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The Divine Names: Oneness of Majesty and Beauty 2

The Beautiful Names of Allah

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Please find below detailed plan for each lesson, the Topic and a description of what will be covered in this lesson

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Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 1Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (8) Al- Muhaymin (The Guardian), (9) Al-‘Aziz (The Eminent), (10) Al-Jabbar (The Compeller), (11) Al-Mutakabbir (The Proud). (12) Al-Khaliq (The Creator), (13) Al-Bari’ (The Producer), (14) Al-Musawwir (The Fashioner), (15) Al-Ghaffar (He who is full of forgiveness). 16) Al-Qahhär (The Dominator), (17) Al- Wahhab (The Bestower), (18) Al-Razzäq (The Provider)P64-79
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 2Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; ((19) Al-Fattah (The Opener). (20) Al- Alim (The Omniscient), (21) Al-Qabid (He who contracts), (22) Al-Basit (He who expands), (23) Al- Khäfid (The Abaser), (24) Al-Raf (The Exalter), (25) Al-Mu’izz (The Honourer), (26) Al-Mudhill (He who humbles) (27) Al- Sami (The All-Hearing), (28) Al-Basir (The All-Seeing)P79 – 84
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 3 
Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (29) Al-Hakam (The Arbitrator), (30) Al-‘ Adl (The Just), (31) Al- Latif (The Benevolent), (32) Al-Khabir (The Totally Aware), (33) (33) Al-Halim (The Mild), (34) Al- Azim (The Tremendous), (35) A1- Ghafür (The All-Forgiving), (36) Al-Shakür (The Grateful), (37) Al- Al (The Most High), (38) Al-Kabir (The Great), (39) Al- Hafiz (The All-Preserver), (40) Al-Muqit (The Nourisher)
P85 – 109
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 4Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name (41) Al-Hasib (The Reckoner), (42) Al-Jalil (The Majestic), (43) Al- Karim (The Generous), (44) A1-Raqib (The All-Observant), (45) Al-Mujib (The Answerer of prayers), (46) Al- Was” (The Vast), (47) Al-Hakim (The Wise), (48) Al-Wadüd (The Lovingkind), (49) Al-Majid (The All-Glorious), (50) Al-Ba’ ith (The Raiser of the dead),P110 – 123
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 5Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (51) Al-Shahid (The Universal Witness), (52) Al- Haqq (The Truth), (53) Al-Wakil (The Guardian), (54) Al- Qawi (The Strong), (55) Al-Matin (The Firm), (56) Al- Wali (The Patron), (57) Al-Hamid (The Praised), (58) Al-Muhsi (The Knower of each separate thing), (59) A1-Mubdi (The Beginner, The Cause), (60) Al-Mu id (The Restorer), (61) Al-Muhyi (The Life-Giver), (62) Al-Mumit (The Slayer)P123 – 129
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 6Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (63) Al-Hayy (The Living), (64) A1-Qayyüm (The Self- Existing), (65) Al-Wajid (The Resourceful), (66) Al-Majid (The Magnificent), (67) Al- Wahid (The Unique), (68) Al-Samad (The Eternal), (69) Al-Qadir (The All-Powerful), (70) Al-Muqtadir (The All-Determiner), (71) Al- Muqaddim (The Promoter), (72) Al-Mu’akhkhir (The Postponer), (73) Al-Awwal (The First), (74) Al-Akhir (The Last)P129 – 134
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 7Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (75) Al- Zahir (The Manifest), (76) Al-Batin (The Hidden), (77) Al-Wali (The Ruler), (78) Al-Muta ali (The Exalted), (79) Al- Barr (The Doer of Good), (80) At-Tawwäb (The Ever-relenting), (81) Al- Muntaqim (The Avenger), (82) Al- Afu (The Effacer of sins), (83) Al-Ra’uf (The All-Pitying)P134 – 139
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.Week 8Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (84) Malik al-Mulk (The King of Absolute Sovereignty), (85) Dhü’ 1-Jalal wa’1-Ikram (The Lord of Majesty and Generosity), (86) A1-Mugsit (The Equitable),3 (87) Al-Jami (The Uniter), (88) Al-Ghani (The Rich), (89) Al- Mughni (The Enricher), (90) Al-Mani (The Protector), (or) Al-Darr (The Punisher), (92) Al-Näfi (He who benefits)P139 – 144
Ninety-Nine names of God and how they relate to God’s essence.
 
Epilogue to this chapter, and an apology – CHAPTER TWO
Week 9Chapter 1– the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God. An explanation of each name; (93) Al-Nür (Light), (94) Al-Hadi (The Guide), (95) Al- Bad (The Absolute Cause), (96) Al-Baqi (The Everlasting), (97) Al-Warith (The Inheritor), (98) Al-Rashid (The Right in Guidance), (99) Al-Sabür (The Patient)

Concerning the Meanings [of the Names], Offering an Explanation how these many names resolve to the Essence with seven Attributes, according to the people of the Sunna.
P145 – 163
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
Week 10CHAPTER ONE
On explaining that the names of God most high are not limited to ninety-nine so far as divine instruction is concerned.
CHAPTER TWO
Explaining the advantage of enumerating the names and of specifying them as ninety-nine.
In this chapter we will also offer reflections on some things in the form of questions.
CHAPTER- THREE
Are the names and attributes applied to God-great and glorious- -based on divine instruction’7 or permitted on the basis of reason?
P167-181

Al-Ghazali on the Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God: Al-Maqsad Al-Asna Fi Sharh Asma’ Allah Al-Husna
(The Islamic Texts Society’s al-Ghazali Series

In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet’s teaching that ‘Ninety-nine Beautiful Names’ are truly predicated of God, the author explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day.

(Imam) Ghazali is Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad,


(Imam) Ghazali is Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, Abu Hamid Hujjat ai-Islam al-Ghazali al-Tusi, the Shafi’i Imam, Proof of Islam, and Sufi adept born in Tabiran, near Tus Gust north of present-day Mashhad, Iran), in 450/1058. The Imam of his time, nicknamed Shafi’i the Second for his legal virtuosity, he was a brilliant intellectual who first studied jurisprudence at Tus and then travelled the Islamic world to Baghdad, Damascus, Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria, Mecca, and Medina, taking Sacred Knowledge from its masters, among them the Imam of the Two Sanctuaries Juwayni, with whom he studied until the Imam’s death, becoming at his hands a scholar in Shafi’i law, logic, tenets of faith, debate, and in the rationalistic doctrines of the philosophical schools of his time, which he was later called upon to refute. When Juwayni died, Ghazali debated the Imams and scholars of Baghdad in the presence of the vizier Nizam al-Mulk, who was so impressed that he appointed him to a teaching post at the Nizamiyya Academy in Baghdad, where word of his’ brilliance spread and scholars journeyed to hear him. ...Read More

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Shaykh Thaqib Mahmood

Shaykh Thaqib Mahmood’s educational journey in the Islamic disciplines comprises a rich tapestry of experiences from the late 90s to 2007. He sought knowledge in many locations, benefiting from and receiving licenses in general and specific areas from scholars in Yemen, Syria, Morocco, Turkey, Mauritania, Makkah and Madinah.

The central place of studying abroad unfolded in Damascus, where Shaykh Thaqib Mahmood immersed himself in a traditional curriculum. He received one-on-one tutoring for particular subjects or was part of a small group of students. Over time, he studied various subjects to their advanced levels with various scholars. This led to a comprehensive study of the well-known and established scholarly works, showcasing the depth of arguments and positions representing the mainstream understandings of this Ummah.

Since his return to the UK in the last 17 years, Shaykh Thaqib Mahmood has been actively involved in teaching a broad spectrum of Islamic disciplines, from Sirah to Tafsir. In addition developing educational programmes at the various institutions he’s been serving. His significant contributions include a 9-year tenure as a Quranic Arabic tutor at the University of Oxford, where he designed and developed the Quranic Arabic programme, which was previously neglected, bringing it up to par with the other languages taught at the Faculty of Theology and Religion. He also played a crucial role in creating the first approved BSL (British Sign Language) Adhan, providing essential knowledge of the Arabic phrases that BSL can best capture. His academic achievements include a PGDip in teaching communicative Arabic and an MA in linguistics; he completed both postgraduate programmes at SOAS, which have further enriched his understanding and teaching of Islamic disciplines....Read More

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Bury Park Community Centre, 161, 161b Dunstable Rd, Luton LU1 1BW.
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Starting – 27th April 2023 for 10 weeks
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