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 Abaser. He who brings down, diminishes. The One who Softens, The one who brings down,The
One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction.
YA KHAFIDU: O Abaser! To obtain Divine protection against the evil of the foe, one should invoke
this Name 70,000 times in a religious gathering, on the day following a three-day fast.
Anyone who says this Name 500 times, Allah will fulfill all his needs and remove all his difficulties.
Insha-Allah. One who fasts for 3 days and on the fourth day says this beautiful name 70 times while
sitting in seclusion, will gain victory over his enemy - if Allah wills. Any person who reas this name
500 times every day God will listen to all his prayers.
The One who chooses the ones to be humbled, softened, made gentle.
The One who decides which ones to weaken or diminish.
The One who humbles the proud, haughty or insolent, to awaken them from their sleep.
From the root kh-f-d which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to lower, weaken, depress
to make humble, abase
to relax, diminish, subdue
to make gentle, tranquil, easy to deal with
to soften, make easy, facilitate
The name Khâfid is not specifically used as a Beautiful Name in the Qur'ân.
Râfi' (uplifter) is the opposite of Khâfid (humbler).
The names Khâfid and Râfi' are often used together to acknowledge the way that balance and
harmony are established and maintained though the interplay of cause and effect.
Mudhill (dishonorer) is similar to, but much more intensive and unpleasant than, Khâfid (humbler).
The phrase al Khâfid ur Râfi' is recited in the audio sample.
(Also written as al-khafid, al-khaafid, the Humbler: ya khafid, ya khaafid)
23. Ar-Rafi’-The Raiser, the Exalter, The Uplifter,
The Exalter. He who raises up, The One who raises whoever He willed by His Endowment
YA RAFI°U: O Exalter! To those who invoke this Name one hundred times day and night, Allah grants
superiority in respect of honor, virtue and wealth.
Any person who says this Ism 100 times in the middle of the 14th night of every lunar month, Allah
will grant him self-sufficiency and independence of the entire creation: Insha-Allah. If person reads
this name on every 14th night of a month 100 times God will make him a little superior.
The One whose wisdom chooses the ones to be uplifted.
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