Al-Qābiḍ
الْقَابِضُThe Withholder
In short
Al-Qābiḍ (الْقَابِضُ) is the 20th of the 99 Names of Allah. It means "The Withholder". He who contracts and restrains, by wisdom.
How the scholars invoke Al-Qābiḍ.
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"Thus, one witnesses the connection of movement with His name Al-Basit (the Expander) and the connection of stillness with His name Al-Qabid (the Constrictor), witnessing His uniqueness, glory be to Him, in expansion and contraction. As for understanding His management of separation and union, it means that the observer is knowledgeable about the places of separation and union."
— Ibn al-Qayyim, Volume Two
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