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  • Al-Kareem
    The Generous One, The Bountiful, The Gracious, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of
    status.

  • Ar-Raqeeb
    The Watcher, The Watchful, The One from Whom nothing is absent. Hence its meaning is related to the attribute
    of Knowledge.

  • Al-Mujeeb
    The Responsive, The Hearkener, The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the one
    who calls upon Him.

  • Al-Wasi
    The Vast, The All-Embracing, The Knowledgeable.

  • Al-Hakeem
    The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings.

  • 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).

  • Al-Majeed
    The Most Glorious One, The Glorious, The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity
    and Kindness.

  • Al-Baith
    The One Who Resurrects, The Raiser (from death), The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward
    and/or punishment.

  • Ash-Shaheed
    The Witness, The One from Whom nothing is absent.

  • Al-Haqq
    The Truth, The True, The One who truly exists.

  • Al-Wakeel
    The Trustee, The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.

  • Al-Qawiyy
    The Most Strong, The Strong, The One with the complete Power.

  • Al-Mateen
    The Firm One, The One with
    extreme Power which is un-
    interrupted and He does not get
    tired.

  • Al-Waliyy
    The Protecting Friend, The
    Supporter.

  • Al-Hameed
    The Praiseworthy, The praised
    One who deserves to be praised.


  • Al-Muhsee
    The Counter, The Reckoner, The
    One who the count of things are
    known to him.

  • Al-Mubdi'
    The Originator, The One who
    started the human being. That
    is, He created him.

  • Al-Mueed
    The Reproducer, The One who
    brings back the creatures after
    death.

  • 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 Day of Resurrection and He makes the hearts
    alive by the light of knowledge.

  • Al-Mumeet
    The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead.

  • 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.

  • Al-Qayyoom
    The Self-Subsisting, The One who remains and does not end.

  • Al-Waajid
    The Perceiver, The Finder, The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.

  • Al-Waahid
    The Unique, The One, The One without a partner.

  • Al-Ahad
    The One.

  • As-Samad
    The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.

  • Al-Qaadir
    The Able, The Capable, The One attributed with Power.

  • Al-Muqtadir
    The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.

  • 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.

  • Al-Mu'akh-khir
    The Delayer, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He
    wills.

  • Al-'Awwal
    The First, The One whose Existence is without a beginning.

  • Al-'Akhir
    The Last, The One whose Existence is without an end.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Al-Walee
    The Governor, The One who owns things and manages them.

  • Al-Muta-ali
    The Most Exalted, The High Exalted, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.

  • 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.

  • At-Tawwaab
    The Acceptor of Repentance, The Relenting, The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His
    creatures and accepts his repentance.

  • 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.

  • Al-Afuww
    The Pardoner, The Forgiver, The One with wide forgiveness.

  • Ar-Ra'uf
    The Compassionate, The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He wills
    among His creatures.

  • Malik Al-Mulk
    The Eternal Owner of Sovereignty, The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.

  • Thul-Jalali wal-Ikram
    The Lord of Majesty and Bounty, The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.

  • Al-Muqsit
    The Equitable, The One who is Just in His judgment.

  • Al-Jaami
    The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of
    Judgment.

  • Al-Ghaniyy
    The Self-Sufficient, The One who does not need the creation.

  • Al-Mughni
    The Enricher, The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.

  • Al-Maani
    The Preventer, The Withholder.

  • Ad-Daarr
    The Distresser, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He wills and benefit to whoever He wills.

  • An-Nafi
    The Propitious, The One who makes harm reach to whomever He wills and benefit to whoever He wills.

  • An-Noor
    The Light, The One who guides.

  • Al-Haadi
    The Guide, The One whom with His Guidance His believers are 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.

  • Al-Badi
    The Incomparable, The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.

  • Al-Baaqi
    The Everlasting, The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.

  • Al-Waarith
    The Supreme Inheritor, The Heir, The One whose Existence remains.

  • Ar-Rasheed
    The Guide to the Right Path, The One who guides.

  • As-Saboor
    The Patient, The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.

    You may have lists or traditions with slight variations of the 99 names of Allah. This is neither a contradiction nor a
    mistake. Allah has more than ninety-nine names. There’s no information from either the Quran or the sayings of
    Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, limiting Allah to only ninety-nine names.

99 Names of Allah Continued


Belief in Allah's Names and Attributes are Part of Islamic Monotheism

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