Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Asma

अस्मा

said as-maa

also written: Asma-ul-Husna

Meaning

Names; the Beautiful Names of God expressing His attributes.

Literally: names (plural of ism)

Usage & notes

Asma are the Divine Names through which God is known and praised. Iqbal teaches that the self ripens by reflecting these Names in its own conduct, taking on God's colour while keeping its own distinct being.

Related words

ARABIC

Sifaat

Attributes, qualities; in theology, the Divine Attributes.

ARABIC

Zaat

Essence, self, the inmost being of a thing; the Divine Essence.

PERSIAN

Khudi

Selfhood; the self, the ego — in the philosophical, not the vain, sense.

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