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-Samad: The Everlasting Sustainer of All
The Eternal Lord, Radically transcendent,the One to whom things aim, and direct themselves, the
One to whom one has recourse; that which has nothing hollow - an indivisible Essence; being that
continues forever, the Creator of everything, of whom nothing is independent, and whose unity
everything indicates, or who takes no nourishment.
As-Samad is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Say: He is Allah, Absolute Oneness. Allah the Everlasting Sustainer of all." (112:1-2)
ÔAbdullah ibn Burayda related from his father that the Messenger of Allah heard a
man say, "O Allah, I ask You by the fact that I testify that You are Allah and there is
no god but You the One, the Everlasting Support who did not beget and was not
begotten and there is no one like Him." He said, "You have asked Allah by the Name
by which He gives when asked, and by which He answers when He is called on by it
."
Al-Mawlâ, Al-Walî, Al-Wâlî: The Protector, The Friend
patron, protector, master
Al-Walî is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector (mawlâ) - the best Protector, the best Helper." (22:78)
"They have no protector (wâli) apart from Him." (13:12)
"Have they then taken others besides Him as protectors? But Allah is the Protector (walî) He brings
the dead to life. He has power over all things." (42:7)
"Allah is the Protector (wali ) of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the
light." (2:257)
Al-Mudabbir: The Manager
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