AL-ASMA UL-HUSNA

(THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD)

"The most beautiful names belong to God, so call on Him thereby. (7:180)"

"Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of GOD,
for without doubt in the remembrance of God do hearts find satisfaction. (13:28)"

Arabic Pronunciation Meanings Arabic Pronunciation Meanings

The Originator. He who creates

The God. The only one Almighty.
Allah Al-Mubdi all creatures initially without
He alone is worthy of worship.
matter or model.

Al-Adl The Just. He who is Equitable. Al-Mughni The Enricher. The Sufficer.

The Guardian. He who watches

Al-Aakhir The Last. Al-Muhaymin over and protects all things.
(Helper in Peril)

The Appraiser. He who knows

The Pardoner. He who pardons
Al-Afu Al-Muhsi the number of every single thing
all who sincerely repents.
in existence, even to infinity.

The Restorer. He who recreates

The Knower of All. He who has
Al-Alim Al-Mu'id His creatures after He has
full knowledge of all things.
annihilated them.

Al-Ahad The One. The only one.
Al-Awwal The First.
Al-Aziz The Mighty & Strong.
The Magnificent. The Most
Al-Azeem
High. He who is Most Splendid.
The Incomparable. He who is
without model or match, and who
Al-Badi
brings into being worlds of
amazing wonder.
The Resurrector. He who brings
Al-Ba'ith the dead to life, and raises them
from their tombs.
The Everlasting One. Eternal (in
Al-Baqi
the future).
The Maker of Order (Skilled
Worker). O Evolver who created
Al-Bari all things so that each whole and
its parts are in perfect conformity
and harmony.
Source of all Goodness. He
who treats His servants
Al-Barr tolerantly, and whose goodness
and kindness are very great
indeed.
The Bestower of Honors. He
Al-Mu'izz
who confers honor and dignity.
The Responder to Prayer. He
Al-Mujib who grants the wishes who
appeals to him.
The Nourisher. He who gives
Al-Muqit
every creature it's sustenance.
The Expediter. He who brings
Al-Muqaddim forward whatever He wills
(Forewarner).
The Equitable One. He who does
Al-Muqsit everything with proper balance
and harmony.
The Creator of All Power. He
who disposes at His will even of
Al-Muqtadir
the strongest and mightiest of His
creatures.
The Taker of Life. He who
Al-Mumit creates the death of a living
creature.
The Avenger. He who justly
Al-Muntaqim inflicts upon wrongdoers the
punishment they deserve.
The Shaper of Beauty. He who
designs all things, giving each its
Al-Musawwir
particular form and character
(Sculptor).
 The All-Seeing. To those who
invoke this Name one hundred
times between the obligatory and
Al-Basir
customary prayers in Friday
congregation, Allah grants
esteem in the eyes of others.
The Reliever (Uncloser). He who
Al-Basit
releases, letting things expand.
The Hidden One. He who is
Al-Batin
hidden, concealed.
The Distresser The Creator of
Al-Dhar the Harmful. He who creates
things that cause pain and injury.
The Opener. He who opens the
Al-Fattah solution to all problems and
makes things easy.
The Forgiving. He who is
Al-Ghaffar
always ready to forgive.
Al-Ghafur The Forgiver and Hides Faults.
The Rich one. He who is
Al-Ghani infinitely rich and completely
Independent.
The Supreme One. He is exalted
in every respect, far beyond
Al-Muta'ali
anything the mind could possibly
attribute to His creatures.
The Majestic. He who
Al-Mutakabbir demonstrates His greatness in all
things and in all ways.
The Humiliator. He who
Al-Mudhill
degrades and abases.
The Creator of Good. He who
An-Nafi creates things that yields
advantages and benefit.
The Light. He who gives light to
all the worlds, who illuminates the
An-Nur
faces, minds and hearts of His
servants.
The Constrictor. He who
Al-Qabidh
constricts and restricts.
The All Powerful. He who is Able
Al-Qadir to do what He wills as He wills
(Providence).
The Subduer. He who dominates
all things, and prevails upon them
Al-Qahhar
to do whatever He wills
(Dominant).
 The Guide. He who provides
Al-Hadi
guidance.
The Preserver. He who guards
Al-Hafiz
all creatures in every detail.
The Ever Living One. The living
who knows all things and whose
Al-Haiy
strength is sufficient for
everything.
The Perfectly Wise. He whose
Al-Hakim every command and action is
pure wisdom.
The Judge. He who judges and
Al-Hakam
makes right prevails.
Al-'Ali The Highest. The Exalted.
The Forbearing. He who is Most
Al-Halim
Clement.
The Praisedworthy. All praise
belongs to Him, and who alone
Al-Hamid
do the tongues of all creation
laud.
The Most Strong.The Possessor
Al-Qawi
of All Strength.
The Self-Existing One. He who
Al-Qayyum maintains the heavens, the earth,
and everything that exists.
The Pure One. He who is free
Al-Quddus
from all errors.
Ar-Rafi' The Exalter. He who raises up.
The All Compassionate. He who
Ar-Raheem
acts with extreme kindness.
The All Merciful. He who wills
Ar-Rahman goodness and mercy for all His
creatures.
Ar-Raqib The Watchful One.
The Righteous Teacher. He who
moves all things in accordance
with His eternal plan, bringing
Ar-Rashid
them without error and with order
and wisdom to their ultimate
destiny (Unerring).
 The Truth. He who’s being The Kind. He who is very
Al-Haqq Ar-Ra'uf
endures unchangingly. compassionate (Indulgent).

The Accounter. He who knows The Sustainer. He who provides

Al-Hasib Ar-Razzaq
every details. all things useful to His creatures.

The Compelling. He who repairs

The Patient One. He who is
Al-Jabbar all broken thing, and completes As-Sabur
characterized by infinite patience.
that which is incomplete.

The Glorious. He who is Lord of The Source of Peace. He who

Al-Jaleel As-Salaam
Majesty and Grandeur. frees His servants from all danger.

The Gatherer. He who brings The Eternal. He who is the only

Al-Jaame together what He wills, when He As-Samad recourse for the ending of need
wills, where He wills. and the removal of affliction.

The Hearer of All. Allah takes

The Greatest. He who care of all the needs of those who
Al-Kabir As-Sami
supremely great. invoke this glorious Name one
hundred times.

The Witness. He who is present

The Generous. He whose
Al-Karim Ash-Shahid everywhere and observes all
generosity is most abundant.
things.

The Rewarder of
The All Aware. He who has the
Thankfulness.He who gratefully
Al-Khabir knowledge of inner & most secret Ash-Shakur
rewards good deeds
aspects of all things.
(Appreciator).
 The Acceptor to Repentance.He
The Abaser. He who brings who is ever ready to accept
Al-Khafid At-Tawwab
down, diminishes. repentance and to forgive sins
(Relenting).

The Creator. He who brings from

The Trustee / Guardian. He who
non-being into being, creating all
manages the affairs of those who
things in such a way that He
Al-Khaliq Al-Vakil duly commit them to His charge,
determines their existence and
and who looks after them better
the conditions and events they
than they could themselves.
are to experience.

The Subtle One. He who knows The Protecting Friend. He who

Al-Latif the minutest subtleties of all Al-Vali is a nearest friend to His good
things. servants.

The Majestic One. He whose The Giver of All. He who

Al-Majid glory is most great and most Al-Wahhab constantly bestows blessings of
high. every kind.

The Glorious. He, whose dignity The Unique. He who is Single,

and glory are most great, and absolutely without partner or
Al-Ma'jid Al-Wahid
whose generosity and equal in His Essence, Attributes,
munificence are bountiful. Actions, Names and Decrees.

The Absolute Ruler. The Ruler The Finder. He who finds what
Al-Malik of the entire universe (King of Al-Wajid He wishes when He wishes
Kings). (Perceiving).

The Loving One. He who loves

The Owner of All. The King of
Malik-ul-Mulk Al-Wadud His good servants, and bestows
the Kingdom.
his compassion upon them.

The Governor. The Protecting

The Preventer of Harm. The Friend. He who administers this
Al-Mani' Al-Wali
Withholder. vast universe and all its passing
phenomena.
 The Inspirer of Faith. He who The All Comprehending. He who
Al-Momin awakes the light of faith in our Al-Wasi' has limitless capacity and
hearts. abundance.

The Firm. He who is very The Inheritor of All. He who is

Al-Mateen Al-Warith
steadfast. the Real Owner of all riches.

The Giver of Life. He who The Manifest One. He who is

Al-Muhyi Az-Zahir
confers life, gives vitality, revives. Evident.

The Lord of Majesty and

The Delayer. He who sets back Zal-Jalali- Bounty. He who possesses both
Al-Mu'akhkhir
or delays whatever He wills. Wal-Ikram greatness and gracious
magnanimity.