The 99 names of Allah are often recited in Islamic devotional practices, and are considered a way to gain a deeper understanding and connection with Allah. Here is the list of the 99 names of Allah:
1. Ar-Rahman is one of the names of Allah in Islam and it means "The Most Merciful". This attribute emphasizes Allah's infinite mercy, compassion, and benevolence towards his creation.
One of the Quranic verses that mentions this name is:"Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt? This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners. The Approaching Day has drawn near: none but Allah can avert it. Do you wonder at this announcement? And do you laugh and not weep? Instead, you spend your days in delightsome things. So prostrate to Allah, and worship Him [alone]" (Quran 53:55-62)
- Ar-Rahim - The Merciful, meaning: The One who is compassionate, kind, and merciful towards all of creation. Quran verse: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." (Quran 1:1)
- Al-Malik - The King, meaning: The Sovereign Lord and Master of all creation, with complete authority over all that exists. Quran verse: "Say, 'O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.'" (Quran 3:26)
- Al-Quddus - The Holy, meaning: The One who is free from all imperfections and who is perfectly pure and holy. Quran verse: "He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him." (Quran 59:23)
- As-Salam - The Peace and Blessing, meaning: The One who is the source of all peace and security, and who bestows His blessings on all of creation. Quran verse: "He is Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Peace, the Bestower of Security, the Guardian over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (Quran 59:23)
- Al-Mu'min - The Faithful, meaning: The One who grants security and faith to those who believe in Him, and who is Himself the ultimate source of faith and belief. Quran verse: "Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein." (Quran 2:257)
- Al-Muhaymin - The Guardian, meaning: The One who watches over and protects all of creation, and who is aware of everything that happens in the universe. Quran verse: "Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light." (Quran 2:257)
- Al-Aziz - The Almighty, meaning: The One who is powerful, mighty, and invincible, and who has complete control over all things. Quran verse: "Say, 'O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.'" (Quran 3:26)
- Al-Jabbar - The Compeller: The One who is irresistible and compels everything to follow His will.
Hadith: "Allah, the Almighty, has ninety-nine names. Whoever memorizes and understands these will enter Paradise." (Sahih Bukhari)
- Al-Mutakabbir - The Supreme, The Majestic: The One who is great and majestic beyond comprehension.
Hadith: "Allah is greater than everything and nothing is greater than Him. Whoever says 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) with conviction will enter Paradise." (Sahih Muslim)
- Al-Khaliq - The Creator: The One who creates everything out of nothing and brings it into existence.
Hadith: "The first thing Allah created was the pen, and He said to it, 'Write.' It asked, 'What should I write?' Allah said, 'Write down everything that will happen until the Day of Judgment.'" (Sunan Abu Dawud)
- Al-Bari' - The Originator: The One who brings forth and creates without any model or example.
Hadith: "Allah is the One who created Adam from dust and then said to him, 'Be,' and he became." (Sahih Bukhari)
- Al-Musawwir - The Fashioner of Forms: The One who shapes and forms everything according to His will.
Hadith: "Allah created Adam in His own image." (Sahih Bukhari)
14. Al-Ghaffar - The Forgiver
Meaning: Al-Ghaffar is one of the names of Allah that means "The Forgiver". It is derived from the Arabic root "ghafara", which means to conceal or forgive someone's faults, sins, or mistakes.
Quran Verse: "So overlook [O Muhammad], with gracious forgiveness." (Surah Al-Hijr 15:85)
- Al-Qahhar - The Subduer
Quran Verse: "And put your trust in the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, Who sees you when you arise and your movement among those who prostrate. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing." (Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:217-220)
- Al-Wahhab - The Bestower
Quran Verse: "Say, "My Lord would not have cared about you, were it not for your prayer. But now you have denied, so there will be judgement." (Surah Al-Furqan 25:77)
- Ar-Razzaq - The Provider
Quran Verse: "And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised. Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking." (Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:22-23)
- Al-Fattah - The Opener
Quran Verse: "And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper." (Surah Al-Furqan 25:31)
- Al-'Alim - The All-Knowing
Quran Verse: "Indeed, Allah is the All-Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13)
- Al-Qabid - The Withholder
Quran Verse: "And He is the One who withholds the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed, Allah is kind and merciful to the people." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:65)
21. Al-Basit - The Extender
Meaning: The One who extends His mercy, provision, and guidance to all of His creation.
Quran Verse:
"He extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent." (Surah Al-An'am 6:147)
- Al-Khafid - The Abaser
Quran Verse:
"Whoever Allah humiliates - there is no one to give him honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:18)
- Ar-Rafi' - The Exalter
Quran Verse:
"Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have been given knowledge, in high degrees." (Surah Al-Mujadilah 58:11)
- Al-Mu'izz - The Giver of Honor
Quran Verse:
"And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference." (Surah Al-Isra 17:70)
- Al-Mudhill - The Giver of Dishonor
Quran Verse:
"And whoever Allah humiliates - for him there is no one to give him honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:18)
26. As-Sami' - The All-Hearing
Meaning: The One who hears all things, from the loudest to the softest, without any hearing instruments or ear.
Quran Verse:
"He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing." (Quran 2:127)
- Al-Basir - The All-Seeing
Quran Verse:
"Indeed, Allah is All-Seeing of His servants." (Quran 35:31)
- Al-Hakam - The Judge
Quran Verse:
"Is not Allah the best of judges?" (Quran 95:8)
- Al-'Adl - The Just
Quran Verse:
"Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight." (Quran 4:40)
- Al-Latif - The Subtle One
Quran Verse:
"He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, All-Aware." (Quran 6:103)
31. Al-Khabir - The All-Aware
Meaning: The One who is aware of all things, both visible and hidden, and has knowledge of all things.
Quran Verse: "Say, 'Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds.' And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion.' They said, 'We have come willingly.' And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing." (Quran 41:9-12)
- Al-Halim - The Forbearing
Quran Verse: "And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon the earth any creature. But He defers them for a specified term. And when their time comes, then indeed Allah has ever been of His servants, Seeing." (Quran 35:45)
- Al-'Aziz - The Almighty
Quran Verse: "Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds." (Quran 7:54)
- Al-Ghafur - The Forgiving
Quran Verse: "And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful." (Quran 4:110)
- Ash-Shakur - The Appreciative
Quran Verse: "And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'" (Quran 14:7)
36. Al-Qahhar - The Dominant One
Meaning: The One who has complete control and dominance over all things, and is able to overcome anything or anyone.
Quran Verse: "And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is over all things competent." (Quran 3:189)
- Al-Wahhab - The Bestower
Quran Verse: "And He gives you of all that you ask for. But if you count the favors of Allah, never will you be able to number them. Indeed, man is unjust and ungrateful." (Quran 14:34)
- Ar-Razzaq - The Provider
Quran Verse: "And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register." (Quran 11:6)
- An-Nur - The Light
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things." (Quran 24:35)
- Al-Hadi - The Guide
"[This is] a Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah." (Quran 2:2)
- Al-Badi - The Incomparable
"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." (Quran 59:24)
- Al-Baqi - The Everlasting
"Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion." (Quran 57:20)
- Al-Warith - The Inheritor
"And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an. Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring." (Quran 15:87-88)
- Ar-Rashid - The Guide to the Right Path
"Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner - (25:1 )
- As-Sabur - The Patient One Meaning: The one who is eternally patient and never rushes or becomes hasty.
- Al-'Alim - The All-Knowing Meaning: The one who knows everything and has complete knowledge of all things.
- Al-Qabid - The Withholder Meaning: The one who restricts and withholds things from whomsoever He wills.
- Al-Basit - The Extender Meaning: The one who provides and expands His blessings to all creatures.
- Al-Khafid - The Abaser Meaning: The one who lowers and abases whomsoever He wills.
- Ar-Rafi' - The Exalter Meaning: The one who raises and exalts whomsoever He wills.
- Al-Mu'izz - The Bestower of Honor Meaning: The one who grants honor and dignity to whomsoever He wills.
- Al-Mudhill - The Humiliator Meaning: The one who humiliates and disgraces whomsoever He wills.
- As-Sami' - The All-Hearing Meaning: The one who hears all things and is aware of every sound.
- Al-Basir - The All-Seeing Meaning: The one who sees all things and is aware of every sight.
- Al-Hakam - The Judge Meaning: The one who is the ultimate judge and arbitrator.
- Al-'Adl - The Just Meaning: The one who is just and fair in all His judgments and decisions.
- Al-Latif - The Subtle One Meaning: The one who is subtle and gentle in His dealings and actions.
- Al-Khabir - The All-Aware Meaning: The one who is aware of all things and is fully informed about everything.
- Al-Halim - The Forbearing One Meaning: The one who is patient and forbearing in His dealings with His creatures.
- Al-'Azim - The Magnificent One Meaning: The one who is grand and magnificent in His attributes and actions.
- Al-Ghafur - The All-Forgiving Meaning: The One who forgives sins and pardons faults. Quran Verse: "Truly, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." (Quran 39:53)
- Ash-Shakur - The Grateful Meaning: The One who rewards abundantly those who are grateful to Him. Quran Verse: "And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'" (Quran 14:7)
- Al-'Ali - The Most High Meaning: The One who is above and beyond all creation in rank and power. Quran Verse: "And exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe." (Quran 37:180)
- Al-Kabir - The Greatest Meaning: The One who is greater than all of creation in power, rank, and honor. Quran Verse: "That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon besides Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand." (Quran 31:30)
- Al-Hafiz - The Guardian Meaning: The One who protects and safeguards His creation from harm. Quran Verse: "But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful." (Quran 12:64)
- Al-Muqit - The Sustainer Meaning: The One who provides for the needs of all His creation. Quran Verse: "And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register." (Quran 11:6)
- Al-Hasib - The Reckoner Meaning: The One who takes account of all things and will judge His creation with perfect justice. Quran Verse: "And Allah is sufficient as a Reckoner." (Quran 4:6)
- Al-Jalil - The Majestic Meaning: The One who is grand and majestic in His power, glory, and majesty. Quran Verse: "So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning." (Quran 30:17)
- Al-Karim - The Generous Meaning: The One who is generous in His blessings and favors. Quran Verse: "And when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'" (Quran 14:7)
- Ar-Raqib - The Watchful Meaning: The One who is ever-vigilant over all things and observes everything with perfect knowledge and wisdom. Quran Verse: "Indeed, Allah is ever watchful over you." (Quran 4:1)
- Al-Mujib - The Responsive Meaning: The One who responds to the needs and prayers of His creation. Quran Verse: "And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me." (Quran 2:186)
- Al-Wasi' - The All-Encompassing Meaning: The One whose knowledge, power, and mercy encompass everything in the universe. Quran Verse: "His throne extends over the heavens and the earth" is a line from the Quran, specifically from Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255).
- Al-Hakim - The Perfectly Wise One Meaning: The One who has perfect wisdom and knowledge, and who governs the universe with justice and wisdom.
- Al-Wadud - The Most Loving One Meaning: The One who is the source of all love and affection, and who loves His creation unconditionally.
- Al-Majid - The Most Glorious One Meaning: The One who is most magnificent and majestic, and whose greatness and glory is beyond our comprehension.
- Al-Ba'ith - The Resurrector Meaning: The One who will bring all of creation back to life on the Day of Judgment.
- Ash-Shahid - The Witness Meaning: The One who is aware of everything that happens and who bears witness to all things.
- Al-Haqq - The Truth Meaning: The One who is the ultimate reality, the source of all truth, and who is absolutely trustworthy.
- Al-Wakil - The Ultimate Trustee Meaning: The One who can be relied upon to take care of all of our needs, and who is the ultimate guardian and protector.
- Al-Qawiyy - The Most Strong Meaning: The One who possesses ultimate strength and power, and who is able to do all things.
- Al-Matin - The Firm One Meaning: The One who is unshakeable, firm, and steadfast in His support and protection of His creation.
- Al-Waliyy - The Protecting Friend Meaning: The One who is a close and intimate friend to His believers, and who protects and guides them.
- Al-Hamid - The Praiseworthy Meaning: The One who is deserving of all praise and thanks, and who is constantly praised by His creation.
- Al-Muhsi - The Reckoner Meaning: The One who keeps track of all deeds and actions, and who will call each person to account on the Day of Judgment.
- Al-Mubdi' - The Originator Meaning: The One who created all things from nothing, and who is the ultimate source of all that exists.
- Al-Mu'id - The Restorer Meaning: The One who restores and brings back to life, both in this world and in the Hereafter.
- Al-Muhyi - The Giver of Life Meaning: The One who is the source of all life, both physical and spiritual, and who gives life to whom He wills.
- Al-Mumit - The Taker of Life Meaning: The One who takes away life, and who has power over death.
- Al-Hayy - The Ever-Living Meaning: The One who is alive and eternal, and who never dies or ceases to exist.
- Al-Qayyum - The Self-Subsisting Meaning: The One who is self-sufficient and self-sustaining, and who sustains all of creation.
- Al-Wajid - The Finder Meaning: The One who knows all things, and who finds what is lost or hidden.
- Al-Majid - The Glorious Meaning: The One who is most magnificent and majestic, and whose greatness and glory is beyond our comprehension.
- Al-Wahid - The One: The unique, the incomparable
"Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One'" (Quran 112:1)
- Al-Ahad - The Indivisible: This name is similar to Al-Wahid and emphasizes the oneness and indivisibility of Allah. It is also mentioned in Surah Al-Ikhlas:
- As-Samad - The Eternal: This name indicates that Allah is self-sufficient and independent, and all of creation depends on Him. It is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Ikhlas:
- Al-Qadir - The All-Powerful: This name highlights the power and ability of Allah to do anything He wills. It is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Baqarah:
- Al-Muqtadir - The All-Determiner: This name emphasizes that Allah has complete control over everything and that nothing can happen without His permission. It is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Qamar:
- Al-Muqaddim - The Expediter: This name indicates that Allah can accelerate or expedite anything He wills. It is mentioned in a hadith:
- Al-Mu'akhkhir - The Delayer: This name indicates that Allah can delay or hold back anything He wills. It is also mentioned in a hadith:
These are the 99 names of Allah, each one revealing a different aspect of His character and nature. Muslims use them in their prayers and daily life to remember and honor Allah, and to seek His blessings and mercy.
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