Al-Jāmiʿ - He is the Gatherer of Whatever He Wishes, Wherever He Wishes
Al-Jāmiʿ is the one who joins things that are similar, things that are dissimilar and things that are opposed to each other. As for God Most High bringing together similar things, one finds an example of this in His bringing together many (creatures who are a part) of the human race of this earth and gathering them in the realm of the resurrection. As for His bringing together dissimilar things, one finds an example of this in His bringing together the heavens, the stars, the air, the earth, the seas, the animals, the plants and the different minerals, all of which have different shapes, colours, tastes and characteristics. He has brought (the animals, plants and minerals) together on the earth, and He has brought everything together in the universe, (and this includes the earth, heavens and air). (Another) example of this is His bringing together the bone, nerve, vein, muscle, brain, skin, blood and the rest of the component parts (to be found) in the body of the animal.
As for His bringing together things opposed to each other, one finds an example of this in His bringing together heat and cold, moisture and dryness in the physical constitution of the animals, those things that are mutually repellent and hostile one to another.
This (latter phenomenon) is the most comprehensive aspect of (His ability) to bring (things) together. (In reality) one does not know all the details of His (ability to) bring (things) together unless one knows every instance in which He has (ever) brought (things) together (both) in this life and in that which is to come, and the explanation of all that would be (far too) lengthy.
Al-Jāmiʿ among men is the one who brings together the external propriety in respect of (man’s) physical members, and the truths that are hidden in (men’s) hearts. The one whose knowledge is perfect and whose behaviour is proper is (worthy of being called) Al-Jāmiʿ.
For that reason it has been said that the perfect person is such a one that the light of his knowledge does not extinguish the light of his piety. Al-Jāmiʿ is the one who combines (both) self-restraint and insight.
