('Arsh al Dhat). The Throne of the Essence. This is the Divine Will which relates to nothing but Itself.
('Arsh al Muhit). The Divine Throne that encompasses all things. It is also called the Throne of the Merciful ('Arsh ar-Rahman).
(Asfala safilin). This is the lowest point on man's descent from inward manifestation within Allah's Knowledge to outward manifestation within the world. It is from here that man starts his ascent, his Return Journey to Allah.
(Ashabi 'ilmi batini). The companions of inward knowledge.
One of the schools of thought in Islam. One of the most famous scholars to ascribe to this school is Imam al Ghazali.
(Asl). Origin, root, support or principle. Everything has a root, a support or origin and that root is the One Reality, Allah.
(Asma). Names. The Names designate permanent 'aspects' of the Essence. Every Name has a meaning and a form. The meaning of every Name is Allah. It is only through the Names, all of which are Allah's, that we have access to Knowledge of Allah. The Div...
(Asma Allah). The Names of Allah. These are limitless because they become known by what comes out of them and what comes out of them is limitless.
(Asma al Alam). The names of the world. All of the names of the world derive from the One Source, Allah. Everything in existence has come out from non-existence in the Knowledge of Allah, through the Divine Command "Be!". Everything is from Allah. Ev...
(Asma Dhatiyyah). These are the Names which express the Pure Transcendence of the Essence. They are distinct from the Qualitative Names (Asma Sifatiyyah). The Names expressing the Essence include The One (al Ahad), The Most Holy (al Quddus) and The I...
(Asma al Husna).The Most Beautiful Names of Allah. Allah tells us in The Qur'an that the Most Beautiful Names are His. These are the Names of His Perfection. Perfection encompasses both Majesty and Beauty. For man to become Perfect Man he must endeav...
(Asma Jalaliyyah). These Names relate to Allah's Incomparability and are demanded by the very fact of Allah's Being and our nonexistence. The Names of Majesty include such Names as The Tremendous (al 'Azim), The Overpowering (al Qahhar). When the tra...
(Asma Jamaliyyah). The Names of Beauty. These Names relate to Allah's similarity) and are demanded by the fact that Mercy precedes Wrath and Light erases darkness. The Names of Beauty include such Names as The Friend (al Wali), The Subtle (al Latif),...
(Asma ash-Sharif). The Noble Names. These are the ninety-nine noble names by which the Holy Prophet Muhammad is named, may the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace.
(Asrar). The asrar are hidden within the depths of the inner consciousness. They pass between the purified centre of the emancipated soul (who is a true slave!) and his Lord. All of the secrets derive from the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutatio...
