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 All-Gentle, sagacious, beneficient; Allah finds the way to come to end of every difficulty, His
actions in the world are subtle, and imperceptible to normal mortals. Invisible; the One who knows
subtle and obscure things. He gives to people beyond what they need and brings timeless
happiness. He creates the embyro and protects it and brings forth milk, etc.
Al-Latif is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and then in the morning
the earth is covered in green? Allah is All-Subtle, All-Aware." (22:62)
Al-Barr; Al-Bârr: The All-Good
The Source of All Goodness. It is like muhsin, mun'im, while others say it means truthful. Very
Benign to His servants or very ample in goodness. The one with absolute ihsan. Ibn 'Abbas said that
"Al-Barr" means "the kind (latif)."
Al-Barr is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.
"Beforehand we certainly used to call on Him because He is All-Good, the Most
Merciful." (52:26).
Dhû't-Tawl: The Possessor of Abundance
Rich or powerful. possessing superabundance and excellence, power, ampleness, ascendancy. The
Possessor of all-sufficiency, or bounty; Possessor power or of bounty.
"The Possessor of abundance" (40:3)
Al-Hafî: The Gracious
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