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
As-Sami' is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Anyone who rejects the false gods and believes in Allah has grasped the Firmest
Handhold, which will never give way. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing." (2:255)
"You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing." (3:35)
Al-Basîr: The All-Seeing
The One who sees all things, both the apparent and the hidden without any organ of vision.
Al-Basir is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"What We have revealed to you of the Book is the truth, confirming what came
before it. Allah is aware of and sees His slaves." (35:31)
"Allah sees what you do." (2:264)
Ash-Shahîd: The Witness
Witness, possessing much knowledge with respect to external things, the One from whom nothing is
Hidden; the Faithful in His testimony.
Ash-Shahid is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Show fear of Allah. Allah is witness of all things." (33:55)
"Say: 'Allah is a sufficient witness between me and you. He knows everything in the
heavens and the earth." (29:52)
Al-Hâfiz, Al-Hafîz: The Preserver
The opposite of forgetfulness; to preserve, conserve, the opposite of to let perish. The Preserver of
all things; He from whose preservation nothing is excluded, not even an atom in the heavens or the
earth: He who preserves His creatures from oblivion and preserves the heavens and earth.
Al-Hafiz is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
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