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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 />

The One who helps <strong>and</strong> succours people in <strong>the</strong>ir sufferings.<br />

"Remember when you called on your Lord for help, <strong>and</strong> He responded <strong>to</strong> you." (8:9)<br />

Al-Wadûd: The Most Loving<br />

The Loving, compassionate <strong>to</strong> His servants<br />

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

"Ask your Lord for forgiveness <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n turn in repentance <strong>to</strong> Him. My Lord is Most<br />

Merciful, Most Loving." (11:90)<br />

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

Al-Ghâfir, Al-Ghafûr; Al-Ghaffar: The Forgiving, The Ever-Forgiving,<br />

The Endlessly Forgiving<br />

Al-Ghafir who pardons a particular sin; Al-Ghafur who is in <strong>the</strong> habit <strong>of</strong> forgiving sins <strong>and</strong> covering<br />

<strong>the</strong>m up; Al-Ghaffar is <strong>the</strong> One who does not cease <strong>to</strong> pardon <strong>the</strong>m, one after <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r. Ghafr, in<br />

<strong>the</strong> root, means <strong>to</strong> cover, veil, so <strong>to</strong> make hidden (unlike 'afw, <strong>to</strong> efface), not <strong>to</strong> punish, <strong>to</strong> cause<br />

<strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> be undisclosed. The One who covers <strong>and</strong> forgives <strong>the</strong> sins <strong>of</strong> His servants.<br />

Al-Ghafur <strong>and</strong> Al-Ghaffur are two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ninety-Nine <strong>Names</strong>.<br />

"You are our Protec<strong>to</strong>r, so forgive us <strong>and</strong> have mercy on us. You are <strong>the</strong> Best <strong>of</strong><br />

Forgivers (ghâfirin)." (7:155)<br />

"The heavens are all but rent asunder from above when <strong>the</strong> angels glorify <strong>the</strong> praise<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir Lord <strong>and</strong> ask forgiveness for those upon <strong>the</strong> earth. <strong>Allah</strong> is <strong>the</strong> Ever-<br />

Forgiving (ghafur), <strong>the</strong> Most Merciful." (42:3)<br />

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