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99 Al-Muqtadir

  • Dec 4, 2025
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Al-Muqtadir (ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ)The Supreme Determiner, The All-Authoritative, The One Whose Power Manifests with Perfect Precision

Pronounced: al-Muq-ta-DEER Root: ق-د-ر (Q-D-R), to measure, to decree, to determine with exactness, to exercise power with mastery.

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ



Sacred Reflection


Al-Muqtadir is not just Power. He is Power made visible.


If Al-Qadīr is the One who can,

Al-Muqtadir is the One who does, the One whose decree unfolds

with flawless timing

and unshakeable authority.


Nothing is random under this Name.

Nothing is wasted.

Nothing slips through His fingers.


In Sufi knowing, Al-Muqtadir is the Divine Orchestrator, the One who arranges the steps of your life

with such mastery

that even the detours

lead you exactly where you were meant to be.


This is not brute force.

This is sovereign artistry.


He writes destinies with the precision of a calligrapher, every stroke intentional,

every pause meaningful,

every curve infused with wisdom

you cannot yet see.


When you feel lost,

when life feels chaotic or cruel,

Al-Muqtadir whispers:


There is a pattern beneath this pain.

There is a direction inside this confusion.

You are being carried by a power far wiser than your fear.


He is the One who brings forth,

who withholds,

who redirects,

who builds,

who dismantles, and always for a purpose

that aligns with the deepest truth of your soul.


This Name is the reminder:

You are not adrift.

You are being led.


Not by force,

but by a sovereignty that loves you.



Parts Work Invitation


What part of you fears not being in control?


The one that clenches,

that strategizes,

that panics at uncertainty

,that whispers:


“If I don’t manage everything,

everything will fall apart…”


Let that part step into the presence of Al-Muqtadir.


Let it feel the steadiness

of a Power that does not waver.


Let it hear:


“You are not the one holding the universe together.

You were never meant to be.

Your job is not to know the path, your job is to walk it.”


Let this part soften its grip.

Let it rest in the truth

that nothing in your life

is unfolding without purpose.


Not the delay.

Not the heartbreak.

Not the unanswered prayers.

Not the unexpected turns.


Al-Muqtadir holds the blueprint

your eyes cannot yet read.


Let this part breathe again

.Let it unclench enough to feel:


You are being guided.

You are being protected.

You are being shaped by a Power

that knows exactly what it is doing.


Where your strength ends,

His Sovereignty begins.


Where your understanding stops,

His Wisdom takes over.


And where your control collapses,

His Authority carries you.


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