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Al ‘Azeez - The All Mighty
The Name ‘Azeez is said to be from three verbal forms:
a) ‘azza, ya’izzu (with a kasrah): this form means nobility. When Allah is ‘Azeez in this form, it means One who is Noble, One who is Distinguished, there is none like Him (Laysa ka milthlihi shayy), He is so [...]
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More Names of Allah can be found here.
Al Mu’min: The One who gives Emaan and Security
When we look at this Name linguistically, it gives us two primary meanings:
1) From emaan, it means The One who gives emaan. Emaan is tasdeeq (تصديق): affirmation. Mu’min is One who has emaan, One who gives emaan and [...]
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Al-Quddoos
The One who is Very Pure, Absolutely Pure, He is far and above anything that does not befit Him.
Al Quddoos is from the root qaaf-daal-seen (ق د س), Al-Quddoos has two meanings linguistically. It is on the structure of fu’ool, a form of mubaalagah/intensification.
1. First meaning of Qaf-daal-seen (ق [...]
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The next Name of Allah ta’ala is:
As Salaam - The Perfection and Giver of Peace
There are two meanings of the Name As Salaam:
a) The Perfection.
b) The Giver of Peace and Security.
Linguistic Meaning
Linguistically, salaam and salaamah mean baraa’ah: immunity, to be free of something and to be unblemished. According to ibn Al Arabi, salaamah means ‘aafiyah: [...]
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There are many Names of Allah azza wa jal that are authentic, yet are not widely known. One of them, and also One of my personal favorites, is Al Jabbaar - The Compellor.
Al Jabbaar
The Compeller, The Restorer. It is on the structure of fa’aal, a structure of mubaalagah/intensification. Jaabir is one who compels [...]
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During the second night of class with br Nouman, he shared with us a gem on the precision of the Qur’an.
Here it is:
Allah ta’ala says in suratul Baqarah ayah 257:
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
‘Allah is the Wali of those who believe, He brings take them from the darknesses into the [...]
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Ismul Jalaalah, The Grand Name: Allah الله. This is Allah’s Personal Name. His Identifying Name. This Name only belongs to Allah, no one else can have besides Allah. Allah is the Title, the Name, of the One True Ilaah. The Name of Allah, you cannot play around with: there is no plural, there is no [...]