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 THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES:

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   Sufi Wazifa Practice

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   Some Additional Wazaif

   Pronunciation Guide

   Origins of this List

   Hebrew Beautiful Names

   Chants of the 99 Names

   References

al-Karîm                             al-Karîm   42                          

        The Most Generous,  The Most Bountiful,  The Most Esteemed,  The Beneficent

The One who is the most generous, both physically and spiritually.

The One who is continually giving forth the grandest and most precious bounty.

The One whose kind, noble and generous essence is most esteemed, valued and honored.

The One who endlessly gives all manner of  precious gifts, including support and refuge.

The One who is eternally giving, even unto those who may not seem (to us) to be deserving.
 

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

to be noble, grand, high minded
to be generous, giving, beneficent
to be highly esteemed, honored, prized, valued
to be excellent, precious, valuable, rare
to be productive, fruitful

This name is used in the Qur'ân. For example, see 82:6

(also written as al-karim, al-kareem, the Most Generous: ya karim, ya kareem)