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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 />

Al-Ahad is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ninety-Nine <strong>Names</strong>.<br />

"Say: He is <strong>Allah</strong>, Absolute Oneness." (112:1)<br />

ÔAbdullah ibn Burayda related from his fa<strong>the</strong>r that <strong>the</strong> Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> heard a<br />

man say, "O <strong>Allah</strong>, I ask You by <strong>the</strong> fact that I testify that You are <strong>Allah</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

no god but You <strong>the</strong> One, <strong>the</strong> Everlasting Support who did not beget <strong>and</strong> was not<br />

begotten <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>re is no one like Him." He said, "You have asked <strong>Allah</strong> by <strong>the</strong> Name<br />

by which He gives when asked, <strong>and</strong> by which He answers when He is called on by it<br />

."<br />

Al-Fard: The Unequalled<br />

The Single, <strong>the</strong> Sole, He who has no equal or like, <strong>the</strong> Unequalled<br />

.<br />

Al-Witr: The Single<br />

Not one <strong>of</strong> a pair, He who has no like or equal, without parallel.<br />

"<strong>Allah</strong> is single (witr) <strong>and</strong> loves odd numbers, so do <strong>the</strong> witr, people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qur'an."<br />

(hadith)<br />

The Divine <strong>Names</strong> Related <strong>to</strong> Perfection<br />

As-Subbûh, Al-Quddûs: The All-Perfect, Utterly Pure<br />

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