Pearls of the Faith :
The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of Allah, New,
*[A5+] Hardback with Dust-Jacket - 271 pages,
by Edwin Arnold,
Edited and Prefaced by Hamza Yusuf,
Foreword by Dr. Robert P. George,
Afterword by Gai Eaton,
Published by Sandala, USA.
Description :
Pearls of the Faith is a book that harkens back to a slower time; before the nanosecond; before supersonic travel; before the advent of cyberspace; when handwritten letters took weeks to deliver; and people could sit under a canopy and read light verse about other faiths in faraway lands. It was a time when lettered men and women wrote prose and poetry in the hope that it might engender greater understanding of a richly diverse world in dire need of peaceful co-existence; reciprocal respect; and a deeper knowledge of the evergreen truths hidden in the myriad teachings of our various world faiths.
The love and appreciation of poetry; far more widespread in Sir Edwin Arnold's day; is unfortunately lost on many in our impoverished and illiterate post-modern culture. In light of that lamentable reality; we humbly offer this reprint of a 19th century British poet's effort to help cleanse the doors of perception regarding Islam and hope that it may also help revive a love of such aspirational literature in these troubled times. ---Hamza Yusuf; Zaytuna College.
Calligraphy by Mohamed Zakariya.
Table of Contents :
---Dedication,
---Foreword,
---Editor's Preface,
---Author's Preface
---Allah,
---[1]. Ar-Rahman - The All-Merciful,
---[2]. Ar-Rahim - The All-Beneficient,
---[3]. Al-Malik - The Absolute Ruler,
---[4]. Al-Quddus - The Pure One,
---[5]. As-Salam - The Source of Peace,
---[6]. Al-Mu’min - The Inspirer of Faith,
---[7]. Al-Muhaymin - The Guardian,
---[8]. Al-’Aziz - The Victorious,
---[9]. Al-Jabbar - The Compeller,
---[10]. Al-Mutakabbir - The Greatest,
---[11]. Al-Khaliq - The Creator,
---[12]. Al-Bari’ - The Maker of Order,
---[13]. Al-Musawwir - The Shaper of Beauty,
---[14]. Al-Ghaffar - The Forgiving,
---[15]. Al-Qahhar - The Subduer,
---[16]. Al-Wahhab - The Giver of All,
---[17]. Ar-Razzaq - The Sustainer,
---[18]. Al-Fattah - The Opener,
---[19]. Al-’Alim - The Knower of All,
---[20]. Al-Qabid - The Constrictor,
---[21]. Al-Basit - The Reliever,
---[22]. Al-Khafid - The Abaser,
---[23]. Ar-Rafi’ - The Exalter,
---[24]. Al-Mu’izz - The Bestower of Honors,
---[25]. Al-Mudhill - The Humiliator,
---[26]. As-Sami - The Hearer of All,
---[27]. Al-Basir - The Seer of All,
---[28]. Al-Hakam - The Judge,
---[29]. Al-’Adl - The Just,
---[30]. Al-Latif - The Subtle One,
---[31]. Al-Khabir - The All-Aware,
---[32]. Al-Halim - The Forebearing,
---[33]. Al-’Azim - The Magnificent,
---[34]. Al-Ghafur - The Forgiver and Hider of Faults,
---[35]. Ash-Shakur - The Rewarder of Thankfulness,
---[36]. Al-’Ali - The Highest,
---[37]. Al-Kabir - The Greatest,
---[38]. Al-Hafiz - The Preserver,
---[39]. Al-Muqit - The Nourisher,
---[40]. Al-Hasib - The Accounter,
---[41]. Al-Jalil - The Mighty,
---[42]. Al-Karim - The Generous,
---[43]. Ar-Raqib - The Watchful One,
---[44]. Al-Mujib - The Responder to Prayer,
---[45]. Al-Wasi’ - The All-Comprehending,
---[46]. Al-Hakim - The Perfectly Wise,
---[47]. Al-Wadud - The Loving One,
---[48]. Al-Majíd - The Majestic One,
---[49]. Al-Ba’ith - The Resurrector,
---[50]. Ash-Shahid - The Witness,
---[51]. Al-Haqq - The Truth,
---[52]. Al-Wakil - The Trustee,
---[53]. Al-Qawi - The Possessor of All Strength,
---[54]. Al-Matin - The Forceful One,
---[55]. Al-Wáli - The Governor,
---[56]. Al-Hamid - The Praised One,
---[57]. Al-Muhsi - The Appraiser,
---[58]. Al-Mubdi - The Originator,
---[59]. Al-Mu’id - The Restorer,
---[60]. Al-Muhyi - The Giver of Life,
---[61]. Al-Mumit - The Taker of Life,
---[62]. Al-Hayy - The Ever Living One,
---[63]. Al-Qayyum - The Self-Existing One,
---[64]. Al-Wajid - The Finder,
---[65]. Al-Májid - The Glorious,
---[66]. Al-Wahid - The Only One,
---[67]. Al-Ahad - The One,
---[68]. As-Samad - The Satisfier of All Needs,
---[69]. Al-Qadir - The All Powerful,
---[70]. Al-Muqtadir - The Creator of All Power,
---[71]. Al-Muqaddim - The Expediter,
---[72]. Al-Mu’akhkhir - The Delayer,
---[73]. Al-Awwal - The First,
---[74]. Al-Akhir - The Last,
---[75]. Az-Zahir - The Manifest One,
---[76]. Al-Batin - The Hidden One,
---[77]. Al-Walí - The Protecting Friend,
---[78]. Al-Muta’ali - The Supreme One,
---[79]. Al-Barr - The Doer of Good,
---[80]. At-Tawwab - The Guide to Repentance,
---[81]. Al-Muntaqim - The Avenger,
---[82]. Al-Afu - The Forgiver,
---[83]. Ar-Ra’uf - The Clement,
---[84]. Malik al-Mulk - The Owner of All,
---[85]. Dhul-Jalali Wal-Ikram - The Possessor of Majesty and Generosity,
---[86]. Al-Muqsit - The Equitable One,
---[87]. Al-Jami - The Gatherer,
---[88]. Al-Ghani - The Rich One,
---[89]. Al-Mughni - The Enricher,
---[90]. Al-Mani’ - The Preventer of Harm,
---[91]. Ad-Darr - The Creator of The Harmful,
---[92]. An-Nafi - The Creator of Good,
---[93]. An-Nur - The Light,
---[94]. Al-Hadi - The Guide,
---[95]. Al-Badi - The Originator,
---[96]. Al-Baqi - The Everlasting One,
---[97]. Al-Warith - The Inheritor of All,
---[98]. Ar-Rashid - The Righteous Teacher,
---[99]. As-Sabur - The Patient One.
---Afterword,
---Notes,
---Biographies of Contributors,
---Transliteration Key.
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