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The Authentic Names of Allah in Al-Quran and As-Sunnah

The ninety-nine Names of Allah (Asmaa’ul-Husnaa) mentioned in the popular nasheed that most likely you have heard, learnt or memorised are sourced from da’eef (weak) hadiths such as Jami’ at-Tirmidhi (3507) and Sunan Ibn Majah (3861); listing some names that are not explicitly derived from Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. It has not been authentically established that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (may Allah send Blessings and Peace upon him) specified all of those ninety-nine names. The hadiths which has been reported about this are unauthentic. Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله wrote in his book Majmoo’ al-Fatawa (6/382):

“Those names being specifically mentioned (in the hadiths above) are not from the speech of the Prophet ﷺ, as agreed upon by the scholars of hadith.”

In Fathul-Bari (11/215), Ibn Hajar رحمه الله explained that Imam Bukhari رحمه الله and Imam Muslim رحمه الله rejected this hadith [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi (3507)], not only because it was related through just one person, namely al-Waleed ibn Muslim; but also because of other inconsistencies in the narration, in addition to the possibility of additional wordings added to the narration. Therefore, the scholars who follow as-Salafus-Salih (the Pious Predecessors, the first and best three generations of the followers of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) have disagreed on the names that should be contained in that hadith.

Scholars have agreed that the Names of Allah are not limited to only ninety-nine. In fact, the Names of Allah mentioned in Al-Quran and As-Sunnah number over a hundred. No one knows the actual number of Allah’s Names. This is based on the saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ:

“I ask You by every name that is Yours; by which You have named Yourself, or taught anyone of Your creation, or revealed in Your Book, or kept in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You.” [Musnad Ahmad (3712), Sahih Ibn Hibban (972) and Sheikh al-Albani’s Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah (199)]

We, of course, have no way of knowing or counting those names that Allah has kept exclusively for Himself.

As stated in the book of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله, ‘al-Qawaa‘idul-Muthlaa Fee Sifaatil-laahi Ta’aalaa wa Asmaa’ihil-Husnaa’ (The Exemplary Principles Concerning the Attributes of Allah, the Exalted, and His Beautiful Names); one might argue that Allah has only ninety-nine names based on the saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ:

“Verily, Allah has ninety-nine names; one short of one hundred. Whoever enumerates them (means to memorise them, to understand their meanings, and to worship Allah based on the significance of those meanings) will enter Paradise.” [Sahih al-Bukhari (7392) and Sahih Muslim (2677)]

In reality, this hadith does not indicate that Allah has only ninety-nine names. Had that be the intended meaning, the wording of the hadith would have been: “Allah has a total of ninety-nine names” or similar wording which points to a finite number. Therefore, the correct meaning of the hadith is as follows: “In regard to the ninety-nine of Allah’s Names, if one enumerates them, he will enter Paradise.” A similar statement is for you to say: “I have with me one hundred dirham that I have set aside for charity.” This statement of yours does not mean that you have only one hundred dirham, or that you do not have other money which you have set aside, for instance, in your bank account. Hence, this rationalise that Allah has more than ninety-nine names.

If we were to count the Names of Allah that are mentioned in both Al-Quran and As-Sunnah, they will number over a hundred. Among them are ninety-nine names which, if one memorises, learns and lives by them, will bring the reward of entering Paradise as stated in the hadith above.

Watch the video below for a brief explanation on the number of Allah’s Names:

The Names of Allah listed in the table below are not arranged in a specific sequence and have been compiled from seven published sources, namely:

1. ‘al-Qawaa’idul-Muthlaa Fee Sifaatil-laahi Ta’aalaa wa Asmaa’ihil-Husnaa’ (The Exemplary Principles Concerning the Attributes of Allah, the Exalted, and His Beautiful Names) by Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen (رحمه الله)
2. ‘I Am Near’ by Life With Allah
3. ‘How to Live by the Names of Allah’ by Understand Quran Academy
4. ‘Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah’ by Sheikh Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman Nasir as-Sa’di (رحمه الله)
5. ‘Fiqhul Asmaa’il-Husnaa’ (Jurisprudence of the Most Beautiful Names) by Sheikh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr
6. ‘Sifatul-laahi ‘Azza wa Jalla al-Waaridatu Fee al-Kitaabi wa as-Sunnati wa Ihsaa’u Asmaa’ihi Ta‘aalaa’ (The Attributes of Allah Almighty Mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah, and the Enumeration of His Exalted Names) by ‘Alawi bin Abdul Qadir As-Saqqaf, General Supervisor of ad-Durar as-Sunniyyah Foundation (www.dorar.net)
7. The YouTube video series ‘In the Names of Allah 2021’ by Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

The brief explanations of the Names of Allah are based on the following reliable sources:

1. The book ‘How to Live by the Names of Allah’ by Understand Quran Academy
2. The booklet ‘Ninety-Nine Names of Allah’ – Translation of a Lecture by Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen (رحمه الله)
3. The book ‘Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah’ by Sheikh Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman Nasir as-Sa’di (رحمه الله)
4. The book ‘Fiqhul Asmaa’il-Husnaa’ (Jurisprudence of the Most Beautiful Names) by Sheikh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr
5. ‘Sifatul-laahi ‘Azza wa Jalla al-Waaridatu Fee al-Kitaabi wa as-Sunnati wa Ihsaa’u Asmaa’ihi Ta‘aalaa’ (The Attributes of Allah Almighty Mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah, and the Enumeration of His Exalted Names) by ‘Alawi bin Abdul Qadir As-Saqqaf, General Supervisor of ad-Durar as-Sunniyyah Foundation (www.dorar.net)
6. The website: Islam Question & Answer
7. The YouTube video series ‘In the Names of Allah 2021’ by Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

You can also download from the link below a PDF file listing the authentic Names of Allah with references from Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. Download this list to study the meanings and explanations of the Beautiful Names of Allah:

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“Whoever attains the ma’rifah (deep awareness and knowledge) of Allah through His Names, Attributes and Actions, will undoubtedly love Him.”

[Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله]

NAME OF ALLAH WITH ITS MEANING & EXPLANATION	REFERENCE FROM AL-QURAN
No. 1 الله (Allah) The Only One True God أ ل ه Allah is the Being Who comprises all the attributes of perfection. He is the One Who possesses the best and the noblest qualities imaginable in the highest degree. He is the One Who is truly venerated and worshipped; the One deserving that He be singled out with all worship because of His perfect attributes of divinity.	بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [1:1]
No. 2 الأحَد (Al-Ahad) The Only One, The Unique أ ح د Al-Ahad is the One Who is alone and unique in every sense, the One alone in His oneness, in His self and in His attributes, alone in His divinity. He is indivisible and the essence of unity, and nothing or no one can ever be equal to Him in essence nor in all His beautiful attributes.	قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ Say, “He is Allah, One” [112:1]
No. 3 الوَاحِد (Al-Waahid) The One أ ح د Al-Waahid is the source of everything in existence. He is the One; alone and unique in every way. Al-Waahid is the One Who always has been, and always will be One and alone with regard to His self and His dhaat (essence, core being or fundamental reality of His being). He is the One Who has no partner, no sharer and no equal.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. [39:4]
No. 4 الإلٰه (Al-Ilaah) The One Who Alone Deserves to be Worshipped أ ل ه Al-Ilaah is the Only One True God Who alone deserves to be worshipped.	ٌوَإِلَـٰهُكُمۡ إِلَـٰهٌ وَ ٰحِد And your god is one God. [2:163]
No. 5 الأوَّل (Al-Awwal) The First أ و ل Al-Awwal is the One Who neither has a beginning nor an end. There is none before Him; He is self-existent and all comes from Him, and He is the cause of all that existed.	هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡآخِرُ وَٱلظَّاهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ He is the First and the Last, the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). [57:3]
No. 6 الآخِر (Al-Aakhir) The Last أ خ ر Al-Aakhir is the One Who has neither an end nor a beginning. There is nothing beyond Him. He is the Ultimate and will remain after the whole creation has passed away.	هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡآخِرُ وَٱلظَّاهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ He is the First and the Last, the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). [57:3]
No. 7 الظاهِر (Az-Zaahir) The Apparent, The Manifest, The Most High ظ ه ر Az-Zaahir is the One Who is above yet manifest in all of creation. He is the Most High and nothing is above Him; He is above everything and He encompasses everything with His Knowledge. His existence and oneness are apparent in all of the signs in the universe, yet He Himself is not to be perceived by our external senses in this world.	هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡآخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ He is the First and the Last, the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). [57:3]
No. 8 البَاطِن (Al-Baatin) The Hidden, The Knower of Hidden Things, The Most Near ب ط ن Al-Baatin is the One Who is concealed and veiled from the creation’s perception. He is unseen in this world, yet His existence is apparent through His signs in the creation of which He knows all the inner circumstances. He encompasses and knows the innermost secrets of everything. Al-Baatin is nearer to all things by His Knowledge and Power, but He is above His Throne, and there is nothing nearer to anything than Him.	هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡآخِرُ وَٱلظَّاهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ He is the First and the Last, the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). [57:3]
No. 9 البارِئ (Al-Baari’) The Originator, The Inventor ب ر أ Al-Baari’ is the One Who creates form out of nothing; the One Who by His power originated, created and fashioned the created beings upon their separate forms without any prior example to follow. He creates with no model or similarity and evolves that which is in perfect proportion and harmony without any fault.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقُ ٱلۡبَارِئُ ٱلۡمُصَوِّرُ He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor (Originator), the Fashioner. [59:24]
No. 10 البَرّ (Al-Barr) The Source of Goodness, The Kind Benefactor ب ر ر Al-Barr is the Most Kind and Courteous; Who is gentle with His servants. He is the source of all kindness and goodness; doing good to the creation through all His blessings and favours. He treats the creation in an excellent and kind manner, Who does not interrupt His fine treatment of them and Who rectifies their affairs for them.	إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِیمُ Indeed, it is He Who is the Beneficent (Most Kind and Courteous), the Merciful. [52:28]
No. 11 البَصِير (Al-Baseer) The All-Seeing ب ص ر Al-Baseer is the One Whose perfect sight encompasses the whole creation and nothing is hidden from Him. He has insight into all things and Who perceives every detail, every state of existence, and every circumstance.	إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ Indeed, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [17:1]
No. 12 التَّوَّاب (At-Tawwaab) The Acceptor of Repentance ت و ب At-Tawwaab is the One Who inspires His servants to turn to Him and accepts their repentance time and time again. He turns to us with His countless favours, and gives us His signs and warnings to turn us towards Him sincerely.	إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ Indeed, it is He Who is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful. [2:37]
No. 13 الجَبَّار (Al-Jabbaar) The Compeller, The Restorer, The Irresistible ج ب ر Al-Jabbaar is the One Who compels all things according to His will and everything in the creation submits to His might. He is the Highest One Who irresistibly restores, repairs and completes all of creation. He rectifies the affairs of His creation and restores the weak and the broken-hearted.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him; the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 14 الحافِظ (Al-Haafiz) The Protector, The Guardian, The Preserver ح ف ظ Al-Haafiz is the One Who alone guards and protects the heavens and the earth and whatever they contain and Who protects His servants from destruction and from evil. He preserves the deeds of His creation, knows their intentions and what is hidden in their hearts, and nothing is hidden from Him. He protects His allies, safeguarding them from sins and guarding them from the schemes of Satan, so that they may be safe from his evil temptations. Al-Haafiz is the One Who protects His servants from the causes of destruction in matters of their religion and their worldly affairs. He also preserves all knowledge and nothing is hidden from Him, as it is said: So-and-so memorises the Quran; that is, it is present in his heart.	فَٱللَّهُ خَیۡرٌ حَافِظًا But Allah is the best guardian. [12:64]
No. 15 الحَفِيظ (Al-Hafeez) The Preserver, The All-Heedful, The All-Protecting ح ف ظ Al-Hafeez is the One Who created and preserves all the diverse worlds and what they contain. He is heedful of whatever we do and protects us from harm and from the things that we do not even realise, giving believers many opportunities to earn His special protection. He also protects what He has created, encompasses with His knowledge what He has brought into being, preserves and protects His servants from falling into sin and destruction, and keeps account of their deeds and their reward; perfectly preserving whatever deeds His servants have done, not losing any of their deeds.	وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ حَفِيظٌ And your Lord, over all things, is a Preserver. [34:21]
No. 16 الحَسِيب (Al-Haseeb) The Ever-Reckoner, The Accountant, The Sufficient One ح س ب Al-Haseeb is the One Who preserves the deeds of the creation and will bring them to account for them. He keeps account of everything and requites even the smallest of deeds. He is the One Who suffices and protects His servants; taking care of them, giving them benefits and warding off harm. He takes extra special care of those of His pious servants who put their trust in Him, giving them support and victory.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ حَسِیبًا Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant (Ever-Reckoner). [4:86]
No. 17 الحاسِب (Al-Haasib) The Reckoner, The One Who Takes Account, The Sufficient One ح س ب Al-Haasib is the One Who suffices those who put their trust in Him and Who takes account of everything. He is their Creator, Sustainer and Provider in this world and the Hereafter, and no one shares in this regard with Him. If people think that other than Allah is sufficient for them, then it is a false assumption and a pure mistake, for everything exists by His creation, His decree, and His command. Al-Haasib is the Sufficient One, and whoever has Him has enough.	ثُمَّ رُدُّوۤا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوۡلَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ وَهُوَ أَسۡرَعُ ٱلۡحَـٰسِبِینَ Then they are returned to Allah, their Maula [True Master (God), the Just Lord (to reward them)]. Surely, His is the judgement and He is the Swiftest of those who take account. [6:62]
No. 18 الحَفِيُّ (Al-Hafiyy) The Benevolent, The Ever-Hospitable, The Most Gracious ح ف و Al-Hafiyy is the One Who is ever kind and most gracious to His servants and ever responding to supplication.	إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِی حَفِيًّا Indeed, He is Most Gracious to me (Ever-Hospitable). [19:47]
No. 19 الحَقُّ (Al-Haqq) The Absolute Truth ح ق ق Al-Haqq is the One Who is true in and of Himself. True in His attributes, His sayings, His actions and His existence. His existence is undeniable and nothing else can exist except through Him.	أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ ٱلۡمُبِینُ …that Allah, He is the Evident Truth. [24:25]
No. 20 المُبِين (Al-Mubeen) The Clear, The Manifest One, The Evident ب ي ن Al-Mubeen is the clear and manifest truth. He is the One Whose sole Lordship and right to worship is clear and manifest. He clarifies what is falsehood and what is the truth and manifests His signs to the creation.	أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ ٱلۡمُبِینُ …that Allah, He is the Evident Truth. [24:25]
No. 21 الحَكِيم (Al-Hakeem) The All-Wise ح ك م Al-Hakeem is the One with ultimate wisdom, Who created and legislated everything for a purpose. He carries out His divine will with His perfect wisdom; judges, decrees, inflicts and grants relief in the most precise manner, time and place. All that he creates and perfects, all that He commands and prohibits, and all that He says and does, is by His encompassing knowledge and wisdom. There is no deficiency or error in anything He decrees, says or does.	وَهُوَ ٱلۡقَاهِرُ فَوۡقَ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ٱلۡخَبِیرُ And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the All-Wise, the Acquainted. [6:18]
No. 22 الحاكِم (Al-Haakim) The Judge ح ك م Al-Haakim is the One Who has the authority to judge and He is the One Who is referred in all matters. From His justice is that He will establish the judgement, and He will give retribution to the person who was wronged in this life against whoever wronged him.	أَلَیۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحۡكَمِ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِينَ Is not Allah the Best of judges? [95:8]
No. 23 الحَلِيم (Al-Haleem) The Most Forbearing, The Most Kind & Gentle ح ل م Al-Haleem is the One Who keeps on bestowing blessings, both visible and hidden, even though we disobey Him. He does not immediately punish His servants for their sins, their shirk and their unbelief but rather He gives them the opportunity to repent. He is able to punish us instantly, but grants us respite in a mild and serene manner, giving us the chance to turn back to Him.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِیمٌ Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing. [3:155]
No. 24 الحَمِيد (Al-Hameed) The Praiseworthy ح م د Al-Hameed is the One Who is praised and fully deserves all praise and honour for His self, for His perfect names, for His attributes and for His perfect actions. He is the only One Who is truly worthy of all praise, veneration, gratefulness and thanks.	فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِیُّ ٱلۡحَمِیدُ …then indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy. [57:24]
No. 25 الحَيّ (Al-Hayy) The Ever-Living ح ي ي Al-Hayy is the One Who is everlasting and undying; Who always remains without any beginning and any end with perfect and everlasting life Who never dies nor passes away. All life rises from Him and He grants life according to His infinite wisdom.	ٱللَّهُ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَیُّ ٱلۡقَیُّومُ Allah, there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. [2:255]
No. 26 القَيُّوم (Al-Qayyoom) The Self-Sustaining, The Sustainer ق و م Al-Qayyoom is the One Who is self-existing while every being exists through Him and because of Him. He sustains everything that exists and He is completely free of any dependence on anything else, while the whole creation depends entirely on Him.	ٱللَّهُ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَیُّ ٱلۡقَیُّومُ Allah, there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. [2:255]
No. 27 الخَبِير (Al-Khabeer) The All-Aware, The Acquainted خ ب ر Al-Khabeer is the One Who knows the true reality of all that is created. He is aware of, knows about, and has understanding of all inner states, internal qualities, and the meanings of all things. The One that knows fully everything that is, has been or will be, knowing whatever will bring harm or benefit, knowing the true condition of everything and the outcome of everything.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِیفٌ خَبِیرٌ Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted. [22:63]
No. 28 الخَالِق (Al-Khaaliq) The Creator & Maker of Everything خ ل ق Al-Khaaliq is the One Who created everything from nothing; brought everything into existence after it had previously not existed. He invents and perfects according to His will and with the knowledge of what will happen. He is the One Who has always had the attribute of being the Creator even when there was no creation in existence.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقُ ٱلۡبَارِئُ ٱلۡمُصَوِّرُ He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner. [59:24]
No. 29 الخَلَّاق (Al-Khallaaq) The Creator Who Continually Creates خ ل ق Al-Khallaaq is the One Who creates again and again with no limit, and it is not difficult for Him to create anything.	إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ Indeed, your Lord, He is the Knowing Creator. [15:86]
No. 30 الرَّؤُوف (Ar-Ra’oof) The Most Kind, The Compassionate ر أ ف Ar-Ra’oof is the One Who is kind and compassionate to His servants and bestows mercy with the utmost tenderness. He has beautiful pity on us, with which He gently warns us, withholds from us, and instructs us to all that is good.	وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ …and that Allah is Kind and Merciful. [24:20]
No. 31 الرَّحْمَان (Ar-Rahmaan) The Most or Entirely Merciful ر ح م Ar-Rahmaan is the One who possesses tremendous and extensive Mercy; Whose intense and perfect Mercy embraces the whole creation.	بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [1:1]
No. 32 الرَّحِيم (Ar-Raheem) The Bestower of Mercy, The Especially Merciful ر ح م Ar-Raheem is the One Who bestows His continuous mercy on all of creation and Who bestows even more grace and greater rewards in response to the good deeds of the believers.	بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [1:1]
No. 33 الرَّزَّاق (Ar-Razzaaq) The Great Provider, The Bestower of Sustenance ر ز ق Ar-Razzaaq is the One Who creates all means of nourishment and provision. He provides all of His servants with sustenance no matter how many they are or how great their need. He is knowledgeable and insightful about who deserves wealth and who deserves poverty. Ar-Razzaaq is the One Who grants the provision of beneficial knowledge and iman (faith) for the hearts of His obedient servants.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِینُ Indeed Allah, He is the Provider, the firm possessor of strength. [51:58]
No. 34 الرَّقِيب (Ar-Raqeeb) The All & Ever-Watchful, The All-Observing ر ق ب Ar-Raqeeb is the One Who sees what is hidden in the hearts, and Who charges a servant’s soul for what it has earned. He is the All and Ever-Watchful Who misses nothing whatsoever; observing everyone’s actions, thoughts, and feelings. Ar-Raqeeb is also the Controller, preserving and organising the affairs of creation with perfect planning.	فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّیۡتَنِی كُنتَ أَنتَ ٱلرَّقِیبَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ But when You took me up, You were the Observer over them… [5:117]
No. 35 السَّلام (As-Salaam) The Giver & Source of Peace, The Perfection س ل م As-Salaam is the One Who is free of all imperfections and deficiencies because of His perfection in His self, His attributes and His actions. He is the One Who renders His creation safe from His punishment when they do not deserve it and Who renders the creation safe from Him oppressing them. He is the source of all peace and safety; who can bestow safety and security as well as inner peace.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 36 السَّمِيع (As-Samee’) The All-Hearing, The Ever-Listening س م ع As-Samee’ is the One Whose hearing and attention comprehends everything; Who hears everything within the creation even that which is most quiet and secret. He hears every word, and knows every thought, and secret, and He listens to every voice. As-Samee’ listens and pays attention to everything, perfectly, eternally, and without any limits.	إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. [17:1]
No. 37 الشَاكِر (Ash-Shaakir) The Grateful, The All-Recogniser ش ك ر Ash-Shaakir is the One Who recognises and rewards the small quantity of actions and the one who forgives the large quantity of sins. He is the One Who multiplies the rewards of His sincere servants manifold without any measure.	فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِیمٌ …then indeed, Allah is All-Recogniser and All-Knower. [2:158]
No. 38 الشَّكُور (Ash-Shakoor) The Most Appreciative ش ك ر Ash-Shakoor is the One Who gives abundantly in response to little. He appreciates even the small deeds with an unlimited appreciation; the ultimate example is the reward of never-ending happiness in His Paradise. He is the One Who rewards abundantly and multiplies the rewards of His obedient servants for their deeds; deeds which He himself favoured them with; deeds which He Himself granted to them; the One Who does not allow any of their deeds to be lost. He recognises and rewards those who give thanks to Him and remembers the one who remembers Him. Whosoever seeks to get close to Him by doing any righteous action, He will draw closer to him by a greater degree.	إِنَّهُۥ غَفُورࣱ شَكُورٌ Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative. [35:30]
No. 39 الشَّهِيد (Ash-Shaheed) The All & Ever-Witness ش ه د Ash-Shaheed is the One Whose sight no one can escape. He is the One with full knowledge of all matters, witnessing the apparent and hidden, anywhere and anytime; the One whose knowledge encompasses everything. He hears every voice in existence; the loud and quiet, and sees everything in existence; the insignificant and significant, the small and large. Ash-Shaheed is the witness and observer of all creation, of all thoughts and actions as well as the ultimate witness on the Day of Judgement; testifying for or against His servants for what they did.	وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ شَهِیدٌ …and You are, over all things, Witness. [5:117]
No. 40 الصَّمَد (As-Samad) The Eternal Refuge, The Satisfier of Needs, The Self-Sufficient Master Whom All of the Creation Depends ص م د As-Samad is the unchangeable One Whom the entire creation depends on because of His perfection in His self, His names, His attributes and His actions. He is the One unaffected by any circumstance and the only One able to fulfil all needs in the most perfect way, without Himself being in need of anything or anyone; He neither eats nor drinks. As-Samad is the One Who remains and never passes away.	ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ Allah, the Eternal Refuge. [112:2]
No. 41 الصادِق (As-Saadiq) The Truthful ص د ق As-Saadiq is the One Who is truthful in His promises and warnings, and in everything He says. There is no doubt that He has promised those who are obedient that He would reward them, and those who ask Him that He would answer them. He is the Truthful One Who never breaks His promise. One of the effects of believing in this name is that the doer of good deeds does not fear injustice or oppression from Him, nor does he fear deprivation or hardship, or that even an atom’s weight will be lost from him, because Allah, the Exalted, has promised, and He is the Truthful, to reward those who work, even if it is only an atom’s weight, that He will not neglect it, but will multiply it for whom He wills and give him a great reward from Himself. As for the wrongdoer, He will recompense him with an evil like it, and He will only remove the evil from him through repentance, remorse, forgiveness, good deeds, and misfortunes.	ذَ ٰلِكَ جَزَیۡنَـٰهُم بِبَغۡیِهِمۡۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ Thus We recompensed them for their rebellion [committing crimes like murdering the Prophets, eating of Riba (usury), etc.]. And verily, We are Truthful. [6:146]
No. 42 العَلِيم (Al-‘Aleem) The All-Knowing, The Omniscient ع ل م Al-‘Aleem is the One Who knows whatever was, whatever is, and whatever will be before it occurs. He knows the true and hidden reality of everything; He knows whatever is not going to be and how it would be if it were to exist and He has always been the All-Knowing; perfect in His knowledge. A quote of Imam Ahmad in the book ‘Ar-rad ‘alal-Jahmiyyah’ states: “He is the One Who knows everything in the seven heavens and the seven earths and whatever is between them and whatever is beneath the ground and whatever is in the depths of the oceans and Who knows the place where every hair grows and every tree and the place where each leaf falls and the number of stones there are and the number of the grains of sand and the number of grains of soil and the weight of the mountains and all of the actions of the servants and the traces they leave behind and their speech and every breath they take. He knows everything; nothing is hidden from Him whilst He is upon the Throne above the seven heavens; He, the Perfect and Most High.”	إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ Indeed, your Lord, He is the Knowing Creator. [15:86]
No. 43 العَالِم (Al-‘Aalim) The All-Knower ع ل م Al-‘Aalim is the Knower of whatever is hidden and whatever is manifest. He has always been and will always be the Knower of what was and what will be, and nothing is hidden from Him on the earth or in the heavens.	عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the All-Wise. [64:18]
No. 44 العَلَّام (Al-‘Allaam) The All-Knowing, The Most Knowing ع ل م Al-‘Allaam is the One with the highest level of knowledge. He is both All-Knowing and Most-Knowing; His knowledge is complete, perfect, encompasses all of creation, and is far above any other knowledge.	قَالُوا۟ لَا عِلۡمَ لَنَاۤۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلۡغُیُوبِ They will say: “We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the All-Knower of all that is hidden (or unseen, etc.).” [5:109]
No. 45 العَزِيز (Al-‘Azeez) The All-Mighty ع ز ز Al-‘Azeez is the One Who overcomes everything and nothing can overcome Him; the incomparable source of all strength and might, and His power cannot be overcome or resisted. He gives honour, dignity, and strength to whomever He wills. The One mighty in vengeance when He punishes His enemies, the All-Powerful One Who overcomes all, and before Whose Might all submit, and Who has no need of anyone.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 46 العَظِيم (Al-‘Adheem) The Magnificent, The Supreme Glory, The Most Great ع ظ م Al-‘Adheem is the One Whose might and grandeur are contained within Himself; tremendous in greatness and the only One deservingly held in awe. All His actions are perfect and only He deserves to be exalted by the creation for His greatness in every sense. He owns all power, might, and strength and everything besides Him is small and insignificant.	وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیُّ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [2:255]
No. 47 العَفُوّ (Al-‘Afuww) The Ever Oft-Pardoning, The Eliminator of Sins ع ف و Al-‘Afuww is the One Who can make any sin or mistake disappear. Al-‘Afuww not only forgives but can also remove wrong actions, errors, and faults, leaving no trace of them behind. He continues to pardon the sins of His servants and leaves off punishment for them; the One Who pardons His servants so that they do not suffer the consequences of their sins if they repent.	فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا …then indeed, Allah is Ever-Pardoning and Competent. [4:149]
No. 48 العَلِيّ (Al-‘Aliyy) The Most High, The Exalted ع ل و Al-‘Aliyy is the One Whose loftiness is both in His essence and in His attributes; He is high and far above what the lying wrongdoers say about Him. Al-‘Aliyy is above any imperfections; above the ‘Arsh (Throne) and above the creation; the One Who has ascendancy over the creation by His might. Our minds are at a loss regarding His greatness and our intellect is incapable of conceiving His perfection.	وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیُّ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [2:255]
No. 49 الأعْلَى (Al-A’laa) The Most Exalted, The Most High ع ل و Al-A’laa is the One Who is above everything, having power and control over everything and the One Who is exalted above every deficiency.	سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High. [87:1]
No. 50 المُتَعَالِي (Al-Muta’aalee) The Supremely Exalted, The Most High ع ل و Al-Muta’aalee is the One Who is exalted above the whole creation by His power; the One Who is beyond the highest, far beyond any thoughts, limits, and ideals of mankind; having power over them and subduing them. Due to His might and perfection, He is sublime and above everything; high above and far removed from having anything else like Him and the One free and far removed from the lies of those who invent lies against Him and free from the characteristics of the creation.	عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ ٱلۡمُتَعَالِ Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted. [13:9]
No. 51 الغافِر (Al-Ghaafir) The Forgiver, The All-Forgiving غ ف ر Al-Ghaafir is the Forgiver of sins; a name which contains the divine promise of forgiveness. A belief in Allah as the All-Forgiving, Ever-Forgiving, constantly covering our sins and concealing them with His veil; keeps the personal hope for forgiveness alive in the hearts of the believers.	غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوۡبِ شَدِیدِ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ذِی ٱلطَّوۡلِۖ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ إِلَیۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِیرُ The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours), La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), to Him is the final return. [40:3]
No. 52 الغَفَّار (Al-Ghaffaar) The Oft-Forgiving غ ف ر Al-Ghaffaar is the One Who forgives and covers us time and time again. He forgives our sins, veils our shortcomings; hides our sins and does not expose them, and protects us from the effects of our mistakes in this life and the next so we can go on without shame or guilt.	رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡغَفَّـٰرُ Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever in between them, the Exalted in Might, the Oft-Forgiving. [38:66]
No. 53 الغَفُور (Al-Ghafoor) The Exceedingly & Perfectly Forgiving, The One Who Forgives Extensively غ ف ر Al-Ghafoor is the One Whose forgiveness manifests both quality and quantity. He covers up the sins of the servant to an extent that cannot even be comprehended and Who forgives them so that He does not punish them for those sins. He is the One Who forgives regardless of how large the sin is, and He forgives over and over again.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِیمٌ Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing. [3:155]
No. 54 الغَنِيّ (Al-Ghaniyy) The Rich, The Self-Sufficient غ ن ي Al-Ghaniyy is the One without need of anything; the One Who has no need whatsoever of the creation; the One Who is free from poverty. He is self-sufficient, rich and free of any dependence, while all of His creatures stand in need of Him. Al-Ghaniyy is the One in Whose Hand lies the treasures of the heavens and the earth, and of this world and the Hereafter.	فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِیُّ ٱلۡحَمِیدُ …then indeed, Allah is the Free of need (Self-Sufficient), the Praiseworthy. [57:24]
No. 55 الفَتَّاح (Al-Fattaah) The Opener, The Judge, The Granter of Victory ف ت ح Al-Fattaah is the One Who opens all doors of blessing for His servants; opening the gates of mercy and provision and whatever is closed to His servants. He  judges what shall be opened; from opening hearts, clarifying visions and opening doors to sustenance to conquering cities and revealing knowledge. He is the One Who judges between His servants with the truth and with justice, with His legislation and with His decree and Who is never unjust. Al-Fattaah opens the eyes and hearts of His servants for them to see the truth and the One Who aids and grants victory to His believing servants, and Who distinguishes the truth from falsehood.	وَهُوَ ٱلۡفَتَّاحُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ And He is the Knowing Judge (Arbiter). [34:26]
No. 56 الفاطِر (Al-Faatir) The Originator, The Creator ف ط ر Al-Faatir is the One Who initiates and creates. He is the One Who starts and finishes the complete creation to perfection. Al-Faatir causes the rain to fall from the sky resulting in vegetation to grow from the earth and also orginated the creation of all creatures from nothingness.	قُلۡ أَغَیۡرَ ٱللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِیًّا فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَهُوَ یُطۡعِمُ وَلَا یُطۡعَمُۗ Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): “Shall I take as a Wali (helper, protector, etc.) any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed.” [6:14]
No. 57 الفعَّال لِما يُرِيد (Al-Fa’aalu Limaa Yureed) The One Who Does  Whatever He Wants ف ع ل ر و د Al-Fa’aalu Limaa Yureed is the One Whom from the perfection of His power and the implementation of His will and decree that anything that He wishes to do, He does and there is none to prevent Him or protest. He has no assistant or supporter in anything that He does, rather when He wills a thing to be, He merely says: “Be!” – and it is. Despite the fact that He does what He wills, His will acts in accordance to His wisdom and praise. He is described with perfect ability and power, and with the implementation of His will, and He is described with complete and all-encompassing wisdom.	إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا یُرِیدُ Verily, your Lord is the Doer of what He wills. [11:107]
No. 58 القَدِير (Al-Qadeer) The All-Powerful ق د ر Al-Qadeer is the One Who decrees; by His power, He brought the creation into being, manages it, shapes it and rules it. He gives life and death and will resurrect His servants for recompense. Nothing renders Him incapable or wearies Him. He is the One Who if He wills something, He says to it: “Be!” – and it is. By His power, He turns the hearts to whatever He wills, and He guides whoever He wills and leads astray whoever He wills.	فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِیرًا …then indeed, Allah is Ever Oft-Pardoning and All-Powerful. [4:149]
No. 59 القَادِر (Al-Qaadir) The Fully Able One ق د ر Al-Qaadir is the One fully able to do anything He wills, nothing renders Him incapable or wearies him. He is capable of whatever He wills, nothing is beyond His power, and nothing escapes Him. As for those of us who are capable, even if we deserve this description, our capability is borrowed, and it is a trust from Allah, the Almighty, and it is possible for us to be incapable in one situation and capable in another. Allah, the Exalted, is the All-Powerful, so He is not affected by incapacity, and nothing escapes Him. Al-Qaadir can also mean the One Who determines or decrees something.	قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلۡقَادِرُ عَلَىٰۤ أَن یَبۡعَثَ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوۡقِكُمۡ أَوۡ مِن تَحۡتِ أَرۡجُلِكُمۡ Say, “He is (the One) Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet… [6:65]
No. 60 المُقْتَدِر (Al-Muqtadir) The Omnipotent, The All-Determining, The Perfectly Able ق د ر Al-Muqtadir is the One Who has the power and the ability to do whatever He decides; Whose power is absolute and the One for Whom nothing is impossible. His power enforces all decrees, and His decree prevails in every situation.	وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ مُّقۡتَدِرًا And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability (Omnipotent). [18:45]
No. 61 القَهَّار (Al-Qahhaar) The Subjugator, The Subduer, The Irresistible, The Ever-Dominating, The All-Prevailing ق ه ر Al-Qahhaar is the One Who prevails over all and to whom all creatures surrender. He alone subdues the whole of the creation with His sovereign authority and power. Nothing occurs except with His permission and everything submits before His grandeur, power and perfect strength. He dominates the whole universe; He is victorious over any opposition, and His will is irresistable. He is the One Who subdues the most obstinate and renegade tyrants with His punishment and Who subdues the whole of the creation with death. Among the things that He subdued them with are diseases, calamities and disasters that they cannot repel from themselves.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. [39:4]
No. 62 القَاهِر (Al-Qaahir) The Subjugator, The Irresistible ق ه ر Al-Qaahir is the One Who subdues His creation from above and to Whom everything submits; the One before Whom the whole creation has humbled itself, and submitted before His grandeur, power and perfect strength. He is the Subduer above His servants; the One to Whom all necks are subjugated. He subdues and overpowers all His servants, so much so that even the most powerful of creation becomes insignificant and vanishes before Allah’s subduing and might. For death, which Allah has decreed for His servants, cannot be averted or repelled by any of His creatures, even if they possessed all the power and might in the world. None can repel what He ordains or depart from what He decrees.	وَهُوَ ٱلۡقَاهِرُ فَوۡقَ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ٱلۡخَبِیرُ And He is the Subjugator over His servants. And He is the All-Wise, the Acquainted. [6:18]
No. 63 القُدُّوس (Al-Quddoos) The Most Pure, The All-Perfect ق د س Al-Quddoos is the One Who is the absolutely pure in essence and attributes; having perfection as His attribute. The One declared free of all deficiencies and imperfections and free of having anyone with the like of His perfection or anyone close to it. He is beyond all human understanding of purity and perfection; High Above every impurity. He is the One Whom the noble angels venerate, and the One free of any opposites, rivals, consorts and children.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 64 القَرِيب (Al-Qareeb) The Ever-Near ق ر ب Al-Qareeb is the One Who is closest to mankind, by His hearing, His seeing, His knowing, and His witnessing. He is nearer to the people with His knowledge and awareness, witnessing and encompassing everything whilst He is above the ‘Arsh (Throne). He draws nearer to those who perform acts of worship and seek nearness to Him and He is close to their hearts. He is nearer to anyone who makes supplication to Him. The successful ones are those closest to Al-Qareeb in the Hereafter.	إِنَّ رَبِّی قَرِیبٌ مُّجِیبٌ Indeed, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge), Responsive. [11:61]
No. 65 القَوِيّ (Al-Qawiyy) The All-Strong ق و ي Al-Qawiyy is the only One Whose strength is unlimited, inexhaustible, and neither preceded by weakness nor followed by a loss of strength; the One fully able to do anything, and none can overcome Him and none can repel His decrees. He affects everything, yet nothing can affect Him.	إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡقَوِیُّ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might. [11:66]
No. 66 الكَرِيم (Al-Kareem) The Most Generous, The Most Noble, The Honourable ك ر م Al-Kareem is the One Who causes and makes easy every good and Who bestows generously. The One so generous that He even bestows favours upon those Who reject His favours and then use them as a means to disobey Him. Al-Kareem is the source of all virtue, good, and honour. He is Al-Kareem in His dealings with His creation; He forgives, follows through, and continuously grants the most precious bounties, exceeding all expectations.	یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِیمِ O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous. [82:6]
No. 67 الأكْرَم (Al-Akram) The Most Generous ك ر م Al-Akram is the One unequalled in His perfect generosity. He is the most generous of the most generous and no generous one could ever match or equal His generosity. Al-Akram is a name that is indicative of emphatic generosity. He bestows innumerable blessings for His generosity surpasses all generosity.	ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ Recite, and your Lord is the Most Generous. [96:3]
No. 68 اللَّطِيف (Al-Lateef) The Subtle, The Most Gentle, The All-Kind ل ط ف Al-Lateef is the One Who disposes of our affairs in the most beneficial way, causing that which is good for us to reach us without us even perceiving it. He is Al-Lateef to His slave; being kind, gentle, and merciful. He is Al-Lateef of His slave; fully aware of your situation, your deeds, what is in your heart, your thoughts, and your desires.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِیفٌ خَبِیرٌ Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted. [22:63]
No. 69 المُؤمِن (Al-Mu’min) The Bestower of Faith & Security أ م ن Al-Mu’min is the One Who bestows the gifts of peace, security, and faith. He removes fear, affirms His oneness, and is the Most Faithful. The One Who is true in His words and true to the promise He has made to the servants and Who does not disappoint His believing servants. Al-Mu’min safeguards His servants in this world and the Hereafter; the One Who renders His beloved servants safe from His punishment and Who renders the whole of the creation safe from Him oppressing them.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 70 الكَبِير (Al-Kabeer) The Magnificent, The Most Great, The Grand ك ب ر Al-Kabeer is the One Who is unimaginably great and perfect; the Tremendous One Who is greater than everything. Everything else is insignificant before Him and He is greater than anything imagined by the creation. He is glorified and magnified in the hearts of His friends and close ones; their hearts overflow with His greatness and magnificence in submission to him and in humility before his grandeur. Al-Kabeer embraces all kinds of greatness, from rank, size, nobility, and knowledge to mercy, and it tells us that nothing was, is, or will ever be like Him.	عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ ٱلۡمُتَعَالِ Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted. [13:9]
No. 71 المُتَكَبِّر (Al-Mutakabbir) The Supreme, The Superior, The Justly Rightfully Proud ك ب ر Al-Mutakabbir is the One Who is alone truly High and Mighty; Who is supremely great and exalted in glory above everything. The One Who disdains and is exalted above all evil and oppression against His servants and above everything not befitting Him. He is above any defect and deficiency due to His greatness and grandeur. Al-Mutakabbir reveals His greatness and power at every moment and in every incident.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him; the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 72 المَتِين (Al-Mateen) The Most Strong, The Firm One, The Steadfast م ت ن Al-Mateen is the One mighty in strength; the Powerful One whose strength does not end and who does not experience any difficulty in His actions nor does He experience any tiredness. In addition to His unconquerable strength and power, His nature is to be firm. This combination of perfect strength and complete firmness means no one can ever object to His actions or prevent His orders from being carried out.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِینُ Indeed Allah, He is the Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong. [51:58]
No. 73 المُجِيب (Al-Mujeeb) The Responsive One, The Answerer of Prayers ج و ب Al-Mujeeb is the One Who responds to needs and answers prayers, and He is the One who penetrates each obstacle in order to respond. He responds to supplications of those who call upon him wherever they are and whatever situation they are in, no matter how many they are in number. He is the One who responds, in a specific sense, to those who submit to him and love Him; those who imitate and follow His Shari’ah (Islamic religious laws). Al-Mujeeb answers the one in dire need and those who have given up all hope of being answered by the creation and therefore their connection to Him has been strengthened in terms of love, hope and fear.	إِنَّ رَبِّی قَرِیبٌ مُّجِیبٌ Indeed, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge), Responsive. [11:61]
No. 74 المَجِيد (Al-Majeed) The Glorious, The Most Honourable م ج د Al-Majeed is the One Whose essence is pure and absolutely perfect: His dazzling glory, dignity, nobility, honour, and limitless compassion and generosity are without any fault or deficiency. All praise and glory is for Him because of the perfection of His attributes and His actions toward creation. He is the One greatly extolled and praised, having the characteristics of glory, majesty, greatness and splendour. The One greater, more tremendous and more exalted than everything; glorified and venerated in the hearts of His beloved servants.	ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِیدُ Owner of the Throne, the Glorious. [85:15]
No. 75 المُحِيط (Al-Muheet) The All-Encompassing ح و ط Al-Muheet is the One Who encompasses the whole creation. His knowledge, power and dominion encompass all things, and all beings are under His control. He has fully enumerated everything and the One Who encompasses everything with His mercy and His subjugation. Dominant over everything, there is no hiding or escaping from His encompassing attributes and essence.	أَلَاۤ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ مُّحِیطُۢ Unquestionably He is, of all things, encompassing. [41:54]
No. 76 المُصَوِّر (Al-Musawwir) The Bestower of Forms, The Fashioner ص و ر Al-Musawwir is the One Who forms and shapes all that exists however He wishes. The One Who created all that is in existence and originated it; Who made everything correct and in its place in accordance to the dictates of His wisdom and who shaped everything by virtue of His praise and wisdom. He is continuously doing so. Al-Musawwir gave everything its own distinct shape and inclination or desire despite the great variety of the creation. Innumerable is His creation and every single creature is unique; that is Al-Musawwir.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقُ ٱلۡبَارِئُ ٱلۡمُصَوِّرُ He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner (Bestower of Forms). [59:24]
No. 77 المُقِيت (Al-Muqeet) The All-Nourisher, The All-Preserver, The Overseer, The All-Sustainer ق و ت Al-Muqeet is the powerful maintainer who sustains, nourishes, protects and oversees all that exists; the One Who provides each created being with the sustenance it requires. He provides everything that is in existence with what would strengthen it; providing it its nourishment and directing it howsoever He wills in accordance to His wisdom and praise. He is the Guardian Who witnesses everything; taking care of all living beings by sending down all kinds of physical and spiritual nourishment for them.	وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ مُّقِيتًا And ever is Allah, over all things, a Supreme Nourisher (Overseer). [4:85]
No. 78 المَلِك (Al-Malik) The King & Owner of Dominion م ل ك Al-Malik is the King, the owner and ruler of the whole creation; the sole, absolute and true Sovereign King Who is complete and perfect in His Kingship. The One Whom there is no Kingship above His Kingship nor anywhere near it; everything being incomparable to Him and beneath Him. He is the One Who gives authority to whomever He wills in this world, and He has supreme authority and is ruled by no one. Al-Malik is the Sovereign Owner of everything who does whatever He wishes with regard to the creation with nothing to prevent or hinder Him; Whose commands are fully effective within His dominion. He is the King of all kings.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him; the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 79 المالِك (Al-Maalik) The Owner, The Master م ل ك Al-Maalik is the only possessor and ruler of the creation. He is described with the Attribute of being the Master and Owner. These are Attributes describing His grandeur, glory and majesty, omnipotence, His governance and regulation of the affairs. The One with supreme authority and power to act, command, and decide in whatever manner He wishes; directing all of the affairs to do with creation, commanding and recompensing them. To Him belongs the whole of creation; all of it is subservient to Him, owned by Him and in continuous need of Him.	مَـٰلِكِ یَوۡمِ ٱلدِّینِ The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). [1:3]
No. 80 المَلِيك (Al-Maleek) The Supreme Sovereign م ل ك Al-Maleek is the the Sovereign Who is fully able to do whatever He wishes and He is the Tremendous King Who created and decreed everything.	فِی مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِیكٍ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability. [54:55]
No. 81 المُهَيْمِن (Al-Muhaymin) The Overseer, The Guardian, The Protector ه م ن Al-Muhaymin is the One Who ensures the wellbeing of creation; observing, guarding, protecting His creation and witnessing all the deeds and sayings of everyone. He is the One Who sees all the hidden matters, all that the hearts keep concealed, and the one whose knowledge encompasses everything. It is Al-Muhaymin Who sent down His book and is a witness to its truth; the trustworthy One Who confirms the truth of everything He says.	هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَیۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُ He is Allah, Whom there is no god except Him; the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. [59:23]
No. 82 النَّصِير (An-Naseer) The Helper, The Supporter ن ص ر An-Naseer is the One Who helps and supports His servants. He is the One who backs, strengthens, defends, and aids the believers, and there is no helper but Him. An-Naseer aids the believers against their enemies; making their feet firm when they face the enemy and it is He  Who casts terror into the hearts of their enemies.	وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡا۟ فَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۚ نِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِیرُ But if they turn away, then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the Protector (Patron, Master), and Excellent is the Helper. [8:40]
No. 83 النَّاصِر (An-Naasir) The Helper ن ص ر An-Naasir is the helper of His believing servants and He is sufficient as a protector for them against their enemies and the enemies of their religion, and against those who seek to harm them and distort their religion; protecting them from all evil. He supports the believers against their enemies, sets firm their feet when they meet their enemies, and strikes terror into the hearts of their enemies. An-Naasir is the One Who supports His messengers, prophets, and their followers among the believers, and that He, the Exalted, is the source of true victory. The victorious is the one whom He supports, and the defeated is the one whom He abandons.	بَلِ ٱللَّهُ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ خَیۡرُ ٱلنَّـٰصِرِینَ Nay, Allah is your Maula (Patron, Lord, Helper and Protector), and He is the Best of helpers. [3:150]
No. 84 الوَارِث (Al-Waarith) The Inheritor, The Supreme Heir  و ر ث Al-Waarith is the One Who remains after the extinction of every single creation; remains forever and never passes away. He is the only One to Whom all will return because He is the sole Inheritor and Owner of the whole creation; Who inherits the earth and everything upon it.	وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ نُحۡیِۦ وَنُمِیتُ وَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَ ٰرِثُونَ And indeed, it is We Who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor. [15:23]
No. 85 الوَاسِع (Al-Waasi’) The All-Encompassing, The All-Sufficient, The Bountiful و س ع Al-Waasi’ is the One Who is beyond any limits in essence and has boundless capacities. He encompasses the whole of creation with His blessings, generosity, mercy, care, kindness, and with the tremendous good which He grants to them. He is The Self-Sufficient and is sufficient for all. Nothing is beyond Him, and there are no limits to any of His attributes; His attributes and characteristics such that none can fulfil and encompass the praise that is due to Him, rather He is as He has praised Himself. Al-Waasi’ is vast and tremendous in His greatness, His authority and His sovereignty; vast in bestowing grace and goodness, great in majesty and nobility. The mind simply cannot grasp His essence and power.	إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَ ٰسِعٌ عَلِیمٌ Indeed, Allah is All-Encompassing and All-Knowing. [2:115]
No. 86 الوَدُود (Al-Wadood) The Most Loving, The Ever-Affectionate و د د Al-Wadood is the source of all affection, love, and kindness. Even though He does not need us in any way, Al-Wadood wishes the best for us. He loves His believing servants; His prophets, messengers and their followers and He is loved by them such that nothing is more beloved to them than Him. He has a special form of love for His righteous servants who love Him because of their knowledge of His perfection and His readiness to forgive. Al-Wadood is the Affectionate and the Beloved.	إِنَّ رَبِّی رَحِیمٌ وَدُودٌ My Lord is Merciful and Affectionate (Loving). [11:90]
No. 87 الوَكِيل (Al-Wakeel) The Disposer of Affairs, The Trustee و ك ل Al-Wakeel is the only One Who takes charge of the affairs of those under His care with His perfect knowledge, power and all-encompassing wisdom, making Him the finest disposer of their affairs; managing all matters as He pleases. He is the One to be relied on, for all power belongs to Him. Al-Wakeel looks after His friends, making the good easy for them and preserving them from evil. He is the all-encompassing guardian Who suffices those who place their trust and reliance in Him.	وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ وَكِیلٌ And He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs (Trustee). [39:62]
No. 88 الوَلِيّ (Al-Waliyy) The Protector, The Ally و ل ي Al-Waliyy is the One Who lovingly assists, guards and guides His creation. He is the Lord and Protector of creation, showing the path to righteousness. He is the One Who protects, guards, and supports the believer, granting success to them in this world and the next. Al-Waliyy is the Guardian and the Master of everything; the One in control of everything.	فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلۡوَلِیُّ وَهُوَ یُحۡیِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ قَدِیرٌ But Allah, He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent. [42:9]
No. 89 المَوْلَى (Al-Mawlaa) The Master, The Protector, The Patron, The Benefactor و ل ي Al-Mawlaa is the only One Who is truly in control and who provides the most perfect support in every situation. He supports and aids the creation; supporting all of them in general and aiding the believers in particular. He is our ultimate support and the One Whom we only seek help from. Al-Mawlaa is the One Who is near to us, as both our patron and ally; the Lord and Master who aids the believers against their enemies, and Who causes whatever will benefit His believing servants to reach them.	وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡا۟ فَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۚ نِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِیرُ But if they turn away, then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the Protector (Patron, Master), and Excellent is the Helper. [8:40]
No. 90 الوَهَّاب (Al-Wahhaab) The Bestower, The Giver of Gifts و ه ب Al-Wahhaab is the All-Giver who bestows gifts, favours, and blessings upon the whole creation perpetually. He gives gifts constantly, generously, endlessly, and without expecting anything in return. The One Who gives His bounties throughout the ages to all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth; Who alone grants health, wellbeing and strength. Al-Wahhaab is the One Who grants guidance, tawfeeq (specific form of guidance granted exclusively by Allah, which, when followed by a servant, will ultimately enable him to achieve success in his endeavour) and firmness upon His religion to the believers.	إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡوَهَّابُ Indeed, You are the Bestower. [3:8]
No. 91 ذو الجَلالِ والإكرامِ (Dhul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam) The Owner of Majesty & Honour, The Lord of Majesty & Generosity ج ل ل ك ر م Dhul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam is the One Who owns each attribute and manner of glory, majesty, superiority, generosity, and honour. He is the source of great splendour and abundance. The One Who shows beneficence in both its general and specific aspects. Dhul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam honours His friends and close ones; those who glorify, exalt and love Him.	تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِی ٱلۡجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour. [55:78]
No. 92 الهَادِي (Al-Haadee) The Guide ه د ي Al-Haadee is the One by Whom His believers are guided and by Whose general guidance, all creatures are guided to what is beneficial for them. He guides and directs His servants towards all that would be of benefit to them and away from all that would bring them harm. He is the One Who teaches them what they did not previously know and guides them with a guidance that keeps them firm upon the Straight Path. Al-Haadee inspires their hearts with taqwa (fear of Allah and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden and love Allah much and perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained) and makes them penitent and compliant to His commands.	وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهَادِ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمٍ And verily, Allah is the Guide of those of believe, to the Straight Path. [22:54]
No. 93 الكَافِي (Al- Kaafee) The Sufficient ك ف ي Al-Kaafee is the One Who suffices His servants in everything that they are in need of. He is the only One Who suffices, in a specific sense, all the needs of those who believe and trust in Him, and seek their worldly and religious needs from Him. No one is in need of anything else but in need of Him.	أَلَیۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبۡدَهُۥ Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? [39:36]
No. 94 الكَفِيل (Al-Kafeel) The Guarantor, The Surety ك ف ل Al-Kafeel is the only One able to protect the interests of the whole creation. He is the Guarantor of all oaths, and He guarantees all material and spiritual provisions according to His wisdom. Al-Kafeel is the best surety in the affairs of all.	وَأَوۡفُوا۟ بِعَهۡدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَـٰهَدتُّمۡ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا۟ ٱلۡأَیۡمَـٰنَ بَعۡدَ تَوۡكِیدِهَا وَقَدۡ جَعَلۡتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَیۡكُمۡ كَفِیلًا And fulfill the Covenant of Allah (Bai’a: pledge for Islam) when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths after you have confirmed them, and indeed you have appointed Allah your surety. [16:91]
No. 95 الجامِع (Al-Jaami’) The Gatherer, The Uniter ج م ع Al-Jaami’ is the One Who gathers, reconciles, assembles, and unites. He is the One who brought the whole universe together, who reconciles hearts, who connects opposites and that which is similar, and who will gather all to stand before Him on the Day of Resurrection. He will gather their actions and provisions and will not leave out a single thing, be it large or small, except that He will take it to account. He will gather together the disintegrated remains of those who have died; the early and later generations by His perfect power and all-encompassing knowledge, and then resurrect them. .	رَبَّنَاۤ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِیَوۡمٍ لَّا رَیۡبَ فِیهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِیعَادَ Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt. Verily, Allah never breaks His Promise. [3:9]
No. 96 النُّور (An-Noor) The Light, The Illuminator ن و ر An-Noor is the Light and the One from Whom all light radiates. He is the Light of the heavens and earth, and His light clarifies and reveals, both physically and spiritually; the One Who illuminates the hearts of the agnostics with knowledge of Him, faith in Him and His guidance. He is the One Who has lit the heavens and the earth with lights that He has placed therein. His veil is light and were He to uncover it, the sublimity and splendour of His Face would burn everything of the creation that His Sight fell upon.	ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. [24:35]
No. 97 البَدِيع (Al-Badee’) The Incomparable Originator ب د ع Al-Badee’ is the One Who initiates and creates in amazing and original ways that have no precedent, without any model or example. He is the incomparable, the unique, and the only One who originates, commences, invents, and creates in a perfect way, with the most marvellous of creations; all in amazing, perfect structure and harmony.	بَدِیعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰۤ أَمۡرًا فَإِنَّمَا یَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَیَكُونُ The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: “Be!” – and it is. [2:117]
No. 98 الغالِب (Al-Ghaalib) The Victor, The Predominant غ ل ب Al-Ghaalib is the One Who is victorious in every situation. He is the only One Who decides and does as He wants with the creation and makes the believers prevail. Al-Ghaalib is the ultimate One to prevail, control, dominate, and overcome each being and situation with great ease and utmost wisdom whenever He pleases.	وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not. [12:21]
No. 99 المُسْتَعان (Al-Musta’aan) The One Whose Help is Sought ع و ن Al-Musta’aan is the One Whose assistance and support are sought and in Whom refuge is taken. Any help the creation provides to each other, is through His help alone.	وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ Our Lord is the Most Beneficent, Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad ﷺ that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc). [21:112]
NAME OF ALLAH WITH ITS MEANING & EXPLANATION	REFERENCE FROM AS-SUNNAH
No. 100 الجَمِيل (Al-Jameel) The Most Beautiful ج م ل Al-Jameel is the One Who is the Most Beautiful and the source of all beauty to be found in creation. He is perfect and most beautiful in His essence, attributes, names and actions; the One such that everything beautiful in existence is a result and an effect of His beauty. He is so beautiful that when His servants get the chance to gaze at Him in Paradise, they forget all the delights and bliss which they enjoy in Paradise because of His beauty. Al-Jameel is the One perfect in beauty such that nothing is like Him.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ Indeed, Allah is Beautiful (Graceful), He loves beauty (grace). [Sahih Muslim (91)]
No. 101 الجَواد (Al-Jawaad) The Magnanimous, The One Who Grants Generously ج و د Al-Jawaad is the One Who gives abundantly and bestows His kindness on all His creatures without being in need nor expecting anything in return; exclusively bestowing blessings on the righteous believers in this life and the Hereafter. He is the One Whose generosity covers everything in existence; Who gives liberally and generously to those in need even when they reject and disbelieve in Him. Al-Jawaad is the One Whom from His generosity has prepared in Paradise for His believing servants that which no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of and which has never been imagined by anyone.	ذَلِكَ بِأَنِّي جَوَادٌ مَاجِدٌ That is because I am the Most Generous, Majestic. [Sunan Ibn Majah (4257)]
No. 102 الماجِد (Al-Maajid) The Majestic, The Glorious, The Illustrious, The Magnificent, The Noble One م ج د Al-Maajid is the One Whose attributes are marked by magnificence and honour. His majesty is beyond our comprehension, and His noble qualities are infinite. He is the One Who gives a lot to His creation; generosity, wealth, knowledge, glory, etc., and in return, He is praised for it.	ذَلِكَ بِأَنِّي جَوَادٌ مَاجِدٌ That is because I am the Most Generous, Majestic. [Sunan Ibn Majah (4257)]
No. 103 الحَكَم (Al-Hakam) The Judge, The Giver of Justice ح ك م Al-Hakam is the One Who always delivers justice, in every situation, to everyone. He judges between the creation in this world by His revelation and Who judges between them in the Hereafter with His knowledge and Who establishes justice for those who have been wronged by others. He never wrongs anyone and is never oppressive. Al-Hakam is the only True Judge; no one can overturn His judgement and no one can ever appeal His decree.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ Indeed, Allah is Al-Hakam (the Judge) and to Him is the judgement. [Sunan Abi Dawud (4955)]
No. 104 الحَيِيّ  (Al-Hayiyy) The One of Perfect Modesty ح ي ي Al-Hayiyy is the One Who honourably disdains to leave the servants who supplicate to Him empty handed; He is too modest to reject anyone who stretches forth his hand to Him, and He loves people who are modest. He covers up the sins of the servants and does not expose them. Al-Hayiyy does not do anything unbecoming His extensive mercy, His perfect generosity and His forbearance; rather He pardons the faults of the servants and covers them. He is the Modest who does not expose His servants even though they audaciously commit sin, but He covers them, for He is the Concealer, the One Who forgives. His modesty cannot be comprehended by human understanding, and no mind can understand its nature; it is modesty that is based on kindness, goodness, generosity and majesty. By His mercy, generosity, perfection and forbearance, He is too modest to expose His servants, to show them up, or carry out His punishment on them.	إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ Verily, your Lord is Modest and Generous… [Sunan Ibn Majah (3865)]
No. 105 الرَّبّ (Ar-Rabb) The Lord, The Nurturer, The Master ر ب ب Ar-Rabb is the only One Who truly takes care of the whole creation, nourishing it in the most perfect way. The Lord and Master Who has none like Him in His Lordship; the One Who nurtures and rectifies the affairs of the creation by the favours which He showers upon them. The Creator and the Sovereign Owner Who alone creates and commands. He is the One Who created us, Who sustains us, Who fosters and regulates all beings from the earliest state to that of the highest perfection. Ar-Rabb is the Provider, the One Who aids and the One Who guides.	أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ The closest that the Lord is to the servant (worshipper) is during the last part of the night. [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi (3579)]
No. 106 الرَّفِيق (Ar-Rafeeq) The Most Gentle, The Most Lenient, The Most Kind ر ف ق Ar-Rafeeq is the Most Kind to His servants, the Most Lenient and Gentle with the creation, and everything He created bears testimony to His Kindness. He is gentle in His actions having created the creation in stages in accordance with His wisdom and gentleness, although He is able to create them all at once, in a single moment. Whoever studies His laws and sees how they came step by step, will see that this bears testimony to His kindness, may He be glorified. Ar-Rafeeq loves people who are kind; by His kindness He gives them more than they can wish for.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ فِي الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ Indeed, Allah is Most Kind (Most Gentle and Most Lenient) and likes that one should be kind (gentle and lenient) in all matters. [Sahih al-Bukhari (6927)]
No. 107 السُّبُّوح (As-Subbooh) The Perfect, The Glorified, The Venerated س ب ح As-Subbooh is the One Who is Perfect in an absolute sense without any defects; He is free from any imperfection in His essence, attributes and actions. The One Who is above all that is not befitting to Him and He is above all the shortcomings and imperfect qualities which are inherent in His creation. To Him belongs all glorification and the whole creation exalts Him whether by choice or by force.	سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ All Glorious (Perfect), All Holy, Lord of the Angels and the Spirit. [Sahih Muslim (487)]
No. 108 السَّيِّد (As-Sayyid) The Lord & Master س و د As-Sayyid is the One Who is the Master of all creation which would not exist if the Master did not create it, and none would remain if the Master did not sustain them after He had created them. All of the creation are His slaves; the Lord Whom all of the creation are in total need of. He is the One to Whom all creation turns to satisfy their needs. He is the Master of everything and everyone.	السَّيِّدُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى The Lord is Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. [Sunan Abi Dawud (4806)]
No. 109 الشَّافِي (Ash-Shaafee) The Healer, The One Who Cures ش ف ي Ash-Shafee is the only One Who can cure and heal any disease or ailment. The One Who alone removes from the servants that which causes harm or pain to their hearts and their bodies; Who cures whomever He wills such that none can cure except Him. His healing is perfect according to His wisdom and He is the source from which all cures come.	اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، واشْفِهِ، وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble and heal the patient, for You are the Healer. [Sahih al-Bukhari (5743)]
No. 110 الطَّيِّب (At-Tayyib) The All-Pure & Good, The Source of All Goodness ط ي ب At-Tayyib is the Pure One; the One who is Good and the only One with exceptional qualities, far removed from every imperfection and deficiency. He is the One who accepts what is good and sincere from His servants.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا Indeed, Allah is Good (Pure) and He therefore, accepts only that which is good (pure). [Sahih Muslim (1015)]
No. 111 القابِض (Al-Qaabid) The Withholder, The Constrictor ق ب ض Al-Qaabid is the One Who decides when to withhold something or to make something scarce, either physically or spiritually according to His wisdom. He is the One Who withholds His provision and other than it from the servants in accordance with His wisdom and subtle kindness and the One Who takes the souls at the point of death. He is the One Who holds all hearts in His hand.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّزَّاقُ Indeed, Allah is Al-Musa’ir (One Who regulates the prices), Al-Qaabid (the Withholder – the One Who Constricts), Al-Baasit (the Expander – the One Who Grants Increase), Ar-Razzaaq (the Ever-Providing). [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi (1314)]
No. 112 البَاسِط (Al-Baasit) The Expander, The Munificent  ب س ط Al-Baasit is the One Who expands and amplifies all abundance and the One whose glory and abundance fill and expand the heart. It is He Who grants ample and extensive provision to His servants in compliance with His wisdom and mercy, and Who diffuses the souls of the living into their bodies.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّزَّاقُ Indeed, Allah is Al-Musa’ir (One Who regulates the prices), Al-Qaabid (the Withholder – the One Who Seizes), Al-Baasit (the Expander – the One Who Grants Increase), Ar-Razzaaq (the Ever-Providing). [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi (1314)]
No. 113 المُقَدِّم (Al-Muqaddim) The Promoter, The One of Brings Forward, The Expediter, The One Who Gives Precedence ق د م Al-Muqaddim is the One Who sends down events, expediting or delaying them according to His wisdom. He promotes some of the creation whom He loves with regard to their status to higher ranks and He gives precedence in regard to rulings and order of things. No one can bring forward what He puts back and no one can put back what He brings forward.	أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ You are the One Who make (some people) forward (The One Who Gives Precedence) and You are the One Who make (some) backward (The One Who Puts Back). [Sahih al-Bukhari (1120)]
No. 114 المُؤَخِّر (Al-Mu’akhkhir) The Delayer, The One Who Puts Back أ خ ر Al-Mu’akhkhir is the One Who puts back what has to be put back, and there is wisdom and goodness in whatever He does, even though the purpose of that wisdom and goodness may be hidden from us. It is He Who sends down events, expediting or delaying them as He wills, in accordance with His decree which came before He created all things. Al-Mu’akhkhir keeps down those whom He wills to lower ranks and He postpones things from their expected times because in His wisdom, He knows the consequences of the delay.	أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ You are the One Who make (some people) forward (The One Who Gives Precedence) and You are the One Who make (some) backward (The One Who Puts Back). [Sahih al-Bukhari (1120)]
No. 115 المُحْسِن (Al-Muhsin) The Benevolent, The Good Doer, The Supreme Doer of Good ح س ن Al-Muhsin is the One Who loves and inspires doing good in His slaves and who possesses the perfect good and excellence in all He makes happen. He acts in a good and fine manner; the One such that all His actions are perfect.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُحْسِنٌ يُحِبُّ الْإِحْسَانَ Indeed, Allah is Benevolent; He loves benevolence. [al-Mu’jam al-Awsat (5735) by at-Tabarani. Also in Sahih al-Jami’ as-Saghir wa Ziyadatuh (1824) by Sheikh al-Albani] A number of the well-known scholars of the past including Ibn Taymiyyah (in Majmoo’ al-Fatawa, King Fahd Complex, vol.1, pg.79) and Ibn Qayyim (in Madarij as-Salikin, Dar al-Sumaie for Publishing and Distribution, vol.2, pg.1086) have referred to Al-Muhsin as a name of Allah.
No. 116 المُعْطِي (Al-Mu’tee) The Giver ع ط و Al-Mu’tee is the One Who gives of His favours, bounties and sustenance to whomever it is fitting should be given. None who can prevent what He gives and none who can give what He prevents. Every single thing that can bring about good or benefit is sought and desired from Him. He is the one who gives to whomever He wills in accordance to His wisdom and mercy.	وَاللَّهُ الْمُعْطِي وَأَنَا الْقَاسِمُ And Allah is Al-Mu’tee (the Giver) and I am Al-Qaasim (i.e. the Distributor). [Sahih al-Bukhari (3116)]
No. 117 المَنَّان (Al-Mannaan) The Benefactor, The Bestower of Favours م ن ن Al-Mannaan is the One such that all favours and blessings originate from Him and He bestows them to whom He loves of His servants generously. The One Who confers favours to whom He loves by guiding them to the Straight Path.	اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ O Allah, I beg You as all praise only belongs to You. There is no god worthy of worship except You, the Bestower of Favours. [Sunan Abi Dawud (1495)]
No. 118 الوِتْر (Al-Witr) The One, The Unique, The Odd و ت ر Al-Witr is the One, the Unique and Only; having no partner and no helper. He is unique in His essence and in all His attributes and there is nothing equal to Him in any way.	وَهُوَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ And He is Witr (one) and loves ‘the witr’ (i.e., odd numbers). [Sahih al-Bukhari (6410)]
No. 119 الدَّيَّان (Ad-Dayyaan) The Supreme Judge د ي ن Ad-Dayyaan is the One Who will take account and requite on the Day of Judgement, and will not cause to be wasted the good deeds of anyone. It is He Who repays and compensates for whatever was earned of good or evil during the life on this earth. He is the One Who calculates and rewards; recompenses the good with goodness and the evil with evil. He will avenge the oppressed from the oppressor, and the slave from his master. Ad-Dayyaan is the Sovereign Who is obeyed, the Subjugator Who compels people to obey Him, and He is the Supreme Judge.	أَنَا الْمَلِكُ أَنَا الدَّيَّانُ I am the King, I am the Supreme Judge. [Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab at-Tawheed, Chapter 32 Introduction, Before Hadith no. 7481]
No. 120 السِّتِّير (As-Sitteer) The Concealer, The Coverer س ت ر  As-Sitteer is the One Who covers and conceals according to His wisdom. He is the One who can conceal the biggest of sins, faults, and shortcomings whenever and for whomever He likes. He loves to conceal and protect, so He conceals many of the sins and faults of His servants, and He hates ugliness, scandals, and their public display. He does not expose His servant when he openly disobeys Him, but rather covers him with His veil, for He is the Concealer and the Forgiver. He, Blessed and Exalted, has commanded concealment and dislikes boasting about sin, or even merely loving to mention it and spreading it among the believers.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَيِيٌّ سِتِّيرٌ يُحِبُّ الْحَيَاءَ وَالسَّتْرَ فَإِذَا اغْتَسَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْ Indeed, Allah is Modest and Concealing, He loves the modesty and the concealment. So when any one of you have a bath, he should conceal himself. [Sunan Abi Dawud (4012)]
No. 121 الرَّازِق (Ar-Raaziq) The Provider ر ز ق Ar-Raaziq is the only One Who is the provider for His servants; responsible for their sustenance and livelihood. He provides for His servants for two purposes; firstly, as a favour from Him for the test of gratitude, and secondly, to call them towards obedience, goodness and benevolence. Ar-Raaziq provides two types of sustenance for His servants. Firstly, the general sustenance that includes the righteous and the wicked, the believer and the disbeliever, the first and the last, and it is the sustenance of the bodies. Secondly, the special or specific sustenance, which is the sustenance of the hearts and nourishing them with knowledge, faith, and lawful sustenance that helps in the improvement and righteousness of their religion. This is specifically for the believers according to their ranks from Him, depending on His wisdom and mercy. He fulfills His honor to them and bestows His grace upon them by admitting them into the Gardens of Bliss on the Day of Resurrection.	إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّازِقُ Indeed, Allah is Al-Musa’ir (One Who regulates the prices), Al-Qaabid (the Withholder – the One Who Seizes), Al-Baasit (the Expander – the One Who Grants Increase), Ar-Raaziq (the Provider). [Sunan Abi Dawud (3451)]
No. 122 الأعَزّ (Al-A‘azz) The Most Mighty, The Most Honourable ع ز ز Al-A‘azz is the One Whose might is one of the attributes of His Exalted Self that is inseparable from Him. He has overcome with His might and subdued with it everything of His creation. Every might that His creation has attained is from Him. Al-A‘azz describes the attribute of possessing infinite power, strength and dominance.	إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ Indeed, You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous. [Al-Albani said in Manasik al-Hajj wal-‘Umrah (pg. 27): Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf (4/68-69) on the authority of Ibn Mas‘ud and Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), with two authentic chains of transmission]