to - perfect names of god
TRANSCRIPT
The Perfect Names
GOD of
(ALLAH)
Their Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits
in Light of the Book and Al-Sunnah
MAHER BIN MOQADDAM
Translation by Malek Abdul Hameed ndash Kuwait
2 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚůůĂŚͿ
Their Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the Book and Al-Sunnah
LJDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶďLJDĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚʹltƵǁĂŝƚ
ΎdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ
dŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĂůůĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJdŚĞĞŶĞƌĂůDƵĨƚŝŽĨ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ^ŚĞŝŬŚďĚƵůĂnjĞĞnjůͲ^ŚĞŝŬŚŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
ůů ZŝŐŚƚƐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ ZĞƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůůŽǁĞĚŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵŽĚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
ampŝƌƐƚĚŝƚŝŽŶϭϰϯϬʹϮϬϬϵ
dŚĞƌĂďŝĐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŚĂƐƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂƵĚŝDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƵŶĚĞƌŶƵŵďĞƌϮϲϴϱϴϵĚĂƚĞĚϲϴϭϰϯϭŝũƌŝ
ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶƐLJ
ϭͿ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ϮͿ Z DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĚĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƐůĂŵŝĐƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĂƚltƵǁĂŝƚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ϯͿ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚ ůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJZĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯ
dŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌŽĨŽĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ
ldquoƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ
(1) Saheeh Al-Bukhari (6410)
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞgtŽƌĚdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů
dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵůdŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůdŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů
dŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ
dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚdŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ
dŚĞKŌͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJdŚĞĞĂƵƟĨƵů
A L L A H
dŚĞůůͲďůĞdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚdŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ
dŚĞKŌͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐdŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚdŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
dŚĞEĞĂƌdŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌ
dŚĞltŝŶŐdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ
dŚĞKǁŶĞƌdŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJdŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ
ϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚdŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůdŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ
dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐdŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞdŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌdŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚdŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJdŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚdŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌdŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ
dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ
A L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐdŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJdŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůůdŚĞDĂŬĞƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐdŚĞWĞĂĐĞdŚĞsĂƐƚ
dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚdŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐdŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶdŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱ
99 NAMES OF
GODA L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞampŝƌƐƚdŚĞgtĂƐƚ
dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚdŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌdŚĞdƌƵƚŚ
dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚdŚĞůĂƌŝĮĞƌ
dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞdŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌdŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌdŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌdŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌdŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌdŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌdŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ
dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐdŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶŝƐƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌdŚĞĞĂůĞƌdŚĞŝǀĞƌdŚĞŬŝŶĚ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐdŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚ
dŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞdŚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŽƵŶƟĨƵůdŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ
dc
ϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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KEdEd^WĂŐĞEŽ
ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
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ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϭ
Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
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ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
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ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
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Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
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ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
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Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 77
ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
15
Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
46
19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
27
Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
28
Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
30
Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
32
Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
33
Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚůůĂŚͿ
Their Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the Book and Al-Sunnah
LJDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶďLJDĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚʹltƵǁĂŝƚ
ΎdŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ
dŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĂůůĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJdŚĞĞŶĞƌĂůDƵĨƚŝŽĨ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ^ŚĞŝŬŚďĚƵůĂnjĞĞnjůͲ^ŚĞŝŬŚŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
ůů ZŝŐŚƚƐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ ZĞƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůůŽǁĞĚŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵŽĚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
ampŝƌƐƚĚŝƚŝŽŶϭϰϯϬʹϮϬϬϵ
dŚĞƌĂďŝĐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŚĂƐƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂƵĚŝDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƵŶĚĞƌŶƵŵďĞƌϮϲϴϱϴϵĚĂƚĞĚϲϴϭϰϯϭŝũƌŝ
ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶƐLJ
ϭͿ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ϮͿ Z DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĚĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƐůĂŵŝĐƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĂƚltƵǁĂŝƚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ϯͿ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚ ůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJZĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯ
dŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌŽĨŽĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ
ldquoƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ
(1) Saheeh Al-Bukhari (6410)
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞgtŽƌĚdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů
dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵůdŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůdŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů
dŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ
dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚdŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ
dŚĞKŌͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJdŚĞĞĂƵƟĨƵů
A L L A H
dŚĞůůͲďůĞdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚdŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ
dŚĞKŌͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐdŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚdŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
dŚĞEĞĂƌdŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌ
dŚĞltŝŶŐdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ
dŚĞKǁŶĞƌdŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJdŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ
ϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚdŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůdŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ
dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐdŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞdŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌdŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚdŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJdŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚdŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌdŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ
dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ
A L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐdŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJdŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůůdŚĞDĂŬĞƌ
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ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
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Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
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EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
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DĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚ
ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϭ
Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
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ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
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Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
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ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
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Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 77
ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
15
Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
46
19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
27
Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
28
Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
30
Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
32
Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
33
Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯ
dŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌŽĨŽĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ
ldquoƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ
(1) Saheeh Al-Bukhari (6410)
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞgtŽƌĚdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů
dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵůdŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůdŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů
dŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ
dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚdŚĞŝŐŚdŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ
dŚĞKŌͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJdŚĞĞĂƵƟĨƵů
A L L A H
dŚĞůůͲďůĞdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚdŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ
dŚĞKŌͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐdŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚdŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
dŚĞEĞĂƌdŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌ
dŚĞltŝŶŐdŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ
dŚĞKǁŶĞƌdŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJdŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ
ϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚdŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůdŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ
dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐdŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞdŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌdŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚdŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJdŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚdŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌdŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ
dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ
A L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐdŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJdŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůůdŚĞDĂŬĞƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐdŚĞWĞĂĐĞdŚĞsĂƐƚ
dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚdŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐdŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶdŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱ
99 NAMES OF
GODA L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞampŝƌƐƚdŚĞgtĂƐƚ
dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚdŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌdŚĞdƌƵƚŚ
dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚdŚĞůĂƌŝĮĞƌ
dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞdŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌdŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌdŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌdŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌdŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌdŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌdŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ
dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐdŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶŝƐƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌdŚĞĞĂůĞƌdŚĞŝǀĞƌdŚĞŬŝŶĚ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐdŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚ
dŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞdŚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŽƵŶƟĨƵůdŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ
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KEdEd^WĂŐĞEŽ
ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
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Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
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Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ^ůĂǀĞƚŽŽĚ
DĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚ
ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
KƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂĨƚĞƌ Śŝŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĂƚƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hĂŶĚŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞƵŶƚŝůŶŽǁ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
ŶĚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŵ ůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝ ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞĚLJĞƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ǁƌŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞYƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŝĐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ďĞĐĂƐƵĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽĐĂůůŽĚǁŝƚŚ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚͿ ŝŶ ĂŶLJƚƌƵĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŶĐĞ ^ĂŶĂĂŶŝ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďŶdĂLJŵĞLJĂŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŵͿ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŵůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶDƵƐůŝŵ
dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂůŝĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJĂĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌƵĞ
ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐŽĨŽĚ ƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W hďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞdžƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽůŽŐŝĐ Žƌ ƌĂƚŝŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ŽĚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚǁŚĂƚ ŽĚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŽĐĂůůŽĚďLJĂŶĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĐĂůůŝŵƐĞůĨďLJŝƐƚŽƐĂLJƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂĚďĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞŵŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽĚĞƌŝǀĞŽƌĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŶĂŵĞƐ
tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐDƵƐůŝŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚďLJůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϱ
DƵƐůŝŵ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞĂƌĞ
ůͲŬŚĂĨŝĚĚ ůͲDƵŝnjnj ůͲDƵĚŚĚŚŝů ůͲĚůůͲĂůĞĞů ůͲĂĞƚŚ ůͲDŽŚƐƐLJ ůͲDƵďĚLJ ůͲDƵĞĞĚ ůͲDƵŵĞĞƚ ůͲtĂũĞĚ ůͲDĂũĞĚůͲtĂĂůLJ ůͲDƵƋƐŝƚƚ ůͲDƵŐŚŶLJ ůͲDĂŶĞŝĚĚĂƌƌ ŶŶĂĨĞŝ ůͲĂƋLJ ƌͲZĂƐŚĞĞĚ ĂŶĚƐƐĂďƌ
ǁĂƐ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ŵLJ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŚĞ ĐĂůůĞĚdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞŝƌƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŝŶgtŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚͿ ǁŚĞƌĞďLJ ŚĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚŽĨƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐƚŝƐĂǀĂůƵĂďůĞŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵŶĞĞĚƐƚŽƌĞĂĚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŽƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞďLJdŚĞŵ
ŽĚ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůůͿ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚƐŽĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ
ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞůŝĞ Žƌ ĚĞŶLJ Žƌ ƵƚƚĞƌ ŝŵƉŝŽƵƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚͿŝƐEĂŵĞƐdŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƚƚĞĚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŽ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿ
ĂƐŬŽĚƚŽƌĞǁĂƌĚŚŝŵƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂůůDƵƐůŝŵƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
tŚŽĞǀĞƌŝŶŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽƌůŽǀĞĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĂŶŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƌgtŽƌĚĂƐďŶůƋĂLJLJĞŵŚĂĚƐĂŝĚdŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌgtŽƌĚŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJŚĞĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐĞůǀĞƐǁŝůůďĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ
ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
dc
ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
25
TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
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ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
d c
ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
2
Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
3
Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
d c
ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
9
Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 77
ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
15
Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
27
Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
30
Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
31
Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
32
Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
33
Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
34
As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
35
Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qaher The Irresistible
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Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99 NAMES OF
GOD
dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚdŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůdŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ
dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐdŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞdŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌdŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚdŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJdŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚdŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌdŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ
dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ
A L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐdŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐdŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌdŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJdŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůůdŚĞDĂŬĞƌ
dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐdŚĞWĞĂĐĞdŚĞsĂƐƚ
dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚdŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐdŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵůdŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶdŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱ
99 NAMES OF
GODA L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞampŝƌƐƚdŚĞgtĂƐƚ
dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚdŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌdŚĞdƌƵƚŚ
dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚdŚĞůĂƌŝĮĞƌ
dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞdŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌdŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌdŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌdŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌdŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌdŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌdŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ
dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐdŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶŝƐƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌdŚĞĞĂůĞƌdŚĞŝǀĞƌdŚĞŬŝŶĚ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐdŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚ
dŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞdŚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŽƵŶƟĨƵůdŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ
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ϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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KEdEd^WĂŐĞEŽ
ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ^ůĂǀĞƚŽŽĚ
DĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚ
ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
KƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂĨƚĞƌ Śŝŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĂƚƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hĂŶĚŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞƵŶƚŝůŶŽǁ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
ŶĚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŵ ůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝ ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞĚLJĞƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ǁƌŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞYƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŝĐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ďĞĐĂƐƵĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽĐĂůůŽĚǁŝƚŚ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚͿ ŝŶ ĂŶLJƚƌƵĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŶĐĞ ^ĂŶĂĂŶŝ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďŶdĂLJŵĞLJĂŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŵͿ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŵůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶDƵƐůŝŵ
dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂůŝĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJĂĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌƵĞ
ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐŽĨŽĚ ƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W hďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞdžƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽůŽŐŝĐ Žƌ ƌĂƚŝŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ŽĚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚǁŚĂƚ ŽĚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŽĐĂůůŽĚďLJĂŶĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĐĂůůŝŵƐĞůĨďLJŝƐƚŽƐĂLJƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂĚďĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞŵŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽĚĞƌŝǀĞŽƌĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŶĂŵĞƐ
tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐDƵƐůŝŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚďLJůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϱ
DƵƐůŝŵ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞĂƌĞ
ůͲŬŚĂĨŝĚĚ ůͲDƵŝnjnj ůͲDƵĚŚĚŚŝů ůͲĚůůͲĂůĞĞů ůͲĂĞƚŚ ůͲDŽŚƐƐLJ ůͲDƵďĚLJ ůͲDƵĞĞĚ ůͲDƵŵĞĞƚ ůͲtĂũĞĚ ůͲDĂũĞĚůͲtĂĂůLJ ůͲDƵƋƐŝƚƚ ůͲDƵŐŚŶLJ ůͲDĂŶĞŝĚĚĂƌƌ ŶŶĂĨĞŝ ůͲĂƋLJ ƌͲZĂƐŚĞĞĚ ĂŶĚƐƐĂďƌ
ǁĂƐ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ŵLJ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŚĞ ĐĂůůĞĚdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞŝƌƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŝŶgtŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚͿ ǁŚĞƌĞďLJ ŚĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚŽĨƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐƚŝƐĂǀĂůƵĂďůĞŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵŶĞĞĚƐƚŽƌĞĂĚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŽƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞďLJdŚĞŵ
ŽĚ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůůͿ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚƐŽĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ
ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞůŝĞ Žƌ ĚĞŶLJ Žƌ ƵƚƚĞƌ ŝŵƉŝŽƵƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚͿŝƐEĂŵĞƐdŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƚƚĞĚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŽ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿ
ĂƐŬŽĚƚŽƌĞǁĂƌĚŚŝŵƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂůůDƵƐůŝŵƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
tŚŽĞǀĞƌŝŶŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽƌůŽǀĞĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĂŶŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƌgtŽƌĚĂƐďŶůƋĂLJLJĞŵŚĂĚƐĂŝĚdŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌgtŽƌĚŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJŚĞĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐĞůǀĞƐǁŝůůďĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ
ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
dc
ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
25
TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
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ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
d c
ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
2
Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
3
Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
d c
ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
9
Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 77
ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
15
Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
27
Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
30
Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
31
Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
32
Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
33
Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
34
As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
35
Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qaher The Irresistible
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Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱ
99 NAMES OF
GODA L L A H
dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐdŚĞampŝƌƐƚdŚĞgtĂƐƚ
dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚdŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌdŚĞdƌƵƚŚ
dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚdŚĞůĂƌŝĮĞƌ
dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞdŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌdŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌdŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌdŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌdŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌdŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌdŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌdŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ
dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐdŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵůdŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶŝƐƚ
dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌdŚĞĞĂůĞƌdŚĞŝǀĞƌdŚĞŬŝŶĚ
dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐdŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚ
dŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞdŚĞƵĚŐĞ
dŚĞŽƵŶƟĨƵůdŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ
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ϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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KEdEd^WĂŐĞEŽ
ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
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ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϭ
Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
KƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂĨƚĞƌ Śŝŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĂƚƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hĂŶĚŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞƵŶƚŝůŶŽǁ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
ŶĚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŵ ůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝ ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞĚLJĞƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ǁƌŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞYƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŝĐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ďĞĐĂƐƵĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽĐĂůůŽĚǁŝƚŚ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚͿ ŝŶ ĂŶLJƚƌƵĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŶĐĞ ^ĂŶĂĂŶŝ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďŶdĂLJŵĞLJĂŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŵͿ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŵůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶDƵƐůŝŵ
dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂůŝĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJĂĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌƵĞ
ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐŽĨŽĚ ƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W hďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞdžƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽůŽŐŝĐ Žƌ ƌĂƚŝŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ŽĚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚǁŚĂƚ ŽĚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŽĐĂůůŽĚďLJĂŶĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĐĂůůŝŵƐĞůĨďLJŝƐƚŽƐĂLJƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂĚďĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞŵŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽĚĞƌŝǀĞŽƌĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŶĂŵĞƐ
tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐDƵƐůŝŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚďLJůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϱ
DƵƐůŝŵ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞĂƌĞ
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ŽĚ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůůͿ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚƐŽĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ
ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞůŝĞ Žƌ ĚĞŶLJ Žƌ ƵƚƚĞƌ ŝŵƉŝŽƵƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚͿŝƐEĂŵĞƐdŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƚƚĞĚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŽ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿ
ĂƐŬŽĚƚŽƌĞǁĂƌĚŚŝŵƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂůůDƵƐůŝŵƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
tŚŽĞǀĞƌŝŶŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽƌůŽǀĞĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĂŶŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƌgtŽƌĚĂƐďŶůƋĂLJLJĞŵŚĂĚƐĂŝĚdŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌgtŽƌĚŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJŚĞĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐĞůǀĞƐǁŝůůďĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ
ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
d c
ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
2
Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
3
Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
d c
ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
4
Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
33
(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
9
Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
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ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
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Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
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ϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Table of Contents
KEdEd^WĂŐĞEŽ
ϭͲĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚ ϭϯϮͲdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ƐampŽƌĞǁĂƌĚ
ϭϱ
ϯͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ
Ϯϯ
ϰͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞ
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ϱͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJ WƌŽĨ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůƌĞĚĚǁĂŶŝ
ϯϭ
ϲͲŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƵƚŚŽƌ
ďŽďĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϯϳ
ϳͲdŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϰϬ
ϴͲdŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐŶƌĂďŝĐ
dŚĞϵϵEĂŵĞƐdƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚ
ϰϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
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ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϭ
Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
KƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂĨƚĞƌ Śŝŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĂƚƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hĂŶĚŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞƵŶƚŝůŶŽǁ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
ŶĚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŵ ůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝ ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞĚLJĞƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ǁƌŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞYƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŝĐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ďĞĐĂƐƵĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽĐĂůůŽĚǁŝƚŚ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚͿ ŝŶ ĂŶLJƚƌƵĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŶĐĞ ^ĂŶĂĂŶŝ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďŶdĂLJŵĞLJĂŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŵͿ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŵůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶDƵƐůŝŵ
dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂůŝĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJĂĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌƵĞ
ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐŽĨŽĚ ƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W hďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞdžƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽůŽŐŝĐ Žƌ ƌĂƚŝŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ŽĚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚǁŚĂƚ ŽĚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŽĐĂůůŽĚďLJĂŶĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĐĂůůŝŵƐĞůĨďLJŝƐƚŽƐĂLJƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂĚďĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞŵŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽĚĞƌŝǀĞŽƌĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŶĂŵĞƐ
tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐDƵƐůŝŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚďLJůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϱ
DƵƐůŝŵ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞĂƌĞ
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ŽĚ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůůͿ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚƐŽĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ
ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞůŝĞ Žƌ ĚĞŶLJ Žƌ ƵƚƚĞƌ ŝŵƉŝŽƵƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚͿŝƐEĂŵĞƐdŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƚƚĞĚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŽ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿ
ĂƐŬŽĚƚŽƌĞǁĂƌĚŚŝŵƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂůůDƵƐůŝŵƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
tŚŽĞǀĞƌŝŶŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽƌůŽǀĞĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĂŶŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƌgtŽƌĚĂƐďŶůƋĂLJLJĞŵŚĂĚƐĂŝĚdŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌgtŽƌĚŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJŚĞĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐĞůǀĞƐǁŝůůďĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ
ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
d c
ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
2
Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
3
Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
d c
ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
4
Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
33
(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
9
Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
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ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
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Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 7
Allah ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ϰϰϭͲƌͲZĂďď dŚĞgtŽƌĚ ϱϬϮͲƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϯͲƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵ dŚĞDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ϱϰϰͲůͲĂLJLJ dŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ
dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůϱϴ
ϱͲůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ dŚĞ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌŽĨůů ϲϬϲͲůͲĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞŝŐŚ ϲϯϳͲůͲĂůĂ dŚĞDŽƐƚŝŐŚ ϲϯϴͲůͲDƵƚĂĂů dŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚ
dŚĞŝŐŚϲϯ
ϵͲůͲltĂƌĞĞŵ dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϲϳϭϬͲůͲtĂĚŽŽĚ dŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞ ϲϵϭϭͲůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ dŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϮͲůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ dŚĞůůͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ϳϭϭϯͲůͲĂnjĞĞnj dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ϳϰϭϰͲůͲĂŵĞĞů dŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ϳϲϭϱͲůͲYĂĚĞƌ dŚĞůůͲďůĞ ϳϵϭϲͲůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚ ϳϵϭϳͲůͲDƵƋƚĂĚĞƌ dŚĞŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ϳϵϭϴͲůͲĂĨƵǁǁ dŚĞKĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϴϮϭϵͲůͲtĂŚĞĚ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚ ϴϰϮϬͲůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞKŶůLJŽĚ ϴϰ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
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ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϭ
Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŝũƌŝĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďLJĚĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚŽƌďLJƋƵŽƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞ ĂŵŽŶŐǁŚŽŵǁĂƐ ůͲtĂůĞĞĚ ŝŶDƵƐůŝŵƐŚƐŚĂŵŝ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌŽĨĂŶLJKŵŵĂLJLJĂŚ ϭϵϱͿ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ƚƌŝĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
KƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂĨƚĞƌ Śŝŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞŶĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĂƚƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hĂŶĚŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞƵŶƚŝůŶŽǁ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
ŶĚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŵ ůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝ ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞĚLJĞƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ǁƌŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞYƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŝĐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ďĞĐĂƐƵĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽĐĂůůŽĚǁŝƚŚ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚͿ ŝŶ ĂŶLJƚƌƵĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŶĐĞ ^ĂŶĂĂŶŝ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďŶdĂLJŵĞLJĂŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŵͿ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵůͲdƵƌŵŝĚŚŝŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŵůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶDƵƐůŝŵ
dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂůŝĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJĂĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ dŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌƵĞ
ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐŽĨŽĚ ƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W hďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚƌƵĞƚĞdžƚƐƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞdžƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶdŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽůŽŐŝĐ Žƌ ƌĂƚŝŽŶĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ŽĚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚǁŚĂƚ ŽĚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŽĐĂůůŽĚďLJĂŶĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĐĂůůŝŵƐĞůĨďLJŝƐƚŽƐĂLJƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐďLJŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂĚďĂŶŶĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞŵŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŽĚĞƌŝǀĞŽƌĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŶĂŵĞƐ
tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐDƵƐůŝŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚďLJůͲtĂůĞĞĚŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϱ
DƵƐůŝŵ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞĂƌĞ
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ŽĚ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůůͿ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚƐŽĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ
ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞůŝĞ Žƌ ĚĞŶLJ Žƌ ƵƚƚĞƌ ŝŵƉŝŽƵƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚͿŝƐEĂŵĞƐdŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƚƚĞĚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽĚŽ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿ
ĂƐŬŽĚƚŽƌĞǁĂƌĚŚŝŵƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂůůDƵƐůŝŵƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
tŚŽĞǀĞƌŝŶŚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽƌůŽǀĞĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĂŶŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƌgtŽƌĚĂƐďŶůƋĂLJLJĞŵŚĂĚƐĂŝĚdŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌgtŽƌĚŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJŚĞĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐĞůǀĞƐǁŝůůďĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ
ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
d c
ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
2
Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
3
Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
d c
ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
4
Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
33
(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
9
Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
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ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
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Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϮϭͲƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚdŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ϴϳ
ϮϮͲůͲYĂƌĞĞď dŚĞEĞĂƌ ϴϵϮϯͲůͲDƵũĞĞď dŚĞZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ
ŶƐǁĞƌĞƌϵϭ
ϮϰͲůͲDĂůŝŬ dŚĞltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϱͲůͲDĂůĞĞŬ dŚĞKŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐ ϵϯϮϲͲůͲDĂĂůĞŬ dŚĞKǁŶĞƌ ϵϯϮϳͲůͲĂŵĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ϵϲϮϴͲůͲDĂũĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϵϴϮϵͲůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚdŚĞZŝĐŚϭϬϬ
ϯϬͲůͲĂŬĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ϭϬϮϯϭͲůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵ dŚĞƌĞĂƚ ϭϬϰϯϮͲůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ dŚĞůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ϭϬϲϯϯͲůͲDĂƚĞĞŶ dŚĞƵƌĂďůĞ ϭϬϴϯϰͲƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ dŚĞůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϭϬϯϱͲůͲĂƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ϭϭϮϯϲͲůͲYĂŚĞƌ dŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ϭϭϰϯϳͲůͲYĂŚŚĂƌƌ dŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ ϭϭϰϯϴͲůͲtĂŚŚĂď dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ϭϭϲϯϵͲůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŶĚ
dŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚͿϭϭϴ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵ
ϰϬͲůͲDŽƵŵĞŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ϭϮϬϰϭͲůͲĂƌƌ dŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ϭϮϮϰϮͲůͲtĂůŝLJLJ dŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ϭϮϰϰϯͲůͲDĂǁůĂ dŚĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϭϮϰϰϰͲůͲĂďďĂƌƌ dŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌ ϭϮϳϰϱͲƌͲZĂŽŽĨ dŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ϭϮϵϰϲͲƚͲdĂǁǁĂď dŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨ
ZĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞϭϯϭ
ϰϳͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ϭϯϯϰϴͲƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚ dŚĞůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ϭϯϲϰϵͲƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋ dŚĞůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϬͲƌͲZĂnjŝƋ dŚĞǀĞƌͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ϭϯϴϱϭͲůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐ dŚĞDŽƐƚŽůLJ ϭϰϮϱϮͲůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ϭϰϳϱϯͲůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨůů ϭϰϳϱϰͲůͲĂƌŝĞ dŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ϭϱϯϱϱͲůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌ dŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐ ϭϱϲϱϲͲƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ dŚĞWĞĂĐĞ ϭϲϬϱϳͲůͲtĂƐĞĞ dŚĞsĂƐƚ ϭϲϰϱϴͲůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨ dŚĞltŝŶĚĂŶĚ
dŚĞŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐϭϲϳ
ϱϵͲůͲltĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞƵŐĞĂŶĚdŚĞƌĞĂƚ
ϭϲϵ
ϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϲϬͲƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ dŚĞdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϭͲƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ dŚĞDŽƐƚdŚĂŶŬĨƵů ϭϳϭϲϮͲůͲĂůĞĞŵ dŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ϭϳϰϲϯͲůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ dŚĞƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ
dŚĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌͿϭϳϲ
ϲϰͲůͲŬƌĂŵ dŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ϭϳϴϲϱͲůͲǁǁĂůů dŚĞampŝƌƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϲͲůͲŬŚĞƌ dŚĞgtĂƐƚ ϭϴϬϲϳͲĚͲĚŚĂŚĞƌ dŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ϭϴϮϲϴͲůͲĂƚƚĞŶ dŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ϭϴϰϲϵͲůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ϭϴϲϳϬͲůͲĂƋƋ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚ ϭϴϴϳϭͲůͲDƵďĞĞŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚůĞĂƌĂŶĚ
dŚĞůĂƌŝĨŝĞƌϭϵϬ
ϳϮͲůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞDŽƐƚdƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƵĚŐĞ
ϭϵϮ
ϳϯͲůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲǁĂƌĞ ϭϵϰϳϰͲůͲtĂŬĞĞů dŚĞdƌƵƐƚĞĞ
ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶϭϵϲ
ϳϱͲůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ dŚĞEŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ϭϵϴϳϲͲŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌ dŚĞůůͲ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ϮϬϬϳϳͲƌͲZĂƋĞĞď dŚĞůůͲtĂƚĐŚĞƌ ϮϬϮϳϴͲůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ϮϬϰ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭ
ϳϵͲůͲĂƐĞĞď dŚĞZĞĐŬŽŶĞƌ ϮϬϲϴϬͲůͲYĂďĞĚĚ dŚĞZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϭͲůͲĂƐĞƚƚ dŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌ ϮϬϴϴϮͲůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ dŚĞĚǀĂŶĐĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϯͲůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ dŚĞĞůĂLJĞƌ ϮϭϬϴϰͲůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ dŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐϮϭϯ
ϴϱͲƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚdŚĞltŝŶĚ
Ϯϭϱ
ϴϲͲůͲĂLJĞLJLJ dŚĞĂƐŚĨƵů ϮϭϳϴϳͲĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ dŚĞDŽƐƚĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ƵĚŐĞϮϭϵ
ϴϴͲůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚĞŝǀĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚ
ϮϮϭ
ϴϵͲƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ϮϮϯϵϬͲƐͲ^ĂLJLJĞĚ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ϮϮϱϵϭͲƐͲƐŚĂĨLJ dŚĞĞĂůĞƌ 227ϵϮͲůͲDŽƵƚƚLJ dŚĞŝǀĞƌ ϮϮϵϵϯͲƚͲdĂLJLJĞď dŚĞŬŝŶĚ ϮϯϭϵϰͲůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌ dŚĞŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
ŽĨWƌŝĐĞƐϮϯϯ
ϵϱͲƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ dŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽůLJĂŶĚdŚĞŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ
Ϯϯϱ
ϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϵϲͲůͲĂŬĂŵ dŚĞƵĚŐĞ ϮϯϴϵϳͲůͲĂǁĂĚ dŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵů ϮϰϬϵϴͲůͲtĞƚƌ dŚĞ^ŝŶŐƵůĂƌŝŶEĂŵĞ ϮϰϮϵϵͲůͲůĂŚ ŽĚ Ϯϰϰ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯ
Acknowledgement
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬĂŶĚĂůƐŽĚĞĞƉůLJƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƐŚĞŝŬŚƐĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞĂŶĚƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ DĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ ϭͿ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƌ ĂƐƐĂŵůͲ^ŚĂƚƚŝ
(1) See his precious books (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Book and Al-Sunnah) and also (The Perfect Names of Allah in the Holy Book)
ϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƐŚĞŝŬŚďŽKŵĂƌĂLJůͲĂLJ ŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂůů
DLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƐŚĞŝŬŚ KƚŚŵĂŶůͲltŚĂŵĞĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ Śŝŵ ampŝŶĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŬ
dŚĞŶĞĞĚLJŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ďŽďĚƵƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶDĂŚĞƌŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱ
Translatorrsquos Foreward
1- My Methodology of Translation
dŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬ ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨŽĚǁĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŽͿDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhŝŶƌĂďŝĐdŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŝƐĨƵůůŽĨǀĞƌLJƌŝĐŚǀĞƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƐƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐdŽƉƵƚŝƚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ŽŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨĂĐĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚŝŶƌĂďŝĐͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚĨŝƌƐƚůLJƚŽƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞdŚŝƐŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƌĂďŝĐ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐĐĂůůĞĚdĂĨƐĞĞƌĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞYƵƌ ĂŶͿdŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶǁŚLJŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƚŚĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞŝƚůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌŝĞĚŵLJďĞƐƚƚŽĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
KŶ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚͲdĂLJLJĞď ƐͲ^ƵďŚ ůͲDƵƚĂŬĂďďŝƌ ĞƚĐ ŶƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞŵLJ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŵĂLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ǁŚLJ ĚĞǀŝĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵůŝƚĞƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
2- The Translation of Quranic Verses
ŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƋƵŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŬ dŚĞdƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ ďLJ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ DƵŚƐŝŶ ltŚĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚdĂƋŝLJLJĂĚͲŝŶůͲŝůĂůŝƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJltŝŶŐampĂŚĂĚŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJ YƵƌ ĂŶ ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ
dŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŽůLJYƵƌ ĂŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳ
3- The Names of God
Ŷ ƚŚĞ EŽďůĞ YƵƌ ĂŶ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ǁĞƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ůŚƵƐŶĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐͲůŝƚĞƌĂůͲƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŐŽŽĚ Žƌ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĞLJ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐgtŝĨĞ dŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůͿWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶŝƐDĞƌĐLJdŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůͿĞƚĐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƚŽŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJͿƚŽĐĂůůŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚʹƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůͲEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚ
4- The Translation of the Word ldquoAbdrdquo
dŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂů ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐǁŽƌĚďĚŵĞĂŶƐĂ ƐůĂǀĞŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐůĂǀĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ďŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ Ă ĨĂůƐĞ ʹ Žƌ
ϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ Ͳ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐůĂŵ ĂŵŽŶŐŶŽŶͲDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĂŶŬŝŶĚĂƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚƐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞ ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ с ƚŚĞ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞEŽďůĞYƵƌ ĂŶĂƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚtŚŽŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚ ŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽƌĂŶLJďŽĚLJƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƚĂůů^ůĂǀĞƐǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŝƐŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ Žƌ ĚĞĂƚŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ Ăůů ďLJŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĂŬĞƵƐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐƚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽŵĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞĂƌŐƵĞĚ
5- Using the Word ldquoGodrdquo or ldquoAllahrdquo
DŽƐƚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌĚůůĂŚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐ dŚĞ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌĂďŝĐ ďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵ
ƚŚĞƌĂďŝĐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚW hŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ ůůĂŚ ŝŶŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŶŽŶͲƌĂďŝĐƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁĞdžĂĐƚůLJǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂďƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŽĚŶŶŐůŝƐŚŽĚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ Θ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǁŽƌĚͲĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽŝŵǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐtŽƌĚĂƐƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ K ŽĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĂLJKůůĂŚ dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĨŽƌŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŽĚ ŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚdŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞtŽƌĚůůĂŚŝƐŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞĂŶĚŝƐZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞ
ϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
6- Capital Letters
ĂƉŝƚĂů ůĞƚƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌŽĚ ƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶŐĞůƐĂŶĚƐůĂǀĞƐdŚŝƐŝƐƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚĂƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽŝŵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
7- Methodology of Choosing the Names
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌDĂŚĞƌ ŝŶ DŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ ŵĂLJ ŽĚ ŐƵĂƌĚ ŚŝŵĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƌĞĂĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŬƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĂŵŽŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚͲƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ^ŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚͿ ŽŶůLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞ ƐŚĞŝŬŚƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŵĂŝŶůLJƚŽĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵ dŚĞ ƚǁŽŵŽƐƚƚƌƵƐƚǁŽƌƚŚLJŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŶĂƌƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ
dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ YƵƌĂŶŝĐ ǀĞƌƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭ
EĂŵĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶĨƌŽŵůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚƚŚĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ĂĐŚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͿ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJ ^ŽŵĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŶŐůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶŽŶůLJŝŶƌĂďŝĐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƐŚŽǁŶŝŶĂůůŽĨƌĂďŝĐĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
dŚŝƐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ^ŚĞŝŬŚ DĂŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ϯ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞĚŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ampŝŶĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŵLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĂďŝĐƚŽŶŐůŝƐŚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝƚŵĂLJďĞŝƚŵƵƐƚĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚĂƐĞŝƐƐŽ ƵďůŝŵĞĂŶĚWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĚƌĂǁďĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJŚƵŵĂŶĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ
ƉƌĂLJƚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂƐŬŝƐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵ
22 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĂƚŝƐĨLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
DLJŐƌĂƚŝƚƵĚĞƚŽŝƐůŽƌLJĂŶĚampĂǀŽƌƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŚƵŵďůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŵŽƐƚŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ^ůĂǀĞƚŽŽĚ
DĂůĞŬďĚƵůĂŵĞĞĚ
ltƵǁĂŝƚϮϱͲƵŐƵƐƚͲϮϬϭϮ
EŽƚĞdŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŐŽĚ
ĐŽŵdŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ŶŐůŝƐŚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŝŽŶ
dc
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯ
Introduction (1)
LJ^ŚĞŝŬŚ^ŚƵĂŝďůͲƌŶĂŽŽƚƚΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽŽĚĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐŽŶŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ
Ŷ ƐĂŚĞĞŚ ůͲƵŬŚĂƌŝ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϮϳϯϲͿŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ
Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaoott is one of the best contemporary scholars in Islam He is now considered as the best scholar in the world in the field of hadeeth His books and research are widely followed by Muslims in the Arabic World
Ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚdŚĞŵ
DĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŬƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŽŬĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĂƌƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ dŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐgtĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŬƐďLJƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞĚ
ldquoThe Perfect Names of God (Allah) Their
Grandeur Sublimity and Benefits in Light of the
Book and Al-Sunnahrdquo
ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ Ŭ ŚĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐdŚĞŝƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůůŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŵŽƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ƐŽĂƐ ŚĞƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ ďLJ dŚĞŵŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐ Śŝŵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϱ
dŚĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽůĂƌDĂŚĞƌͲŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵͲŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚƌƵĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ďLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŝƐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐLJŝŶĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉĂƚŚĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďĞůŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬŝƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌůͲDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĞĚŝƚŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĂŶ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚ Ɛ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŽĂƐ ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ DƵƐůŝŵƉĞƌƐŽŶ DƵƐůŝŵ ŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶŵŽƐƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ
Ϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽŽĚtŚŽƐĞampĂǀŽƌƐƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚŽŶŚŝƐƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
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Introduction (2)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚůͲdĂďƚĂďĂŝĞΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐĂůů
dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚůŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚůůĂŚͿĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿ
Professor DR Muhmmad Al-Tabtabaie Former Dean of Islamic Studies Kuwait University President of World Conference for Contemporary Islamic Issues
Ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampĂŝƚŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďLJŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ ŚĞǁŝůůĨĞĂƌŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĞĂƌůůĂŚampĂƚŝƌ ϮϴͿ dŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŵĨŽƌW hƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ dŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞůůĂŚ ŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJEĂŵĞŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽƚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐůůĂŚ Ɛ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŽƌƚŚĞ LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŝƐůůĂŚ
^ŚĞŝŬŚ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĞ ŚĂƐŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƐdŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂŶĚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĞĞƚŚĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚĂƐŬzŽƵŽĚůůĂŚͿďLJĞǀĞƌLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϵ
EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ zŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ďLJ Žƌ zŽƵŚĂǀĞŬĞƉƚ ĨŽƌzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨƵŶŬŶŽǁŶǁŝƚŚzŽƵ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚ ŝƐtĞƚƌ ^ŝŶŐůƵůĂƌ ŝŶEĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ EƵŵďĞƌ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌͿ ĂŶĚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ůͲEĂǁĂǁŝ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚŽĨŽĚ ƚŽďĞ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽƌĂŶĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŝŵ ůŽǀŝŶŐŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŵĞĂƐĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŽĚĚ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ^ƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĂ ϯ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ϯ Žƌ ϰ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŝŵ ǀĞƌďĂůůLJdĂƐďĞĞŚͿϵŽƌϭϭƚŝŵĞƐŽƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨϴŽƌϭϬŽƌϭϮƚŝŵĞƐͿ
dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ^ŽŵĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿŽƚŚĞƌƐƐĂŝĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƌƐƚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ
ϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
tĞĂƌĞŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶŝĐĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬďLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚĞŝŬŚDĂŚĞƌďŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůŝŶƚŚĞĨŝĞůĚŽĨĨĂŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƐƚLJůĞDĂLJŽĚďĞƐƚŽǁďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ dŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
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Introduction (3)
LJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ZDĂŚŵŽŽĚůͲZĞĚĚǁĂŶŝΎŵĂLJŽĚďůĞƐƐŚŝŵ
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ŽĚ Ɛ ůůĂŚ ƐͿŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚŽĚůůĂŚͿ ŚĂƐ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĨLJŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ
Professor DR Mahmood Al-Reddwani Former professor of Dogma and Contemporary Religions at University of King Khaled Establishing member of Scientific Committee for Dogma Sciences at College of Origin of Religion at Islamic University Al Madeenah Al Munnawarah
ϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŶŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌƚĞdžƚŽƌŝŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĞĞƚŚ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϯ
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ϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϳ
Introduction By the Author
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ůůĂŚͿ dŚĞ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽƵƌƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚĂŶĚƵƉŽŶŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ
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ϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WhŚĂĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŽĚŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ŵĂŶLJ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ǁŽƵůĚďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚ ďLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŵƐ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŝŵĞƐĂƚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŵ
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ŵŽƐƚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ďLJ ƵŶƉƌŽǀĞŶŶĂŵĞƐŶĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ƐƚƌŝǀĞĚŚĂƌĚ ƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂƌ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ďLJƉƌŽƉĞƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐϭͿ
ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŝƌƐƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ
(1) Scholars such as Ibn Othaimeen in his book Al Qawaeed Almuthla Dr Abdul Allah Al-Ghusain and Dr Mahmood Al-Reddwani
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϯϵ
EĂŵĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƐŝŵƉůŝĨŝĞĚƐƚLJůĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƚŽŽůŽŶŐŽƌƚŽŽ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝƐ ƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶLJ ŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƌŽŵŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĂƚĂŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĚ ĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌĂƌĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŚŽƉĞŽĚ
ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞƵƐĂůůƚŽƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŽĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐŬ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
KƵƌůĂƐƚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŽĚdŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
tƌŝƚƚĞŶ ďLJ ďŽ ďĚƵ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ DĂŚĞƌ ŝŶDŽƋĂĚĚĂŵ
ϭϮ^ŚĂǁǁĂůϭϰϯϬсϭKĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϬϵͿͲltƵǁĂŝƚ
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ϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Objectives of Counting the Perfect Names of God (Allah)
WƌŽƉŚĞƚDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ ŚŝŵͿ ƐĂŝĚŽĚůůĂŚͿŚĂƐŶŝŶĞƚLJŶŝŶĞEĂŵĞƐŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵŝŶƵƐŽŶĞǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞĚdŚĞŵǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞϭͿ
ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŵĂŵďŶůͲYƋĂLJLJŝŵŚĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĐŽƵŶƚŝŶŐĂƐ
ϭͲ ŽƵŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ EĂŵĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵďLJŚĞĂƌƚ
(1) Albukhari (6957) and Muslim (2677)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϭ
ϮͲ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞƐ
ϯͲ ŶǀŽŬŝŶŐŽĚŐůŽƌLJƚŽŝŵďLJƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŵ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚŝŶŐdŚĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐdŚĞŵĞŶƚĂŝůƐĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐdŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĨŝůůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ EĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĞĨĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐŽĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂůůƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ ůůĂŚ ƐŽ ĐĂůůŽŶŝŵďLJƚŚĞŵ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿŽĚƚŽůĚƵƐƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů EĂŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ dŚĞŵ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌƐĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽĐĂůůŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞŝŵŝƐďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐ
ϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
^ƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐ
1 Supplication of Need
ƐŬŝŶŐŽĚďLJĂEĂŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ K ŽĚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ zŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ KŽĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐďLJĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ůůĂŚ ƌͲZĂďďс ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚсƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
2 Supplication of Worship
dŽƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĚ ŝƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞǁŝůů ǁĂƚĐŚ ŚŝƐƚŽŶŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĞŽĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŚĞŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŝƐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚĞǁŝůůƉƵƌƐƵĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŶŐŽĚďLJĞǀĞƌLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĂLJ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ůŽǀĞƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĞůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐůŽǀĞƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬĨƵů ůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐ dŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϯ
ďĞƐƚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŚŝƐgtŽƌĚďLJĂůůEĂŵĞƐdŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚƵƐĞďŽƚŚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĨŽƌĂůůŽĨŚŝƐĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ
Important Recommendation
ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŬŶŽǁdŚĞŵƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĂŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚƵƐLJŽƵǁŝůůŐĞƚĨƌŽŵŽĚŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
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ϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Names
Allah (1)
ŽĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ůͲĂLJLJƵůͲYĂLJLJƵƵŵƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůltƵƌƐŝǀĞƌƐĞͿϮͿ
dŚŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞdžĂůƚĞĚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨĂůů^ƵƉƌĞŵĞEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ dŚĞŵ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĞŚĂĚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJƚĂŶĚĞ
(1) This Name was not given a number because it is the reference (origin) Name of all added Names as will be explained later
(2) This verse All-Kursi is the greatest verse of all of the Holy Quran
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϱ
ŚĂĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
ŽĚ ^ĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ K DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
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TheNames
Allah(1)GodsaidldquoAllahLailahaillaHuwa(nonehastherighttobeworshippedbutHe)AlͲHayyulͲQayyuum(theEverͲLivingtheOneWhosustainsandprotectsallthatexists)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah255)AlKursiverse)(2)This blessed and exaltedName is the greatest of all PerfectNames and is inclusive of all Supreme Names and alsoindicative of Them overall He had uniquely distinguishedHimselfby It andHehadprevented the ignorantones fromcallingthemselvesbythisNameGod Said ldquoAnd if you (OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) askthemWhohascreatedtheheavensandtheearththeywillcertainlysayAllahrdquo(Lugman25)This Great Name contains all of the Perfect Names andSupremeAttributesfor iftheslave invokesHimbythisNameandsaysldquoAllahomrdquo(3)hewouldbeinvokingAllahwithallofHisPerfectNamesandSupremeAttributes
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )This Name was not given a number because it is thereference ( origin ) Name of all added Names as will beexplainedlater(2 )ThisverseAllͲKursi is thegreatestverseofallof theHolyQuran(3)MeaningldquoOGodrdquoJalaaAlefham(117)
Ϳ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ tŚŽ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƐĂLJůůĂŚ gtƵŐŵĂŶϮϱͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŝŶǀŽŬĞƐŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐůůĂŚŽŵ ϭͿŚĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐůůĂŚǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚĚƐ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌWĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚĂůůͿƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐďĞůŽŶŐƚŽůůĂŚ ůͲƌĂĨϭϴϬͿϮͿ
ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶ с ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵс ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂƌĞ
(1) Meaning ldquoO Godrdquo Jalaa Alefham (117)(2) As in the hadeeth ldquoGod (Allah) has ninety nine Nameshelliprdquo
ϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůůĂŚďƵƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĂŝĚůůĂŚͿ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŽƌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨůͲĂnjĞĞnjсƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͿ
dŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůLJYƵƌĂŶϮϳϮϰͿƚŝŵĞƐ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨůůĂŚ ŝƐůͲůĂŚͿ ůĂŚ ŝŶƌĂďŝĐŚĂƐĨŽƵƌŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZĞĨƵŐĞƚŚĞKŶĞ ďLJǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚΘ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƚůLJĞůŽǀĞĚ
ůůĂŚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝĚŽůŝnjĞŽƵƚŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞŶĞƐƐĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ůŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŵ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŝƐǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĨĂůƐĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϳ
THE Grandeur of Allah
WƌŽƉŚĞƚ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵ ƐĂŝĚĐĂŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƉƌĂŝƐĞŽŶzŽƵĂƐzŽƵŚĂĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚzŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ϭͿ
ŽǁĐĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞǁŚŝĐŚĂŵŽŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ampŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚŝŶĂŶLJƐŵĂůůƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƚŚŝŶŐďŝŐŐĞƌ ŽƌŝŶĂŶLJŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐŝƚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞŝƚ ŐƌŽǁĂŶĚďůĞƐƐ ŝƚ dŚŝƐEŽďůĞEĂŵĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞĨĞĂƌĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŐƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐŚĞůĚŽŶďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂŬƚǁŝůůŵĂŬĞŚŝŵƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞŚƵŵďůĞǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ LJ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂŶŬƐĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĂŶĚŚĂƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨůůĂŚ
(1) Muslim (1090)
ϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
(Allah) The Greatest Name
DŽƐƚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨŽĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ ƚ Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJƚ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶůLJ EĂŵĞ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚWĞĂĐĞ ĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐĂLJŝŶŐƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶ ŝŵͿ ŚĞĂƌĚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůůĂŚŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŽ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽ ŽĚ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ zŽƵůͲŚĂĚ dŚĞŽŶůLJŽĚͿƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌͿĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĐŽͲĞƋƵĂůŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵŶƚŽŝŵ ĞWĞĂĐĞĞhƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚƐǁĞĂƌďLJƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵLJƐŽƵůŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ďLJ tŚŝĐŚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ďLJ ĞǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϰϵ
ϮͲ Ğ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂŵĂŶ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƐĂLJ ůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿ ĂƐŬ zŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽĚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵůͲDĂŶŶĂŶƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌŽĨampĂǀŽƌƐͿƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ tŚŽŚĂƐ Ăůů ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨ ůůͿ Ğ WĞĂĐĞ Ğ hƉŽŶŝŵͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
ϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
1
Ar-Rabb The Lord
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎƫȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȯȼȹɁΎȰȳΎɂȽΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƞȯɂȷȶȯȶ˶Ύ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎơɂΎɅȷȺȺΎȰȳΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƫȯȺȯȻΎȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎȽȼΎɇȽɃ˹ΎȯΎƯȽɀȲΎ ȴɀȽȻΎɂȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
Ʊȯ˹Ɂȷȼ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂďď ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĂŝƐĞƌ ƚŚĞŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞƚŚĞͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞĂƌƚŝĐůĞŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶĂŵĞĚŽŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝĨŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJƚǁŽǁŽƌĚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϭ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ůŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚсŽĚǁŚŝůĞůŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞсĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽǁŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞdŚĞgtŽƌĚͿĐĂŶďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
dŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝǀĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
His Lordship has Two Types
1-General Lordship
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐĂůǀĞƐĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝƐ hƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌLJ
2-Special Lordship
ƚ ŝƐ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ďLJ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƐŽƵůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĂůƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŽĨƚĞŶŝŶǀŽŬĞĚŝŵďLJƚŚŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŵĨŽƌŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ ůĂŵŝŶ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ njͲƵŵĂƌϳϱͿ
dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞͲǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐŽƌďƌƵƚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͲƚŚĂŶŬŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rabb = the Lord
ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŝƐƐŽŐƌĂŶĚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĨůŽǁƐĂŶĚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚϭͿďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŵŝŶŵĂŶŬŝŶĚũŝŶŶĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚƐͿ ŶͲEĂŵůϴͿ
(1) Glorification (in Arabic = Tasbeeh) means negating all bad things from the described
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϯ
dŚĞ gtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ĨĂŝƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ gtŽƌĚ ^ĂďĂ ϭϱͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĂĐŝŽƵƐtŚŽƐĞĞůƉŝƐƚŽďĞƐŽƵŐŚƚ ůŶďŝLJĂϭϭϮͿƚŝƐĂůŽƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨŚŽŶŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞ gtŽƌĚŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ^ĂĚϲϲͿ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚŚĂĚ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ůŽŶĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶďLJŝŵƚŽŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁĞƌƐŐŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚLJ
d c
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ϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
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Ar-Raheem The Merciful
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎ ȷɁΎȽȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎ ɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀɀȯȶ˶Ύ
dŚĞƐĞƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJͿ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂͿĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐ ƚĞŶĚĞƌŶĞƐƐŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϱ
ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƚŝĐĂůůLJ ƚŚĂŶƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĂƐ ƚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿĂŶĚƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿĂƌĞ
ϭͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ Ă ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶŽĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͲŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͲĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞŵĞƌĐLJƚŽƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ
ϮͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐ ƐĞůĨĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝůů ĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞ
ϯͲ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿŝƐĂŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞEĂŵĞƚŽŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƌͲZĂŚĞĞŵͿ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ
ϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Vastness of the Mercy of God the Exalted
dŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƉƉĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚŚĞLJŚĂƉƉĞŶĂƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğǀŝů ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨŝƐ DĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂŶͿ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐĞƚƚůŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŝƐĂůƐŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞƌĐLJŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďLJŝƐtŝĚĞƐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŽǁŶŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ũŝŶŶ ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϳ
ĚĞůĂLJĞĚ ŚĞůĚͿ ŶŝŶĞƚLJ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽŶ ŽŽŵƐĚĂLJ ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĚ ƚŚĞĚĂLJĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚŵĞƌĐŝĞƐ ĞĂĐŚŵĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ĂƐ ǀĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ϭͿ
ŝƐDĞƌĐLJ ŝƐ ƐŽŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƐƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌŝƐtƌĂƚŚ ϮͿ
ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŚŽŶŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵϯͿ
(1) Muslim (27522753)(2) Al-Bukhari (7404) and Muslim (2752)(3) Asmaa Allah Alhusna Dr AlReddwani (240)
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ϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Hayy The Ever-Living and
The Eternal
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎɂɀɃɁɂΎ ƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
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(1)Muslim(27522753)(2)AlͲBukhari(7404)andMuslim(2752)(3)AsmaaAllahAlhusnaDrAlReddwani(240)
4ͲAlͲHayy=TheEverͲLivingandTheEternalGod the Exalted said ldquoAndput your trust ( OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) in the EverͲLivingOneWho dies notrdquo (AlFurqan58)GodtheExaltedistheEverͲLivingHehaseternalandperfectlifeas It isperfect life in ItsExistenceperfect in ItsTime forHe isAlivewithoutabeginningandwithoutanandHis Lifewasnotprecededbynothingnessandwillnotbe followedbydemisewillnotsufferfromdeclineorfromcessationHisLifeissoperfectthatHe isnotaffectedby somnolenceorsleeporweakness ordistractionor inattentionorforgetfulness Itis so complete that He has complete ability effective andenforceablewillanddesireinalltimes
TheGrandeurofAlͲHayyThisSublimeNamecombinesallselfcharacteristicsasItistheorigin of Them such as Awareness Hearing Seeing SelfͲEsteemAbilityWillDesireGreatnessandallotherAttributesofperfection
ΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎ ƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȲȷȳɁΎȼȽɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƞɃɀȿȯȼ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐ Ğ ŚĂƐĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞĂƐƚ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůŝĨĞŝŶƚƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚƐ dŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ůŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐgtŝĨĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĚĞŵŝƐĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵĚĞĐůŝŶĞ Žƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞƐƐĂƚŝŽŶŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐŶŽƚĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽŵŶŽůĞŶĐĞŽƌƐůĞĞƉŽƌ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽƌĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϱϵ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ǁŝůůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝƌĞŝŶĂůůƚŝŵĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayy
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ƐĞůĨĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĂƐƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨdŚĞŵƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĞĂƌŝŶŐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ^ĞůĨͲƐƚĞĞŵďŝůŝƚLJ tŝůůĞƐŝƌĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Qayyoom The Sustainer of All
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȺȺΎȴȯȱȳɁΎɁȶȯȺȺΎ ȰȳΎȶɃȻȰȺȳȲΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƠȯɇɇɃȺ˹ƩȯɇɇɃɃȻΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼɁΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɂȳȱɂɁΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȯɂΎȳɆȷɁɂɁ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐďLJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ tŚŽ ƚŽŽŬĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲŚĂŶĚĞĚůLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝĚŶƚŶĞĞĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐĞůĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞůĨ ďLJ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŶĞĞĚƐŝŵĂůůƚŚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϭ
ƚŝŵĞEŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵĞǀĞŶƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞƐƚŽŽĚĞƌĞĐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŽĚĂŶĚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞ ƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚϭͿĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂůůĂƌĞƉŽŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽŝŵǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJZŝĐŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Qayyoom
ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ƐĞůĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ŐƌĂŶƚŝŶŐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿ ĂŶĚůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ăůů WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ EĂŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ ^ĞůĨ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞͿ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲĂLJLJͿǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĐƚŝŽŶƐůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĞĂƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ W h
(1) Badaee Alfawaeed (2679) Allaalee Albahieah fee Sharh Alwasethiah by Al-Sheikh (1237)
ϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ϳ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶǀŽŬĞ ďLJ ƐĂLJŝŶŐůůĂŚŽŵůůĂŚͿĂƐŬzŽƵƚŚĂƚzŽƵŚĂǀĞĂůůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚzŽƵ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ampĂǀŽƌƐͿ ƚŚĞDĂŬĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚtŚŽŚĂƐĂůůŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚŽŶŽƌ ůͲĂLJLJ ƚŚĞǀĞƌͲgtŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŶĂůͿ ůͲYĂLJLJŽŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽĨůůͿƐŽWhͿƐĂŝĚŚĞŚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŽĚďLJŝƐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚEĂŵĞƚŚĞKŶĞďLJtŚŝĐŚŝĨŝŶǀŽŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶĚŝĨĂƐŬĞĚďLJ tŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Ibn Majah (3858)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϯ
d c
d c
6
Al-Aaliyy The High
7
Al-Aala The Most High
8
Al-Mutaal The Sublime and The High
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶΎ˷
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯ˶Ύ
ϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂůŝLJLJ Ɛ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ůͲĂůĂŵĞĂŶƐ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ůͲDƵƚĂĂů ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŽůƵǁĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůŽĨƚŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞEĂŵĞͿŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵ
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ĚĞƌŝǀĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƵƐ ĞŶƚĂŝů ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ŽĨŽĚ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝŐŚ ƚŚĞŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƵďůŝŵĞďLJŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐŝƐDĂũĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ Ğ ŝƐƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŝƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ^ŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĞĞŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϱ
tŚŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ŶŽƌ ĚĞĨĞĂƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĨůŽǁĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞůLJŝŐŚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂůƐƉĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƚŚĞŝƐƚƐŚĂĚĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŵ ŽƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaliyy
Al-Aala and Al-Mutaal
dŚĞLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŝŐŚŶĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŝŐŚŽǀĞƌŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨŝƐŝŐŚŶĞƐƐĂďŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƚƚŽŵŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ
(1) Whereas settling over His Throne is an effectual attribute that is related to His Desire
ϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐĞĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐĞĐƌĞƚƐŶĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĞǀĞƌLJŶŝŐŚƚǁŚŝůĞĞ ŝƐĂƚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂůƚŝƚƵĚĞͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϳ
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Al-Kareem The Generous
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼ˻ΎƯȶȯɂΎȶȯɁΎ ȻȯȲȳΎɇȽɃΎȱȯɀȳȺȳɁɁΎȯȰȽɃɂΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȼȴȷɂȯɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůĂƐƚŝŶŐďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ůͲŬĂƌĞĞŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚŽŶŶŝĐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŶŽ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĐĂŶŵĂƚĐŚŝŵĂŶĚŶŽĞƋƵĂůĐĂŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KĨƚͲ ĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚ ƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ůŝŵŝƚ Žƌ Ă ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ
ϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŷ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐĂƌĞŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵŚĞŐŝǀĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĨůŽǁƐĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐĨLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂůůǁŚĂƚŝƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚǁŚĂƚŝƐŽǁĞĚƚŽŽĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚŝƐƵŶĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Kareem
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƐ ĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƉĂƌƚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŵĂŶĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŝƐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚĞŐŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐůŽƌLJŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŽƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁďŝŐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞďŝŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĨŽƌŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJϭͿ
(1) Muslim (6753)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϲϵ
10
Al-Wadood The Lovable
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎȴɃȺȺΎȽȴΎȺȽɄȳΎɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎɂȶȳΎȾȷȽɃɁΎ
ɅȶȽΎȯɀȳΎɀȳȯȺΎɂɀɃȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳɀɁΎȽȴΎ ơɁȺȯȻȷȱΎƥȽȼȽɂȶȳȷɁȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺΎƚɃɀɃȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲǁƵĚĚ ůͲtƵĚĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƵƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨůŽǀĞůͲtĂĚŽŽĚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐdŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƐůĂǀĞƐdŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞgtŽǀĂďůĞtŚŽŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJůŽǀĞĚďLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐŵŽƌĞ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĂŶŝŵtŚŽĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŽǀĞĚďLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞĚ ŽŶĞƐ
ϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚgtŽǀĞƐŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƐgtŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽǀĂďůĞ ƚŽŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƐgtŽǀĞĨĞůƚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌďĞŐŐŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Wadood
ĞŝƐƐŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐůŽǀĞĨŽƌŚŝƐŽĚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĨĂǀŽƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĂƐŝƚŝƐŶŽƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌĞŚĂĚůŽǀĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞŚĂĚƉƵƚƚŚĞgtŽǀĞŽĨŝŵͿ ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ůŽǀĞĚŝŵ ͲŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶͲŽĚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϭ
11
Al-Ghafoor The Oft-Forgiving
12
Al-Ghaffarr The All-Forgiving
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȳȱȺȯɀȳΎƧΎƥȽȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
40
11ͲALͲGhafoor=TheOftͲForgiving12ͲALͲGhaffarr=TheAllͲForgiving
God the Exalted said Declare ( OMohammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ unto My slaves that truly I am the OftͲForgiving the MostͲMerciful(AlͲHijr49)
AndGod the Exalted also said ldquo I Said (to them)Ask forgivenessfromyourLordverilyHeisOftͲForgivingrdquo(Nuh10)
TheLinguisticMeaningAlͲGhufrConcealmentAllahTheExaltedisAlͲGhafoorAlͲGhaffarrTheconcealerofHisslavessinscoverstheirsinssothatnoneseesthe sins except Him and overlooking their flaws He the Exaltedforgives the slaves sins timeafter time foreverandwhenever theslave repeats his repentance of the sin the Lord repeats HisForgiveness The difference inmeaning is (AlͲGhafoor) is theOneWho forgives the sinsnomatterhow large theymightbeand (AlͲGhaffarr) forgives the sins nomatter how frequent theymight betherefore(AlͲGhafoor)forthetypeofsinsand(AlͲGhaffarr)forthequantityofsins(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲGhafoorandAlͲGhaffarrThey indicatetheConcealmentofGodcoveringtheuglythingsoasnoonesees itforgivingandoverlookingtheyaresoGrandthatnomatterhowgreat is the slaversquos sin ifhe repents itandasserts theOneness(Monotheism)ofGodGodwill
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AlmaqsadAlasni(95)AlͲRazi(220)andAlͲReddwaniketabAlmoqaddas(662)
ΎΎɃȼɂȽΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂɀɃȺɇ˴Ύ ơΎȯȻΎɂȶȳΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơΎƫȯȷȲΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻ˶ΎƙɁȹΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳȼȳɁɁΎȴɀȽȻΎɇȽɃɀΎ
ƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƦɃȶ˶Ύ˷
72 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚƵĨƌŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
ůůĂŚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌ
dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨůĂǁƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ƚŝŵĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ŝƐ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƐůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿŝƐƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞ ĂŶĚ ůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲŚĂĨŽŽƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŝŶƐĂŶĚůͲŚĂĨĨĂƌƌͿĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚŝƚLJŽĨƐŝŶƐϭͿ
(1) Almaqsad Alasni (95) Al-Razi (220) and Al-Reddwani ketab Almoqaddas (662)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghafoor and
Al-Ghaffarr
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŐůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƐĞĞƐŝƚĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŐƌĞĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƐŝŶ ŝĨŚĞƌĞƉĞŶƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƌƚƐƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐDŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵͿŽĨŽĚŽĚǁŝůů ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůLJĂĚĞĞƚŚĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝͿKƐŽŶŽĨĚĂŵĨLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ DLJ ampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞLJŽƵ ĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJ K ^ŽŶŽĨĚĂŵ Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽDĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƐŝŶƐƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŵĞƚDĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚDĞƉƵƌĞůLJŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐƚͿ ǁŽƵůĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƐŝnjĞŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ
d c
ϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
13
Al-Aazeez The All-Mighty
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɄȳɀȷȺɇΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂɀɃȺɇΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃȯɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂnjĞĞnjĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵůͲnjnjĂŚŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƵŶĞƋƵĂůĞĚƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŽǁŶƐ Ăůů ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚƉŽǁĞƌͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƋƵĞƌĞƌ ƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐtŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŵƵŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŚĂƌŵĞĚ Ğ ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ hŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚƵŵďůĞ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϱ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŵŝŐŚƚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƚŚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŚƵŵďůĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Aazeez
ŝƐDŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐƵŶŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ DĞƌĐLJ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞůůͲtŝƐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϲͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ DĞƌĐŝĨƵů ƌͲZƵŵ ϱͿ dŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƚŚĞKĨƚͲampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ^ĂĚϲϲͿĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƐDŝŐŚƚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ tŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ĂůůWƌĂŝƐĞ ůͲƵƌƵũϴͿ
d c
ϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
14
Al-Jameel The Beautiful
ƬȶȷɁΎƦȽȰȺȳΎƦȯȻȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɂȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎɂȶȳΎȶȽȼȳɁɂΎ ȾȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƚȳȯɃɂȷȴɃȺΎ
ƯȶȽΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɂȶȳΎȰȳȯɃɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŵĂĂů ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJͿ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŝĐĞĂŶĚ ŝƚĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵŝƐdŚĞĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůůůŽĨƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝƐĂůƐŽĨƌŽŵŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞůŽǀĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƐĞůĨ
(1) Muslim (91)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 77
ŝƐĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŚĂƐϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ
1 Beauty of Self (Essence)EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĨƵůůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
2 Beauty of the Names ůů ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů
3 Beauty of the AttributesdŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨŽƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĞǀĞƌLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
4 Beauty of the Actions ůů ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJǀĞƌLJďĞĂƵƚLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ĂŶLJďĞĂƵƚLJĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Jameel
WĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨŚŝƐgtŽƌĚŝƐsĞŝů^ĐƌĞĞŶͿŝƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŝĨĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŝƐgtŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚLJŽĨ
ϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŝƐ ampĂĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďƵƌŶͲ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶͲ ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (293)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϳϵ
d c
d c
15
Al-Qader The All-Able
16
Al-Qadeer The Omnipotent
17
Al-Muqtader The Dominant
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύƫȯɇ˶ΎƠȳΎȶȯɁΎȾȽɅȳɀΎ ɂȽΎɁȳȼȲΎɂȽɀȻȳȼɂΎȽȼΎɇȽɃΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȰȽɄȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƣȯȶȴ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŽƌƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚŵŝƐƐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉĂďůĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵ Ğ ŚĂƐƚŽƚĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƚŽƚĂů ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĚŝƐƉƵƚĞŶŽƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚŽƌ Žƌ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐampŝƐƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚϭͿ
(1) Before 50 thousand years as in Muslim (2653)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Qader Al-Qadeer amp
Al-Muqtader
ŝƐďŝůŝƚLJŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƵƐĂůůǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞƌĞƐŽĞǀĞƌLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞůůĂŚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌKŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿdƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϭϰϴͿ
d c
ϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
18
Al-Aafuww The Oft-Pardoning
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸˸ɄȳɀȷȺɇ˴Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƧȴɂ˹ƨȯɀȲȽȼȷȼȵ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƨȽɅȳɀȴɃȺȺ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĨƵǁǁƐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶŶŽƚƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨƵǁǁ KĨƚĞŶ ƉĂƌĚŽŶƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƐŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐͲǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƐŝŶƐƐŽĂƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϯ
ŶŽƚ ƚŽďĞĂƐŚĂŵĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶďLJĂĂƐĂŶĂŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚŽƌŐŽŽĚĐƌĞĚŝƚͿĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞŐŝǀŝŶŐĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Aafuww
ŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƉĂƚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĂŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƐƵƉĞƌĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ǀĞƌŝĨLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ KĨƚͲWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϭϰϵͿ ŶĚŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐĂƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨŐĞƚƚŝŶŐŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŽƌƐĂLJŝŶŐƐ
d c
d c
ϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
19
Al-Wahed The Single God
20
Al-Ahad The Only God
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
46
19ͲAlͲWahed=TheSingleGod20ͲAlͲAhad=TheOnlyGodGod the Exalted said ldquoAnd they ( all creatures )will appearbeforeAllahtheOnetheIrresistiblerdquo(Ibrahim48)AndtheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah(the)Onerdquo(AlͲIkhlas1)
TheLinguisticMeaningTheseGloriousNames indicate the uniqueness in perfectionandthe inequalityanddissimilaritytoHimGodallpraisesbetoHimistheSingleGodtheOnlyGodWhohasunitedinallof the perfections Being Unique Ͳthe Only One Ͳin everyperfectioninawaythatnonecanshareitwithHimforHe istheUniqueineternalexistencetheUniqueinbeingOneinHisEssenceandSupremeAttributesHehasnoequalnosimilarandnoparallelHeistheSingleGodinHisGodhoodwithoutapartner or a helper He is the Single God in His Divinitywithoutapeer inglorificationtheOnlyGodThatdeservestobeworshippedaboveeveryoneelse(1)
TheGrandeurofAlͲWahedAlͲAhad
˶Ύ ƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞƐĞůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽŝŵŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐďĞƚŽŝŵ ŝƐƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚƚŚĞKŶůLJŽĚtŚŽŚĂƐƵŶŝƚĞĚŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝŶŐhŶŝƋƵĞͲƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞͲŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞhŶŝƋƵĞŝŶďĞŝŶŐKŶĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ğ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ĞƋƵĂů ŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ ŽĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽĚŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ Ă ŚĞůƉĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞŽĚŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉĞĞƌŝŶŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞ KŶůLJ ŽĚ dŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahed Al-Ahad
dŚĞLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐƉƵƌĞŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂůůŽĨŝƚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶƚLJƉĞƐ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Dr Omar Al-Ashqar (228)
ϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ
dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐůĂŵĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂĨƚĞƌĞƐƵƐW h
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϳ
21
As-Samad The Self-Sufficient
and the Master
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫȯɇΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
47
They indicate thegreatestattributesof the Lord theExaltedand that is pure monotheism of the worship in all of itshiddentypesThis is precisely the basicmission of all of the prophets andmessengerswhichistotestifytheOnenessoftheLordThis is also the main difference between Islam and othercontemporary religions including Christianity after JesusPBUHͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ(1)AsmaaAllahbyDrOmarAlͲAshqar(228)
21ͲAsͲSamad=TheSelfͲSufficientandtheMasterTheExaltedsaidldquoSay(OMuhammadϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)HeisAllah ( the ) One AllahͲusͲSamad Allah the SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomallcreaturesneed(Heneithereatsnordrinks)(AlͲIkhlas1Ͳ2)
TheLinguisticMeaningAsͲSamad theObeyedMaster theOneWho isneededandnoneisaboveHimtheSublimeineverythingGodtheExaltedisAsͲSamadTheMasterWhoisCompleteinHisGlorytheHonestWhoisCompleteinHisHonortheGreatWho is Complete in His Greatness the Forgiver Who isComplete in His Pardoninghelliphelliphellip and He is the OneWho isComplete inalltypesofhonorandsublimityforHe isGodallpraisebetoHimWhohastheseattributesthatnonecanhaveexceptHim(1)AndHe isresortedtobyallcreatures humansand jinn allofthe universe resort to Him because of their needs andmisfortunes for He is SelfͲSufficient to the degree that HeneithereatsnordrinksHebegetsnotnorwasHebegottenforHeisperfectlyRichandMighty
TheGranduerofAsͲSamad
˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶ˹ɃɁ˹ƫȯȻȯȲ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎɂȶȳΎƫȳȺȴ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎƥȯɁɂȳɀ˴ ΎƯȶȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȼȳȷɂȶȳɀΎȳȯɂɁΎȼȽɀΎȲɀȷȼȹɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ơȹȶȺȯɁ˶Ύ˹
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ ƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚŶŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂďŽǀĞŝŵ ƚŚĞ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĂĚ dŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐůŽƌLJ ƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚtŚŽŝƐ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ tŚŽ ŝƐ
ϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞampŽƌŐŝǀĞƌtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽ ŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŶĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĨŽƌĞŝƐŽĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞďĞƚŽŝŵtŚŽŚĂƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞ ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵ ϭͿ
ŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚũŝŶŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĞŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞĂƚƐŶŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƐĞďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚŶŽƌǁĂƐĞďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶĨŽƌĞŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJZŝĐŚĂŶĚDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Granduer of As-Samad
dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŵĂŶLJĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ Ăůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŶŐ ǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂŵƉůĞŶĞƐƐ
(1) Told by Ibn Abbas may God be pleased with them and Altafseer Alsaheeh (4681)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϴϵ
22
Al-Qareeb The Near
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɅȶȳȼΎƥɇΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ ȯɁȹΎɇȽɃΎƧΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎ
48
This Name is so grand that It indicatesmany attributes allindicatingvastnessabundanceandampleness
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ( 1 )Told by IbnAbbasmayGod be pleasedwith them andAltafseerAlsaheeh(4681)
22ͲAlͲQareeb=TheNear
God the Exalted saidldquoAnd when My slaves ask you ( OMuhammad ϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ ) concerningMe then ( answerthem)Iamindeednear(tothembyMyKnowledge)rdquo(AlͲBaqarah186)God the Exalted is near to everyone while He is over HisThroneandHisNearnesstoHiscreationhastwotypes1ͲGeneralNearnessToallofHiscreationbyHisAwarenessKnowledgeExperienceSupervisionandHisComprehensivenessofeverythingwhileHeisaboveallcreatures2Ͳ Special Nearness To His worshippers beggars andrespondents This nearness entails love support andassistance in movements quietude and answering thesupplicantsandrewardingtheworshippersforitisanearnessthatalthoughisincomprehensiblebutitseffectsareknownbyHisKindnesstowardHisslave
TheGrandeurofAlͲQareebTheExalted issogreatandnearthatHe isabovesevenskiesSettledoverHisThrone closer to the slave than theneckoftheslavesridingcamel(1)
Ύ ȱȽȼȱȳɀȼȷȼȵΎƥȳ˴ΎɂȶȳȼΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎɂȶȳȻ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȽΎɂȶȳȻΎȰɇΎƥɇΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŽŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
ϭͲ ĞŶĞƌĂů EĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ dŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ϮͲ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐdŽŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐďĞŐŐĂƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ ůŽǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƋƵŝĞƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ďƵƚ ŝƚƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶďLJŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Qareeb
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĂƚĞŝƐĂďŽǀĞƐĞǀĞŶƐŬŝĞƐ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŶĞĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐƌŝĚŝŶŐĐĂŵĞůϭͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵů ƐŽǁŶĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐEĞĂƌŝŶŝƐŝƐĞŝŐŚƚŝŐŚŝƐŝƐEĞĂƌŶĞƐƐ
(1) As in Al-Bukhari (2992) and Muslim (2704)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϭ
23
Al-Mujeeb The Responsive Answerer
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƛȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƦȳȯɀΎɂȽΎȯȺȺΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƣȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳ˴ΎƪȳɁȾȽȼɁȷɄȳ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƐŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐŚĂƐƚǁŽƚLJƉĞƐ
1- General Answer (FulfillmentͿ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƐŬƐĨŽƌƚǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌĂŶĚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ
2- Special Answer ƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŽďĞLJŝŵ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŝƐ gtĂǁ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞ
ϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mujeeb
ŝƐ ŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŶ Ɛ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ǁŚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĂŶŐƌLJǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚĨŽƌŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶŐƌLJŝĨĞŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝĨƚŚĞLJďĞĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŝŵͿĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂĚƚŝŵĞƐϮͿ
(1) Peace be upon him said ldquoWho does not ask God God will become angry of himrdquo Al-Turmedhi (3373)
(2) As in surat Al-Ankabut verse number 65
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϯ
d c
d c
24
Al-Malik The King
25
Al-Maleek The Omnipotent King
26
Al-Maalek The Owner
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƬȶȳȼΎƠȷȵȶΎȯȰȽɄȳΎȯȺȺΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
Ƭȯ˹Ơȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȯȺɁȽΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoơȼΎȯΎɁȳȯɂΎȽȴΎɂɀɃɂȶΎȷ˷ȳ˷ΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȼȳȯɀΎɂȶȳΎƧȻȼȷȾȽɂȳȼɂΎƣȷȼȵΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƚȺȳɁɁȳȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˴Ύ
ϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ɂȶȳΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƥȯȸȳɁɂɇΎȯȼȲΎƠȽȼȽɃɀ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȻȯɀ˶Ύ
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȱȽȼɁȷȲȳɀɁΎɂȶȳΎɅȽɀɁɂΎȼȯȻȳ˴ΎȯΎȻȯȼΎɅȶȽΎȱȯȺȺȳȲΎȶȷȻɁȳȺȴΎɂȶȳΎȽɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎȹȷȼȵɁΎɃȺɂȷȻȯɂȳΎȹȷȼȵ˴ΎȴȽɀΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎ
ȽɅȼȳɀΎȰɃɂΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲrdquo˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂůŝŬtŚŽ ŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƚŚŝƐĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ltŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KŵŶŝƉŽƚĞŶƚltŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁŶĞƌĞŚĂƐĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚŝŶƐŝĚĞŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůŬŝŶŐƐƚŚĞ
(1) Muslim (2143)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϱ
hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WŽƐƐĞƐƐŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŐŝǀĞƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Malik Al-Maleek
Al-Maalek
ŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƚĞƌŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽŝŵͿ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚƚŚĞdƌƵĞltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϲͿŶĚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĨŽƌtŚŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂůů ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĨŽƌĞƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐĂůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚͲdĂŐŚĂďƵŶϭͿ
(1) Asmaa Allah by Al-Zujaj (62) and Shaan Alduaa (40)
d c
ϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
27
Al-Hameed The All-Praiseworthy
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŵĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĚŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĂŶŬƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƐƚŽĨĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚŽĨƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞůůͲWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJtŽƌƚŚLJŽĨ Ăůů ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ EĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚͿ EĂŵĞƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĞĚƐ Ğ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŝƐĞƐƚŝŶLJǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨĂŝƌ ũƵƐƚĂŶĚĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϳ
ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ůĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵƐĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŽŶŐƵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͿ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ ĂŶĚƚĂůŬ ŝŶĂƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŽŝŵͿĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Gradeur of Al-Hameed
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĞŚĂƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐWƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚdŚĂŶŬƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞĂŶŐĞůďƵƚĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ Ğ ŝƐƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ KŶĞŶĞƐƐ ^ŝŶŐůĞŶĞƐƐͿ ĞŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJĞǀŝůŽƌĨůĂǁƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚ ^ĂLJůů ƚŚĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ďĞ ƚŽůůĂŚtŚŽ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ Ă ƐŽŶ Žƌ ŽĨĨƐƉƌŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚtŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŝƐͿŽŵŝŶŝŽŶŶŽƌĞ ŝƐůŽǁƚŽŚĂǀĞĂtĂůŝŚĞůƉĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌͿŶĚ ŵĂŐŶŝĨLJ ŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶĐĞ ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌůůĂŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚƌĞĂƚͿ ůͲƐƌĂϭϭϭͿ
d c
ϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
28
Al-Majeed The All-Glorious
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƟȺȽɀȷȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŝŐŚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ǁŝĚĞŚŽŶŽƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲůŽƌŝŽƵƐdŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŽƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůŝŶ ŝƐ ĞĞĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŶǀŝŶĐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĞŚĂƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚtŚŽǁĂƐŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďLJŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Majeed
dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚdŚĞŵĂƐƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŵĂŶLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ
d c
ϭϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
29
Al-Ghaniyy The Self-Sufficient and
The Rich
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˻ΎơɂΎȷɁΎɇȽɃΎ ɅȶȽΎɁɂȯȼȲΎȷȼΎȼȳȳȲΎȽȴΎƙȺȺȯȶ˷ΎƚɃɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȾɀȯȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŚĂŶŝLJLJ tŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĨŽƌĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚtŚŽŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ ƌŝĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ZŝĐŚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵĂƐĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŶĞĨŝƚŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚŚĂƌŵŝŵĞŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϭ
ƐŽ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶŽƌĂƐŽŶŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĞĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞĂƌƚƐǁŝƚŚ ĚŝǀŝŶĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Ghaniyy
Ğ ŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ZŝĐŚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽŵŝŶŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŶŽ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝKDLJƐůĂǀĞƐŝĨƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚĂŶĚůĂƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ũŝŶŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ DĞͲǁŚŝůĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŝŶŽŶĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶͲĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐĂǀĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŚŝƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŽǁŶͿ ϭͿ
(1) Muslim (2577)
d c
ϭϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
30
Al-Hakeem The All-Wise
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȯɂɁȽȳɄȳɀΎȷɁΎȷȼΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶΎȵȺȽɀȷȴȷȳɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ˹ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɁȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂŬĞĞŵ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ŽǁŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƌǁŚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ tŝƐĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ĂLJŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ZƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƐĂLJƐ ĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞƐŽŶůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŝŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŝƚ ŝŶ ǀĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϯ
ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞůĞƐƐ ůĂǁƐĞ ŚĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞůĂǁƐdŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚůĂǁƐtŚŽŵŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakeem
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĞŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞŐŽŽĚďLJ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞďĂĚďLJŝƚƐĞůĨ ǁŚĞŶĞƚĞůůƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞƚƌƵĞǁŚĞŶĞĚŽĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨǁŝůůƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĂů ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞĨŽƌŽĚůŽŶĞ
d c
ϭϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Aadheem The Great
ƬȶȳΎȳɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫȽΎȵȺȽɀȷȴɇΎɅȷɂȶΎȾɀȯȷɁȳɁΎɂȶȳΎƦȯȻȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ưȯȿȷȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂĚŚĞĞŵKƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝĞĨ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ƌĞĂƚ ďLJ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĞŶĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƚďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŝĚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŝƐďŝůŝƚLJ tŚŽŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŵĞĂŶƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϱ
ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĂŵĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Aadheem
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďŝŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚŽĨ ŝŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĂŶLJŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵĂƐŬƐŽĚůĞƚŚŝŵŵĂŬĞŚŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐďŝŐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŽďŝŐƚŽŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨͿŝŵ ĞŝƐƐŽƌĞĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŝƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŵŝŶĚƚŽŐƌĂƐƉ ϭͿ
(1) Alnehayah (3260)
d c
ϭϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
32
Al-Qawweyy The All-Powerful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɂɀȽȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˷Ύ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲYĂǁǁĞLJLJ ĂƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĚĞĨĞĂƚŝŵŝƐƵĚŐŵĞŶƚŝƐĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ƚƌŽŶŐŝŶŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚďůĞƚŽĨŝŶŝƐŚŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐKƌĚĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Qawweyy
Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽƌ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞůƉƐ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚƐǁŚŽĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŵdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĞůƉŝƐĂƵƐĞͿ dƌƵůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲĂũũϰϬͿĞŚĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŝŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚŚĂƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĞĚ sĞƌŝůLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ DLJDĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐǁŚŽ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ sĞƌŝůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲWŽǁĞƌĨƵůůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ůͲDƵũĂĚŝůĂŚϮϭͿ
d c
ϭϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
33
Al-Mateen The Durable
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDĂƚĞĞŶtŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ Ĩŝƌŵ ŝŶŚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƐƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƵƌĂďůĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ^ƚƌŽŶŐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƚĞĞŵŚĂƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨ Ăůů ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐŚƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƵƌĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĨŽƌŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌǁŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐĞ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƚŝŐƵĞ Žƌ ƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϬϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mateen
ĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĨŝƌŵŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
ϭϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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As-Samee The All-Hearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȺȷȹȳΎƠȷȻ˵ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ĂŵĞĞ tŚŽƐĞ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŚĞĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐŝƐĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĂƐϮŬŝŶĚƐThe
FirstĞŚĞĂƌƐĂůůƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌƐŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ The Second ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƐŬ ŝŶǀŽŬĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŵĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJDLJgtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞůůͲĞĂƌĞƌŽĨŝŶǀŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ďƌĂŚŝŵϯϵͿŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉƌĂLJĞƌ ŽŶĞǁŚŽƉƌĂLJƐͿ ŽĚŚĞĂƌƐǁŚŽƉƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĂŶŬƐͿŝŵ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϭ
The Grandeur of As-Samee
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞĂƌŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐŝŵƚŽŚĞĂƌĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐŽƵŶĚŽƌůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŝƐŚŝĚĚĞŶŽƌŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚďLJŝŵĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŶ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůŽĂĚŝŵ ĞŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ Ăůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞ
d c
ϭϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Baseer The All-Seeing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹Ơȳȯɀȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƫȳȳɀΎ
ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƐĞĞƌĂŶƐĞĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƐ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ
dŚŝƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ The first Ğ ŚĂƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƵŝƚƐŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐ sŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ The
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϯ
Second Ğ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŝŵ ƚŽŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Baseer
Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂďůĂĐŬĂŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐŽůŝĚƌŽĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĂƌŬŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞĞŝƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƚŚĞƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƚŽŵŽĨĂŶĂŶƚĂďĞĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ďĞǁŝůĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
d c
d c
ϭϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
36
Al-Qaher The Irresistible
37
Al-Qahharr The Subduer
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˴Ύ ƫɃȾɀȳȻȳΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎ ȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎɅȷȺȺΎȯȾȾȳȯɀΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎơɀɀȳɁȷɁɂȷȰȺȳ˷Ύ ơȰɀȯȶȷȻ˶Ύ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂŚƌŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵďĚƵĞƌ Ğ ŽǀĞƌƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞLJƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚŝƐ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚtŝůů Ğ ƐƵďĚƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶŐĞůƐͿ ďLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚďLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
The Grandeur of Al-Qaher Al-Qahharr
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚƵŵďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĂŶƚƐ ŚƵŵŝůŝĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞƐďLJĚĞĂƚŚdŚĞƐĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵƐŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďLJŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐŽŽŵƐĚĂLJƐŽĂƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚƌƵƚŚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKŶƚŚĞĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ ǁŝůů ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůůĂŚ ƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞƌƌĞƐŝƐƚŝďůĞ ďƌĂŚŝŵϰϴͿ
d c
ϭϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
38
Al-Wahhab The Bestower
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĞďĂŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĞ ŝŵƉĂƌƚŝĂů ŐƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂŶLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŝŶĞƐƐŽƌĚĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚdŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŽǁĞƌampƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůůƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ Ğ ďĞƐƚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĞǀŝůƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶŽƌĂŝŵ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab
ŝƐ ƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ŽǁŶƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŽĚ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ŶŽƚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚƐƉĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚLJĞƚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐǁĂƐĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ϭͿ
(1) Al-Bukhari (4684) and Muslim (993)
d c
ϭϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
39
Al-Mutakkabbir The Supreme
(And The Extremely Proud)
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŝďƌƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŚŽŶŽƌ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƚĂŬŬĂďďŝƌ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝƐƚŝŶLJĂŶĚůŽǁůLJŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŝŵĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ tŚŽŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϭϵ
WƌŽƵĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚLJƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƚƌLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵďĚƵĞƚŚĞŵĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽŶĂŶLJŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵƉƌĞŵĞůLJWƌŽƵĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶLJ Ğǀŝů Žƌ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Mutakkabbir
ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĞŵŽĨŝŵƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽŶůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽĐĂůůŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞďLJƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ
d c
ϭϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
40
Al-Moumen The Giver of Security
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎ ȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎ ƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDŽƵŵĞŶĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
The FirstdŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ
The SeconddŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ŶĚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝǀĞƌ ŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚŝƐƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĞůŝĞǀĞƌtŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŚŽŶĞƐƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϭ
ƉĞŽƉůĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĞĚƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶĂƌnjĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌďLJĞŶĂďůŝŶŐŚŝŵƚŽĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŚŝƐŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌ
The Grandeur of Al-Moumen
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŝƐ DŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶďĞŝŶŐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚůŽŶĞďLJ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞĂƚltŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŽďůĞƐƚĐĂƵƐĞǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚůŽŶĞϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐƵďůŝŵĞŽĨĂůůŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐŽĨŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲDŽƵŵĞŶͿ
(1) Tafseer Al-Saadi (1364) (5301)
d c
ϭϮϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
41
Al-Barr The Benevolent
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƯȳΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎȷȼɄȽȹȳΎƠȷȻΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎȼȽȼȳΎȳȺɁȳΎȰȳȴȽɀȳ˷ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɀɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳ˴ΎƣȷȼȲ˴ΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁΎȯȼȲΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙɂ˹ƬɃɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĂĐƚŽĨďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůƚŚĞŵĞƌĐŝĨƵůƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚ ďLJ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚŝŵĂŶĚĞ ŝƐltŝŶĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞƐŝŶŶĞƌ Ğ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϯ
ŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐďLJŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌŝƐtŽƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĨƵůŝŶŝƐWƌŽŵŝƐĞĂŶĚŝŶŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Barr
ŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŵĞŝƐĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĨŽƌĞŝƐďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŝŵ ůŵŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŝƐŝĨƚƐĂŶĚƌĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
d c
d c
ϭϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
42
Al-Waliyy The Protector
43
Al-Mawla The Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƯȯȺȷΎ ƠȳȺȾȳɀ˴ ΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˴ ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀ˴ ΎƤȽɀȲ˴Ύ
ƯȽɀɂȶɇΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎƨɀȯȷɁȳΎ ƙɁȶ˹ƫȶɃɀȯ˶Ύ
ƙȼȲΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀ˹ΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ɅȶȯɂΎȯȼȲΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻Ύ ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ˷
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϱ
The Linguistic Meaning
Alwaliyy ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
AlmawlaĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǀŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐůͲtĂůŝLJLJĂŶĚůͲDĂǁůĂƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJ ŝƐ ƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞŶŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŵ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ŚĂƌŵ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƚŝƐĂƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƐLJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ďĞ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŝŵ ŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
ϭϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Waliyy and Al-Mawla
ŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝƐŽƵƚŽĨůŽǀĞĐůŽƐĞŶĞƐƐďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ŝƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŚŽŶŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϳ
44
Al-Jabbarr The Compeller
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƬȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƥȷȵȶɂɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛȽȻȾȳȺȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃȾɀȳȻȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-JabbarƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĂůůĂŶĚǁŚŽŵĞŶĚƐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶďŽŶĞ
dŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƐĞƐǁŚĂƚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ Žƌ ĂƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐŚŽƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ Ğ ŝƐ ůͲĂďďĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĞŵĞŶĚƐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĞĚƐŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŵ ƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉŽŽƌƌŝĐŚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚ
ϭϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ŵĞŶĚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŵͿĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŵƉĞůůĞƌdŚĞgtŽĨƚLJŚŝŐŚĞƌĂďŽǀĞŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŶŽŶĞĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Jabbarr
ĞŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĐŽŵƉĞůĂŶLJŽŶĞĨŽƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞĨ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐůĞƚ Śŝŵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ǁŝůůƐ ůĞƚ ŚŝŵĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ůͲltĂŚĨϮϵͿŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐƚŚĂƚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŵĞƌĐLJ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵtŝƚŚ ŝƐ ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŝƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϮϵ
45
Ar-Raoof The Sympathetic
ƟȽȲ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȴɃȺȺΎ ȽȴΎƣȷȼȲȼȳɁɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺΎ
ɂȽɅȯɀȲɁΎȻȯȼȹȷȼȲ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
Ar-Raafa dŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌͲZĂĂĨĂ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJͿ ĂŶĚ ƌͲZĂŚŵĂ DĞƌĐLJͿ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŝƐǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĐLJ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚďLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞDĞƌĐLJŵŝŐŚƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚďƵƚŚĂƐ ŝƚƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŚĂƚĞĚKƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐƚŚĞ^LJŵƉĂƚŚĞƚŝĐŚĂǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĞĚŽĞƐŶƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĂǀĞ
ϭϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ Ğ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐŬƐƚŚĞŵĨŽƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐĂŶĚŽ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raoof
tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŚĂƌŵ ŝƐ ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJ ŝƐŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJƚŚĂƚĞŚĂĚǁĂƌŶĞĚƚĞŵƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŚĂĚ ŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐŽĨ ƌĞĨŽƌŵŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨŚĂƌŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϭ
46
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȽɃɀΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˷ΎƬɀɃȺɇ˴ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƯȶȽΎȯȱȱȳȾɂɁΎɀȳȾȳȼɂȯȼȱȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
At-TauwbahdŽƋƵŝƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƵƚŵŽƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐLJ
KƵƌ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚͲdĂǁǁĂď Ğ ŚĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨĂƐƚŚĞĐĐĞƉƚŽƌŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŝŶŝƚƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŽĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁůĂƌŐĞŚŝƐƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁŽĨƚĞŶŚĞƌĞƉĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶ dŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚǁŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ gtŽƌĚ
ϭϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ampŝƌƐƚůLJ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ŽĨ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐŚŝŵ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŚŝƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ
The Grandeur of At-Tawwab
Ğ ŝƐƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂƚĞ ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞ ƵƉŽŶ Śŝŵ ƐĂŝĚŽĚ ŝƐŵŽƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽƐƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŚŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌͿĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌͲƚŽŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞũŽLJͲŚĞĨŽƵŶĚŝƚďĂĐŬ ϭͿ
ĞƌĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ǁĞ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŵ Ğ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ŝƚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƐĞŶĚƐŝƐ^LJŵƉĂƚŚLJŽŶƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƚŚĂƚǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵĞ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞdŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƚŽƌĞĂůůLJůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚďĞƐŚLJŽĨŝŵ
(1) Muslim (2744) (2747)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϯ
47
Al-Haleem The Most Forbearing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƪȷȱȶΎƞɀȳȳΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎȼȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƥȽɁɂ˹ƞȽɀȰȳȯɀȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Al-HaleemdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƵŶĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů ƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĚŽŶ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵŶŝƐŚĞŝƐampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞŵ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ Ͳ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŐƌĂĐĞƐ
ϭϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ǁĂŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞ ƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚŽŶĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŐƌĂƐƉƚŚĞŵĂĨƚĞƌŝŵdƌƵůLJ Ğ ŝƐ ǀĞƌ DŽƐƚ ampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ KĨƚͲ ampŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿĞŝƐDŽƐƚampŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐŐŝǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶƚ ƚŚĂŶŬ ŝŵ ĂŶĚƐƚŝůůĞĚŽĞƐŶƚƉƵŶŝƐŚƚŚĞŵŽƌŚĂƌŵƚŚĞŵdŚŝƐƐƵďůŝŵĞ gtŽƌĚůLJ ĂĐƚ ŵĂLJ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵŝƐWĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƚŚĂƌŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haleem
EŽŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŽƌŵŽƌĞƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĞŶũŽLJŝƐƌĂĐĞƐĂŶĚgtƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚEŽŽŶĞŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌŵƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽĚƚŚĞLJŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽŝŵƚŚĞLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϱ
ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵ ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŐŝĨƚƐ ϭͿ
ĞƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŚŽǁƉĂƌĚŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ Ğ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŝƐŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂŶĚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĨŽƌďĞĂƌŝŶŐ
(1) Muslim (2804)
d c
ϭϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
48
As-Hshaheed The All-Witness
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƮȳɀȷȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁΎȯΎƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎ
ƙȺ˹Ơȯȸȸ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲƐŚĂŚĞĞĚdŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲtŝƚŶĞƐƐ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚŽŵŝŶ ƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨĂůůǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĞƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůůŽďũĞĐƚƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϳ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaheed
ĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĞƐƚůĞĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚDŽƐƚƵƐƚŽĨĂŶLJǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƚŚĞ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ tŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ƚĞƐƚŝĨŝĞƐ ŽĨŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶĞƐĂLJƐůůĂŚďĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚ gtĂ ŝůĂŚĂ ŝůůĂ ƵǁĂ ŶŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďƵƚ ĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐͿĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐͿ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϴͿŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďůŝŵĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐŝƐtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŚĞůƉĞƌŶŽƌĂǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂƌĚĞĞĚƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚ ǁŝůů ũƵĚŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŝƐŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐĂtŝƚŶĞƐƐ ůͲĂũũϭϳͿ
d c
d c
ϭϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
49
Ar-Razzaq The All-Provider
50
Ar-Raziq The Ever-Provider
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȾɀȽɄȷȲȳΎɃɁΎɅȷɂȶΎɁɃɁɂȳȼȯȼȱȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎȽȴΎɁɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥȯȷȲȯȶ˶Ύ˷
ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƨɀȽɄȷȲȳɀ˴ ΎƧɅȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƨȽɅȳɀ˴ Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɂɀȽȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȲȶ˹Ɯȶȯɀȷɇȯɂ˶Ύ˷
ƨȳȯȱȳΎȰȳΎɃȾȽȼΎȶȷȻ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ ΎƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˴Ύƙɀ˹ƪȯɈȷȿ˷rdquo
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϯϵ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƌͲZĂnjnjĂƋŝƐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ƌͲZĞnjƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ƌͲZĞnjƋŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚŚŝĚĚĞŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĨƐƵĐŚĂƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůůͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ ƚŽĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŐŝǀŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŚĂƐϮƚLJƉĞƐĂƚLJƉĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĂƐŽŶĞŵĂĚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚƌĂĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŽůƐŵĞĂŶƐͿďLJǁŚŝĐŚƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚtĞŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ůͲŝũƌ ϮϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚLJƉĞŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĚŝǀŝŶĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌŐŝĨƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐŝĨƚ
ϭϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞ ƐĂƐŬŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Ar-Razzaq and Ar-Raziq
ĞŝƐ ƵďůŝŵĞŝŶŐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ Ă ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŶŽƚ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶůůĂŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌLJŽƵ ůͲŶŬĂďƵƚϲϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐŝƚĐĂŶƚŐĂƚŚĞƌŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚƵƐĐĂŶƚƐĂǀĞŝƚĨŽƌƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁŽĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŝƚͿdŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽĚŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐĞŶĚƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĂŝƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚǁŝůůĞŶƚĞƌWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞͿ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůŝŵŝƚ ŚĂĨŝƌϰϬͿŶĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ sĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ KƵƌ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŝŶŝƐŚ ^ĂĚ ϱϰͿ ltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽƌĞĂƚEĂŵĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƚŽ ĨĞĂƌƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐĚĞƐƚŝŶĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϭ
ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚƵƐ ƚŽĚĂLJŽƌ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĂŝĚ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚŝƐĚĞĂƚŚ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Aljamee (1630)
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Al-Quddoos The Most Holy
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYƵĚĚŽŽƐĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ WƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐǁŚLJ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ďůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝƚŚĂƚŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJƐĂŝĚtŚŽĞǀĞƌŐĂǀĞƵƉnjĞǁŚŝůĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬŝƚǁŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂĚƌŝŶŬŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŶŽĨůͲYƵĚƐ
ϮͲ ůĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůLJůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďůĞƐƐĞĚůĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϯ
dŚŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐďĞŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽŝƐŽŵƉůĞƚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂŵĞ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ džƚƌĞŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŐƌĂĐĞƐtŚŽŽǁŶƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐĞĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƐƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŝŐŚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐŶĨĂůůŝďůĞĂŶĚŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŚĂƐŶŽĞƋƵĂůŶŽƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚŶŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽŝŵƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampĂƌĂďŽǀĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƉŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶŶŽŶĞĞĚŽĨĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵĞŝƐWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂĐĐƵƐĞŝŵŽĨ ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ džĂůƚĞĚ ďĞ Ğ ŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨĂůƐĞŚŽŽĚͿ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ŝĞ ĨŽƌŐĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŐŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůůĂŚďƵƚĞŝƐůůĂŚƚŚĞKŶĞƚŚĞ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚDĂƐƚĞƌ tŚŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ Ğ ďĞŐĞƚƐŶŽƚ ŶŽƌ ǁĂƐ Ğ ďĞŐŽƚƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞŽƌĐŽĞƋƵĂůƵŶƚŽŝŵͿ ůͲƐƌĂϰϯͿĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵͿŝŶŝƐŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ϭϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŶŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽƌŚĞůƉĞƌŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĞŝƐƚŚĞWƵƌŝĨŝĞƌ ƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉƌŽƉŚĞƚDŽŚĂŵŵĂĚƉĞĂĐĞďĞƵƉŽŶŚŝŵĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚůůĂŚǁŝƐŚĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ƌͲZŝũƐ Ğǀŝů ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚƐŝŶƐͿĨƌŽŵLJŽƵKŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽƉŚĞƚ
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shortageandshamebyHisEssenceAttributesandActions theExtreme in purityHe is the Praiseworthy becauseHe is full ofvirtues and graces Who owns the highest and most perfectattributesHe is theBlessed inHisNameActionsEssenceandHisHighDescriptionsHe isInfallibleandImpeccableforHehasnoequalnoparallelandnosimilartoHimtheAllͲMightyHe isPure and Far above children spouse and peer for He is SelfͲSufficient and in no need of any of themHe is Pure and FreefromallbadstatementsthatdisbelieversaccuseHimofHethePraiseworthy said ldquoGlorified and Exalted beHeHigh above (thegreatfalsehood)thattheysay( ieforgedstatementsthatthereareothergodsalongwithAllahbutHe isAllah theOnethe SelfͲSufficientMasterWhomall creaturesneedHebegetsnot nor was He begotten and there is none comparable orcoequaluntoHim)rdquo(AlͲIsra43)Hehasnopartner(withHim)inHisDivinityandnoassistantorhelper inHisGodhoodHe isthePurifierpurifyingwhoeverHewillsaccordingtoHisWisdompurifying the angels the prophets and whoever He choosesamong His slaves such as family members of prophetMohammad peace be upon him He the Exalted said ldquoAllahwishesonlytoremoveArͲRijs(evildeedsandsins)fromyouOmembersofthefamily(oftheProphetϡϠѧγϭϪѧϳϠϋௌϰϠѧλ)andtopurify youwitha thoroughpurification (AlͲAhzab 33 )AndHetheExaltedchoosesnottoglorifyanyoneamongHisslavesaccording toHisWisdomPBUHsaidldquoGoddoesnotglorifyanationwheretheweakcannotgethisrightfromthestrongrdquo(1)Hedeserves tobeglorifiedanddignifiedbyall creaturesandthis iswhy theangelssaidldquoͲWhileweglorifyYouwithpraisesand thanks and sanctify Yourdquo( AlͲBaqarah 30 )Meaning wetestifythatYouarefreefromalldefectsthatdonotsuitYou
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ͿĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJLJŽƵǁŝƚŚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƉƵƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲŚnjĂďϯϯͿŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐŚŽŽƐĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŐůŽƌŝĨLJĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŵŽŶŐŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ tŝƐĚŽŵ WhƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŐĞƚŚŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ϭͿĞ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŶŝĨŝĞĚ ďLJĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ƐĂŝĚͲtŚŝůĞǁĞŐůŽƌŝĨLJzŽƵǁŝƚŚƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĐƚŝĨLJzŽƵ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϯϬͿDĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞƚĞƐƚŝĨLJƚŚĂƚzŽƵĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚƐƵŝƚzŽƵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1857)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Quddoos
dŚĞ ^ĂŶĐƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĨŽƌƵŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚǁŽƉŝůůĂƌƐĂƌĞ
ϭͲ WƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨŽĚ
ϮͲ dĞƐƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐͿ ƚŚĞ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ WƵƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶƐĚŝŐŶŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞĂŶĚĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚWŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƐůĞĞƉĂŶĚƐůƵŵďĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚgtŝĨĞĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŵƉĂƌƚŝĂůŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶdŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ
ϭϰϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚƌƵĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJ ƚŚĞltŝŶŐŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞƐŚŽƵůĚůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌŝĨLJ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŚŝƌŬ ĂŶĚŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵůĂůůƚŚĞƚŝŵĞĂŶĚƚŽƐƚĂLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵĨƵůĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϳ
52
Al-Khaleq The Creator
53
Al-Khallaq The Creator of All
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ Ύ ɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎ ȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˷ Ύ
ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĂŚůƋсdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭϰϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ϭͲ ƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ dŽ ĨŝŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ϮͲ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽůŽƌŝŽƵƐEĂŵĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐĂůůĞĚŽŶĂŶLJŽŶĞďƵƚŽŶŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲltĂŚůĞƋ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ğ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ Ğ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞǀĂĐƵƵŵŶŽƚŚŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽƌŵŽĚĞů
dŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůͲltŚĂůĞƋĂŶĚůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ
ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ tŚŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ůͲltŚĂůůĂƋ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϰϵ
ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚdŚĞŵŝĨĞǁŝůůƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝƐ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁĂŶƚƐ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ KƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚďĞŶĞĨŝƚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵƐ ƚĂůůŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞǁĞĂŬŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ Žƌ ŝůů ĂďůĞ Žƌ ƌĞƚĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ Ăůů ŝƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨŝƐ WƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ăůů ǁŽƌůĚƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚĞŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ ŝƚ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐĚƵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ůͲampƵƌƋĂŶ ϮͿ ŶĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚYĂĚĂƌŝǀŝŶĞWƌĞŽƌĚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ϭϱϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂƐǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬ ŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐʹůͲgtĂƵŚͲůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ůͲYĂŵĂƌϰϵͿ
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƐEĂŵĞƐůͲYĂĚĞƌĂŶĚůͲYĂĚĞĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞĚϭͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůů Žƌ ďŝŐǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŶŽĂƚŽŵĐĂŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďLJƉĂƐƐŝƚƐĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Khaleq and Al-Khallaq
dŚĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ tŚŝůĞ Ğ ŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚͿƐƚĂŐĞƐŝĞĨŝƌƐƚEƵƚĨĂŚ
(1) See the Name Al-Qader
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϭ
ƚŚĞŶůĂƋĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶDƵĚŐŚĂŚ ƐĞĞ s Ϯϯ ϭϯϭϰͿ EƵŚϭϰͿĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŽĨŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ
dŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽ ƌĂŶĚ EĂŵĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐĂĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞgtŽƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐĚƵƚLJŝƐƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ůůĂŚͿ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDĞůŽŶĞͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϱϲͿdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĚŝĚŶƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶǀĂŝŶŶŽƌǁŝůůĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŝĚLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚtĞŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚLJŽƵ ŝŶƉůĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽhƐůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶϭϭϱͿ^ŽdžĂůƚĞĚďĞůůĂŚ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ltŝŶŐ ůͲDƵŵŝŶƵŶ ϭϭϲͿ dŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƐŽĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶŽĚůŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŵůŽŶĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚƚŝƐůůĂŚtŚŽŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƚŚĞƌĞŽĨŝĞƐĞǀĞŶͿŝƐŽŵŵĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ůůĂŚ ŚĂƐ
ϭϱϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚůůĂŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŝƐͿltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϭϮͿdŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐĂůƐŽƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨŚŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶƐĞůǀĞƐtŝůůLJŽƵŶŽƚƚŚĞŶƐĞĞĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϮϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϯ
54
Al-Barie The Maker
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎ ơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ
ƬȽΎƠȷȻΎȰȳȺȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲĂƌŝĞŚĂƐƚǁŽŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ
ϭͲ dŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶϮͲ ĞŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƚŽůĚ ƵƐ ďƌĂŚĂŵ ƐƚĂůĞ ŶĚƚƌƵůLJĂŵŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚĂƚLJŽƵũŽŝŶŝŶǁŽƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŝŵ ůͲŶ ĂŵϭϵͿ
ϭϱϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ DĂŬĞƌ ĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŶŶŽĐĞŶĐĞŽĨDŽƐĞƐW hƵƚůůĂŚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŚŝŵŽĨƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂůůĞŐĞĚ ůͲŚnjĂďϲϵͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Barie
ĞŐŝǀĞƐůŝĨĞƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚEŽĐĂůĂŵŝƚLJďĞĨĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚŽƌŝŶLJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨĞĐƌĞĞƐůͲgtĂƵŚůͲDĂŚĨƵnjͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ tĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌůůĂŚ ůͲĂĚŝĚϮϮͿ
Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŝƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĂĚĞĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƚLJƉĞ dŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌŝƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĂĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůͲ^ƵŶŶĂŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϱ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚ ďƌĂŚĂŵ Wh ŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ŝŶ ďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂŝĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĞŽƉůĞsĞƌŝůLJ ǁĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵLJŽƵĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ůůĂŚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚŽƐƚŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌ ƵŶƚŝů LJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ůůĂŚ ůŽŶĞ Ͳ džĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽĨďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿƚŽŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌsĞƌŝůLJ ǁŝůůĂƐŬĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůůĂŚͿ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵďĞĨŽƌĞůůĂŚ KƵƌgtŽƌĚŶzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƉƵƚŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿǁĞƚƵƌŶŝŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽzŽƵůŽŶĞͿŝƐŽƵƌͿĨŝŶĂůZĞƚƵƌŶ ůͲDƵŵƚĂŚĂŶĂŚϰͿ
d c
ϭϱϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
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Al-Musawwir The Creator of Images
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƛɀȳȯɂȽɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎơȼɄȳȼɂȽɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȽɀȻɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌсdŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǁŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌŝŵĂŐĞdŚĞŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ
ůͲdĂƐǁĞĞƌ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨŵĂŐĞƐtŚŽŐĂǀĞ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ğ ǁŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌ Ğ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϳ
ŝŵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚďLJŝƚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƚƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐĞŶŽƚŽƵƚŽĨĂŶŝŵŝƚĂƚĞĚŵŽĚĞůŽƌ ĐŽƉŝĞĚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂƐĞŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ ůͲĂƌŝĞͿĂŶĚ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋͿ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐƌĞĂƚtŝƐĚŽŵ
ůͲĂƌŝĞͿ Ğ ŝƐ ďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĂƚ Ğ ŚĂĚ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌͿ ampŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ ďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ůͲltŚĂůĞƋ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƌŽĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŝŶĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƚŝŽŶͿĂŶĚůͲĂƌŝĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐǁŚŝůĞůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ
ϭϱϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musawwir
Ğ dŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŝŵĂŐĞƐŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵůƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŶŽ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚǁŽ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐŽǁŶ ŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐďLJ ŝƚƐ ĐŽůŽƌ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ^ƵďůŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ďƵƚĞĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJ
dŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĚ ďLJ ŝƐ EĂŵĞ ůͲDƵƐĂǁǁŝƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŵŝƚĂƚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŽĨĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ Wh ƐĂŝĚ WĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐͿƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƚŽůĚŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞƚŽǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ϭͿŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚW h dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5606)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϱϵ
ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶǁŝůůďĞŽŶĂŵĂŶǁŚŽŬŝůůĞĚĂƉƌŽƉŚĞƚŽƌǁŚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌŵĞĚͿĂƐƚĂƚƵĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1000)
d c
ϭϲϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
56
As-Salam The Peace
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴Ύ ƬȶȳΎƧȼȳΎȴɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵŝƚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĂĨĞƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ďůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJŚĂƌŵĞǀŝůĂŶĚĨůĂǁ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ
ϭͲ ƐͲ^ĂůĂŵ tŚŽ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ
ϮͲ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽŶƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐ dŽƌƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵŝƐKƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝŶ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϭ
ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌĞŝƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞͿ
ϯͲ ĞĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶĚƐŝƐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
Ͳ ŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶEƵŚEŽĂŚͿĨƌŽŵhƐͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϳϵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞͿďĞƵƉŽŶďƌĂŚŝŵďƌĂŚĂŵͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨĂƚϭϬϵͿ
Ͳ Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĞƚŝŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞĂLJƚŚĞLJƐŚĂůůŵĞĞƚŝŵǁŝůůďĞ^ĂůĂŵWĞĂĐĞŝĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐĞůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĂůĂŵƵŶůĂŝŬƵŵͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϰϰͿ dŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƐĂŝĚƚǁŝůůďĞƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵͿ^ĂůĂŵƉĞĂĐĞďĞ ŽŶ LJŽƵͿ ͲĂ tŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ůůĂŚͿDŽƐƚDĞƌĐŝĨƵů zĂƐŝŶϱϴͿ
ϰͲ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŽƵƐĞ ƐŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĞƋƵĂůƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝŶŶĂŵĞ
ϱͲ ŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ^ĞůĨͿŝƐŽŶůLJKŶĞĨŽƌŝƐ^ĞůĨŝƐĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ϲͲ ĞŝƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŵĂƚƚĞƌŚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŵĂŶĚĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ϭϲϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚdŚŝƐEĂŵĞŶĞŐĂƚĞƐĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĨƌŽŵŝŵͿĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞƐ Ăůů ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĚĞĨĞĐƚ ŝƐƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞĂďƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂůůĂŚͿĂŶĚůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌ
The Grandeur of As-Salam
ĨLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐLJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ gtŝĨĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ ƐůĞĞƉ Žƌ ƐůƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵĨĂƚŝŐƵĞŽƌƚŝƌĞĚŶĞƐƐŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŐĞƚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĞƐ ŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŶĞĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚŝƐĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŝƐWƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚdŽƌƚƵƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐZŝƐŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵŶĞĞĚŝŶŐĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚŽĐĂƌƌLJ ƚLJĞƚƚŚĞdŚƌŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂƌƌLJƚĂƌĞŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨŝŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐŽĚďLJƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƐŬŝŵĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĨƌĞĞŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϯ
ŚĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐW hƐĂŝĚdŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚDƵƐůŝŵƐ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĨƌĞĞŝŵŵƵŶĞͿ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ŚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ϭͿ ĂŶĚŚĞƐĂŝĚWĞĂĐĞ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚĞEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ϮͿ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀŝƌƚƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞĂĐĞŝŶƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6119)(2) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3697)
d c
ϭϲϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
57
Al-Wasee The Vast
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƫɃɀȳȺɇ˻ΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƙȺȺ˹ƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎ ȴȽɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁΎȼȳȳȲɁ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲtĂƐĞĞĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐŚƵŐĞĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂƐƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ĞŝƐƚŚĞZŝĐŚŝƐZŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐƐŽŚƵŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚĐĂŶĞŶƌŝĐŚĂůůƉŽŽƌƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ^ƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞsĂƐƚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĐƚŝŽŶƐ ltŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ WŽǁĞƌ Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŝĨ ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŶ ŝŶŬƚŽŝƐtŽƌĚƐĂŶĚŝƐDĞƌĐLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϱ
ŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚDLJDĞƌĐLJ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲƌĂĨ ϭϱϲͿ ŝƐampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶƐĞƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ LJŽƵƌgtŽƌĚŝƐŽĨsĂƐƚampŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŶͲEĂũŵ ϯϮͿ Ğ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ EĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŝƐŵŽƌĞƐƵďůŝŵĞƚŚĂŶdŚĞŵĞŝƐsĂƐƚŝŶŝƐŽŵŝŶŝŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŵ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŽůůĂŚďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŽǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞƐͿ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampĂĐĞŽĨůůĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞͿ^ƵƌĞůLJ ůůĂŚ ŝƐ ůůͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŶĞĞĚƐ ůůͲltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚ ϭϭϱͿ Ŷ ƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌůĚƐŽĚŚĂĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ůͲltƵƌƐŝ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƐ ltƵƌƐŝ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ůͲĂƋĂƌĂŚϮϱϱͿůͲltƵƌƐŝŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ Ă ĨŽŽƚƐƚŽŽů Žƌ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐǁƌŽŶŐůLJ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞ dŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞŝƐŵƵĐŚďŝŐŐĞƌĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƐƐŝnjĞĨŽƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŝƐƐŽŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚǀĂƐƚWhƐĂŝĚdŚĞ ltƵƌƐŝ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƐŚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌŽŶĞͿŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ůŝŬĞĂ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽǁŶŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐĞƌƚ
ϭϲϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Wasee
dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ sĂƐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶĐŽƵŶƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ŝŵ LJĞƚ ŽŶůLJ Ğ ĐĂŶƉƌĂŝƐĞŝŵƐĞůĨ ĂƐĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝĚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϳ
58
Al-Latteef The Kind and The
Courteous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲgtĂƚƚĞĞĨĞŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŝŶLJŵĂƚƚĞƌƐŐŝǀŝŶŐŵĞƌĐLJďLJǁĂLJŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƵƐĞƐďLJƐƵďƚůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
ϭϲϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Latteef
Ğ ŝƐ ltŝŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚŝŵǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŝƐ ŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŐƌĂƐƉŝŵďƵƚĞŐƌĂƐƉƐĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĞŝƐůͲgtĂƚŝĨdŚĞDŽƐƚ^ƵďƚůĞĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŽƵƐͿtĞůůͲĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůͲŶĂŵϭϬϯͿ
ĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞŽƵƚŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐƚŽ ƵƐ LJĞƚ Ğ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐĂ ĨĂǀŽƌ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ŝƐŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĂďůĞ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϲϵ
59
Al-Kabeer The Huge and The Great
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƭȼɁȳȳȼΎ ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȳȳȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȳȯɂ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶ˷Ύ ƙɀ˹ƪȯȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltĞďƌŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐŝŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĚŝƐůͲltĂďĞĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƚĂŶĚŝŐŚŝŶƐƚĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐŵĂůů ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨŝƐ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ğ ŝƐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞ ŚĂƐƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂůůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĨůĂǁƐŽƌĚĞĨĞĐƚƐ
ϭϳϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Kabeer
EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƐ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ^ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJͿĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵŶŽƚĞǀĞŶĂŶĂŶŐĞůŽƌĂŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌͿĨŽƌŽĚŚĂĚĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŵƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚƚƚŚĂƚƚďĞĐĂŵĞƉƵƌĞůLJĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĂŶĚĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĚĞĞƚŚůͲYƵĚƐŝ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝƐDLJƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJŝƐDLJůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞdŚĞŵǁŝƚŚDĞǁŝůůƚŽƌƚƵƌĞŚŝŵ ϭͿ
ůůĂŚƵŬďĂƌͿŵĞĂŶƐůůĂŚŽĚͿŝƐďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ďLJ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞůŽƋƵĞŶƚ ƚĞƌŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďŝĐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞͿŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
(1) Muslim (2620)
d c
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϭ
60
As-Hshaker The Thankful
61
As-Hshakoor The Most Thankful
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶɇΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȾɃȼȷɁȶΎɇȽɃΎȷȴΎɇȽɃΎȶȯɄȳΎɂȶȯȼȹȳȲΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎȶȯɄȳΎȰȳȺȷȳɄȳȲΎȷȼΎƠȷȻ˷ΎƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȷɄȳΎȽȴΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƠȳΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎȷȼȲȳȳȲΎƧȴɂ˹ƞȽɀȵȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎƥȽɁɂΎƪȳȯȲɇΎɂȽΎȯȾȾɀȳȱȷȯɂȳΎȵȽȽȲΎ
ȲȳȳȲɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȽΎɀȳȱȽȻȾȳȼɁȳ˷Ύ ƞȯɂȷɀ˶Ύ˷
ϭϳϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƐŚƐŚƵŬƌсƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐŐŽŽĚĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲƐŚĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚƐͲƐŚĂŬŽŽƌ Ğ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŶŽŵĂƚƚĞƌŚŽǁƐŵĂůůŝƚŝƐĞŐŝǀĞƐŵƵůƚŝƉůĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƐ Ğ ŝƐ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƚƚůĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞďLJŝƐ^ƉĞĞĐŚƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŵŽŶŐƐƚŝƐĂŶŐĞůƐůƐŽďLJŝƐĐƚŝŽŶĚƌŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞͿ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of As-Hshaker
As-Hshakoor
Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ĞŶĞŵLJ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵLJ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽĂƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝƐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞĨŽƌŐĂǀĞĂƉƌŽƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϯ
ǁŚŽŐĂǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƚŽĂƚŚŝƌƐƚLJĚŽŐϭͿĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůůƉŝŽƵƐĚĞĞĚƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĨĞǁĚĂLJƐͿĞƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (3467) Muslim (2245)
d c
ϭϳϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
62
Al-Aaleem The All-Knowing
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇ˴ΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƱȽɃ˴Ύ ɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ɅȷɁȳ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŝƚƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂůĞĞŵltŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂĚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶĂŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŝŵĞŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĞŝƐƐĞƚƚůĞĚŽǀĞƌŝƐdŚƌŽŶĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Aaleem
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ĂĚǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŽĨ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ ďLJ ĨŝĨƚLJ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ϭͿ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĚĞƐƚŝŶŝĞƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƐ WƌĞĐŝƐĞ ltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĚĞůĂLJŽƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ
(1) Muslim (2044)
d c
ϭϳϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
63
Al-Hafeedh The Guardian
(The Preserver)
Ơȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƫɃɀȳȺɇ˴ΎȻɇΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎƟɃȯɀȲȷȯȼΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƠɃȲ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂĨĞĞĚŚ tŚŽ ŐƵĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ƵŶƚŝů Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĚĂƚĞĞƐĂŝĚ sĞƌŝůLJůůĂŚŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůĞƐƚƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐ ampĂƚŝƌϰϭͿ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϳ
ĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚĞǀŝůŽƌŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚĞƐĂǀĞƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ Ğ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŝŶŐŐƌĂǀĞƐŝŶƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞůŝĞĨ ĂŶĚ Ğ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĚŽƵďƚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Hafeedh
ŽĚ ůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŽdžĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĨŝƌĞĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌĞĐĂŶĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀĂƉŽƌ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐ ŝŶĂůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐtŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞƐĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞďLJǁĂLJŽĨŽĚ ƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝůŝƚLJ
d c
ϭϳϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
64
Al-Akram The Most Generous
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƪȳȯȲ˻ΎƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȺȯȿ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲŬƌĂŵƚŝƐĂEĂŵĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŵĞƌŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵůŐƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Žƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĂůůďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKŶĞtŚŽŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĞŝƐ ƚŚĞDŽƐƚĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϳϵ
ŝŵĂŶĚĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽĨƵůĨŝůůƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĨĂǀŽƌƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Akram
Ğ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ Ğ ĨƵůĨŝůůƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐĂŶĚĞŐŝǀĞƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĞŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌǁŚŽŵĞ ŐĂǀĞ Ğ ŝƐŶƚ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŝĨĂŶĞĞĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶŝŵͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ůŽƐƚǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŚĂƐƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŵƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
d c
d c
ϭϴϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
65
Al-Awwall The First
66
Al-Akher The Last
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ ƤȯɁɂΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞzŽƵĂŶĚzŽƵƌĞƚŚĞgtĂƐƚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂĨƚĞƌzŽƵ
ŽĚ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚ ďĞ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŵŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŵĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞƐĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞďLJ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϭ
ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞŝŐŚ^ƚĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĞŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞgtĂƐƚĂĨƚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞŶĚƚŽŝƐWĞƌƉĞƚƵĂůdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ
ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ampŝƌƐƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐĞ ŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŶĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŝƐ ƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŝŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞampŝƌƐƚͿŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ Ğ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŵďLJŝƐEĂŵĞdŚĞgtĂƐƚͿŵĞĂŶƐŶŽƚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŽŶůLJͿ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ǀĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ tŚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂůů
d c
ϭϴϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
67
Ad-Hdhaher The Manifest
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎƙȲ˹ƠȲȶȯȶȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ŽƚŚĞLJzĂũƵũĂŶĚDĂũƵũͿŽŐĂŶĚDĂŐŽŐͿĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚ ůͲltĂŚĨϵϳͿŶĚ ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϯ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ƚŚĞLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƵƉƉĞƌŵŽƐƚͿ ƐͲ^ĂĨĨϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚdŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐĂƌĞŚŝƐŚĞůƉĞƌƐ ƚͲdĂŚƌŝŵϰͿ
ĞŝƐŝŐŚĂďŽǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚďLJŝƐůĞĂƌWƌŽŽĨƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŝƐƌĂĐĞƐ
d c
ϭϴϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
68
Al-Batten The Hidden
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƞȷɀɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȴȽɀȳΎƠȷȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƤȯɁɂΎ ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȴɂȳɀΎƠȷȻ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƠȷȵȶΎ
ȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȯȰȽɄȳΎƠȷȻΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƦȳȯɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȼȳȯɀȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƠȷȻ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƠȯȲȷȲ˶Ύ
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ˸ΎƙȼȲΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂ˴Ύ ȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȶȷȵȶȳɀΎɂȶȯȼΎƱȽɃ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎ ɂȶȳΎƠȷȲȲȳȼ˴ΎȴȽɀΎȼȽɂȶȷȼȵΎȷɁΎȰȳȺȽɅΎƱȽɃ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨĐůĞĂƌ ĂƐŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŝĚĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ
(1) Muslim (2713)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϱ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ EĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůŚŝĚĚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall Al-Akher
Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
dŚĞƐĞ ^ƵďůŝŵĞ EĂŵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŽŶŽƚŚĞŝƐŵĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞampŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚŝŶ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ gtĂƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶŝƐůĞĂƌŶĞƐƐĞŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚƚŚĞDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƐĞ EĂŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ ĐĂŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŵ ďLJ ůͲĂƚƚĞŶŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ gtŽƌĚ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ
d c
ϭϴϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
69
Al-Muhaymin The Controller
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȰȳɁȷȲȳΎƯȶȽȻΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎȼȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƠȽȺɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƧȼȳΎƞɀȳȳΎȴɀȽȻΎȯȺȺΎȲȳȴȳȱɂɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎɁȳȱɃɀȷɂɇ˴Ύ
ɂȶȳΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎƠȷɁΎȱɀȳȯɂɃɀȳɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ƠȯɁȶɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲDƵŚĂLJŵŝŶĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϳ
ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐďLJƚĞůůŝŶŐƵƐͿƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Muhaymin
Ğ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĨĂǀŽƌƐͿŽǀĞƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϴϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
70
Al-Haqq The Truth
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˵Ύ ldquoƫȽΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȰȳΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƬɀɃȳΎƣȷȼȵ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƥɃȻȷȼɃȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic meaning
ůͲĂƋƋсƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲĂƋƋ ampŝƌŵ ŝŶ ŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶŽƚǀĂŶŝƐŚĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞdƌƵƚŚŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞdƌƵĞgtŽƌĚŝŶŚŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚͲĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŵͲƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚǁƌŽŶŐĞ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŽŶǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϴϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Haqq
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌĂƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝŵŝƐƚƌƵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŵ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĨŽƌŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞŝƐ^ĂLJŝŶŐŝƐƚƌƵĞŝƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂƌĞƚƌƵĞŝƐŬƐĂƌĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ Ğ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚƌƵƚŚĞŝƐdƌƵĞďLJŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌŝƐKƌŝŐŝŶŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐWƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚĞŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚ
d c
ϭϵϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
71
Al-Mubeen The Most Clear and
The Clarifier
ƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɅȷȺȺΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƥȯȼȷȴȳɁɂΎƬɀɃɂȶ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦɃɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶďĞ ŝŶ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŽƌĚŽŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŝŶŝƐKŶĞŶĞƐƐĞŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝƐŽĚŚĞĂĚĐůĞĂƌ ŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌgtŽƌĚĞŚĂƐŶŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ğ ĐůĂƌŝĨŝĞƐ ƚŽŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ZĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ WƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϭ
Ğ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ
The Grandeur of Al-Mubeen
ĞŝƐůĞĂƌĂŶĚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂůůŝƐĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞ ^ĞƚƚůĞĚŽŶ ƚ ŝŶ ĂƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŝƐ ůĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚEĂŵĞƐ
d c
ϭϵϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
72
Al-Fatahh The Most Trustworthy Judge
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƢɃɁɂΎƢɃȲȵȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƙȺȺ˹ƣȼȽɅȳɀΎ
ȽȴΎɂȶȳΎɂɀɃȳΎɁɂȯɂȳɁΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁ˷Ύ ƫȯȰȯ˶Ύ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲampĂƚŚŚƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲampĂƚĂŚŚ dŚĞ ZƵůĞƌ tŚŽŝƐƵƐƚĂŶĚdƌƵĞĨŽƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐĞŽƉĞŶƐƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Ğ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŝƚŚǁŽƌĚůLJĂŶĚŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ Ğ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϯ
The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂŶĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŐƌĂŶĚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
d c
ϭϵϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
73
Al-Khabeer The All-Aware
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƠȳΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƤȯɂȷȴΎ ɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƫɃȰɂȺȳΎȯȼȲΎƛȽɃɀɂȳȽɃɁ˴Ύ ƯȳȺȺ˹ƙȱȿɃȯȷȼɂȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȯȻ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐůͲĂůĞĞŵĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌĂƌĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶ ůͲĂůĞĞŵƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŚŝĚĚĞŶŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϱ
ŽĚdŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐůͲltŚĂďĞĞƌŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌŵƐ ŽĨĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
The Grandeur of Al-Khabeer
EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶŽ ĂƚŽŵ ŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĐĂŶŵŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƐltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨŽƌĞŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ
d c
ϭϵϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
74
Al-Wakeel The Trustee Guardian
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɂȶȳɇΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎƙȺȽȼȳΎȷɁΎƫɃȴȴȷȱȷȳȼɂΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎƚȳɁɂΎƜȷɁȾȽɁȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȴȴȯȷɀɁΎȴȽɀΎɃɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹ơȻɀȯȼ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
Ğ ŝƐĞŶƚƌƵƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲtĂŬĞĞů Ğ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůƉĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Wakeel
tŚŽĞǀĞƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌƵƐƚƐŽĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ŽĚ ǁŝůů ĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞ Śŝŵ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ŽĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ǁŚŽƐŽĞǀĞƌ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ůůĂŚƚŚĞŶĞǁŝůůƐƵĨĨŝĐĞŚŝŵ ƚͲdĂůĂƋϯͿ
d c
ϭϵϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
75
Al-Muqeet The Nourisher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎƙȺȺ˹ƙȰȺȳΎɂȽΎȲȽΎ
ȯȼȲΎȯȺɁȽΎȯȼΎƙȺȺ˹ƯȷɂȼȳɁɁΎɂȽΎȳɄȳɀɇɂȶȷȼȵ˷Ύ ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ EŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞtŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĞĞƚ tŚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƚŽ ŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϭϵϵ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqeet
ĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĂƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐŝƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝƐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐĞůƐŝƐƚŚĞŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŽĚͿ
d c
ϮϬϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
76
An-Nasseer The All-Supporter
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƬȶȳȼΎȹȼȽɅΎɂȶȯɂΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎɇȽɃɀΎƥȯɃȺȯΎƨȯɂɀȽȼ˴ΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎƨɀȽɂȳȱɂȽɀΎȯȼȲΎƫɃȾȾȽɀɂȳɀΎ˹ΎƯȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƥȯɃȺȯ˴Ύ ȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎȯȼΎƝɆȱȳȺȺȳȼɂΎƠȳȺȾȳɀ˻˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȼȴȯȺ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌŽĨǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐŶͲEĂƐƐĞĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞĞƐƚ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐŝƐƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŵĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĞĞǀĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϭ
The Grandeur of An-Nasseer
dŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐŝƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĂŶďĞďLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞǁŝŶĚƚŚĞĐƌLJ ƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĨĞĂƌ
d c
ϮϬϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
77
Ar-Raqeeb The All-Watcher
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ldquoƙȼȲΎƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƯȯɂȱȶȳɀΎȽɄȳɀΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƙȶɈȯȰ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞǁĂƚĐŚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐ
ĞŝƐƌͲZĂƋĞĞďtŚŽŬŶŽǁƐĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŬŶŽǁƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŝŶLJĚĞƚĂŝůǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐŽƵůĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƚŝƐĚŽŝŶŐltŶŽǁŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂůůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚƚĞŶƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϯ
The Grandeur of Ar-Raqeeb
Ğ ŝƐtĂƚĐŚĨƵůŽǀĞƌĂůůŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƐĞĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝƐ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞsŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐůĞĞƉ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ
d c
ϮϬϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
78
Al-Warith The Inheritor
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎȱȳɀɂȯȷȼȺɇΎƯȳ˻Ύ ƯȳΎȷɂΎȷɁΎƯȶȽΎȵȷɄȳΎȺȷȴȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȱȯɃɁȳΎȲȳȯɂȶ˴Ύ
ȯȼȲΎƯȳΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎơȼȶȳɀȷɂȽɀɁ˷Ύ ƙȺ˹Ơȷȸɀ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŝƐůĞĨƚĂĨƚĞƌĂůůƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲtĂƌŝƚŚ dŚĞ KŶůLJŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ^ƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ tŚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƐĂůů ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨĂůůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŚĞƌŝƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĞŝƌƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝǀĞ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϱ
The Grandeur of Al-Warith
ĞĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ƚƌŽĚĚĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞͿ ůͲŚnjĂď ϮϳͿĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ^ƵĐŚŝƐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚtĞƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĂƐĂŶ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůͲDƵƚƚĂƋƵŶƚŚĞƉŝŽƵƐͿ DĂƌLJĂŵϲϯͿĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŽŽŬƚŽŚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞƐĂƐĂĐƌĞĚŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚĞŶtĞ ŐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬƚŚĞYƵƌĂŶͿĂƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚŽĨKƵƌƐůĂǀĞƐǁŚŽŵtĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŽĨDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚ
108
TheLinguisticMeaning
Theinheritoristheonewhoisleftafterallthingshavevanished
God the Praiseworthy is AlͲWarith The Only Constant SurvivorWhoinheritsallthecreationafterthedemiseofallorganismsintheheavens and the earth the Inheritor without heirs the OnlyRemainingAlive
TheGrandeurofAlͲWarith
Heenables thebelievers to inherit thehomesof thedisbelievers inthis lifeHe the Exalted said ldquoAndHe caused you to inherit theirlandsand theirhousesand their richesanda landwhichyouhadnottrodden(before)rdquo(AlͲAhzab27)Healsomakestheminheritthedisbelieversresidences intheHereafterasHetheExaltedsaidldquoSuch istheParadisewhichWeshallgiveasan inheritancetothoseofOurslaveswhohavebeenAlͲMuttaqun(thepious)rdquo(Maryam63 )He gives the Book to his obedient slaves as a creditHe theExaltedsaidldquoThenWegavetheBook(theQuran)asinheritancetosuchofOur slaveswhomWe chose (The followersofMuhammadϡϠγϭϪϳϠϋௌϰϠλ)rdquo(Fatir32)
79ͲAlͲHaseeb=TheReckoner
Ϳ ampĂƚŝƌϯϮͿ
d c
ϮϬϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
79
Al-Haseeb The Reckoner
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȺȺȯȶΎȷɁΎƝɄȳɀΎȯΎƛȯɀȳȴɃȺΎƙȱȱȽɃȼɂΎƬȯȹȳɀΎȽȴΎȯȺȺΎɂȶȷȼȵɁ˷Ύ
ƙȼ˹ƦȷɁȯ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƚŚĞĐĐŽƵŶƚdĂŬĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŐŚŝŶŚŽŶŽƌ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂƐĞĞďtŚŽ ƌƵůĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐďLJũƵƐƚŝĐĞŝƐampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐĂŵŽŶŐĂůů ƐůĂǀĞƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞŝƐ ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJdŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƌŝƐƚƌƵĞĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞůŽLJĂůƚŽŝŵŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϳ
The Grandeur of Al-Haseeb
ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ŽĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐĞĚEĂŵĞŽĚǁŝůůďĞ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌŚŝŵĂůůĞǀŝĂƚŝŶŐŚŝŵ ŚĂƌŵƐ Θ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƵƐĂŶĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĨĨĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶ ϭϳϯͿ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƵƚƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŚĂŵǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŝƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽƵƚƚĞƌĞĚďLJDƵŚĂŵŵĂĚWhǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ dŚŽƐĞ ŝĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐͿ ƵŶƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚLJƉŽĐƌŝƚĞƐͿƐĂŝĚsĞƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŐĂŶƐͿŚĂǀĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵĂŐƌĞĂƚĂƌŵLJͿƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŵ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŽŶůLJͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ampĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJƐĂŝĚůůĂŚůŽŶĞͿŝƐ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĂŶĚĞŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝƐƉŽƐĞƌŽĨĂĨĨĂŝƌƐĨŽƌƵƐͿ ůͲŵƌĂŶϭϳϯͿ
d c
d c
ϮϬϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
80
Al-Qabedd The Restrainer
81
Al-Basett The Expander
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˴ Ύ ƙȺ˹ƩȯȰȳȲȲ˴ΎƙȺ˹ƚȯɁȳɂɂ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲYĂďĚĚ ŝƐ ƚŝŐŚƚĨŝƐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐ ŽĚ ŚĂƐ ŐƌĂƐƉĞĚŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚůͲĂƐĞƚƚŝƐĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĂƐĞdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞůͲYĂďĞĚĚŝƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨůͲĂƐĞƚƚ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmedhi (1059)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϬϵ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲYĂďĞĚĚ ůͲĂƐĞƚƚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚŝŐŚƚ ƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŝŶLJƋƵĂŶƚŝƚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝƚ ŝŶ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĞŐƌĂƐƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵůƐĂǁĂLJͿĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉƵƚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŽĚŝĞƐƚŽŐŝǀĞůŝĨĞĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬ
Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ dǁŽ ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚƐŐƌĂƐƉƐƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂƐĞĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǁŝůůďĞŐƌĂƐƉĞĚďLJŝƐĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌŽůůĞĚƵƉ ŝŶŝƐZŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ njͲƵŵĂƌϲϳͿtŝƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĞĞĂƐĞƐƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚĂƐŝŶ
The Grandeur of Al-Qabedd and Al-Basett
EŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚǁŽEĂŵĞƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ dŚĞLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƐĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
d c
d c
ϮϭϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
82
Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
83
Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
ƙȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȳΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȽȼɁΎȽȴΎƥɃȶȯȻȻȯȲΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎȴȽɀȵȷɄȳΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȲȽȼȳΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎɅȷȺȺΎȲȽ˴ΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎơΎȶȯȲΎɀȳɄȳȯȺȳȲ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɅȶȯɂΎƱȽɃΎȶȯȲΎȹȼȽɅȼΎȰȳɂɂȳɀΎȯȰȽɃɂΎȻȳ˴ΎȴȽɀΎƱȽɃΎƙɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƙȲɄȯȼȱȳɀΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎ
ƜȳȺȯɇȳɀ˴ ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎ ɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƱȽɃ˷
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ůͲDƵƋĂĚĚŝŵ ĂŶĚůͲDƵĂŬŚŬŚŝƌ Ğ ƉƵƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
(1) Muslim (771)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϭ
ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĂLJƐǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ Ğ ǁŝůůƐ ďLJ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶltŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ďŝůŝƚLJ Ğ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞĞŵĂĚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞĚĞůĂLJĞĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞǁŝůůĞĚ
The Grandeur of Al-Muqaddim
Al-Muakhkhir
Ğ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ŽĨ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞůĂLJ
Universal Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐ ůŝĨƚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ
Religious Advancement and Delay
ƚ ŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŽĚ ƐgtŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĚĞĞĚŝƐĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽŵĞƌƵůĞŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƌƵůĞƐ
ϮϭϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŚĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŶŬŝŶĚƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ƌĂŶŬƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚŚĞŐŽŽĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞďĂĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĞĚƐŽǀĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĞůĂLJ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ Ğ ǁŝƐĞůLJ ĚĞůĂLJƐ ƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞƉĞŶƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂLJŽĨ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ŶĚ ŝĨ ůůĂŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽƐĞŝnjĞŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐͲĚŽŝŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ŽŶ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͿ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐͿ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞďƵƚĞƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞŵĨŽƌĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚĞƌŵ ŶͲEĂŚůϲϭͿ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϯ
84
Al-Mannan The Bestower of Favors
ơɂΎɅȯɁΎɁȯȷȲ˴ΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷Ύ ȶȯȲΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȯΎȻȯȼΎȾɀȯɇȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȷȼȵΎȰɇΎɁȯɇȷȼȵ˶ΎƧΎƟȽȲ˴ΎơΎȯɁȹΎƱȽɃΎ˹ΎƱȽɃΎȶȯɄȷȼȵΎȯȺȺΎȱɀȳȲȷɂɁ˹˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃ˴ΎƱȽɃΎƙȺ˹ƥȯȼȼȯȼ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƟȺȽɀɇΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȶȳȯɄȳȼɁΎȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎȳȯɀɂȶ˴ΎƱȽɃ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɄȳɀ˹ƤȷɄȷȼȵ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƫɃɁɂȯȷȼȳɀΎȽȴΎƙȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎɁȽΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƜȽΎɇȽɃΎȹȼȽɅΎȰɇΎɅȶȯɂΎȶȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲ˻ΎƠȳΎȯɁȹȳȲΎƟȽȲΎȰɇΎƠȷɁΎƟɀȳȯɂȳɁɂΎƦȯȻȳ˴ΎƯȶȷȱȶΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎȯɁȹȳȲΎȰɇ˴ΎƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȯȼɁɅȳɀΎ
ȯȼȲΎȷȴΎƠȳΎɅȯɁΎɁɃȾȾȺȷȱȯɂȳȲΎȰɇΎơɂ˴Ύ ƠȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȵȷɄȳ˷
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (1495)
Ϯϭϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞŐŝǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ůͲDĂŶŶĂŶ ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉůĞŶƚŝĨƵů ŶƐ ĂŶĚĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚŚŽƉĞĞŝƐƚŚĞampŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞgtĂƐƚŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚĞŚĂƐĂůůĐƌĞĚŝƚƐŽǀĞƌŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐ
The Grandeur of Al-Mannan
ĞďĞƐƚŽǁƐĨĂǀŽƌƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĂůĨĂǀŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨŝƐƌĞĚŝƚŽǀĞƌƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĂǀŽƌďLJŝŵŝƐƚŚĞĨĂǀŽƌŽĨĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ Ŷ ŝƐ ŝƐ^ĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ƵƐ ďLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐŝŵůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϱ
85
Ar-Rafeeq The Gentle and The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƪȯȴȳȳȿΎƟȳȼɂȺȳ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎȵȳȼɂȺȳȼȳɁɁΎȷȼΎȳɄȳɀɇΎȻȯɂɂȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞĞŶƚůĞĂŶĚltŝŶĚ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƌͲZĂĨĞĞƋ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽŝƐǀĞƌLJĞŶƚůĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝƐtŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵ Ăůů Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ĞŶƚůĞ ŝŶ ŝƐ ZĞůŝŐŝŽŶgtĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝƐ KƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ WƌŽŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞŐĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĂƐŬŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĚŽŚĂƌĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞĞǁĂƐďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6024)
Ϯϭϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚĂƐŬƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĂďŝĚĞďLJƚŚĞŵĂƚŽŶĐĞďƵƚĞĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŽĂƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ
The Grandeur of Ar-Rafeeq
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƐŽltŝŶĚĂŶĚĞŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶƐĂŶĚĞŝƐŶŽƚƋƵŝĐŬ ŝŶƉƵŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĞĚĞůĂLJƐƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƵŝůƚLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŝŵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĞŝƐƐŽĞŶƚůĞƚŚĂƚĞĞǀĞŶĂůůŽǁƐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐƚŽĨŝŶĚůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂƚĞĞdžĐƵƐĞƐĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚĂƐŬƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϳ
86
Al-Hayeyy The Bashful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƱȽɃɀΎƤȽɀȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƠȯɇȳɇɇΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺ˴ΎƟȳȼȳɀȽɃɁ˴ΎȰȳȱȽȻȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴɀȽȻΎƠȷɁΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎɁȺȯɄȳΎɀȯȷɁȳɁΎȶȷɁΎȶȯȼȲɁΎ˹ȯɁȹȷȼȵΎȴȽɀΎƟȽȲ ɁΎȶȳȺȾΎ˹˴ΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȴȽɀΎ
ȲȳȱȺȷȼȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȲȷɁȯȾȾȽȷȼɂȷȼȵΎ ɂȶȳΎȶȯȼȲɁ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚLJŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŽƌƵĚĞŶĞƐƐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲĂLJĞLJLJ ŝƐ ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƵŝƚƐ ŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĂŶĚĞƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƚ ŝƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (3556)
Ϯϭϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŚLJŶĞƐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐĂƐƚ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐŽƵƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Hayeyy
ŝƐ ĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŽŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĂŶĚDĞƌĐLJ W hƐĂŝĚŽĚŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ ůŽǀĞƐďĂƐŚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚ ϭͿ
dŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŶƐ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJǁĞĂŬĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽĚďƵƚŽĚŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵůŝŶƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŶƐŽĨŝƐƐůĂǀĞĞ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐŚĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ tŽƌĚƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƚĞǁĂLJ ĂƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚKƌLJŽƵŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶ ďLJ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐͿ ŶͲEŝƐĂ ϰϯͿ ĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawwood (1320)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϭϵ
87
Ad-Dayyan The Most Accurate Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȵȯɂȶȳɀɁΎȯȺȺΎɁȺȯɄȳɁΎ˹ΎȽȼΎɂȶȳΎƜȯɇΎȽȴΎƪȳɁɃɀɀȳȱɂȷȽȼ˹ΎȯȼȲΎƠȳΎȱȯȺȺɁΎɂȶȳȻΎɅȷɂȶΎȯΎɄȽȷȱȳΎɂȶȯɂΎȷɁΎȶȳȯɀȲΎȰɇΎȯȺȺ˴ΎɁȯɇȷȼȵΎơΎƙȻΎɂȶȳΎƣȷȼȵ˴ΎơΎȯȻΎƙȲ˹Ɯȯɇɇȯȼ˴ΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳΎ˹˴ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƠȳȺȺ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȼȽΎȽȼȳΎ˹ΎȯȻȽȼȵΎɂȶȽɁȳΎɅȶȽΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳΎ˹ΎɅȷȺȺΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎȶȳΎɁɂȷȺȺΎȽɅȳɁΎɁȽȻȳɂȶȷȼȵΎɂȽΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴ΎɃȼɂȷȺΎơΎȵȷɄȳΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȷȼȵΎ
ȰȯȱȹΎɂȽΎɂȶȯɂΎȻȯȼΎȽȴΎƠȳȺȺȴȷɀȳ˴Ύ ȳɄȳȼΎȷȴΎȷɂΎɅȯɁΎȯΎɁȺȯȾ˷rdquo
ϮϮϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Linguistic Meaning
dŚĞZƵůĞƌ ƚŚĞƵĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKďĞLJĞĚltŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ŝƐ ĚͲĂLJLJĂŶ Ğ ƐĞƚƚůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ dŚƌŽŶĞŝŐŚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƐƵďŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂŶĚŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƌĞĂƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĂůůƐůĂǀĞƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĂLJŽĨZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ
The Grandeur of Ad-Dayyan
Ğ ŝƐ ƐŽĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ŝŶŝƐ ƵĚŐŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĚŽŝŶŐŚĂƌŵŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ďƵƚ Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐůĂƉdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĨƌŽŵĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌŝƐŝƐďĞůŽǀĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƵŶƚŝůĞƐĞƚƚůĞƐ ƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝƐĚŝƐŽďĞĚŝĞŶƚƐůĂǀĞŝƐŚĂƚĞĚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐampĂŝƌƚŽďŽƚŚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƵƐƚƚŽďŽƚŚĂƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĂŶĚEĂŵĞ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϭ
88
Al-Mohsin The Giver of Favors and
The Perfectionist
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƨɀȯȷɁȳɅȽɀɂȶɇ˴ΎȷɁΎɂȶȳΎ ƟȷɄȳɀΎȽȴΎȴȯɄȽɀɁ˷ΎƠȳΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȱȶȯɀȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůŚĂƐĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŐůLJ ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨĂǀŽƌƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂďŽǀĞũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůͲDŽŚƐŝŶ dŚŝƐ EĂŵĞ ŝƐŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞĨƌŽŵŝŵĨŽƌŶŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĞŝƐƚŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƐƚtŚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĞĚŝƐ ZƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (1824)
222 dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŐŝǀĞƐ ĨĂǀŽƌƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ŝƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞŐŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝĞWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞͿĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ ŝĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƵƌŽĨ ŐůĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨůůĂŚ
117
PBUHsaidldquoGodthePraiseworthyistheGiveroffavorsHelovescharity(1)
TheLinguisticMeaning
Alhasan is the opposite of the ugly and it is giving favors andbenevolencetoothersanditisabovejustice
GodtheExalted isAlͲMohsin ThisName is inseparable fromHimfor no creature is outside His Favors He is the PerfectionistWhoperfectedeverythingHecreatedperfectedHisRulesandmadethembased onwisdom and kindness He gives favors exclusively to HisfollowersinthislifebyprovidingthemwithknowledgeandfaithandintheHereafterHegivesthemParadisetheExaltedsaidldquoForthosewhohavedone good is thebest ( reward ieParadise )andevenmore ( ie having the honour of glancing at the Countenance ofAllahϪϟϼΟϝΟ)rdquo(Yunus26)
TheMessengerPBUH said ldquoFor the best reward is Paradise andthe increment ( even more ) is looking at His Face thePraiseworthyrdquo(2)
TheGrandeurofAlͲMohsinHisNamesareperfecttheExaltedsaidldquoAllahLa ilaha illaHuwa (nonehas the right tobeworshippedbutHe ) ToHimbelong theBestNamesrdquo(TaͲHa8)HisFavorsaresograndthattheyaregiveneventoHisenemiesHegivesthemchancestorepentandthenHejudgesthembyHisPerfectJustice
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
(1) SaheehAlͲJamee(1824)(2) SaheehMuslim(181)andTafseerIbnKatheer(767)
89ͲAsͲSitteer=TheConcealer
Ϳ zƵŶƵƐϮϲͿ
dŚĞ DĞƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ W h ƐĂŝĚ ampŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ ŝƐ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞͿŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚŝƐampĂĐĞƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJϭͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Mohsin
ŝƐEĂŵĞƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚ ůůĂŚgtĂŝůĂŚĂŝůůĂƵǁĂŶŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞͿdŽŝŵďĞůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚEĂŵĞƐ dĂͲĂϴͿ
ŝƐampĂǀŽƌƐĂƌĞƐŽŐƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶĞǀĞŶƚŽŝƐĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĐŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞũƵĚŐĞƐƚŚĞŵďLJŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚƵƐƚŝĐĞ
(1) Saheeh Muslim (181) and Tafseer Ibn Katheer (767)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϯ
89
As-Sitteer The Concealer
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲ˴ΎȷɁΎƚȯɁȶȴɃȺΎȯȼȲΎƛȽȼȱȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎȰȯɁȶȴɃȺȼȳɁɁΎȯȼȲΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂ˵ΎɂȶȳɀȳȴȽɀȳ˴ΎɅȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎȯȼɇȽȼȳΎȽȴΎɇȽɃΎɅȯɁȶȳɁΎɃȾ˴ΎȶȳΎɁȶȽɃȺȲΎɂȯȹȳΎȱȽȼȱȳȯȺȻȳȼɂΎȰȳΎȶȷȲȲȳȼΎ
ȴɀȽȻΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŝƚƌсŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ŝƚƚĞĞƌ KĨƚĞŶĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞ Ɛ ƐŝŶƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƚĞƐƵŐůLJƐĐĞŶĞƐĞŽƌĚĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞĂůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ Ğ ŚĂƚĞƐ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƐŚĂŵĞƐ
(1) Saheeh Al-Nesaee (393)
ϮϮϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sitteer
dŚĞƐůĂǀĞŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŚŝƐgtŽƌĚƌĞǀĞĂůƐŚŝƐŵŝƐĚĞĞĚƐƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞgtŽƌĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨŝƐ^ĞůĨͲ^ƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚŽŵƉůĞƚĞďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐĂƐŚĨƵů ŝŶ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐŝŶŐďĂĚĚĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƐƐĂůǀĞĞĐŽŶĐĞĂůƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞƐďLJǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝƐƉƌŽƉĞƌĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐďĂĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂǀĞͿĨŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĐĞĂůĞƌ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϱ
90
As-Sayyed The Master
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙɁ˹ƫȯɇɇȳȲ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞgtŽƌĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌĂďůĞƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŐŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚKǁŶĞƌŽĨ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƚŽŝŵďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŝƐƚŚĞltŝŶŐtŚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂĨĨĂŝƌƐdŚĞLJǁŽƌŬďLJŝƐKƌĚĞƌƐdŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚŝŶLJŝƐŝŶŝƐĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŝŶŝƐŽŶŽƌĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌLJ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4021)
ϮϮϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of As-Sayyed
EŽĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŝŵŝŶĂŶLJǁĂLJ ŝŶĂŶLJƚŝŵĞ ŝŶĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌ ŝĨŽĚŚĂĚŶƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚŝĨĞŚĂĚŶƚŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŶƚĨŝŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŚĞůƉĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽĐĂůůŝŵƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚŽŶůLJŝŵʹůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJͲŚĂƐƚŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ 227
91
As-Hshafy The Healer
ƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȳȳɁΎȯΎȾȯɂȷȳȼɂ˴Ύ ȶȳΎɅȽɃȺȲΎɁȯɇ˶ΎƧΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎɂȯȹȳΎȯɅȯɇΎɂȶȳΎȲȷɁȳȯɁȳ˴ΎȾȺȳȯɁȳΎȶȳȯȺ˷ΎƱȽɃΎȯɀȳΎɂȶȳΎƠȳȯȺȳɀ˴ ΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎƱȽɃɀΎƠȳȯȺȷȼȵ˴ΎȯΎȶȳȯȺȷȼȵΎɂȶȯɂΎȲȽȳɁȼɂΎȺȳȯɄȳΎȯȼɇΎɁȷȱȹȼȳɁɁ
The Linguistic Meaning
^ŚĞĨĂĂŝƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵů
ŽĚ ŝƐƐͲƐŚĂĨLJĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĞĂůƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚďLJŚŽƉĞĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞĂŶĚŝƚĐĂŶ
(1) Al-Bukhari (5351) Muslim (2191)
ϮϮϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ďĞ ĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐďLJŝƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐ
Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂůĞƌ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌŵĂůĂĚLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Ğ ŚĞĂůƐ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĞĐŚŽŽƐĞƐĂŶĚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŝĨĞĚĞĐŝĚĞƐŶŽƚƚŽŚĞĂů
The Grandeur of As-Hshafy
ĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŽ ďĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ Ğ ŝƐďůĞƚŽŚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŽƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐĞŝƐƐŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐƵƌĞW hƐĂŝĚKƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŽĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŽůĚĂŐĞ ϭͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Jamee (3973)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ ϮϮϵ
92
Al-Moutty The Giver
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƯȶȳȼȳɄȳɀΎƟȽȲΎɅȯȼɂɁΎɁȽȻȳȽȼȳΎ ɂȽΎȰȳΎȵȽȽȲ˴ΎƠȳΎȻȯȹȳɁΎɂȶȯɂΎȽȼȳΎȹȼȽɅȺȳȲȵȳȯȰȺȳΎȷȼΎɀȳȺȷȵȷȽȼ˴ΎȯȼȲΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥȽɃɂɂɇ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ơΎȯȻΎƙȺ˹ƩȯɁȳȻ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞŝǀĞƌƚŽĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞŶĚƚŽŝƐŝǀŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŝĨĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉŝƚĞŐŝǀĞƐƚŽǁŚŽĞǀĞƌĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞƐǁŚŽĞǀĞƌŝƐŶŽƚǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĨŽƌĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚĂŶĚampĂŝƌ tŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6882)
ϮϯϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƐŐŝǀŝŶŐͿƚŚĞŶŝƚŝƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚĞŽƵƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŝǀŝŶŐŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĚŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŶĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Moutty
ĞŐŝǀĞƐŝƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ W h ƐĂŝĚ ŽĚŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞŝĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞͿƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ůŽǀĞ ďƵƚ Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚŐŝǀĞĨĂŝƚŚĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŽƚŚĞŽŶĞƐĞůŽǀĞƐ ϭͿŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ Ğ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ğ ůŽǀĞƐ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ĂŶ ĂŵƉůĞ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŐŝĨƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĚĞĞĚƐͿ ŶͲEĂďĂϯϲͿ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (2714)
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϭ
93
At-Tayyeb The Kind
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƧΎȾȳȽȾȺȳ˴ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƬɂȯɇɇȳȰ˴Ύ ȲȽȳɁΎȼȽɂΎȯȱȱȳȾɂΎȳɆȱȳȾɂΎɅȶȯɂȳɄȳɀΎ ȷɁΎɂɂȯɇɇȳȰΎȹȷȼȲΎɂȶȷȼȵ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƚͲdĂLJLJĞďсWƵƌĞĐŚĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶ
ŽĚŝƐƚͲdĂLJLJĞďWƵƌĞĂŶĚampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĨůĂǁƐampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĞǀŝůĂŶĚďĂĚƚŚŝŶŐƐltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞDŽƐƚWĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƐĞŶĐĞWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚltŝŶĚŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEŽEĂŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀŝůŽĚŝƐWƵƌĞŝŶŝƐĐƚŝŽŶƐĞŽŶůLJĚŽĞƐǁŚĂƚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚƚƌƵĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞĞ
(1) Muslim (1015)
ϮϯϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞŽƌŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĞ ƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐƚŚĞ ltŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ WĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƚŽWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞǁŚŝĐŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŬŶŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞďĞƚƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJƵƐĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚͿ DƵŚĂŵŵĂĚϲͿ
The Grandeur of At-Tayyeb
ĞŝƐƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞltŝŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝŶĚǁŽƌĚƐŬŝŶĚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ŬŝŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝŶĚ ŶĂŵĞƐ ĂůůďĞůŽŶŐƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJEŽƚŚŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚŽĨŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂƐĐĞŶĚƐƚŽ ŝŵ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŽŝŵĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞŬŝŶĚĞ ŝƐůůͲltŝŶĚĂŶĚWƵƌĞĂŶĚŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŬŝŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐltŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϯ
94
Al-Musaeer The Controller of Prices
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƥɃɁȯȳȳɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dŽĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲDƵƐĂĞĞƌĞŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝŶŐƐĐŚĞĂƉŽƌĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĐĂŶŽďũĞĐƚŝƐ ƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ tŝƐĚŽŵĂŶĚ tŝůů Ğ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐƉƵŶŝƐŚĞƐŝƐ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞďůĂnjŝŶŐĞůůĨŝƌĞ ĂƐĞƐĂŝĚdŚĞŶǀĞƌŝůLJ tĞŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐĂďůĂnjŝŶŐampŝƌĞ ůͲampĂƚŚϭϯͿ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (1314)
Ϯϯϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
The Grandeur of Al-Musaeer
ŽĚůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ŝƐƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞdŚĞƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƉƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵWƌŝĐĞƐƌĂŝƐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŝƐtŝůůĂŶĚtŝƐĚŽŵ
d c
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϱ
95
As-Subboohh The Supreme Holy and
The Impeccable
ƙȯȳɁȶȯΎƬȶȳΎɅȷȴȳΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷˴Ύ ȻȯɇΎƟȽȲΎȰȳΎɁȯɂȷɁȴȷȳȲΎɅȷɂȶΎȶȳɀ˴ ΎɁȯȷȲΎɂȶȯɂΎɂȶȳΎȾɀȽȾȶȳɂΎƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɃɁȳȲΎɂȽΎɁȯɇΎȲɃɀȷȼȵΎȶȷɁΎȹȼȳȳȺȷȼȵΎȯȼȲΎȾɀȽɁɂɀȯɂȷȽȼ˶ΎƫɃȰȰȽȽȶȶ˴ΎƩɃȲȲȽȽɁ˴ΎƬȶȳΎƤȽɀȲΎȽȴΎɂȶȳΎȯȼȵȳȺɁΎ
ȯȼȲΎɂȶȳΎɁȽɃȺ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
dĂƐďĞĞŚŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĐŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚŝĨLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŽŶĞŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂůůĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĞǀŝůďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚǁĂLJ
(1) Muslim (487)
Ϯϯϲ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
ŽĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚ ampƌĞĞĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĞǀŝů ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚŽ ŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐ ampƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĞƋƵĂůƐƉŽƵƐĞƐŽŶŚĞůƉĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŽƌ ĞŝƐƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŵŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŵŝŶ ŝƐ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ Ğ ŝƐ ĞdžĂůƚĞĚŝŶ ŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŝƐ gtĞŐĂůgtĂǁƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ğǀŝů ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ Ğ ŝƐƐͲ^ƵďŚŚůůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵďLJƐƉĞĞĐŚĂĐƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĂƌƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ƐĂŝĚdŚĞƐĞǀĞŶŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚĂůů ƚŚĂƚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ ŐůŽƌŝĨLJŝŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƚĂ ƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚŐůŽƌŝĨŝĞƐŝƐWƌĂŝƐĞƵƚLJŽƵƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŝƌŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ůͲƐƌĂϰϰͿ
The Grandeur of As-Subboohh
ƐͲ^ƵďŚŚŝƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƚĂƐďĞĞŚŚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǁĞůůĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϳ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌgtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐ ŚĂƐƚŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐWƵƌŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĨůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞŝƐ hůƚŝŵĂƚĞ WĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ŝƐ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐdŚĞǁŽƌĚ ^ƵďŚĂŶͿ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶLJŽŶĞĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ ŶƚŚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŽĨŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĞdžĐĞƉƚŽĚƚŚĞgtŽƌĚŽĨĂůůǁŽƌůĚƐ
d c
Ϯϯϴ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
96
Al-Hakam The Judge
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƙȺ˹ƠȯȹȯȻ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ ƠȳΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀɃȺȳΎȯȼȲΎȲȽȻȷȼȷȽȼ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ƵŬŵ ŝƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůͲĂŬĞŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐũƵĚŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂŬĂŵtŚŽũƵĚŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŝƐƐůĂǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ampĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐ ƵƐƚŝĐĞ ŝƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉƵŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Abee Dawood (4145)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϯϵ
ĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ
The Grandeur of Al-Hakam
ůů ŽĨ ŝƐ gtĂǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĚĞƐƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ůĂǁƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ĨůĂǁ ŽƌĨĂƵůƚ ĨƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŝŵĞĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŽƵƚ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶŽĚƚŚĞůůͲDŝŐŚƚLJ ƐĂŝĚŽƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŶƐĞĞŬƚŚĞ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĚĂLJƐŽĨͿ ŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŶĚǁŚŽŝƐďĞƚƚĞƌŝŶũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂŶůůĂŚĨŽƌĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĨŝƌŵampĂŝƚŚ ůͲDĂŝĚĂŚϱϬͿ
d c
ϮϰϬ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
97
Al-Jawad The Bountiful
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƮȳɀȷȺɇΎƟȽȲ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎȷɁΎƢȯɅȯȲ˴Ύ ȺȽɄȳɁΎƙȺȸȽȽȲΎȵȳȼȳɀȽɁȷɂɇ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
ůũŽŽĚĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲĂǁĂĚƚŚĞhůƚŝŵĂƚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůĨŽƌĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚǀĞƌLJŐƌĂĐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵŝƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJĞŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶƚŝĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐ ƐƐĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ůůͲĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůůͲ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞ
(1) Selselat Alahadeeth Alsaheeha (1627)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϭ
The Grandeur of Al-Jawad
dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽĚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐgtŝŵŝƚůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŽĚůŽƌŝĨŝĞĚďĞŝŵůŽǀĞƐŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐdŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƐŬ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞͿŝŵ WhƐĂŝĚdŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďĞƚƚĞƌŵŽƌĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐͿƚŽŽĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ϭͿ
ŝƐhůƚŝŵĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƐ ƚĞƌŶĂůWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŶŽƌ ďĞĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨͲďLJŚƵŵĂŶƐͲďĞĨŽƌĞ
(1) Saheeh Al-Turmudhi (337)
d c
ϮϰϮ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
98
Al-Wetr The Singular in Name
ƨ˷ƚ˷ƭ˷Ơ˷ΎɁȯȷȲ˶ΎƟȽȲΎƙȺȺȯȶ˴ΎȶȯɁΎȼȷȼȳɂɇΎȼȷȼȳΎƦȯȻȳɁ˴ΎȽȼȳΎȶɃȼȲɀȳȲΎȻȷȼɃɁΎȽȼȳ˴ΎɅȶȽȳɄȳɀΎȱȽɃȼɂȳȲΎƬȶȳȻΎɅȽɃȺȲΎȳȼɂȳɀΎƨȯɀȯȲȷɁȳ˴ΎȯȼȲΎ
ƠȳΎȷɁΎƯȳɂɀ˴ ΎȺȽɄȳɁΎɅȳɂɀ˷
The Linguistic Meaning
tĞƚƌƐŝŶŐůĞŽƌŽŶĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŽƌŽĚĚŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĚƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŝƐůͲtĞƚƌĞŝƐƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐEĂŵĞKŶĞŝŶŝƐKĚĚEƵŵďĞƌ tŚŽŚĂƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŵŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŝƐgtŽƌĚƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶŝƐŽĚŚŽŽĚ Ğ ŝƐƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌůLJ ǁŽƌƚŚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ KŶůLJ ŝŵ ůŽŶĞĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞ
(1) Al-Bukhari (6410)
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϯ
tŚŽŝƐƚĞƌŶĂůŝŶŝƐdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞKŶůLJKŶĞtŚŽŝƐWĞƌĨĞĐƚĂŶĚ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŝŶŝƐƐƐĞŶĐĞƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĐƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĞKŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶĞƋƵĂůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƌƉĂƌĂůůĞů
The Grandeur of Al-Wetr
Ğ ƚŚĞ WƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŐŚ ůŽŶĞ ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŵƐĞůĨ ĨĂƌĂďŽǀĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶďLJŝƐhŶŝƋƵĞKŶĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞŵĂĚĞĂůůĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉĂŝƌƐĞƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚƐĂŝĚŶĚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐtĞŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƉĂŝƌƐƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůůĂŚͿ ĚŚͲŚĂƌŝLJĂƚϰϵͿ
d c
Ϯϰϰ dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ
99
Al-Ilah God
ƬȶȳΎƝɆȯȺɂȳȲΎɁȯȷȲ˶Ύ ƙȼȲΎɇȽɃɀΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲΎȷɁΎƧȼȳΎơȺȯȶΎƟȽȲ˹ƙȺȺȯȶΎƤȯΎȷȺȯȶȯΎȷȺȺȯΎƠɃɅȯΎɂȶȳɀȳΎȷɁΎȼȽȼȳΎɅȶȽΎȶȯɁΎɂȶȳΎɀȷȵȶɂΎɂȽΎȰȳΎɅȽɀɁȶȷȾȾȳȲΎȰɃɂΎƠȳ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƟɀȯȱȷȽɃɁ˴ΎɂȶȳΎƥȽɁɂΎƥȳɀȱȷȴɃȺ˷Ύ
ƙȺ˹ƚȯȿȯɀȯȶ˶Ύ
The Linguistic Meaning
ůͲůĂŚс ƚŚĞ tŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ dŚĞ KŶĞ tŚŽ ŝƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚůŽǀĞŝŵĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵ
KƵƌ gtŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ džĂůƚĞĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ dƌƵĞ ůĂŚtŚŽ ŝƐďĞŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐůĂǀĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨĞƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚŽĨ ŐůŽƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ KŶĞtŚŽ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚ
dlaquoWUgraveyenatildeEAtildeYacuteEcircyenEcircfrac12frac12laquoͿ Ϯϰϱ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽďũĞĐƚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĂŶĚĞƌƌŽŶĞŽƵƐŽĚĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŽďĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ůŽǀĞ ŝŵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝǀĞƚŽŝŵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚƚŽƚĂůƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ
dŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůůĂŚͿ ĂŶĚ ůͲůĂŚͿůͲůĂŚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚͲĂŶĚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚͲďLJŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĂŐĂŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŵĂŶLJŽďũĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐƵŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƐŽǁĞǀĞƌ ŶŽŶĞŚĂĚĐĂůůĞĚŶŽƌƵƐĞĚƚŚĞEĂŵĞ ůůĂŚͿ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ džĂůƚĞĚ EĂŵĞ ŝƐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽŶůLJƚŽŝŵƚŚĞWƌĂŝƐĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ
The Grandeur of Al-Ilah
dŚŝƐ EŽďůĞ EĂŵĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ Ăůů ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨƉĞƌĨĞĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďůŝŵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂůůĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůEĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƚƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐ^ƵďůŝŵĞEĂŵĞtŚŽĞǀĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐEĂŵĞ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂůůWĞƌĨĞĐƚEĂŵĞƐŽĨŽĚƚŚĞdžĂůƚĞĚ
