The First One, The Pre-ExistingThe One who is the first, the beginning, the foremost. The Prior-Existing One who existed before all of creation. The One who was before any thing or any being. The One who is the cause of all the worlds. The One who is the beginning of every action,
command or thought. From the root a-w-l which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
This name is used in the Qur'ān. For example, see 57:3 Awwal (first) and ākhir (last) are complementary attributes. (Also written as al-awwal, al-awal, the First: ya awwal, ya awal) |
