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    Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah
    Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah
    Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah
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    Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah

    By Abdur Raheem Kidwai

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    "Allah's are the names most beautiful. Whatever is in the heavens and earth extols His glory."—The Qur'an (Al-Hashr 59:24)

    "Allah has 99 names. He who remembers these will certainly enter Paradise."—Prophet Muhammad (Bukharhi Hadith Kitab Ad-Dawat, 2,949)

    Remembering the Names of Allah is a sacred tradition in Islam. Both the Qur'an and sayings of the Prophet (Hadiths) state the importance of learning them and promise reward for reciting them in supplications and prayers.

    This beautiful presentation of Allah's most revered nintety-nine names draws the reader nearer to the Divine through contemplation and reflection of Allah's names, their meaning, and how each impacts our daily lives. They help to conceptualize Allah, Whose limitless greatness and glory is impossible to grasp.

    Each name is presented in the original Arabic and its translation into English. Accompanying each name is a commentary that is concise and easy to understand but rich in meaning.

    Abdur Raheem Kidwai (b. 1956) is a professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University, India, and a visiting fellow at the School of English, University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He earned his two PhDs in English from the Aligarh Muslim University and the University of Leicester. He is a well-known author of many works on the Qur'an and Islam, including: The Qur'an: Essential Teachings; Daily Wisdom: Islamic Prayers and Supplications; Daily Wisdom: Selections from the Holy Qur'an; and What Should We Say?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKube Publishing Ltd
    Release dateMar 25, 2016
    ISBN9781847740892
    Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah
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    Abdur Raheem Kidwai

    Abdur Raheem Kidwai is a professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University in India and the well-known author of many works on the Qur'an and Islam.

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      Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah - Abdur Raheem Kidwai

      PREFACE

      THIS work represents a compendium, listing and elucidating 99 excellent names of Allah which figure in the Qur’ān and standard Ḥadīth collections. Both the Qur’ān and Aḥādīth (plural) state the importance of learning these beautiful names, and promise reward for those who invoke Allah in their supplications with reference to His excellent names. These names offer a conspectus of the articles of Islamic faith and introduce concisely the being and attributes of Allah.

      With its elucidation of an important facet of Islamic faith, the present work supplements and complements the earlier three volumes of the series Daily Wisdom, brought out by Kube Publishing, which explicate select Qur’ānic passages, Aḥādīth, and Islamic prayers and supplications, respectively. It is hoped this volume too, will enable readers to gain a better understanding of Islamic faith. Written in simple, easy to understand English, the present work seeks to bring out the lesson conveyed to us by each name of Allah. Its study may enable readers to appreciate better the Islamic scheme of things about this world and the next and instruct us how to invoke Allah in our supplications and petitions to Him. This work may facilitate, also, our conceptualization of Allah Whose glory and greatness is limitless.

      I must thank Brothers Yahya Birt and Haris Ahmad of Kube Publishing, UK for having entrusted this valuable assignment to me, notwithstanding my inadequacies. May Allah accept this modest effort (Āmīn).

      Abdur Raheem Kidwai

      Professor, Department of English

      Aligarh Muslim University, India

      Muḥarram 1437 AH

      October 2015 CE

      INTRODUCTION

      Allah’s are the names most beautiful. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth extols His glory.

      (al-Ḥashr 59: 24)

      Allah – there is no God but He. His are the most excellent names.

      (Ṭā Hā 20: 8)

      Say to them (O Prophet!): Call upon Him as Allah or call upon Him as Al-Raḥmān; call Him by whichever name you will, all His names are beautiful.

      (al-Isrā’ 17: 110)

      Allah has the most excellent names. So call on Him by His names and shun those who distort them.

      (al-Aʿrāf 7: 180)

      Apart from the above Qur’ānic assertions, the excellence of Allah’s name is also pressed home by the following Aḥādīth:

      On the authority of Abū Hurayrah, it is related that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah has 99 names. Whoever remembers these, will enter Paradise. Companions report that they had memorized and counted these names well.

      (Bukhārī, Kitāb Al-Tawḥīd, 2, 1,099)

      Another report recounted by Abū Hurayrah is as follows: Allah has 99 names. He who remembers these will certainly enter Paradise.

      (Bukhārī, Kitāb Al-Daʿawāt, 2, 949)

      Abū Hurayrah quotes the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying: Allah 99 names. He who memorizes these is destined to enter Paradise.

      (Muslim, Kitāb Al-Dhikr wa Al-Duʿā’, 2, 342)

      According to Tirmidhī, Abū Hurayrah reports that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah has 99 names. He who learns these by heart will enter Paradise. Tirmidhī adds that this Ḥadīth does not specify those 99 names of Allah and that it is a ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ Ḥadīth.

      (Tirmidhī, Abwāb Al-Daʿawāt, 2, 188–9)

      In his gloss over Jāmi‘ Al-Tirmidhī, Qāḍī Abū Bakr ibn ‘Arabī maintains that there are 1,000 names of Allah and the Prophet Muḥammad (peace be upon him) each.

      (Maqrīzī, ImtāʿAl-Asmāʿ, 2, 138)

      These divine names provide a graphic account of Allah’s attributes. While going through these, we realize how perfect and unique He is. His excellent names evoke our love, fear and admiration for Him. We should gain a clear understanding of His names, memorize these and

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