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99 Al-Muhaymin

  • Dec 4, 2025
  • 2 min read
A stone archway opening onto a wide grassy field with a solitary tree standing before distant mountains, symbolizing watchful care, protection, and steady guardianship.

Al-Muhaymin (ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ)

The Guardian, The Witness, The Watchful Protector

Pronounced: al-Mu-HAY-minRoot: ه-ي-م-ن (H-Y-M-N) — to oversee, to protect, to be fully aware and in control

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ



Sacred Reflection


Al-Muhaymin is the One who sees everything and does not look away.


He sees the shame you tried to hide.

He sees the mistakes you didn’t confess.

He sees the trembling under your practiced calm.

And still, He stays.


He is not surveillance.

He is not threat.

He is Presence.

Vigilant.

Loving.

Absolute.


In the Sufi tradition, Al-Muhaymin is the Divine quality of Divine Attention.

A gaze that is never distracted.

A heart that never sleeps.

An awareness that knows exactly where you are

even when you’ve lost yourself.


And more than seeing, He guards.


Not with walls,

but with wakefulness.

Like a mother who never truly sleeps beside her child.

Like a breath that never forgets your name.


When you are drowning in self-condemnation, Al-Muhaymin does not echo the voice of your accusers.

He stands like a flame at the door of your soul and says:


I saw all of it.

And I never left.


He is the proof that God is not far.

He is not surprised.

He is not disgusted.

He is with you.

He always was.



Parts Work Invitation


What part of you hides?


The one who keeps secrets.

The one who thinks, “If they knew what I’ve done…”

The one who believes even God would turn away if He truly saw.


Let that part be met by Al-Muhaymin.


Let it feel the gaze that sees, not to shame,

but to hold.


This is not the all-seeing eye of judgment.

This is the all-seeing heart of protection.


Let that part hear:


I have always known.

And I have always guarded you.

Not because you earned it, but because I am who I am.


You do not need to hide anymore.


The Witness already loves you.


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