99 NAMES of ALLAH

Al-Mumin (7)

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Al-Mumin 7

The Inspirer of Faith

O you who have attained to faith!
Remember God with unceasing remembrance,and extol His limitless glory from morn to evening.
He it is who bestows His blessings upon you,with His angels echoing Him,so that He might take you out of the depths of darkness into the light.
Al-Ahzab 33:41

How long will you say,
"I will conquer the whole world and fill it with myself"?
Even if snow covered the world completely,
the sun could melt it with a glance.
A single spark of God's mercy
can turn poison into springwater.
Where there is doubt,
He establishes certainty.
Rumi, Mathnawi I:542-546

As-Salam (6)

2009-03-05T19:34:00.001-08:00

99 Names of Allah

As-Salam 6

The Source of Peace

And know that God invites man unto the abode of peace,and guides him that wills to be guided onto a straight way.
Yunus 10:25

Al-Quddus (5)

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99 Names of Allah

Al-Quddus 5

The Holy

And We vouchsafed unto Jesus, the son of Mary,all evidence of the truth, and strengthened him with holy inspiration.
Al-Baqarah 2:252,

99 Names of Allah

Al-Malik (4)

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The 99 Names of Allah :

Al-Malik 4

The Absolute Ruler

And thus have We bestowed from on high this divine writ
as a discourse in the Arabic tongue,
and have given therein many facets to all manner of warnings,
so that men might remain conscious of Us,
or that it give rise to a new awareness in them.
Know, then that God is sublimely exalted,
the Ultimate Sovereign, the Ultimate Truth:
and knowing this, do not approach the Qur'an in haste,
ere it has been revealed unto thee in full, but always say:
"O my Sustainer, cause me to grow in knowledge!"
Ta Ha 20:113-114, tr. Asad

Ar-Rahim (3)

2009-03-05T19:28:00.000-08:00

99 Names of Allah

Ar-Rahim

The All-Merciful
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
In the name of God, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful
Al-Fatihah 1:1

Ar-Rahman

2009-03-05T19:26:00.000-08:00

99 Names of Allah
Ar-Rahman

The All-Compassionate

The Most Gracious has imparted this Qur'an unto man.
He has created man: He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.
At His behest the sun and the moon run their appointed courses; before Him prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.
And the skies has He raised high, and has devised for all things a measure, so that you too, O men, might never transgress the measure of what is right: weight, therefore, your deeds with equity, and cut not the measure short!
and the earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters of dates, and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Ar-Rahman 55:1-13, tr. Asad
99 names of Allah

Allah

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Allah
The Greatest Name

In the name of God,
the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful.
Praise be to God, Lord of all the worlds.
The Compassionate, the Merciful.
Ruler on the Day of Reckoning.
You alone do we worship,
and You alone do we ask for help.
Guide us on the straight path,
the path of those who have received your grace;
not the path of those who have brought down wrath,
nor of those who wander astray.
Amen.
Al-Fatiha 1,

Hand is above hand, child, in skill and in strength,
up to the Essence of God.
The ultimate end of all hands is the Hand of God:
the ultimate end of all torrents is undoubtedly the sea.
From it the clouds take their origin,
and in it, too, the torrent has an end.
Rumi, Mathnawi IV:3162-3164, tr. Helminski

Allah (GOD)

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Allah ( God )

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"To God ( Allah ) belongs 99 names"

It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)

Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.

The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.

The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.

[Note that what is meant above applies ONLY to those people who die in a state wherein they are associating others with God. The repentance of those who yet live is acceptable to God if He wills. - MSA of USC]

The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him. If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to continue to exist, which means that he must be self-sufficient. And if the does not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is therefore eternal and everlasting: "He is the First and the Last."

He is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.

"God is the Creator of everything. He is the guardian over everything. Unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth." (39:62, 63)

"No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests on God. He knows its lodging place and it repository." (11:6)

God's Attributes

If the Creator is Eternal and Everlasting, then His attributes must also be eternal and everlasting. He should not lose any of His attributes nor acquire new ones. If this is so, then His attributes are absolute. Can there be more than one Creator with such absolute attributes? Can there be for example, two absolutely powerful Creators? A moment's thought shows that this is not feasible.

The Quran summarizes this argument in the following verses:

"God has not taken to Himself any son, nor is there any god with Him: For then each god would have taken of that which he created and some of them would have risen up over others." (23:91)

And Why, were there gods in earth and heaven other than God, they (heaven and earth) would surely go to ruin." (21:22)

The Oneness of God

The Quran reminds us of the falsity of all alleged gods. To the worshippers of man-made objects, it asks:

"Do you worship what you have carved yourself?" (37:95)

"Or have you taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" (13:16)

To the worshippers of heavenly bodies it cites the story of Abraham:

"When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.' When he saw the moon rising, he said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people gone astray.' When he saw the sun rising, he said, 'This is my Lord; this is greater.' But when it set he said, 'O my people, surely I quit that which you associate, I have turned my face to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth; a man of pure faith, I am not of the idolaters.'" (6:76-79)

The Believer's Attitude

In order to be a Muslim, i.e., to surrender oneself to God, it is necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief - later on called "Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah" - is not enough. Many of the idolaters knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this, but that was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah one must add tawhid al'uluhiyyah, i.e., one acknowledges the fact that is God alone Who deserves to be worshipped, and thus abstains from worshipping any other thing or being.

Having achieved this knowledge of the one true God, man should constantly have faith in Him, and should allow nothing to induce him to deny truth.

When faith enters a person's heart, it causes certain mental states which result in certain actions. Taken together these mental states and actions are the proof for the true faith. The Prophet said, "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds." Foremost among those mental states is the feeling of gratitude towards God which could be said to be the essence of 'ibada' (worship).

The feeling of gratitude is so important that a non-believer is called 'kafir' which means 'one who denies a truth' and also 'one who is ungrateful.'

A believer loves, and is grateful to God for the bounties He bestowed upon him, but being aware of the fact that his good deeds, whether mental or physical, are far from being commensurate with Divine favors, he is always anxious lest God should punish him, here or in the Hereafter. He, therefore, fears Him, surrenders himself to Him and serves Him with great humility. One cannot be in such a mental state without being almost all the time mindful of God. Remembering God is thus the life force of faith, without which it fades and withers away.

The Quran tries to promote this feeling of gratitude by repeating the attributes of God very frequently. We find most of these attributes mentioned together in the following verses of the Quran:

"He is God; there is no god but He, He is the Knower of the unseen and the visible; He is the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. He is God, there is no God but He. He is the King, the All-Holy, the All-Peace, the Guardian of Faith, the All-Preserver, the All-Mighty, the All-Compeller, the All-Sublime. Glory be to God, above that they associate! He is God the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. To Him belong the Names Most Beautiful. All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies Him; He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (59:22-24)

"There is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting. Slumber seizes Him not, neither sleep; to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who is there that shall intercede with Him save by His leave? He knows what lies before them and what is after them, and they comprehend not anything of His knowledge save such as He wills. His throne comprises the heavens and earth; the preserving of them oppresses Him not; He is the All-High, the All-Glorious." (2:255)

"People of the Book, go not beyond the bounds in your religion, and say not as to God but the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God, and His Word that He committed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and say not, 'Three.' Refrain; better is it for you. God is only one God. Glory be to Him - (He is) above having a son." (4:171)

Source : III&E Brochure Series; No. 2

Information about 99 Names

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INFORMATION ABOUT 99 EXCELLENT NAMES OF ALLAH

"99 Names of Allah" (in Arabic: "Asma-ul Husnaa" = The Excellent Names) are the epithets of Allah`s attributes mentioned through the The Holy Koran and Hadiths (sayings of The Last Prophet Muhammad {peace of Allah be upon him}). Indeed, the names and attributes referring to Allah in the Koran and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is more than a hundred. The phrase "Asma-ul Husnaa" contains the whole of this names and attributes in general meaning. However it is a special term for the 99 Names of Allah in Islamic literature.
"Asma-ul Husnaa" have a very special significance in Islamic belief. Because firstly in the Koran, Allah says: "Allah`s are the excellent names, therefore invoke him by them. (7:180)". Secondly, as the teacher and explainer of the Koran, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "There are 99 names of Allah; he who commits them to memory (in the narration of Ibn `Umar this part of sentence is: "he who enumerates them") would get into Paradise. Allah is Odd (i.e. he is One and 99 is an odd number) and He loves odd number: ...(Than the reporter Abu Huraira enumerates the 99 Names)..."
Because of this significance, hundreds of "Asma-ul Husna explanation books" have been written [and is being written, even on the web ;-)] by Muslims. Many leading Muslim writers and scholars in the Islamic history had wanted to add their book series also an "Asma-ul Husna explanation" book. There is even books that only examining the books written about "Asma-ul Husna".
There is absolutely an "Asma-ul Husna" collection in the works of a Muslim calligrapher. Many Muslim teachers and parents ask their students and children to memorize "Asma-ul Husna" by promising them some gifts. Many good Muslims enumerate "Asma-ul Husna" every day especially after the day`s first praying expecting the spiritual advancement and to get into Paradise as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) heralded.
One may ask: "How come only enumerating or memorizing these names can result the spiritual advancement and getting into Paradise ?"
" The Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) again and again instructed and advised his companions to keep their hearts always illuminated with the remembrance of Allah. "
In the Koran Allah says: "...and certainly the remembrance of Allah is the greatest, and Allah knows what you do." (29:45), "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction." (13:28) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "... Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart." (Sahih Bukhari / Belief (Al-Eman), Volume 1, Book 2, Number 49)
"According to him, the heart is the source of good and bad thoughts and deeds. If there is a slackness on the part of a believer in the remembrance of Allah, bad ideas and thoughts occur in it. At the end they result in sins or vices. When the remembrance of Allah is in abundance, bad thoughts and ideas are suppressed and good ones occur which lead to good deeds. "
If we keep in view the verse of Koran mentioned above (29:45) we can realize the relationship between remembrance of Allah and the deeds it resulted: After mentioning about remembering Him, Allah says: "and Allah knows WHAT YOU DO."
So, memorizing or enumerating the Excellent Names of Allah, will result in remembering him; remembering him will result in the illumination and goodness of the heart; this good heart will result in the good deeds; and the good deeds will take the person into Paradise by the permission of the Lord Of the worlds Allah.
The name of the Owner and Creator of everything is: Allah, the One. Allah, the eternally Besought of all. He begotten not nor was begotten. And there is non comparable unto him. (Koran 112 : 1-4)
" We can call Him by other sacred names also which are attributive or qualitative with great benefits and blessings. Nevertheless, He must be remembered, or called upon only with one of the names by which the last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is known to have remembered or called on Him. The reason for this is simple: Allah Almighty is beyond human comprehension and, therefore, to call on Him by names out of one`s own imagination may be unbecoming to His Omnipotence. "
So, here are the names we can call Allah at ease. Because they were taught the mankind by the Book and the Prophet He sent.

In the tables of "Asma-ul Husnaa" that is written by the calligraphers mostly a form is used: At the beginning of the table the phrase "Besmillaahirrahmaanerraheem" (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful) is written. Than the verse and the hadith about "Asma-ul Husnaa" is written. Than "Asma-ul Husnaa" is written in the order that was enumerated in the related hadith. After each name a respect statement for Allah "Jella Jelaeluh" (His majesty exalted) said and it is written to the left of the names.

Names of Allah, 99 Great Names

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NAMES OF ALLAH, THE 99 BEAUTIFUL

al-A`raf 7:180; al-Hashr 59:22-24,

Tradition says that memorizing the 99 most beautiful names of Allah almost assures a person of Paradise:

"Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger said: 'There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory will get into Paradise. Truly, Allah is Odd (he is One) and He loves odd numbers." (Hadith Muslim: Book of Remembrance of All (Kitab Al-Dhikr) 6475, quoted by Kerry Brown and Martin Palmer, ed., The Essential Teachings of Islam, Arrow Books, 1990, p. 9. See also Sahih Bukhari 3.894)

However, the Qur'an knows actually many more than 99 names or titles for God. This is evidenced in the following excerpt of a book review by Dr. Christine Schirrmacher of a German work by the author Djafari:

Hamid Molla Djafari. Gott hat die schönsten Namen ... Islamische Gottesnamen, ihre Bedeutung, Verwendung und Probleme ihrer Übersetzung [God has the most beautiful names. God's names in Islam, their meaning, use, and problems with their translation]. Peter Lang: Frankfurt 2001, 357 pages

In the Koran we read: "The most beautiful names belong to Allah. So call on him by them" (surah 7:180). "The most beautiful names" are understood by Muslim theologians as names and attributes of God which are used during prayer, Sufi-meditation or while saying the rosary. God's names are important as God has not revealed himself in Islam, as Muslim theologians hold, but has only sent down his Holy Book, the Koran. In the Koran, we read about his attributes and how he dealt with mankind in history. In folk Islam, people believe that God has 99 names, whereas the 100th name is hidden to the believer. In the Koran, we find more than 99 names; therefore, Muslim theologians have composed long lists of God's attributes differing from each other. For this reason, Molla-Djafari can give a list of about 200 names. He analyses them linguistically, describes when they are used and interprets their meanings in order to correct former "wrong" translations, as he emphasizes. By and then, Molla-Djafari leaves his scientific approach aside ... Nevertheless, the book is worth reading as it lists the "most beautiful names of God" like the "Merciful", the "Gracious", the "Forgiver", the "Pardoner" beside names for Allah like "the Humiliator", "the Tormentor", "the Torturer", and "the best of Planners and Plotters" (ChSch). (Source: Islam und Christlicher Glaube (1/2002), Institut für Islamfragen)

The are several, somewhat different lists of "Ninety-Nine Names" circulating. One common listing is given by Brown and Palmer as follows:

1. Allah
2. The Compassionate (al-Rahman)
3. The Merciful (al-Rahim)
4. The King/Sovereign (al-Malik)
5. The Holy (al-Quddus)
6. The Source of Peace (al-Salam)
7. The Giver of Faith (al-Mu'min)
8. The Overall Protector (al-Muhaimin)
9. The Strong (al-`Aziz)
10. The Almighty (al-Jabbar)
11. The Majestic (al-Mutakabbir)
12. The Creator (al-Khaliq)
13. The Maker (al-Bari')
14. The Fashioner (al-Musawwir)
15. The Great Forgiver (al-Ghaffar)
16. The Dominant (al-Qahhar)
17. The Bestower (al-Wahhab)
18. The Provider (al-Razzaq)
19. The Opener, The Reliever (al-Fattah)
20. The All-Knowing (al-`Alim)
21. The Restrainer, The Withholder (al-Qabid)
22. The Extender (al-Basit)
23. The Humbler (al-Khafid)
24. The Exalter (al-Rafi`)
25. The Empowerer (al-Mu`izz)
26. The Humiliator (al-Mudhill)
27. The All-Hearing, The Hearer (al-Sami`)
28. The All-Seeing (al-Basir)
29. The Judge (al-Hakam)
30. The Just (al-`Adl)
31. The Kindly One (al-Latif)
32. The Gracious, The Aware (al-Khabir)
33. The Clement, The Forbearing (al-Halim)
34. The Mighty (al-`Azim)
35. The Forgiving (al-Ghafur)
36. The Grateful, The Appreciative (al-Shakur)
37. The High, The Sublime (al-`Aliyy)
38. The Great (al-Kabir)
39. The Preserver (al-Hafiz)
40. The Protector, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer (al-Muqit)
41. The Reckoner (al-Hasib)
42. The Sublime One (al-Jali)
43. The Bountiful, The Gracious (al-Karim)
44. The Watcher, The Watchful (al-Raqib)
45. The Responsive, The Hearkener (al-Mujib)
46. The Infinite, The All-Embracing (al-Wasi`)
47. The Wise (al-Hakim al-Mutlaq)
48. The Loving (al-Wadud)
49. The Glorious (al-Majid)
50. The Resurrector (al-Ba`ith)
51. The Witness (al-Shahid)
52. The True (al-Haqq)
53. The Advocate (al-Wakil)
54. The Most Strong (al-Qawiyy)
55. The Firm (al-Matin)
56. The Patron (al-Waliyy)
57. The Praiseworthy (al-Hamid)
58. The Numberer (al-Muhsi)
59. The Commencer (al-Mubdi)
60. The Restorer (al-Mu`id)
61. The Giver of Life (al-Muhyi)
62. The One Who Gives Death (al-Mumit)
63. The Living One (al-Hayy)
64. The Self-Subsisting (al-Qayyum)
65. The Perceiver (al-Wajid)
66. The One (al-Wahid)
67. The Independent (al-Samad)
68. The Powerful (al-Qadir)
69. The Dominant (al-Muqtadir)
70. The Giver (al-Muqaddim)
71. The Retarder (al-Mu'akhkhir)
72. The First (al-Awwal)
73. The Last (al-Akhir)
74. The Manifest (al-Zahir)
75. The Hidden (al-Batin)
76. The Governor (al-Wali)
77. The High Exalted (al-Muta`ali)
78. The Righteous (al-Barr)
79. The Relenting (al-Tawwab)
80. The Forgiver (al-`Afuww)
81. The Avenger (al-Muntaquim)
82. The Compassionate (al-Ra'uf)
83. The Ruler of the Kingdom (Malik al-Mulk)
84. The Lord of Majesty and Bounty (Dhu'l-Jalal wa'l-Ikram)
85. The Equitable (al-Muqsit)
86. The Gatherer, The Collector (al-Jami`)
87. The Self-Sufficient (al-Ghani)
88. The Enricher (al-Mughni)
89. The Bestower (al-Mu`ti)
90. The Withholder (al-Mani`)
91. The Propitious (al-Nafi`)
92. The Distresser (al-Darr)
93. The Light (al-Nur)
94. The Guide (al-Hadi)
95. The Eternal (al-Azali)
96. The Everlasting (al-Baqi)
97. The Heir (al-Warith)
98. The Guide to the Right Path (al-Rashid)
99. The Patient (al-Sabur)

(Source: Brown and Palmer, op. cit., pp. 9-11)

Allah Al Mighty 99 Names

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Allah Almighty Have 99 Beautiful Names, Allah Is a Special Name of God Containing Them All. Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him said: "To Allah 'God' belongs 99 names, 100 minus 1, anyone who fully understand and memorize them all will enter his Paradise; He (Allah) is odd (Like odd number, Because he is One And the Only One), and He loves odd numbers (such as 99)". "Allah!, There is no God but He! To Him belongs the Most Beautiful Names." (Qur'an 20:8)

1. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Ar-Rahim

The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.

The most Compassionate

3. Name Of Allah Al-Malik

The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.

The King, the Monarch

4. Name Of Allah Al-Quddus

The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.

The Holy one

5. Name Of Allah As-Salam

The One who is free from every imperfection.

The Peace, The Tranquility

6. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Muhaymin

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

The Protector

The vigilant, the controller

8. Name Of Allah Al-'Aziz

The Defeater who is not defeated.

The Mighty

The Almighty, the powerful

9. Name Of Allah Al-Jabbar

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

The all Compelling

10. Name Of Allah Al-Mutakabbir

The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
The Haughty, the Majestic
The Imperious

11. Name Of Allah Al-Khaliq

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

12. Name Of Allah Al-Bari'

The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
The Artificer, the Creator

13. Name Of Allah Al-Musawwir

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

14. Name Of Allah Al-Ghaffar

The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
The Forgiving, the Forgiver

15. Name Of Allah Al-Qahhar

The Subduer who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
The Almighty, the Dominant

16. Name Of Allah Al-Wahhab

The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return.
The Donor, the Bestower

17. Name Of Allah Ar-Razzaq

The Provider, the Sustainer

18. Name Of Allah Al-Fattah

The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.
The Opener, the Revealer

19. Name Of Allah Al-'Alim

The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
The all Knowing, the Omniscient

20. Name Of Allah Al-Qabid

The One who constricts the sustenance.
The Contractor, The Restrainer, the Recipient.

21. Name Of Allah Al-Basit

The One who expands and widens.
The Expander, He who expands

22. Name Of Allah Al-Khafid

The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction.
The Abaser, the Humbler

23. Name Of Allah Ar-Rafi'

The One who raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
The Raiser, the Exalter

24. Name Of Allah Al-Mu'iz

He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him;
The Honorer, the Exalter

25. Name Of Allah Al-Muzil

Degrades whoever he willed, hence there is no one to give him esteem.
The Abaser, the Degrader, the Subduer

26. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Hakam

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

29. Name Of Allah Al-'Adl

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

30. Name Of Allah Al-Latif

The Most Gentle, the Gracious.
The One who is kind

31. Name Of Allah Al-Khabir

The One who knows the truth of things.
The Aware. The Sagacious, one is who is aware.

32. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-'Azim

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

34. Name Of Allah Al-Ghafoor

The One who forgives a lot.
The Forgiving, the Pardoner.

35. Name Of Allah Ash-Shakur

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

36. Name Of Allah Al-'Ali

The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
The most high, the exalted.

37. Name Of Allah Al-Kabir

The One who is greater than everything in status.
The great, the big.

38. Name Of Allah Al-Hafiz

The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
The Guardian, the preserver.

39. Name Of Allah Al-Muqit

The One who has the Power.
The maintainer, The Nourisher

40. Name Of Allah Al-Hasib

The One who gives the satisfaction.
The noble, The Reckoner

41. Name Of Allah Aj-Jalil

The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
The Majestic. The honorable, the exalted.

42. Name Of Allah Al-Karim

The One who is clear from abjectness.
The most generous, the Bountiful.

43. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Wasi'

The Englober. The enricher, the Omnipresent, the Knowledgeable.

46. Name Of Allah Al-Hakim

The One who is correct in His doings.
The most Wise, the Judicious.

47. Name Of Allah Al-Wadud

The Affectionate, the Loving.

48. Name Of Allah Al-Majid

The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
The Glorious, the exalted.

49. Name Of Allah Al-Ba'ith

The One who resurrects for reward and/or punishment.
The Resurrector, the Raiser from death.

50. Name Of Allah Ash-Shahid

The One who nothing is absent from Him.
The Witness

51. Name Of Allah Al-Haqq

The One who truly exists.
The Truth, the Just.

52. Name Of Allah Al-Wakil

The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
The Guardian, the Trustee

53. Name Of Allah Al-Qawee

The One with the complete Power.
The powerful, the Almighty, The Strong

54. Name Of Allah Al-Matin

The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
The Strong, the Firm

55. Name Of Allah Al-Walee

The Supporter, the Friend, the Defender the master.

56. Name Of Allah Al-Hamid

The praised One who deserves to be praised.
The Praiseworthy , the Commendable

57. Name Of Allah Al-Muhsi

The One who the count of things are known to him.
The Counter

58. Name Of Allah Al-Mubdi'

The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
The Beginner, the Creator, The Originator

59. Name Of Allah Al-Mu'eed

The One who brings back the creatures after death.
The Restorer, the Resurrector.

60. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Mumeet

The One who renders the living dead.
The Bringer of Death. The Death Giver.

62. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Qayyum

The One who remains and does not end.
The Self-Subsistent, The Eternal, the Self Sustaining.

64. Name Of Allah Al-Wajid

The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
The all perceiving, the Opulent, the Finder.

65. Name Of Allah Al-Wahid

The One without a partner.
The One, the Unique.

66. Name Of Allah Al-Majid

The One who is Majid.
The Noble, the illustrious.

67. Name Of Allah Al-Ahad

The only, the Unique.

68. Name Of Allah As-Samad

The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
The Perfect, the Eternal.

69. Name Of Allah Al-Qadir

The One attributed with Power.
The Able, the Capable, the Omnipotent.

70. Name Of Allah Al-Muqtadir

The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
The Capable, The all Powerful

71. Name Of Allah Al-Muqaddim

He makes ahead what He wills.
The Presenter, The Advancer, The Expediter

72. Name Of Allah Al-Mu'akhkhir

The One who delays what He wills.
The Fulfiller, the keeper behind, The Deferrer

73. Name Of Allah Al-'Awwal

The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
The First

74. Name Of Allah Al-'Akhir

The One whose Existence is without an end.
The Last

75. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Batin

The Hidden, the Interior, the Latent

77. Name Of Allah Al-Wali

The One who owns things and manages them.
The Governor, The Ruler, The Master

78. Name Of Allah Al-Muta'ali

The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
The Exalted, The most high, one above reproach.

79. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-'Afuww

The One with wide forgiveness.
The Forgiver, the effacer, the Pardoner

83. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Muqsit

The One who is Just in His judgment.
The Just, the Equitable

85. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Ghanee

The One who does not need the creation.
The rich, the all sufficing, Self-Sufficient

87. Name Of Allah Al-Mughnee

The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
The Enricher, sufficer, the bestower.

88. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Ad-Darr

The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed.
The Distresser , The afflictor, the bringer of Adversity.

90. Name Of Allah An-Nafi'

The One who gives benefits to whoever He wills.
The Beneficial Benefactor

91. Name Of Allah An-Nur

The One who guides.
The Light

92. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Al-Badi'

The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
The Wonderful, the maker, Incomparable

94. Name Of Allah Al-Baqi

The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
The Enduring, the Everlasting, the eternal

95. Name Of Allah Al-Warith

The One whose Existence remains.
The Inheritor, The Heir

96. Name Of Allah Ar-Rashid

The One who guides.
The Rightly Guided, The Conscious, the Guide

97. Name Of Allah As-Sabur

The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
The most Patient, the Enduring.

98. Name Of Allah 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. Name Of Allah Zul-l-Jalal wal-Ikram

The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
Lord of Majesty and Generosity

Numerology of the Names of Allah

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Some Muslims believe that what could be interpreted as the number 99 written in Arabic numeral system is imprinted on human hands. If one looks at his or her palms, thumbs facing upward, the lines in the hands appear as "١٨ ٨١", which are the Arabic numerals commonly used in eastern Arab countries- of 81 and 18, which sum to 99. If you subtract the numbers 81 and 18 you are left with 63 which was the age of which Muhammad along with 3 of his four companions died.[4]

However, this has no Islamic or Qu'ranic basis supporting it and, from an Islamic perspective, is irrelevant to the concept of the names of God discussed in the previous section. In Islam nothing can be taken as Beliefs or Aqidah without clear proof which means that the belief should be found in definite source (Qur'an or authentic hadeeth) and its meaning should bring no confusion so that there is no possibility of difference of opinion except if apostates don't want to see it so. This is very likely a novelty of unknown origin that has developed in some Muslim cultures, especially those that use numeral system mentioned above. It also happens to work with a combination of Chinese and Western numerals, appearing as "八1 1八" - "81 18". In general, many Muslims have diverging views however Sunni Sect Islam has no documentation of this.

Origin of the Names of Allah

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In one Islamic tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to call God by all His Names: :"اللهم إني ادعوك بأسمائك الحسنى كلها"

"O God, I invoke You with all of Your Beautiful Names."

(Narrated by Ibn Majah, book of Du`a; and by Imam Malik in his Muwatta', Kitab al-Shi`r)

Muhammad is also reported to have said in a famous Hadith:

"Verily, there are ninety-nine names of God, one hundred minus one. He who enumerates [and believes in them and the one God behind] them would get into Paradise."

(Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, no. 1410)

Of note is that this hadith does not say that there are only 99 names, but 99 names that are better than the others. This caused people to search them out in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and a list was compiled. Over time it became custom to recite the list in its entirety. While some Muslims believe that this list is mentioned by Muhammad himself, the specialist Muslim scholars argue strongly that the list was just compiled by a Muslim scholar as an addendum to the actual hadith, (Al Waleed ibn Muslim). If it was only an attempt of a scholar, they are not necessarily the names proper, and other attempts may still be made. A recent scholar, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Razek, made an attempt [2] of this kind and explained in detail why he differs in opinion with Al Waleed about enlisting some of the names. However, reciting the traditional names has developed into a ritual by some Muslims (a bit like a Catholic litany of Saints) as an attempt to enumerate them, while most other Muslims believe that the "enumeration" is not just the act of recitation, but applying the attributes that the names suggest.