Description
Book SynopsisTradesmen look at buildings differently, depending on their trade: The carpenter casts an eye on the woodwork, the bricklayer on the brickwork and the painter on the walls and ceilings. Similarly, the greater a person's perception of Allāh’s names, the greater their alertness and understanding of life. Nothing passes them by, without thought and contemplation.
When they see a display of mercy, they automatically and very naturally reflect on the names of Allah; Al-Rahīm” (The Most Merciful), Al-Ra’ūf (The Pitying), Al-Wadūd (The Affectionate). When they sense might and awe, they are overcome with the names “Al-Jabbār” (The Compeller), “Al-Muntaqim” (The Avenger) and “Al-Qahhār” (The Subduer). Eventually, they reach a station where every scene that unfolds, any sin which presents itself or any opportunity that drifts by, becomes a trigger for perusal and the remembrance of Allāh, the achievement of which is precisely the objective of this book.
Table of Contents1. Tazkiyat al-nafs/purification of the soul and Allah’s Names
2. Principles that govern one’s understanding of Allah’s Names
3. The Majestic Name Allah
4. The Majestic Name al-Hadi (The Ever -guiding)
5. The Majestic Name al-Hafiz (The Ever-Preserver)
6. The Majestic Name al-Fattah (The Oft-Opener)
7. The Majestic Name al-Shafi (The Healer)
8. The Majestic Name al-Jabbar (The Ever-Restorer)
9. The Majestic Name al-Wakil (The Ultimate Trustee or The Ever-Disposer of Affairs)
10. The Majestic Name al-Ghafur (The Ever-Forgiving)
11. The Majestic Name Al-Malik (The King)
12. The Majestic Name Al-Dayyan (The Recompensor)
13. The Majestic Name Al-Barr (The Ever Doer of Good)
14. The Majestic Names Al-Sami[ (The All- Hearing) and Al-Baṣir (The All- Seeing)
15. The Majestic Name Al-Khaliq (The Creator)
16. The Majestic Name al-Halim/(the Forbearing, the Clement)
17. The Majestic Name Al-Karim (the Generous)
18. The Majestic Name al-Qarib (The Near)
19. The Majestic Name al-Latif (the Ever Subtle)
20. The Majestic Name al-Nasir (The Granter of victory)
21. The Majestic Names al-Rahman and al-Rahim (The Most Merciful)
22. The Majestic Name al-Samad (The Everlasting Refuge)
23. The Majestic Name al-Ḥaqq (The Absolute Truth)
24. The Majestic Name al-Ahad (The Only One)
25. The Majestic Name al-[Aziz (The Mighty)
