99 Names of Allah – Veli Tahir Erdoğan, Veli Tahir Erdoğan – Bilgeoğuz Yayınları

WE EXAMINED EACH NAME FROM FIVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Allah's names offer us a perspective encompassing the whole. To see the big picture, we examined each name through five different perspectives. Definition of Allah's names and the message they convey through the Qur'an: First, we examined each name through the perspective of the Qur'an. After defining each name with reference to the Qur'an, we highlight their message within the total meaning of the Qur'an. Interpreting Allah's names in the book of the universe: The second perspective we look at is the perspective of the universe. This section generally answers the following questions: How to interpret the book of the universe guided by the names of Allah? How to contemplate with the guidance of the names of Allah? How to transform each name into the ziqr of one and only Allah (tawhid)? How are the messages of the names carried into the practices of life and experiences? In this section, the universe becomes a mosque, and each name becomes a witness and a remembrancer within that mosque. The manifestation of Allah's names in our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): This perspective guides us in embodying the names of Allah. In this section, each name is embodied and manifests itself as a beautiful character through our Prophet (peace be upon him). What do Allah's names say to me?: In this perspective, the names build us. Each name becomes an orator, and they address us. Praying with the names of Allah: This perspective serves as our verbal prayer, complementing the practical prayers indicated in the other perspectives.