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September 27, 2009
al-hagh
Among Sufi groups the name of God the most high which most often flows from their lips in their statements and during states of prayer is al-Hagh [the Truth], in the measure that they attain to expereince of self-annihiliation with regard to their own essence, for they see the truly real essence to the exclusion of that which in itself is perishing. As for the practitioners of Kalam [theology] the name which flows most frequently from their lips is al-Bari [the Producor], which has the same meaning as al-Khaliq [the Creator], since they are still at the level of reasoning to God by way of His actions. Most men see everything but Him, so they cite what they see as witness for Him, and these are the ones addressed by the saying of the Most High: 'Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things God has created?' (VII:185) Yet the righteous do not see anything but Him, so they cite Him as witness for Himself, and so they are the ones addressed by the saying of the Most High: 'Does not the Lord suffice, since He is the Witness over all things (XLI:53)?'
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