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 THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES:

   Introduction

   Sufi Wazifa Practice

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   Numerical Index

   Some Additional Wazaif

   Pronunciation Guide

   Origins of this List

   Hebrew Beautiful Names

   Chants of the 99 Names

   References

al-Kabîr                               al-Kabîr   37                       

        The Most Great,  The Greatest,  The Perfection of Greatness
 

The One whose essence is the perfection of greatness. The One who is incomparably great.

The One whose greatness is beyond measure. The One whose nature is Greatness.

The One whose own essence is unimaginably great perfection.
 

From the root k-b-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to be great in rank, dignity, nobility, majesty
to be great in size, vast, formidable
to be great in age, oldest
to be great in learning, most knowing
to have rights above all others

This name is used in the Qur'ân. For example, see 22:62

Kabîr is a less intensive form which honors the One as being the essence of greatness.

Related names:

Jalîl is considered to be greatness in attributes.

Kabîr denotes the One whose essence is greatness.

Azîm is greatness in both attributes and self.

Mutakabbir is an empathic form which denotes actively using rights, privileges, rank and attributes that are above and beyond the rights of everyone else.

The phrase Allâhu Akbar, uses this same k-b-r root and means Allâh is the greatest

(Also written as al-kabir, al-kabeer, the Most Great: ya kabir, ya kabeer)