Name 49
الْبَاعِث
Al-Ba'ith
The Resurrector; the One who raises the dead and sends forth messengers.
About
Al-Ba'ith comes from the root b-'-th, which means to send, to set in motion, to awaken and to raise up. The word ba'th refers especially to resurrection after death.
Al-Ba'ith is the One who will raise people from their graves on the Day of Resurrection and who sent messengers to guide humanity. The name reminds us that life does not end with death, and that everything will be gathered again with meaning and accountability.
The name does not appear in this exact form in the Quran, but verbs from the same root occur often. Surah Al-Hajj declares that the Hour is certainly coming and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves. Surah Al-Jumu'ah uses the same root to say that it is He who sent a messenger from among the unlettered people.
From the Qur'an
And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves.
Reflection
Waking up each morning is a small new beginning. Remembering Al-Ba'ith means knowing that your life draws its meaning not from an ending but from what continues beyond it. That awareness gives more weight to what you do today. You can bring to life a kindness you have postponed, or an intention that has been sleeping inside you.
Today's practice
Take the first step today on a small task you have been putting off for a long time.
- Dhikr
- 573times
- The abjad value of the Name
For these feelings
- Hopeful · Surrendered
- Tired · Drained
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