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 One who make clear His proofs and Signs.
"In this way Allah makes His Signs clear to you, so that hopefully you will use your
intellect." (2:240)
An-Nûr: The Light
The light, guide, the One who illuminates; the One who is manifest, clear.
An-Nur is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The metaphor of His light is that of
a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, the glass like a brilliant
star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east nor of the west, its oil all
but giving off light even if no fire touches it. Light upon light." (24:35)
The Divine Names Related to Beneficence
Ar-Rahmân, Ar-Rahîm: The All-Merciful, Most Merciful
The orginal sense of rahma is "gentleness" (riqqa, riqqat al-qalb), tenderness (tahannun), kindness
(ta'attuf). Ibn 'Abbas says that ar-Rahman is ar-raqîq (The Gentle) and ar-Rahim is al-'âtif Ôala
khaqihi bi'r-rizq (Kind to His creatures with provision)
Allah is Rahman, merciful for all men, virtuous or sinners, believers or unbelievers, but He is rahim
for believers. One is general and the other particular. He is ar-Rahman inasmuch as He gives all
men their provision or created them.
Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim are two of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Your God is One God. There is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful."
(2:152)
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