(Al Haleem). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.
(Lutf). The Kindness, Gentleness and Grace of Allah. Allah's Kindness is Absolute Subtlety. It descends into the heart, filling the entire being of His slave with loFve and awe and bewilderment. This indescribable and incomprehensible gentleness ente...
(450-505/1058-1111) Philosopher, theologian, jurist and mystic; he was known in Europe as "Algazel". He was born and died in Tus, Persia. An extraordinary figure, al-Ghazali was the architect of the latter development of Islam. In his youth al-Gha...
(Al Mannaan). The Giver of all Good (connected to Hanaan-the Sympathetic and tender).
(Al Mujid). The Giver of Existence. One of the Divine Names of Allah.
(Al Musawwir). The Form-giver. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.
(Al Muhyi). The Giver of Life. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.
(Al Diyya). The giver of Light. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.
(Al 'Eeyaath) is the giver of protection (‘audhu billah . . . ). One of the beautiful Names of Allah.
(Al Daleel). The Giver of signs. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.
(Al Mou'ty). The Giver, The One who bestows. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.
(Ta'rif). The giving of Divine knowledge may occur through unveiling or within dream-visions or through inspiration. The giving of knowledge (ta'rif) is distinct from the knowledge gained through reflection.
(Beshara). Glad tidings which reach the heart. These may be announced to the dreamer in his dreams or within his spiritual state (hal).
(Zujajah). The glass that is referred to in the verse of light is the heart and the misbah or lamp is the spirit. The tree that the lamp is lit from is the self.
(Lawa'ih). The gleams which become visible to one's secret being and the glimmers of the light of the Essence that show themselves when one's vision is not limited by baseness or animality.
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