Al - Bari, The Evolver?

alf2

alf2

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Assalamu alaykum everyone, may Allah (swt) be pleased with you all.

I have come with a question - Al Bari, The Evolver, as a name for Allah (swt)
I am not excellent with my Islamic History, I need to read more, can someone explain how this name came about? And what did Muhammad (peace be upon him) say about this name for Allah (swt)?
 
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weakslave

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ayman1 said:
Wa Alaykum Assalaam, sister.

Al-Baari' does not actually mean the evolver. See these two posts for details,
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=333742&postcount=5
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=438732&postcount=18

The name came from the Quran, verse 59:24 and is confirmed by the hadeeth which enumerates all ninety nine names.
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There is no hadith which mentions Allaah's 99 names. There is a hadith in Muslim that states the following:

The Prophet :saw: said: There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise...

From this hadith the scholars searched the Quran for Allaah's names and compiled the list we have now.

Munawar said:
:salam2:
So... Then can Al-Baari mean Inventor ?
:wasalam:
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Not inventor. The Inventor. Anyone is an inventor, Allaah is The Inventor.

According to Sahih International, that is the interpretation of that word in the verse. I am not an expert on the arabic language, so I haven't got a clue as to what it really means in arabic. Other possible meanings I found:

The Rightful
The Maker of Order
 
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weakslave

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The first part of the hadith is only found in Sahih Muslim. I have no idea who added that addition or which book of hadith it is found in!
 
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