99 Names of Allah
AN EXPLANATION OF THE PERFECT NAMES AND ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH
It is not possible to perfectly translate the 99 names of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.
"He is Allah the Creator, the Originator, The Fashioner, to Him belong the most beautiful names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, do declare His praises and Glory. And He is the Exalted in Might, The Wise. (Quran 59:24)
"The most beautiful names belong to Allah so call on Him by them;..." (Quran 7:180)
1. Allah
Allah, He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.
2. Ar-Rahmaan
The Compassionate, The Beneficent, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
3. Ar-Raheem
The Merciful, The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
4. Al-Malik
The King, The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
5. Al-Quddoos
The Holy, The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
6. As-Salaam
The Source of Peace, The One who is free from every imperfection.
7. Al-Mu'min
Guardian of Faith, The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
8. Al-Muhaimin
The Protector, The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
9. Al-^Azeez
The Mighty, The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.
10. Al-Jabbaar
The Compeller, The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
11. Al-Mutakabbir
The Majestic, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
12. Al-Khaaliq
The Creator, The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
13. Al-Bari'
The Evolver, The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
14. Al-Musawwir
The Fashioner, The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
15. Al-Ghaffaar
The Great Forgiver, The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
16. Al-Qahhaar
The Subduer, The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
17. Al-Wahhaab
The Bestower, The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. He is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
18. Al-Razzaaq
The Sustainer, The Provider.
19. Al-Fattaah
The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religious matters.
20. Al-^Aleem
The All-knowing, The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
21. Al-Qaabid
The Constricter, The Retainer, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdomand expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
22. Al-Baasit
The Expander, The Englarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdomand expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
23. Al-Khaafid
The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
24. Ar-Raafi^
The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
25. Al-Mu^iz
The Honorer, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
26. Al-Muthil
The Dishonorer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
27. As-Samee^
The All-Hearing, The Hearer, The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
28. Al-Baseer
The All-Seeing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
29. Al-Hakam
The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
30. Al-^Adl
The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.
31. Al-Lateef
The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.
32. Al-Khabeer
The Aware, The One who knows the truth of things.
33. Al-Haleem
The Forebearing, The Clement, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
34. Al-^Azeem
The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement,and Purity from all imperfection.
35. Al-Ghafoor
The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot.
36. Ash-Shakoor
The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
37. Al-^Aliyy
The Most High, The Sublime, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
38. Al-Kabeer
The Most Great, The Great, The One who is greater than everything in status.
39. Al-Hafeez
The Preserver, The Protector, The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
40. Al-Muqeet
The Maintainer, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer, The One who has the Power.
41. Al-Haseeb
The Reckoner, The One who gives the satisfaction.
42. Aj-Jaleel
The Sublime One, The Beneficent, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
43. Al-Kareem
The Generous One, The Bountiful, The Gracious, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
44. Ar-Raqeeb
The Watcher, The Watchful, The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.
45. Al-Mujeeb
The Responsive, The Hearkener, The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
46. Al-Wasi^
The Vast, The All-Embracing, The Knowledgeable.
47. Al-Hakeem
The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings.
48. Al-Wadood
The Loving, The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slaves is His Will to be merciful to them and praise them:Hence it's meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and spoke to Muhammad and Musa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound nor a language nor a letter.).
49. Al-Majeed
The Most Glorious One, The Glorious, The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
50. Al-Ba^ith
The Reserrector, The Raiser (from death), The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
51. Ash-Shaheed
The Witness, The One who nothing is absent from Him.
52. Al-Haqq
The Truth, The True, The One who truly exists.
53. Al-Wakeel
The Trustee, The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
54. Al-Qawiyy
The Most Strong, The Strong, The One with the complete Power.
55. Al-Mateen
The Firm One, The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
56. Al-Waliyy
The Protecting Friend, The Supporter.
57. Al-Hameed
The Praiseworthy, The praised One who deserves to be praised.
58. Al-Muhsee
The Counter, The Reckoner, The One who the count of things are known to him.
59. Al-Mubdi'
The Originator, The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
60. Al-Mu^eed
The Reproducer, The One who brings back the creatures after death.
61. Al-Muhyi
The Restorer, The Giver of Life, The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.
62. Al-Mumeet
The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead.
63. Al-Hayy
The Alive, The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
64. Al-Qayyoom
The Self-Subsisting, The One who remains and does not end.
65. Al-Waajid
The Perceiver, The Finder, The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
66. Al-Waahid
The Unique, The One, The One without a partner.
67. Al-Ahad
The One.
68. As-Samad
The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
69. Al-Qaadir
The Able, The Capable, The One attributed with Power.
70. Al-Muqtadir
The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
71. Al-Muqaddim
The Expediter, The Promoter, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
72. Al-Mu'akh-khir
The Delayer, the Retarder, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
73. Al-'Awwal
The First, The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
74. Al-'Akhir
The Last, The One whose Existence is without an end.
75. Az-Zaahir
The Manifest, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.
76. Al-Baatin
The Hidden, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.
77. Al-Walee
The Governor, The One who owns things and manages them.
78. Al-Muta^ali
The Most Exalted, The High Exalted, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
79. Al-Barr
The Source of All Goodness, The Righteous, The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.
80. At-Tawwaab
The Acceptor of Repentance, The Relenting, The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
81. Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger, The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them.
82. Al-^Afuww
The Pardoner, The Forgiver, The One with wide forgiveness.
83. Ar-Ra'uf
The Compassionate, The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures.
84. Malik Al-Mulk
The Eternal Owner of Sovereignty, The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
85. Thul-Jalali wal-Ikram
The Lord of Majesty and Bounty, The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
86. Al-Muqsit
The Equitable, The One who is Just in His judgment.
87. Aj-Jaami^
The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
88. Al-Ghaniyy
The Self-Sufficient, The One who does not need the creation.
89. Al-Mughni
The Enricher, The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
90. Al-Maani^
The Preventer, The Withholder.
91. Ad-Daarr
The Distresser, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.
92. An-Nafi^
The Propitious, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed.
93. An-Noor
The Light, The One who guides.
94. Al-Haadi
The Guide, The One whom with His Guidance His belivers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.
95. Al-Badi^
The Incomparable, The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
96. Al-Baaqi
The Everlasting, The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
97. Al-Waarith
The Supreme Inheritor, The Heir, The One whose Existence remains.
98. Ar-Rasheed
The Guide to the Right Path, The One who guides.
99. As-Saboor
The Patient, The One who does not quickly punish the sinners. "...There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). Qur'an [42:11]
1 Al-Muntaqim
المنتقم
The Avenger
2 Al-Adl
العدل
The Utterly Just
3 Al-Afuw
العفو
The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins
4 Al-Ahad
الاحد
The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible
5 Al-Akhir
الآخر
The Last
6 Al-Aleem
العلیم
The All Knowing, The Omniscient
7 Al-Ali
العلی
The Sublimely Exalted
8 Al-Awwal
الاول
The First
9 Al-Azeem
العظیم
The Magnificent, The Infinite
10 Al-Aziz
العزیز
The Almighty, The Self Sufficient
11 Al-Badi
البدیع
The Incomparable, The Originator
12 Al-Bais
الباعث
The Raiser of The Dead
13 Al-Baqi
الباقی
The Ever Enduring and Immutable
14 Al-Bari
الباری
The Rightfull
15 Al-Barr
البر
The Most Kind and Righteous
16 Al-Baseer
البصیر
The All Seeing
17 Al-Basit
الباسط
The Expander, The Munificent
18 Al-Batin
الباطن
The Hidden, The All Encompassing
19 Al-Fattah
الفتاح
The Opener, The Victory Giver
20 Al-Ghaffar
الغفار
The Ever Forgiving
21 Al-Ghafoor
الغفور
The All Forgiving
22 Al-Ghani
الغنی
The All Rich, The Independent
23 Al-Hadi
الھادی
The Guide
24 Al-Haee
الحی
The Ever Living
25 Al-Hafeez
الحفیظ
The Preserver
26 Al-Hakam
الحکم
The Judge, The Arbitrator
27 Al-Hakeem
الحکیم
The Wise
28 Al-Halim
الحلیم
The Forbearing, The Indulgent
29 Al-Hamid
الحمید
The All Praiseworthy
30 Al-Haqq
الحق
The Truth, The Real
31 Al-Hasib
الحسیب
The Reckoner
32 Al-Jaame
الجامع
The Gatherer, The Unifier
33 Al-Jabbar
الجبار
The Powerful, The Irresistible
34 Al-Jalil
الجلیل
The Majestic
35 Al-Kabeer
الکبیر
The Great
36 Al-Kareem
الکریم
The Bountiful, The Generous
37 Al-Khabeer
الخبیر
The All Aware
38 Al-Khafiz
الخافض
The Abaser
39 Al-Khaliq
الخالق
The Creator
40 Al-Lateef
اللطیف
The Subtly Kind
41 Al-Maani
المانع
The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender
42 Al-Majeed
المجید
The All Glorious
43 Al-Majid
الماجد
The Illustrious, The Magnificent
44 Al-Malik
المالک
The King, The Sovereign
45 Al-Mateen
المتین
The Firm, The Steadfast
46 Al-Muakhir
المٶخر
The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away
47 Al-Mubdi
المبدی
The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All
48 Al-Mueed
المعید
The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
49 Al-Mughni
المغنی
The Enricher, The Emancipator
50 Al-Muhaymin
المھیمن
The Guardian, The Preserver
51 Al-Muhsi
المحصی
The Accounter, The Numberer of All
52 Al-Muhyee
المحیی
The Giver of Life
53 Al-Muiz
المعز
The Giver of Honour
54 Al-Mujeeb
المجیب
The Responsive, The Answerer
55 Al-Mumeet
الممیت
The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer
56 Al-Mumin
المٶمن
The Guarantor
57 Al-Muqaddim
المقدم
The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward
58 Al-Muqeet
المقیت
The Nourisher
59 Al-Muqsit
المقسط
The Equitable, The Requiter
60 Al-Muqtadir
المقتدر
The All Determiner, The Dominant
61 Al-Musawwir
المصور
The Fashioner of Forms
62 Al-Mutaali
المتعلی
The Self Exalted
63 Al-Mutakabbir
المتکبر
The Tremendous
64 Al-Muzill
المذل
The Giver of Dishonour
65 Al-Qabiz
القابض
The Restrainer, The Straightener
66 Al-Qadir
القادر
The All Able
67 Al-Qahhar
القھار
The All Compelling Subduer
68 Al-Qawi
القوی
The Strong
69 Al-Qayoom
القیوم
The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
70 Al-Quddus
القدوس
The Most Holy
71 Al-Waali
الوالی
The Patron
72 Al-Waase
الواسع
The Vast, The All Encompassing
73 Al-Wadood
الودود
The Loving, The Kind One
74 Al-Wahhab
الوھاب
The Bestower
75 Al-Wahid
الواحد
The One, The Unique, Manifestation of Unity
76 Al-Wajid
الواجد
The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing
77 Al-Wakeel
الوکیل
The Trustee, The Dependable
78 Al-Wali
الولی
The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper
79 Al-Waris
الوارث
The Heir, The Inheritor of All
80 An-Nafi
النافع
The Propitious, The Benefactor
81 An-Noor
النور
The Light
82 Ar-Raafe
الرافع
The Exalter
83 Ar-Rahim
الرحیم
The Most Merciful
84 Ar-Rahman
الرحمٰن
The All Beneficent
85 Ar-Raoof
الرٶوف
The Compassionate, The All Pitying
86 Ar-Raqeeb
الرقیب
The Watchful
87 Ar-Rasheed
الرشید
The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower
88 Ar-Razzaq
الرزاق
The Ever Providing
89 As-Saboor
الصبور
The Patient, The Timeless.
90 As-Salaam
السلام
The Peace and Blessing
91 As-Samad
الصمد
The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting
92 As-Sami
السمیع
The All Hearing
93 Ash-Shaheed
الشھید
The Witness
94 Ash-Shakur
الشکور
The Grateful
95 At-Tawwab
التواب
The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
96 Az-Zaar
الضار
The Distressor, The Harmer (This attribute can only be found in hadith)
97 Az-Zahir
الظاھر
The Manifest, The All Victorious
98 Malik-ul-Mulk
مالک الملک
The Owner of All Sovereignty
99 Zul-Jalali wal-Ikram
ذوالجلال والاکرام
The Lord of
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