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Al-Mumeet causes your heart to die when you fail to remember Him, and your soul to diewhen you cont<strong>in</strong>uously permit yourself to slip away from His right path, and your m<strong>in</strong>d to diewhen you permit your desires to take control <strong>of</strong> you. Al-Muhyi br<strong>in</strong>gs life to the hearts <strong>of</strong>those who know and who will<strong>in</strong>gly submit to Him, while al-Mumeet causes the [spiritual]death <strong>of</strong> those who go aga<strong>in</strong>st His will.64. "Al-Qayyum"<strong>Allah</strong> has said, "Alif, Lam, Mim. <strong>Allah</strong>, (there is) no god but He, the ever-Liv<strong>in</strong>g, the self-Subsist<strong>in</strong>g, the One through Whom all th<strong>in</strong>gs subsist" (Qura'n, 3:1-2).One who is qayyim is a master and organizer <strong>of</strong> affairs. <strong>The</strong> "qayyim creed" is the Hanafifaith. <strong>The</strong> day <strong>of</strong> qiyama is the Day when everyone will stand before <strong>Allah</strong>, Lord <strong>of</strong> theWorlds, for judgment. Al-Qayyum is never created, Who manages all affairs.Al-Qayyum exists absolutely on His own, not through others, while every be<strong>in</strong>g exists throughHim and because <strong>of</strong> Him. Noth<strong>in</strong>g, no life whatever, can ever be susta<strong>in</strong>ed without Him. Al-Qayyum is the ever-Last<strong>in</strong>g, the Eternal Who never suffers ext<strong>in</strong>ction. He effects justice andequity, Who is self-Susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, Who never sleeps.Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Abdullah ibn `Abbas, whenever the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> used to stand up toperform his night prayers, he would say, "Lord! All Praise is due to You! You are the Lord <strong>of</strong>the heavens and the earth! All Praise is due to You! You are the Qayyum <strong>of</strong> the heavens andthe earth and everyth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> them; all Praise is due to You! You are the Light <strong>of</strong> the heavensand the earth; all Praise is due to You! You are the K<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the heavens and the earth; allPraise is due to You! You are the Truth; Your promise is true, the meet<strong>in</strong>g with You is true,Your speech is the truth; Paradise is true; the fire is true; the prophets are truthful;Muhammed is truthful, and the Hour is true! Lord! To You have I submitted; <strong>in</strong> You have Ibelieved; upon You have I relied; to You is my return; for Your sake do I dispute; Yourjudgment do I seek; so, I implore You to forgive my s<strong>in</strong>s, the ones I have committed and theones I may commit <strong>in</strong> the future, what I have concealed and what I have declared, for You arethe One Who advances and Who postpones; there is no god but You, and there is no strengthnor might except <strong>in</strong> <strong>Allah</strong>."Accord<strong>in</strong>g to another tradition, he has <strong>in</strong>voked His Maker say<strong>in</strong>g, "O Hayy! O Qayyum! Wesolicit Your help by Your mercy! Lord! I <strong>in</strong>voke You to mend my affairs, all <strong>of</strong> them, and notto permit me to rely on my own self even for a tw<strong>in</strong>kl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the eye, nor for a shorter time, noron anyone from among Your creation."Imam `Ali has said, "Dur<strong>in</strong>g the Battle <strong>of</strong> Badr, I participated <strong>in</strong> the battle for some time, thenI came to the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Allah</strong> to see what he was do<strong>in</strong>g, and I found him mak<strong>in</strong>g sajdahwhile repeat<strong>in</strong>g, `O Hayy! O Qayyum!' So I went back to the battle-field, then I came back to

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