Understanding Salat — Page 60
Understanding S al A t 60 reminded to seek blessings through the names of Allah for the acceptance of our prayers. God being the source of all goodness, even the invok- ing of His name proves a blessing. Says the Quran (55:79), “Blessed be the name of thy Lord, the Owner of Majesty and Honour. ” ( The Holy Quran with English Translation and Commentary, vol. 1, pp. 8-9, 1:1) ________ O _________ َ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّك and exalted is Your majesty Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta said, Wa ta‘ ā l ā jadduka - this is that Being Who is exalted above every other being. No other being can com- pare with Him. ( Tadr ī s Nam a z, pp. 2) When ‘exalted is Your majesty’ ( َ تَعَالَى جَدُّك ) is read in juxta- position with ‘blessed is Your name’ ( َ تَبَارَك َ اسْمُك ), then the emphasis in ‘exalted is Your Majesty’ is on the Being of Unknown names of Allah