What is the meaning of your statement that the names of Allah are synonymous in terms of their reference to the Essence, but distinct in terms of the meaning and attribute they carry?

The Shaykh : What is the meaning of your statement: "The names of Allah are synonymous in terms of their reference to the Essence, but distinct in terms of the meaning and attribute they carry"? First, we must know what is distinct and what is synonymous. A synonym is a multiple word for a single meaning or a single thing. A multiple word whose referent is one is called a synonym because the words have converged on its referent. For example: Do you have a cat, or a kitty, or a puss, or a tabby? Well, all these names I listed are for one single referent; these are called synonyms. Have you seen a lion? Yes. Have you seen a *hazbar*? Have you seen a *ghadhnafar*? Well, these are also names for one single referent, which is the lion. What are these called? Synonyms. "Human" and "person" are also synonyms. The names of Allah, in terms of their reference to the Essence only, are what? They are synonymous. Because the Lord, the Merciful, the Most Merciful, the All-Hearing, and the All-Seeing all refer to one single Essence. In terms of their meanings, they are different. The All-Hearing is not the All-Seeing; that is, the meaning of the All-Hearing is not the meaning of the All-Seeing. The Mighty is not the meaning of the Wise. Do you understand now?