Question No. 2947 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

What Is the Purpose of the Divine Names, and How Do They Benefit Us?

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What is the purpose of the Divine Names, and how can they benefit us? Is each Name a key and a roadmap to self-knowledge?

Subject category: Theology and Creed Theology and creed

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The Divine Names are keys to the mysteries of creation and means of attaining a higher knowledge of God and discovering the hidden treasures of servitude to Him. Their purpose is to establish a special bond, honor creation, make worship more meaningful, chart paths of obedience, and broaden the scope of servitude. They also offer a roadmap to self-discovery and serve as models to follow on the way to attaining the highest spiritual stations.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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Establishing a special line of communication, honoring people, making worship more delightful, and charting distinctive paths of worship and obedience; broadening and developing creation, and expanding the scope of worship and servitude; and so on.

Each of these is a key to the mysteries of creation, a means and instrument of higher knowledge, and a map to the hidden treasures of servitude to God.

The roots of growth and progress, and the fresh shoots of servitude.

Setting out new starting points and lofty aims.

Discovering oneself as a path to knowing God, taking them as exemplary models to follow, and attaining the highest spiritual stations.

خلقها وسیله بینه و بین خلقه یتضرعون بها إلیه و یعبدونه و هی ذکره‏
ء لفاقه الخلق إلیها

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What Is the Purpose of the Divine Names, and How Do They Benefit Us?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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