Episode 1In us
immune memory; ~5 Gy whole-body radiation often fatal
But: Defences fail
The 99 Names · Name 38 of 99 · Act
الْحَفِيظُal-Ḥafīẓ
The Preserver and Guardian
Recited as it sounds in the Qur'an, 42:6.
Heard together with: al-Ḥafīẓ / ar-Raqīb
Start with what we know
Then take away everything it needs. What is left is not a bigger version of us. It is the Name.
Episode 1
Episode 2In nature
Deinococcus radiodurans survives thousands of gray; tardigrades survive vacuum; tardigrades survived open space in low Earth orbit (Jönsson et al., Curr. Biol. 2008)
Episode 3At our best
NASA DART shortened Dimorphos's orbit by 32 minutes (± 2) on 26 Sept 2022 (JHU APL); Svalbard Seed Vault
But: Years of preparation; moved one small rock slightly
Episode 4The Break
Take away watch shifts, warning time, fatigue, the limit of what can be watched.
Not a better shield, but keeping that never tires.
From the tradition: Per. Psalm 121:4-5 'the guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps'
On screen
The Giant protects the town once, and it costs him everything. al-Ḥafīẓ keeps everything, always, and is not tired.
Where it shows up
Watch and listen
Films, documentaries and voices that reach towards this Name. Each links out to where you can watch it.
Sources for this page
croptrust.org; sefaria.org Ps 121:4