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Sunday, May 5, 2019

Ya Muqsit

Ya Muqsit (yaa MUḲ-siṭ) Al-Muqsit is on the threshold between the Names of divine abundance and the Names of divine knowledge. It could rightly be placed in either family or in both. It will serve as a good transition to the knowledge family. Al-Muqsit resembles two Names discussed earlier, al-’... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 4, 2019

99 Names - Ya Ghaniyy, Ya Mughni

Ya Ghaniyy, Ya Mughni (yaa GHA-neeyy, yaa mug̣ḥ-NEE) Al-Ghaniyy and al-Mughni are central to the realization of the nature of divine abundance. Their sacred qualities directly address human alienation— the isolation of self that manifests as lack of joy and lack of meaning in life. These Names were... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Ninety Nine Names YA FATTAH

Ya Fattah (yaa fat-TAAḤ) Al-Fattah means both “to begin” and “to open.” Through this Name, you begin to open your heart to the infinite possibilities of the divine presence. With al-Fattah, the opening is continuous. Fattah is the Arabic word for enlightenment. It is an enlightenment that is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Ya Razzzaq

We continue our study of the 99 Names: Ya Razzaq (yaa raz-ZAAḲ) Ar-Razzaq may be used in connection with the actual reality of scarcity rather than our projections about it, which we saw with al-Wahhab. Many people really are poor and don’t have food. Moreover, outward circumstances may be... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Dances of Universal Peace

Dances of Universal Peace & Walking Concentrations The Dances of Universal Peace and Walking Concentrations emerged late in the life of Murshid Samuel L. Lewis. Sufis have known music and dance as spiritual practice for hundreds of years, yet it was Murshid SAM’s vision of dancing to the mantras,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Ya Razzaq (yaa raz-ZAAḲ)

Ya Razzaq (yaa raz-ZAAḲ) Ar-Razzaq may be used in connection with the actual reality of scarcity rather than our projections about it, which we saw with al-Wahhab. Many people really are poor and don’t have food. Moreover, outward circumstances may be antithetical to people’s needs in dramatic ways... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum (yaa ḤAIYY, yaa ḳaiy-YOOM)

Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum (yaa ḤAIYY, yaa ḳaiy-YOOM) Traditional Sufism focuses on the phrase Ya Hayy Ya Qayyum to describe the whole glorious family of all the Names that direct us toward the infinite and eternal. It is an enormous and important wazifah. In Chapter 7, Allah’s Opposite Qualities, we... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Ya Qawiyy (yaa ḲO-weeyy)

Ya Qawiyy (yaa ḲO-weeyy) Al-Qawiyy can be translated as divine strength or omnipotence, but as we have seen with the other members of this family, there is a unique way it will manifest. Al-Qawiyy is an internal strength. It is the strength to not use the power that you may feel surging within.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

99 Names Ya Azim

Al-’ Azim actualizes the divine presence. It involves feeling this presence in the depth of your soul, literally in your very bones. Al-’ Azim comes from al-’ adaam, Meyer, Wali Ali; Meyer, Wali Ali; Hyde, Bilal; Hyde, Bilal. Physicians of the Heart: A Sufi View of the Ninety-Nine Names of Allah... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

I Am Creating a Facebook Page called Ask a Sufi

I Am Creating a Facebook Page called Ask a Sufi Check it out Sign in to see full entry.

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