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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Dhikr (Zikir) and Tasbihat from the Sunnah

A collection of various dhikrs from the sunnah.

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better except someone who has said the same or more [Muslim; 4:42071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:168, Muslim; 4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, "Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?" I said: "Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi [Muslim and at-Tirmidhi]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahil adheem wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and I Praise Him)

Whoever says (the above) a palm tree is planted for him in Paradise [at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, SubhanAllahil adheem (Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme)

Muhammad (SAW) said: "Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One"

[Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ

SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah)

Whoever says (the above) one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away

[Muslim; 4:2073]

لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ

La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah (There is no Might or Power except with Allah)

This is mentioned in a hadith as "a treasure from the treasures of Paradise" [Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari; 11:213, Muslim; 4:2076]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ

SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It doesnt matter which of them is begun with [Muslim; 3:1685]

Abu Saiid reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, "Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baqiyat al-salihat) more frequently." They asked, "What are these enduring good deeds?" The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan'Allah], alhamdu lillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. [an-Nasa'i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ

SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

Muhammad (SAW) said: 'For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world) [Muslim; 4:2072]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ

SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

The good deeds which endure are (the above)

AbdAllah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet said: "During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (AS) who said to me: O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah, walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above)

[at-Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: "There is no power nor strength save through Allah"]

الْحَمْدُللّهِ

Alhamdulilah (All Praise is for Allah)

Verily the best supplication is (above). [Muslim; 4:2073]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ

La illaha ilAllah(u)(There is No God But Allah)

- The best form of remembrance is (above). [Muslim; 4:2073]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ

La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

- Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said:

"When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.

[at-Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ

La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

- Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, "Renew your faith." "How can we renew our faith?" they asked. The Prophet replied: "Say always: la ilaha illallah." [Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy'in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)

- whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il (AS) [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]

- whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more. [Sahih al-Bukhari; 4:95, Muslim; 4:2071]

لَآ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ وَاحِدًا اَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَّمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَّ لاَ وَلَدًا وَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّوْ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ

La illaha ilAllahu, Wahidda(n), Ahada(n), Samada(n), lam yatakhidh sahiba(n). Wa la walada, wa la yak(n)ul-lahu kufuwan Ahad (There is no God except Allah, the One and Only, the Eternal, Who has not taken a partner nor a son. And there is none like unto Him)

Whoever says the words above ten times, then 40,000 (forty thousand) good deeds will be recorded for him [Ahmad]

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullah al-'Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilai (I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him) Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army's ranks

[Abu Dawud 2/85, at-Tirmithi 5/569, Al-Hakim who declared it authentic and ath-Thahabi agreed with him 1/511]

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى وَ أنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ أنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِ مَا صَنَعْت ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَ أبُوءُ بِذَنْبى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'udhu bika min Sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta

(O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

The above du'a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah.

Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.

[Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318]

If someone implements ten verses of the Qur'an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban - sahih]

If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur'an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban - sahih]

If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur'an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban - sahih]

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Islam and concept of peace

ISLAM, Christianity and Judaism are all scriptural religions, which affirm the existence of a divine revelation in written form, and hence their adherents are identified as ‘People of the Book.’ According to Muslims’ belief, Allah sent revelation first to Moses (as found in the Hebrew scripture the Torah), then to Jesus (the Gospel) and finally to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, (through the Islamic scripture, the Qur’an).
Prophet Muhammad is not considered the founder of the new religion – Islam. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that he did not bring a new message from a new God but called people back to the one God and to a way of life they had forgotten or deviated from it. It is because the Qur’an contains many references to stories and figures in the Old and New Testaments, including Adam and Eve, Abraham and Moses, David and Solomon and Jesus and Mary.
According to Islamic belief, Allah’s original message that was received by Moses and later by Jesus over time had been distorted. Thus Muslims recognize the Torah and Gospel as a combination of original revelation but later human additions were made, such as the elevation of Jesus from Prophet to the son of God. Therefore, the Qur’an is the Islamic scripture, which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from God through the Archangel Gabriel, to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the last or ‘seal’ of the Prophets and hence the Qur’an is the eternal, literal word of Allah preserved in Arabic language.
The basic beliefs and tenets of the three beautiful and monotheistic religions are almost similar to each other as well as all the three are descendants of Abraham who worship the same God. However, I have taken this topic to counter the allegations that are being leveled against Islam and Muslims. Actually, Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance, which does not allow its followers to harm any one.
However, Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the oneness of Allah, Prophets of Allah, His divine and eternal reward and punishment. Peace is common to all the three faiths.

Violence
There are numerous verses in the Qur’an which emphasize peace, tolerance and tranquility while it strongly prohibits violence. The term Islam itself means peace and it is based on compassion, love, tolerance, gentleness and forgiveness whereas violence, aggression and cruelty are against its nature. Muslims are made target of violence and terrorism in some places and they are themselves taking resort to violence and terrorism in some other places. Now, some questions arise in mind that in what circumstances Islam allows force and what are the Islamic ethics of war? When does use of force become terrorism and when does Islam allow terrorism in any situation? Can Muslims prevent violence against them by counter-violence?
There are many verses in the Qur’an and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which confirm that offensive force is strictly prohibited in Islam. But there are also such cases in the Qur’an according to which violence could have been answered with violence but it was not done, (e.g., Qur’an, 5:27-32)
Permission for use of force that leads to loss of human life and property was granted in a very specific situation. It was the time when Muslims were living in Madina in the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the enemy targeted Muslims, attacked their land and some Muslims living in Makkah were also tortured, only then Allah permitted Muslims to use force against those who hurt them. This permission to fight was not an offensive war to occupy other people’s land but it was a war to defend Muslims and to prevent such attacks in the future. It was the time when the aggressors were not only attacking Muslims in Madina but they were targeting Muslims elsewhere too and forcing people not to accept Islam. Thus the purpose of fighting a war was to end aggression.
Hence, use of force to punish for crimes, or to defend Islam and Muslims or to fulfil Allah’s mission or to regain human freedom and right to choose one’s way of life, is permitted only to the extent that it is necessary. Otherwise, it becomes itself an act of tyranny and aggression, which is strictly forbidden by Islam. The Qur’an does not give people the right to take the law into their own hands. Islam also does not encourage violence in response to violence.

Violence and terrorism
Some individuals or groups who are living under the jurisdiction of any other authority or state and resorting to violence, their use of force will be characterized as terrorism. Terrorism is an act of killing the enemy’s men without discriminating between belligerent and non-belligerent. As a result, innocents, particularly children, women and elderly people lose their lives and their properties are destroyed. Islam strictly prohibits all these acts of violence because as mentioned earlier, there is no place for violence or terrorism in Islam.
But some Muslims have engaged in violence and try to justify their actions. Many people, who have very little knowledge of Islam and Muslims, think as if Islam fosters violence and terrorism. But, this is not the case. Islam, like all other religions of the world, neither supports nor sanctions illegitimate violence. It only permits Muslims in very specific cases to defend themselves, their families, religion and community from aggression.

Violence and the
current situation
Now an attempt to examine Islam’s position on violence may be in the fitness of things. For this, the most hot and explosive issue of Palestine may be discussed very briefly and then the cases of American aggression in the name of combating terrorism.
Palestine had been a Muslim majority land, which was occupied and subjected by the Jews who have been unleashing violence and oppressing its inhabitants since 1948 and especially since 1967. The occupiers are not willing to vacate the land despite the UN resolutions and international pressure. The Palestinians are living without a homeland. In view of the known fact and situation of Palestine, one may say that the defensive use of force should be permitted by Islam to the Palestinians to defend their rights.
As a religion, Islam does not put itself in an attitude of conflict towards other heavenly religions. It is a religion of peace and tolerance and has always advocated the cause of human rights, brotherhood, freedom and equality and hence Islam is a model religion for the development of pluralistic society in the modern age of globalization. An Islamic society is not formed of Muslims only, but of Muslims, Christians, Jews and people of other faiths living together under the rule of Islam. Today, the world is striving for peace; but unless there is greater understanding among the followers of different religions there is very little hope for success.

Conclusion

There is a misconception that Islam and Muslims are a thereat to the world peace. But my argument is that all this misunderstanding about Islam and Muslims is simply because of lack of proper knowledge about Islam and its followers. As far as Muslims are concerned, they should understand this reality that violence is not at all a strategy to deal with Muslims’ issues and problems. It is only a mistake, a big mistake that Muslims must realize and abandon the path of deviation. They should instead follow the path of righteousness, wisdom, patience and tolerance. Because, the real weapons of Muslims are their Islamic character and their ideology in which they believe and which they want to communicate to the entire humanity. Since the Qur’an is a message of peace as well as a unique divine book – a source of guidance for the entire humanity, all people have an equal right to benefit from this eternal source of wisdom and guidance.

– By Dr. Ghulam Mursaleen, Courtesy: The Muslim World League Journal, Makkah

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Avoiding What is Doubtful

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful is also quite clear. Between these two is that which is ambiguous, which most people do not know. One who avoids the doubtful safeguards his faith and his honor.”
——— Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 588.

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Asma al-Husna: The Most Beautiful Names of Allah (99 Names of Allah)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

There is no deity but Allah.

99 NAMES OF ALLAH

1. Allah

Allah, He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.

2. Ar-Rahman

The Compassionate, The Beneficent, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.

3. Ar-Raheem

The Merciful, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.

4. Al-Malik

The King, The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.

5. Al-Quddoos

The Holy, The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.

6. As-Salaam

The Source of Peace, The One who is free from every imperfection.

7. Al-Mu'min

Guardian of Faith, The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.

8. Al-Muhaimin

The Protector, The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.

9. Al-^Azeez

The Mighty, The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.

10. Al-Jabbaar

The Compeller, The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.

11. Al-Mutakabbir

The Majestic, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.

12. Al-Khaaliq

The Creator, The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.

13. Al-Bari'

The Evolver, The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.

14. Al-Musawwir

The Fashioner, The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.

15. Al-Ghaffaar

The Great Forgiver, The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.

16. Al-Qahhaar

The Subduer, The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.

17. Al-Wahhaab

The Bestower, The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. He is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.

18. Al-Razzaaq

The Sustainer, The Provider.

19. Al-Fattaah

The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.

20. Al-^Aleem

The All-knowing, The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.

21. Al-Qaabid

The Constricter, The Retainer, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

22. Al-Baasit

The Expander, The Enlarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

23. Al-Khaafid

The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.

24. Ar-Raafi^

The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.

25. Al-Mu^iz

The Honorary, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

26. Al-Muthil

The Dishonorer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

27. As-Samee^

The All-Hearing, The Hearer, The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.

28. Al-Baseer

The All-Seeing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.

29. Al-Hakam

The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.

30. Al-^Adl

The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.

31. Al-Lateef

The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.

32. Al-Khabeer

The Aware, The One who knows the truth of things.

33. Al-Haleem

The Forebearing, The Clement, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.

34. Al-^Azeem

The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolment, and Purity from all imperfection.

35. Al-Ghafoor

The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot.

36. Ash-Shakoor

The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.

37. Al-^Aliyy

The Most High, The Sublime, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.

38. Al-Kabeer

The Most Great, The Great, The One who is greater than everything in status.

39. Al-Hafeez

The Preserver, The Protector, The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.

40. Al-Muqeet

The Maintainer, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer, The One who has the Power.

41. Al-Haseeb

The Reckoner, The One who gives the satisfaction.

42. Aj-Jaleel

The Sublime One, The Beneficent, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.

43. Al-Kareem

The Generous One, The Bountiful, The Gracious, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.

44. Ar-Raqeeb

The Watcher, The Watchful, The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.

45. Al-Mujeeb

The Responsive, The Hearkener, The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.

46. Al-Wasi^

The Vast, The All-Embracing, The Knowledgeable.

47. Al-Hakeem

The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings.

48. Al-Wadood

The Loving, The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slaves is His Will to be merciful to them and praise them: Hence it's meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and spoke to Muhammad and Musa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound nor a language nor a letter.).

49. Al-Majeed

The Most Glorious One, The Glorious, The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.

50. Al-Ba^ith

The Resurrecter, The Raiser (from death), The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.

51. Ash-Shaheed

The Witness, The One who nothing is absent from Him.

52. Al-Haqq

The Truth, The True, The One who truly exists.

53. Al-Wakeel

The Trustee, The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.

54. Al-Qawiyy

The Most Strong, The Strong, The One with the complete Power.

55. Al-Mateen

The Firm One, The One with extreme Power which is uninterrupted and He does not get tired.

56. Al-Waliyy

The Protecting Friend, The Supporter.

57. Al-Hameed

The Praiseworthy, The praised One who deserves to be praised.

58. Al-Muhsee

The Counter, The Reckoner, The One who the count of things are known to him.

59. Al-Mubdi'

The Originator, The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.

60. Al-Mu^eed

The Reproducer, The One who brings back the creatures after death.

61. Al-Muhyi

The Restorer, The Giver of Life, The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.

62. Al-Mumeet

The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead.

63. Al-Hayy

The Alive, The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.

64. Al-Qayyoom

The Self-Subsisting, The One who remains and does not end.

65. Al-Waajid

The Perceiver, The Finder, The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.

66. Al-Waahid

The Unique, The One, The One without a partner.

67. Al-Ahad

The One.

68. As-Samad

The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.

69. Al-Qaadir

The Able, The Capable, The One attributed with Power.

70. Al-Muqtadir

The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.

71. Al-Muqaddim

The Expediter, The Promoter, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.

72. Al-Mu'akh-khir

The Delayer, the Retarder, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.

73. Al-'Awwal

The First, The One whose Existence is without a beginning.

74. Al-'Akhir

The Last, The One whose Existence is without an end.

75. Az-Zaahir

The Manifest, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.

76. Al-Baatin

The Hidden, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.

77. Al-Walee

The Governor, The One who owns things and manages them.

78. Al-Muta^ali

The Most Exalted, The High Exalted, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.

79. Al-Barr

The Source of All Goodness, The Righteous, The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.

80. At-Tawwaab

The Acceptor of Repentance, The Relenting, The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.

81. Al-Muntaqim

The Avenger, The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them.

82. Al-^Afuww

The Pardoner, The Forgiver, The One with wide forgiveness.

83. Ar-Ra'uf

The Compassionate, The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures.

84. Malik Al-Mulk

The Eternal Owner of Sovereignty, The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.

85. Thul-Jalali wal-Ikram

The Lord of Majesty and Bounty, The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.

86. Al-Muqsit

The Equitable, The One who is Just in His judgment.

87. Aj-Jaami^

The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.

88. Al-Ghaniyy

The Self-Sufficient, The One who does not need the creation.

89. Al-Mughni

The Enricher, The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.

90. Al-Maani^

The Preventer, The Withholder.

91. Ad-Daarr

The Distresser, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.

92. An-Nafi^

The Propitious, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.

93. An-Noor

The Light, The One who guides.

94. Al-Haadi

The Guide, The One whom with His Guidance His believers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.

95. Al-Badi^

The Incomparable, The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.

96. Al-Baaqi

The Everlasting, The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.

97. Al-Waarith

The Supreme Inheritor, The Heir, The One whose Existence remains.

98. Ar-Rasheed

The Guide to the Right Path, The One who guides.

99. As-Saboor

The Patient, The One who does not quickly punish the sinners. "...There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). Qur'an [42:11]

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