Part P09
2nd Abyss And The Means For Escaping 1st Matter Allahu Akbar Sacred Tradition And Jawshan As Veils Of Grandeur And Sublimity
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The constant proclamation of this grandeur and sublimity in the call to prayer, in the prayers themselves and in most of the rites of Islam,
اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ ٭ اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ ٭ اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ ٭ اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allahu akbar, Allah is Most Great!
Allah is Most Great! Allah is Most Great!
اَلْعَظَمَةُ اِزَار۪ى وَ الْكِبْرِيَٓاءُ رِدَائ۪ى
the declaration of the Sacred Tradition that "Grandeur is My shield and Sublimity My cloak;" {[*]: Muslim, Birr, 136; Abu Da'ud, Libas, 25; Ibn Maja, Zuhd, 16; Musnad, ii, 248, 376, 414, 427, 442; iv, 416; Ibn Hibban, Sahih, i, 272; vii, 473; al-Hindi, Kanz al-'Ummal, iii, 534.} and the statement of the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) - his most inspiring communing with Allah, in the eighty-sixth part of Jawshan al-Kabir: {[*]: The famous supplication revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which, consisting of the Divine Names, is related to possess many merits. [Tr.]} O You other than Whose Kingdom no kingdom exists;
يَا مَنْ لَا مُلْكَ اِلَّا مُلْكَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يُحْصِى الْعِبَادُ ثَنَٓائَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا تَصِفُ الْخَلَٓائِقُ جَلَالَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنَالُ الْاَوْهَامُ كُنْهَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يُدْرِكُ الْاَبْصَارُ كَمَالَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يَبْلُغُ الْاَفْهَامُ صِفَاتَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يَنَالُ الْاَفْكَارُ كِبْرِيَٓائَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يُحْسِنُ الْاِنْسَانُ نُعُوتَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ لَا يَرُدُّ الْعِبَادُ قَضَٓائَهُ ٭ يَا مَنْ ظَهَرَ ف۪ى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ اٰيَاتُهُ ٭ سُبْحَانَكَ يَا لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ الْاَمَانُ الْاَمَانُ نَجِّنَا مِنَ النَّارِ
O You Whose Praise cannot be counted by His slaves;
O You Whose Glory cannot be described by His creatures;
O You Whose Perfection lies beyond the range of all vision;
O You Whose Attributes exceed the bounds of all understanding;
O You Whose Grandeur is beyond the reach of all thought;
O You Whose Qualities man cannot fittingly describe;
O You Whose Decree His slaves cannot avert;
O You Whose Signs are manifest in everything
-Be You glorified; there is no god other than You-
Protection, protection, deliver us from the Fire!
- all these show that grandeur and sublimity constitute a necessary veil.
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