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Peace be upon you, esteemed teacher.
Could you please explain the phrase “Glory be to Him who placed His treasures between the kāf and the nūn”?
Many thanks.
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
The phrase “Glory be to Him who placed His treasures between the kāf and the nūn” alludes to the letters kāf and nūn in the verse «كن فيكون». It expresses the inner reality of the Divine Will, which is embodied in God’s Most Beautiful Names, from which all existence has come forth.
The kāf and the nūn allude to «كن» in «كن فيكون».
يس : 82 إِنَّما أَمْرُهُ إِذا أَرادَ شَيْئاً أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
His command is such that when He wills something, He need only say to it, “Be!” and it is.
In other words, «بين الكاف والنون» is the very heart of the divine will: the Most Beautiful Names of God.
... وَ بِالاسْمِ الْمَكْنُونِ الْمُنْفَرِجِ بَيْنَ الْكَافِ وَ النُّونِ وَ بِالاسْمِ الْغَامِضِ الْمَكْنُونِ الَّذِي تَكَوَّنَ مِنْهُ الْكَوْنُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُون...
... And by the hidden Name, brought into manifestation, that lies between the kāf and the nūn; and by the mysterious, concealed Name from which existence came forth, before there was [any] existence...