The Explanation of Allah’s Greatest Name and the Invocation of Dhun-Nun
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the invocation of Dhun-Nun[Al-Anbya 21:87] the Greatest Name of Allah?
Answer:
No, I do not know of this. The Greatest Name of Allah is al-Hayy al-Qayyum. They say this is the Greatest Name of Allah. Al-Hayy encompasses all the attributes of perfection, and al-Qayyum encompasses all the attributes of action. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the invocation of Dhun-Nun
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَAnswer:
No, I do not know of this. The Greatest Name of Allah is al-Hayy al-Qayyum. They say this is the Greatest Name of Allah. Al-Hayy encompasses all the attributes of perfection, and al-Qayyum encompasses all the attributes of action. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فإذا عرف أن كل حركة فأصلها الحب والإرادة ... — islamhouse.com (52:19)
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