Sufi Introduction to the 99 Names of Allah and sufi ... - Deen islam

Collected by Muhammad Sajad Ali - webmaster – www.deenislam.co.uk - 10 th December 2009
The ancient Semitic roots of b-d-' point toward everything which is blossoming into existence and
becoming apparent or exposed, with a sense of separation and individuality.
The expression al-Badî' refers to the Creator as well as that which is created.
In some Classical Arabic literature, the participles Mubdi' and Badî' are used interchangeably.
However, in many Qur'ân commentaries, these terms are used to describe slightly different
attributes, with the name Mubdi' emphasizing the initiation of creation, while Badî' emphasizes the
awesome innovation of such creation.
Related names:
Mubdi' is the One who initiates, starts or begins the production or creation of all things.
Badî' is the One who creates in awesome, wonderful, amazingly original ways that have no
precedent whatsoever.
Mu'îd is the One who repeats, restores and revives that which had been previously invented.
Bâri' is the way the One works with substances, often creating from existing matter, making and
evolving that which is free and clear of imperfections, free and clear of any other thing.
Khâliq is the One who continues to plan, measure out and create and who has the power to change
things from one state to another, in and out of existence.
Musawwir is the One who arranges forms and colors, and who is the shaper of beauty.
(Also written as al-badi, al-badee, al-badii, the Wonderful Originator: ya badi, ya badee, ya
badii)
96. Al-Bâqî- The Eternal, The Enduring, the Everlasting, Ever-Present
The Everlasting. He whose existence is without end.The One that the state of non-existence is
impossible for Him.
YA BAQI‘U: O Everlasting One! One who invokes this Name one hundred times be¬fore sunrise, will
enjoy lifelong immunity from disaster, and will be shown mercy in the Hereafter. Allah will grant
protection and accept all the virtuous deeds of one who says this Beautiful name of Allah 1000
times on the night of jumu'ah. Any person who reads this name 1000 times at the night of Friday he
will be prevented form all the dangers. and miss happens.
The One who has always existed and who will never cease to be. The One whose existence has
neither beginning nor end. The One whose existence is beyond the realm of time.
The One who existed before all of creation, and who will remain after all of this creation has come
and gone.
The One who is everlasting, perpetual, beginning-less, endless. The One whose existence is eternal.
The One who remains forever, unaffected by time.
From the root b-q-y which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
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