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Al-Muqaddim
الْمُقَدِّم
The Advancer
What it means
Al-Muqaddim advances what and whom He wills — earlier prophets, chosen nations, righteous individuals brought forward. In personal life it appears when a door opens ahead of its expected time.
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-Muqaddim with SABR
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