There is a mystical relation between the names “Ahad” and “Ahmad”: al-Ahad, i.e. Allah, is limitless. The only difference between “Ahad” and “Ahmad” is the letter meem. The Sufis consider Ahmad – the Holy Prophet – as the prototype of the fully realised man, man who has realised his mystical potential, i.e his true Divine Nature. They say that the letter mīm is the only thing that separates the Prophet from God. In this case, the letter mīm can be interpreted in a number of ways: 1. It may be understood as the first letter of mahdūd (“limited”); and indeed, man is limited by the physical circumstances of living on earth. 2. It may also be the first letter of mumkin (“possible”), indicating that man possesses the potential to attain to the highest degree of mystical realisation. 3. It represents the sound of mystical completion (m), and the completion of the Circle of Prophethood (Dā’irat-un-Nubūwa), which began with Adam and was completed by Muhammad.

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