As we deepen our relationship with the Names we come to witness them all around us and within us, until we see all of existence as an expression of the Divine Names. The Names, as al-Ghazali put it, “are doors to proximity.” We can awaken each Name within ourselves through increased contemplation and invocation. While the divine essence is transcendent beyond any mental conception, the Names provide pathways to know and draw near to Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said, “God has ninety-nine names, whoever preserves them enters eternal bliss.” For 1500 years mystics, philosophers, metaphysicians, and poets have spilled oceans of ink in exposition of the meaning of these words. How can they awaken us to a deeper experience of the Divine Presence? How can we come to witness them within and around us? Awakenings: A Ninety-Nine Day Immersion in the Names of Allah
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