Talk:99 Names of God
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O those of the only and true faith! Please merge the articles 99 Names of God and Ninety-nine names of Allah and may Allah reward you. Mikkalai 01:03, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
There are two differences between this list and the list in the french article:
- Allah is mentionned there (in first place) and not here;
- their #67 corresponds to two names here, #66 and #67 (are these actually a unique name?):
- #66: Al-Wahid: The One, The Unique
- #67: Al-Ahad: The Only, The Unique
who's right ? --FvdP 17:56, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
If there are 99 names, why are 100 listed? Is this a mistake, or am I ignorant of some aspect of Islamic theology that would explain this? --wayne 19:45, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- These are 99 different ways God is mentioned in the Qur'an. Doesn't mean there can't be more attributes than 99.
- If so, it would perhaps be good to make clear which are mention in the Qur'an and which are not. Personally, I cannot do this as I am completely ignorant in Islam. Klehti 10:21, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- All the 99 supposedly come from the Qur'an. But why this list has 100 names instead of 99? Maybe comparing this list with a list on the web can solve the mystery? http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/99names.htm
- Why the difference? Have to figure out. The list above gives reference to the relevent Qur'anic verse where the name comes from OneGuy 10:47, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Ok, Al-Manheii, this name is included on this list but is not on the list on the web. Is it from the Qur'an? I did web search for Al-Manheii and only Wiki articles show up. I think this one should be removed. OneGuy 11:01, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The "name" was included anonymously on Aug 1. A very subtle kind of vandalism: it's not immediately recognizable, and it was followed up by a clear case of vandalism soon later, so the article was reverted to the 'subtly vandalized' version. [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=99_Names_of_God&diff=5007804&oldid=4943254) good job finding this one, guys! dab 14:33, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
18+81
- If someone put his hands and look at the lines in the hands it means 81 (in the left hand)+ 18 (in the right hand) =99 in arabic numbers, and muslims say it refers to the names of god.
I think this meant: if you look at your palms, thumbs facing upwards, you will see the pattern "ΛΙ ΙΛ", similar to "81 18" in arabic numerals. The sum of these numbers is 99. dab 14:16, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Yes. --Neria 17:12, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Don't you think it is some coincidence? I'm a Muslim (from Indonesia) and I never heard such a thing. Well, it is still an interesting trivial fact :) Kunderemp 12:11, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
whoever memorizes (or recites) them enters Paradise...
In the 2nd sentence of this version (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=99_Names_of_God&oldid=7728368), only "In the Hadith, ..." is mentioned. However, it is not complete. Information of one hadith shall include its reporter (and/or its book where it's written). Therefore, I searched the hadith, and I just found Nawawi as its reporter. DiN, 21.11.2004 22:34 (UTC+1)
More than 99
There are actually 21 additional names that are mentioned as the names of Allah in the Holy Qu'ran, including Allah which is mentioned exactly 2697 times.
