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 evolves and re-creates that which exists, both physically and spiritually.
The One who sends new forms into existence.
The One who manifests that which is in perfect harmony and proportion, without blemish or fault.
From the root b-r-' which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to create, to form out of nothing, to manifest
to create using pre-existing matter, evolve
to be individual, free and clear of another thing
to be free and clear of fault or blemish
This name is used in the Qur'ân. For example, see 59:24
The Qur'ân commentary of al-Baydâwi says that the primary meaning of the root b-r-' is to denote a
thing's becoming free and clear of another thing, either by by being released or by being created.
The ancient Semitic roots point toward a manifestation or emanation which is the fruition of a
great power, and which contains the potentiality of that which brought it into being.
Related names:
Bâri' denotes the way the One works with substances, often creating from existing matter, making
and evolving that which is free and clear of any other thing, free and clear of imperfections.
Badî' denotes the One who creates in wonderful, amazingly original ways that have no precedent
whatsoever, ways that are awesome innovation.
Khâliq denotes the One who continues to plan, measure out and create, and who has the power to
change things from non-existing to existing.
Musawwir denotes the One who arranges forms and colors, and who is the shaper of beauty.
Mubdi' denotes the One who starts or begins all things, or that which has precedence given to it.
(Also written as al-bari, al-baari, the Producer.)
13. Al-Musawwir- Fashioner Of Shapes ,The Bestower of Forms, The Shaper, The Organizer,
the Designer
The Shaper. He who designs all things, giving each its particular form and character.
YA MUSAWWIRU: O Shaper! Advice to a childless wife who wishes to bear children: The Exalted Lord
will grant her a child if she fasts for seven days, breaking her fast at the proper time each day with
a glass of water, over which she has breathed after reciting twenty-one times: YA KHALIQU, YA
BARI'U, YA MUSAWWIRU (O Creator! O Maker! O Shaper!)Insha-Allah.
The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
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