The 99 Names · Name 91 of 99 · In a pair
الضَّارُّaḍ-Ḍārr
The One who permits harm, by His wisdom
Say it: aḍ-Ḍārr. A recording by our own reciter is on its way.
Heard together with: aḍ-Ḍārr / an-Nāfiʿ (always together)
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.
On screen
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Where it shows up
- In scripture
- Q 6:17; 10:107; 48:11; Isa (peace be upon him) 45:7.
- The same thread in Jewish and Christian scripture
- Isa (peace be upon him) 45:7; Deut 32:39. Strong but sensitive.
- In the universe
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- In nature
- Fire ecology: some pine cones open only after fire.
- In people
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- In science
- Venom into medicine: captopril came from Brazilian pit viper venom research (Ferreira; Ondetti and Cushman at Squibb; FDA approval 6 Apr 1981).
Sources for this page
chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/captopril/captoprilv.htm; hadith-api eng-tirmidhi 2516