:: The muqatta'at ::

herbivor · Post time 26-7-2007 12:29 PM

(from the following source: http://nurmuhammad.com/IlmHuroof ... dithofMuqattaat.htm)

About one-quarter of the Quranic Surahs are preceded by mysterious letter-symbols called muqatta'at

herbivor · Post time 26-7-2007 12:33 PM

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And he quoted from Ibn Abbas:


      Without a doubt, the opening of the chapters
      using the huruf is Allah`s Greatest Name.

        As-Sady said:


      匴hen Allah wants to make someone and Wali, he teaches him from 'ilm    ladduni, then he    becomes a knowledgeable wali.

      And he endows him from 99 names , with a name which opens it.
       This is not open for the scholar by investigation or research.

      Then He elevates him to the knowledge of internal and external meanings of the names.

      The external is what is related to Allah.

      And after that He teaches him the internal aspects which are the singular huruf which is 14 letters { 14th Letter is Nun- Quran says "nun wala qalam"  Noon and by the Pen} which occurs in the opening chapters and the are luminous letters. Thereafter he understands them, Allah teaches him the Greatest Name    in which if he were to make supplication with he would be answer and if he ask by it, he will be given.

Al-Yafi said in ad-Durr an-Nadhin:

Dhun-Nun said, "Allah's Greatness Name is the speed in which when asked by it, he is answered and it is seven letters. And in the Umm al-Qur'an (al-Fatihah), there are seven verses that consist of all the letters of the `alphabets` except seven letters;

fa, jim, shin, tha, thaw, kha and zay.

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herbivor · Post time 26-7-2007 12:35 PM

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(al-Yafi continues):

For each of these letters is a specific day from the days of the weak, and a spiritual custodian and a special name for it.

Kha is for Sunday

and its custodian is the Angel Rawfa'il

and the special name for it is Khabir

Shin is for Monday

and its custodian is the Angel Jibr'il

with the special name for it is Shakir.

Zay is for Tuesday

and its custodian (servant) is Angel Samsama'il

and the special name for it is Zaki

thaw is for Wednesday and its custodian is Mika'il

and the special name for it is Tahir

Tha is for Thursday and its custodian is Sirfaya'il

and the special name for it is Thabit.

Jim is for Friday and its custodian is 'Anya'il

the the special name for it is Jabbar.

Fa is for Saturday and its custodian is 'Azra'il

and the special name for it is Fatir.

It is said that Allah's Greatest Name is contained therein these letters. In the book Manbah Usul al-Hikmah, that ash-Shaykh as-Sunusi used to make dua by it by saying:

By the right "Bi Haqq" : fa, jim, shin, tha, thaw, kha and zay.

As far as the Huroof that occurs in the beginning of the chapters, there are 29 which are:

ALif Lam Mim,
Alif Lam Ra,
Alif Lam Mim Sad,
Ha Mim,
Ha Mim Ayn Sin Qaf,
Kaf Haa Ya Ayn Sad,
Ya Seen
Ta Haa,
Ta Sin,
Qaf
and Nun.

Its singularities are:

Alif, Lam, Mim, Ha, Ra, Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Sin, Qaf, Sad, Ta and Nun.

It numbers 14 letters and they are what are called illumination. It is half of the arabic alphabet by count. The scholars differ in its interpretation, it is reported that Ibn Abbas said, "The scholars are unable to grasp it meanings. Ash-Sh'abi said, "It is the secret of Allah, so don抰 seek it.[1]

Abu Talib al-Maliki said in his Provisions of the Hearts, Ali (ra) used to make the supplication:

O Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sad, I seek refuge in you from the sins that constitutes wrath, or reverses blessing or removes protection or withholds the rain from falling or increases enemies against me. O Allah, help us against ourselves.

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herbivor · Post time 26-7-2007 12:36 PM

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Iyyadh said:

Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad :

means that Kaf is for the Sufficient (Kafi),
Ha is from the Guide (Hadi),
Ya is from Certainty (Yaqin),
'Ayn is from Knower (Alim)
and Sad is for Truthful (Sadiq).

As-Sayyin al-Murtadha az-Zubaydi said:

They are the names of Allah but some differ with others on which ones. It is also a sigh to the attributes.

It is said in the commentary of al-Watajini that the Huroof are symbolic meanings of the chapters of the Qur'an and that none knows its meanings except the the Rabbaniyyun. And at-Tirmidhi said the opening of the chapters has signs that are condensed (within the letters), no one knows them except Hakims of the ummah.

Ibn al-'Arabi said:

You must know that all the letters (muqatta'at ) in the beginnings of the chapters are the names of Angels. I have related them in some occurrences. There are none among the Angels that appeared (to me) except that it informed me on knowledge I didn抰 know about before. In general, they are my Shaykhs. If I uttered any of those letters, it is equivalent to calling out and the angel answers it because it's directed to them.

Ash-Shaykh Abu al-Hasan said,

"Ha Mim are two secrets from yours and a light which issues from you." And he also said, "By the sanctity of 70{ Ya-10, Seen-60 equal 70Ayn- Ayn Vision Aleem is Knowledge: and 80 is Fa and Fa Fatiha }and it secrets are from you to the Muhammad (saw)."

(The author said) The meaning of this is that these letters are symbols and signs between Allah and His Prophet (saw). Al-Bakhi in the commentary of the Hizb al-Bahr by ash-Shaykh Abu al-Hasan on the number 80 and 70 that抯 mentioned before, "It is the number of the letters which are described in the opening (illuminating) chapters, the 29 letters.

One of the Grand Shaykhs of the Shadhuli said, "I saw in a dream something in a way I differed from the scholars when Allah says, Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad, and Allah made me say, "It抯 a secrets between Allah and the Messenger of Allah (saw)." It is as if Allah said about the Messenger of Allah (saw),

"You are the cave (from Kaf) of existence[1], which all existence seeks refuge to,
(for the Ha), the Mulk and the Malakut are for your pleasure. { Hayat is Life}
O (from Ya) source { beseech}
(from 'Ayn) for all, you are my attributes { Alim is by word, word is the Proof}
(from Sad, attributes) who obeys you, obeys Allah. You are our lives, our king, our trust and our imminence"

Ibn Sultan said of this, "The scholars didn抰 agree on the meaning of this. So I said, "Let us go to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he said, "What ibn Sultan said is the truth. In general, everything that is said regarding the illuminating letters, are based on the degree of his unveiling and what level he is in."

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