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The Beautiful Names of God

Date: November 14, 2022 7:26 pm Published By: The Beautiful Names of God God says, “He taught Adam all the names.” (Quran 2:31) and “The most Beautiful Names belong to God: use them to call on Him.” (Quran 7:180) The Messenger of God said, “God has ninety-nine Names, one less than one hundred; whoever counts them, enters Paradise.” The Divine Truths, commandments, attributes,… View Article

The Beautiful Names – The Rich

Date: March 24, 2022 4:59 pm Published By: Al-Ghani The Rich God is the Rich One who is sufficient unto Himself. Only God has no needs and does not earn. His riches are independent of others, yet all else is dependent on Him. The rich one is he who has no connection with another – neither for his being nor for his attributes… View Article

The Beautiful Names – The Enricher

Date: January 20, 2022 5:43 am Published By: Al-Mughni The Enricher Al-Mughni, The Enricher, is closely linked to Al-Ghani, The Rich. It is inconceivable that the one who is enriched become in his enrichment absolutely rich, since he will at least be in need of the one who made him rich. So he is not in fact rich, though he is able to… View Article

The Beautiful Names – The Protector

Date: December 30, 2021 3:54 am Published By: Al-Mani The Protector God is the one who averts harm from His creation. He is the One who counters the causes of destruction and diminishment in religious and temporal affairs by creating causes intended for protection. ‘The Protector’ attribute is closely related to ‘Al-Hafidh’ – ‘The All-Preserver’, as all preserving protects and repels, so whoever… View Article

The Beautiful Names – The Punisher

Date: December 9, 2021 6:37 am Published By: Ad-Darr The Punisher God is the creator of harmful just as He is the creator of the beneficial. The attribute of ad-Darr is usually conceived together with the attribute of an-Nafi, He Who Benefits. Sometimes these two attributes are inseparable. What is poison to one is medicine to another; what is sweet to one is… View Article

The Ninety Nine Beautiful Names

Date: November 19, 2021 7:56 am Published By: The Ninety Nine Beautiful Names It is God, or Allah, Exalted and Glorified be He, who named Himself with the Ninety Nine Beautiful Names. God says, ”To Allah belongs all the Beautiful Names, so call out to Him with them.” (Quran 7:180) These Names have been divinely revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet said,… View Article