Divine Names of Allah Series: Al Ba'ith, The Resurrector and Raiser of the Dead
Allah’s Divine Name, Al Ba’ith contains gems. The root, (ب-ع-ث) has several powerful Arabic connotations: to awaken, call forth, and make manifest.
The most noticeable interpretation of this name reflects on the Day of Judgement, and Allah bringing us to face Him with the deeds we have cultivated through our relatively short lifetimes.
The God consciousness this name instills in us amplifies our sense of purpose, reminding us that we will all be accountable.
This alone is a strong contradiction to the non-believer’s philosophy of life, where true purpose is lacking and is instead defined through worldly fulfillment one way or another.
But as Muslims, we carry an upper hand as we nurture our understanding that this life is no more than a step in the direction we choose to head towards – and that, is our purpose.
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ عَبَثًۭا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ
“Did you then think that We had created you without purpose, and that you would never be returned to Us?”
We must ask ourselves on a regular basis, “what will I present to Allah?” As this repels one from acting solely on their desire and builds immunity to the Devil’s mind games.
Sheikh Al Nabulsi adds a beautiful understanding of the Name which emphasizes several of the meanings mentioned above, particularly ‘to awaken’ and ‘to make manifest’ – he states that Ba’th comes with “inspiration from Allah for His servants to do good.”
Ba’th is not simply about life and death, it is also about the ideas, inspirations, and sudden bursts of motivation. So, when you get these motivations, you should act upon them urgently.
We are often given these windows to act but are distracted or led away from these pursuits by other worldly affairs. It is also no question that the Devil plays a strong hand in this. As good acts often inspire more, and this snowball effect is hard to stop unless it is stopped before it ever gets rolling. Otherwise, it might become a habit and that alone is motivation enough for a fully-fledged plot against you and your improvement inspired by Al Ba’th Himself.
Once we see our ‘good ideas’ as more than just random thoughts and understand that not even our ideas are mindless thoughts – we can give them the credibility they deserve and use them to pave our path towards Allah in this Dunya, but more importantly in the Hereafter.
Our Prophet ﷺ has taught us to identify our blameworthy qualities and pledge to change them, knowing that Allah is Ever Forgiving.
For Allah to have sent the Messenger is also referred to as a form of ba’th:
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ رَسُولًۭا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
“He is the One Who raised for the illiterate ˹people˺ a messenger from among themselves—reciting to them His revelations, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom, for indeed they had previously been clearly astray—”
In line with Sheikh Al Nabulsi’s understanding, the Prophet’s ﷺ arrival was a manifestation of light that Allah blessed humanity with.
As Al Ghazali states, “ignorance is the greatest death and knowledge is the noblest life” and this reflects the importance of studying the Prophetic Seerah, as it will educate you on the Prophetic way of life and his values ﷺ
Along with the Quran are the ultimate source of guidance, this will drive our inner purpose and align us with Al Ba’th and all this Divine Name implies.
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