Sufi Introduction to the 99 Names of Allah and sufi ... - Deen islam
Sufi Introduction to the 99 Names of Allah and sufi ... - Deen islam
Sufi Introduction to the 99 Names of Allah and sufi ... - Deen islam
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Collected by Muhammad Sajad Ali - webmaster – www.deen<strong>islam</strong>.co.uk - 10 th December 2009<br />
Awwal (first) <strong>and</strong> âkhir (last) are complementary attributes.<br />
(Also written as al-awwal, al-awal, <strong>the</strong> First: ya awwal, ya awal)<br />
74. Al-Âkhir-The Last, The End <strong>and</strong> The Ultimate<br />
The One whose Existence is without an end.<br />
YA AKMIRU: O Last! Those who <strong>of</strong>ten Invoke this glorious Name will live <strong>and</strong> die well.Anyone wishing<br />
that (i) <strong>the</strong> love for <strong>Allah</strong> become firmly established in his heart; (ii) <strong>the</strong> love for anything or<br />
anyone besides <strong>Allah</strong> be driven out <strong>of</strong> his heart; (iii) compensation should be made for all his sins;<br />
(iv) he dies in <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong> Iman, <strong>the</strong>n he should say this Ism 1000 times daily. Any person who reads<br />
this name 1000 times <strong>the</strong>n all <strong>the</strong> love for any o<strong>the</strong>r God will be removed from his heart.<br />
The One who remains after all <strong>of</strong> creation has passed away.<br />
The One who is <strong>the</strong> last, <strong>the</strong> conclusion, <strong>the</strong> ultimate.<br />
The One who is behind all <strong>of</strong> creation. The One beyond whom <strong>the</strong>re is nothing.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> root a-kh-r which has <strong>the</strong> following classical Arabic connotations:<br />
<strong>to</strong> put back, <strong>to</strong> put behind, <strong>to</strong> be latter<br />
<strong>to</strong> postpone, <strong>to</strong> put at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
<strong>to</strong> be last, final, ultimate<br />
This name is used in <strong>the</strong> Qur'ân. For example, see 57:3<br />
Awwal (first) <strong>and</strong> âkhir (last) are complementary attributes.<br />
The name al-Mu'akhkhir (<strong>the</strong> delayer) also comes from this same a-kh-r root.<br />
(Also written as al-akhir, al-aakhir, The One Who Remains: ya akhir, ya aakhir)<br />
75. Az-Zâhir- The Manifest, The Apparent ,The Conspicuous, The Evident, <strong>the</strong> Exterior<br />
The One that nothing is above Him <strong>and</strong> nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.<br />
YA ZAHIRU: O Manifest One! Inner enlightenment will come <strong>to</strong> those who in¬voke this Name fifteen<br />
times after congregational prayer on Friday.The one who repeats this name <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> 500 times daily<br />
after ishraaq, <strong>Allah</strong> will cause his sight <strong>and</strong> heart <strong>to</strong> be filled with light <strong>and</strong> noor. Any person who<br />
reads this name after <strong>the</strong> ishraq God will god sight <strong>to</strong> his eyes.<br />
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