99 Al-Khāfiḍ

Al-Khāfiḍ (ٱلْخَافِضُ)

The Abaser, The One Who Lowers, The Humbler

Pronounced: al-KHĀ-fidRoot: خ-ف-ض (Kh-F-Ḍ) — to lower, to humble, to bring down from elevation

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْخَافِضُ

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Sacred Reflection

Al-Khāfiḍ is the One who lowers,

but not out of cruelty.

He humbles,

not to destroy,

but to bring you back to earth.

In Sufi knowing, Al-Khāfiḍ is the descent that clears illusion.

The fall that softens pride.

The grounding that shows you

you were trying to float where you were meant to root.

He does not strike.

He invites surrender.

He lowers your platform

so you can touch what is real.

He breaks the pedestals

so your heart can finally walk barefoot

on the ground of truth.

This Name is not meant to scare you.

It is meant to relieve you

of having to hold yourself up with false strength.

When you feel brought low, ask:

Was I trying to climb something that wasn’t mine to hold?

Al-Khāfiḍ is the One who returns you

to sacred simplicity,

to smallness that is not weakness,

but worship.

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Parts Work Invitation

What part of you fears being humbled?

The one that says,

“If I’m not seen as successful, I’ll disappear.”

“If I fall, I’ll be unloved.”

Let that part be gently held by Al-Khāfiḍ.

Let it hear:

This lowering is not exile.

It is belonging.

You are not falling from grace.

You are falling into it.

Let this part feel the safety of surrender.

Let it know:

You are still held.

Especially here.

Especially when you drop the mask.

Especially when you let go of climbing.

Al-Khāfiḍ brings down with tenderness,not wrath.

This is not your undoing.

It is your grounding.