The 99 Names · Name 22 of 99 · In a pair
الْخَافِضُal-Khāfiḍ
The One who lowers the proud
Recited as it sounds in the Qur'an, 56:3.
Heard together with: al-Khāfiḍ / ar-Rāfiʿ
A Name heard in its pair
Classical teachers said Names like this one are always spoken beside their partner, so that power is never heard without mercy, or holding back without giving. So there is no ladder here: nothing in us climbs towards it.
Rank in this life is not the last word.Read: Q 56:1-3 (said of the Event, not as a Name)
On screen
See ar-Rāfiʿ
Where it shows up
- In scripture
- Q 56:1-3. 1 Samuel 2:7-8; Luke 1:52
- The same thread in Jewish and Christian scripture
- Strong. 1 Samuel 2:7-8; Luke 1:52 (the Magnificat)
- In the universe
- Weak link
- In nature
- Erosion: Planet Earth II 'Mountains'
- In people
- Social mobility stories; leaders who fell
- In science
- Earth science: erosion lowers mountains, sediment fills valleys
Living it
Humility
Its kind
In a pair: a hard Name, always heard beside its partner.
In the Qur'an: cf. 56:3 (said of the Last Event, not as a name) (not in the Qur'an verbatim)
Sources for this page
api.quran.com; sefaria.org 1 Sam 2:7-8; bible-api.com Luke 1:52