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Stern-faced; lion — by the classical gloss

Servant of the Most Merciful

Servant of Allah

Servant of Allah, son of the fortunate one

A kunya — the name history knows him by

The first man — linked by the commentators to the earth from which he was formed

Most worthy of praise

The Last — after whom there is no prophet

The Gatherer — at whose feet the people are gathered

The Effacer — through whom Allah effaces disbelief

From the Hebrew Elisha — God is salvation

Exalted; high

One who builds and gives life to a place; flourishing

Long-lived; a builder of what endures

Life; long-lived — by the classical gloss

Warm companionship; affection

Marked with fine lines; a scribe's root — by the classical gloss

From the Hebrew Iyyov — the emblem of patience

Free of blame; clear — by the classical gloss

Bearer of good tidings

Moistening water — that which revives

Beloved

The one of the portion; the guarantor

The one of two horns — of two epochs, or the two ends of the earth