The Qurʾān says that to God belong the most beautiful names. Tradition counts ninety-nine, among them the Compassionate, the Holy, the Light and the Loving. Sufis recite them in remembrance and teach that the human vocation is to take on their character; Ibn ʿArabī saw the world as their manifestation.
The Beautiful Names
al-Asmāʾ al-ḥusnā: the ninety-nine names of God, such as the Merciful, the Light and the Loving.
Also: ninety-nine names of God