Favours of the Gracious God — Page 86
86 which is not possessed by anyone except God Almighty. And the four remaining names: ّی ج مر� [ Murabb i ], �ی ّم ت � [ Qayyim ], عم ض م� [ Mun‘im ], and مّم م�ت [ Mutammim ] indi - cate those graces of God Almighty which, according to His perfect Lordship, His perfect Sovereignty, and His perfect planning, operate upon His servants. Thus, in its apparent meaning, the word Murabb i is used for the one who nourishes, and the reality of perfect de - velopment is that such nourishment should occur in all parts of man’s creation—in terms of body, soul, and all faculties and powers. And this nourishment should extend as far as the physical and spiritual progress of man demands such perfect development. Similarly, the point from where the name and identity, or the rudi - ments of the human condition begin, and the point from where the imprint of a human—or the imprint of the existence of some other form of life—moves from non-existence to existence, such manifestation and emergence is also termed as nourishment. From this one learns that, according to the Arabic lexicon, the meaning of the word rub u biyyat [Lordship] is very extensive; from the point of non-existence to the point of the perfection of creation, the word rub u biyyat is ap - plied. And the words ت ال� ض � [ Kh a liq ] etc. are offshoots of