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Ninety-Nine Names/Attributes of Allah, subhana watala
According to Quran and Sunnah Surely, the Muttaqun (the pious who fear Allah swt much) desire to be amongst the Mufarradun (those who remember Allah, subhana watala, much, and whose enemies are destroyed by Allah, t'ala, for their wrong deeds). The Names of Allaah mentioned in the Qur'aan and Sunnah number over one hundred, as several scholars have agreed (see Al-Qawaa'id al- Muthlaa fi Sifaat Allaahi wa Asmaa'ihi by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn 'Uthaymeen). Among these names are 99 that will lead to paradise, insha'Allah. There is a list of 99 specific Names of Allah that is found in hadith and is rejected as 'weak' by the following scholars: at- Tirmidhi, al-Baihaqi, ibn Hazm, al-Dawudi, ibn Taymiya, ibn Katheer, ibn Hajr, al-Juwaini, ibn Baz, al-Albani, ibn Uthaimin and Abdul Qadir al-Arnaut. They consider the actual listing of the names as a later addition by one of the narrators of the hadith and that some narrators mistakenly included it as part of the hadith. This well- known or at least highly publicized list contains Names of Allah swt that cannot be found in authentic hadith or Quranic text. Meanwhile, modern day Sufi's exploit this list by offering mystical, unsupported advice for the use of each Name (i.e. "say this 100 times in a row over a glass of water, blow on it, and you are guaranteed success..."). The fact that there are 99 Names leading to paradise, is authenticated in the following hadith, although it does not list which Names those are: Hadith - Sahih Muslim and Bukhari 8:419, Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever 'ahsaha' [enumerates them, believes in them, ponders their meanings, worships Allah by them and supplicates with them, and acts by them according to one's belief in them] will enter Paradise; and Allah is Witr ("Odd", i.e. He is one, and it is an odd number) and loves 'the Witr' (i.e., odd numbers). The Names of Allah swt should be memorized, understood, acted upon, and called upon. The 99 Names listed on these pages are not necessarily the 99 that you should learn in order to attain paradise, but are merely provided as a starting point for learning and ultimate means to draw near your Lord. http://muttaqun.com/99names.html The Names of Allaah are not limited to ninety-nine http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=41003&dgn=4 The meaning of Allah's Names and Attributes http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=233&offset=30&recno=15&dgn=4 This will help you inshaAllah memorize them : http://www.arabacademy.com/download/99Names.htm The Explanation of the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allaah [Taken from Tayseer al-Kareem ar-Rahmaan, Abdur-Rahmaan Naasir as- Sa`dee's Tafseer] http://www.troid.org/articles/aqeedah/tawheed/asmaawassifaat/explanationofthenamesofallaah.htm General Principles Regarding the Attributes of Allaah By 'Alawee 'Abdul-Qaadir as-Saqqaaf http://www.troid.org/articles/aqeedah/tawheed/asmaawassifaat/generalprinciples.htm An Introduction to Belief in the Attributes of Allaah By Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan http://www.troid.org/articles/aqeedah/tawheed/asmaawassifaat/introduction.htm Exemplary Foundations Concerning the Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allaah By Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (d.1421H) Translation by Maaz Qureshi http://www.troid.org/articles/aqeedah/tawheed/asmaawassifaat/exemplaryfoundations.pdf Allah's Names and Attributes in the Qur'an http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/introduction/wasiti/taimiyah_5.html Allah's Names and Attributes in the Sunnah http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/introduction/wasiti/taimiyah_6.html More websites : http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/99names.htm http://www.islamworld.net/99.html http://www.wefound.org/texts/Allah_files/Names.htm ___________________________ |
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
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