The Divine NamesA Sufi scholars philosophical interpretation of the names of God The Divine Names is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on the names of God. Penned by the seventh thirteenth century North African scholar and Sufi poet Aff al Dn al Tilimsn, The Divine Names expounds upon the one hundred and forty six names of God that appear in the Quran, including The All Merciful, The Powerful, The First, and The Last. In his treatment of each divine name, al