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(In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful)
All praise is for Allah. Darood
(Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
HA - THE ARABIC LETTER
The Arabic letter
Ha () is almost equivalent to the
letter ‘H' in the English alphabet. It is the
sixth letter
in the Arabic character set.
Ha in Arabic numerology which is
known as Abjad 8th , has the
value of 8. { 8 Carry The
Throne plus 1 Sits upon the
Throne}
Secrets of Hamd
Al Hayat
8
This article is about the
spiritual meaning of the letter Ha.
INTRODUCTION
The letter
Ha () along with the letter
Meem () is used as the opening letter of
7 chapters in the Quran as
.
{7 HA MEEM, Al- Hayat Al-Muhmeet , Haqiqat Muhammad}
The letter Ha is also the 11th { Mawlana Abdul Khaliq Qujdwani 11th Golden Chain
master } and 17th letter{ Mawlana Shah Naqshbandi is 17th Golden Chain
Master} in the verse Bismillah (shown at
the top of this page).
The letter Ha is for
Hamd (Praise)
and All
Hamd
is for The Divine The Rabb (Lord) of the Worlds. These are the opening words of
chapter 1 in the Quran. They are the most repeated words. In other words All
Praise is for Allah... (chapter 1) is repeated in every Rakah of prayer and in
everyday conversation among Muslims.
THE LETTER HA
The letter
Ha
is one of the letters of
Muqattaat. That is, it is used in the opening verses of
certain chapters in the Quran. The word
Harf meaning letter also starts with
the letter Ha. It is the
Huroof (letters)
that make the words. No book can be written without words. Words are made by
arranging the letters in a certain way, so that they make up words that are
intelligent. Sentences are formed by arranging the words in a certain way. No
words or sentences can be written without letters. Anyone can make up a
sentence, in Arabic, for example.
But that sentence will not have any ‘power' or
‘force' to attract the angels. In the Quran the Arabic letters are arranged in
such a way that they bring the Power of Allah into action.
If we look at the
position of the two letters
Ha
in the verse Bismillah, they are placed in positions
11
and 17.
Why?
It is because
Ha
when used to represent Huroof (letters), it shows us that there are 28
Huroof (11 + 17, letters 28=Rasul) in the Arabic script. What
is the significance of the Harf
(letter)?
88
Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinn were to gather together to produce the
like of this Quran they could not produce the like thereof even if they backed
up each other with help and support.
[Quran: Al Israa Chapter 17]
The chapter (17 = 1 + 7 = 8) and
verse numbers (88) hint at the letter
Ha ( = 8).
It is the arrangement of the Arabic
letters that are recognised by the angels who come to assist mankind when Allah
Wills. Hence the whole of mankind and jinn together, cannot ever produce
anything remotely similar to the verses of the Quran. Whatever they (mankind and
jinn together) produce will not have the ‘force' or the ‘power' of the Quran.
Angels will not recognise the forgery as they recognise the Word of Allah. The
arrangement and order of the Arabic letters in the Quran is very important. That
is why the Quran must be recited in Arabic.
By reciting the Quran or doing
Zikr Allah, we are engaged in the
Hamd (praise) of
Allah. What is
Hamd?
WHAT IS HAMD ?
Hamd is saying Praise to Allah but
not by just anyone Allah is Listening to the Hamd of His Servant Saydena
Muhammad {s}. Hamd is remembering Allah. The way to remember Allah is to call Him often
by any, or some, or all of His Names mentioned in the Quran. Almost everyone
will say there are 99 Names of Allah mentioned in the Quran. In fact there are
more than 99 Names. These 99 Names are referred to as
Al Asma ul Husna -
The Most Beautiful Names.
AL ASMA UL HUSNA
Why are there so many Names of
Allah when Allah is One? The proper Name of our Creator is Allah.
The other
‘Names' are His Attributes. Each
Ism (‘Name') of Allah has a different Quality. Each
Ism (Name) is made up of different combinations of
the Huroof (Arabic letters).
Each
Harf (letter) has its own quality. Each letter has its own angel
assigned by Allah. Each angel has rows and rows of angels under its command. All
these angels come under the command of the angel { Maliaka Ijabiruun} who is assigned to a particular
Ism (Name) of
Allah.
Each and every Ism
(Name) has Its own Goodness.
If we look at all the 99
Asma ul Husna, we
find that there is a Name of Allah in Arabic which starts with every
Harf (letter) of the Arabic letter except for the
five letters
-
Dal,
- Za,
-
Toin,
-
Ya and
- Sa (or Tha?).
That
is 23 out of 28 Arabic letters are used as the initial letter of the 99
Asma ul Husna. Or to put it another way 5 out of 28 Arabic
letters are not used as the initial letter of the 99
Asma ul Husna.
Insha Allah, the above five letters will be looked at in there own separate
books. If we look, we will find even more than 99 Names of Allah in the Quran
which are not included in the Asma ul Husna.
For
- Dal we have the Name
Daiem -
.
For
- Za we have the Name
Zakkee -
and the Names
Yubdee
and
Yueed
for
- Ya.
Now we have 26
out of 28 letters which are used as the initial letter in the Name of Allah.
The
two letters that are not used are
- Toin and
-
Sa (or Tha?).
If we look at the number of Arabic letters used as
the initial letter for the Names of Allah we have 26 which is 2 + 6 = 8 =
for
Hamd.
Each Name of Allah has Its own
Blessing and Goodness. Each particular Name of Allah is ideal for overcoming a
particular hardship or difficulty. If we mention all the Names of Allah,
everyday, then there is no problem so great that cannot be overcome by Allah's
Permission.
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR HAMD ?
There are as many different
reasons for Praising Allah as the number of people Praising Him. They can all be
categorized in the following three groups.
Hamd is Praise for Allah just for the sake of Allah and no other
reason.
Hamd is Praise for Allah for the sake of seeking
guidance.
Hamd is Praise for Allah for seeking a favor.
Hamd is the same Praise and yet for so many reasons.
Therefore the basis of Hamd is
intention.
Al Hamdu Lillah
most Muslims Praise Allah most of the time just
for the sake of praising Him and for no other reason. Praising of Allah has
become a habit with them. And when they neglect their prayers and praise, they
feel that something is missing from their lives. They feel lost and ashamed
before Allah. This is the mark of a good Muslim.
There is another side to
Hamd.
When we Praise Allah, He assigns angels to assist His servant. These angels are
the ones that recognise that particular Name of Allah.
THE WAY TO PRAISE ALLAH
The way to Praise Allah is to
select one or two or more of His Names and repeat them over and over again. The
decision as to which Name is chosen by an individual is based on the Name of
Allah that attracts the individual the most. That particular Name of Allah
becomes Ism Azam (Greatest Name
of Allah) for that particular individual. By calling Allah with one's personal
Ism Azam,
Allah fulfils the prayers
of His servant.
110
Say: "Call upon Allah or call upon Rahman: by whatever name you call upon Him:
to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither say your Prayer aloud nor say it
in a low tone but seek a middle course between."
8
Allah! there is no god only He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.
[Quran: Ta Ha Chapter 20]
Verse 8 + chapter 20 = 28
(letters) = 2 + 8 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1.
Whichever way we look at it, to reach the One we need to concentrate on the
letters in the Quran and their combinations. The above two references from the
Quran, each equates to 28, one way or another.
There are two more references in
the Quran of Asma ul Husna
which are included here which do not equate to 28:
180
The Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah: so call on Him by them; but avoid such
men that use profanity in His names: for what they do they will soon be
requited.
24
He is Allah the Creator the Evolver the Bestower of Forms (or colours). To Him
belong the Most Beautiful Names: Whatever is in the heavens and on earth does
declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the exalted in Might the Wise.
Why do the above two verses not equate to 28 or 1? We have to find an answer to
that. Husna
is the operative word here. We shall come back to the 7 and 2 from the above
results further along in this book.
HIJAAB (VEIL)
HIJAAB
is another word that starts with the letter Ha
.
Hijaab is the veil
between Allah and the creation
.
Hijaab
is a veil that can be removed if Allah Wills. We can realize Allah through His
Works or Signs:
1
Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for Journey by night from the Sacred
Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose precincts We did Bless in order that We
might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the one Who hears and sees (all
things).[Quran: Al Israa Chapter 17]
To remove the
Hijaab we have to emulate Allah's Qualities or Attributes of Hearing
and Seeing as we are told in the above verse
We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is
the one Who hears and sees. ‘Seeing' in this context does not mean just seeing with the
physical eye.
It also means reason, intelligence and logic. If we listen
carefully and try to ‘see' the reality of the things as they are, then the
Hijaab
(veil) gets lifted, if Allah Wills.
The reality of things becomes
plain to ‘see', or to understand.
The greatest
Hijaab (veil) between the spiritual meaning and the literal meaning of
the Quran are the Huroof (Arabic letters).
Yet the letters in the Quran
are manifest. Al Baqara (Quran: chapter 2) starts with the letters
Alif, Laam and
Meem
.
We look at these letters, and
yet we do not see them. We overlook these letters every time. We read these
letters, and yet we do not listen to them. We hear these letters, and yet we do
not understand them. The veil on the spiritual meaning of the Quran is not
deliberate.
The letters are placed right in front of us at the start of the
chapters so that we do not have difficulty in finding them.
Yet, we quickly read
them without pausing to think ‘why?'.
It is human nature to overlook the
obvious.
If we try to see the words in the Quran letter by letter, then the
words that are not clearly understood, start to reveal their meanings by Allah's
Permission. The following are references from the Quran about the Message of the
Quran and Hijaab:
45
When you do recite the Quran We put between you and those who do not believe in
the Hereafter a veil invisible:
[Quran: Al Israa Chapter 17]
5
They say: "Our hearts are under veils (concealed) from that to which you do
invite us and in our ears a deafness and between us and you is a screen: so you
do (what you will); for us we shall do (what we will!)."
[Quran: Ha Meem Chapter 41]
HIKMAT (WISDOM)
Hikmat
means wisdom. Hikmat also starts with the letter
Ha
. The word
Hikmat is
mentioned 19 times{19 letters BismiAllah} in the Quran.
Almost every time, the Book (Scriptures) is
mentioned, the word Hikmat is used
alongside. What is Hikmat
or wisdom? Wisdom is learning. The learning process starts from the day we are
born. Learning is a continuous process to which there is no end. Wisdom comes
from learning. Wisdom is knowledge. Knowledge has many branches. We seek
knowledge from an early age. Wisdom is discernment. We can only discern or
distinguish if we have a knowledge base. The Quran is full wisdom. We must learn
wisdom from the wise Quran.
1 Ya Seen
2
By the wise Quran.
[Quran: Ya Seen Chapter 36]
What is the basis of wisdom in any
book? The words. The words can only be formed if there is a character set. The
Arabic character set is the basis of the Quran. It is the letters which are the
roots of the wisdom.
CHAPTERS STARTING WITH HA
MEEM
There are seven chapters in the
Quran which start with the letters
Ha Meem.
They are chapters 40 to 46 inclusive. The opening verses are shown here:
1 Ha Meem
2
The revelation of this Book is from Allah Exalted in Power Full of Knowledge[Quran: Al Muumin Chapter 40]
1 Ha Meem
2
A revelation from (Allah) Most Gracious Most Merciful
[Quran: Ha Meem Chapter 41]
1 Ha Meem
2 Ayn Seen Qaf
3
Thus does (He) send Inspiration to you as (He did) to those before you Allah
Exalted in Power full of Wisdom.
[Quran: Ash Shura Chapter 42]
1 Ha Meem
2
By the Book that makes things clear
[Quran: Az Zukhruf Chapter 43
AND
Ad Dukhan Chapter 44]
1 Ha Meem
2
The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in power Full of Wisdom.
[Quran: Al Jasiyat Chapter 45
AND
Al Ahqaf Chapter 46]
Let us try and analyze the above
verses.
In chapters 40 and 41, the second verses end in
Meem.
In chapter 42 we cannot derive much
information from verse 2 (Ayn Seen
Qaf) so we should look at the next
verse, which is 3. That too ends in
Meem.
Chapters 43 and 44, second verses
end in Noon.
Noon is connected with
Noor
(Light) of Allah.
Allah is telling us in both these
chapters, in the second verses By the Book that makes things clear. Just in case
we missed it in chapter 43, the verse is repeated in chapter 44 to highlight it.
How are things made clear in a book?
Books are made up of words. Words
are made up of letters. The things being clarified to us are the letters, in
this case Ha and
Meem, which preceded the verse which points to clarification.
Finally, in chapters 45 and 46, the second verses again end in
Meem. Not only that, but Allah's attribute
Al Hakeem (The Wise) is used as the last word.
The Attribute
Hakeemstarts
with Ha and ends with
Meem. Just to
emphasize the opening letters, the verse is repeated in the last two chapters
(45 & 46) out of the seven chapters. The attribute
Al Hakeem
was also the last word in verse 3 chapter 42. It is clear. Nothing has been
hidden.
In total, we have three out of
seven chapters emphasizing the Attribute
Al Hakeem. We have five out
of seven chapters where the ‘non-lettered' verses end in
Meem.
All the above chapters are placed consecutively
in the Quran.
The first one is placed in the
40th position. That is the clue. Allah is telling us that the
clue is in the letter
Meem which has a numerical value of
40. If that is not enough, Chapter 40 is named
Mu_min.
What is the connection?
THE HA MEEM CONNECTION
There are 7 chapters starting with
the letters Ha Meem.
{ 7 Verses of Al-Fatiha}
From what has been covered above, the initial emphasis is on
Meem. If we find the
total sum of the 7 Meems we get 7 x 40
= 280.
We could look at the result as a magnification of the 28
Huroof
( - letters) by a
factor of 10 (28 x 10 = 280). Or we could look at it from a different angle
and see that Allah is telling the created (‘0') to understand the
28 Huroof.
If that is not obvious, then
convert the number
‘280' into letters of the value
200 =
(Ra) and
80 =
(Fa). Add them to the
initial letter Ha (
) and we have the word
-
Harf meaning letter.
We are again being reminded that the spiritual
Message is in the letters of the Quran.
Alif Laam Meem. That Book in which there is no
doubt.
Allah is Speaking to
us through the Quran with the 28 letters. The Quran contains the Speech of
Allah. { Thru Holy Tongue of Sayedena Muhammad (S)}
WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER HA ?
Why are there only 7 chapters with
the opening letters
Ha Meem?
THE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH
It was stated earlier in this
book, that everyone thinks there are 99 Names or Attributes belonging to Allah.
In reality, there are more than 150 Attributes of Allah mentioned in the Quran.
The reason for thinking there are 99 names is the following Hadees:
Allah's Messenger
said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who
memorized
them all by heart will enter Paradise."
[Sahih Al Bukhari]
Where does the number 99 come
from? What was Allah's Messenger
trying to tell us? Could the number 99 have come from the letters
Ha Meem
since Muhammad
did
the most Hamd
of Allah?
If we add the numerical values of
the above two letters we get:
(=) 8 + (=)
40 = 48.{4+8=12 twelve veils of Allah dress on Muhammad (s)}
However, if we write the letters
as we pronounce them when reciting the
Quran we have:
HA ( =
) and MEEM ( =
). If we add the numerical value
of these letters now we get:
(=
1) + (= 8) + (=
40) + (= 10) + (=
40) = 99.
SOLUTION TO THE MISSING
LETTER HA
Coming back to the question of the
‘missing' eighth letter
Ha. In the
references to the Asma ul Husna
in the Quran (in the section by the same name in this book), the last two
quotations were the clues to finding the missing letters.
This reference tells us that there
are two more letters
Ha which are
separate. Why are there two more? That is because we have to find the letter
Ha as it sounds when reciting. The letter itself
is not Hamd. Only with recitation is there
Hamd. Keeping the Quran in the house is not
Hamd. Only by opening the Quran and reading it, are
we engaged in Hamd.
Therefore we are being told that
the missing letters can only be found by reading the letter
Ha.
This is the total number of
the letters Ha
that we must find.
Now, where are the missing two
letters Ha? Right in front of our eyes. The second
occurrence of Ha Meem
in the Quran chapter 41 verse 2 shows us where to look. Or, to say it in another
way, we are being told in the above two references to look at the second (2) of
the 7 chapters starting with Ha Meem to find the
missing two letters
Ha.
2
A revelation from (Allah) Most Gracious Most Merciful
[Quran: Ha Meem Chapter 41]
Notice the name of the chapter is
also Ha Meem just in case we did not think of looking at the
Asma ul Husna
connection.
The two missing letters
Ha are in the words
RaHman (Most Gracious) and
RaHeem in the above verse.
Where have we seen these two Names of Allah
before? In the verse Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Raheem.
The Opening verse of the Quran. Where there is
Hamd, there will be angels present. Where there is
Hamd there will be Allah's
Rahmat (Mercy).
And Hamd begins with
Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Raheem.
PRAISING ALLAH
Allah is
Al Hayy, the Living One. He
created us out of dust and gave us life by breathing into us His life giving
Breath. We should be thankful for that. We should say Allah's Praise. Some
readers may say that they had no choice in the matter and would rather not have
been born at all. That is not true.
Allah assembled all the progeny of Adam from
Adam to the last person to be born and asked us all,
"Am I not your Rabb?"
We have all
testified that He is our Rabb. Only then did He send us to this world.
Mankind being a weak creature,
forgets in the process of growing up. That is not a problem. Allah is
Al Hakeem, The Wise One. He knows our weaknesses. He sent
us His Messengers ()
to remind us of our pact with Allah. The Messengers ()
of Allah left their communities Scriptures as a reminder. With the completion of
the Messengers (),
Allah has given us the Quran as the Final Message in Truth from
Al Haqq,
The True One.
To say that one did not have a
choice, is wrong. We all grabbed at the chance of appearing in this world. None
of us are perfect, except the Messengers () of Allah. The rest of us, we commit sins. We
make mistakes. We rebel against Allah. Allah is
Al Haleem, The Forbearing, The Tolerant. He is always
ready to forgive and accept repentance while we are in this world. The way to
repent is to Praise Allah, because He is
Al Hameed,
The Praiseworthy. Allah is not in need of anyone or anything. It is us, who are
in need of Him. It is us, who need His Help. It is us, who need His Mercy and
Blessing. It is us, who need His Protection.
If we keep Praising Allah, He
becomes Al Hafeez,
The Protector. He Protects us from all kinds of harm, visible and invisible. He
takes on that responsibility Himself.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, it is the
Huroof (letters) of the Holy Quran which are the
veils. It is the Huroof of the Quran that are manifest. It is the
Huroof of the Quran that are the guidance from Allah
when they are formed into words and verses.
Hamd (Praise) of Allah can only be done when the creature brings the
Huroof
into life by recitation.
The
Hijaab (veil)
if looked at as a numerical number
equates to 8() + 3()
+ 1() + 2()
= 14.
There are 14 Huroof
Muqattaat.
These days we use abbreviations left, right and
centre. We are surrounded by them. Allah in His Wisdom showed us how to write
abbreviations.
Could Ha Meem be an abbreviation for
Huroof Muqattaat?
{ Hamd Muhammad Haqiqat Muhammad}
Ha Meem is used 7 times in the same combination. Two letters used seven
times (2 x 7) equals 14 letters.
The
Huroof Muqattaat are used in 29 chapters{29th Name of Rasul is
Abdullaah, 2+9= 11=Name of Rasul is YASEEN } of the Quran. There are
28 characters in Arabic.... or are there really 29 characters?
Is the 29th
letter Laam-Alif
orHamza?
{Represents Annilation}
Each Name of Allah has its own
Goodness and Blessings. It is up to us by which Name we call or Praise Him.
Whichever Name of Allah we choose, may Allah make that Name
Ism Azam
for us. May Allah bestow His Mercy and His Blessings on every Muslim. Only Allah
Knows Best. And finally......
THE PRAISED AND THE PRAISED ONE
Al Hamdu Lillah.
All Praise is for Allah. Allah is the Praised. He is praised by angels, mankind,
jinn, animals, plants and everything besides. { No Praise has value for Allah
other Than Praise of Sayedena Hamid}
44
The seven heavens and the earth
and all beings therein declare His praise: there is not a thing that does not
celebrate His praise; and yet you do not understand how they declare His praise!
He is Haleem (Forbearing) Ghafoor (Forgiving)
[Quran: Al Israa Chapter 17]
Each creation praises Allah in
their own way. The Muslims must Praise Allah in the Arabic language that He,
Himself has chosen for the followers of Muhammad
.
Allah is the Praised and Allah the Praised
added an Alif ()
to the Hamd (Praiser)
and created Ahmad
(the Praised One)
.
6 And when Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary) said:
Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah sent to you, confirming that
which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a
messenger who will come after me, whose name is
Ahmad
(the Praised One). Yet when he has come to them with clear proofs, they say:
This is common magic.
[Quran: As Saff Chapter 61]
Ahmad did the Most
Hamd (Praising) of Allah and he became better known as
Muhammad
-
The Most Praised One.
Muhammad
praised Allah to such an extent that no one before him, during his time, or
after him will ever attain his status in Allah's Presence.
Muhammad
praised Allah to such an extent that Allah revealed the Reality of all the
Al Asma ul Husna
to him. Allah removed the Hijaab (veil)
from Muhammad
and
brought him to His Own Presence.
It was all through the
Hamd
(Praise) of Allah. Allah created Muhammad
- Most Praised One who lived up to his name. Subhan Allah.
Only Allah Knows Best.
Darood (Blessings) and Salaam
(Peace) on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
Khalid M. Malik Ghouri
NAMES OF ALLAH
STARTING WITH THE LETTER HA
BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
Al Haseeb, Al Hakam, Al Hakeem, Al
Haleem,
Al Hafeez, Al Haqq, Al Hameed, Al
Hayy
Darood (Blessings) and Salaam
(Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
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) is almost equivalent to the
letter ‘H' in the English alphabet. It is the
sixth letter
in the Arabic character set.
) is used as the opening letter of
7 chapters in the Quran as
. 
(Praise)
and All
Hamd
is for The Divine The Rabb (Lord) of the Worlds. These are the opening words of
chapter 1 in the Quran. They are the most repeated words. In other words All
Praise is for Allah... (chapter 1) is repeated in every Rakah of prayer and in
everyday conversation among Muslims.
meaning letter also starts with
the letter Ha. It is the
Huroof (letters)
that make the words. No book can be written without words. Words are made by
arranging the letters in a certain way, so that they make up words that are
intelligent. Sentences are formed by arranging the words in a certain way. No
words or sentences can be written without letters. Anyone can make up a
sentence, in Arabic, for example.
-
Dal,
- Za,
-
Toin,
-
Ya and
- Sa (or Tha?). 
is another word that starts with the letter Ha
between Allah
. 
means wisdom. Hikmat also starts with the letter
Ha
.
Noon is connected with
Noor
(Light) of Allah. 
starts
with Ha and ends with
Meem. Just to
emphasize the opening letters, the verse is repeated in the last two chapters
(45 & 46) out of the seven chapters. The attribute
Al Hakeem
was also the last word in verse 3 chapter 42. It is clear. Nothing has been
hidden.
(Ra) and
80 =
(Fa). Add them to the
initial letter Ha (
said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who
memorized
them all by heart will enter Paradise."
)
to remind us of our pact with Allah. The Messengers (
.
-
The Most Praised One.