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Were the Most Beautiful Names of Allah compiled and arranged in their well-known form in a Hadith Qudsi or Prophetic Hadith, or was that done by someone, and who was it, and when?

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Some of the Beautiful Names of Allah were mentioned in a hadith narrated by Al-Tirmidhi. Many works have been authored about the names of Allah, among them: "Alwah Al-Dhahab wa Asrar Al-Talab fi Asma' Allah Al-Husna" (Tablets of Gold and Secrets of Seeking in the Beautiful Names of Allah) by Al-Suhrawardi, "Al-Hirz Al-Asna Sharh Asma' Allah Al-Husna" (The Most Sublime Amulet: Commentary on the Beautiful Names of Allah) by 'Ala' al-Din Al-Shafi'i, "Al-Anba' fi Sharh Al-Sifat wal-Asma'" (The Narrations in Explaining the Attributes and Names) by Al-Azhari, "Al-Maqsad Al-Asna Sharh Al-Asma' Al-Husna" (The Noblest Aim: Commentary on the Beautiful Names) by Al-Ghazali, "Muntaha Al-Muna fi Sharh Asma' Allah Al-Husna" (The Ultimate Desire: Commentary on the Beautiful Names of Allah) by Al-Baydawi, and "Al-Asna fi Sharh Asma' Allah Al-Husna" (The Most Sublime in Explaining the Beautiful Names of Allah) by Al-Qurtubi.

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