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Most Great Name
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The Most Great Name (; also sometimes translated as The Most Mighty Name or Greatest Name) is a prominent device in Islamic occultism and thaumaturgy. A series of six usually independent symbols occurring in between two pentagrams (or pentalphas) (totaling eight characters), this symbol is believed to reveal hidden knowledge, especially of the true name of God. It is attributed to Ali, the first , in a poem found in the margins of the Sermon Between the Two Gulfs (Khutba Tatanjîya). The first seven verses of the poem state: :Three sticks in a row after a seal; above them the semblance of a straightened lance. :A blind ‘mîm’ without a tail, then a ladder unto all that is hoped for, but which is not a ladder. :Four things like fingers in a row pointing to good deeds, but without a wrist. :And a ‘hâ’ that has been split, then an inverted `wâw’ like the syphon of a phlebotomist, but not a blood-letting cup. :This is the name whose worth is magnified; if you were ignorant of it before, know it now. :O bearer of the great name, take sufficiency in it - you shall be preserved from misfortunes and shall be kept safe. :It is the name of the Godhead, may Its glory be glorified, unto all men, be they Arab or non-Arab. See Also
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