99 Al-Qayyūm

Al-Qayyūm (ٱلْقَيُّومُ)

The Self-Sustaining, The Sustainer of All That Exists

Pronounced: al-Qay-YŪM Root: ق-و-م (Q-W-M) — to stand, to uphold, to establish, to maintain

Original Invocation (Arabic Calligraphy):ٱلْقَيُّومُ

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Sacred Reflection

Al-Qayyūm is the One who needs nothing — and upon whom everything depends.

He does not sleep.

He does not tire.

He does not falter in His holding.

He is the unshakable axis around which all of creation turns.

In Sufi knowing, this Name is the breath beneath breath.

The One who sustains not only your body, but your soul’s very being.

Not once.

But moment by moment.

Layer by layer.

Even when you forget Him.

He upholds galaxies and grieving mothers.

He holds laws of gravity and the ache in your chest.

He sustains your inhale — and the part of you that says,

“I can’t hold myself together anymore.”

And He answers,

You don’t have to.

I am holding you.

Al-Qayyūm is not asking you to be strong.

He is inviting you to rest in what never breaks.

He is the scaffolding under your collapse.

The foundation when your footing is gone.

The eternal Presence that says,

Let it all fall.

I will remain.

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Parts Work Invitation

What part of you believes it must hold everything?

The one saying:

“If I fall apart, no one will catch me.”

“If I stop managing, it will all collapse.”

“If I rest, I’ll disappear.”

Let that part be met now by Al-Qayyūm.

Let it hear:

You are not the one keeping this life together.

I am. You can loosen your grip.

You can unravel.

I will not let you vanish.

Let this part feel:

It is not failure to lean.

It is sacred trust.

Let it know:

You were never meant to sustain the world on your own shoulders.

You were made to be carried — by the One who never sleeps,

never blinks,

never lets go.

Al-Qayyūm is not asking you to rise.

He is asking you to rest

in the armst

hat already hold you.