FOREWORD:-
Religious scholars have related that ALLAH
has three thousand Names. one thousand are only known by angels, 1,000 known
only by prophets, 300 are in Torah (Old Testament), 300 are in Zabur (Psalms Of
David), 300 are in the New testament, and 99 are in the QURAN. This makes
2,99 Names. One name which has been hidden by ALLAH is called Ism Allah al-a'zam:
The Greatest Name of ALLAH.
All of Allah's Names are great, but since He
has hidden his particular Name it is referred to as The Greatest Name. The Name
is mentioned in The Qur'an as this
Hadis States: Asma, radiyallahu anha,
reports that Prophet Muhammad , peace & Blessings of ALLAH be upon him, said: "
The Greatest Name of ALLAH is in these two verses of Qur'an ,
' He who is worshiped by you is one GOD, there is no god but Him, the
compassionate and the beneficent (Sura II,163);
Also in the first part of Sura Ali Imran, Alif Lam Mim -- ALLAH, there is no
god but Him, the Alive, the Self-Subsistaning."
Aisha, radiyallahu anha,
mentioned that YA RAB (Oh Lord) is the
Greatest Name.
Whoever reads the Qur'an will have read the Greatest Name probably without knowing it. Some of the companions of the
Prophet, may Peace & Blessings of ALLAH Be upon Them, knew the Name. Ali Karramallahu Wachah (the fourth caliph), may ALLAH exalt him, was one who knew.
ALLAH has hidden certain things out of His
mercy. He has hidden the most righteous people is His eyes (Avliya),
so people should respect one another indiscriminately. He has hidden His
greatest Name in the Qur'an so people will read the entire Qur'an.
One should memorize the 99 Names for
one's own benefit. However learning the Names by heart is not the aim. The aim
is to find the One who is Named.
There is a Hadis related by Abu Umama which says
that the Greatest Name with which prayer is accepted is in these
three Suras of Qur'an: Al-Baqara, Al-Imran and Taha.
In Al-Baqarateh verse is " Wa
ilahukum ilhum wahid.....verse 163"
In Al-Imran teh verse
is " Alif Lam Mim. Allahu la ilaha illa huwalhayy
al -Qayyum (1,2). "
In Taha the verse is " wa'anatilwucuhu...(III)
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