Al-Malik
The Sovereign
Exalted and Glorious
In a seat of truth, near the Omnipotent King. (54:55)
This name is an attribute of Allah which means the Sovereign. Allah is the First and the Last. He is All-in-All and is present everywhere and at all times.
Reciting this sacred name softens the strains and enhances one’s resources.
Al-Malik Al-Mulk – Allah is the Honored One in His Kingdom as He wishes. His wisdom has no limit, nor is there any subsequent order after His. So have humility with a pleading tongue for success, and be needy of what is in His hand.
Allah Allah Allah
From: The Meanings of the Names of Our Lord by Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id al-Jamal ar-Rifa’i Head of the Higher Sufi Council in Jerusalem and the Holy Land Teacher at the Dome of the Rock (al-Aqsa)
MALIK AL-MULK
Allah is the eternal owner of His kingdom. He shares neither the ownership nor the power, government, or guardianship of the universe with anyone. Indeed, the whole universe is one kingdom because all creation is interconnected. In this way it resembles the human being, whose hands, feet, eyes, mind, heart, and all organs are individual units, yet connected, forming a single totality.
The universe is a whole with harmonious parts, created for a purpose, realizing and fulfilling this purpose. Allah says, “I was a hidden treasure, I wished to be known; therefore I created creation.” Thus the purpose and function of the creation is to know, to find, and to be with the Creator.
The human being is the universe in microcosm: whatever exists in it, exists in us. Humanity is also the supreme creation and the deputy of Allah. That is why Allah bestows upon some of His servants, for a prescribed time, kingdoms, land, property, wealth, and lets them rule over them. Allah also gives certain servants the knowledge of how to govern so that their kingdoms grow, their profits grow. He forbids them to follow their egos, their selfishness, which can only lead them to perdition. If they become servants of their egos and use the wealth left in their care for themselves, all will be lost upon their deaths. They will be bankrupt, imprisoned in the dungeons of Hell. If people apply Allah’s law to His kingdom which is lent to them and apply it to themselves as well, and if they govern for His pleasure and spend for His sake, the true Owner of the Kingdom will exchange the temporal kingdom He has bestowed upon them here for the eternal kingdom of the Hereafter.
‘Abd Malik al-Mulk becomes a witness to Allah’s power over His kingdom. He therefore realizes that Allah uses him as His deputy in governing the universe and himself. That realization makes him a perfect servant, and Allah’s rewards to him may increase to the greatest worldly heights. Such a person depends on nothing except Allah, knowing that He is the only true King, and himself tries only to be a true servant, the highest level any human being can hope to reach.
The faithful who recite this Name 212 times daily will have their sustenance increased by unexpected means. The doubts they have in their minds will turn into assurances. People under their care will respect and obey them with pleasure.
From: The Name & the Named by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti