Al-'Ali
The Highest
His is all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth;
and most exalted, tremendous is He.
Ash-Shura 42:2, tr. Asad
Ar-Raqib
The Watchful One
Now, verily, it is We who have created man,
and we know what his innermost self whispers within him:
for We are closer to him than his neck-vein.
And so, whenever the two demands of his nature come face to face,
contending from the right and from the left,
not even a word can he utter but there is a watcher with him, ever present.
Qaf 50:16-18, tr. Asad
Al-Mujib
The Responder to Prayer
My Sustainer is ever-near,
responding to the call of whoever calls unto Him!
Hud 11:61, tr. Asad
Al-Wadud
The Loving One
And He alone is truly forgiving, all-embracing in his love.
Al-Buruj 85:14, tr. Asad
Al-Ba'ith
The Resurrector
O Men! If you are in doubt as to the truth of resurrection,
remember that, verily, We have created every one of you out of dust,
then out of a drop of sperm, then out of a germ-cell,
then out of an embryonic lump complete in itself and yet incomplete,
so that We might make your origin clear unto you.
And whatever We will to be born We cause to rest
in the mothers' wombs for a term set by Us,
and then We bring you forth as infants
and allow you to live so that some of you might attain to maturity;
for among you are such as are caused to die in childhood,
just as many a one of you is reduced in old age to a most abject state,
ceasing to know anything of what he once knew so well.
And if, O man, thou art still in doubt as to resurrection, consider this:
thou canst see the earth dry and lifeless --
and suddenly, when We send down waters upon it,
it stirs and swells and puts forth every kind of lovely plant!
All this happens because God alone is the Ultimate Truth,
and because He alone brings the dead to life,
and because He has the power to will anything.
Al-Hajj 22:5-6, tr. Asad
Ash-Shahid
The Witness
However it be, God Himself bears witness to the truth
of what He has bestowed from on high upon thee:
out of His own wisdom has He bestowed it from on high,
with the angels bearing witness thereto --
although none can bear witness as God does.
An-Nisa 4:166, tr. Asad
Al-h Haqq
The Truth
Say: "Who is it that provides you with sustenance out of heaven and earth,
or who is it that has full power over your hearing and sight?
And who is it that brings forth the living out of that which is dead,
and brings forth the dead out of that which is alive?
And who is it that governs all that exists?"
And they will surely answer, "It is God."
Say, then: "Will you not, then, become fully conscious of Him --
seeing that He is God, your Sustainer, the Ultimate Truth?
For, after the truth has been forsaken, what is there left but error?
How, then can you lose sight of the truth?"
Yunus 10:31-32, tr. Asad
Al-Qawi
The Possessor of All Strength
God is most kind unto His creatures:
He provides sustenance for whomever He wills --
for He alone is powerful, almighty!
Ash-Shura 42:19, tr. Asad
Al-Awwal
The First
And thy Sustainer knows all that their hearts conceal as well as all that they bring into the open: for He is God, save whom there is no deity. Unto Him all praise is due, at the beginning and at the end of time; and with Him rests all judgment; and unto Him shall you all be brought back.
Al-Qasas 28:69-70, tr. Asad
Al-Akhir
The Last
He is the First and the Last,
and the Outward as well as the Inward:
and He has full knowledge of everything.
Al-Hadid 57:3, tr. Asad
Az-Zahir
The Manifest One
It is He who bestows from on high
clear messages unto this His servant,
to lead you out of the deep darkness into the light:
for, behold, God is most compassionate towards you,
a dispenser of grace.
Al-Hadid 57:7, tr. Asad
When a dispute arises as to the ownership of the husk,
the husk belongs to the one who possesses the kernel.
The heavenly sphere is the husk;
the light of the spirit is the core.
This sky is visible; spirit is not;
but don't stumble because of this.
The body is manifest;
Life's spirit is hidden:
the body is like a sleeve;
the spirit is the hand.
Rumi, Mathnawi II;3251-3252, tr. Asad
Al-Walí
The Protecting Friend
God is the Protector of all who are conscious of Him.
Al-Jathiyah 45:19, tr. Asad
Al-Afu
The Forgiver
As for those who avoid the truly grave sins and shameful deeds --
even though they may sometimes stumble --
behold, thy Sustainer is abounding in forgiveness.
An-Najm 53:32, tr. Asad
Be cheerful, call for help
to the One who comes at the call,
saying, "Forgive us, You who love to forgive.
Rumi, Mathnawi 1:3252-3, tr. Helminski
Al-Muqsit
The Equitable One
If thou dost judge, judge... with equity:
verily, God knows those who act equitably.
Al-Ma'idah 5:42, tr. Asad
What is justice? Giving water to trees.
What is injustice? To give water to thorns.
Justice consists in bestowing bounty in its proper place,
not on every root that will absorb water.
Mathnawi V:1089-1090, tr. Helminski