DHUL-JALALIWAL-IKRAM Allah is the Lord of Majesty and Bounty There is no perfection that does not belong to Him, no blessing or honor that comes from other than He. Allah is the owner of all majesty. Nothing else can even exist by itself, nothing can sustain itself. In His majesty, […]
Divine Names
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Al-‘Afuw The Pardoner Exalted and Glorious Or you have been in contact with women (by sexual relations), and you find no water, perform tayammum* with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Truly Allah is Ever Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. (4:43) These are they whom Allah is likely to forgive, […]
Al Muntaqim Al-Muntaqim He is the Avenger Who breaks up all manifestations of excess, and Who is strong in punishing rebellion after rebuke and warning. So be in the station of the fear of Allah, and know that from those who fear Him is the proof that His Fear […]
At-Tawwab The Acceptor of Repentance Exalted and Glorious So turn (in repentance) to your Creator, and kill yourselves (kill the ego). That will be better for you with your Creator. Then He accepted your repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. (2:54) And had it […]
Al-Barr The Source of All Goodness Exalted and Glorious Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful. (52:28) This attribute of Allah in its ordinary sense means pious or good. As applied to […]
Al Muta’ali The Most Exalted Exalted and Glorious All-Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, the Most Great, the Most High. (13:9) This name is one of the 99 names of Allah, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Lofty One. He who repeats this name frequently will gain the […]
Al-Waliyy The Protecting Friend Exalted and Glorious Allah has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is Sufficient as a Waliyy, and Allah is Sufficient as a Helper. (4:45) Oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is, “Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and […]
Al-Batin The Hidden Exalted and Glorious He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Manifest (adh-dhahir), and the concealed (al-batin), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) One of His 99 names is Allah, the Hidden One, or the Concealed […]
He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) This name is an attribute of Allah meaning the Manifest. […]
Al-Akhir The Last Exalted and Glorious He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him), and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) This attribute of Allah […]
The First Exalted and Glorious He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) This name is another […]
Al-Mu’akhkhir He is the Bringer Down. It is He who defers things and determines their location and rank. He is the retarder of whoever He wishes of those who are shameless and disbelieving, and for everything that is confirmed as being spiritless and lacking in vigor. So it is necessary […]
Al Muqaddam The Bringer Forward Who precedes all things and Who determines them in every age that they appear. So whoever the Eternal makes worthy of being brought forward, then when he desires to be brought forward with Allah, let his behavior on the path be correct. It is a […]
Al Muqtadir The Powerful Exalted and Glorious And We put forward to them the example of the life of this world. It is like the water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green, but later it […]
Al Qadir The Mighty Exalted and Glorious The lightning almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes for them they walk therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Certainly, Allah has Power over all […]
As Samad The Eternal Exalted and Glorious Allah-us-Samad, Allah, the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need. (112:2) This name is a name from the names of Allah meaning that He is free from all the wants and needs of living creatures necessary for performing their normal functions of life such […]
Al-Ahad The One Exalted and Glorious Say: “He is Allah, the One,” (112:1) This name is a name of Allah, synonymous to the previous name Wahid, with slight difference and more emphasis on the unity; hence it is more specific and reserved for Allah only. He who repeats this name […]
Al Wahid The One Exalted and Glorious And your God (llah) is One God – Allah, la ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped, but He), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (2:163) Say not: “Three! Cease! It is better for you. For Allah is the […]
Al Majid The Majestic Exalted and Glorious They said, “Do you wonder at the Decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be upon you, Oh the family of Ibrahim. Surely Allah is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.” (11:73) Owner of the throne, the Glorious. (85:15) This name of the 99 […]
Al Wajid The All-Existent Who is not needy of anything, nor is He ever incapable of anything. He guides everything that asks anything of Him, and He discerns everything that He wants. So strive to do everything that He asks of You, O student of Allah. From: The Children Around […]