99 Names of Allah (Asma’ Al-Husna) Series by Dr Gasser Hathout

Lecture 9:  Arabic Appendix.  This lecture is an appendix to the main lecture series designed for those with more facility in Arabic.  It further explores the Arabic construction of the Divine Names, showing the different types of constructions and the nuances in meaning that these constructions bring across.

This lecture series introduces the viewer to the Divine Names, or al-Asma’ Al-Husna, of Allah SWT, as a springboard for further study.  It has two components: an “intellectual” component, and a “spiritual” component. The intellectual component tackles the foundational questions of how we know that here are Divine Names, how do we know how many they are, and where does the list of names (that perhaps hangs on our wall at home) come from?  The spiritual component then explores the possible purpose behind the Divine Names, and introduces the viewer to the classification scheme posited by some of the scholars, and then takes some examples of Divine Names from each category of the classification to explore their spirituality and beauty.  Along the way, nuances of the Arabic structure are explored, as well as the differences between similar names, and what those differences may imply.

Please take the following Quiz:

Lecture 9: Arabic Appendix - 99 Names of Allah

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Question 1 of 3

1. Which of these attributes of Allah do not need the construction of exaggeration?

Hearing

Creation

Merciful

Sight

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Question 2 of 3

2. What does the as sifa al mushabbaha imply in the names Al Haleem, Al Kabir, Al Azeem, Al Majid, Al Kareem?

Allah is sometimes Al Majid and other times he is not.

Allah can be As Samee’ but we can be As Sami’.

Allah’s followers can endure a lot of His trials.

The magnanimity, generosity and grandeur are all intrinsic qualities of Allah SWT.

Question 2 of 3

Question 3 of 3

3. Which of these did the lecturer not mentioned in this lecture?

Names like Al-Majid, Al Azeem are in as sifa al mushabbaha.

Both Al Ghafoor and Al Ghaffar are both sighat al mubalaghah type constructions and there are subtle differences between them.

As sifa al mushabbahah is derived from an adjective.

Allah is always Al-Majid, Al-Azeez, Al Baatin.

Question 3 of 3

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