The Greatest Name of Allāh ﷻ

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim:

(Qur’ān 07:180). ‘Wa li-Llāhi l-asmā’u l-ḥusnā fad‘ūhu bihā’, ‘And to Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call on Him by them.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

“Whoever recites or memorizes the names of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will enter Paradise,” says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. These blessed names are the attributes of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Some are special to Him ﷻ, while others can be used by humans. Some names are unique to Him ﷻ; no one else can use them. Therefore, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Whoever enumerates these names will enter Paradise.” Let those who can memorize them do so. Those who cannot memorize them can certainly recite them.

Therefore, this is a beneficence that Allāh ﷻ has bestowed upon His ﷻ servants. Of course, the names of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla are countless and infinite. Different names were given to each prophet. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was given 99 names. One of them is Ism-ul ‘Azam, the Greatest Name. It is a secret. The du’ā’ of a person who attains that secret is answered; his du’ā’ that is accepted. Of course, it is only granted to whomever Allāh ﷻ permits; it is not granted upon everyone. And those who possess it are hidden, of course; not everyone knows who possesses Ism-ul ‘Azam. That’s why it’s called “The Greatest Name.” “Azam,” means the Greatest. And it is hidden.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has bestowed its barakah and special qualities upon certain people. And those who possess it, of course, do not deviate from Allāh’s ﷻ pleasure. The person who carries the Greatest Name fulfills its right. Of course, there have been those who misused it in the past. They suffered Allāh’s ﷻ wrath in this world, and will suffer even more in the hereafter. It’s the famous story of the Banī Israīl (The Children

of Israīl.) The shayṭān deceives them. They serve the unbelieving king. Allāh ﷻ sends down His ﷻ curse and wrath upon them. They regret it, but their regret is of no use.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us from evil. May He ﷻ put these names in our hearts. May Allāh ﷻ grant us, and indeed all of humanity, the attributes befitting us, in shā’a Llāh. And for His ﷻ other names, may the barakah of Allāh ﷻ be upon us all. May the barakah of those names special to Him ﷻ be upon us all, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 14 April 2026/ 26 Shawwāl 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul