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
Muqtadir - the One whose supreme power enforces whatever Divine wisdom decrees or decides;
omnipotent, able to do everything.
(Also written as al-muqtadir, the All-Powerful: ya muqtadir)
71. Al-Muqaddim- The Advancer ,The Presenter, The Promoter, One Who Causes
Advancement
The Accelerator. He who brings forward whatever He wills. He makes ahead what He wills, The
One who Brings Forward, The Expediter
YA MUQADDIMU: O Accelerator! No harm will befall those who invoke this Name, whether on the
battlefield or in any dangerous place.Anyone who says this ism abundantly at the time of war,
battle or jihad. Allah will give him courage (to make advances) and he will be safeguarded from the
enemy Insha-Allah. And one who says it all times, will become obedient and submissive to Allah...
Insha-Allah. Any person who reads this name at the time of war his feet will never return and he
will be prevented from his enemies.
The One who moves things forward. The One who grants advancement.
The One who expedites things. The One who advances or promotes.
From the root q-d-m which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to precede, to come before
to head, to lead
to offer, to bring forward
to make foremost, to put at the front
to advance, to promote
to exist without beginning
The name Muqaddim is not specifically used as a Beautiful Name in the Qur'ân.
The names Muqaddim (promoter) and Mu'akhkhir (delayer) are opposites.
(Also written as al-muqaddim, the Promoter: ya muqaddim)
72. Al-Mu'akhkhir- The Delayer, The Postponer, the one that keeps behind, The Deferrer
The Delayer. He who sets back or delays whatever He wills.The One who delays what He wills.
YA MU'AKHKHIRU: O Delayer! No love butl the love of Allah will take root in the heart of one who
recites this Name one hundred times a day.The frequent reciter of this beautiful Name will soon
resort to genuine repentance. One who recites it 100 times daily with constancy, will soon become
dear and favourite to Allah Insha-Allah. The Delayer
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