( from The Book of Sufi Healing )
Name Number English Meaning
alif 1 a al-Bari: the Creator
ba 2 b al-'aql: the Intellect
jim 3 j an-nafs: Soul
dal 4 d at-tabi'ah: Nature
ha 5 h al-Bari' bil-idafah: Creator in relation to what is below Him
waw 6 w al-'Aql bil-idafah: Intellect in relation to what is below it
za 7 z an-nafs bil-idafah: Soul in relation to what is below it
Ha 8 h at-tabi'ah bil-idafah: Nature in relation to what is below it
Ta 9 t al-hayula: Material world, having no relation to anything below it
ya 10 y al-ibda: Plan of the Creator
kaf 20 k at-takwin: Structure transmitted to the created realm
lam 30 l al-amr: The Divine Commandment
mim 40 m al-khalq: The Created Universe
nun 50 n al-wujud: the two-fold aspect of being
sin 60 s The doubled relation between khalq and takwin
'ayn 70 ' al-tarTib: the chain of commands being impressed upon the universe
Sad 90 s The tripled relation between amr, khalq and takwin
qaf 100 q ijtimal al-jumlah fil-ibda: The assembly of all things in the Plan of the Creator
ra 200 r at-tawhid: Unity, the return of all things to the One, which is their principle and reason for existence
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