al-Ism al-A'zam
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Al-Ism al-Aʿẓam (Arabic: الاسم الأعظم), literally "the Greatest Name",[1][2][3][4] also known as Ism Allah al-Akbar (اسم الله الأکبر, 'the Greatest Name of God'),[5][6] refers in Islam to the greatest name of Allah,[7][8] known only to the prophets.
Hadith
[edit | edit source]Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a man was offering prayer. He then made supplication: O Allah, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee, there is no deity but Thou, Who showest favour and beneficence, the Originator of the Heavens and the earth, O Lord of Majesty and Splendour, O Living One (Ya Haaiiyu), O Eternal One (Ya Qayyium).
The Prophet (ﷺ) then said: He has supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when supplicated by this name, He answers, and when asked by this name He gives.
— Abu Dawood 1495 (Sahih: Albani)
Significance
[edit | edit source]According to some Islamic hadiths, whoever calls to God using al-Ism al-A'zam, his or her prayer (du'a) will be granted.[9][10][11]
In Shi'a Islam, al-Ism al-A'zam is believed to have a powerful effect in the act of blessing.[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]- God in Islam
- Hashem, Hebrew for "the Name", a name of God in Judaism
- Names of God in Islam
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Which Quran verses have Esmul-A'zam? yjc.ir Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ The key of Esm A'zam Allah, in the Quran tebyan.net Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ Ism A'zam, the greatest Dua x-shobhe.com Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ Ism A'zam Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine ghadeer.org Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ The greatest name (Ism A'zam daneshnameh.roshd.ir Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ The name (Esm) A'zam Archived 2019-04-13 at the Wayback Machine askdin.com Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ Asmaollah wa Sefatah, P. 84
- ^ Ism al-A'zam pasokhgoo.ir Retrieved 27 Oct 2018
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Majlesi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 93, P. 225
- ^ Isl Azam welayatnet.com Retrieved 28 Oct 2018
External links
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