Calling upon God with His Greatest Name

Calling upon God with His Greatest Name R egarding asma-e-husna a question asked by people is: “Has God one proper name (ism-e-aazam) or has God one main or great name? If that is so, what it is?” Different traditions have been recorded in the Hadith about ism-e-aazam. We give below two traditions by Imam Ahmad: 1. Anas ibn Malik narrated that, once the Prophet of Islam heard someone saying: “O God, I beseech You. All praise is for You. You are the object of worship, You have no partner. You have done great favours to man. You have created the earth and the heavens without any model. Greatness and Honour are Yours.” On hearing this, the Prophet of Islam said: “You have called God with ism-e-aazam, when He is called in this way He will certainly answer your call, and when He is asked for anything in this way He grants it.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 12205). 2. Abdullah ibn Buraida narrates that, the Prophet Muhammad heard someone say: “O God, I beseech You. I bear witness that You are God, there is no other person worthy of worship. You stand alone, You are self-sufficient. You have not given birth to anyone nor