From the BBC ( listen before next sunday):
The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah
God in Islam is known as the All-Compassionate, the All-Merciful, the Creator, the Praiseworthy, the Everlasting, and by many other names.
There are 99 such names in all, scattered throughout the Qur'an.
Listen as Muslims from different backgrounds reflect on these 99 beautiful names of Allah.
In the Islamic understanding, these names highlight different aspects or qualities of the Divine.
To Muslims, they can be a key that unlocks the meaning of life, or an incentive to overcome their own human weaknesses.
They can also help believers acquire a little of the qualities God has in abundance, such as patience or purity.
The practice of repeating and chanting these names is particularly important to Sufis, followers of the mystical branch of Islam.
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