الْبَاطِنُ
Al-Batin: The Innermost One
The Prophet explained these in a succinct and clear way while addressing his Lord,
"You are the First, there was none before You. You are the Last, there will be none after You. Your are the Manifest, there is nothing above You. You are the Inward, there is nothing close to you."
"He is the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Inward. He is the All-Knower of everything." (57:3)
God, the Exalted said: “He is the First (nothing is before Him), and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him)”. (Al-Hadid: 3)
P.B.U.H. said: “… And You Are the Manifest, for nothing is higher than You, and You are the Hidden, for nothing is below You.”
The Linguistic Meaning:
It is the opposite of clear, as it indicates hidenness and concealment.
He is the Hidden, Near to everything, knowing about all hidden things, including the conscience. He conceals the nature of His Essence and His Attributes, the All-Mighty.
The Grandeur of Al-Awwall, Al-Akher, Ad-Hdhaher and Al-Batten
These Sublime Names include the bases of monotheism and knowledge: For He is the First in eternity and the Last in His Beginning, the Manifest in His Concealment and the Hidden in His Clearness. He is always the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden; therefore the slave should know these Names as much as he can comprehend. Worshipping Him by Al-Batten, means that the Lord is close to the slave more than anything else.
This name occurs in 1 verse of 1 surah.
هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ٣
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
He is the First; nothing existed before Him. He is the Last; nothing will exist after Him. He is the Apparent; there is nothing above Him. He is the Intimate; there is nothing without Him, and He knows everything, He does not miss anything.
Suhayl reported: Abu Sālih used to order us that if anyone of us wanted to sleep, he should lie on his right side, and then say: "O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne! Our Lord, and the Lord of everything, the Cleaver of grains and date seeds, the…
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ…
