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 Divine Names Related to Eternity
Al-Qadîm: The Timelessly Eternal
The Timelessly or Beginninglessly Eternal, the opposite of muhdath or hâdith (that which came into
existence after not having been). Al-Qadîm has no beginning or is before the beginning. He is
outside linear time.
Al-Azalî: The Pre-Eternal
Relating to pre-eternity, existing without any prior non-existence and without any beginning
Al-Awwal, Al-Akhir: The First and the Last
Al-Akhir is He who remains after all His creatures have perished.
Al-Awwal is the First, preceding all others.
Al-Awwal and Al-Akhir are two of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"He is the First and the Last and the Outward and the Inward." (57:3)
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "...Allah, You are the
First, for there was nothing before You, and You are the Last, for there is nothing
after You, and you are the Outward, for there is nothing above You, and You are
the Inward, for there is nothing beyond You. Remove our debt, and relieve us from
poverty."
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