Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Ya Mu’min (yaa MU’-min) Al-Mu’min
Ya Mu’min (yaa MU’-min) Al-Mu’min is the one who offers to us a real faith and a trust that is free of all fear, craft, and deceit. From its root we learn that al-Mu’min is a divine gift that allows us to feel safety, confidence, and security in our hearts. It allows human
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Ya Salaam
Ya Salam (yaa sa-LAAM) As-Salam is peace itself. Such peace is not the result of anything and is nothing that can be said to manifest. There is no peace except the peace found in as-Salam. In another sense, as-Salam is the one who is peaceful. It is the maqaam, or spiritual station, of complete...
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
Ya Quddus (yaa ḳud-DOOS) Al-Quddus
Ya Quddus (yaa ḳud-DOOS) Al-Quddus is the ever-purifying one. It requires us to take leave of what we cling to in order to experience intimate union. Al-Quddus allows the spiritual traveler to transcend the lower self and keep going toward the one. Al-Quddus is a force that constantly cleanses us...
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Ya Malik (yaa MA-lik) The quality of al-Malik is to hold everything in the
Ya Malik (yaa MA-lik) The quality of al-Malik is to hold everything in the universe in the hands of the one and only being. It is an all-inclusive and majestic embrace. The word for angel, malak, is closely related to this name. Angels are made of light and are held in the hands of Allah. The light...
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Rachman and Rahim
1. Ya Rahman (yaa raḥ-MAAN) am-Rahman is endless love. It is the infinite, unconditional reality of love. This is the Name said in the Qur’an to be inscribed on the heart of Allah. 4 In other words, God’s essence necessarily includes Allah. 4 In other words, God’s essence necessarily includes this...
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Friday, January 17, 2020
99 Names of God
The Koran uses a variety of Names to refer to God/dess. These Names point to qualities of The Divine, and therefore, qualities of Humanity. I intend to spend the next few months discussing some of these qualities of The Creator. A wonderful resource in this regard is a book, recently published,...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
Ya Dhal Jalali wal ‘Ikram ( DH AL ja-LAA-li WAL ‘ik-RAAM)
Ya Dhal Jalali wal ‘Ikram ( DH AL ja-LAA-li WAL ‘ik-RAAM) This extraordinary divine Name has a most unusual form. Its soIt is a form whose intensity has been emphasized again and again.. Thus it is especially powerful in its repetition as a spiritual practice. Another unusual thing about Dhul Jalali...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Ya Qawi, Ya Aziz
Ya Qawi, Ya Aziz I whisper the words, I sing the words, I let the words swing on my breath. These sacred attributes of God vibrate my soul. I am beginning to manifest these qualities of The One. I am made in the very image of my Creator, The Creator, The Only Being. Ya Qawi, the unlimited strength...
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Monday, November 4, 2019
Subhan Shower
November 4, 2019 shamsuddin001 Subhan Shower Suban Allah, Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah. Shams begins his day with this morning shower of love and healing. Subhan Allah, The Infinite Purity of God/dess, If you shower in that Purity every morning, You shall grow in grace and faith. Subhan Allah...
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Subhan Shower
November 4, 2019 shamsuddin001 Subhan Shower Suban Allah, Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah. Shams begins his day with this morning shower of love and healing. Subhan Allah, The Infinite Purity of God/dess, If you shower in that Purity every morning, You shall grow in grace and faith. Subhan Allah...
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