"Allah! there is no god but He! To Him
belongs the Most Beautiful Names." (Qur'an 20:8)
1. Ar-Rahman
- The One who has plenty of mercy
for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially
for the believers in the hereafter.
- The Most Merciful
2. Ar-Rahim
- The One who has plenty of mercy
for the believers.
- The most Compassionate
3. Al-Malik
- The One with the complete
Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
- The King, the Monarch
4. Al-Quddus
- The One who is pure from any
imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
- The Holy one
5. As-Salam
- The One who is free from every
imperfection.
- The Peace, The Tranquility
6. Al-Mu'min
- 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.
- The One with Faith
- The Faithful, The Trusted
7. Al-Muhaymin
- The One who witnesses the saying
and deeds of His creatures.
- The Protector
- The vigilant, the controller
8. Al-'Aziz
- The Defeater who is not defeated.
- The Mighty
- The Almighty, the powerful
9. Al-Jabbar
- The One that nothing happens in
His Dominion except that which He willed.
The all Compelling
10. Al-Mutakabbir
- The One who is clear from the
attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
- The Haughty, the Majestic
- The Imperious
11. Al-Khaliq
- The One who brings everything from
non-existence to existence.
- The Creator, the Maker
12.Al-Bari'
- The Creator who has the Power to
turn the entities.
- The Artificer, the Creator
13.Al-Musawwir
- The One who forms His creatures in
different pictures.
- The Fashioner
- The Organizer, the Designer
14.Al-Ghaffar
- The One who forgives the sins of
His slaves time and time again.
- The Forgiving, the Forgiver
15.Al-Qahhar
- The Subduer who has the perfect
Power and is not unable over anything.
- The Almighty, the Dominant
16.Al-Wahhab
- The One who is Generous in giving
plenty without any return.
- The Donor, the Bestower
17. Ar-Razzaq
- The Provider, the Sustainer
18. Al-Fattah
- The One who opens for His slaves
the closed worldly and religious matters.
- The Opener, the Revealer
19. Al-'Alim
- The Knowledgeable; The One nothing
is absent from His knowledge.
- The all Knowing, the Omniscient
20. Al-Qabid
- The One who constricts the
sustenance.
- The Contractor, The Restrainer,
the Recipient.
21. Al-Basit
- The One who expands and widens.
- The Expander, He who expands
22. Al-Khafid
- The One who lowers whoever He
willed by His Destruction.
- The Abaser, the Humbler
23. Ar-Rafi'
- The One who raises whoever He
willed by His Endowment.
- The Raiser, the Exalter
24. Al-Mu'iz
- He gives esteem to whoever He
willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him;
- The Honorer, the Exalter
25. Al-Muzil
- Degrades whoever he willed, hence
there is no one to give him esteem.
- The Abaser, the Degrader, the
Subduer
26. As-Sami'
- The One who Hears all things that
are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or
organ.
- The Hearer, The All hearing, all
knowing.
27. Al-Basir
- The One who Sees all things that
are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other
instrument.
- The Seer, The discerning, the All
seeing.
28. Al-Hakam
- He is the Ruler and His judgment
is His Word.
- The arbitrator, the Judge
29. Al-'Adl
- The One who is entitled to do what
He does.
- The justice, the equitable. The
Just.
30. Al-Latif
- The Most Gentle, the Gracious.
- The One who is kind
31. Al-Khabir
- The One who knows the truth of
things.
- The Aware. The Sagacious, one is
who is aware.
32. Al-Halim
- The One who delays the punishment
for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
- The Gentle. The most patient, the
Clement.
33. Al-'Azim
- The One deserving the attributes
of Exaltment, Glory, Extolment,
and Purity from all imperfection.
- The Great, Mighty
34. Al-Ghafoor
- The One who forgives a lot.
- The Forgiving, the Pardoner.
35. Ash-Shakur
- The One who gives a lot of reward
for a little obedience.
- The Grateful, the Thankful
36. Al-'Ali
- The One who is clear from the
attributes of the creatures.
- The most high, the exalted.
37. Al-Kabir
- The One who is greater than
everything in status.
- The great, the big.
38. Al-Hafiz
- The One who protects whatever and
whoever He willed to protect.
- The Guardian, the preserver.
39. Al-Muqit
- The One who has the Power.
- The maintainer, The Nourisher
40. Al-Hasib
- The One who gives the
satisfaction.
- The noble, The Reckoner
41. Aj-Jalil
- The One who is attributed with
greatness of Power and Glory of status.
- The Majestic. The honorable, the
exalted.
42. Al-Karim
- The One who is clear from
abjectness.
- The most generous, the Bountiful.
43. Ar-Raqib
- The One that nothing is absent
from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute of
Knowledge.
- The Guardian, the watchful.
Watcher.
44. Al-Mujib
- The One who answers the one in
need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
- The Responder. The respondent, one
who answers.
45. Al-Wasi'
- The Englober. The enricher, the
Omnipresent, the Knowledgeable.
46. Al-Hakim
- The One who is correct in His
doings.
- The most Wise, the Judicious.
47. Al-Wadud
- The Affectionate, the Loving.
48. Al-Majid
- The One who is with perfect Power,
High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
- The Glorious, the exalted.
49. Al-Ba'ith
- The One who resurrects for reward
and/or punishment.
- The Resurrector, the Raiser from
death.
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50. Ash-Shahid
- The One who nothing is absent from
Him.
- The Witness
51. Al-Haqq
- The One who truly exists.
- The Truth, the Just.
52. Al-Wakil
- The One who gives the satisfaction
and is relied upon.
- The Guardian, the Trustee
53. Al-Qawee
- The One with the complete Power.
- The powerful, the Almighty, The
Strong
54. Al-Matin
- The One with extreme Power which
is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
- The Strong, the Firm
55. Al-Walee
- The Supporter, the Friend, the
Defender the master.
56. Al-Hamid
- The praised One who deserves to be
praised.
- The Praiseworthy , the Commendable
57. Al-Muhsi
- The One who the count of things
are known to him.
- The Counter
58. Al-Mubdi'
- The One who started the human
being. That is, He created him.
- The Beginner, the Creator, The
Originator
59. Al-Mu'eed
- The One who brings back the
creatures after death.
- The Restorer, the Resurrector.
60. Al-Muhyee
- 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.
- The Bestower, the Life Giver.
61. Al-Mumeet
- The One who renders the living
dead.
- The Bringer of Death. The Death
Giver.
62. Al-Hayy
- The One attributed with a life
that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul,
flesh or blood.
- The Living. The Alive, the ever
living.
63. Al-Qayyum
- The One who remains and does not
end.
- The Self-Subsistent, The Eternal,
the Self Sustaining.
64. Al-Wajid
- The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd
is Richness.
- The all perceiving, the Opulent,
the Finder.
65. Al-Wahid
- The One without a partner.
- The One, the Unique.
66. Al-Majid
- The One who is Majid.
- The Noble, the illustrious.
67. Al-Ahad
68. As-Samad
- The Master who is relied upon in
matters and reverted to in ones needs.
- The Perfect, the Eternal.
69. Al-Qadir
- The One attributed with Power.
- The Able, the Capable, the
Omnipotent.
70. Al-Muqtadir
- The One with the perfect Power
that nothing is withheld from Him.
- The Capable, The all Powerful
71. Al-Muqaddim
- He makes ahead what He wills.
- The Presenter, The Advancer, The
Expediter
72. Al-Mu'akhkhir
- The One who delays what He wills.
- The Fulfiller, the keeper behind,
The Deferrer
73. Al-'Awwal
- The One whose Existence is without
a beginning.
- The First
74. Al-'Akhir
- The One whose Existence is without
an end.
- The Last
75. Az-Zahir
- The Apparent, the Exterior, The
Manifest
- The One that nothing is above Him
and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.
76. Al-Batin
- The Hidden, the Interior, the
Latent
77. Al-Wali
- The One who owns things and
manages them.
- The Governor, The Ruler, The
Master
78. Al-Muta'ali
- The One who is clear from the
attributes of the creation.
- The Exalted, The most high, one
above reproach.
79. Al-Barr
- 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.
- The Benefactor, The Beneficent,
the Pious.
80. At-Tawwab
- The One who grants repentance to
whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
- The Acceptor of Repentance, The
Forgiver, the Relenting.
81. Al-Muntaqim
- The One who victoriously prevails
over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the
One who destroys them.
- The Avenger
82. Al-'Afuww
- The One with wide forgiveness.
- The Forgiver, the effacer, the
Pardoner
83. Ar-Ra'uf
- The One with extreme Mercy. The
Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His
creatures.
- The merciful, the Ever Indulgent.
84. Al-Muqsit
- The One who is Just in His
judgment.
- The Just, the Equitable
85. Aj-Jami'
- The One who gathers the creatures
on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
- The Collector, the comprehensive,
Gatherer
86. Al-Ghanee
- The One who does not need the
creation.
- The rich, the all sufficing,
Self-Sufficient
87. Al-Mughnee
- The One who satisfies the
necessities of the creatures.
- The Enricher, sufficer, the
bestower.
88. Al-Mani'
- The Supporter who protects and
gives victory to His pious believers. Al-Mu'tiy
- The Withholder
- The Preventer, the prohibiter, the
defender.
89. Ad-Darr
- The One who makes harm reach to
whoever He willed.
- The Distresser , The afflictor,
the bringer of Adversity.
90. An-Nafi'
- The One who gives benefits to
whoever He wills.
- The Beneficial Benefactor
91. An-Nur
- The One who guides.
- The Light
92. Al-Hadi
- The One whom with His Guidance His
believers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have
been guided to what is beneficial or them and protected from what is
harmful to them.
- The Guide
93. Al-Badi'
- The One who created the creation
and formed it without any preceding example.
- The Wonderful, the maker,
Incomparable
94. Al-Baqi
- The One that the state of
non-existence is impossible for Him.
- The Enduring, the Everlasting, the
eternal
95. Al-Warith
- The One whose Existence remains.
- The Inheritor, The Heir
96. Ar-Rashid
- The One who guides.
- The Rightly Guided, The Conscious,
the Guide
97. As-Sabur
- The One who does not quickly
punish the sinners.
- The most Patient, the Enduring.
98. Malik Al-Mulk
- The One who controls the Dominion
and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
- The Ruler of the Kingdom, king of
the Universe
99. Zul-l-Jalal wal-Ikram
- The One who deserves to be Exalted
and not denied.
- Lord of Majesty and Generosity
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