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Esmaul Husna

Arapça'da -isim- kelimesinin çoğulu olan -esmâ- ile -güzel, en güzel- anlamına gelen -hüsnâ- kelimeleriyle oluşan -esmâül hüsnâ- terimi Kur'ân-ı Kerîm ve Hadis-i şerîflerde Allah-ü Teala'ya nisbet edilen isimleri ifade eder.

The Names of Allah

99 Names of Allah" (in Arabic: "Asma-ul Husnaa" = The Excellent Names) are the epithets of Allah`s attributes mentioned through the The Holy Koran and Hadiths (sayings of The Last Prophet Muhammad {peace of Allah be upon him}). Indeed, the names and attributes referring to Allah in the Koran and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is more than a hundred. The phrase "Asma-ul Husnaa" contains the whole of this names and attributes in general meaning. However it is a special term for the 99 Names of Allah in Islamic literature.
"Asma-ul Husnaa" have a very special significance in Islamic belief. Because firstly in the Koran, Allah says: "Allah`s are the excellent names, therefore invoke him by them. (7:180)". Secondly, as the teacher and explainer of the Koran, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "There are 99 names of Allah; he who commits them to memory (in the narration of Ibn `Umar this part of sentence is: "he who enumerates them") would get into Paradise. Allah is Odd (i.e. he is One and 99 is an odd number) and He loves odd number: ...(Than the reporter Abu Huraira enumerates the 99 Names)..."