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Al-Baqi
الْبَاقِي
The Everlasting
What it means
Al-Bāqī remains when everything else passes: "Every soul shall taste death" applies to creation, not to Him. The believer who invests worship into what is Bāqī has invested into what does not fade.
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-Baqi with SABR
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