He unrolled one of his own masterpieces: a hand-calligraphed circle of the 99 names, each written in elegant thuluth script, arranged like the petals of a rose. Around the rim was written in French: “Celui qui les mémorise entrera au Paradis” (from the famous hadith: “Whoever memorizes them will enter Paradise”).
“This printed sheet,” Hamid explained, “is like a map of a vast ocean. You cannot swim the ocean with the map alone, but without the map, you will drown in confusion.” 99 noms d allah a imprimer
He then handed Youssef a piece of scrap paper and a reed pen. “Let us make your printout meaningful. Pick one name.” He unrolled one of his own masterpieces: a
“ Sidi Hamid,” Youssef asked, “my mother printed this from the internet. It says ‘ 99 noms d Allah a imprimer .’ But why would anyone just print the names of God? Shouldn’t they be memorized in the heart?” You cannot swim the ocean with the map