān related that he

asked the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, about the

interpretation of Allah’s Word: 2To

Him belong the keys of the heavens

and the earth.” The Prophet replied

to him as follows: Nobody else has

وع عثمففففان ب عرففففان رضففففففففففففلت

هللا عنففه انففه سففففففففففففففاهللا الن ت عليففه

الصففففففففالة والسففففففففالم ع ترسففففففففي

لففففففه مفففففقففففففالفففففيففففففد »افففففولففففففه افففففعففففففالفففففى

فقاهللا له « السففففففففففففماوال واالرض

الن ت صفففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففلم ما

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asked me concerning its interpretation:

There is no god but God, and Allah is

the Greatest, Glory be to Allah, and

Praise be to Allah. I seek Allah’s

forgiveness. There is no strength nor

power except with Allah. He is the

First, the last, the Outer, the Inner. In

His Hand is the good. He gives life and

death and He has power over all

things.”328

الترسفففي ها ال اله ا أحد سففف ل ت

وسففففففففففففبحفففانفففه هللا أك هللا وهللا

وبحمدن اسفففففففففففف غرر هللا ال حوهللا

وال اففففففففوة اال بففففففففاهلل هففففففففو االوهللا

واال ر والظففاهر والبففاي بيففدن

اليي يح ت و ميفففففف وهو على



be absorbed in Allah’s name, the

Outer, must witness the manifestation

of the Truth in all existents and son he

must not see anything except that he

sees the Truth [Allah] in it. The

manifestation of the Truth in these

things is [seeing] that He is the One

that gives things their light and spirit.

The manifestation of the Truth in the

heart of the traveller to Allah makes

him a person of strong, exalted

determination in remembrance, recite

the Quran, in approaching Allah, and

in the company and service of the

‘Ulamā and the knowers of Allah

because he knows that Allah, Glory be

to Him, the Exalted, has chosen him

and unrolled for him this Light so that

he becomes one of the people of

Allah’s Pleasure and Nearness. Let us


ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الظففاهر عليففه

ان يشففففففففففففمفففد يمور الح في افففل

املوجودال فال يرى شفففففففففففف ففففا اال

و شفففففففففففففمففففففد الح فيففففففه ويمفور

الح في هذن االشففياح هو الذي

اع لمففففففذن االشففففففففففففيففففففاح نورهففففففا

وروحمففففففا ويمور نور الح في

الى هللا يهعفففل الففف السفففففففففففففففالففف

السفففففففففففففففففالففففف ذو همفففففا عفففففاليفففففا في

الفففففففذكفففففففر وتفففففففالوة الفففففففقفففففففران وففففففففي

ال قرب الى هللا وفي صفففففففففففففحبفففففففا

الفففففففعفففففففلفففففففمفففففففاح الفففففففعفففففففارففففففففيفففففففن بفففففففاهلل

يففعففلففم ان هللا نففففففهو ففففففدمففتففهففم

سفففففففففبحانه واعالى ا صفففففففففه وبث

فيففه هففذا النور ليكون م اهففل

328Ibn Mardawīyah narrating a hadīth of our master Othman ibn

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witness, oh Allah, the Light of Your

name, the Outer, and remove from our

hearts the veils of the other than God,

oh Lord of the worlds.

الرضا والقرب فاشمدنا يا هللا

نور اسففففففففففم الظاهر واكشفففففففففف

يار يا رب ع الوبنا حج االغ

العاملين.


noble names that whosoever increases

its remembrance, the light of divine

Friendship will be manifest on his

heart, by the permission of Allah, the

Exalted.


ذكرن م أكث الشفر انه م

يمرل له نور الواليا على البه


Oh my God, You are the Manifest for

the eyes of the souls through Your

name, Your Attributes, the Revealed

for the intellects through the Lights of

Your Signs and bounties. With the One

Who knows and remembers You, Your

manifestation conceals phenomena and

Your Light veils existents. So protect

us, oh Allah, from the veil of existents

and unveil for us the Lights of the

Coverer. Indeed You have power over

all things. The Salutations and Peace of

Allah be upon our Prophet, our

protector Muhammad and upon his

Family and Companions

انففففف الظفففففاهر لعيون إل تفيفففففا

االرواح بفففاسففففففففففففمففف وصففففففففففففرفففاتففف

آيفففففاتففففف بففففف نوارامل هلي للعقوهللا

ا ر يمورت املظاهر وآالئ

وسففففففففففففففففوفففف نففففورت االاففففوان عففففنففففففد

العفففففار الفففففذاكر ففففففاحرظنفففففا يفففففا

هللا م حجاب اال ار واكشففففف

على ال إن ر السفففففففففففف ار لنا انوا

شلتح ادير وصلى هللا على نب نا

ومففففففوالنففففففا مففففففحففففففمففففففد وعففففففلففففففى الففففففه



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Al-Bātin [The Inner] البا ن

Allah the Exalted says: “and has completed His Graces upon you, both manifest and hidden.”329


is veiled from the eyes of His

creation due to the intensity of His

manifestation. He is Hidden by the

core of His Essence from

comprehension by minds and

concepts.

He is the One Whom vision cannot

comprehend and He is

Transcendent in His exalted

Greatness. The vision of the pure

near ones cannot contain Him.

He is the Hidden by the reality of

His Essence from all His creation,

Blessed be Allah, Lord of the

Worlds.

وأسرررررررررررررب عليكم »اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

« نعمه ظاهر وبا نة


املففففحفففف ففففهفففففف عفففف عففففيففففون

ففلففقففففففه لشففففففففففففففففففدة يففمففورن

ذاتفففففه ع البفففففاي ب نفففففه

ادرات العقوهللا واالفمام

وهفففففففو الفففففففذي ال تفففففففدركفففففففه

االبصفففار واد ت ن في علو

ك يففففففائففففففه فال تحيط بففففففه

بصائر املقربين االيمار

وهففو الففبففففففايفف بففحففقففيففقفففففففا

ذاتفففففففففففه عففففففففففف جفففففففففففمفففففففففففيففففففففففف

مرلواففاتففه تبففارت هللا رب

العاملين.

Abū Hurayrah relates that he heard

the following supplication from the

Prophet, peace be upon him: “Oh

Allah, Lord of the Heavens and Lord

of the earth, and Lord of the Majestic

وع ا هر رة رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنه

انه سفففففففففففم ع الن ت صفففففففففففلى هللا

اللمم »عليه وسفففلم هذا الدعاح

رب السفففففففففففففففففمففففففاوال ورب االرض

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Throne. Our Lord and Lord of

everything, the Cleaver of grains and

kernels and the One Who sends the

Tawrah, the Injīl and the Furqan [the

Quran]. I seek refuge in You from

everything you take by the forelock.

Oh Allah, You are the First and there is

nothing before You. And You are Last

and there is nothing after You. And

You are the manifest and there is

nothing above You. And You are the

Hidden and there is nothing below

You. Accomplish from us the religion

and grant us sufficiency above

need.”330

ورب العر العظيم ربنففا ورب

اففل شففففففففففففلتح فففال الحفف والنوى

هللا الففففففف فففففففوراة واالنفففففففهفففففففيفففففففل ومففففففف ففففففف

بفففففف م ر أعوذوالرراففففففان

ال شففففففففففففلتح ان ا ذ بناصفففففففففففف ه

اللمم انففففف االوهللا فل ابلففففف

شففففلتح وان اال ر فل بعدت

شففففففففففففلففتح وانفففففف الففظففففففاهففر فففلفف فف

فوافففففف شففففففففففففلتح وانفففففف البففففففاي

فل دونففف شففففففففففففلتح ااض عنفففا

«.الدي واغننا م الرقر

And in what has been related by the

Prince of the Believers, ‘Alī, Allah

honour his countenance- in indicating

the interpretation of these two Names

“the Inner” and “the Outer” saying:

“He is revealed to His servant without

him seeing Him; He shows them

Himself without being revealed to

them. To know this requires a piercing

understanding and an abounding

intellect.”

وفيمفففففا يروى ع امي املؤمنين

علي كرم هللا وجمه ما يدهللا على

تفففرسفففففففففففففففيففف هففففففذيففف االسفففففففففففففففمفففيفففيفففن

الظففففففاهر والبففففففاي اففففففاهللا تهلى

لعبادن م غي ان رأون واراهم

نفففرسففففففففففففففففففه مففف غفففيففف تفففهفففلفففى لفففمفففم

ومففعففرفففففففا ذلفففففف تففحفف ففففففا لففرففمففم

اا وعقل وافر.

Among the qualities of this noble name

is that whosoever recites it obtains


الشففففر انه م ذكرن يحصففففل

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intimacy and submissive humility. And

whoever says “He is the First, He is the

Last, and He has knowledge of all

things” after praying two non-

compulsory rakaat 540 times will be

one whose supplications are accepted

and whose affairs will be facilitated, by

the permission of Allah, the Exalted.

لفففه اأ و شففففففففففففوع وم افففالمفففا

هفففففففو االوهللا واآل فففففففر والفففففففظفففففففاهفففففففر

والباي وهو بكل شففففففففففففلتح عليم

ي غ بعد ان يصفففففففففلي ركع ين م

الرر ضا مائا و مسا وار عين

مففففففرة اففففففان مففففففهففففففاب الففففففدعففففففوال

اعالى. بإذنهوم سر االمور


be absorbed in Allah’s name, the Inner,

must purge his inner and outer self of

disobedience and violations. He must

complete the purification of the outer

by protecting his limbs from falling

into disobeying Allah, such as

protecting his tongue from backbiting

and slander. As for the protection and

purification of the inner self, it cannot

be completed except through

abundance of remembrance of Allah,

recitation of the Quran and keeping

company with Allah-knowing ‘Ulamā.

He must in public and private be

observant of Allah and he must realise

the station of “Allah-consciousness”

[al-Ihsān] as the Prophet, upon whom

be Salutations and Peace, said: “Ihsān

is that You worship Allah as if You see

Him, and if You cannot see Him, then

indeed [be aware that] He sees


بففاسففففففففففففم هللا البففاي عليففه ير

ان ي مر بففففففاينففففففه ويففففففاهرن م

املعففففففاصففففففففففففلت وامليففففففالرففففففال و م

ت مي الظففاهر بحر الجوارح

مفف ان تففقفف فففي مففعصفففففففففففففيففففففا هللا

كحر اللسففففففففففففففان في ان يق في

الغيبففففففا والنميمففففففا امففففففا حر

الفففبففففففايففف وتففف فففمفففيففف ن ال يففف فففم اال

مفففف الففففففذكففففر وتففففالوة بففففففاإلكففففثففففففار

الففففقففففران وصففففففففففففففففحففففبففففففا الففففعففففلففففمففففففاح

يكون في سففففففففففففرن العفففففارفين وان

وعالن ففففه مراابففففا هلل اعففففالى وان

ي حق بمقفففام االحسفففففففففففففففان كمفففا

افففاهللا عليفففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

ا ن االحسفففففففففففففان ان اعبد هللا »


عنفففدهفففا سفففففففففففف هري انوار « يرات

اسفففففففففففم هللا الباي في سفففففففففففرائرت



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You.”331 Then the lights of Allah’s

name, the Inner, will flow in your

innermost self and thoughts.

و وايرت.

Oh my God, You are the Hidden from

every holy soul, Exalted above clever

intellects, hearts are won over to you

by the manifestation of beauty and

souls are bewildered by the

awesomeness of Glory. So, oh Allah,

let the lights of Your name, the Inner,

illuminate my innermost self so that I

know who I am and who You are and

that I halt at the Prophetic etiquette and

achieve realisation through submission

and Islam. Indeed You have power

over all things.

انففف البفففاي ع افففل إل تفيفففا

روح اففففففدسفففففففففففففيففففففا امل عففففففالي ع

العقوهللا الففذكيففا جففذبفف اليفف

القلوب بظمور الجمفاهللا وحي ل

اح مففففف هفففففيفففففبففففففا الفففففجفففففالهللا االرو

يففا هللا انوار اسففففففففففففمفف ففف شففففففففففففر

الففبففففففايفف عففلففى سففففففففففففففر ففرافف حفف فف

اعر م انفففا وم انففف واا

الففنففبففو ففففففا واتففحففقفف اآلدابعففلففى

ى عل إن بالتسفففففففففففليم واالسفففففففففففالم



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Al-Wālī [The Protector] الوالي

Allah the Exalted says: “and they will find besides Him no Protector.”332

He, Glory be to Him, is the Ruler

of things, disposing of them

according to His Will and Wisdom.

He executes His command with

them and proceeds with them

according to His wisdom.

He is in charge of the affairs of His

creation through planning, power

and acting. He is the One Who has

arranged the affairs of His creation

in eternity and who manifests it for

always. He bestows blessings upon

them and keeps them away from

calamities.

He is the One that supports and

protects His beloved ones and is at

enmity with His enemies.

ومرررا لهم من دونررره »افففاهللا اعفففالى

« من وال

فمو سففففففففففففبحفففففانفففففه املفففففالففففف

امل صفففففففففر فيها ل شفففففففففياح

بمشففففففففيئ ه وح م ه ينرذ

فيهففففففا امرن و هري عليهففففففا

ح مه

وهو امل ولي امور لقففففففه

بال دبي والقدرة والرعل

فمو الفففففذي دبر شففففففففففففؤون

لقففففه ا ال وابر هففففا ابففففدا

واأففعففم عففلففيففهففم بففففففالففعفف ففففففاح

البالح ودف

وهو الفففففذي والى احبفففففابفففففه

وحرظمم وعادى اعدائه

و ذلمم.

Allah’s name, the Protector, does not

occur in the Quran but is gathers upon

it. In Sūrah Ra‘d Allah the Exalted

says: “For him there are angels in

succession, before and behind him.

واسفففففففففففففففم هللا الفففوالفففي لفففم يفففرد ففففي

القرآن ول نه مهم عليه فر

لففه »سففففففففففففورة الرعففد اولففه اعففالى

معقبففففففال م بين يففففففديففففففه وم

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They guard him by the Command of

Allah. Indeed Allah will not change the

condition of a people as long as they

do not change their state themselves.

But when Allah wills a punishment,

there can be no turning back of it, and

they will find besides Him no

protector.”333

لرففففففه يحرظونففففففه م امر هللا

ان هللا ال يفغفيف مففففففا بفقفوم حف ف

اراد وإذا بففف نرسففففففففففففمميغي وا مفففا

هللا بقوم سفففففوحا فال مرد له وما

«.لمم م دونه م واهللا

The Ward (Al-Walī) among the

servants is the One whose protection

and guardianship the Truth, Glory be to

Him, undertakes in a lasting,

continuous manner. And the Truth

gives him lasting success- namely the

power to obey- and thus he will not

entrust his self with a moment or a

passing glance. As Allah the Exalted

says in Sūrah al-‘Arāf: “And He

protects the righteous.”334 In a hadīth

qudsī related by the Prophet, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, Allah

the Exalted says: “Whosoever shows

enmity to someone devoted to Me, I

shall be at war with him. My servant

draws not near to Me with anything

more loved by Me than the religious

duties I have enjoined upon him, and

My servant continues to draw near to

Me with supererogatory works so that I

والففولففي مفف الففعففبففففففاد هففو الففففففذي

ي ولى الح سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه حرظفففه

وحراسفففف ه على االداما وال والي

و ففففففديففم الففحفف عففلففيففففففه تففوفففيففقففففففه

درة ال ففففففاعففففففا فال الففففففذي هو افففففف

يكلففه لنرسففففففففففففففه لحظففا او يرفففا

عين وكما ااهللا اعالى في سففففففففففففورة

وهففففففففففففو يفففففففففففف ففففففففففففولففففففففففففى »االعففففففففففففرا

وفففي الففحففففففديففففففث « الصففففففففففففففففففالففحففيففن

القففففففد ففففففففففففلت الففففففذي يرو ففففففه الن ت

عليففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم اففاهللا

م عففففادى لي »يقوهللا هللا اعففففالى

وليفففا فقفففد اذن فففه بفففالحرب ومففففا

تقرب الي عبفففدي بشففففففففففففلتح احففف

ا الي ممففففا افو ضففففففففففففففف عليففففه ومفففف

ي اهللا عبدي ي قرب الي بالنوافل

ح احبففه فففاذا احبب ففه كنفف

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shall love him. When I love him I am

his hearing with which he hears, his

seeing with which he sees, his hand

with which he strikes and his foot with

which he walks. Were he to ask

[something] of Me, I would surely give

it to him, and were he to ask Me for

refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do

not hesitate about anything as much as

I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of

My faithful servant: he hates death and

I hate hurting him.”335

سفمعه الذي يسفم به وبصفرن

الففففففذي يبصففففففففففففر بففففففه و ففففففدن ال ت

يب ش ها ورجله ال ت يمشففففففففففلت

ئن ول ع ينه سففففففففففففف ل ت ها وان

اسفففففففففففف عاذأ العيذنه وما تردد

ع شففففففلتح انا فاعله ترددي ع

نر املؤم ي رن املول وانففففففا

«.كرن مساحته

If Allah wishes to accept one among

His special servants He opens for him

the door of Remembrance. Once he

finds delight in Remembrance, He

opens the door of Nearness and

elevates him to the gatherings of

intimacy with Him. Once the servant is

intimate with Him, He removes the

veils from His heart and He enters him

the house of uniqueness. Then He

reveals to him the Glory and the

Majesty. Then the servant becomes

perfectly absorbed and does not see

anything except the Beauty and

Perfection of the Truth, Glory be to

Him. Then he enters into the protection

of Allah and is freed from the claims of

one’s self due to his concealment and

absorption in his Protector.

واذا اراد هللا اففففعففففففالففففى ان يففففوالففففي

عبدا م عبيدن ف عليه باب

الفففذكر ففففاذا اسفففففففففففف لفففذ بفففالفففذكر

ب ورفعففففه ف عليففففه بففففاب القر

الى مهال االأ به فاذا اأ

بففففففه رففففف عفففف اففففلففففبففففففه الففففحففففجفففففف

واد فففففلففففففه دار الفففففرفففففردانفففففيففففففا فففففم

كش له ع الجالهللا والعظما

عنفففدئفففذ ير العبفففد فنفففاح افففامال

وال يرى سففففففففففففوى جمففففاهللا وكمفففففاهللا

الح سففففففففففففبحانه واعالى عندئفذ

يفففد فففل في حر هللا و م

دعاوى نرسفففه لغيب ه وفنائه في

موالن.

335 Bukhari, relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him.



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The Traveller to Allah, if he wishes the

Truth to make him of His special

people must perpetuate abundant

remembrance of Allah and keep

company with the people of Allah, the

Allah-Knowing scholars and habituate

their assemblies. He must present

everything that he owns for their

pleasure and in their service since bliss

comes through their company. And do

not forget the words of Allah the

Exalted: “There is no fear upon the wards of Allah nor do they grieve. Those who believed and feared Allah much. To them are glad tidings in the life of this world and the Hereafter. There is no change in the words of Allah. That is the supreme success.”336 Then the Truth will

illuminate your heart with the lights of

His name, the Protector, and you will

become one of the people of nearness

and distinction.

والسفففففال الى هللا اذا اراد الح

ان يهعله م اهل ا صففاصففه

عليففففه ان يففففديم الففففذكر ال ثي

و صففففففففففففحفففففف اهففففففل هللا العلمففففففاح

الفففففففففعفففففففففارففففففففففيفففففففففن بفففففففففاهلل و فففففففففاأففففففففف

بمهالستهم وان يقدم في سبيل

رضفففففففاهم و دمتهم ال ما يمل

الن السففففعادة هي بصففففحبتهم وال

اح اال ان اولي»تنسففل اوله اعالى

هللا ال فففففو عفففففلفففففيفففففهفففففم وال هفففففم

يففحفف نففون الففففففذيفف امففنففوا واففففففانففوا

ي قون لمم البشففففففففففففرى في الحياة

الففففففدنيففففففا وفي اآل رة ال تبففففففديففففففل

لففكففلففمففففففال هللا ذلفففففف هففو الففرففو

عنففففففدئففففففذ سفففففففففففف شففففففففففففر « العظيم

الح على البفف انوار اسففففففففففففمففه

الففوالففي وسفففففففففففففف صففففففففففففففبفف مفف اهففففففل

القرب واال صاص.

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Al-Muta‘ālī [The Exalted] املتعالي

Allah the Exalted says: “The Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, the Greatest, the Exalted above others.”337

He, Glory be to Him, the

Exalted, is the utmost in the

exaltedness of His Essence

above all His creation,

Independent in His Existence

from all His existents, the

Elevated in His Greatness and

Majesty and in the exaltedness

of His Magnificence from

being comprehended or

understood in terms of the

qualities of the creation,

Blessed be Allah, Lord of the

Worlds.

عررررررالررررم الررررغرررريررررررب »اففففففاهللا اففففعففففففالففففى

«لوالشهاد الكبير املتعا


امل نففاهي في علو ذاتففه ع

جفففففففمفففففففيففففففف مفففففففرفففففففلفففففففوافففففففاتفففففففه

املسففففففففففففف غ ت بوجودن ع

جمي افففائنفففاتفففه املرتر في

ك يففففففائففففففه وعظم ففففففه وعال

مهفففدن ع افففل مفففا يفففدرت

او يففرففمففم مفف اوصففففففففففففففففففا

ففففففلففففففقففففففه تففففففبففففففارت هللا رب

العاملين.

In a noble hadīth the prophet said:

“Wretched is the servant who is fanciful and feels self-important, but forgets the Great, the Exalted above all others. Wretched is the servant that throws his weight around and is at enmity with others, but forgets the


بئ »عليه الصففففففففففالة والسففففففففففالم

د عبففففففد تريففففففل وا ففففففاهللا العبفففففف

وأسففففففففففففلت ال بي امل عففففففاهللا بئ

الففعففبففففففد عففبففففففد تففهفف فف واعفف ففففففدى

337Quran 13:9



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Most Exalted Compeller. Wretched is the servant that is neglectful and distracted, and forgets the graves and torment. Wretched is the servant who is violent and oversteps the bounds and forgets the beginning and the end.”338

The Messenger of Allah speaks the

truth.

وأسففففففففففففلففت الففجففبففففففار االعففلففى بففئفف

العبد عبد سففففففففففففما ولما وأسففففففففففففلت

املقابر والبلى بئ العبد عبد

عفففف ففففففا ويفففف ففففى وأسففففففففففففلففففت املففففبفففف ففففففدأ

صففففففففففففففد رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا « واملن

صلى هللا عليه وسلم.

Greatness in reality is Allah, Glory be

to Him, the Exalted, since He, and He

only, deserves to be exalted and

presumptuous over His creation- and

exaltedness and presumption by that

which is other than Him is imaginary

and passing.

فففففففالفف فف فف يففففففاح الففحففقففيففقفف هففو هلل

وحففففدن نففففهسففففففففففففبحففففانففففه واعففففالى

وان ي يسفففففففففففف ح ان ي عفففالى

على لقففففففه واعففففففالي وت غي ن

فمو وه ت و ائل.

The name of Allah, the Exalted above all

others occurs only once in the noble

Quran. In Sūrah Ra‘d Allah the Exalted

says: “The Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, the Greatest, the Exalted above others.”339 He, Glory be to Him,

is manifest in everything- the Majestic,

the Prestigious beneath Whose majesty

and Greatness all things are reduced, the

master through His Power of all things.

ولم يرد اسففففففففففففم هللا امل عففففففالي في

الففففقففففرآن الفففف ففففر ففففم سففففففففففففففففوى مففففرة

في اوله واحدة في سفففورة الرعد

عالم الغي والشففففففففففففمادة »اعالى

فمو سففففففففففففبحانه« ال بي امل عاهللا

الظففففاهر في اففففل شففففففففففففلتح العظيم

الشفففففف ن الذي يصففففففغر ال شففففففلتح

دون عظم ه وك يائه املس علي

338Tirmithi, Hākim in the al-Mustadrak, and Bayhaqī in Shu‘b ul

Īmān, relating ‘Asmā bint ‘Amīs, Allah be pleased with her. 339Quran 13:9


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بقدرته على ال شلتح.


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Exalted

above all others, must witness the

exaltedness and greatness of Allah in his

every breath of his. He must weaken and

debase his self before his Protector and

before the one who is in charge of his

education and refinement in his journey

to Allah. He must be humble with his

fellows, presenting to them whatever

they need and he must expend his soul in

the support of this religion. Then the

Truth will lavish you with His Pleasure

and you will be of the people of endless

bliss.


ليفففه ع ليامل عففاير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا

ان يشففففففففففففمد علو هللا وك يائه في

اففففففل نر م انرففففففاسففففففففففففففففففه وان

يهعل نرسفففففففففففففه ضففففففففففففعيرا ذليلا

بين يفففففدي موالن وبين يفففففدي م

يقوم على ترب ففففففه وتهففففففذيبففففففه في

سففففففففففففي ن وسففففففففففففلوكفففه الى هللا وان

يففكففون مفف ففواضفففففففففففففف الففنففرفف بففيففن

ا فففففوانففففففه يفففففقففففففدم لفففففمفففففم اففففففل مففففففا

يح ففففففاجونففففففه و بففففففذهللا روحففففففه في

نصففففففففففففففرة هففففففذا الففففففديفف عففنففففففدئففففففذ

ح برضففففان وتكون سففففيغمرت ال

م اهل السعادة االبديا.



it, his condition will be reformed. And

whosoever recites it 1000 times a day for

seven days, will be granted victory over

his enemies and whoever wishes evil on

him, by the permission of the Exalted.


م ذكرن أكث الشر انه م

صلح حاله وم ارأن

رة م أل سبعا ايام في ال يوم

نصر على اعدائه وم ير دون

اعالى و صلح بإذنهبه شرا

ذكرن للمس ضعرين في تر

ش نهم.ذكرهم و علو

Oh Lord! You are the Exalted above

others, the Disposer of forelocks and

breaths. Illuminate me with the Light of

فيا ربان ان امل عالي امل صفففر

أشففففففر في النواصففففففلت والنروس



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Your name, the Exalted above others, so

that I proceed upon the path of refined

manners and thus befriend Your beloved

ones and be at enmity with Your

enemies. Good tidings will follow

successively upon me and I will be for

You, in every breath of mine, present

and one who remembers You. And thus

whoever sees me sees a meaning of the

meanings of Your guardianship over me

through guidance. Thus Your bestowing

and generosity will submerge me. Indeed


علي نور اسففففففففففففمففف امل عفففالي ح

ففففففف والفففيااففوم عففلففى نففهفف االدب

احفففففففبفففففففابففففففف واعفففففففادي اعفففففففدائففففففف

وت والى علي البشائر وااون ل

ت حاضففففففففرا ذاكرا ا ففففففففلفي ال انر

م معفففاأ فم رآأ رأى مع

تففولففيفففففف لففي بففففففالففمففففففدى فففيففغففمففرأفف

على افففل إنففف ع فففاؤت وكرمففف

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Barr

[The Source of Goodness] البر

Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed He is the Source of all Goodness, the Most Merciful.”340 The Source of

Goodness in one of the Grand Names

of Allah.

He, Glory be to Him is the Truly

Good by His compassionate

promise to His servants through

His Kindness and Tenderness. He

is the One Who bestows upon

those who ask through His

excellent gifts and upon His

servants through His beautiful

Reward.

He is kind with His slaves and

desires ease for them, not

hardship. So he pardons many of

their sins and does not take them

to task for all their crimes. And

He rewards them ten-fold for one

good deed and does not punish

their sins with more than its like.

The Generous Lord of pardon!

«انه هو البر الرحيم»ااهللا اعالى

فال هو اسفففففففم م اسفففففففماح هللا

الحس

فمو سفففففففففففبحانه املحسففففففففففف

الصففففففففففففففففففففففففففاد بففففففففففففففوعففففففففففففففدن

الففففعفففف ففففو عففففلففففى عففففبففففففادن

بل رففففففه الففففففذي م على

السفففائلين بحسففف ع ائه

وعلى العففففابففففدي بهميففففل

ج ائه

وهو رفي بعبففففففادن ير ففففففد

هم ال سففففففففففففر وال ير د هم

العسففففففففر فيعرو ع كثي

مففففففف سففففففففففففففففففف ففففففف فففففففاتفففففففهفففففففم وال

يفففففففؤا فففففففذهفففففففم بفففففففهفففففففمفففففففيففففففف

جففففنففففففايففففففاتففففهففففم فففففيففففهفففف يففففهففففم

عشففففففففر امثالما بالحسففففففففنا

وال يه يهم بالسفففففففففففف ا اال

مثلما رب عرو كر م.

It is stated in a noble hadīth that the

Prophet, upon whom be Salutations

جاح في الحديث الشففففففففففففر ع

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and Peace, said: “Good does not

dwindle, sin is not forgotten, the

Observer does not die. Do as you will.

As you obey, so shall you be paid.”341

And as you sow, so shall you reap.

الن ت عليففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

ال ال يبلى والفففذنففف ال »يقوهللا

لينسففففل الديان ال يمول اعم

« كمففا شففففففففففففئفف كمففا تففدي تففدان

وكما ت رع تحصد.

Allah’s name, the Source of Goodness,


We may mention among them Allah

the Exalted saying in Sūrah Āl Imrān:

“By no means shall you attain

goodness unless you spend of that

which you love”.342 And Allah the

Exalted says in Sūrah Tūr: “Indeed We

used to invoke Him before. Verily He

is the Source of all Goodness, the Most

Merciful.”343

واد ورد اسففففففففففم هللا ال في عدة

مواضفففففففففففف نذكر م ها اوله اعالى

ل تنالوا »في سفففففففورة آهللا عمران

«وا ممففففففا تحبون ال ح تنرق

واولففففه اعففففالى في سففففففففففففورة ال ور

انا كنا م ابل ندعون انه هو »

وغي ها.« ال الرحيم

It is stated in a narration that when

Mūsā, upon whom be Peace, was

spoken to by His Lord he saw a man

standing at the leg of the Throne. He

was astonished at his exalted position

and asked: “Oh Lord! How did the

slave reach this station?” The Truth,

Glory be to Him, the Exalted, replied:

“He did not envy anyone else among

my slaves in regard to that which I

وفففي روايففففففا ان مففو ففففففففففففلفف عففلففيفففففففه

السففففففففففففالم ملفا المفه ربفه رأى رجال

اففففففائفففمففففففا عفففنففففففد سففففففففففففففففففا الفففعفففر

ف عج م علو مكانه فسففف هللا

يا رب بما بلغ العبد هذا املحل؟

فقفففاهللا الح سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالى

انففه اففان ال يحسففففففففففففففد عبففدا م »

341‘Abd ur Razzāq relating Abū Qulābah, Allah be pleased with

him. 342Quran 3:92 343Quran 52:28


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gave to them, and he was good towards

his parents and did not slander

anybody.”344

عبففادي على مففا ات ففه واففان بففارا

.«لوالديه وال يمشلت بالنميما


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Source of

Goodness, must be abundantly involved

in acts of goodness and demonstrate

goodness to all of Allah’s creation. He

must be good to Allah and His

Messenger, and to all the people of

Allah. He must compel his self and fight

with it in order to steer clear of all types

of violations and disobedience. And be

informed, oh traveller, that the highest of

all aspects of goodness is that you be

good and obedient to the one who

bestows you with success and

illumination in this path and thus has

illuminated your heart and insight and

guided you to the Straight Path. And it is

your Shaikh and Murshid [Spiritual

Coach] that has taken you out of the path

of darkness and into the light. So be

good towards him, always in his

obedience. Thus you will succeed and

attain bliss.


ير بفففاسففففففففففففم هللا ال عليفففه ان

ي ث م اعماهللا ال واالحسفففان

لجمي ل هللا وان يكون بفففارا

ا هللا جميع و هلهلل ولرسوله

وعففففففلففففففيففففففه ان يففففففقففففففمففففففر نففففففرسففففففففففففففففففه

هففا ليبعففدهففا ع جمي و هففاهففد

انواع امليفففالرفففال واملعفففاصففففففففففففلت

وانتبه يا سفففففففال ان اعلى وجون

ال هو ان تكون بففففارا وم يعففففا

بففففمفففف مفففف عففففلففففيفففففف بففففففالفففف ففففوفففففيفففف

واالرشففففففففففاد في هذا ال ر فنور

اففففلففففبفففففف وبصففففففففففففففففيفففف تفففففف وهففففففدات

لل ر املسفففففففففففف قيم فشففففففففففففيرفف

ومرشففففففففففففففدت هو الففذي ا رجففف

مفف يففر فف الففظففلففمففففففا الففى الففنففور

اع ه ترف بارا له واسفففف ل

واسعد.


noble name is that whosoever recites


344Ahmad in “Al-Zuhd” relating ‘Amr bin Maymūn, Allah be

pleased with him.



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this name will be given kindness in all

his states and love for him will be

implanted in the hearts of the servants

and hearts will be attached to him with

sincere love.


اففففففان مففففلفففف ففففوفففففففا بففففففه فففففي جففففمففففيفففف

احوالففففففه وغرسففففففففففففففففف محب ففففففه في

الوب العبففففففاد وع رفففففف عليففففففه

القلوب برال الوداد.

Oh my God, You are the Source of all

goodness, the Merciful. Your goodness

reaches the disobedient and those on

the straight path and Your favours are

given uninterruptedly to both the

strong and weak, and You are revealed

to the eyes of the soul. Your lights are

witnessed in the heavens and the earth.

Grant us an abundant treasure from the

Light of Your name, the Source of

Goodness, and make easy for us,

through Your grace, every affair. And

bestow upon us, oh Allah, divine

strength by which we can be good to

our greatest father, our Master

Muhammad . And thus we will obey

his commands and magnify his

Companions so that he becomes for us

an observer and is pleased with us.

And the Salutations and Peace of Allah

be upon our master Muhammad and

upon his family and Companions.

ان ال الرحيم وصل إل تفيا

برت الى العاصففففففففففففلت واملسفففففففففففف قيم

لففففففف افففففففو فففففففاحوتفففففففوالفففففففى عففففففف فففففففاؤت

والضفففففففففففففعرففففففاح وتهليفففففف لعيون

لروح فشففففففففففففففففففاهففففففدل انوارت في ا

االرض وفي السماح فاجعل لنا

حظا وافرا م نور اسففففففم ال

و سففففففففففففر لنفففا برضففففففففففففلففف افففل امر

وامنحنففا يففا هللا اوة الميففا نقوم

هفففا ب والفففدنفففا االك سففففففففففففيفففدنفففا

محمد عليه الصفففففففففالة والسفففففففففالم

فففففففففنفففففففف ففففففففيفففففففف اوامففففففففرن وأففففففففعففففففففظففففففففم

اصففففففففففحابه ح يكون لنا نايرا

وعنفففا راضففففففففففففيفففا وصففففففففففففلى هللا على

دنففففففا مفففحفففمففففففد وعفففلفففى آلففففففه سفففففففففففففففيفففففف



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Al-Tawwāb [The Absolver] التواب

Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed He is the Absolver, the Merciful.”345


Who accepts the repentance of His

servants and pardons their

misdeeds. And whosoever is

disobedient and then returns, He

accepts him. And if he commits a

sin and returns to Him, He

welcomes him. And whosoever is

set back after that and then

apologizes to Allah, He forgives

and pardons him. And a servant

never ceases to be penitent and the

Lord never ceases to be forgiving.

A noble hadīth states relates that

the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and peace, said: “The

one who repents of sin is like one

who has no sin. And if Allah loves

a servant a sin does not harm him.

Then he recited: “Indeed Allah

loves those who repent and He

loves the pure.”346

انرررررره هررو الررتررواب »اففففففاهللا اففعففففففالففى

« الرحيم

فمو سففبحانه الذي يقبل

ع عبففادن ال وبففا و عرو

عفففف السفففففففففففففففف فففف ففففففال ومفففف

ع فففففففففل ورج اليه ابله

ففففففان وا في ذنففففف وعفففففاد

هللا اليففففه رحفففف بففففه وم

بعفففففد ذلففففف واع فففففذر غرر

عنفففه وعرفففا عنفففه وال ي اهللا

با وال ي اهللا الرب العبد توا

غفففففرففففففارا وكفففففمففففففا جففففففاح ففففففي

الحفففديفففث الشففففففففففففر ع

الففففنفففف ففففت عففففلففففيففففففه الصففففففففففففففففالة

ال ائ »والسففففففففففففالم يقوهللا

م الففذنفف كم ال ذنفف

لفففه واذا احففف هللا عبفففدا

لم يضففففففففففففرن ذنفففف م تال

هللا يحفففففف ال وابين إن»

345Quran 2:37 346Qushairī in the Risālah and ibn Najjār relating Anas, Allah be

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«.و ح امل مر

Know, servant, that repentance ha

certain conditions. They are that you

regret the misdeed and disobedience

you committed, that you leave and

refrain from it at once, and that you

determine that you do not return to a

similar disobedience. And these

conditions must be fulfilled if your

repentance is to be correct. And

repentance has three categories:

everyone who repents because of the

fear of punishment, such a one being is

called a penitent; everyone who repents

desiring reward, such a one being is

termed a penitent obedient; and

everyone who repents, out of

obedience for the command, not out of

desire for reward nor because of fear of

punishment, such a one being is termed

a returner.

لل وبففففففا إنواعلم ايهففففففا العبففففففد

تنفففدم على مفففا إنشففففففففففففرو وهي

فعل م امليالرال واملعاصلت

وتففرت الفف لففففففا واالاففالع عفف ففهففففففا فففي

ود الحففففاهللا والع م على ان ال اع

الى مثل ما عمل م املعاصففففففففلت

فمذن الشففففففففففرو ال بد م ها ح

تصففففففففففففح توب فففففف ولل وبففففففا ال ففففففا

ااسففففففففففففففام فكففل م تففاب ليو

العقوبفففا فمو صفففففففففففففففاحففف توبفففا

وافففل م تفففاب يمعفففا في الثواب

انففابففا واففل م فمو صففففففففففففففاحفف

ال لرغبفففا في ل مرتفففاب ام ثفففاال

الثواب او رهبا في العقاب فمو

صاح اوبا.

The name of Allah, the Oft-Forgiving,

occurs eleven times in the noble Quran.

Of them we may mention Sūrah

Tawbah states: “Know they not that

Allah accepts repentance from His

slaves and takes the alms and charity,

and that Allah, He is Oft-Forgiving,

Most Merciful?”347 Sūrah Nasr states:

واففففففد ورد اسفففففففففففففففففم هللا الففففف فففففواب

احففففففدى عشففففففففففففرة مرة في القرآن

ال ر م نففففففذكر م هففففففا في سففففففففففففورة

الم يعلموا ان هللا هو »ال وبففففا

ذو فف ففيقبففل ال وبففا ع عبففادن

الصففففففداال وان هللا هو ال واب

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“So glorify the praises of your Lord,

and ask His forgiveness. Indeed he is

the One Who is the Oft-Forgiving.”348

And Allah the Exalted says in Sūrah

Nūr: “And had it not been for the

Grace of Allah and His mercy on you

[He would have hastened the

punishment on you.] And that Allah is

the One Who is Oft-Forgiving, the All-

Wise.”349

وفي سففففففففففففورة النصففففففففففففر « الرحيم

فسفففففب بحمد رب واسففففف غررن »

وفي سففففورة النور « انه اان توابا

ولوال فضفففففففففففففففل هللا »اولفففه اعفففالى

علي م ورحم ففففه وان هللا تواب

«.ح يم

If the traveller to Allah wants to get

absorbed in the name, he must make

more honest repentance, and stand in

the presence of his lord in humility and

need. Oh, traveller to Allah, forgive

those who have done you wrong, and

do good to those who have done you

harm, so as to become among those

whom Allah has honoured and brought

close to Him.


ير باسم هللا ال واب عليه ان

ي ث م ال وبا الصفففاداا وان

يق بين يففففففدي موالن بففففففالففففففذهللا

واالف قففففار واع يففففا سففففففففففففففففالفففف

عم يلم واحسففف مل اسفففاح

الففيفففففف تفف فف مففمفف اكففرمفففففف هللا

وجعل م اهل اربه.

Oh Allah, You are the Oft-Forgiving

and Merciful; You love those who

come back to the straight bath. Open

the eyes of our insight, and enlighten,

by a grace of Yours, our conscious, so

as to run towards You with passion,

and beautify our manners with Your

qualities, and leave our shackles to the

absolute. You accept every apology,

فيففففا ربففففان انفففف ال واب الرحيم

تحفففففف م رج الى الصفففففففففففففرا

املسففف قيم اف اعين بصفففائرنا

ونور برضفففففففل ضفففففففمائرنا لنقبل

ون همففل م بففا شففففففففففففوا عليفف

ونرر م بففا ال صففففففففففففرففاتفف

قبل ت ن القيود الى االيال

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and pardon whoever comes to you.

You are capable of doing what You

want.

ار اليفففف واعرو ع اففففل اع ففففذ

على إنفففف اففففل م اابففففل عليفففف



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Al-Muntaqim [The Avenger] املنتقم

Allah the Exalted says: “but whosoever commits it again, Allah will take retribution against him. Allah is All-Mighty, Fully able to avenge.”350 The Avenger is one of

Allah’s Grand Names.

He is the One Who intensifies

punishment upon the oppressors

and who inflicts calamity upon

the transgressors.

He is the One Who has sent the

Message with signs and warnings

and for whomsoever the warnings

do not benefit, He inflicts

punishment and vengeance upon

them.

ومن عرررراد في تقم »اففففاهللا اعففففالى

«هللا منرره وهللا عزيز و انتقررام

فاملن قم هو اسفففففففففم م اسفففففففففماح

هللا الحس

ففففففففففمفففففففففو الفففففففففذي يشفففففففففففففففففففففدد

العقوبففففففا على الظففففففاملين

و سفففففففففففففففففلفففففط الفففففبفففففالح عفففففلفففففى

املجرمين

وهو الذي يرسففففففففل رسففففففففله

واالنففذارال فم بففاآليففال

ذارال لم ترفففففد معفففففه االنففففف

سففففففففففففلط عليففففه العقوبففففال

واالن قامال

وهففففو الففففففذي يففففنففففعففففم عففففلففففى

احفففففبففففففابففففففه و فففففنففففف فففففقفففففم مففففف

اعدائه.

Know that vengeance is of two types:

material and abstracted. Material

vengeance is when He inflicts upon them

destruction and devastation and other

[similar] types of punishment. As for

abstracted vengeance, it occurs in the

واعففففلففففم ان االنفففف ففففقففففففام نففففوعففففففان

ان قام حسففففففففففففلت وان قام معنوي.

فاالن قام الحسفففففففلت اان يسفففففففلط

افففففا عليهم الفففدمفففار واليراب واففف

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heart in that He veils their hearts from

Him, Blessed and Exalted. The greatest

vengeance is the veil that bars you from

your journey to Your Protector. As the

poet says: “M punishment is nothing but

being veiled and my blessings are

nothing except being arrived.” We ask

Allah, Glory be to Him, to perpetuate us

in the blessing of witnessing and

contentment.

اشففففففففففففكاهللا العذاب اما االن قام

املعنوي فيكون في القلففففف بفففففان

يفف ففجفففففف اففلففو ففهففم عففنففففففه تففبففففففارت

واففففعففففففالففففى واعففففظففففم انفففف ففففقففففففام هففففو

الحجففففففاب الففففففذي ي جبفففففف ع

سففففففففففففي ت وسففففففففففففلوكففف الى موالت

ومفففففففا »وكفففمففففففا يفففقفففوهللا الشففففففففففففففففففاعفففر

عفففففذا اال حجفففففا ومفففففا أعي ت

أسففف له سفففبحانه ان « اال وصفففالي

يفففديم علينفففا أعمفففا املشفففففففففففففففاهفففدة

والرضا.

The subject of vengeance occurs various

times in the noble Quran. We may

mention Sūrah al-‘Arāf which states: “So

we took vengeance upon them. We

drowned them in the sea because they

belied our Signs and were heedless

regarding them.”351 Sūrah Zukhruf

states: “So when they angered us, We

took vengeance upon them and drowned

them all.”352 One of the Knowers of

Allah has mentioned that Allah’s name,

the Avenger, is of the Names of Glory

[Jalāl] and compelling. And whosoever

does not know the Names of glory and

great, exalted character is subject to

misguidance and exemplary punishment.

واففففففد وردل مففففففادة االن قففففففام في

القرآن ال ر م في عدة مواضفففففففف

نففذكر م هففا في سففففففففففففورة االعرا

ي ف ففف غرانففاهم قمنففا م هم فففان»

اففانوا و بففييففاتنففاكففذبوا بفف نهماليم

وففففي سفففففففففففففففورة « عففف فففهففففففا غففففففاففففلفففيفففن

فلما اسفففرونا ان قمنا »ال ر

« اجففمففعففيففن ففففففف غففراففنففففففاهففممفف ففهففم

واففففففد ذكر بعض العففففففارفين ان

اسففففففففففففم هللا املن قم م اسففففففففففففماح

الجالهللا والقمر وم لم يعر

اسفففففففففففماح الجالهللا وا ال ال بي

املففففففف فففففففعفففففففاهللا واففففففف ففففففففي الضففففففففففففففففففالهللا

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And if you know that He is Generous

and Merciful, then know that He is a

great, severe Avenger.

النكفففاهللا ففففان عرفففف ان كر م و

رحيم فاعر انه من قم شديد

عظيم.

Fadl bin ‘Iyād said: Whoever fears

Allah, that fear will point him to every

good.”

وااهللا الرضففففففففففففل بين عياض م

ففا هللا دلففا اليو على اففل

اليي .

The Traveller to Allah, if he wishes to be

absorbed in Allah’s name, the Avenger,

must take vengeance against the enemies

of Allah. And the severest enemy to a

human being, to a traveller, is his self

between his sides because it is one of the

impediments that block the traveller on

his journey. And know, oh traveller, that

the impediments are four: the world, the

self, the devil and creation. And when

you are able to turn your self- and not let

yourself turn you- order it with salāh,

remembrance of Allah and acts of

goodness. Then you will be of the people

of bliss and distinction. Oh Allah, help

us against ourselves and passions- for

none can aid us except You.


ير بفففاسففففففففففففم هللا املن قم عليفففه

ان يففففففنفففففف ففففففقففففففم مفففففف اعففففففداح هللا

وللسال لإلأسانواعدى عدو

الففى هللا هففي نففرسففففففففففففففففففه الفف ففت بففيففن

دة م القواي واح نهاجنبيه

ال ت تق السففففففففال ع سففففففففي ن

وسفففففففففلوكه واعلم يا سفففففففففال ان

الففففقففففوايفففف ار ففففعففففففا هففففي الففففففدنففففيففففففا

والنر والشففففي ان واليالئ

ان تكون ان اسفففففففففففف ع وم

الذي توجه نرسففففففف ال نرسففففففف

ال ت توجمفف تففامرهففا بففالصففففففففففففالة

وبففففففالففففففذكففففر وبففففرففففعففففففل الففففيففففيفففف ال

عفففنففففففدئففففففذ سففففففففففففففف فففكفففون مففف اهففففففل

السفففففعادة واال صفففففاص اللمم

وشففففففففففففمواتنففا أنرسففففففففففففنففاا على عنففأ

أحففففففدفففففففانففففففه ال يففعففيففنففنففففففا عففلففيففهففففففا



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سوات.

Oh my God, You are the Avenger

against Your oppressing enemies, the

Compeller by Your strength against the

transgressors. You have gained

vengeance over Nimrod, Fir’awn and

Haman and destroyed the people of

oppression and tyranny. Bestow upon

me, oh Allah, a light for my vision and

strength in my soul so that I can

overcome myself when it oversteps the

bounds. And that I can take vengeance

over the oppressors, the people of

obstinacy. And I will witness the

strength of Your vengeance and thus will

become humble and witness the force of

Your Honour and become submissive.


فففففيففففففا الفففف ففففت انفففففف املففففنفففف ففففقففففم مفففف

اعففففففدائفففففف الففظففففففاملففيففن الففقففففففاهففر

بسففففففففففففففف فففوتفففففف لفففلفففمفففهفففرمفففيفففن اففففففد

ان قمفففففف م النمرود وفرعون

ان ومحقفففف اهففففل الظلم وهففففامفففف

وال غيفففففان امنح ت يفففففا ر نورا

في بصفففي ا واوة روحاني ت ح

ان قم م نرسففففففففففففلت اذا فففالرففف

الحفففففدود وان قم م الظفففففاملين

اهل الجحود واشفففففففاهد سففففففف وة

ان قام فا شفف وصففولا ع ت

فففا ضفففففففففففف انفف على اففل شففففففففففففلتح

ادير.


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Al-Afuww [The Pardoner] العفو

Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed Allah is the Pardoner, the Forgiver.”353

He is the One Who wipes away

sins and overlooks misdeeds and

makes them, if He wills, good

deeds.

He is the One Who unsaddles His

servants of the consequences of

their errors and traces. He does not

exact fully from them if they repent

and seek forgiveness or leave that

which they did for His Sake. He

expiates what they did through

their leaving.

And He is the One Who eradicates

from souls the darkness of sins

through His Mercy and from hearts

their desolation through His

generosity.

ان هللا لررررررعررررررفررررررو »اففففففاهللا اففففففعففففففالففففففى

« غفور

فمو الذي يمحو الذنوب

و هفففاو ع السفففففففففففف فففال

و فففففففففبفففففففففدلفففففففففمفففففففففا اذا شفففففففففففففففففففففاح

حسنال

وهو الواضففففففففف ع عبادن

تففففففففبففففففففعففففففففال فففففففف ففففففففايففففففففاهففففففففم

وا فففففارهم فال يسفففففففففففف وفيهفففففا

م هم ان تابوا واس غرروا

او تففراففوا لففوجففمففففففه اعففظففم

ممفففا فعلوا في رر ع هم

بما تراوا ما فعلوا

وهفففففففففو الفففففففففذي ا اهللا عففففففففف

الففنففرففوس يففلففمففففففا الفف الل

برحم ه ووحشا القلوب

ب رام ه.

Allah’s name, the Pardoner, occurs in

many verses in the Quran, including

Allah the Exalted saying in Sūrah an-

Nisā: “These are those whom Allah is

واففففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا العرو في

آيففففففال كثي ة نففففففذكر م هففففففا اولففففففه

ل ف و »اعالى في سورة النساح

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likely to forgive, and Allah is the

Pardoner, the Forgiving.”354 And

Sūrah Nūr states: “Let them pardon

and forgive.”355

عسفففففففففففل هللا ان يعرو ع هم واان

وفي سففففففففففففورة « هللا عروا غرورا

.«وليعروا وليصرحوا»النور

The Noble Messenger, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, steered us to the

fact that misdeeds are wiped away by

good ones when he said: ‘Fear Allah

wherever you are. And follow a

misdeed with a good one, which wipes

it away. And deal with people

employing beautiful manners.”356

والرسففففوهللا ال ر م عليه الصففففالة

والسفففففففففففففففالم يفففوجفففمفففنففففففا الفففى مفففحفففو

السففففففففففف ال بالحسفففففففففففنال فيقوهللا

اتفف هللا حففيففثففمففففففا كففنفففففف واتففبفف »

السففف ا الحسفففنا تمحما و ال

«.الناس برل حس

Abū Fadl al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abdul Mutallib

relates “I asked: “Oh Messenger of Allah! Teach me something to ask of Allah?” He replied “Ask Allah for health” Then he stayed days and then I came and said “Oh Messenger of Allah! Teach me something to ask Allah? He said to me: Oh ‘Abbās! Oh uncle of the Messenger of Allah ask Allah for health in this world and the next.”357

وع ا الرضففففففففففففففل العبففاس ب

عبد امل ل رضلت هللا عنه ااهللا

ال يا رسوهللا هللا علم ت ش ا »

اسفاله هللا اعالى؟ ااهللا سفل هللا

العففففففافيففففففا فم ثفففففف ايففففففامففففففا م

ج فففففف فقلفففففف يففففففا رسفففففففففففففوهللا هللا

علم ت شففففففففففف ا اسفففففففففففاله هللا اعالى

فقاهللا لي يا عباس يا عم رسففففففوهللا

نيا دهللا سففففففففففففل هللا العافيا في ال

354 Quran 4:99 355 Quran 24:22 356 Ahmad in his Musnad and Tirmithi, relating Abū Dardā and Mu

‘adh, Allah be pleased with them. 357 Tirmithi relating ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with him.


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«.واال رة

Ibn Mas‘ūd, Allah be pleased with him,

related that the Messenger of Allah used

to say: “Oh Allah! I ask You for

guidance, strength, modesty and

affluence.”358

وع اب مسففففففففففففعود رضففففففففففففلت هللا

عنفففه ان الن ت صففففففففففففلى هللا عليفففه

اللمم اأ »وسففففففففففففلم اففففففان يقوهللا

المدى وال ق والعرا اسال

«.والغ


absorbed in Allah’s name of the

Pardoner must witness the revelations of

pardon and forgiveness in his heart so

that his hope in this Noble Lord is

perpetuated. And he must continuously

think well of Allah- “Let none of you die

not thinking well of Allah.” The name,

the Pardoner, is synonymous with

Allah’s name the Forgiver as has come

down in Sūrah Baqarah: “And pardon us

and forgive us.”359 Pardon is the

beginning, forgiveness is the middle

point and mercy is the end point. The

Knower of Allah has great confidence

and a majestic thought and thus will not

despair of Allah’s mercy. We ask Allah,

Glory be to Him, that He lets us witness

the revelations of the Pardoner, the

Forgiver and the Merciful so that we are

hidden from the revelations of the


ير باسففففففم هللا العرو عليه ان

يشففففففففمد تهليال العرو والغرور

في البففه ح يففدوم املففه في هففذا

الرب ال ر م وان يديم حسفففففففففففف

ال يموت احفففدكم » الظ بفففاهلل

« وهو ال يحسففففففففففففف الظ بففففففاهلل

واسففففففففففففففم الففعففرففو يففراد اسففففففففففففففم

الففغففرففور كففمففففففا جففففففاح فففي سفففففففففففففورة

«واع عنففا واغرر لنففا»البقرة

فالعرو بدايا واملغررة وسففففففففففففط

والرحمففا نهففايففا والعففار بففاهلل

ق ففه عظيمففا وينففه عظيم فال

يبففف س م رحمفففا هللا أسفففففففففففففف لفففه

سففففففففففبحانه ان يشففففففففففمدنا تهليال

والرحيم ح العرو والغرور

أفففففغفففففيفففففف عففففف تفففففهفففففلفففففيففففففال املفففففنففففف

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Withholder, the Debasing and the

Avenging.

واليرض واالن قام.



recites it, Allah opens for him the door of

contentment.



ف هللا له باب الرضا.

Oh my God, You are the Pardoner of

misdeeds, the One Who hears

supplications. I ask You to bestow upon

me insightful vision so that we pardon

the one who commits evil and that I have

mercy on the people of calamity. And

disclose to me the secret of destiny so

that I will be content with Your

Command in however You will.

Illuminate my heart with the light of the

Pardoner and thus I will be a

manifestation of this glorious mystery.

And thus whoever sees me the path will

be illuminated for him. Indeed You have


ان العرو ع ال الل إل تفيا

السففففففففمي للدعوال اسففففففففال ان

تمنح ت عيون البصفففففففففففففي ة ح

أعرو عم اسففففففففففففففاح وارحم اهففل

البالح و ن ش لي سر القضاح

عفف حفف ففمفففففف كففيفف ففففففف رضففففففففففففلفف

على ال ت نور أشففففففففففففر اشفففففففففففففففاح

مظمرا لمذا السر ف اون العرو

الجليفففل فم رآأ اسففففففففففففتنفففار لفففه

على افففل شففففففففففففلتح إنففف السففففففففففففبيفففل

ادير.


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Al-Ra‘ūf [The Compassionate] الرؤوف

Allah the exalted says: “Indeed Allah is Compassionate and Merciful to people.”360


is the One Who cares as a grace,

and favours with His compassion.

He is the One that is compassionate

towards the sinners through

granting them repentance and to

His wards through preserving them.

The Kind is the One Who covers

what He sees of sins and then

pardons those sins covered.

ان هللا بررررررالنرررررراس »اهللا اعففففففالى افففففف

« رحيم لرؤوف

اعففففففالى فمو سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه و

الفففففذي جفففففاد بل رفففففه وم

ع ره ب

وهو الففففففذي اع على

املففففففذنبين بففففففال وبففففففا وعلى

االولياح بالعصما

والرؤو هو الذي سفففففففففو

مففففففا رأى مفف الففعففيففوب ففم

عفففففرففففففا عفففففمففففففا سفففففففففففففففففوففففف مففففف

الذنوب.

It is related in a noble hadīth that the

Prophet said: Show mercy to those

on earth and the One in the heavens

will show mercy to you.”361

وفي الحديث الشر انه صلى

ارحموا »هللا عليه وسففففففففففففلم ااهللا

م في االرض يرحم م م في

«.السماح

Abū Hurayrah relates that the Messenger

of Allah used to say:”Oh Allah, set

وع ا هر رة رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنه

ااهللا اان رسفففففففوهللا هللا صفففففففلى هللا

360 Quran 2:143 361Ahmad in his Musnad, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmithi and al-Hākim in the

Mustadrak from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘Ās, Allah be pleased

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me aright in my religion which is the

protection of my affairs, set me aright in

my world which is where I live, set me

aright in my Hereafter which is my

return, and increase every goodness in

my life, and let death be a repose for me

from every evil.”362 Allah’s name, the

Kind, occurs in various places in the

noble Quran of which we may mention

Allah the Exalted saying in Sūrah Nūr:

اللمم اصلح»عليه وسلم يقوهللا

لي دي ت الذي هو عصما امري

واصفففففففففففففلففح لففي دنففيففففففاي الفف ففت فففيففهففففففا

معاشففففلت واصففففلح لي ا را ال ت

واجعفففففل الحيفففففاة فيهفففففا معفففففادي

ففففففادة لي في اففففففل ي واجعففففففل

«.املول راحا لي م ال شر

“And had it not been for the Grace of

Allah and His mercy upon you (Allah

would have hastened the punishment on

you). And that Allah is full of Kindness,

Most Merciful.”363 And Allah, the

Exalted, says in Sūrah Hadīd: “It is He

Who sends down manifest Signs to His

slave that He may bring you out of

darkness into light. And indeed Allah is

to you full of kindness, the Most

Merciful.”364 And so forth.

واففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا الرؤو في

آن ال ر م عفففففدة امفففففاك في القر


ولوال فضففففففففل هللا علي م »النور

«رحيم رؤو ورحم ه وان هللا

واوله اعالى في سففففففففففففورة الحديد

آيالهو الذي ي هللا على عبدن »

م الظلمففال ليررج مب نففال

الى النور وان هللا ب م لرؤو

وغي ها.« رحيم


absorbed in this noble name must be

compassionate and merciful to all slaves.

He must not oppress anybody or

transgress their rights. And know, oh


ير هذا االسم الشر عليه

ان يفففكفففون رؤوفففففففا رحفففيفففمففففففا عفففلفففى

العبفففففاد جميعفففففا ال يظلم احفففففد

362 Muslim relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him. 363 Quran 24:20 364 Quran 57:9


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traveller, that the Best of those who have

been cultivated by this noble name is

your Prophet, your Guide to Allah, the

Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

He used to show compassion to the

young and old, to the ignorant and the

disobedient, and used to bear the harm of

the polytheists- all of this in the way of

helping this religion. The Muhammadan

inheritors, the knowers of God who are

in the footsteps of the Messenger of

Allah are the one who are kind to the

travellers to Allah and care for them.

They help them lift the veils of others

and fly with the hearts of their murids in

the stage of elevation, love and

knowledge, and help them dissolve their

hearts in the Gracious One. Traveller,

commit yourself and you will win.

وال ي عففففففدى على حقو احففففففد

اعلم يفففا سفففففففففففففففالففف انفففه ي م و

ترل هذا االسفففم الشفففر هو

نبيففف وافففائفففدت الى هللا رسففففففففففففوهللا

هللا صفففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففلم فقد

اففففففان يفففعففف ففف عفففلفففى الصفففففففففففففففغفففيففف

والففففففف فففففففبفففففففيففففففف وعفففففففلفففففففى الفففففففجفففففففاهفففففففل

أذى والففففففعففففففاصففففففففففففلففففففت و فففففف ففففففحففففففمففففففل

املشففففففففففففركين ال ذل في سففففففففففففبيل

اث ر نصففففففففففففرة هفففففذا الفففففدي والو

املحمففديون والعلمففاح العففارفون

لى ادم رسوهللا باهلل الذي هم ع

هللا صفففففففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففففففلم هم

الففذي يرأفون بففالسففففففففففففففال ين الى

هللا و فعف فرفون عفلفيفهفم لفيفكفونفوا

ي عون وسففففففففففففنففففد لمم في هففففذا

ال ر في فعون ع الو هم

حفففففجفففففف االغفففففيففففففار ففففففيففففف فففففيففففف ون

بفففقفففلفففوب مفففر ففففففديفففهفففم ففففي مفففراتفففففف

الففففففوفففففف ففففففي واملففففففحففففففبففففففا واملففففففعففففففرففففففففا

و سففففففففففففففففففاعففففففدوهفم عفلفى ان تفرف ف

نالو هم بففففاهلل الواحففففد الففففديففففا

فال م اغنم يا سال .

Oh, my lord You are the Kind. The

hearts are attracted to your kindness, and

You are the Merciful. Your mercy has

encompassed both the obedient and the

ففففيففففففا ر ففف انفففففف الفففرؤو وافففففففد

انهذب الي القلوب لحسفففففففف

الفففففففعفففففففوايففففففف وانففففففف الفففففففرحفففففففيفففففففم



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disobedient. Oh Allah, shed my heart

with the light of the Kind and Merciful.

Let me care for all humans: ask

forgiveness for sinners, and love

guidance for unbelievers, hope for

repentance for the disobeyers, and ask

greater shadow for the needy, so as to

realize an abundant portion of the

inheritance of Master of all Prophets,

blessings and peace be upon him. You

are capable of doing what you will.

احففففففايفففففف رحفففمففف فففففف بففففففالففف ففففففا ففف

ى عل أشففففففففففر وامليال فيا هللا

افففففلففففف فففففت نفففففور الفففففرؤو الفففففرحفففففيفففففم

واجففعففلفف ففت اعفف فف عففلففى جففمففيفف

بففف فففت االأسففففففففففففففففففان فففففففاسففففففففففففففف فففغفففرفففر

الففففففمففففففدي وأحفففففف يففففففن لففففففلففففففمففففففذنففففففبفففففف

لفففففلفففففكففففففاففففففر ففففف واتفففففمففففف ففففف الففففف فففففوبفففففففا

للعففففاصففففففففففففين وايلفففف الوسففففففففففففعففففا

ا اسفففف ا وافر ف ناهللاللمح اجين

اث سففيد املرسففلين صففلى يم م

على اففل إنفف هللا عليففه وسففففففففففففلم

شلتح ادير.


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Mālik ul mulk [The Owner of the

Kingdom]

مالك

امللك

“Say: “Oh Allah, Owner of the Kingdom,

You give the kingdom to whom You

will.”365 The Owner of the Kingdom is


He is the One Who executes what He

wills in His Kingdom in the way He

wants and as He wants- bringing into

existence, making non-existent,

perpetuating, extinguishing.

There is no repelling His destiny and

no amending His Rule. He honours

whom he wills and abases whom He

wills. Good is in His Hand and he has


افففففل اللمم مفففففالففففف »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

«امللفففف تؤا امللفففف م اشففففففففففففففففاح

ومففففففالفففففف امللفففففف هو اسفففففففففففففم م


فمو الذي تنرذ مشفففففيئ ه

في مل ه كي يشاح وكما

يشفففففففففففففففاح ايهفففادا واعفففدامفففا

وابقاح وافناح

ال مفففففففرد لفففففففقضفففففففففففففففففففائفففففففه وال

معقفف لح مففه يع م

يشفففففففففففففاح و فذهللا م يشفففففففففففففاح

بيففدن اليي وهو على اففل

شلتح ادير.

Mu‘ādh relates that the prophet

said: “Oh Mu‘ādh, would you love that

Allah let you repay your debt.” He

replied: “Yes oh Messenger of Allah.” He

وع معفففاذ رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنفففه ان

الن ت صلى هللا عليه وسلم ااهللا

لففه يففا معففاذ اتحفف ان يق ففففففففففففلت

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said: “Say: Oh Allah, the Owner of the

Kingdom. You give the kingdom to

whom You will and You remove the

kingdom from whom You will. You give

honour to Whom You will and abase

whom You will. Good is in Your Hand.

You have power over all things…to His

saying: “without reckoning.” He

Compassionate and merciful in this

world and the hereafter. You give of

them what You will and withhold of

them what You will. Repay my debt.”

Even if your debt was equal to the fill of

the earth in gold and silver, Allah will

accomplish it from you.”366

هللا عنفففف دينفففف ؟ اففففاهللا أعم يففففا

رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا. فقفففففاهللا افففففل اللمم

مففففففالفففففف امللفففففف تؤا امللفففففف م

املل مم اشففففففففففففاح اشففففففففففففاح وت ع

واع م اشفففاح وتذهللا م اشفففاح

بيدت اليي ان على ال شفففففلتح

ادير.. الى اوله بغي حسفففففففففففاب

رحم الففدنيففا واال رة ورحيممففا

اع م ها ما اشففففففففففاح وتمن م ها

مففا اشففففففففففففففاح ااض ع ت دي ت فلو

افففففان عليففففف مفففففلح االرض ذهبفففففا

«.وفضا الدان هللا عن

Alī related that he said: “Al-Fātihah,

the Verse of the Throne (Āyat ul Kursī)

and the witnessing of Allah (Shahadah

Allah) and “Say: “Oh Allah, the Owner of

the Kingdom to “without reckoning”.

When Allah wanted to send these down

they attached themselves to the throne

and said: “Are You causing us to descend

to the abode of sin. Then Allah replied:

My Honour and My Glory. No slave will

وع علي رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنففففه انففففه

الرفففاتحفففا وايفففا ال ر ففففففففففففلت »افففاهللا

وشففففففففففففمففففد هللا واففففل اللمم مففففالفففف

املل الى بغي حسففففففففففاب ملا اراد

هللا ان ي لم اعلق بففففففالعر

هب نفففففا الى دار الفففففذنوب وال ت

فففففقففففففاهللا هللا عفففف وجففففففل وعفففف افففف

وجاللي اليقرؤك عبففد دبر اففل

صفففففففففففففالة اال اسففففففففففففف فنف ففففففه حفظفيف ة

366Tabarani in the Saghīr, from a hadīth of Mu‘ādh, Allah be

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recite you following every salāh except

that I will give him momentous sanctity

in what he is doing. And except that I

will look at him with my hidden eye

seventy times every day. And I will grant

him every day 70 of his needs and

strengthen him over every enemy.”367

القفففدس على مفففا افففان فيفففه واال

نظرل اليفففففه بعي ت امل نونفففففا في

ال يوم سفففبعين نظرة واضففف

لفففه في افففل يوم سففففففففففففبعين حفففاجفففا

«.واع ته م ال عدو

This noble name occurs a number of

times in the Quran. Of them is Allah the

Exalted saying: “He is Allah besides

Whom none can be worshipped but He,

the Holy, the King.”368 And Allah the

Exalted saying in Sūrah Tā-Hā: “The

Exalted above all be Allah, the True

King.”369 And so forth.

السفففففففم الشفففففففر واد ورد هذا ا

عففففففدة مرال نففففففذكر م هففففففا اولففففففه

هو هللا الفففذي ال الفففه اال »اعفففالى

وافففولففففففه « هفففو املفففلفففففف الفففقففففففدوس

اففففعففففففالففففى فففففي سففففففففففففففففورة املففففؤمففففنففففيففففن

« ففففف ففففعففففففالففففى هللا املففففلفففففف الففففحفففف »

وغي ها.

The traveller to Allah, if he wishes that

the truth illuminate him with the lights

of this noble name must unceasingly

recite the “Greatest name [Ism ul

‘Azam]” “Allah”. Then the Grand Names

will be revealed to him and their tastes

and meanings. Of them is the name,

Owner of the Kingdom, and thus he will


يشففففففففففففر الح عليفففه انوار هفففذا

االسففففم الشففففر عليه ان يديم

« هللا»ذكفففففر االسفففففففففففففففففم االعفففففظفففففم

اح الحسففففففففففف ف هلى له االسفففففففففففم

واذواامففا ومعففانيهففا وم هففا اسففففففففففففم

مال املل فيغي ع وجودن

بنرسفففه بوجودن بالح و شفففمد

367Ibn Sinnī in the ‘Aml yaum wa laylah, relating ‘Alī, Allah be

pleased with him. 368Quran 60:23 369 Quran 20:114



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be absent from his existence by his self

through his existence in the Truth. And

he will witness the True king for the sake

of Allah. And his being drowned and

absorbed in the remembrance of Allah.

He is the One Who makes the witnessing

and the tasting of the meanings of the

“Owner of the Kingdom.” This is because

in truth there is no king in reality for this

Dominion except Allah. He is the One

Who if He wills gives and if He wills

withholds: “Say: Oh Allah! Owner of the

Kingdom, You give the kingdom to

whom You will, and You take the

Kingdom from whom You will…”370 Oh

Allah! Realize in us the reality of

absorption in You and let us taste of the

lights of Your noble name, the Owner of

the Kingdom.”

املل الحقيق هلل واس غرااه

وفففففنففففففاؤن بففففففالففففففذكففففر وهففففو الففففففذي

يهعلففففه يشففففففففففففمففففد و ففففذو معففففاأ

ال حقيقففففففا نففففففهمففففففالفففففف امللفففففف

لمذا املل اال هللا حقيقامال

فمو ان شفففففففففففاح اع وان شفففففففففففاح

م مففففففالفففففف امللفففففف اففففففل اللم»من

تؤا امللفففففف م اشففففففففففففففففففاح وت ع

اللمم حققنا« املل مم اشففاح

بحقيقففا الرنففاح بفف وذوانففا م

انوار اسففففففففففففمفففففف ال ر م مففففففالفففففف

املل .


name is that whosoever is constant in its

recitation Allah grants him possessions

and enriches him from His abundance.

Whoever says “Oh, the Owner of the

Kingdom,….” Allah will enrich him


الشر انه م دوام على

ذكرن اع ان هللا ماال واغنان

ذكرن باليوم م فضله وم

مائا مرة م اوله اعالى ) ال

اللمم مال املل .... إلى بغي

370Quran 3:26


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beyond asking people, and provision for

him from ways beyond expectation.

حساب ( أغنان هللا ع سؤاهللا

الناس ور اه م حيث ال

يحتس .

Oh my God, You are the Owner of the

Kingdom, and all are Your slaves, and

You are the Conductor of the forelock of

the despaired and the blissful;

Illuminate, oh my Lord, my heart with

the Light of this Noble name and thus I

will be certain through the subtle

mystery. And I will [then] not see a king

except You and Your Honour and

Exaltedness will be revealed for me. And

strengthen me over the forelock of

myself so as to be in full control of its

rein and realize its submission. Indeed


ان مال املل والكل إل تفيا

لففف عبيفففد وانففف امل صففففففففففففر في

نففاصففففففففففففيففا الشففففففففففففق والسففففففففففففعيففد

يا ر على ال ت نور هذا أشففففر

ففففففف تففحففقفف فف االسففففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففففر

بالسفففففففر الل ي وال ارى مالكا

سفففففوات و هلى لي ع ت وعالت

وم ت م نففففففاصفففففففففففففيففففففا نرسففففففففففففلت

ففففففففامفففففففلففففففف مفففففففامفففففففمفففففففا واتفففففففحفففففففقففففففف

على ال شففففففففففففلتح إن بتسففففففففففففليمما

ادير.



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Dhul-Jalali wal Ikram [Owner of Awe and

Honour] و الجالل

اإلكرامو

Allah the Exalted says: “And the Countenance of Your Lord will remain forever, Owner of Possessor and Honour.”371

He Glory be to Him, the Exalted, is

Unique in his attributes of Glory,

Perfection and Greatness. He is

Distinguished by His generosity and

Nobility. Every Glory belongs to

Him and every honour is from Him.

It befits Him to be glorified without

any disobedience, and to be obeyed

without fail. Blessed be Allah. Lord

of the Worlds.

ويبقى وجه ربك و »ااهللا اعالى

« الجالل واالكرام


املنررد بصفففففففففرال الجالهللا

والففففف فففففمففففففاهللا والفففففعفففففظفففففمففففففا

بفففففففففاإلكفففففففففراماملفففففففففيففففففففف ففففففففف

رام فكففففل جالهللا لففففه وال

وال كراما منه

وهفو اهففففففل ان يفهففففففل ففال

يع ففففففففففففل وان ي ففففففاع فال

يففرففففففالفف تففبففففففارت هللا رب

العاملين.

This noble name is a combination of

Glory and Beauty. He, the Exalted,

possesses awesome Glory and wonderful

Beauty. And a slave does not obtain

gnosis of Allah until He knows the

Owner of Glory and Generosity since it

وهذا االسم الشر هو جام

للجالهللا والجمففففاهللا فففففانففففه اعففففالى

له جالهللا رهي وجماهللا عجي

اإذوال ينفففاهللا العبفففد املعرففففا اال

نفففففه عر ذا الجالهللا واالكرام

جففففمفففف بففففيففففن الففففرغففففبففففففا والففففرهففففبففففففا

371 Quran 55: 27


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combines both desire and being awe-

struck, hope and fear.

والرجاح واليو .

In one Hadith, it was named as “the

Greatest name of Allah”. The Prophet

was walking in a road and then heard an

Arab saying: “Oh Allah! I ask You for to

You belongs the Praise. There is no god

but You, the Gracious, the Bestower, the

Originator of the heavens and the earth,

the Owner of Glory and Generosity.” So

the Prophet, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, said: “Indeed He has

supplicated by the name of Allah that if

one supplicates by it one is answered,

and if one asked by it one is given.”372

وفي روايا انه اسفففم هللا االعظم

فففففففانففففففه الفففنففف فففت عفففلفففيففففففه الصفففففففففففففففالة

والسفففففففففففففالم اففففففان مففففففارا في ير

اللمم اأ»فسم اعرابيا يقوهللا

اسفففففففففففال بان ل الحمد ال اله

الحنففففان املنففففان بففففدي إال أنفففف

السفففففففماوال واالرض ذو الجالهللا

فقاهللا عليه الصفففففففففففالة « واالكرام

انه دعا باسففففففففففففم هللا »سففففففففففففالم وال


«.س ل به اع

This noble name of Allah occurs twice in

the Noble Quran. Sūrah Rahmān states:

“And the Countenance of Your Lord will remain forever, Owner of Possessor and Honour.”373 Allah the

Exalted says: “Blessed be the name of Your Lord, the Owner of Glory and Generosity.”374

واد ورد هذا االسفففففففم الشفففففففر

مفففرتفففيفففن ففففي الفففقفففرآن الففف فففر فففم ففففي

و بق وجففففففه »سففففففففففففورة الرحم

« ربففففففف ذو الفففففففجفففففففالهللا واالكفففففففرام

تبارت اسففففففففففففم رب »واوله اعالى

«.ذي الجالهللا واالكرام

372 Tabarani in the Kabīr, relating Abū Talha, Allah be pleased with

him. 373 Quran 55: 27 374 Quran 55: 78



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A noble hadīth states: “Be ablaze with

“Oh Owner of Glory and Generosity!”375

That is, Hold fast and firmly to it and

recite it abundantly in your supplications.

واد جاح في الحديث الشفففففففففر

ذي الفففففففففجفففففففففالهللا الفففففففففظفففففففففوا بفففففففففيفففففففففا»

اي الففف مفففون وا فففبففف فففوا « واالكفففرام

مففف افففولففففففه ففففي وأكفففثففف واعفففلفففيففففففه

دعائ م.


absorbed in this noble name must

witness the Majesty and Glory of Allah

in his every breath. He must be humble

and abased before his Protector and

Creator. And you must learn, oh Allah,

that there is no glorious one in truth

except Allah, and no generous one in

truth except Allah, and no mighty one in

Truth except Allah. And the traveller to

Allah must in his every breath witness

his weakness and the fewness of his

deeds and that he continually and forever

in need of the generosity and compassion

of His Protector. Then the Truth will

illuminate your heart with the lights of

this noble name and will become revered

in all worlds. As the Prophet, upon

whom be Salutations and Peace, said:

“Whoever is humble to Allah is elevated

by Allah.”376



ان يشفففففمد عظما وجالهللا هللا في

افففففل نر م انرفففففاسفففففففففففففففففه وان

يرضفففففففففففف و ذلل ملوالن و القه

وعلي ان اعلم يا سال انه ال

جففلففيففففففل بففحفف اال هللا وال كففر ففم

بح اال هللا وال ع بح اال

هللا وعلى السففففففففففففففالفف الى هللا في

م انراسفه ان يشفمد ال نر

ضففففففففففففعرففففففه والففففففا اعمففففففالففففففه وانففففففه

بحففففففاجففففففا دائمففففففا وابففففففدا الى كرم

واع موالن عليففففففه عنففففففدئففففففذ

س شر الح على الب انوار

هذا االسم الشر وس صب

جليففل القففدر بين العوالم وكمففا

افففاهللا عليفففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

375 Tirmithi, relating Anas, Allah be pleased with him, Ahmad in his

Musnad, al-Nisā’ī and Hākim in the Al-Mustadrak relating Rabī‘ah

bin ‘Āmir, Allah be pleased with him. 376 Abū Nu’aym in the Hilyah, relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be

pleased with him.


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.«م تواض هلل رفعه هللا»


name is that whoever recites it will not

ask him of anything except that his

prayer will be answered and his affairs

facilitated.


الشفففففففففففر انه ذاكرن ال يسفففففففففففاهللا

هللا شفففففففففففففف فف ففففففا اال واففففففان مففهففففففاب

الدعوال وم سر االمور.

Oh my God! You are the Owner of Glory

and Generosity, the Owner of

forbearance and favours. To You belongs

the beauty. He opens the door of

acceptance and arrival. Let this name

illuminate the subtleties of my heart so

that I put aside vices and I become

revered. And expand my breast with

Your Generosity I thus I become a

totality of the subtleties of the mysteries.


And the Salutations and Peace of Allah

be upon our Master Muhammad and

upon his Family and Companions.

انفففففف ذو الففففففجففففففالهللا إلفففففف ففففففتفففففففيففففففا

كففففففرام صففففففففففففففففففاحفففففف الفففففف ففففففوهللا واال

واالأعفففام لففف جمفففاهللا ير بفففاب

هذا أشففففففففففر القبوهللا والوصففففففففففاهللا

االسففففففففففففم على ل ففائ ال ت ح

جليففففل ففففف اون اتهنفففف الرذائففففل

املففففففقففففففدار واشففففففففففففففففففرح صففففففففففففففففففدري

مفففففففهفففففففمفففففففال فففففففف افففففففون بفففففففإكفففففففرامففففففف

على ال إن بل ائ االسففففففففففففرار


لففففهآموالنففففا ونب نففففا محمففففد وعلى




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Al-Muqs it [The Equitable] املقسط

Allah Most High instructs “And if you

judge, judge between them

equitably. Indeed Allah loves the

equitable.”377 The Equitable is one of

the Grand Names of Allah.

He is the One Who establishes

justice; the Just Who gives the

oppressed victory over the

oppressor.

He perfects his justice and thus the

oppressor becomes pleased with this

justice after the oppressed has been

satisfied. And this is the

unconditional perfection of justice

and none is capable of this except

Allah, the Glorious, the Honoured.

وان حررررررركرررررررمرررررررت »افففففففاهللا افففففففعفففففففالفففففففى

فاحكم بينهم بالقسررط ان هللا

فاملقسفففففففففط « يحب املقسرررررررررطين


الحس

ففمفو سفففففففففففففبفحففففففانففففففه املفقفيففم

للعففففففدهللا العففففففادهللا الففففففذي

يففنفف صففففففففففففففر لففلففمففظففلففوم مفف

الظالم

و مففففل عففففدلففففه في ضففففففففففففلت

الففففظففففففالففففم بففففعففففففد ارضففففففففففففففففففاح

املظلوم وهففففذا هو كمففففاهللا

قففففدر العففففدهللا امل ل وال ي

عليه اال هللا ع وجل.

In a noble hadīth the Prophet says:

“Fear Allah and repair the discord

between yourselves. For indeed Allah


ا اتقو »صفففففففففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففففففففلم

ذال ب ن م فان هللا واصففففففففففلحوا

هللا يصفففففففففففففلح بين املؤمنين يوم

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will reconcile the believers on the Day of

Judgment.” 378

«.القياما

In a hadīth qudsī the Messenger of Allah

relates His Lord saying: “I have

forbidden Myself from oppression and

made it forbidden upon my slaves- so do

not oppress each other.”379

وفي الحففففديففففث القففففد ففففففففففففلت فيمففففا

يرو ه رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا صففففففففففففلى عليه

وسلم ع ربه ع وجل انه ااهللا

اأ حرم على نرسففففففففلت الظلم »

«.وعلى عبادي فال تظاملوا

Allah’s name, the Equitable, occurs in

various places in the noble Quran of

which we can mention Allah, the

Exalted, saying in Sūrah Mumtahinah:

“Allah does not forbid you to deal

justly and kindly with those who

fought not against you on account of

religion nor dove you out of your

homes. Indeed Allah loves those who

deal with equity.”380 And Allah, the

Exalted says in Sūrah al-Anbiya: “And

We shall set up balances of justice on

the Day of Resurrection, then none will

be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if

there be the weight of a mustard seed

واد ورد اسفففففففم هللا املقسفففففففط في

م عفففففدة امفففففاك في القرآن ال ر


ال ي هففففففاكم هللا ع »املم حنففففففا

الفففففذي لم يقفففففاتلوكم في الفففففدي

ولم يررجوكم م ديففففففاركم ان

ت وهم وتقسففف وا اليهم ان هللا

واوله اعالى« يح املقسفففففففف ين

ال ي هاكم هللا»في سورة االنبياح

عفف الففففففذيفف لففم يففقففففففاتففلففوكففم فففي

الففففففديففففف ولفففففم يفففففرفففففرجفففففوكفففففم مففففف

وهم وتقسفففففففففففف وا ديففاركم ان ت

«اليهم ان هللا يح املقسفففففف ين

378Abū Ya‘lā in his Musnad and Hākim in the Mustadrak relating

Anas, Allah be pleased with him. 379Muslim relating Abū Dharr, Allah be pleased with him. 380Quran 60:8



342

We will bring it. And sufficient are We to

take account.”381

وغي ها.

The traveller to Allah, if He wishes the

Truth to illuminate his heart with the

lights and mysteries of His name, the

Equitable, must deal with his brothers

with justice and must not oppress

anyone and overstep the rights of

anyone else. And he must discriminate

between his heart with his limbs, and

between his soul with his self and thus

give his heart and soul the exalted

degree. And he must struggle with this

self and purify it in order to draw nearer

to his Lord. And he must polish and set

aright his limbs to steer clear of any

disobedience Allah has forbidden to

commit. Thus he must not backbite, lie

or slander. However it is not possible for

the traveller to Allah to strive against his

ego, and purify it, except through the

company of a coach who would elevate

his soul up to perfection states. The

Shaikhs that are Knowers of Allah and

inheritors of the Messenger of Allah,

together with those who followed their


يشففففففففففففر الح على البفففففه انوار

واسفففففففرار اسفففففففمه املقسفففففففط عليه

ان ي عففامففل م ا وانففه بففالعففدهللا

فال يظلم احفففففدا وال ي ى على

حقو احففففد وعليففففه ان يعففففدهللا

بين البففه وجوارحففه وبين روحففه

ونرسففففففففه فيع للقل والروح

اهفففففد هفففففذن املرتبفففففا العليفففففا و هففففف

الففنففرفف و فف كففيففهففففففا لففلفف ففقففرب مفف

موالن وعليفففه ان يهفففذب و قوم

جوارحفففففه ع االب عفففففاد ع اي

معصيا ن هللا ع ها فال يغ

وال ي فففذب وال ينم ول ل

بمقففففدور السففففففففففففففففالفففف الى هللا ان

يهففففففاهففففففد نرسففففففففففففففففففه و قويهففففففا اال

بصفففففففففففحبا م ير هذن النر

و ففراففيففهففففففا فففي مففراتفففففف الفف ففمففففففاهللا

راث رسوهللا والشيوخ العارفين و

هللا وم على ادممم هم الذي

ا صففففففففففففمم واصفففففففففففف رففففففاهم هللا

لفففيفففكفففونفففوا عفففونففففففا لفففففف ففففي يفففر ففف

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example, are the ones whom Allah has

chosen to help your trip to Allah. So,

keep the company of the people of

perfection and bliss so as to be among

the fortunate. Do your best to be close

to them. Be sincere in their company.

Only sincere people with determination

can get to them, or those whom the

Truth Most High willed to get to them.

Honourable Ibn Ata’ Illah Assakandari

stated in his Book of Wisdom “praised is

the One Who did not show the way to

His men except through the way to Him.

He did not guide to them except whom

He willed”. So, take that to be among

the fortunate.

الفففوففف بفففيففففففا والسفففففففففففففففلفففوت الفففى هللا

فففاصففففففففففففحفف اهففل ال مففاهللا واهففل

السفففعادة ل كون م السفففعداح

واسفففففففففففففرى على ان تكون ار بففففففا

م هم وك صففففففاداا في صففففففحبتهم

ال يصفففففففففففففففففل اليهم اال اهففففففل نففففففه

الصففففففففففففففففففففد واالرادة ومفففففففف اراد

لح ان يوصففففففففففففلففففه اليهم وكمفففففا ا

اففففففاهللا سففففففففففففيففففففدي اب ع ففففففاح هللا

سففبحان»السفف ندري في ح مه

مفف لففم يففهففعففففففل الففففففدلففيففففففل عففلففى

اال م حيففففث الففففدليففففل أوليففففائففففه

عليه ولم يوصفففففففففففففل اليهم اال م

ففففافمم « اراد ان يوصففففففففففففلفففه اليفففه

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Al-Jami’ [The Gatherer] الجامع

Allah the Exalted says: “Our Lord! Indeed it is You Who will gather humankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt.”382

The Gatherer is one of the Grand Names

of Allah.

He is the One that gathers the crude

and the subtle.

He is the One Who gathers the hearts

of the believers and brings together

the souls of the lovers.

He gathers the hearts of His wards to

the witnessing of His destiny in order

to purify them from causes of

separation. Thus He makes good

their living since they do not see

intermediate causes and do not look

at that which has been created except

with the eye of destiny. If there is a

blessing they know that Allah gives it

and if there is a calamity they know

that Allah, the Blessed, Lord of the

worlds, is the One Who removes it.

ربنرررررا انرررررك جرررررامع »افففففاهللا اعفففففالى

« فرررريررررررهالررررنرررررراس لرررريرررروم ال ريررررررب

فالجام هو اسفففففففففم م اسفففففففففماح

هللا الحس

فمو سفففبحانه الذي جم

بين ال ثي والل ي

وهفففففو الففففففذي جفففففمففففف بفففففيفففففن

اففففلففففوب املففففؤمففففنففففيففففن والفففف

بين ارواح املحبين

هو الجام الوب اوليائه

الفففففففى شفففففففففففففففففففمفففففففود تفففففففقفففففففديفففففففرن

لي رلصفففففففففوا م اسفففففففففباب

ال رراا في ي ع شمم

النهم ال يرون الوسفففففففائط

وال يفففففففففففففنفففففففففففففظفففففففففففففرون الفففففففففففففى

حفففففففاد فففففففال اال بفففففففعفففففففيفففففففن الففففففف

ال قفففدير ان افففانففف أعمفففا

عففلففمففوا ان هللا مففعفف ففيففهفففففففا

وان اان بليا علموا انه

افففاشففففففففففففرمفففا تبفففارت هللا رب

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العاملين.

Allah’s name, the Gatherer, occurs in a

number of places. Of them we may

mention Allah, the Exalted, saying in

Sūrah al-Nisā: “Surely Allah will gather

the hypocrites and disbelievers all

together in Hell.”383 And Sūrah Jāthiyah

states: “Say: Allah gives you life, then

causes you to die, then He will assemble

you on the Day of Resurrection about

which there is no doubt. But most of

humankind know not.”384

وافففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا الجفففام في

عففدة مواضفففففففففففف نففذكر م هففا اولففه

ان هللا»اعالى في سفففورة النسفففاح

جففففام املنففففافقين والكففففافر في

وففففي سففففففففففففففورة « جفففمفففنفففم جفففمفففيفففعففففففا

اففففل هللا يحيي م م »الجففففا يففففا

يفمفيف ف فم فم يفهفمفعف فم الفى يفوم

القياما ال ر فيه ول اكث

«.الناس ال يعلمون

Imām Qushairī says “That the Gatherer in the description of Allah, the Exalted- He is the One Who will resurrect creation and disperse them on the Day of Judgment for reward and punishment. Thus He will gather their separated flesh, their torn skins and their disintegrated bones. Blessed be Allah the Best of Creators.”

و قوهللا االمام القشفففففففففي ي رضفففففففففلت

ان الجام في وصففففففففره هللا عنه

اففعففففففالففى هففو الففحففففففاشففففففففففففففر لففلففيففلفف

والنففففففاشفففففففففففففر لمم يوم القيففففففامفففففففا

للثواب والعقاب فيهم يوم ذ

لففحففومففمففم املفف ففرففراففففففا وجففلففودهففم

املف فمف اففففففا وعفظففففففامفمفم الفنفرفرة

.تبارت هللا احس اليالقين

In a noble hadīth it is stated that the

Messenger of Allah said: “Allah will resurrect the servants and He will call out to them in a voice which the far ones

وفي الحففففففديففففففث الشفففففففففففففر ع

صفففففففففففففلى هللا عليففففففه رسفففففففففففففوهللا هللا

يحشر هللا العباد »وسلم يقوهللا

فيناديهم بصففففففففول يسففففففففمعه م

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will hear like the near ones: “I am the King. I am the Dayyan.”385

بعد كما يسففففففففففففمعه م ارب انا

«.املل انا الديان

The Messenger of Allah said “People will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement in the way their mothers gave birth to them- barefoot, naked, uncircumcised. So ‘Āisha, Allah be pleased with her, asked: “How shameful! Will some of us be looking at others? Then the Prophet patted her shoulder with his hand and said: Oh daughter of Abū Quhāfah! People will be too preoccupied that Day to look. Their eyes will have been lifted to the heavens- they standing for forty years. They will not eat, nor drink, nor speak- gazing at the heavens. Sweat will flow from them. There are some for whom sweat will reach their feet, some for whom it will reach their legs, and some for whom it will reach their thighs, their stomach and some of them are those who the sweat will fully cover to their mouths”.386


يحشفففففر الناس »وسفففففلم انه ااهللا

يففففوم الففففقففففيففففففامففففففا كففففمففففففا ولففففففدتففففهفففم

امففففمففففففاتففففهففففم حففففرففففففاة عففففراة غففففرال

ت هللا ع ها فقال عا شفففففا رضفففففل

واسفففففففففففوأتان؟ ينظر بعضفففففففففففنا الى

بعض فضففففرب الن ت بيدن على

من ها وااهللا يا بن ا احافا

شغل الناس يوم ذ ع النظر

الى السفففففماح ب بصفففففارهموسفففففموا

مففواففوفففون ار ففعففيففن سففففففففففففففنففففففا ال

وال يشفففففففففففففففففففربففففففففون وال يفففففففف اففففففففلففففففففون

ي كلمون سففامين ابصففارهم الى

السفففففماح يلجممم العر فم هم

اففففففدميففففففه وم هم م بلغ العر

م بلغ سفففففففففففاايه وم هم م بلغ

فرففففففذيففففففه وب نففففففه وم هم م

.يلجمه العر


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Gatherer,


385 Ahmad and Tabarani relating an hadīth of ‘Abdullaāh ibn Anas,

Allah be pleased with him. 386 Al-Khatib in the Tārīkh Baghdad, relating Abū Darr, Allah be

pleased with him.


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must gather his heart for Allah and

witness the creation through His Names

of Beauty and His Names of Majesty.

And you must realise, oh traveller, the

station of Gathering in which your heart

witnesses nothing except the Truth,

Glory be to Him, the Exalted. And the

most beautiful of revelations is the

revelation of Allah’s name, the gatherer,

since the traveller is thereby gathered in

his totality in Allah. Outwardly He

witnesses the creation while inwardly He

witnesses the Truth, the One, the Unique.

So oh Gatherer of people on the Day

regarding which there is no doubt, gather

our hearts for the witnessing of Your

Essence and Attributes.

ير بففاسففففففففففففم هللا الجففام عليفففه

ان يففهففمفف اففلففبففففففه عففلففى هللا وان

جماله ب سففففففففففففماحيشففففففففففففمد الح

واسففففففففففففماح جالله وان تحق يا

سففففففففففففففففففالفففففف بمقففففففام الجم ان ال

اال الح أحفففففديشففففففففففففمفففففد البففففف

أجمفففلسففففففففففففبحففانففه واعففالى وم

هليال اسففم هللاال هليال هي ت

الجام الن السفففففففال يكون فيه

مفففهفففمفففوعففففففا بفففكفففلفففيففف ففففففه عفففلفففى هللا

فظاهرن يشففففففففففففمد اليل وباينه

يشمد الح الواحد االحد فيا

جففام النففاس ليوم ال ر فف فيففه

اجم الوبنا على شففففففففففمود ذات

وصرات .


name is that whoever has lost something,

and abundantly recites this name, his

article will be returned to him.


الشر انه م ضل له

ضالا واكث م ذكرن ردل

اليه ضال ه وورد في ا ر أن

يقوهللا ) اللمم يا جام الناس

ليوم ال ر فيه اجم علي

ضال ت ( رد هللا عليه ضال ه

ه اعالى .بإذن

Oh my God! You are the Gatherer of

Your beloved ones to You. The arrival of

the lovers is to You. Gather us with You

حبففابفف انفف الجففام إل تفيففا

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and unbind us from that which is other

than You so that we witness You in

every breath of ours. And gather in us

the Reality (al-Haqīqah) and the Law

(al-Sharī‘ah] and make ourselves listen

to You and obedient to You. Indeed You


اليفف اجم بيننففا وب نفف وحففل

بيننا وبين االغيار ح أشمدت

نففففففا في اففففففل نر م انرففففففاسففففففففففففف

واجفففمففف ففففيفففنففففففا بفففيفففن الفففحفففقفففيفففقفففففففا

لنا أنرسففففففففناوالشففففففففر عا واجعل

علي اففل إنفف سففففففففففففميعففا م يعففا

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Ghanī [Self-Sufficient] الغني

Allah the Exalted says: “And Your Lord

is the Self-Sufficient, Owner of

Mercy.”387


Independent of everything in His

creation- Free of need of anything

that is other than Him, and

everything other than Him being in

need of Him. He does not need

anything, neither in His Essence, nor

His Attributes nor with regard to His

Acts.

He is Exalted above all His creation

at every time and place; and His

Graces overshadow all out of pure

love. Allah’s name, the Self-

Sufficient, occurs in various places

[in the Quran] of which we may

mention Allah the Exalted saying in

Sūrah Fātir: “Oh humankind! It is you

who stand in need of Allah. But Allah

is Self-Sufficient, Worthy of all

وربررررررك الغني و »اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

« الرحمة


الغ ت ع جمي لقففففففه

املسففففففففففففف فغف فت عف اففففففل مففففففا

سففففففففففففوان املر قر اليفففه افففل

م عفففدان فال يح فففا الى

شففففففففففففلتح ال في ذاتففففففه وال في

صراته وال في افعاله

املفففففف ففففففعففففففالففففففي عفففففف جففففففمففففففيفففففف

الففففففيففففففالئفففففف فففففففي اففففففل مفففففف

وحين وامل رضففففففففففففففففففل على

الكل بمحض الوداد

واد جاح ذكر اسففففففففففففم هللا الغ ت

في عففدة امففاك نففذكر م هففا اولففه

ا يففا ايهفف»اعففالى في سففففففففففففورة فففاير

الفففرفففقفففراح الفففى هللا أنففف فففمالفففنففففففاس

وفففي« وهللا هففو الففغفف ففت الففحفف ففيففم

ولفقففففففد اتف فنفففففففا »سفففففففففففففورة لفقفمففففففان

لقمففان الح مففا ان اشفففففففففففف ر هلل

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praise.”388 And Sūrah Luqmān

states: “And indeed We bestowed

upon Luqmān wisdom saying: “Give

thanks to Allah.” And whoever gives

thanks gives thanks for his own self.

And whoever is unthankful then

indeed Allah is Self-Sufficient,

Worthy of all praise.”389

شفففففففففففففف ففر ي فففففففإنففمففففففاومفف يشففففففففففففف ففر

لنرسففففففه وم كرر فان هللا غ ت

وغي ها.« حميد

In a noble hadīth Abū Dharr “The

Messenger of Allah said: “Oh Abū

Dharr! Do you think that plenty of

possessions is wealth?” I replied: “Yes oh

Messenger of Allah.” He asked: “Do you

think that paucity of possessions is

poverty?” I replied: “Yes, oh Messenger

of Allah?” He, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, said: “ Indeed

wealth is wealth of the heart and poverty

is poverty of the heart. Whoever is rich in

heart then that which he suffers in the

world does not harm him. And

whosoever is poor in his heart then

having the major portion of this world

وفي الحديث الشففففففففر ع ا

ااهللا لي ذر رضففففففففففففلت هللا عنه ااهللا


ترى كث ة املاهللاأذر يا ابا»وسلم

هو الغ ؟ فقل أعم يا رسففوهللا

هللا افففاهللا افو ى الفففا املفففاهللا هو

الرقر؟ فقلفففف أعم يففففا رسففففففففففففوهللا

هللا ففففففقففففففاهللا عفففففلفففففيففففففه الصفففففففففففففففففالة

والسالم انما الغ غ القل

والرقر فقر القلفففففف وم اففففففان

الغ في البه فال يضففرن ما لق

م الفففدنيفففا وم افففان الرقر في

م كث أالبففففففه فال يغنيففففففه مففففففا

الففففففدنيففففففا وانمففففففا يضففففففففففففر نرسفففففففففففففففففه

«.شحما

388 Quran 35:15 389 Quran 31:12


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does not enrich him. Indeed one’s self is

harmed by its selfishness.”390

And whoever knows that Allah is the

Provider and that He is the One that

enriches the servant if He so wills, and

He is the that gives poverty- such a one

is then not harmed by the abundance of

possessions or its paucity. And when he

is enriched, he constantly searches for

sources on which to spend his wealth in

order to draw closer to his Lord, the

Honored, and the Exalted. A noble

hadīth states that the Messenger of

Allah states: “There is not a day

where the worshippers awake except

that that two angels descend and one of

them says: Oh Allah! Replenish the

spender regarding what he spends. And

the other angel says: “Ruin the one who

withholds.” 391

ومففف عفففلفففم ان هللا هفففو الفففر ا

وانففففه هو الففففذي يغ ت العبففففد ان

ن فففال شففففففففففففففففففاح وهففو الففففففذي يففرففقففر

يضفففففففففففففرن حين ففففففذ كث ة املففففففاهللا او

ال ففه وحي هففا يبحففث دائمففا ع

مصادر ينر فيها املاهللا لي قرب

م موالن جففففل وعال وكمففففا جففففاح

ففففي الفففحففففففديففففففث الشفففففففففففففففر ففف عففف


مفففففا م يوم »وسففففففففففففلم انفففففه افففففاهللا

يصففففففففففففب العباد فيه اال وملكان

ي الن فيقوهللا احففففففدهمففففففا اللمم

اعفففط مفففنفففرفففقففففففا فففلفففرففففففا و فففقفففوهللا

اال فففر الفففلفففمفففم اعفففط مفففمسفففففففففففففففكفففففففا

«.تلرا

In a hadith the Messenger of Allah

reported Allah as saying “Spend, Oh

وفففي الففحففففففديففففففث الففقففففففد ففففففففففففلففت ان


وسفففففففففففففلم اففففففاهللا اففففففاهللا هللا اعففففففالى

390 Ibn Hibbān relating Abū Dhār, Allah be pleased with him. 391 Agreed upon, relating Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him.



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child of Adam, and you will be spent

upon.”392

.«انر يا اب ادم ينر علي »


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Self-

Sufficient, must know that He Alone is

the Provider and that in His Hand is the

dominion of the heavens and the earth.

And He, Glory be to Him, if so He wills,

grants and, if He so wills, withholds. And

do not look at bestowals, oh traveler,

except at Him Who has given them since

His abundant gifts are boundless. For

the gifts of other than Him are few and

restricted. And if the Truth wants to

enrich His servant, the traveler to Allah,

He provides with divine lights, gifts and

illuminations that are revealed upon his

heart and this is true wealth- the wealth

of hearts and souls. By this wealth the

traveler to Allah is able to understand

his Lord and the subtlest of His signs. Oh

Allah, do not forbid us from Your

revelations and illuminations upon us,

oh most generous of those Who show

generosity.


ير باسفففففففففففم هللا الغ ت عليه ان

يعلم ان هللا هو الر ا وحففففدن

وانففففففه هو الففففففذي بيففففففدن ملكول

السففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففاوال واالرض فففففففففمففففففففو

ع وان سففففففففففففبحانه ان شففففففففففففاح ا

شفففففففاح من وال تن ظر يا سفففففففال

الع اح اال منه الن ع اؤن كثي

غي محدود اما ع اح غي ن فمو

اليففففل محففففدود واذا اراد الح

ان يغ ت عبففدن السففففففففففففففالفف ر اففه

والواردال والنرحفففففال بفففففا نوار

الربففففانيففففا ال ت ت هلى على البففففه

وهفففذا هو الغ ت الحقيق غ

القلوب واالرواح و هفففففذا الغ

يسفففففففففففف ي السففففففففففففال الى هللا ان

يرمم ع ربففففه اد اشففففففففففففففففاراتففففه

اللمم ال تحرمنففففا م تهليففففاتفففف

ونففففرففففحففففففاتفففففف عففففلففففيففففنففففففا يففففففا اكفففففرم

االكرمين.

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name is that the one who recites it finds

well-being in everything. And thus

whosoever recites it when sick or in

misfortune, Allah will remove that from

him through the mystery of this

beautiful name.


الشفففففر انه ذاكر هذا االسفففففم

بهد العافيا في ال شفففففففففلتح فم

ذكرن على مرض او بالح اذهبفففه

هللا عنففففففه بسففففففففففففر هففففففذا االسفففففففففففففم

الشر .

Oh my Lord! You are the Self-Sufficient

and You are the Mighty and I am low

and base. Consider me with the Light of

Your name, the Self-Sufficient, and thus I

will be independent through You of

everything existent and I will not be

dazzled by any species of existence. And

fill my heart with the treasures of gnosis

and divine subtleties. And whosoever

takes a jewel from the knowledge of

Allah is made bliss through it in religion

and the world. And indeed You have


فيفففا ر انففف الغ ت وانفففا الرقي

الفففففحفففففقفففففيففففف وانفففففف الفففففعففففف ففففف وانففففففا

واجنهت يا ر بنور اسم الغ ت

فاسفففففففففففف غ ت ب ع ال اون وال

اغو في الوجود باي لون وام

افففففففلففففففف فففففففت مففففففف كفففففففنفففففففو املفففففففعفففففففار

والل ففففائ فم ا ففففذ جوهرة

م املعرفا سفففففففففففعد ها في الدي

والففففففدنيففففففا انفففففف على اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح

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al-Mughnī [The Enricher] املغني

Allah the Exalted says: “And He found

you poor and made you rich?”393


the One Who suffices whom He wills

from need to others. He is the Giver

of richness and sufficiency for

whomsoever He wills among His

servants. And there is in existence no

wealth in reality except that comes

from the Divine presence.

He is the Enricher of His wards from

the treasures of His Lights, the

Enricher of the people of the world

in order to facilitate their provisions

by His Might, Blessed be Allah, the

most Generous of those who show

generosity.

ووجررررررد عررررررا ررال »اففففففاهللا اففعففففففالففى

« فأغنى


الففففففذي يغ ت م يشففففففففففففففففففاح

عم سففففففففففففوان وهو مع

الغ وال رايا مل شفففففففففاح

م عبفففادن ومفففا م غ

فففي الففوجففود حففقففيففقففففففا اال

وهفففو مففف جفففنففففففاب الفففحففف

ممدود

م وليفففففائفففففهوهو املغ ت

ل هفكنو انوارن املغ ت

لتسفففففففففميل ار اامم الكون

كرمأباا دارن تبارت هللا

االكرمين.

Allah’s name, the Enricher, does not

occur as a word in the Quran but the

subject of enrichment does, as when

Allah the Exalted says in Sūrah Najm:

ولم يرد اسفففففففففففم هللا املغ ت لرظا

في القرآن ال ر م ول وردل

مفففادة االغنفففاح في اولفففه اعفففالى في

وانففففه هو اغ »سففففففففففففورة النهم

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“And it is we who give much or a

little.”394 And in Sūrah Nūr: “And let

those who do not find the financial

means for marriage keep themselves

chaste, until Allah enriches them with

His Bounty”395.

وفففففففي سففففففففففففففففففورة الففففففنففففففور « واافففففف فففففف

ول سففففف عر الذي ال يهدون »

نففكففففففاحففففففا حفف فف يففعففنففيففهففم هللا مفف

«.فضله

In a noble hadīth the Messenger of Allah

said: “Whoever gives in charity the

equal of a date from pure earnings- and

Allah accept only halal earnings- then

Allah accepts it with His Right Hand.

Then He raises it for the giver like one of

you raises his pony396. The Messenger of

Allah spoke the truth. And this points

to the fact that Allah is the Provider, and

He alone is the Giver and He increases

whomsoever He wills without reckoning.

وفي الحففففففديففففففث الشفففففففففففففر ع


م تصفففففففففففففد »وسففففففففففففلم انه ااهللا

بعدهللا تمرة م كس يي وال

يقبففففل هللا اال ال يفففف فففففان هللا

يفففقفففبفففلفففمففففففا بفففيفففمفففيفففنففففففه فففم يفففربفففيفففهففففففا

لصففففففففففففففففاح هفففففا كمفففففا ير احفففففدكم

«فلون ح تكون مثففففففل الجبففففففل

وصفففففففففد رسفففففففففوهللا هللا صفففففففففلى هللا

عليه وسفففففففففلم وهذا يدهللا على ان

الفففففففر ا وهفففففففو وحفففففففدن هللا هفففففففو

يع و ففففففد م يشففففففففففففففففففاح بغي

حساب.

Know, oh servant, that the enriching by

Allah of His servants is of two divisions:

the first is he who Allah enriches

through expansion and increase in their

واعلم ايهففا العبففد ان اغنففاح هللا

لففعففبففففففادن يففكففون عففلففى اسفففففففففففففمففيففن

فففالقسففففففففففففم االوهللا م يغنيففه هللا

394Quran 53:48 395Quran 24:33

396 Agreed upon, as related by Abū Hurayrah, Allah be pleased

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possessions- and these are the common

people. The second division are they

whom Allah has enriched through the

purity of their states and increase in

gnosis and illuminations. These are the

elect. And this is the provision and

wealth which creation needs since the

need of the creation for the resolution

of a “owner of spiritual state” [sāhib ul

hāl) is greater than their need of even a

morsel from the “owner of possessions”

[sāhib ul māl).

بتنميفففففا و فففففادة اموالفففففه وهؤالح

لعوام والقسففم الثاأ م هم ا

يفففغفففنفففيفففهفففم بففف صفففففففففففففففرفففيففففففا االحفففواهللا

و ففففادة املعففففار واالنوار وهففففذا

اليواص وهذا هو هليكون

الفففر والفففغففف ففف الففففففذي يفففحففف ففففففا

اليل الن اح يففففففا اليل الى

م أكث همفا صفففففففففففففاحف الحفاهللا

اح يففاجمم الى لقمففا صففففففففففففففاحفف

املاهللا.


name I that whoever recites it 70 times

after the Friday prayer saying: “Oh

Creator! Oh Originator! Oh Returner! Oh

Doer of what You will. Oh merciful! Oh

Loving! Let me suffice with what You

have made permitted as against what

You have forbidden, with obedience to

You as against disobedience to You, and

for Your grace as against that which is

other than you”- Allah the Exalted will

enrich such a one and will facilitate his

objective, by the permission of Allah.


الشفففر انه م ذكرن بصفففيغا

يففففا مبففففد يففففا معيففففد يففففا يففففا غ ت»

فعففاهللا ملففا تر ففد يففا رحيم يففا ودود

اكففرفف ففت بففحففاللفففففف عفف حففرامفففففف

وبفف ففففففاعفف فففففف عفف مففعصفففففففففففففف فف فففففف

« وبففففرضففففففففففففففففلفففففف عففففمفففف سففففففففففففففففوات

سففبعين مرة بعد صففالة الجمعا

اغنان هللا اعالى و سففففر له مرادن



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entrust all his affairs to Allah and rely on

His Protector in everything. He must give

preference to his fellows over himself in

everything and spend upon them in

everything that they need. And you

must be a lowly, and needy one before

your Protector and free yourself from

your own strength and power, seeking

support and help from Him. This is

because you know that there is no

strength or power for yourself except

through His generosity and liberality

towards you. For when you demonstrate

neediness and the necessity of your

provision and wealth being through His

strength and support, He will illuminate

your heart with the lights of His name,

the Enricher. Oh Allah, grant us of the

illuminations and mysteries of this noble

name.


ان يروض امورن المففففففا الى هللا

وان يع مففففففد على موالن في اففففففل

شففففففففففففلتح وان يؤ ر ا وانففففففه على

نرسففففففففه في ال شففففففففلتح و بذهللا لمم

اففففففل مففففففا يح ففففففاجون وان تكون

ذليال فقي ا بين يففففففدي موالت

وت أ م حول واوت وايل

اعلم نففففف العون واملفففففدد منفففففه

اال انففففففه ال حفففففوهللا وال افففففوة لفففففف

بفف ففرمففففففه وجففودن عففلففيفففففف فففمفف فف

ايفففمفففرل الفففرفففقفففر واالضففففففففففففففف ففففرار

ر افففف واغنففففات بقوتففففه ومففففددن

على الب انوار اسففففمه وأشففففر

املغ ت اللمم ار انففا م نرحففال

واسرار هذا االسم الشر .

Oh my God, You are the Enricher and all

are in need of You. And You are the vast

and all are standing at Your door. I ask

You that You are revealed to me through

the light of Your name, the Enricher, so

that I can be true to You through

poverty and become rich through You

انفففففف املففغفف ففت والففكففففففل إلفف ففتفففيففففففا

اليففففف مح فففففا وانففففف الواسفففففففففففف

اسال والكل على باب واا

ان ت هلى لي بنور اسففم املغ ت

ل بالرقر واسفففففففففففف غ ت ف تحق

سففففففب ف اون ب مدى الدهر

ومظمر العف حبففففففابفففففف الغ



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throughout time. And thus I will be a

cause of wealth for Your beloved ones

and a manifestation of honour for Your

wards. Indeed You have power over all

things. The Salutations and Peace of

Allah be upon our Prophet and master


Companions.

على اففففل شففففففففففففلتح إنفففف وليففففائفففف

اففففففدير وصفففففففففففففلى هللا على نب نففففففا

لففففففه آومففففففوالنففففففا مففففففحففففففمففففففد وعففففففلففففففى



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Al-Māni‘ [The Withholder] املانع

The Withholder is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.


the One Who repels the causes of

destruction and loss in religion and

health through the numerous means

of protection He has created.

He enriches and impoverishes;

makes fortunate or unfortunate;

gives and deprives; allows and

disallows.

He is the Giver and He is the

Withholder, Blessed be Allah, Lord of

the Worlds.

املاأ هو اسفففففففم م اسفففففففماح هللا

الحس


الففففففذي يففففففدففففف اسفففففففففففففففبففففففاب

المالت والنقصففففففففففففففففففان في

الدي والبدن بما يرلقه

مففف االسفففففففففففففففبففففففاب املفففعففففففدة

للحر

وهو يغ ت و رقر يسفففعد

و شفففففففففففففق يع و حرم

يمن و من

فمو املع وهو املففففففاأ


Imām Qushairī notices that the

“Withholder” in the description of the

Exalted is He Who withholds calamities

befalling His wards. Or it is the One Who

unconditionally withholds gifts from

whomsoever He wills. If He withholds

calamities befalling His wards, that is a

kindness from Him. If He withholds gifts

و رى االمام القشفففففي ي ان املاأ

في وصففففففففففففره اعالى هو الذي من

الففففبففففالح عفففف اولففففيففففففاحن او مففففنفففف

الع اح عم شفففاح م لقا فاذا

من البالح ع اوليائه اان ذل

ل رففففففا منففففففه واذا من الع ففففففاح

ع هم اان ذل فضال ج ال.



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from them then that is an abundant

grace.

In a narration Mūsā, upon whom be

peace, says: “Oh Allah I am hungry.”

Allah, the Exalted, revealed to him: “I

know.”

فففي روايففففففا ان مففو ففففففففففففلفف عففلففيفففففففه و

جفففففا أأ إل تالسففففففففففففالم افففففاهللا

علم.ا أأ هللا اعالى اليه ف وحى

This noble name does not occur in the

noble Quran but it has been

unanimously agreed in hadīth

narrations. In the Quran the meaning of

withholding is given in statements like:

“And if Allah touches you with harm

there is none who can remove it but

He, and if He intends any good for

you there is none who can repel His

favour which causes it to reach

whomsoever of His slaves He wills.

And He is Oft-Forgiving, Most

Merciful.”397

هذا االسم الشر لم يرد في و

الففقففرآن الفف ففر ففم ولفف ففنففففففه مففهففمفف

عليففه في روايففال الحففديففث وفي

القرآن مع املاأ كقوله اعالى

وان يمسررررررسررررررك هللا بضررررررر فال »

كرررالررررررررررررف لررره اال هو وان يرد

بخير فال راد لفضله يصيب به

مرررن ءشرررررررررررررررررراء مرررن عررربرررررراده وهرررو

«.الغفور الرحيم


absorbed in Allah’s name, the

Withholder, must understand that from

His Protector everything is in

“withholding” or “giving”. And perhaps

He gives you food for the body but


ير باسففففففففففففم هللا املاأ عليه ان

يرمم ع موالن اففففففل شففففففففففففلتح في

املفففففنففففف وففففففي الفففففعففففف ففففففاح ففففففربفففففمففففففا

اع ات اول االشفففففففباح ومنع

397Quran 10:107


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withholds from you food for the soul.

And perhaps He withholds from you

food for the body and lets you enjoy the

food of the souls. And perhaps He grants

you the honour of this world and

withholds from you the honour of the

next. Or perhaps He withholds from You

the honour of this world Therefore our

master Ibn ‘Atāillah has pointed out:

Perhaps He gives you but is withholding

and perhaps He withholds from you but

is giving.”398 This is because in gifts there

is its enjoyment and its passionate

aspect, whereas in withholding is the

disruption of affluence and its passions

and therefore it is contracting. And if

you understood Your Lord then you

would know that “giving” is the essence

of “withholding” and “withholding” is

the essence of “giving”. Thus turn to

Your Protector and rely upon Him in

your affairs. And understand Him- you

will gain reward and succeed. Oh Allah,

grant us understanding concerning You,

oh Lord of the worlds.

م اول االرواح وربمفففا منعففف

اول االشففففففففففففبفففاح وم عففف بقول

االرواح وربففففمففففففا اعفففف ففففففات عفففف

الففففففدنفففيففففففا ومفففنفففعفففففف عففف اال فففرة

وربما منع ع الدنيا ور اف

ع اال رة ولففففذلفففف اشففففففففففففففففار في

اولففففه سففففففففففففيففففدي اب ع ففففاح هللا

ربمفففففا اع فففففات فمنعففففف وربمفففففا »

واعلم يففففففا « ففففففف ع ففففففاتمنعفففففف

سففففففففففال ان الغال على النر

االمفففففارة ان تنبسففففففففففففط بفففففالع فففففاح

ح ملن الن في الع ففففاوتنقبض بففففا

م عتهفففا وشففففففففففففموتهفففا امفففا في املن

فمو ا لحظويمففففففا واهوائهففففففا

لذل تنقبض فلو فمم ع

موالت لعلمفف ان الع ففاح عين

املن واملن هو عين الع ففففففاح

فففف فففوجففففففه الفففى مفففوالت واعففف فففمففففففد

عليففففففه في امورت وافمم عنففففففه

اغنم وتر اللمم ار انفففا فممفففا

عن يا رب العاملين.

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recites it Allah protects such a one from

what he fears and is wary of. And

whosoever recites it while fearful of

harm by anyone Allah will protect Him

by the mystery and lights of this noble

name.



حمففففففان هللا اعففففففالى ممففففففا يرففففففا

و حذر وم ذكرن وهو ائ

ضر احد حمان هللا بسر وانوار

هذا االسم الشر .

As Shaikh Abul Hasan Shādhilī says in his

Hizb: “Oh Allah! We are incapable of

repelling harm to ourselves from that

which we have knowledge of with that

which we know. And how can we not be

incapable of the same from that which

we have no knowledge of with what we

do not know!” If you understand this

then it comes back to “withholding”

being the essence of “giving”.

وكما يقوهللا الشفففيخ ابو الحسففف

الشففففففففففاذلي في ح به اللمم انا اد

عففجفف نففففففا عفف دففف الضففففففففففففففر عفف

انرسففففففففففففنفففففا م حيفففففث أعلم بمفففففا

أعلم ف ي ال أعج ع ذلفف

م حيففث ال أعلم بمففا ال أعلم

وم فممفف ذلفف عففاد املن هو

عين الع اح.

Shaikh ibn ‘Arabī al-Hātimī says “If

you are withheld from something then

that is your gift. And if you are given

then that is your being withheld. Thus

choose leaving over taking.”

والشففففففففففففيخ اب العر الحفففففات ت

اذا منع رضفففففففففففلت هللا عنه ااهللا

فففففففذات عفف ففففففاؤن واذا اعفف ففيففففففف

ففففذات منعفففه ففففا و الو ت على

.اال ذ

Oh my Lord, You are the Withholder.

And your withholding from the knowers

is a gift and you are the Giver. And Your

.فيفففففا ر انففففف املفففففاأ ومنعفففففف

عففنففففففد الففعففففففارفففيففن عفف ففففففاح وانفففففف

املع وع ففففففاؤت للففففففذاكر


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giving to those who remember you- in

that is a trial. So remove, oh my God,

from our hearts the veils of that which is

other than You. And aid is against

ourselves so that we withhold them

from pleasure and passions. And aid us

against the disobedient so that we

withhold them from evil. And grant us,

oh Allah, understanding concerning You-

for we cannot understand except

through You. Indeed You have power

over all things.

فيه بالح فاكشففففف يا ال ت ع

الوبنفففففا حجففففف االغيفففففار واعنفففففا

على انرسففففففففففففنفففا ح نمنعمفففا م

الحظوظ والشففففففففففففموال واعنفففففففا

عفلفى املفيففففففالفرفيفن حف ف نفمفنفعفمففم

ع املن رال وار انففففففا يففففففا هللا

عنف ففانفا ال نرمم اال بف فممفا




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Al-Dār [The Distresser] الضار

Allah the Exalted says: “Say: I have no

power over any harm or benefit to

myself except what Allah may will.

For every nation there is a term

appointed; when their term comes

they cannot delay or advance it an

hour.”399 The Distresser is one of the



distresses whomsoever He wills

among His creation.

He is the One Who distresses the

disobedient by depriving them from

Allah’s pleasure and lifting the veil.

He, Blessed and exalted, is the

Creator of all things, its good and its

evil- Blessed be Allah, Lord of the

worlds.

قل ال املك لنفس ي »ااهللا اعالى

ضررررررررررا وال نفعا اال ما لررررررررراء هللا

جرراء اجلهم إ ال ررل امررة اجررل

سررررررررررررررراعرررة وال ءسررررررررررررترررأخرونفال

فالضار هو اسم « قدمون ءست


فمو سبحانه الذي يضر

م يشاح م لقه

فففففففففففمففففففففففو الففففففففففذي يضففففففففففففففففففففففر

العاصففففففففففففين بحرمانهم م

الرضا وكش الحجاب

وهو تبففارت واعففالى ففال

االشففففففففففففففيففففففاح اففلففمففففففا ففيفف هفففففففا

وشففففففففففففرهفففففا تبفففففارت هللا رب

العاملين.

And it is said that Allah, the Glorious, the

Honoured, wrote in the Preserved

Tablet: “I am Allah. There is no god but

وكمففا ايففل ان اوهللا مففا ك فف هللا

ع وجل في اللوح املحروظ انا

هللا ال الففففففففه اال انففففففففا مفففففففف لففففففففم

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Me. Whoever does not submit to my

destiny, and is not patient in the face of

adversity, and does not thank Me for My

favours, let him seek a Lord other than

me.”

يسفففففتسفففففلم لقضفففففا ولم يصففففف

عفففلفففى بفففال ففف ولفففم يشفففففففففففففف فففر عفففلفففى

أعما فلي ل ربا سواي.

Allah’s name, the Distresser, occurs in a

number of places in the Quran, of which

we may mention Allah the Exalted

saying: “…and possess neither harm nor

benefit for themselves.”400 And Allah the

Exalted states in Sūrah Yāsīn: “ Shall I

take besides Him gods? If the Most

Compassionate intends me any harm,

there intercession will be of no use to

me whatsoever nor can they save

me.”401

واد ورد ذكر اسفففففم هللا الضفففففار

ففففي عففففففدة مفففواضففففففففففففففف ففففي الفففقفففران

ال ر م نففففذكر م هففففا اولففففه اعففففالى

ال ضفففرا و نرسفففمموال يملكون »

واولفففه اعفففالى في سففففففففففففورة « نرعفففا

أأترفففذ م دونفففه آلمفففا ان »ي

يرد الرحم بضفففففففففففر ال اغ ع ت

.«شراعتهم ش ا وال ينقذون


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Distresser,

must witness the way in which the Truth

reveals Himself, through distress, upon

His enemies- those who have forgotten

Him, distanced themselves from Him,

and wage war on His dear ones. And

whoever distresses Him through


ير باسففم هللا الضففار عليه ان

يشففففففففففففففمففففففد كفففيففف يففف فففهفففلفففى الفففحففف

بفففففالضففففففففففففر على اعفففففدائفففففه الفففففذي

غفففرفففلفففوا عفففنففففففه وابففف فففعففففففدوا عفففنفففففففه

وحاربوا احبابه وم ضررن هم

انفففه سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه واعفففالي ي ج هم

عنففففه و بعففففدهم ع سفففففففففففففففاحففففال

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distressing them Allah, Glory be to Him,

the exalted, will veil them from Him and

distance them from the courtyards and

gardens of intimacy with Him. The

traveller to Allah must know that none

harms or benefits except Allah. And that

Allah, Glory be to Him, the Exalted- He

Alone- if He wills inflicts distress on His

slave and if he wills removes his distress.

He is the One in Whose hand is the

Dominion over everything. So let us

witness, oh Allah, the disclosures and

lights of this noble name upon our

hearts, oh most generous of those who

show generosity.

ضففففففففففففففففففال االأفف بففففففه وعففلففى ورو

السفففففففال الى هللا ان يعلم انه ال

يضفففففر وال ينر اال هللا وان هللا

سففففففففففففبحفانفه واعفالى هو وحفدن ان

اراد الح الضففففففففففففر بعبففففففدن وان

اراد كشفففففففففففف الضففففففففففففر عنففه فمو

الففذي بيففدن ملكول اففل شففففففففففففلتح

فاشففففففففمدنا اللمم تهليال وانوار

هففففففذا االسففففففففففففففم الشففففففففففففففر فف عففلففى

الوبنا يا اكرم االكرمين.


name is that whoever is abundant in its

recitation – reciting it 100 times on a

Thursday night- will become near and

beloved of the creation. Oh my God, You

are the Distresser, You bring down

distress and pain on the polytheists and

the dissolute. And You are just in Your

distressing. And all of them are like ill

people according to Your Ruling and

thus you cure them through Your

wisdom and benefit is found through



ب ليلا الجمعا مائا مرة اصفففففففففففف

ار بففففففا محببففففففا م اليل فيففففففا

ال ت ان الضففففففففففار توا الضففففففففففر

واالالم باهل الشفففففرت والرهار

وان العدهللا في ضفففررت والمم

ااملرضففففففففففففل في ح م ف داويهم

بح م فففففف وتوجففففففد م الضففففففففففففر

النر ففففففامنح ت يفففففا ر عيون

الف فوحفيففففففد حف ف ال ايفلفففففف دفف

الضفففففففففر اال م جناب وال اا


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this distressing. So bestow upon me, oh

my Lord, the realities of Divine Unity so

that I do not seek the repulsion of

distress except from Your presence and I

do not stop except at Your Threshold.


اال على اع ففففابفففف انفففف على اففففل

شلتح ادير.



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Al-Nāfi‘ [The Benefactor] النافع

Allah the Exalted says: “Say: Who then

has any power at all (to intervene)

on your behalf with Allah, if He

intends you hurt or intends you

benefit?”402 The benefactor is one of



is the source of goodness and

benefaction in the world and

religion. He Alone is the bestower of

health, wealth, bliss, honour,

guidance and God-consciousness.

He is the One who controls distress

and benefaction and He has power

over all.


lets creation reach all types of

benefits and Who eases the roads

for the travellers. He benefits souls

through the Prophets and benefits

the body through food. He repels

illness through medicine and

قررررررل فمن يملررررررك »اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

لكم من هللا لرري ا ان اراد بكم

فالناف« ضرا او اراد بكم نفعا


الحس

فففمففو سففففففففففففففبففحففففففانففففففه الففففففذي

يصفففدر منه اليي والنر

دي وهو في الفففففدنيفففففا والففففف

وحففففففدن مففففففان الصفففففففففففففحفففففففا

والغ والسففففعادة والجان

والمدايا وال قوى

فمو الففذي يملفف الضففففففففففففر

والنر وهو على ال شلتح

ادير

وهففو سففففففففففففففبففحففففففانففففففه الففففففذي

اوصففففففففففل جمي املناف الى

الففففففففففيففففففففففالئفففففففففف وسففففففففففففففففففففففمففففففففففل

للسفففففال ين ال رائ ونر

ونففرفف بففففففا نففبففيففففففاحاالرواح

االجسففففففام بالغذاح ودف

االمراض بففففففالففففففدواح ونر

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benefits the obedient through giving

them success and goodness. Blessed

be the Lord of the Worlds.

ففففففا ففففعففففيففففن بفففف ففففوفففففيففففقففففففه الفففف

واحسانه

تبارت رب العاملين.

Allah’s name, the benefactor, occurs

various times in the Quran, We may

mention among them he the Exalted

saying in Sūrah Yūnus: “Say: I have no

power over any harm or profit to myself

except what Allah may will.” 403 And

Allah the Exalted says: “…and possess

neither harm nor benefit for

themselves…”404 And so forth.

واففففد ورد اسففففففففففففم هللا النففففاف في



افففففل ال املففففف لنرسففففففففففففلت »يوأ

«ضفففففففرا وال نرعا اال ما شفففففففاح هللا

يففففمففففلففففكففففون وال »واففففولففففففه اففففعففففففالففففى

« ضفففففففففففففففرا وال نفففرفففعففففففا نفففرسفففففففففففففففمفففم

وغي ها.



Benefactor, must entrust all his affairs to

Allah and you must know, oh traveller,

that all matters, good and evil, beneficial

or distressing, is through His Hand, Glory

be to Him. And you must, oh traveller,

be a support to your fellows in fulfilling

their needs and the facilitation of their

affairs. Then the Truth will illuminate

اراد ان إذالفففف الى هللا والسففففففففففففففففا

ير باسفففففم هللا الناف عليه ان

يروض امورن المففففا الى هللا وان

اعلم يففا سففففففففففففففالفف ان اففل االمور

ي ها وشففففففففرها نرعما وضففففففففررها

بيففففففدن سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه وعليفففففف يففففففا

إل وان سففففففففال ان تكون عونا

على اضففففففففففاح حاجاتهم وت سففففففففففي

امورهم عنففففففدئففففففذ سفففففففففففف شففففففففففففر

الح على البفف انوار اسففففففففففففمففه

.الناف

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your heart with the lights of His noble

name, the Benefactor.

The Lady Āisha relates that the

Messenger of Allah instructed her to

invoke Allah by the following “collective

perfect invocation” saying”Oh Allah! I

ask You for all goodness, that which is

present and that which is postponed,

whatever I know of it and whatever I do

not know. I seek refuge in You from all

evil, that which is present and that which

is postponed, whatever I know of it and

whatever I do not know. Oh Allah, I ask

You the Paradise and whatever brings

me nearer to it of word and deed. And I

seek refuge in You from the fire and

whatever brings me closer to it of word

and deed. And I ask you And I ask You

of the goodness asked by Your slave and

Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon

him. And I seek refuge in You from that

for which he used to seek refuge in You.

And I asked You in what You have

determined for me regarding my affair

that You make its end proper and

righteous, through Your mercy oh Most

Merciful of those who show mercy.”

وع السففيدة عا شففا رضففلت هللا

ع ها ان رسففففففففففففوهللا هللا صففففففففففففلى هللا

عفففلفففيفففففف »اففففففاهللا عفففلفففيففففففه وسفففففففففففففففلفففم

بففففففالفففجفففوامففف الفففكفففوامففففففل افففولفففي

اللمم اأ اسال م اليي اله

عففففاجلففففه واجلففففه مففففا علمفففف منففففه

بفففففف م أعوذومففففففا لم اعلم و

الشففففففففففففر الففففه عففففاجلففففه واجلففففه مففففا

علمف منفه ومفا لم اعلم اللمم

اأ اسففففففففففففففففالفففف الجنففففا ومففففا ارب

أعوذاليهففففا م اوهللا او عمففففل و

ب م النار وما ارب اليها م

واسال م ي اوهللا او عمل

مففا سففففففففففففففالفف عبففدت ورسففففففففففففولفف

محمد صففففففففلى هللا عليه وسففففففففلم

واس عيذت مما اس عاذت منه

واسفففففال ما اضففففف لي م امر

ان تفففهفففعففففففل عففففففاافففبففف ففففففه رشففففففففففففففففففدا

«.برحم يا ارحم الراحمين


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recites it during his distress Allah the

Exalted relieves him and helps him in

facilitating his affairs and needs, by the




حففالففا ضففففففففففففررن عففافففان هللا اعففالى

واان له عونا على ت سففي امورن

اعالى. بإذنهوحاجاته

Oh my Protector, You are the Benefactor

of all worlds and You are merciful to all. I

ask You to let me witness Your name,

the benefactor, so that I do not rely of

any except You, oh Guardian, Oh Vast.

And make me a benefactor for all Your

slaves, contended with You in all Your

designs. Indeed You have power over all


Allah be upon our master Muhammad

and upon his family and Companions.

فيففففا موالي انفففف النففففاف لجمي

العوالم وانفففف بففففالجمي راحم

اسففففففففففال ان اشففففففففففمدأ اسففففففففففم

ال ارك على غي ت النفففاف ح

يا ولي و ا واس واجعل ت نافعا

لجمي عبادت راضففففففففففففيا عن في

جفففمفففيففف مفففرادت انفففففف عفففلفففى اففففففل






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Al-Nūr [The Light] النور

Allah the Exalted says: “Allah is the

Light of the heavens and the

earth.”405 The Light is one of the Grand

Names of Allah.

He is the One Who illuminates the

worlds, bringing them into existence

after their non-existence and has

endowed them with these gifts in

the Presence of Eternity.

He has illuminated the spiritual

world with the Messenger of Allah;

illuminated the hearts with the lights

of the Quran; and illuminated the

innermost core with His support.

He is the One Who enlivens the

hearts of the knowers through His

Knowledge, and Who enlivens the

breaths of the worshippers through

the light of His worship.

He is the One Who illuminates the

innermost through hearty

هللا نور السماوات »ااهللا اعالى

فالنور هو اسم م « واالرض


عوالم فمو الذي نور ال

م العدم ف وجدها

و صصما ب ل

املواه في حضرة

القدم فنور عالم

االرواح برسوهللا هللا

ب نوارونور القلوب

القرآن ونور اسرار

يدن ي املحبين ب

وهو سبحانه الذي احيا

الوب العارفين بنور

معرف ه واحيا نروس

العابدي بنور عبادته

االسرار وهو الذي نور

ه والقرب منهالى مناجات

تبارت هللا رب العاملين

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conversations and nearness to Him,


The lot of the servant from that name is

that Allah enlightens his heart with His

knowledge (Whoever Allah does not

allot light to, shall never have light.

Therefore one of the supplications of

the prophet, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, was: “Oh Allah, effect a light

in my heart, a light in my grave, a light in

my hearing, a light in my sight, a light in

my hair, a light on my skin, a light in my

flesh, a light in my blood, a light in my

bones, a light in front of me, at the back

of me, on my right and on my left, above

me and beneath me. Oh Allah increase

me in light, gift me light, effect in me

light.”406

ولفففذلففف ففففإن ح العبفففد منفففه

أن يففنففور هللا اففلففبففففففه بففمففعففرففف فففففففه

سففففففبحانه ) وم لم يهعل هللا

لفففففه نورا لفففففه م نور( وأن يرر

ى هللا م الجمففففففل إلى العلم إل

لففففففذلفففففف وم الظالم إلى النور .

اففان م دعففائففه عليففه الصففففففففففففالة

اللمم اجعل لي نورا »والسفففففففففففالم

في ال ت ونورا في ا ي ونورا في

سففمري ونورا في بصففري ونورا

في شففففففففففففعري ونورا في بشففففففففففففري

ونورا في لح ت ونورا في دم

ونورا في عظام ونورا م بين

لففرفف وعفف يففمففيفف ففت يففففففدي ومفف فف

وشففففففففمالي وم فو ي وم تح ت

اللمم دأ نورا واع ت نورا

«.واجعل لي نورا


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Light,

must witness the manifestations of the

Truth in His Acts, Attributes, names and


ير باسففففففففففففم هللا النور عليه ان

ب فعالهالح يشففففففففففففمد تهليال

وصففراته واسففمائه وذاته فيحيا

406Tirmithi and Tabarani relating an hadīth of ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be

pleased with him.



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Essence. Thus he will be alive with Allah

and visualise the existence of Allah. And

you will not obtain the reality of

witnessing except through the

remembrance of Allah, continuous

connection with the soul of the Shaikh

and absorption in the Essence of the

Truth. Then you will find the Truth

wherever you go or settle. So, oh

traveller, be in your body with the

creation but in your heart with Allah.

Then you will taste the divine

illuminations and mysteries and will be

made fortunate with the great bliss.

With it the Truth will illuminate your

heart with the lights of His name, the

Light. So grant us, oh Allah, the reality of

absorption in Your name, the Light.


م هللا و سففففففف حضفففففففر وجود هللا

وال تففففففحصففففففففففففففففففل لفففففف حففففففقففففففيففففففقففففففا

املشففففففففففففففففاهففففدة اال بففففالففففذكر ودوام

الراب ا م ال الشيخ والرناح

بففذال الح عنففدئففذ تهففد الح

حيثمففففففا حللفففففف وحيثمففففففا ن لفففففف

ف كون يففا سففففففففففففففالفف جسففففففففففففمففا م

اليل والبففففا م الح عنففففدئففففذ

ار سففففففففففففت فففذو املعفففار واالسففففففففففففر

وتففحففظفف بففففففالسففففففففففففففعففففففادة الفف فف فف ى

وعندها سفففففففففففف شففففففففففففر الح على

افففلفففبفففففف انفففوار اسفففففففففففففففمففففففه الفففنفففور

ففففار انفففا يفففا هللا حقيقفففا الرنفففاح

على اففففل إنفففف بففففاسففففففففففففمفففف النور

شلتح ادير.

Allah’s name, the light, occurs in various

places [in the Quran] of which we may

mention Allah the Exalted saying in

Sūrah Saff: “They intend to extinguish

the Light of Allah with their mouths. But

Allah will bring His Light to perfection,

even though the disbelievers hate it.”407

واد ورد اسم هللا النور في عدة

مواضفففففففففففف نذكر م ها اوله اعالى

ير ففففففدون »في سففففففففففففورة الصفففففففففففف

بفففففف فففواهففمفففملففيفف ففرففؤوا نففور هللا

وهللا مففففففففف فففففففففم نفففففففففورن ولفففففففففو كفففففففففرن

واففولففففففه اففعففففففالففى فففي « الففكففففففافففرون

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And Allah the Exalted says in Sūrah

Yūnus: “It is He Who made the sun a

brightness and the moon as a light…”408

هو الذي جعل »سفففففففففففورة يوأ

«.الشم ضياح والقمر نورا


name is that whosoever is abundant in

its recitation Allah illuminates his heart

with the Light of faith and all his limbs

and organs will be illuminated.



نفففور هللا افففلفففبففففففه بفففنفففور االيفففمففففففان

وتفففففففففنفففففففففور جفففففففففمفففففففففيففففففففف جفففففففففوارحفففففففففه

واعضائه.

Oh my Lord! You are the Light and all are

in darkness and non-existence. You are

the Manifest and there is nothing in

creation that can produce an effect.

Illuminate my heart with the meaning of

Your name, the Light, so that I witness

through Your Light the realities, that I

adorn through the divine knowledge and

that I be a light for the slaves and point

them to the Lord, the Magnanimous.


فيففففففا ر انفففففف النور والكففففففل في

يالم العففففففدم وانفففففف الظففففففاهفر

الففف فففففف فففيففف ولففف ففف لفففلفففحفففوادث ففففي

على ال ت مع ف شففففففففففففر ادم

اسفففففففففففففمفففففف الففنففور حفف فف اشفففففففففففففمففففففد

بففففنففففورت الففففحففففقففففففائفففف واتففففهففففمفففففففل

بففففففاملعففففففار وااون نورا للعبففففففاد

إنففففف وادلمم على الرب الجواد


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Al-Hādī [The Guide] الهادي

Allah the Exalted says: “And your Lord

is sufficient as a Guide and a

Helper.”409

He Glory be to Him, the Exalted, is

the One Who guides sinners to the

realities of Nearness. He guides souls

to His obedience and hearts to His

Knowledge- He guides whomsoever

He wills in the way He wills.

He is the One who guided the elect

of His slaves to gnosis and wisdom.

Allah, Glory be to Him, guides them

to what is good for them in this

world and the Hereafter.

وكفى بربررك هرراديررا »اففاهللا اعففالى

« ونصيرا


الفففذي يهفففدي املفففذنبين الى

حقفففففائ القربفففففا فيهفففففدي

الفففففنفففففرفففففوس الفففففى يففففففاعففففف ففففففه

والفففقفففلفففوب الفففى مفففعفففرفففف فففففففه

يهفففدي م يشفففففففففففففففاح وكي

ح يشا

وهو الففذي هففدى واص

عففففففففبففففففففادن الففففففففى املففففففففعففففففففرفففففففففا

والفففففففحففففففف فففففففمفففففففا يفففففففهفففففففديفففففففهفففففففم

سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه الى مففففففا فيففففففه

صففففففففففففالحمم في معفففاشففففففففففففمم

ومعادهم.

Sayyidah ‘Āisha was asked about

what inaugurated the salāh with when

he used to awake at night. She replied

that he used to say: “Oh Allah, the Lord

of Jibrīl, Mīka’īl and Israfīl. The Creator

واد سففففففففف ل السفففففففففيدة عا شفففففففففا

اي شلتح اانع رضلت هللا ع ها

الن ت صففففففففففففلى هللا عليففففه وسففففففففففففلم

اففففففام مفف إذايففرفف فف فف الصففففففففففففففالة

اففالفف اففان يقوهللا اللمم الليففل؟

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of the heavens and the earth, the Knower

of the hidden and the evident. You judge

between the slaves concerning that

wherein they differ. Guide me in where I

am at variance with the Truth through

Your permission. Indeed You guide

whom you will to the Straight Path.”410

رب ج يل وميكائيل واسففرافيل

فاير السفففماوال واالرض عالم

الغيفف والشففففففففففففمففادة انفف تح م

بين عبففففففادت فيمففففففا اففففففانوا فيففففففه

يفرف فلفرفون اهففففففدأف ملففففففا ا ف فلفف

ي تهد إن بإذن فيه م الح

مفففففففف اشففففففففففففففففففففاح الففففففففى الصففففففففففففففففففففرا

.املس قيم

Imām Ghazālī observes that the Guide,

Glory be to Him, is the One Who guides

the elect of His servants to the

knowledge of His Essence until they

recognised Him as the evidence. And He

guides the generality of His servants to

His creation so that they witness

creations as evidence for His Essence.

And He guides all creation to what

certainly comes from Him regarding the

fulfilling of their needs.

المفففام الغ الي ان المفففادي و رى ا

سفففففففففففففففبفففحففففففانففففففه هفففو الففففففذي هففففففدى

واص عبففادن الى معرفففا ذاتففه

ح استشمدوا ها على معرفا

ذاتفففففه وهفففففدى عوام عبفففففادن الى

مرلوااته ح اسففففففتشففففففمدوا ها

على ذاته وهدى ال مرلو الى

ما ال بد منه في اضاح حاجاته.


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Guide,

must witness the revelations of the

name, the Guide, and must be

concealed through the name, the Guide,

from the name, the Misguider. Then he


ير باسم هللا المادي عليه ان

يشففففففففففففمد تهليال اسففففففففففففم المادي

فيغي باسففم المادي ع اسففم

املضففففففففففففففل عنففدئففذ يشففففففففففففمففد الح

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will witness the Truth, the Guide, and

that He is the One Who bestowed upon

him and guided him to this path-the

path of bliss. Thus he will intimately

converse with his Lord saying: “Praise

be to Allah Who guided us to this and

we certainly would not have been

guided had not Allah guided us.” And

the disciple will feel a tremendous

perfume when he sees the revelation of

special mercy and will ask Allah to

increase him in guidance. And the Best

of Guides, sent by the Truth, Glory be to

Him, to this nation, the Teacher of

humankind and their Guide to Bliss is

the Messenger of Allah and whoever

follows in his footsteps. He, upon who

be Salutations and Peace, illumined path

of his Companions and dear ones. And

the learned guides and knowers of Allah

are the inheritors of the Messenger of

Allah- those who guide creation to bliss

in this world and the Hereafter, guiding

them to the straight path. So increase

us, oh Allah, in guidance and success

from You.

الذي م عليه المادي وانه هو

وهفففففدان الى هفففففذا ال ر ير

السففففففففففففعففففادة فينففففا ي ربففففه و قوهللا

الحمفففد هلل الفففذي هفففدانفففا لمفففذا »

ومفففا كنفففا ل ه فففدي لوال ان هفففدانفففا

وسفففففففففففففو يشفففففففففففففعر املر ففففففد « هللا

بنشففففففففففففوة عظيمففففففا عنففففففدمففففففا يرى

تهلي الرحما الياصففا ف سففاله

سفففففففففففبحانه ان ي دن في المدايا

و ي هاد ارسله الح سبحانه

ا هو معلم البشففففففففففففر ا لمذن االم

واائدها الى السففففففففففففعادة رسففففففففففففوهللا

هللا صفففففلى هللا عليه وسفففففلم وم

هم على افدمفه فقفد انفار عليففه

الصففالة والسففالم درب اصففحابه

واحبفففففابفففففه والشففففففففففففيوخ العلمفففففاح

العارفين باهلل وراث رسفففوهللا هللا

هم الذي يرشفففففففففففدون اليل الى

والفدنيو فا ا رو فاالسففففففففففففعفادة

يفففففففهفففففففدونفففففففهفففففففم الفففففففى صفففففففففففففففففففرا هللا

دنففففففا يففففففا هللا مف سففففففففففففف فقفيفم ففملا

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Allah’s name, the Guide, occurs only

twice in the noble Quran. Allah the

Exalted says in Sūrah Hajj: And indeed

Allah guides those who believe to the

Straight Path.”411 And Allah the Exalted

says in Sūrah Furqan: ““And your Lord is

sufficient as a Guide and a Helper.”412

But the subject of guidance occurs a

number of times in the Quran. We may

mention : “Who has created me and it is

He who guides me.”413 And Sūrah al-A‘lā

states: “And Who has measured and

then guided…”414

واد ورد اسم هللا المادي مرتين

فقط في القرآن ال ر م نففففففذكر

م ها اوله اعالى في سفففورة الح

وان هللا لمفففاد الفففذي امنوا الى »

واوله اعالى « صففففرا مسفففف قيم

وكر برب»في سفففورة الرراان

ول اد وردل « هاديا ونصفففي ا

مفففادة المفففدى في عفففدة مواضفففففففففففف

الففففذي لق ت فمو »نففففذكر م هففففا

ي سفففففففففففففففورة االعففففلففففى وففففف« يففففهففففففديفففف

«.والذي ادر فمدى»



recites it will be accorded good in all his

acts and states, outer and inner.

Whoever mentioned this name at the

time of loss, God will show him the right

way out. And this [name] is one of the

recitations of Isrāfīl.



اففان موفقففا لليي ال في سففففففففففففففائر

اعففففمففففففالففففففه واحففففوالففففففه الففففظففففففاهففففرة

والففبففففففايففنففففففا ومفف ذكففر اسففففففففففففففم

المادي كثي ا وا حي ته في أي

أمر هفففففدان هللا إلى ير اليي

وهللا المادي إلى سفففواح والنهاة

السففبيل وهو م اذاار سففيدنا

اسرافيل عليه السالم.

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Oh my God, You are the Guide, the

Manifest, the Powerful and the Helper.

You guide the worlds to their means.

And You make clear the Path for its

students. And all would be lost in

misguidance if it were not for Your

guidance. And all would be perplexed in

darkness were it not for Your

compassion and pleasure. So illuminate,

oh my Lord, my heart with the light of

Your name, the Guide, so that I reach, by

Your grace, my objective. And I seek

guidance from You for every existent

and I hope for all bliss and the eternal

home. Indeed You have power over all


Allah be upon our Master Muhammad

and upon his Family and Companions.

فيففففففا ال ت انفففففف المففففففادي املبين

لقادر املعين هدي العوالم وا

الى اسففففبا ها وواففففح السففففبل

لفففف ففففال ففففهففففففا الففففكففففففل تففففففائففففهففففون فففففي

الضففففففففففففالهللا لوال هفففففدات والكفففففل

حفففففففائفففففففرون ففففففففي الفففففففظفففففففالهللا ولفففففففوال

ع ر ورضففففففففففففات فاشففففففففففففر يا

ر ففف عفففلفففى افففلففف فففت نفففور اسفففففففففففففففمفففففف

الففمففففففادي حفف فف ابففلففغ بففرضففففففففففففففلفففففف

مرادي وايلفففففف المففففففدى منفففففف

لفففففكففففففل مفففففوجفففففود وارجفففففو لفففففلفففففكففففففل

على السففعادة ودار اليلود ان

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Al- Badī’ [The Innovator] البدءع

Allah the Exalted says: “The Originator

of the heavens and the earth.”415

He, Glory be to Him, is the

Unparalleled in His Essence- the One

whom none can resemble in His Acts

or in His rulings or commands.

He is the absolute innovator

Who innovated creation without

any previous model. He is the

One Who manifests the wonders

of His manufacture and marvels

of His wisdom.

ماوال لسففففففففففففف ابدي»ااهللا اعالى

« واالرض

واعففففففالى فمو سففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه

البففففدي في ذاتففففه الففففذي ال

يمففا لففه احففد في صففففففففففففرففاتففه

وال في ح م م احكفففامفففه

او امر م اوامرن

فمو البدي امل ل الذي

ابففففففدع الففففيففففلفففف مفففف غففففيفففف

مثفاهللا سففففففففففففب وهو الفذي

ايمر عجفففائففف صففففففففففففنع فففه

وغرائ ح م ه.

Allah’s name, the Innovator, occurs

twice in the noble Quran. We mention

Sūrah Baqarah which states: “The

Creator of the heavens and the earth. If

He decrees a matter He says to it: “Be”

and it is.”416 And in Sūrah al-An‘ām Allah

the Exalted says: “He is the Originator of

the heavens and the earth. How can He

واد ورد اسم هللا البدي مرتين

في القرآن ال ر م نفففذكر م هفففا في

بدي السففماوال »سففورة البقرة

فإنماا ففففففففففففل امرا وإذاواالرض

وفففففي « يففففقففففوهللا لففففففه كفففف فففففيففففكففففون

سفففففففففففففورة االأفعففففففام افولففففففه افعففففففالفى

الرض اأ بدي السففففففففففففماوال وا»

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have children when He has no wife. He

created all things and He is the All-

Knower of everything.”417

يففففكففففون لففففففه ولففففففد ولففففم تفففف فففف لففففففه

صففففففففففاحبا و ل ال شففففففففففلتح وهو

«.بكل شلتح عليم

The traveller to Allah, if he wishes that

the Truth illuminate his heart with the

lights of His name, the Originator, must

know that there is no existent in truth

except Allah and no Creator of this

existence except Allah. And there is no

Originator and no Fashioner of this

existence except Allah. And you must

submit and entrust your affairs to Your

Protector for He, Glory be to Him, is the

One Who originated and brought you

into existence from non-existence. And

He is the Powerful in fulfilling your

needs. So do not rely on anything except

Him and take as necessary the Sunnah

of your Beloved Muhammad and

steer away from innovation in matters.

You will be happy and succeed through

the pleasure of the Merciful.


يشففففففففففففر الح على البفففففه انوار

اسمه البدي عليه ان يعلم انه

ال مفففففففوجفففففففود بفففففففحففففففف اال هللا وال

ففففال لمففففذا الكون اال هللا وال

مبفففدع وال مصففففففففففففور لمفففذا الكون

اال هللا وعفففففلفففففيفففففف ان اسفففففففففففففففففلفففففم

ه نوتروض امورت الى موالت

بففففدعفففف سففففففففففففبحففففانففففه هو الففففذي ا

واوجفففففففدت مففففففف الفففففففعفففففففدم وهفففففففو

القفادر على اضفففففففففففففاح حوائهف

سفففففففففففففوان أحففففففدفال اع مففففففد على

وال م سنا حب ب محمد صلى

هللا عليه وسفففلم واج ن البدع

في االمور اسففففففففففعد وترو برضففففففففففا

الرحم .

One of the supplications of our Master

Ya‘kūb, upon whom be Peace, was: Oh

Allah Who has created creation without

واد اان م دعاح سففففففففيدنا يعقوب

ل اللمم يا م عليه السفففففففففففففالم

اليل بغي مثاهللا و ا م بسففففط

417 Quran 6:101


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any [prior] model, and oh One Who

expands the earth without any helpers,

and oh One Who administers matters

without any minister, and oh One Who

sustains creation without any adviser.”

االرض بغي اعوان و ا م دبر

االمور بغي و ر و ا م ير

.اليل بغي مشي



it , the springs of wisdom will pour forth

from his tongue, his needs will be

fulfilled, he will inherit prestige and

influence among people and livelihood

will be abundant.



ترهرل ينففففففابي الح مففففففا على

لسفففففففففففففففففانفففففه واضفففففففففففف ففففف حوائهفففففه

وتورث الوجففففاهففففا عنففففد النففففاس

و ص الع ش.

Among the secrets of this noble name is

that it was one of the supplications of

our Master Mūsā, upon whom be Peace:

“Oh Allah, Originator of the heavens and

the earths, the Possessor of Glory and

Generosity, the forelocks of servants are

in Your hand. For indeed Fir‘awn and all

the people of the heavens and all the

people of the earths and what is

between them their mastery in is Your

Hand. You dispatch hearts where You

will. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in Your

goodness from his evil. And I ask Your

goodness against his evil. Your

neighbour is honoured, Your exaltation

وم اسرار هذا االسم

الشر انه اان م دعاح

سيدنا مو ل عليه السالم

اللمم بدي السماوال

واالرضين ذا الجالهللا واالكرام

صلت العباد بين يدي فان نوا

فرعون وجمي اهل السماوال

واهل االرضين وما بي هما

نواصيهم بيدت وان تصر

القلوب حيث شئ اللمم اأ

بري ت م شرن أعوذ

واسال بري ت م شرن ع

جارت وجل ناؤت وال اله

غي ت ك لنا جارا م فرعون

وجنودن.



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is sublime and there is no god but You.

Be for us a neighbour against Fir‘awn

and his soldiers.

Oh my God, You are the Originator Who

generated existence without any

preceding model. Existence has been

beautified through the Originator of

categories. Bestow upon me, oh my

Lord, the eyes of Divine unity so that I

do not see origination and

manufacturing while I am occupied

through You with You. And thus I will

obtain divine subtleties which are close

at hand and marvellous gifts. I thus I will

be a manifestation of the Originator and

all of me will hear and obey You. Indeed


انفففففف البففففففدي الففففففذي إل تفيففففففا

ل الوجود على غي مثاهللا اأشففففففففف

ي ببد الكائنالسففففب وجمل

الصففففففففففففرفففا امنح ت يفففا ر عيون

ال وحيففففففد ح ال ارى االبففففففداع

واال ففوفف اع وااففبففففففل بفففففف عففلففيففففففف

الففففلفففف ففففففائفففف الففففقففففر ففففبفففففففا ففففففف نففففففاهللا

واملفففواهفففففف الفففعفففجفففيفففبففففففا واافففون

مظمر البدي وكلي ل سففففففففففففمي

علي ال شلتح ادير. إن م ي


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Al-Bāqī [The Everlasting] الباقي

Allah the Exalted says:“And the Face of

Your Lord will remain, the Possessor

of Glory and Generosity.”418 The

Everlasting is one of the Grand Names of

Allah.


the First without beginning and the

Last without end.

He is the continuously existent that

cannot admit of extinction and from

Him is derives everlastingness.

He is the Living that does not die, the

Necessary Existence in Himself, that

cannot admit of non-existence. So

Glory be to Allah, the Beginningless

in eternity and the Everlasting

forever.

و بق وجه رب ذو »ااهللا اعالى

ففففففالبفففففا ي هو « الجالهللا واالكرام



االوهللا بال اب ففففففداح واال ر

بال انتهاح

وهففففففو املففففففوجففففففود الففففففدائففففففم

الففففففذي ال يففقففبففففففل الففرففنففففففاح

ومنه اس مداد البقاح

وهو الحي الفذي ال يمول

جففف الوجود لفففذاتفففه ال وا

يقبل العدم فسففففففففففففبحان

هللا القففففففديم ا ال والبففففففا ي

ابدا.

Allah’s name, the Everlasting, does not

occur as a word in the noble Quran but

the subject of permanence occurs when

the Exalted says in Sūrah Tā-Hā: “And

واسففففففففففففم هللا البا ي لم يرد لرظه

في القرآن ال ر م ول مففففففادة

البقفففاح وردل في اولفففه اعفففالى في

«وهللا ي وابق »سففففففففففففورة يفففه

418 Quran 55:27



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Allah is better and more lasting.”419 And

Sūrah Shūrā states: “…but that which is

with Allah is better and more lasting for

those who believe and put their trust in

their Lord.”420 And so forth.

وما عند »وفي سفففففففورة الشفففففففورى

هللا ففيفف وابففقفف لففلففففففذيفف امففنففوا

.وغي ها« وعلى ر هم ي والون

It is related from the Messenger of

Allah, the Salutations and Peace of Allah

be upon him, that he said: A matter

does not distress me except that Jibrīl,

upon whom be Peace, presents himself

before me and says: “Oh Muhammad!

Say: I trust in the Living Who does not

die. And Praise be to Allah Who does not

take a son nor does He have any partner

in the Dominion, and He does not have a

humiliated ward and laud His

Greatness.”421

وروي ع رسفففففوهللا هللا صفففففلى هللا

ما كرب ت امر »عليه وسففففلم ااهللا

اال تمثل لي ج يل عليه السالم

فقاهللا يا محمد ال توال على

الحي الذي ال يمول والحمد هلل

الففففذي لم ي رففففذ ولففففدا ولم ي

له شففففففففر في املل ولم ي له

.«ولي م الذهللا وك ن ت بي ا



Everlasting, must realize the station of

permanence,. As for absorption, it is the

witnessing of the Truth without

witnessing the creation. As for the


يه ان لير باسففففففففففم هللا البا ي ع

ي حق بمقفففام الرنفففاح والبقفففاح

اما الرناح فيكون بشففمود الح

دون شففففففففففففمود اليل واما مقام

البقففففففاح فمو شفففففففففففففمود الح م

419 Quran 20:73 420 Quran 42:36 421 Ibn Abī Dunyā in the “Al-Farj”, Bayhaqī in the “Al-Asmā”,

relating ‘Isma‘īl ibn Fudayk, Allah be pleased with him.


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station of permanence it is the

witnessing of the Truth together with

the witnessing of creation but it is in

reality in the station of absorption-

being in the station of submission.

Wherever he looks, he only sees the

Truth. And in that there will be an

imperfection- therefore he will flee from

people because he is looking at the

Truth without any consolidation. Then

he will be transported and progress in

the stations of education and spiritual

journeying to the station of

permanence. And thus he will witness

the Truth with his heart and his eyes will

be looking at creation. He will deal with

people outwardly but with the Truth

inwardly. This is the station of perfection

which have been realized by the

Messengers and the perfect saints- living

with the Truth in their hearts and with

creation through their bodies. Therefore

the revelations of Allah’s name on the

heart of the capable traveller is in his

being established in the station of

permanence and realizing the Word of

the Exalted: “Allah will keep firm those

who believe, with the word that stands

شفففففففمود اليل ول نه حقيقا في

مفقففففففام الفرفنففففففاح يفكفون ففي مفقففففففام

االصفففففففففففففف ففالم ايففنففمففففففا تففوجففففففه ال

يشففففففمد اال الح واد يكون فيه

نق لففففذلفففف يهرب م النففففاس

غفففيففف يشففففففففففففففمففففففد الفففحففف مففف نففففففه

تففمفف ففيففن ففم يففنفف ففقففففففل و ففوفف ففى فففي

مقفامفال الو بيفا والسففففففففففففلوت الى

مقففففففام البقففففففاح ف شففففففففففففمففففففد الح

بقلبفففه وعيونفففه اشففففففففففففمفففد اليل

يعففامففل النففاس بففالظففاهر والح

بففففففالففففبففففففايفففف وهففففففذا هففففو مففففقففففففام

ال مفففاهللا مفففا تحق بفففه الرسفففففففففففففففل

وكمففففففل االوليففففففاح يع شففففففففففففون م

الفففحففف بفففقفففلفففو فففهفففم ومففف الفففيفففلففف

لفففذلففف تهليفففال بففف جسفففففففففففففففاممم

بففففففا فففي عفففلفففى افففلفففففف اسففففففففففففففم هللا الففف

السال امل م في ان يثب في

مقففففففام البقففففففاح و حق بقولففففففه

يثبفففف هللا الففففذي امنوا »اعففففالى

بالقوهللا الثاب في الحياة الدنيا

أسفففففففففففففال اللمم ان « وفي اال رة

تفففففثفففففبفففففف افففففلفففففوبفففففنففففففا عفففففلفففففى حفففففبفففففف

ويففففاع فففف و ففففادة القرب منفففف




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firm in this world and in the

Hereafter.”422 We ask You oh Allah that

You establish our hearts in Your love,

and in your disobedience, and in

increasing nearness to You. Indeed You




recites it, Allah discloses to Him the

everlasting realities. He lets him witness

the passing effects and thus he flees to

the Everlasting with great longing and

becomes adorned with the meaning of

the attributes and good character.



ااشففففففففره هللا بالحقائ الباايا

واشففففففففففففمففدن اال ففار الرففانيففا فيرر

و همفففل بفففا شففففففففففففوا الى البفففا ي

بمعاأ الصرال واال ال .

Oh Allah, You are the Everlasting and

everything else passes away. You are the

Exalted, the Great, the One, the

Eternally Unique. Let me witness the

reality of myself so that I exterminate it

and the reality of the existents so that I

flee from that to You. And support Me

with the support of eternal permanence

so that I obtain bliss with those You have

bestowed favour upon- the Prophets,

the Truthful, the Witnesses, the

فيا ال ت ان البا ي والكل فان

عففلففي الفف ففبففيفف الففواحففففففد وانفففففف الفف

االحففد الصففففففففففففمففداأ اشففففففففففففمففدأ

حقيقففا نرسففففففففففففلت ح اال ع هففا

وحففففقففففيففففقففففففا االاففففوان حفففف فففف افففففر

الي م ها وامدأ بمدد البقاح

االبدي ح اناهللا السفففففففففففعادة م

الففففففذيفففف اأففففعففففمفففففف عففففلففففيففففهففففم مفففف

النبيين والصففففديقين والشففففمداح

والصففففففففففففففففالحين وحسفففففففففففف اول فففف

422 Quran 14:27


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Righteous- what a beautiful company.

The blessings and Peace of Allah be



رفيقا وصففففففففففففلى هللا على سففففففففففففيدنا

صففففففففففففففحففبفففففففه مففحففمففففففد وعففلففى آلففففففه و

وسلم.



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Al-Wārith [The Inheritor] الوارث

Allah the Exalted says: “And to Allah

belongs the heritage of the heavens

and the earth”.423

He Glory be to him is the Everlasting-

the Continuing after the end of

creation.

He inherits the heavens and the

earth and whatever is upon it and He

is the best of Inheritors- that is, He

remains after the end of all and He

annihilates that which is other than

Him.

He is the One to whom possessions

return after the extinction of the

owners. Blessed be Allah, Lord of the

Worlds.

وهلل مفففففففففيففففففففف اث »افففففففففاهللا افففففففففعفففففففففالفففففففففى

« السماوال واالرض

فمو سفففففففففففففبحففففففانففففففه البففففففا في

الدائم بعد فناح اليل

و يففففففرث االرض ومفففففف وهفففففف

وهو ي الوار ين عليهففففففا

بق بعفففد فنفففاح الكفففل اي ي

.و ر م سوان

رجففف الفففيففففففه تفففوهفففو الففففففذي

االمالت بعففد فنففاح املالت


One of the knowers of Allah said that

the Inheritor is the One Who is Singular

by His Uniqueness without end and Who

is clothed in Eternity without any

extinguishing of that. He is the One

و ففففقففففوهللا بففففعففففض الففففعففففففارفففففيففففن ان

با حدياالوارث هو الذي تررد

بال انتهاح واسفففربل بالصفففمدانيا

أحففففففدبال فنففففففاح الففففففذي ال يرث

ولفف ففنففففففه يففمففنفف مفف يشففففففففففففففففففاح مفف

423Quran 3:180


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Whom none inherits but He bestows

friendship and help upon Whom He wills

amongst His slaves.

عبادن الواليا واملدد.

The Prophet, upon whom be Salutations

and Peace, said: “Oh Allah, gratify me

through my sight and hearing and make

them an inheritor from me until I pass

on.”424

واففان عليففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم

الففلففمففم مفف ففعفف ففت »يففففففدعففو فففيففقففوهللا

بسففففففففففففمري وبصففففففففففففري واجعلممفففففففا

«. الوارث م ت ح امول

Allah’s name, the inheritor, occurs in a

number of places in the noble Quran.

Among them we can mention Allah, the

Exalted, saying in Sūrah Hijr: “And

certainly We- We it is Who give life and

cause death and We are the

Inheritors.”425 Sūrah al-Anbiyā states:

“And (remember) Zakarīyyā when he

cried to His Lord: “Oh my Lord! Leave

me not single, though You are the Best

of Inheritors.”426

واد ورد ذكر اسفففففففم هللا الوارث

في عدة مواض نذكر م ها اوله

وانفففففا »اعففففالى في سففففففففففففورة الحجر

لفففنفففحففف نفففحففف فففت ونفففمفففيفففففف ونفففحففف

وفي سففففففففففففورة االنبيفففاح « الوار ون

و كفففففر ففففففا اذ نففففففادى ربففففففه رب ال »

تفففففففففذرأففففففففف ففففففففففردا وانففففففففف فففففففففيففففففففف

«.الوار ين


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Inheritor,

must know that the Dominion in reality

belongs to Allah Alone. And that a king


ه ان عليير باسم هللا الوارث

يففعففلففم ان املففلفففففف الففحففقففيففقفف هلل

424Tirmithi and Hākim in the al-Mustadrak relating a hadith of Abū

Hurayrah, Allah be pleased with him. 425Quran 15:23 426Quran 21:89



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other than Him is a passing fancy. And

You must know, oh traveller, that

inheritance is of two kinds: common and

special. Common inheritance: He gives it

to whom He wills among His slaves

when He, the Exalted, says: “that my

Righteous slaves shall inherit the

land.”427 As for the special inheritance: it

is the selection of the Muhammadan

inheritor428, who is the Leader of the

deputies in every age. And by this

inheritance the inheritor becomes suited

to travel through it in the Muhammadan

footsteps. Thus he derives abundant

support, gifts and illuminative victories

from the Leader of the Messengers,

upon whom be Salutations and Peace.

The perfect Shaikh, the Muhammadan

inheritor, is the one who takes the hand

of his disciple inwardly and outwardly

for the application of the Sharī’ah in full

and to be steadfast in that and to the

gnosis and witnessing of reality- in taste,

state and witness. Then the traveller will

progress to Allah from the station of

وحفففدن وملففف غي ن وه ت ائفففل

وعليفف ان اعلم يففا سففففففففففففففالفف ان

الورا فففففا نوعفففففان ورا فففففا عفففففامفففففا

وورا ففففففا ففففففاصففففففففففففففففففا فففففففالورا فففففففا

العفففامفففا يع يهفففا م يشففففففففففففففاح م

يفففر فففهفففففففا »عفففبففففففادن بفففقفففولففففففه افففعففففففالفففى

امففففففا «عففففبففففففادي الصففففففففففففففففففالففففحففففون

الورا ا الياصفففففففففففففا ف ت ا يفار

الففففوارث املففففحففففمففففففدي الففففففذي هففففو

اليلرفففاح في افففل عصففففففففففففر سففففففففففففيفففد

و هففففذن الورا ففففا يؤهففففل الوار ففففان

يسففففففففففففي فيها على ادم املحمدي

ففففففففففففف سفففففففففففففففففففففففف ففففففففففففمففففففففففففد االمففففففففففففدادال

والفففففففعففففففف فففففففاحال والفففففففرففففففف فففففففوحفففففففال

النورانيفففا م سففففففففففففيفففد الرسفففففففففففففففل

عليه الصالة والسالم والشيخ

الكففففففامففففففل الوارث املحمففففففدي هو

بيفففد املر فففد يفففاهرا يففف فففذالفففذي

وبفففففاينفففففا الى ت بي الشففففففففففففر عفففففا

ى عليها وال الكاملا واالسففففففففففف قاما

مففففعففففرفففففففا الفففف ففففر ففففقففففففا وشففففففففففففففففمففففود

الحقيقا ذواا وحاال وشففففففففففففمودا

عنففدئففذ يو ى السففففففففففففففالفف الى هللا

م مقففففففام االسففففففففففففالم الى مقففففففام

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Islam, then to the station of Īmān and

then to the station of Ihsān. Oh Allah, let

us reach those who have let us reach

You and grant us following them well

and having beautiful conduct towards

them. As the Prophet, upon whom be

Salutations and Peace, said: “The ‘Ulamā

are the inheritors of the Prophets. And

the Prophets do not leave behind a

dirham or a dinar, but they leave behind

knowledge. And whoever takes that

knowledge, has taken a copious

fortune.”429 Among the special qualities

of this noble name is that is recited to

remove perplexity and whosoever

recites it a thousand times between

Maghreb and ‘Ishā will have his

perplexity removed.

االيفففففمففففففان ومففففف فففففم الفففففى مفففففقففففففام

االحسففففففففففففففففففان الففلففمففم اوصففففففففففففففلففنفففففففا

بالذي يوصفففففففففلونا الي وار انا

حسفففففف اتباعمم وحسفففففف االدب

معمم وكما ااهللا عليه الصفففففففالة

ر فففففففا ان الفعفلفمففففففاح و »والسفففففففففففففالم

االنبياح وان االنبياح لم يور وا

درهمففففففا وال دينففففففارا ول ور وا

العلم فم ا ففذ بففه ا ففذ بح

«.وافر

Oh my God, You are the Inheritor for the

slave, the One disclosed through this

mystery for the people of love.

Illuminate my heart with the Light of

your name, the never-ending Inheritor

so that I see all for you and I am

accepted by You with a bewildered

انفففففف الوارث للعبففففففاد إل تفيففففففا

داد الو هلامل هلي هذا السفففر

على ال ت نور اسففففففففففففمفف أشففففففففففففر

الوارث الفففففدائم ح ارى الكفففففل

واابففل عليفف بقلفف هففائم لفف

وور ت يففففففا ر علوم انبيففففففائفففففف

واسففففففففففففرار اصففففففففففففريففائفف ومواهفف

429Abū Dāwūd, Tirmithi and ibn Mājah relating a hadīth of Abū

Dardā, Allah be pleased with him.



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heart. And let me inherit, my Lord, the

knowledge of Your Prophets, the

mysteries of those made pure by you

and the bestowals upon the people of

Your heavens. And let me inherit the

land of servanthood in myself so that I

become perfected before entering my

grave. Indeed You have power over all

things.

اهفففففل سففففففففففففمفففففائففففف وور ت ارض

العبوديا في نرسفففففلت ح ات مل

على اففل إنفف ابففل د وهللا ا ي

شلتح ادير.


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Al-Rashīd [The Wisely Guiding] الرليد

Allah the Exalted says: “He whom Allah

guides, he is the Wisely Guiding; but

he whom He sends astray, for him you

will find no guiding friend to lead him

[on the right path].”430


rightly guides creation to what is

proper for them and turns them

through His Wisdom to what is

better for them and guides them in

this world and the Hereafter.

He, Glory be to Him, is the inspirer of

guidance for the obedient and He is

the One that leads creation to His

guidance. So Glory be to Allah, the

Rightly-Guiding in whatever way He

chooses and for whomever He

chooses.

م يهففففففد هللا فمو »اففففففاهللا اعففففففالى

املم د وم يضففففففلل فل تهد له

« وليا مرشدا


الففففففذي يففففرشففففففففففففففففففد الففففيففففلفففف

ويففففهففففففديففففهففففم الففففى مففففففا فففففيففففففه

صففففففففففففففففالحفففففمفففففم و فففففوجفففففمفففففمفففففم

بفففحففف فففمففف ففففففه الفففى مففففففا ففففيففففففه

ففيفف هففم ورشففففففففففففففففففادهففم فففي

الدنيا واال رة

وهفففو سففففففففففففففبفففحففففففانففففففه مفففلفففمفففم

ياع ه وهو هلالرشفففد

ليالئ الى ا أرشففففففففففدالذي

هففففداي ففففه فسففففففففففففبحففففان هللا

املرشفففففد كي يشفففففاح ومل

يشاح.

The Prophet, the Salutations and Peace

of Allah used to supplicate saying: “Oh

Allah! I ask You mercy from You, by

واد اان عليه الصففالة والسففالم

الفففففلفففففمفففففم اأففففف »يففففففدعفففففو ففففففيفففففقفففففوهللا

اسففففال رحما م عندت تهدي

430Quran 18:17



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which You guide my heart, by which You

bring me close to my kins, by which You

help me straighten out my affairs, by

which discord is dispelled from me, by

which my religion is preserved, by which

my absentees are protected, by which

my attendees are elevated, by which my

deed is purified, by which my face is

illuminated, by which my integrity of

conduct is inspired, and by which I am

preserved from every evil”…until the

Prophet said: “Oh Allah! This is the

supplication and upon You is the

answer. This is the effort and upon You

is the reliance. And indeed we are from

Allah and to Him we return. There is no

strength or power except Him, the

Exalted, the Majestic, the owner of the

powerful rope and rightly guiding

command.”431

ها ال ت وتهم ها شففففففففملي وتلم

ع ت اد ها الر ن ها شففففففففففففع ت وتر

وتصففففففففففففلح هففففا دي ت وتحر هففففا

غائ ت وترف ها شفففففاهدي وت ا

ففهففففففا عففمففلففي وتففبففيففض ففهففففففا وجفف ففت

وتلمم ت ها رشففففففففدي واعصففففففففم ت

ح يقوهللا سففففففففففففوح. هففففا م اففففل

عليه الصففففففففففالة والسففففففففففالم اللمم

هففففذا الففففدعففففاح وعليفففف االجففففابفففففا

وهففففففذا الجمففففففد وعليفففففف ال الن

وانفففففا هلل وانفففففا اليفففففه راجعون وال

اففوة اال بففففففاهلل الففعففلففي حففوهللا وال

العظيم ذي الحبففففل الشففففففففففففففففديففففد

«.واالمر الرشيد

Allah’s name, the Rightly-Guiding, occurs

various times in the noble Quran of

which we may mention Allah the Exalted

saying in Sūrah Kahf: (Remember) when

the young men fled for refuge to the

Cave. They said: “Our Lord! Bestow on

واد ورد ذكر اسفم هللا الرشففيد

في مواضففففففففففففف في القرآن ال ر م


اذ اوى الفففرففف فففيففففففا الفففى »الففف فففمففف

ال م فقففففففالوا ربنففففففا اتنففففففا م

431Tirmithi, relating ibn ‘Abbās, Allah be pleased with him.


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us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for

us our affair in the right way.”432 And

Allah the Exalted says in the same Sūrah:

“He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly-

guided; but he whom He sends astray,

for him you will find no guiding friend to

lead him [on the right path].”433

لدن رحما وه لنا م امرنفا

واوله اعالى في السففففورة « رشففففدا

د يهد هللا فمو املم م »نرسففففما

وم يضففففففففففففلففل فل تهففد لففه وليففا

«.مرشدا


absorbed in Allah’s name, the Rightly-

Guided, must entrust all his affairs to

Allah and must rely on Allah in all His

affairs so that He guides him to the path

of goodness and accomplishment, the

path of bliss. The traveller to Allah must

search for a spiritual guide [Murshid]

who will illuminate the path and point

him to the path of his Protector’s

contentment, the path of nearness and

arrival, the path of progress in the

stages of the spiritual journey. Bliss is for

the one who enjoys the good graces and

sits with his Shaikh, listens to him,

follows him and thinks well of him. Thus

he will benefit with him and from him

and take the knowledge from him. This


ير باسففففففففففم هللا الرشففففففففففيد عليه

ان يفففففرفففففوض امفففففورن افففففلفففففمففففففا الفففففى

جمي امورن اللموان ي واففففل في

على هللا ح يرشففففففففدن الى ير

الفففففففيفففففففيففففففف والصفففففففففففففففففففواب يفففففففر ففففففف

السففففففففففففعادة وعلى السفففففففففففففال الى

ع املرشد الذي هللا ان يبحث

ينور ير قفففه و فففدلفففه على ير

رضففففففففففففففففففا مففففففوالن يففففففر فففففف الففففففقففففففرب

والوصففففففففففففففففففاهللا ير الو ايففففففا في

مرات السفففففففففففي والسفففففففففففلوت فيا

لفففمففففففا مففف سفففففففففففففففعففففففادة ملففف حفففظففف

وجال شففففففففففيره واسفففففففففف م اليه

عففففففه واحسففففففففففففففف الفففظففف بففففففه واتفففبففف

ففففان ر بفففه ومنفففه وا فففذ العمود

منفففه وهفففذا النر ال حفففدود لفففه

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is a benefit which has no limit and no

quantity. Through the means of your

guide and director your vision will be

illuminated and you will become of

those who see things, looking at them

with the eye of magnification and

glorifying because of the fact that you’re

seeing them through Allah and not

yourself. And you will realize the words

of the Exalted: “Oh you who believe,

fear Allah and be with the Truthful

ones.”434

وال تقدير بواسفففففففففف ا مرشففففففففففدت

وموجمففف سفففففففففففف تنور بصففففففففففففي تففف

وسفففففففف صففففففففب مم يرى االشففففففففياح

و ففنففظففر الففيففهففففففا بففعففيففن الفف ففعففظففيففم

واالجالهللا لكونففف تراهفففا بفففاهلل ال

بنرسففففففففففففف وتحق بقوله اعالى

يفففا ايهفففا الفففذي امنوا اتقوا هللا »

«.م الصاداين واونوا



recites it Allah will grant him wisdom

and a beautiful character and his end

will be praised in all his conduct.



هللا الفففففحففففف فففففمففففففا والفففففيفففففلففففف اتففففففان

الحسفففففففففففف وحمففففدل عففففااب ففففه في

جمي تصرفاته.

Oh my God, You are the Guide to the

path of eternal bliss. Remove from my

heart the screens of veiled existence and

guide me to the secret of Your nearness

so that I act towards You with the

necessary way of conduct. And perfect

me with perfection suitable to the

presence of generosity so that I guide

انفف المففادي الى ير إل تفيففا

السفففعادة والعبادة اكشففف ع

ال ت سفففففففففففف فففففار الكون الحفففففاجففففف

ف اومالى سفففففر ارب وأرشفففففدأ

الواجففففف وكمل ت بفففففا دبلففففف

بال ماهللا الالئ بحضففففففرة الجود

ا واأ الى سففففففففففبيل أرشففففففففففدح

434Quran :119


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my fellows to the path of witnessing and

thus I will be a guide through Your Light.




his Family and Companions.

مرشففففدا بنورت ف اون د الشففففمو

على ال شلتح ادير إن لنورت





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As-Sabūr [The Forbearing] الصبور

Allah the Exalted says: “Oh you who

believe! Endure and be more patient,

and guard your territory by stationing

army units permanently at the places

where the enemy can attack you, and

fear Allah so that you can be

successful.”435 The Forbearing is one of


He, Glory be to Him, is the One that

does rush to punishing the

disobedient and disciplining the

sinners. And He is the One Who

does not rush to act before its time

due to His Wisdom, Honour and

Exalted Sublimity.

He is the One Who if met by you

with harshness returns to you

kindness and faithfulness. Blessed be

Allah, Lord of the worlds.

يهففا الففذي امنوا يففا ا»اففاهللا اعففالى

اصففففففففففففف وا وصففففففففففففففففففابروا وراب وا

«واتففقففوا هللا لففعففلفف ففم تففرففلففحففون

ر هو اسففففم م اسففففماح و فالصففففب

هللا الحس

فمو سففففففففففففبحفففانفففه الفففذي ال

يسفففففففففففف عجففففففل في معففففففاابففففففا

وتففففففف ديففففففف الفففففففعفففففففاصفففففففففففففففففففيفففففففن

والذي ال يسرع املذنبين

بفففففففالفففففففرفففففففعفففففففل افففففففبفففففففل اوانفففففففه

لففحفف ففمفف ففففففه وعفف تففففففه وعففلففو

شانه

اففففففابففلفف فففففففه إذاوهففو الففففففذي

بففففففففففالففففففففففجففففففففففرففففففففففاح اففففففففففابففففففففففلفففففففففف

والوفاح تبارت إلحسففانبا

هللا رب العاملين.

Hasan bin ‘Alī relates that he heard

his grandfather, the Messenger of Allah,

وع الحسفف ب علي رضففلت هللا

عنه ااهللا سففمع جدي رسففوهللا

435 Quran 3:200


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upon whom be blessings and Peace, say:

“In Paradise there is a Tree called the

Tree of calamities. It will be given to the

people that suffered calamities on the

Day of Judgment. The Records will not

be raised for them, the balance will not be

set up for them. The reward will be

poured down upon them. And he read:

““Only those who are patient shall

receive their reward in full, without

reckoning.”436

هللا صففلى هللا عليه وسففلم يقوهللا

ان في الجنا شففففففففففففجرة يقاهللا لما »

شفففففففففففففجرة البلوى يؤا بففففففاهففففففل

البالح يوم القيفففففامفففففا فال يرف

لمم ديوان وال ينصفففففففففففففففففف لمم

مففيفف ان يصفففففففففففففففففف عففلففيففهففم االجففر

انفففففففمفففففففا يفففففففوففففففففى »صفففففففففففففففففففبفففففففا وافففففففرأ

الصففففففففففففففففففابففففففرون اجففففففرهففففففم بففففففغففففففيفففففف

«.سابح



Forbearing, must show patience in all his

affairs and he must be clement and kind

to whosoever harms him. You must, oh

traveler, cultivate the morals of your

Prophet, upon whom be Salutations and

Peace be upon him, for how did he not

bear the harm caused to him, patiently

bearing that in the path of service to the

religion- so that this religion be a shining

light for the whole world. As the

Prophet, the Salutations and Peace upon

him: “And know that help goes together

هللا اذا اراد ان ىوالسففففففففففففففففالفففف ال

ير باسففففففففم هللا الصففففففففبور عليه

ان يصفففففففففففف في االمور المفففففا وان

و أذان آيكون حليما رؤوفا بم

الح بففففه الضففففففففففففرر وعليفففف يففففا

ال نبي سففففال ان ت رل ب

عليفففه الصففففففففففففالة والسففففففففففففالم ف م

وضفففففففففرر وصففففففففف أذى تحمل م

ال ذل في سفففففففففبيل نصفففففففففرة هذا

الفففففدي ليكون هفففففذا الفففففدي هو

الشففففففففففففعلفففا املضفففففففففففف فففا في العفففالم

اففافففا وكمففا اففاهللا عليففه الصففففففففففففالة

واعلم ان النصفففر م »والسفففالم

وم اوصفففففا املرشفففففد « الصففففف

436 Tabarani in the Kabīr, relating Hasan, Allah be pleased with him.



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with patience.”437 And of the qualities of

the spiritual guide and educator is that

he is one who supplicates to Allah with

insight and thus he is most patient with

his disciples, days and years, in order to

take them out of darkness to light. And

thus he is to them like a blazing light

that illuminates their path taking them

by their hands to the path of bliss. So be

revealed upon our hearts, oh Allah,

through Your name, the Forbearing, so

that we can be patient in all matters.


املر الكففففففامففففففل انففففففه هو الففففففذي

يدعو الى هللا على بصففففففففففففي ة فمو

الففففففذي يصفففففففففففففففف فففف عففففلففففى ا ففففوانفففففففه

ماملر دي اياما وسنين ليررجم

م الظلمفففففال الى النور فيكون

لمم اففالشففففففففففففعلففا املني ة ال ت تني

الى بفففففف يففففففديهم فيفففففف ففففففذير قمم

ير السففففففففففعادة ف هلى يا هللا

على الوبنا باسففففففففففففم الصففففففففففففبور

ح نصفففففففففففف في االمور الما ان


Allah’s name, the Forbearing, does not

occur I the noble Quran as a word but

the subject of patience occurs in a

number of places of which we can

mention the Exalted saying in Sūrah

Zumar: “Only those who are patient

shall receive their reward in full, without

reckoning.”438 And Allah the Exalted says

in Sūrah Baqarah: “And certainly We

shall test you with something of fear,

hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits,

اسفففففففففففم هللا الصفففففففففففبور في ولم يرد

الففقففران الفف ففر ففم لففرففظففففففا ولفف فف

مففففففادة الصففففففففففففف وردل في عففففففدة

اماك نذكر م ها اوله اعالى في

انففففففمففففففا يففففففوفففففففى »سفففففففففففففففففورة الفففففف مففففففر

الصففففففففففففففففففابففففففرون اجففففففرهففففففم بففففففغففففففيفففففف

واوله اعالى في سفففورة « حسفففاب

و شر الصابر الذي »البقرة

اذا اصففففففففابتهم مصفففففففف با االوا انا

«.هلل وانا اليه راجعون

437 Al-Khatib in the Ta’rīkh, relating an hadīth of Anas, Allah be

pleased with him. 438 Quran 39:10


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but give glad tidings to the patient and

persevering- those who when afflicted

with calamity say: “Indeed to Allah we

belong and truly to Him we will

return.”439


name is that whosoever is abundant in

its recitation, Allah grants him firm

resolve in difficulties. And whosoever

recites it before the rising of the sun will

not be afflicted with misfortune, by the

permission of Allah- and Allah knows

best.



ر اه هللا الثبال عند املصففائ

وم ذكرن ابل يلوع الشففففففففم

هللا وهللا بإذنلم تصففففففففففففبه ن با

اعلم.

Patience has certain degrees and

differences depending upon the type of

patience. There is patience in abstaining

from disobedience. It has come down

that whosoever shows patience in

abstaining from disobedience is elevated

900 degrees. And there can be no

patience in abstaining from

disobedience except the one who Allah

has preserved against the passions of

this world –passions which are

surrounded by fire. Then there is

وللص درجال ت راول

وتر ل بحس نوع الص

فمنات الص على املعصيا

واد ورد انه م ص على

املعصيا له اسعمائا درجا

ا املعصيوال يكون الص على

اال مم ص ن هللا على شموال

الدنيا ال ت حر النار ها

وهنات الص على ال اعا

واد ورد انه م ص على

البلوى له ال مائا درجا وهو

يص نهاال الدرجال

439 Quran 2:155-156



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patience in adhering to obedience; it has

been narrated that whoever shows

patience in face of calamities will be

rewarded 300 times more. This is the

least degree of patience as it befell both

believers and non-believers, and as it is

imperative. If one shows patience, then

they will the reward, otherwise one will

be a sinner. We have to take up the

name of Al-Sabur Most High, and show

patience in the face of all adversities at

all times. The patience of the moon on

the darkness of night made it shining,

and the patience of roses on pricks gave

it nice smell.

اسري و نهاملؤم والكافر

على االأسان ول ا يار ا

فان ص ناهللا االجر واال باح

ن رل أن الو ر. فعليناب

باسمه اعالى الصبور وأن

نلو م الص في جمي ا مور

وا حواهللا فإن ص القمر

على يلما الليل جعله مني ا

على الشوت جعل وص الورد

.رائح ه فواحا شذيا


A Spiritual Taste



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About the Author

Author: Knower of Allah Coach to the Seekers of God Head of the Qadiri Shadhili Tariqa, Shaikh Hazem Abu

Ghazaleh


املؤلف

العار باهلل

مر السال ين

شيخ ال ر قا القادر ا

الشاذليا

حازم نايف الشيخ/

اهر أبوغزالة

ا شعري عقيدة الحنر

مذهبا الحسي ت أسبا Birth: The author was born in Palestine in 1933. By a grace

of Allah Most High, the Shaikh is an authenticated

descendant of our Master Prophet Mohammad (peace

and blessings be upon him).

Studies: Early in his life, Shaikh memorized the Quran and

studied Islamic law at Damascus University. Then he

followed the senior Scholars of Tawheed at his time, Shaikh

Mohammad Al-Hashimi and Shaikh Abdul-Kader Iesa, may

Allah be pleased with them; and he was duly authorized by

them for coaching as well as spiritual development.

Activities: The Shaikh is a well known Sunni scholar of his

time and Head of the Qadiri Shadhili Tariqah in Jordan. He

is an active caller to Allah Most High, and has mureeds all

over the globe. He is well known for his dedication to

Quran, night prayer, fasting, frequent dhikring of Allah, and

regular Salawat on the Prophet (peace and blessings be

upon him).

Books: The Shaikh has authored several voluminous

books on Monotheism, Prophets, Sufism, and Quranic

excegesis.



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Books of Shaikh Hazem Abu Ghazaleh

Title Translated Title in Arabic

The Ghazali Answers on Sufi Questions

ا جوبا الغ اليا على ا س لا .1

الصوفيا

Behavior and Best Character 2. ا دب وحس اليل

Questions and Answers on Sufism 3. أس لا وأجوبا ع ال صو

Scholarly Opinions on Sufism 4. أاواهللا العلماح في ال صو

Prophets: the Perfect Examples 5. األنبياء أول ك ال املون

The Penetrating Light in Interpreting the Letters of Al-Fatihah

ال الساري في شرح حرو السب .6

املثاأ

Illuminations in Al-Fatiha’s Interpretation

البوار الالئحا في ترسي سورة .7

الراتحا

Indicative Contemplations 8. ت مالل إشار ا

The Sacred Letters 9. الحرو القدسيا

The Reality of the Mohammadan Inheritor

حقيقا الوارث املحمدي .11

The Concise Characteristics 11. اليصاهللا الجامعا

The Ghazaleh’s Gems on Al-Hikam Al Ataeyyah

الدرر الغ اليا في شرح الح م .12

الع ائيا

The Subtleties of Realities 13. داائ الحقائ

Refuting the Wahhabi Accusations of the Asha’ari and the Sufi.

رد فر ا الوهابيا على ا شاعرة .14

والصوفيا

The Early Good Tidings of Believers 11. عاجل بشرى املؤم

The 50 Tenets of Faith in the Divine 16. هياالعقائد اليمسون في ح ا لو

The Righteous Work in Islam 17. العمل الصالح في اإلسالم

The Law of the Fighter 18. فقه املقاتل

Monotheism: The Way to the True God

هللا اإلله الحق: لرح عقيد أهل .91

السنة والجماعة

Allah: The Transcendent Above Creation

هللا امل ن ع صرال مرلوااته .21


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Allah: The True Existent 21. هللا املوجود الح

Divine Love in Islam 22. املحبا اإللميا في اإلسالم

The Ranking Steps to the Sufi Grades 23. مرا ي التشو إلى مرات ال صو

The Fighting Muslim 24. املسلم املقاتل

The Sufi Terminology in Indicative Exegesis

ي في ال رس مص لحال الصوفيا .21

اإلشاري

Keys to the Prophet’s Names 26. مراتي الوصوهللا سماح الرسوهللا

صلى هللا عليه وسلم

Articles on Best Wisdoms and Statements

مقاالل في أروع الح م والعبارال .27

Summary of Darqawi’s Letters 28. ملي الرسائل الدرااو ا

Choice Supplications 29. ذاار والر ىاملن ق في ا دعيا وا

Glimpses of Hadhrah’s Sermons 31. النرحال الع رال في مهال

الحضرال

The Grand Names of the One True God

نفحات في لرح األسماء والصفات .19

Spiritual Glimpses with the Prophet 32. نرحال م الحب صلى هللا عليه

وسلم

Prophetic Previlages in the Noble Quran.

امل ايا النبو ا في القرآن ال ر م .33

The Indicative and Straight Exegesis of the Quran

ترسي اإلشارة والعبارة .34

Refuting Divine Similarities with the Divine Transcendance.

دف شبه التشبيه ب ك ال يه .31

From the Gems of the Prophetic Prerogatives.

صيال الحب م جواهر صو .36

املص ر



Author: Knower of Allah Coach to the Seekers of God Head of the Qadiri Shadhili Tariqa,

Shaikh Hazem Abu

Ghazaleh


املؤلف

العار باهلل

مر السال ين

اشيخ ال ر قا القادر

الشاذليا

حازم نايف الشيخ/

اهر أبوغزالة

ا شعري عقيدة

الحنر مذهبا

الحسي ت أسبا

This book aims at developing the basic spiritual knowledge of God. It takes you in a spiritual journey to taste the meanings of the 99 Grand Names of the Almighty.

د هذا ال اب إلى ت و ر املعرفا الروحيا يه

ا ساسيا باهلل تبارت واعالى. فمو يسي ب في

اسما هلل تبارت 99رحلا روحانيا ت ذو فيها

واعالى.

The author is a Master Sufi of the 21st Century, who is a specialist in the Knowledge About the Divine.

م الصوفيا في القرن الواحد واملؤل م أعال

والعشر وهو بح م مكان ه م رص في

معرفا الح تبارت واعالى.

Such a spiritual taste is uniquely reflected on the real behaviors and attitudes of the seekers of God. It results in an ultimate understanding of life attained through the eyes of the Eastern Sage.

و ظمر املؤل بشكل فر د اأعكاس هذا

الوااعياال ذو الروحي على ال صرفال

. ملر دي الح تبارت واعالىواملواا النرسيا

ياة لعم الحفمم مثالي وفي ال هايا تصل إلى

.الرباأ بعيون الح يم

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