Ar-Rafi’

The Sublime

Exalted and Glorious

He is Allah, Owner of High Ranks and Degrees, the Owner of the Throne.  He sends the revelation by His Command to any of His slaves He wills, that he may warn of the Day of Mutual Meeting.  (40:15)

This name is an attribute of Allah which means the Sublime.  Allah is above any rank or degree which we can imagine.

He who repeats this name 100 times, day and night, Allah will elevate him higher as far as honor, richness and merit are concerned.

Al-Khafid Al-Rafi’ is the One who abases everyone who is haughty and mighty, and goes beyond the limits of Allah’s law, and is in rebellion.  He is the One Who raises His believing slaves through acts of obedience; He is the One Who raises the heavens and the clouds.  So have humility, and do not be arrogant.  Raise what Allah has raised by following His commands, and abase what Allah has abased by following His prohibitions.

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)