The Names of Allah

An explanation of the meanings of the ninety-nine divine attributes of God which are included in the report of Abu-Hurayra in which he states, “The messenger of God – may the blessings of God and peace be upon him – said that God has ninety-nine names, one hundred minus one. The one who enumerates them enters Paradise”.

He is

Allāh God,

the One other than whom there is no God

Ar-Raḥmān

the Most Merciful

Ar-Raḥīm

the Most Compassionate

Al-Malik

the Sovereign Supreme

Al-Quddūs

the Most Holy One

As-Salām

the Sound One with whom all salvation rests

Al-Muʾmin

the Giver of Faith, Safety and Security

Al-Muhaymin

the Protector and Guardian

Al-ʿAzīz

the Incomparable and Unparalleled One

Al-Jabbār

the One Who Compels His Creatures to Do as He Wills

Al-Mutakabbir

the One Supreme in Pride and Greatness

Al-Khāliq

Al-Bāriʾ

the Executive and the Maker

Al-Muṣawwir

Al-Ghaffār

the Very Forgiving One

Al-Qahhār

the Dominating One

Al-Wahhāb

The Free Donor, without compensation

Ar-Razzāq

Le Pourvoyeur de toute subsistance

Al-Fattāḥ

He Who Opens All Truth

Al-ʿAlīm

Al-Qābiḍ

the One Who Takes Away

Al-Bāsiṭ

the One Who Gives Abundantly

Al-Khāfiḍ

Ar-Rāfiʿ

Al-Muʿizz

the One Who Raises to Honour

Al-Mudhill

the One Who Humiliates

As-Samīʿ

the All-Hearing One

Al-Baṣīr

the All-Seeing One

Al-Ḥakam

the Arbiter Supreme

Al-ʿAdl

Al-Laṭīf

The Very Subtle and Unfathomable

Al-Khabīr

the All-Cognizant One

Al-Ḥalīm

the Non-Precipitate and Forbearing One

Al-ʿAẓīm

the Greatest in all Realms

Al-Ghafūr

the Utterly Forgiving One

Ash-Shakūr

the One Who Expresses Thankfulness by Rewarding Bounteously

Al-ʿAliyy

the Most High One

Al-Kabīr

the Truly Grand One

Al-Ḥafīẓ

Al-Muqīt

the Nourisher and the Watcher

Al-Ḥasīb

the Sole Reliance

Al-Jalīl

the Sublime One

Al-Karīm

the Selflessly Generous One

Ar-Raqīb

the Ever Watchful over everything

Al-Mujīb

Al-Wāsiʿ

the One Whose Capacity is Limitless in All Realms

Al-Ḥakīm

the Ultimately Wise One

Al-Wadūd

the Objectively Loving One

Al-Majīd

the Most Glorious

Al-Bāʿith

the Resurrector

Ash-Shahīd

Al-Ḥaqq

the Ultimate Truth

Al-Wakīl

The Absolute Guarantor

Al-Qawiyy

Al-Matīn

The Firm, the Unwavering

Al-Waliyy

The Protector and Support

Al-Ḥamīd

The One Worthy of All Praise

Al-Muḥṣī

He who keeps account of all things

Al-Mubdiʾ

The Initiator of Creation

Al-Muʿīd

The one who restores and brings back

Al-Muḥyī

The one who gives life

Al-Mumīt

The one who brings death

Al-Ḥayy

the Ever-Living

Al-Qayyūm

He who subsists by Himself

Al-Wājid

He who lacks nothing

Al-Mājid

the Glorified One

Al-Wāḥid

The One Absolute

Aṣ-Ṣamad

the Eternally Besought in Every Exigency

Al-Qādir

Al-Muqtadir

He who grants power to all things

Al-Muqaddim

The one who makes things happen

Al-Muʾakhkhir

The one who delays

Al-Awwal

The First, without beginning

Al-Ākhir

The Last One, Without End

Aẓ-Ẓāhir

Al-Bāṭin

Al-Wālī

He who governs all things

Al-Mutaʿālī

The Infinitely High

Al-Barr

At-Tawwāb

He who accepts repentance

Al-Muntaqim

The Righteous Avenger

Al-ʿAfuww

He who takes away sin

Ar-Raʾūf

The Most Compassionate

Malik Al-Mulk

The Master of all royalty

Dhul-Jalāl wal-ʾIkrām

The Lord of Majesty and Generosity

Al-Muqsiṭ

He who establishes fairness

Al-Jāmiʿ

He who gathers what He wills, where He wills

Al-Ghaniyy

He who is self-sufficient

Al-Mughnī

The one who enriches

Al-Māniʿ

The one who prevents and protects

Aḍ-Ḍārr

He who creates hardship and evil

An-Nāfiʿ

He who creates good and usefulness

An-Nūr

The Light of Heaven and Earth

Al-Hādī

The one who guides

Al-Badīʿ

The Creator without a pre-existing model

Al-Bāqī

Al-Wārith

the ultimate heir

Ar-Rashīd

The Perfect Guide to Righteousness

Aṣ-Ṣabūr

He who acts with perfect patience and measures all things with wisdom

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