According to Dr Sharib:
"Al-Wali is the One Who looks after the affairs of creation and Who is an
absolute Ruler in whose dominion nobody can interfere."
To emulate the name we are advised to gain self control, self-discipline,
and self-conquest.
Appropriate recitation of the name saves from thunder, fire, calamities,
and from being drowned. Under certain conditions the name provides
safety and security to a house.
see 'The 99 Most Beautiful Names of Allah' by Dr Zahurul Hassan Sharib
Some other references:
Al-Ghazali refers to Al-Wali (the Ruler) as combining organisation, power,
and action. God is the One Who is the sole planner, Who implements the
plan by realising it, and the One Who protects things by perpetuating and
preserving them.
(Al-Ghazali - The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God. Trans. Burrel/Daher: ITS: 1992.)
Over the complex affairs of modern nations it is a self evident necessity
that to avoid anarchy, decay, and the breakdown of society, there is a
need for a ruling power that can, if required, impose its will by means of
force or persuasion or combinations of the two. Even in the most
absolutist states that rule is imperfect rather than absolute, because the
units that carry out the will of the ruler inevitably have some degree of
autonomy and may delay or interpret or misapply the rulings to suit their
own ends. The information made available to the rulers giving rise to
decisions may be distorted and the effects of actions may not be what is
intended.
In the case of the rule of God there is no such imperfection or autonomy in
the functions of the many and complex forces within the Great Body of the
universe, or in His knowledge of the requirements of His creation. It is true
that the many and complex forces act according to their inherent function,
but by the expansion or contraction of these functions the divine mandate
is carried out exactly as it is required, in general and in particular.
Similarly the illusion of power in man's governing the earth lies in his
unawareness of, but necessary compliance with, the Divine Ruler.
Though not strictly pertinent here, man's freedom of choice lies not in
being able to run counter to the divine will, but in electing to participate or
not in those actions which, whilst willed by God, call forth his displeasure.
Thus a carpenter may require the qualities of hardness in the wood he
has selected because he requires its strength, but is displeased by that
quality when shaping it with his chisel or cutting it with his saw.
JMZ
"Al-Wali is the One Who looks after the affairs of creation and Who is an
absolute Ruler in whose dominion nobody can interfere."
To emulate the name we are advised to gain self control, self-discipline,
and self-conquest.
Appropriate recitation of the name saves from thunder, fire, calamities,
and from being drowned. Under certain conditions the name provides
safety and security to a house.
see 'The 99 Most Beautiful Names of Allah' by Dr Zahurul Hassan Sharib
Some other references:
Al-Ghazali refers to Al-Wali (the Ruler) as combining organisation, power,
and action. God is the One Who is the sole planner, Who implements the
plan by realising it, and the One Who protects things by perpetuating and
preserving them.
(Al-Ghazali - The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God. Trans. Burrel/Daher: ITS: 1992.)
Over the complex affairs of modern nations it is a self evident necessity
that to avoid anarchy, decay, and the breakdown of society, there is a
need for a ruling power that can, if required, impose its will by means of
force or persuasion or combinations of the two. Even in the most
absolutist states that rule is imperfect rather than absolute, because the
units that carry out the will of the ruler inevitably have some degree of
autonomy and may delay or interpret or misapply the rulings to suit their
own ends. The information made available to the rulers giving rise to
decisions may be distorted and the effects of actions may not be what is
intended.
In the case of the rule of God there is no such imperfection or autonomy in
the functions of the many and complex forces within the Great Body of the
universe, or in His knowledge of the requirements of His creation. It is true
that the many and complex forces act according to their inherent function,
but by the expansion or contraction of these functions the divine mandate
is carried out exactly as it is required, in general and in particular.
Similarly the illusion of power in man's governing the earth lies in his
unawareness of, but necessary compliance with, the Divine Ruler.
Though not strictly pertinent here, man's freedom of choice lies not in
being able to run counter to the divine will, but in electing to participate or
not in those actions which, whilst willed by God, call forth his displeasure.
Thus a carpenter may require the qualities of hardness in the wood he
has selected because he requires its strength, but is displeased by that
quality when shaping it with his chisel or cutting it with his saw.
JMZ
| Bismillah ir Rehman ir Rahim |
| Al-Wali (Al-Waalee) |
| The Governor He Who Has Charge Over All, The Ruler |
