NAMES OF ALLAH

 NAMES OF ALLAH

Al-Asma-ul-Husna (اَلاسْمَاءُ الْحُسناى)

The 99 Most Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah the Almighty

 

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Surat Al-Hashr 59:24

And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them

Surat Al-A’raf 7:180

Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

Surat Taha 20:8

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad SAW said, "Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise."

Sahih Al-Bukhari - Book 50 Hadith 894

Abu Huraira reported Prophet Muhammad SAW as saying: Verily, there are ninety-nine names for Allah, i.e. hundred excepting one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise. And Hammam has made this addition on the authority of Abu Huraira who reported it from Prophet Muhammad SAW that he said: "He is Odd (one) and loves odd number."

Sahih Muslim - Book 35 Hadith 6476

It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close definitions.

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لا إلَهَ إلَّا هُوَ

He is Allah, there is none worthy of worship except for Him

الرَّحْمَنُ

Ar-Rahmaan . The Beneficent . He who wills goodness and mercy for all His creatures.

الرَّحِيمُ

Ar-Raheem . The Merciful . He who acts with extreme kindness.

الْمَلِكُ

Al-Malik . The Eternal Lord . The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.

الْقُدُّوسُ

Al-Quddus . The Most Sacred . The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.

السَّلاَمُ

As-Salam . The Embodiment of Peace . The One who is free from every imperfection.

الْمُؤْمِنُ

Al-Mu'min . The Infuser 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.

الْمُهَيْمِنُ

Al-Muhaymin . The Preserver of Safety . The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.

الْعَزِيزُ

Al-Aziz . The Mighty One . The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.

الْجَبَّارُ

Al-Jabbar . The Omnipotent One . The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.

الْمُتَكَبِّرُ

Al-Mutakabbir . The Dominant One The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.

الْخَالِقُ

Al-Khaaliq . The Creator  . The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.

الْبَارِئُ

Al-Baari . The Evolver . The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.

الْمُصَوِّرُ

Al-Musawwir . The Flawless Shaper . The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.

الْغَفَّارُ

Al-Ghaffaar . The Great Forgiver . The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.

الْقَهَّارُ

Al-Qahhaar . The All-Prevailing One . The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.

الْوَهَّابُ

Al-Wahhab . The Supreme Bestower . The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. He is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.

الرَّزَّاقُ

Ar-Razzaq . The Total Provider . The Sustainer, The Provider.

الْفَتَّاحُ

Al-Fattah . The Supreme Solver . The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.

اَلْعَلِيْمُ

Al-Alim . The All-Knowing One . The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.

الْقَابِضُ

Al-Qaabid . The Restricting One . The Constrictor, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

الْبَاسِطُ

Al-Baasit . The Extender . The Englarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

الْخَافِضُ

Al-Khaafid . The Reducer . The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.

الرَّافِعُ

Ar-Rafi . The Elevating One . The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.

الْمُعِزُّ

Al-Mu'izz . The Honourer-Bestower . 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.

المُذِلُّ

Al-Muzil . The Abaser . The Dishonourer, 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.

السَّمِيعُ

As-Sami’ . The All-Hearer . The Hearer, The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.

الْبَصِيرُ

Al-Baseer . The All-Seeing . The All-Noticing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.

الْحَكَمُ

Al-Hakam . The Impartial Judge . The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.

الْعَدْلُ

Al-Adl . The Embodiment of Justice . The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.

اللَّطِيفُ

Al-Lateef . The Knower of Subtleties . The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.

الْخَبِيرُ

Al-Khabeer . The All-Aware One . The One who knows the truth of things.

الْحَلِيمُ

Al-Haleem . The Clement One . The Forebearing, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.

الْعَظِيمُ

Al-Azeem . The Magnificent One . The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolment, and Purity from all imperfection.