99 Names of Allah

When one reads the 99 names of Allah, we

get a good understanding of His power and

might. While

no words can

truly describe the

perfection, power, and excellence that is

Allah almighty, the 99

names

of Allah were

chosen by the

creator as His attributes.

Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s peace

and

blessings be upon him, has made the virtues

and benefits of the 99 names of Allah very

clear.

Narrated by Ahmad (3704) from ‘Abd-Allah

ibn Mas’ood who

said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and

blessings of Allah be

upon him) said:

“There is no-one

who is afflicted by

distress and grief, and says:

‘Allahumma

inni ‘abduka ibn

‘abdika ibn

amatija

naasyati bi yadika, maada fiyya

hukmuka,

‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli

ismin

huwa laka sammayta bihi

nafsaka

aw anzaltahu fi

kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu

ahadan min

khalqika

aw ista’

tharta bihi fi

‘ilm il-ghayb ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana

rabee’

qalbi wa noor

sadri wa

jalaa’ huzni

wa dhihaab

hammi. ’

but Allah will take

away his distress

and grief,

and

replace

with joy.” He was asked: “O

Messenger of

Allah,

should we learn

this?” He said:

“Of course;

everyone

who hears

it should learn

it.”

Here is the translation of this prayer.

O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my

forelock is in

Your

hand, Your command

over me is forever executed and Your

decree over me is just.

I ask

You by every name belonging to You which You

have named Yourself with, or

revealed in

Your Book, or You

taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in

the knowledge

of the Unseen with You, that You make

the

Quran the life of my heart and

the light of my

breast, and

a departure for my sorrow and a release for my

anxiety.

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah.

And in another tradition narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the

99 names of

Allah:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah has ninety-nine

names, one hundred

less

one. Whoever learns them will enter Paradise.

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Here are the 99 names of

Allah

with

brief explanations.

Allah

Allah, He who has the

Godhood

which is the power

to create the

entities.

Ar-Rahmaan

The Compassionate, The

Beneficient,

The One who has

plenty of mercy for

the

believers

and

the

blasphemers in

this

world

and

especially for the

believers in

the hereafter.

Ar-Raheem

The Merciful, The One who

has

plenty

of mercy for the

believers.

The Source of Peace, The One who is free from every imperfection.

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.

Al-Muhaimin

The Protector, The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.

Al-Azeez

The Mighty, The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.

Al-Jabbaar

The Compeller, The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.

Al-Mutakabbir

The Majestic, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling

them.

Al-Khaaliq

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

Al-Bari'

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

Al-Musawwir

The Fashioner, The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.

Al-Ghaffaar

The Great Forgiver, The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time

again.

Al-Qahhaar

The Subduer, The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over

anything.

Al-Wahhaab

The Bestower, The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. His is everything

that

benefits whether

Halal or Haram.

Al-Razzaaq

The Sustainer, The Provider.

Al-Fattaah

The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly

and

religious matters.

Al-Aleem

The All-knowing, The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.

Al-Qaabid

The Constricter, The Retainer, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His

wisdom

and expands

and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

Al-Baasit

The Expander, The Enlarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and

expands

and

widens it

with

His Generosity and Mercy.

Al-Khaafid

The One Who Abases, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises

whoever

He willed by

His

Endowment.

Ar-Raafi

The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises

whoever He willed

His Endowment.

Al-Muiz

The Giver of Honor, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade

Him;

And

degrades

whoever He wills, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

Al-Muthil

he Dishonorer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He wills, hence there is no one to

degrade

Him; And

degrades whoever He wills, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

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.

Al-Baseer

The All-Seeing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil

any other

instrument.

Al-Hakam

The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.

Al-Adl

The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.

Al-Lateef

The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.

Al-Khabeer

The Aware, The One who knows the truth of things.

Al-Haleem

The Forbearing, The Clement, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it

and

then

He might

forgive

them.

Al-Azeem

The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltation, Glory, and Purity

from

all

imperfection.

Al-Ghafoor

The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot.

Ash-Shakoor

The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.

Al-Aliyy

The Most High, The Sublime, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.

Al-Kabeer

The Most Great, The Great, The One who is greater than everything in status.

Al-Hafeez

The Preserver, The Protector, The One who protects whatever and whoever He wills to protect.

Al-Muqeet

The Maintainer, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer, The One who has the Power.

Al-Haseeb

The Reckoner, The One who gives the satisfaction.

Al-Jaleel

The Sublime One, The Beneficent, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory

status.

Listen to the 99 Names of
Allah