Al-Baatin — The Imperceptible

الْبَاطِنُ

Name 76 of the ninety-nine. The Hidden, The Secret One, The Inner One

Allah is Al-Baatin سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ (in Arabic: ٱلْبَاطِنُ), The One who is hidden or secret.

The root

From the root ba-ta-nun (ب ط ن), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be concealed, to lie hidden, to penetrate, to be inside.

Where it appears

[1] Imam al Ghazali was an 11th-century author and philosopher. Keep in mind the context; braille was invented in 1824, and sign-language in the 17th century. The modern accessibility tools we take for granted today did not exist. So, the analogy made must be viewed in context.,[2] Sahih (Darussalam) Musnad Ahmad 191,[3] Sahih Muslim 2713a

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