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Names of God in
Islam

According to a hadith, there are at least

99 Names of Allah, known as the ʾasmāʾu
llāhi l-ḥusnā (Arabic: ‫أﺳﻤﺎء اﻟﻠﻪ اﻟﺤﺴﻨﻰ‬
Beautiful Names of Allah). The names
are also called 99 Attributes of Allah.
Origin

The 99 names of God on the ceiling of the Grand

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According to Sahih Bukhari Hadith:[1]

Abu Hurairah reported that

Allah has ninety-nine Names,
 i.e., one hundred minus one,
and whoever believes in their
meanings and acts accordingly,
will enter Paradise; and Allah
is witr (one) and loves 'the
witr' (i.e., odd numbers).

— Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8,

Book 75, Hadith 419

There is another Sahih Muslim Hadith:[2]

 Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,
"Allah has ninety-nine Names,
one-hundred less one; and he
who memorized them all by
heart will enter Paradise." To
count something means to
know it by heart.

— Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9,

Book 93, Hadith 489

The Quran refers to God's Most Beautiful

Names (al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná) in several
Surahs.[3] Gerhard Böwering refers to
Surah 17 (17:110) as the locus classicus
to which explicit lists of 99 names used
to be attached in tafsir. A cluster of more
than a dozen Divine epithets which are
included in such lists is found in Surah
59.[4] Mystic philosopher Ibn Arabi
surmised that the 99 names are "outward
signs of the universe's inner mysteries".[5]

List
There is no universal agreement among
Muslims as to what exactly counts as a
name of God, and what does not.
Additionally, while some names are only
in the Quran, and others are only in the
hadith, there are some names which
appear in both. Different sources give
different lists of the 99 names.[5]

The following list is based on the one

found in the Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (9th
century). Other hadith, such as those of
al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Majah, al-
Hakim al-Tirmidhi or Ibn ʿAsākir, have
variant lists. All attribute the original
compilation of the list of names to Abu
Hurairah.

Al-Tirmidhi comments on his list: "This

(version of the) hadith is gharib [unusual,
scarce]; it has been narrated from various
routes on the authority of Abu Hurairah,
but we do not know of the mention of the
Names in the numerous narrations,
except this one." Various early Muslim
exegetes, including Jaʿfar al-Sadiq,
Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah, Ibn Hazm, al-
Qurtubi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, have given
their own versions of lists of 99 names.[6]
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Please note the written Arabic spelling of

the names written in Arabic in the table
are in the vowelled Classical/Quranic
form (proper = in the Quran and Ahādith)
with the square bracketed "[.]" variant of
the written Arabic forms given in
common or modern texts—usually in
media, some long vowels and
punctuations are omitted for the easier
typing and reading.
 Modern
Standard
Classical
Arabic
Arabic
(MSA) Romanization
(Quranic/ gramm
(Variant Transliteration [Various Translationa Reference
classical typ
with Spellings]
written
vowels/
forms)
without
vowels)

\* ُ‫ اﻟﺮّ ﺣﻤ ٰـﻦ *\ ْٱﻟﺮ ْﺣﻤَ ـٰﻦ‬ar-Raḥmān/ ar-Raḥmān The ِBeneficient/ Quran: D

1 ُ‫ْٱﻟﺮ ْﺣﻤَ ـﺎن‬ ar-Raḥmān All- Beginning
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ ﺣﻤﺎن‬ [Ar-Rahmaan]
Compassionate/ of every
[* = \* ‫اﻟﺮﺣﻤ ٰـﻦ‬ Most Gracious/ Surah
classical (chapter)
‫اﻟﺮﺣﻤﺎن‬
written except
form] [* = one, and
classical numerous
written other
form] places.
The first
verse
('ayat) of
Surah ar-
Rahman

(Surah 55)
consists
only of
this
Name.

Q
 Quran:
Beginning
of every
Surah
(chapter)
except
The Most
one, and
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ ﺣﻴﻢ‬ ar-Raḥiym/ ar-Raḥīm Merciful/ Ever-
numerous
‫ْٱﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْﻴ ُﻢ‬ Merciful/ D
2 ‫اﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬ ar-Raḥīm [Ar-Raheem] other
Merciful/ Most
places
Clement
(there are
a total of
114
Surahs in
the
Quran.)

\* ‫اﻟﻤ ٰـﻠﻚ *\ ْٱﻟﻤَ ٰـ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬ al-Mālik/ al-Mālik The King/ Lord/ 59:23 , D
3 ‫ْٱﻟﻤَ ـﺎ ِﻟ ُﻚ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺎﻟﻚ‬ al-Mālik [al-Maalik] Sovereign/ 20:114 ,
Dominion/ 23:116
[* = [* = Master
classical classical
[also means "the
written written
God/ Lord, the
form] form]
One and Only",
"Possessor of

Supreme Power
or Authority"]

al-Quddus The Holy/ All-

ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻘﺪوس‬ al-Quddūs/
[al-Quddous, Holy/ All-Pure/ 59:23 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟ ُﻘﺪ‬
‫وس‬ D
4 ‫اﻟﻘﺪوس‬ al-Quddūs Sacred/ All 62:1
4 ‫اﻟﻘﺪوس‬ al Quddūs Sacred/ All- 62:1
al-Quddoos]
Sacred

\* ‫اﻟﺴﻠ ٰـﻢ‬
ّ

\ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم‬
ّ
\* ‫ْٱﻟﺴﻠَ ٰـ ُﻢ‬

ُ‫ْٱﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ \* ‫اﻟﺴﻠ ٰـﻢ‬

The Giver of
as-Salām/ As-Salām
[* = ‫اﻟﺴﻼم‬ Peace/ Peace/
59:23 D
5 classical as-Salām [As-Salaam] All-Calm/ Ever-
[* = Tranquil
written
classical
form]
written
form]

The Granter of
Security/ the
Giver/ Faith/
al-Muʿumin/
Supreme
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺆ ِﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻦ‬ al-Muʿmin 59:23 D
6 al-Muʿmin Believer (of
Belief)/ Giver of
Belief/ All-
Assurer

ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ َﻬ ْﻴ ِﻤﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻬﻴﻤﻦ‬ al-Muhaymin al-Muhaymin The Controller/ 59:23 D

7 Absolute
Authority Over
All/ Guardian

Over All/
Absolute
Master/ Eternal
Dominating

The Exalted in
3:6 ,
Mi h d
 ,
Might and
al-ʿAziyz/ al-ʿAzīz 4:158 ,
Power/ Exalted/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ِﺰ‬
‫ﻳﺰ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺰﻳﺰ‬ 9:40 , D
8 al-ʿAzīz Powerful/
[al-Azeez]
48:7 ,
Almighty/
59:23
Mighty

The
Omnipotent/
\ ‫اﻟﺠ ّﺒﺎر‬ al-Jabbār/ al-Jabbar Supreme
ُ‫ْٱﻟﺠَ ﺒﺎر‬ Power/ 59:23 D
9 ‫اﻟﺠﺒﺎر‬ al-Jabbār [al-Jabbaar]
Possessor of
Having All
Power/ Strong

The Possessor
\ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻜ ّﺒﺮ‬
of Greatness/ D
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ َﺘﻜَﺒﺮ‬ al-Mutakabbir al-Mutakabbir 59:23
10 ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻜﺒﺮ‬ Supreme/ Justly muta
Proud

\* ‫اﻟﺨ ٰـﻠﻖ *\ ْٱﻟ َﺨ ٰـ ِﻠ ُﻖ‬

The Creator/ 6:102 ,
‫ْٱﻟ َﺨﺎ ِﻟ ُﻖ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﺎﻟﻖ‬
Creator of the 13:16 ,[7]
al-Khāliq/ al-Khaliq
[* = [* = Universe/ 36:81 ,
D
11 classical classical al-Khāliq [al-Khaaliq] Maker/ True 39:62 ,
written written Originator/ 40:62 ,
form] form] Absolute Author 59:24

ُ ‫ﺎر‬
‫ئ‬ ْ
ِ ‫ٱﻟ َﺒ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎرئ‬ al-Bāriʿ/ al-Bariʿ The Initiator/ 59:24 D

12 al-Bāriʿ [al-Baari’/ al- Evolver/ Eternal

Baarie] Spirit
Worshipped By
All, Have
Absolute Power
Over All Matters
 Over All Matters,
Nature and
Events

al-Musawwir

[al-
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻤﺼﻮر‬ The Fashioner/
Mussawwir/
َ ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤ‬
ُ‫ﺼﻮر‬ al-Muṣawwir Shaper/ 59:24 D
13 ‫اﻟﻤﺼﻮر‬
al- Designer/ Artist
Muswawwir]

ّ
\* ‫اﻟﻐﻔ ٰـﺮ‬
The Repeatedly
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻐﻔﺎر‬
\* ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻐﻔـٰﺮ‬ Forgiving/
Absolute
ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻐﻔﺎر‬ \* ‫اﻟﻐﻔ ٰـﺮ‬ 20:82 ,
Forgiver/
al-Ghaffār/ al-Ghaffar 38:66 ,
[* = ‫اﻟﻐﻔﺎر‬ Pardoner/
39:5 , D
14 classical al-Ghaffār [al-Ghaffaar] Condoner
[* = 40:42 ,
written [He Who is
classical 71:10
form] Ready to Pardon
written
and Forgive]
form]

\* ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻘﻬـٰﺮ‬ ّ
\* ‫اﻟﻘﻬ ٰـﺮ‬ al-Qahhār/ al-Qahhar The Subduer/ 12:39 , D
15 ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻘﻬﺎر‬ ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻘﻬﺎر‬ al-Qahhār [al-Qahhaar] Overcomer/ 13:16 ,
Conqueror/ 14:48 ,
[* = \* ‫اﻟﻘﻬ ٰـﺮ‬ Absolute 38:65 ,
classical Vanquisher

written ‫اﻟﻘﻬﺎر‬ [Possessor of 39:4 ,

form] Who Subdues 40:16
[* =
Evil and
classical
Oppression]
written
form]
 The Absolute
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻮﻫﺎب‬ al-Wahhāb/ al-Wahhab
Bestower/ 38:9 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻮَ ﻫ‬
‫ﺎب‬ D
16 ‫اﻟﻮﻫﺎب‬ al-Wahhāb [al-Wahhaab] Giver/ Grantor/ 38:35
Great Donor

The Provider/
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ ّزاق‬ ar-Razzāq/ Ar-Razzaq Sustainer/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺮز‬
‫اق‬ Bestower of 51:58 D
17 ‫اﻟﺮزاق‬ ar-Razzāq [Ar-Razzaaq]
Sustenance/ All-
Provider

The Opener/
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻔﺘﺎح‬ al-Fattāḥ/ al-Fattah Opener of the
ُ ‫ْٱﻟ َﻔﺘ‬
‫ﺎح‬ Gates of Profits/ 34:26 D
18 ‫اﻟﻔﺘﺎح‬ al-Fattāḥ [al-Fattaah]
Reliever/ The
Victory Giver

The Knowing/
All-Knower/
2:158 ,
Omniscient/ All-
al-Aliym/ al-Alim 3:92 ,
Knowledgeable/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ِﻠ‬
‫ﻴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻠﻴﻢ‬ 4:35 , D
19 al-Alīm [al-Aleem] Possessor of
24:41 ,
Knowing Much
33:40
of Ever Thing/
All-Knowing
ُ ‫ﺎﺑ‬ ْ
‫ﺾ‬ ِ ‫ٱﻟ َﻘ‬ ‫اﻟﻘﺎﺑﺾ‬ al-Qābiḍ/ al-Qabid/ al- The Restrainer/ 2:245 V
20 Qabidh / Withholder/
al-Qābiḍ [al-Qaabid/ Straightener/
Absolute Seizer
al-Qaabidh]

al-Basit/ al-
The Extender /
al-Bāsiṭ/ Basitt
Expander/
 Expander/
ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ُﻂ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﺳﻂ‬ 2:245 V
21 al-Bāsiṭ [al-Baasit/ al- Generous
Baasitt] Provider

The Abaser/
al-Khafid/ al- Humiliator/

Khafidh Downgrader
al-Khāfiḍ/ 56:3 ; al-
[Possessor of
‫ﺾ‬ ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺨ‬
ُ ‫ﺎﻓ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﺎﻓﺾ‬ [al-Khaafid/ Kafʿamī O
22 al-Khāfiḍ Giving Comfort,
(1992:38)
al-Khaafidh] Free from Pain
Anxiety or
Troubles]

Ar-Rafiʿ/ Ar-
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ اﻓﻊ‬ ar-Rāfiʿ/ Rafee The Exalter/
58:11 ,
ِ ‫ْٱﻟﺮ‬
‫اﻓ ُﻊ‬ Upgrader [of V
23 ‫اﻟﺮّ اﻓﻊ‬ ar-Rāfiʿ [Ar-Raafiʿ/ Ar- 6:83
Ranks]
Raafee]

The Giver of
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻤﻌﺰ‬ al-Muʿizz Honor/
‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﻌﺰ‬ al-Muʿizz Bestower of 3:26 V
24 ‫اﻟﻤﻌﺰ‬ [al-Muʿeizz]
Honor/
Empowerer

The Giver of
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻤﺬل‬ al-Muzill
al-Muḏill/al- Dishonor/ the
‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﺬل‬ 3:26 V
25 ‫اﻟﻤﺬل‬ Mudhill [al-Mudzhill] Giver of
Disgrace

ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺴ ِﻤ‬
‫ﻴﻊ‬ \ ‫اﻟﺴﻤﻴﻊ‬
ّ as-Samiyʿ/as- As-Samiʿ/ As- The Hearing/ 2:127 , D
26 ‫اﻟﺴﻤﻴﻊ‬ Samīʿ Samie All-Hearing/ 2:256 ,

[As-Sameeʿ] Hearer of 8:17 ,

Invocation 49:1

al-Basir/ al-
h ll
 Bassir/ The All-Seeing/
4:58 ,
All-Seer/ Ever-
al-Baṣīr/al- al-Baswir [al- 17:1 ,
ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ ِﺼﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺼﻴﺮ‬ Clairvoyant/ D
27 Baṣīr Baseer/ al- 42:11 ,
Clear-Sighted/
Basseer/ al- 42:27
Clear-Seeing
Basweer]

The Judge/
Arbitrator/
Arbiter/ All-
Decree/
‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ﻜ َ ُﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻜﻢ‬ al-Ḥakam al-Hakam 22:69 V
28 Possessor of
Authority of
Decisions and
Judgment

The Just/ Not

Authorized and Quranic,
‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ْﺪ ُل‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺪل‬ al-ʿAdl al-ʿAdl/ al-Edl Straightforward see al-
29
Judge of Kafʿamī
Dealing Justly (1992:40)
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻠ ِﻄ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‬ ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ‬ al-Laṭiyf/ al-Latif / al- The Gentle/ 22:63 , D
30 ‫اﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ‬ al-Laṭīf Lattif/ Benignant/ 31:16 ,
Subtly Kind/ All- 33:34
al-Latwif [al-
Subtle
Lateef/ al-
Latteef/ al-
Latweef]

The All-Aware/ 6:18 ,

al-Khabiyr/ al-Khabir
Well- 17:30 ,
ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﺒﻴﺮ‬ D
31 al-Khabīr [al-Khabeer] Acquainted/ 49:13 ,
Ever-Adept 59:18

The Forbearing/ 2:235

 The Forbearing/ 2:235 ,
al-Ḥaliym/ al-Halim
Indulgent/ Oft 17:44 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ِﻠ‬
‫ﻴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻠﻴﻢ‬ A
32 al-Ḥalīm [al-Haleem] Forbearing/ All- 22:59 ,
Enduring 35:41

al-ʿAzim, al-
ʿAzzim, al-
ʿAzwim/ al-
The Most Great/
Ezim,
Ever-
al-Ezzim, al- Magnificent/ 2:255 ,
al-ʿAẓiym/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ِﻈ‬
‫ﻴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ‬ Ezwim [al- Most Supreme/ 42:4 , D
33 al-ʿAẓīm
ʿAzzeem, al- Exalted/ 56:96
ʿAzweem/ Absolute
Dignified
al-Ezzeem,

al-Ezweem]

al-Ghafur 2:173 ,
al-Ghafūr/ The Ever-
8:69 ,
ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻐ ُﻔﻮر‬ ‫اﻟﻐﻔﻮر‬ [al-Ghafour, Forgiving/ Oft- D
34 al-Ghafūr 16:110 ,
al-Ghafoor] Forgiving
41:32

ash-Shakur The Grateful/ 35:30 ,

ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺸﻜﻮر‬ ash-Shakūr/
Appreciative/ 35:34 ,
ُ‫ْٱﻟﺸﻜُﻮر‬ [Ash-Shakour, A
35 ‫اﻟﺸﻜﻮر‬ ash-Shakūr Multiplier of 42:23 ,
Ash-Shakoor]
Rewards 64:17

\* ‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ِﻠﻰ‬ \* ‫اﻟﻌﻠﻰ‬

ّ al-ʿAlī */ al-Ali The Sublime/ 4:34 , D

36 ‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ِﻠﻲ‬ \ ‫اﻟﻌﻠﻲ‬

ّ al-ʿAliyy [al-Aliyy] Ever-Exalted/ 31:30 ,
Supreme/ Most 42:4 ,
[* = \* ‫اﻟﻌﻠﻰ‬ [* = classical
High/ Most 42:51
classical written form]
‫اﻟﻌﻠﻲ‬ Lofty 34:23
written
form]
[* =
 [
classical
written
form]

The Great/ Ever-

Great/ Grand/
13:9 ,
al-Kabiyr/ al-Kabir Most Great/
22:62 ,
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻜ َ ِﺒﻴﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮ‬ Greatly D
37 al-Kabīr [al-Kabeer] 31:30 ,
Abundant of
34:23
Extent, Capacity
and Importance

The Preserver/
Ever-Preserving/
al-Ḥafiyẓ/ al-Hafiz 11:57 ,
All-Watching/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ِﻔ‬
‫ﻴﻆ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻔﻴﻆ‬ 34:21 , A
38 al-Ḥafīẓ [al-Hafeez] Protector/
42:6
Guardian/ Oft-
Conservator

al-Muqiyt/ al-Muqit
The Nourisher/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﻘ‬
‫ﻴﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻘﻴﺖ‬ 4:85 I
39 al-Muqīt [al-Muqeet] Feeder

ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ِﺴ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺴﻴﺐ‬ al-Ḥasiyb/ al-Hasib The Bringer of 4:6 , I
40 Judgment/ Ever- 4:86 ,
al-Ḥasīb [al-Haseeb]
Reckoner [the 33:39
One Who Takes

Account of All
Matters]

The Majestic/
al-Jaliyl/ al-Jalil
Exalted/ Oft- 55:27 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺠَ ِﻠ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞ‬ A,
41 al-Jalīl [al-Jaleel] Important/ 7:143
S l did
 Splendid

The Noble/
Bountiful/
al-Kariym/ al-Karim
Generous/ 27:40 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻜ َ ِﺮ‬
‫ﻳﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ‬ D
42 al-Karīm [al-Kareem] Precious/ 82:6
Honored/
Benefactor

The Watchful/
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ ﻗﻴﺐ‬ ar-Raqiyb/ Ar-Raqib
Observer/ Ever- 4:1 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺮ ِﻗ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‬
‫اﻟﺮﻗﻴﺐ‬ ar-Raqīb [Ar-Raqeeb]
D
43 Watchful/ 5:117
Watcher

The
Responsive/
al-Mujiyb/ al-Mujib Answerer/
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﺠ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺠﻴﺐ‬
al-Mujīb [al-Mujiyb]
Supreme 11:61 A
44
Answerer/
Accepter of
Invocation

\* ‫اﻟﻮﺳﻊ *\ ْٱﻟ ٰ َﻮ ِﺳ ُﻊ‬

ٰ ’al-Wāsi‘/ al-Wasi‘/ al- The Vast/ All- 2:268 , A
45 Wasie Embracing/ 3:73 ,
ِ َ‫ْٱﻟﻮ‬
‫اﺳ ُﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻮاﺳﻊ‬ ’al-Wāsi‘
Omnipresent/ 5:54
[al-Waasi‘/ al-
[* = [* = Boundless/ All-
Waasie]
classical classical Encompassing
written written
form] form]

The Wise/ Ever- 31:27 ,

al-Ḥakiym/ al-Hakim
Wise/ Endowed 46:2 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ِﻜ‬
‫ﻴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻜﻴﻢ‬ D
46 al-Ḥakīm [al-Hakeem] with Sound 57:1 ,
Judgment 66:2

The
 Affectionate/
Ever-
al-Wadud Affectionate/
al-Wadūd/
Loving One/ 11:90 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻮَ ُد‬
‫ود‬ ‫اﻟﻮدود‬ [al-Wadoud/ D
47 al-Wadūd Loving/ the 85:14
al-Wadood]
Lover/ the One
Who Tenders
and Warm
Hearts

The All-
Glorious/
Majestic/ Ever-
al-Majiyd/ al-Majid Illustrious
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤَ ِﺠ‬
‫ﻴﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺠﻴﺪ‬ 11:73 A
48 al-Majīd [al-Majeed] [Oft-Brilliant in
Dignity,
Achievements
or Actions]

al-Baʿith / al- The

al-Bāʿith/ Baʿeith Resurrector/
ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ‬
‫ﺎﻋ ُﺚ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻋﺚ‬ Awakener/ 22:7 V
49 al-Bāʿith [al-Baaʿith/ al-
Arouser/
Baaʿeith]
Dispatcher
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺸ ِﻬ‬
‫ﻴﺪ‬ ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺸﻬﻴﺪ‬ ash-Shahiyd/ ash-Shahid The Witness/ 4:166 , A
50 Testifier/ Ever- 22:17 ,
‫اﻟﺸﻬﻴﺪ‬ ash-Shahīd [Ash- Witnessing 41:53 ,
Shaheed] 48:28

The Truth/
6:62 ,
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺤﻖ‬ Reality/ the Only
22:6 ,
‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ﻖ‬ ʾal-Ḥaqq al-Haqq One Certainly D
‫اﻟ ﻖ‬
 ‫ٱﻟﺤﻖ‬ a Ḥaqq a aqq O e Ce ta y
51 ‫اﻟﺤﻖ‬ 23:116 ,
Sound and
24:25
Genuine in Truth

3:173 ,
al-Wakiyl/ al-Wakil The Trustee, The
4:171 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻮَ ِﻛ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﻮﻛﻴﻞ‬ Dependable, The A
52 al-Wakīl [al-Wakeel] 28:28 ,
Advocate
73:9

22:40 ,
\ ‫اﻟﻘﻮي‬
ّ al-Qawi
22:74 ,
‫ْٱﻟ َﻘ ِﻮي‬ al-Qawiyy The Strong D
53 ‫اﻟﻘﻮي‬ [al-Qawee] 42:19 ,
57:25

al-Matiyn/ al-Matin
The Firm, The
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤَ ِﺘﻴﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻴﻦ‬ 51:58 D
54 al-Matīn [al-Mateen] Steadfast

4:45 ,
\ ‫اﻟﻮﻟﻲ‬
ّ al-Wali
The Friend, 7:196 ,
‫ْٱﻟﻮَ ِﻟﻲ‬ al-Waliyy D
55 ‫اﻟﻮﻟﻲ‬ [al-Walee] Helper 42:28 ,
45:19

14:8 ,
al-Ḥamiyd/ al-Hamid
The All 31:12 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ِﻤ‬
‫ﻴﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻤﻴﺪ‬ D
56 al-Ḥamīd [al-Hameed] Praiseworthy 31:26 ,
41:42

\* \* al-Muḥṣiy/ al-Muhsi The Accounter, 72:28 , V

57 ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺤ ِﺼ ُﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﺼﻰ‬ The Numberer 78:29
al-Muḥṣī [al-Muhsee]
of All

‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺤ ِﺼ ُﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﺼﻲ‬

[* = [* =
classical classical
written written
form] form]
 10:34 ,
’al-Mubdi’ al-Mubdiʾ The Originator,
27:64 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺒ ِﺪ‬
‫ئ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺒﺪئ‬ The Producer, V
58 [’al-Mubdiy] [al-Mubdie] 29:19 ,
The Initiator
85:13

al-Muʿid The Restorer, 10:34 ,

al-Muʿiyd/
The Reinstater 27:64 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﻌ‬
‫ﻴﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻌﻴﺪ‬ [al-Muʿeid/ al- V
59 al-Muʿīd Who Brings 29:19 ,
Muʿeyd]
Back All 85:13

\* ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻰ *\ ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺤ ِﻰ‬

\ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻰ \ ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺤ ِﻴﻰ‬

al-Muḥ·yi */
7:158 ,
‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﺤ ِﻴﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻲ‬ al-Muḥ·yiy al-Muhyi
15:23 ,
The Giver of Life V
60 [* = [* = [* = classical [al-Muhyee] 30:50 ,
classical classical written form] 57:2
written written
form] form]

3:156 ,
al-Mumiyt/ al-Mumit
The Bringer of 7:158 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ِﻤ‬
‫ﻴﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻤﻴﺖ‬ V
61 al-Mumīt [al-Mumeet] Death 15:23 ,
57:2

‫ْٱﻟﺤَ ﻰ‬ \ ‫اﻟﺤﻰ‬
ّ al-Ḥayy al-Hayy The Living 2:255 , D
62 ‫اﻟﺤﻰ‬ 3:2 ,

20:111 ,
25:58 ,
40:65

al-Qayyum
\ ‫اﻟﻘﻴﻮم‬
ّ al-Qayyūm/ The Subsisting, 2:255 ,
[al-Qayyoum/
ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻘﻴﻮم‬ The 3:2 D
 ‫ٱﻟﻘﻴﻮم‬ The 3:2 , D
63 ‫اﻟﻘﻴﻮم‬ al-Qayyūm
al-Qayyoom] Independent 20:111

\* ‫ْٱﻟ ٰ َﻮ ِﺟ ُﺪ‬

‫اﺟ ُﺪ‬ ْ
ِ َ‫ٱﻟﻮ‬
ٰ
\ ‫اﻟﻮﺟﺪ‬ al-Wājid/ al-Wajid The Perceiver,
[* =
The Finder, The 38:44 V
64 classical ‫اﻟﻮاﺟﺪ‬ al-Wājid [al-Waajid]
Unfailing
written
form]

85:15 ,
al-Mājid/ al-Majid
The Illustrious, 11:73 ;
‫ﺎﺟ ُﺪ‬ ْ
ِ َ‫ٱﻟﻤ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺎﺟﺪ‬
al-Mājid [al-Maajid]
A
65 The Magnificent al-Kafʿamī
(1992:48)

\* ‫ْٱﻟ ٰ َﻮ ِﺣ ُﺪ‬

ِ َ‫ْٱﻟﻮ‬
‫اﺣ ُﺪ‬
13:16 ,
ٰ
\ ‫اﻟﻮﺣﺪ‬ al-Wāḥid/ al-Wahid
[* = The Unique, The 14:48 ,
D
66 classical ‫اﻟﻮاﺣﺪ‬ al-Wāḥid [al-Waahid] Single 38:65 ,
written 39:4
form]

\ ‫اﻷﺣﺪ‬
The One, The
ْ
‫ٱﻻﺣَ ﺪ‬ al -ʿAḥad al-Ahad 112:1 A
67 ‫اﻻﺣﺪ‬ Indivisible

‫ْٱﻟﺼﻤَ ُﺪ‬ ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺼﻤﺪ‬ aṣ -Ṣamad As-Samad The Eternal, The 112:2 D
68 ‫اﻟﺼﻤﺪ‬ [As-Ssamad/ Absolute, The
Self-Sufficient
As-Swamad]

\* ُ‫ْٱﻟ َﻘ ٰـ ِﺪر‬
 ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﻘ‬
ُ‫ﺎدر‬
The All-
\ ‫اﻟﻘ ٰـﺪر‬ al-Qādir/ al-Qadir 6:65 ,
[* = Powerful, He
46:33 , D
69 classical ‫اﻟﻘﺎدر‬ al-Qādir [al-Qaadir] Who is able to
75:40
written do Everything
form]

18:45 ,
The Determiner,
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻘ َﺘ ِﺪر‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻘﺘﺪر‬ al-Muqtadir al-Muqtadir 54:42 , A
70 The Dominant
6:65

ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻤﻘﺪم‬ The Expediter,
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ َﻘﺪم‬ al-Muqaddim al-Muqaddim He Who Brings 16:61 V
71 ‫اﻟﻤﻘﺪم‬
Forward

al-Muʾakhkhir
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻤﺆﺧﺮ‬ The Delayer, He
ُ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ َﺆﺧﺮ‬ al-Muʿakh·khir [al- Who Puts Far 71:4 V
72 ‫اﻟﻤﺆﺧﺮ‬
Moʾakhkhir] Away

\ ‫اﻷول‬
ّ
The First, The
‫ٱﻻو ُل‬ al-ʿAwwal al-Awwal 57:3 D
73 ‫اﻻول‬ Beginning-less

\* ُ‫ٱﻻ ِﺧﺮ‬ْ \\*‫اﻷﺧﺮ‬ al-ʿAkhir */ al-Akhir */ The Last, The 57:3 D

74 ْ
ُ‫ٱﻵ ِﺧﺮ‬ ‫اﻵﺧﺮ‬ Endless
al-ʿĀkhir al-Aakhir
[* = ‫اﻻﺧﺮ‬ [variant]
[* = classical
classical
written form]

written [* = [* = classical
form] classical written form]
written
form]

ٰ ‫اﻟﻈ‬ Az-Zahir/ Az-

\*
 ٰ Az Zahir/ Az
\* ُ‫اﻟﻈـﻬﺮ *\ ْٱﻟﻈ ٰـ ِﻬﺮ‬
ZZahir/ Az-
ِ ‫ْٱﻟﻈ‬
ُ‫ﺎﻫﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮ‬
Zwahir
aẓ-Ẓāhir/ The Manifest,
[* =
[* = [Az-Zaahir/ The Evident, The 57:3 D
75 classical classical aẓ-Ẓāhir
Outer
written written Az-Zzaahir/
form] form] Az-Zwaahir]

al-Batin/ al-
Battin/ al-
al-Bāṭin/ Batwin The Hidden, The
ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ‬
ُ‫ﺎﻃﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻃﻦ‬ Unmanifest, The 57:3 D
76 al-Bāṭin [al-Baatin/ al-
Inner
Baattin/ al-
Baatwin]

\* ‫اﻟﻮاﻟﻰ *\ ْٱﻟﻮَ ا ِﻟﻰ‬

‫ْٱﻟﻮَ ا ِﻟﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻮاﻟﻲ‬

The Patron, The
al-Wāliy/ al-Wali
[* = [* = Protecting
13:11 I
77 classical classical al-Wālī [al-Waali] Friend, The
written written Friendly Lord
form] form]

\* ‫ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ *\ ْٱﻟﻤُ َﺘﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻰ‬al-Mutaʿāliy/ al-Mutaʿali The Supremely 13:9 D

78 ‫ْٱﻟﻤُ َﺘﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻟﻲ‬ al-Mutaʿālī [al-Muta'aali] Exalted, The
Most High

[* = [* =
classical classical
written written
form] form]

\ ّ‫اﻟﺒﺮ‬
 \ ‫اﻟﺒﺮ‬
The Good, The
‫ْٱﻟ َﺒﺮ‬ al-Barr al-Barr 52:28 D
79 ‫اﻟﺒﺮ‬ Beneficent

2:128 ,
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺘ ّﻮاب‬ at-Tawwāb/ At-Tawwab The Ever-
4:64 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺘﻮ‬
‫اب‬ Returning, Ever- D
80 ‫اﻟﺘﻮاب‬ at-Tawwāb [At-Tawwaab] 49:12 ,
Relenting
110:3

32:22 ,
‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻨ َﺘ ِﻘ ُﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻨﺘﻘﻢ‬ al-Muntaqim al-Muntaqim The Avenger 43:41 , P
81
44:16

4:43 ,
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻌﻔﻮ‬ al-ʿAfuww/ al-ʿAfu The Pardoner, 4:99 ,
‫ْٱﻟﻌَ ُﻔﻮ‬ The Effacer, The 4:149 , V,
82 ‫اﻟﻌﻔﻮ‬ al-ʿAfūw [al-ʿAfou]
Forgiver 22:60 ,
58:2
ُ ‫ اﻟﺮّ ءوف *\ ْٱﻟﺮ ُء‬ar-Raʿwūf/
\* ‫وف‬ Ar-Ra’uf The Kind, The 9:117 , I
83 ‫ْٱﻟﺮ ُؤ ُف‬ \ ‫اﻟﺮّ ؤف‬ ar-Raʿūf [Ar-Raʿouf/ Ar- Pitying 57:9 ,

Rawʿouf] 59:10
[* = \* ‫اﻟﺮءوف‬
classical
‫اﻟﺮؤف‬
written
form] [* =
classical
written
form]

\* ‫ﻣ ٰـﻠﻚ‬
‫اﻟﻤﻠﻚ‬

\* ‫ﻣَ ٰـ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬ \ ‫ﻣﺎﻟﻚ‬

‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻠ ُﻚ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻠﻚ‬

‫ﺎﻟﻚ ْٱﻟ ُ ْﻠ ُﻚ‬

ُ \* ‫ٰ ﻠﻚ‬ M lik l M lk
 ُ ُ‫ﻣ ٰـﻠﻚ *\ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﻟ ُﻚ ٱﻟﻤ‬
‫ﻠﻚ‬ Malik ul-Mulk
Māliku ʼl-Mulk/
‫اﻟﻤﻠﻚ‬ [Maalik ul-
The Owner of all
[* = 3:26 D
84 Māliku ʼl-Mulk Sovereignty
classical ‫ﻣﺎﻟﻚ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ‬ Mulk]

written
[* =
form]
classical
written
form]

\* ‫ُذو‬ \* ‫ذو‬
‫ْٱﻟﺠَ ﻠَ ٰـ ِﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﻠ ٰـﻞ‬ Ḏuʼl-Jalāli waʼl-
ُ‫ٱﻻﻛْﺮَ ام‬ ْ َ‫و‬ ‫وﻹﻛﺮام‬ ʼIkrām, Dhuʼl-
Zul-Jalali wal-
Jalāli waʼl- Ikram/ Dzhul-
‫ذو اﻟﺠﻼل ُذو ْٱﻟﺠَ َﻼ ِل‬
ʼIkrām/ Jalali wal- The Owner, Lord
ْ ْ
ُ‫وﻹﻛﺮام وَ ٱﻻﻛﺮَ ام‬ Ikram 55:27 ,
of Majesty and D
85 Ḏuʼl-Jalāli waʼl- [Zul-Jalaali 55:78
[* = [* = wal-Ikraam/ Honour
ʼIkrām, Dhuʼl-
classical classical Jalāli waʼl- Dzhul-Jalaali
wal-Ikraam]
written written ʼIkrām/
form] form]

al-Muqsit 3:18 ; al-

The Equitable,
‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻘ ِﺴ ُﻂ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻘﺴﻂ‬ al-Muqsiṭ Kafʿamī O
86 [al-Muqsitt] The Requiter
(1992:58f)

ِ َ‫ْٱﻟﺠ‬
‫ﺎﻣ ُﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ‬ al-Jāmiʿ/ al-Jamiʿ/ al- The Gatherer, 3:9 I
87 al-Jāmi Jamie The Unifier

[al-Jaamiʿ/ al-
Jaamie]

\* ّ‫اﻟﻐﻨﻰ‬

\ ‫اﻟﻐﻨﻲ‬
ّ
\* ‫ْٱﻟ َﻐﻨﻰ‬
 ‫ْٱﻟ َﻐﻨﻲ‬ \* ‫اﻟﻐﻨﻰ‬
al-Ghāniyy/ al-Ghani 39:7 ,
[* = ‫اﻟﻐﻨﻲ‬ The Rich, The
47:38 , I, A,
88 classical al-Ghānī [al-Ghaani] Independent
[* = 57:24
written
classical
form]
written
form]

\* ‫اﻟﻤﻐﻨﻰ‬
ّ

\* ‫اﻟﻤﻐﻨﻲ \ ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻐ ِﻨﻰ‬

ّ

‫ْٱﻟﻤُ ْﻐ ِﻨﻲ‬ \* ‫اﻟﻤﻐﻨﻰ‬

al-Mugh·niyy/ The Enricher,
[* = ‫اﻟﻤﻐﻨﻲ‬
al-Mughni The 9:28 V
89 classical al-Mugh·nī
[* = Emancipator
written
classical
form]
written
form]

al-Maniʿ/ al-
The Preventer,
al-Māniʿ/ Manie See al-
The Withholder,
‫ْٱﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ ُﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺎﻧﻊ‬ Kafʿamī
90 al-Mānīʿ [al-Maaniʿ/ al- The Shielder,
(1992:61)
Maanie] The Defender

ُ‫ْٱﻟﻀﺎر‬ ّ
\ ‫اﻟﻀﺎر‬ aḍ-Ḍārr/ Adh-Dharr The Distressor, 6:17 ; al-

91 ‫اﻟﻀﺎر‬ aḍ-Ḍārr [Adh-Dhaarr] The Harmer, The Kafʿamī

Afflictor (1992:58)

An-Nafi‘/ An-
The Propitious,
\ ‫اﻟ ّﻨﺎﻓﻊ‬ an-Nāfiʿ/ Nafie
The Benefactor,
ِ ‫ْٱﻟﻨ‬
‫ﺎﻓ ُﻊ‬ 30:37
92 ‫اﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊ‬ an-Nāfīʿ [An-Naafiʿ/ al- The Source of
 Naafie] Good

\ ‫اﻟ ّﻨﻮر‬ an-Nūr/ An-Nur

ُ‫ْٱﻟﻨﻮر‬ The Light 24:35 I
93 ‫اﻟﻨﻮر‬ an-Nūr [An-Nour]

ِ ‫اﻟﻬﺎدى *\ ْٱﻟ َﻬ‬

\* ‫ﺎدى‬

ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﻬ‬
‫ﺎدي‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺎدي‬
al-Hādiy/ al-Hadi
[* = [* = The Guide, The
22:54 I
94 classical classical al-Hādī [al-Haadi] Way
written written
form] form]

The Originator,
The
al-Badiyʿ/ al-Badiʿ[al-
Incomparable, 2:117 ,
ُ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ ِﺪ‬
‫ﻳﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺪﻳﻊ‬ Badiyʿ/ al- I
95 al-Badīʿ The 6:101
Badiye]
Unattainable,
The Beautiful

ِ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻰ *\ ْٱﻟ َﺒ‬

\* ‫ﺎﻗﻰ‬ al-Bāqiy/ al-Baqi The Immutable, 55:27 ; V
96 The Infinite, The al-Kafʿamī
ِ ‫ْٱﻟ َﺒ‬
‫ﺎﻗﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ‬ al-Bāqī [al-Baaqi]
Everlasting (1992:64)
[* = [* =
classical classical

written written
form] form]

ُ ‫اﻟﻮرث *\ ْٱﻟ ٰ َﻮ ِر‬

\* ‫ث‬ ٰ
ُ ‫ار‬
‫ث‬ ْ
ِ َ‫ٱﻟﻮ‬ ‫اﻟﻮارث‬
l Wā ith/ l W ith
 al-Wārith/ al-Warith
[* = [* = The Heir, The 15:23 ,
P
97 classical classical al-Wārith [al-Waarith] Inheritor of All 57:10
written written
form] form]

Not
\ ‫اﻟﺮّ ﺷﻴﺪ‬ ar-Rashiyd/ Ar-Rashid
The Guide to the mentioned
ُ ‫ْٱﻟﺮ ِﺷ‬
‫ﻴﺪ‬
98 ‫اﻟﺮﺷﻴﺪ‬ ar-Rashīd [Ar-Rasheed] Right Path in the
Quran

As-Sabur/ As-
Ssabur/ As-
ّ
\ ‫اﻟﺼﺒﻮر‬ aṣ-Ṣabūr/ Swabur 2:153 ,
The Timeless,
ُ‫ْٱﻟﺼ ُﺒﻮر‬ 3:200 , I
99 ‫اﻟﺼﺒﻮر‬ aṣ-Ṣabūr [As-Sabour/ The Patient
103:3
As-Ssabour/
As-Swabour]

[* = classical calligraphic short written form]

a.      b D = Direct; V = from Verb; A = from Adjective or Adjectival Phrase; I = from Indefinite no

P = from Plural noun; O = Other

Islamic mysticism
There is a tradition in Sufism to the effect
the 99 names of God point to a mystical
"Most Supreme and Superior Name"
(ismu l-ʾAʿẓam (‫)ٱﻻ ْﺳ ُﻢ ْٱﻻ ْﻋ َﻈﻢ‬.
ْ [8] This
"Greatest Name of God" is said to be "the
one which if He is called (prayed to) by it,
He will answer."[9]

According to a hadith narrated by

Abdullah ibn Masud, some of the names
of God have also been hidden from
mankind.[10] More than 1000 names of
God are listed in the Jawshan Kabir
(‫—ﺟ ْﻮ َﺷ ُﻦ ْٱﻟﻜ َ ِﺒﻴﺮ‬literally
َ "the Great Cuirass")
invocations.
Theophoric given names
The Arabic names of God are used to
form theophoric given names commonly
used in Muslim cultures throughout the
world, including non-Arabic speaking
societies.

Because the names of God themselves

are reserved to God and their use as a
person's given name is considered
religiously inappropriate, theophoric
names are formed by prefixing the term
ˁabd ( ُ‫ﻋ ْﺒﺪ‬:
َ "slave/servant of") to the name
in the case of male names; in the case of
female names, the prefix amat is used in
place of ˁabd.[11]

This distinction is established out of

respect for the sanctity of Divine names,
which denote attributes (of love,
kindness, mercy, compassion, justice,
power, etc.) that are believed to be
possessed in a full and absolute sense
only by God, while human beings, being
limited creatures, are viewed by Muslims
as being endowed with the Divine
attributes only in a limited and relative
capacity. The prefixing of the definite
article would indicate that the bearer
possesses the corresponding attribute in
an exclusive sense, a trait reserved to
God.

Quranic verse 3:26 is cited as evidence

against the validity of using Divine names
for persons, with the example of Mālik ul-
Mulk (‫ﻣ ٰـ ِﻠ ُﻚ ْٱﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ ُﻚ‬:
َ "Lord of Power" or
"Owner of all Sovereignty"):

Say: "O God! Lord of Power,

You give power to whom You
 please, and You strip off power
from whom You please. You
endue with honour whom You
please, and You bring low
whom You please. In Your hand
is all Good." Verily, over all
things You have power.

— Quran 3:26

The two parts of the name starting with

ˁabd may be written separately (as in the
previous example) or combined as one in
the transliterated form; in such a case,
the vowel transcribed after ˁabdu is often
written as u when the two words are
transcribed as one: e.g., Abdur-Rahman,
Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Jabbar, or even
Abdullah ( ‫ﻋ ْﺒﺪُ ٱ‬:
َ "Servant of God"). (This
has to do with Arabic case vowels, the
final u vowel showing the normal "quote"
nominative case form.)

Examples of Muslim theophoric names

include:
Rahmān, such as Abdul Rahman Al-
Sudais (‫)ﻋ ْﺒﺪُ ْٱﻟﺮ ْﺣ َﻤﺎن ْٱﻟﺴﺪَ ْﻳﺲ‬:
َ Imam of the
Grand Mosque of Makkah, KSA
Salām, such as Salam Fayyad (‫َﺳ َﻼم‬
َ Palestinian politician
‫)ﻓﻴﺎض‬:
Jabbār, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(‫)ﻛ َ ِﺮﻳﻢ َﻋ ْﺒﺪُ ْٱﻟ َﺠﺒﺎر‬: American basketball
player
Hakīm, such as Sherman "Abdul Hakim"
Jackson (‫—ﻋ ْﺒﺪُ ْٱﻟ َﺤ ِﻜﻴﻢ‬ˁabdu
َ ʼl-Ḥakiym):
American Islamic Studies scholar
Ra'ūf, such as Ra'ouf Mus'ad (‫َر ُؤوف‬
‫)ﻣ َﺴﻌﺪ‬:
ُ Egyptian-Sudanese novelist
 Mālik, such as Mālik bin ʼAnas (‫َﻣ ٰـ ِﻠﻚ ِﺑﻦ‬
‫)ا َﻧﺲ‬: classical Sunni Muslim scholars
after whom the Maliki school of fiqh
was named
Abdul Muqtedar as in Muhammad
Abdul Muqtedar Khan (‫ٱﻟﻤ ْﻘﺘَ ِﺪر‬
ُ ُ‫ُﻣ َﺤﻤﺪ َﻋ ْﺒﺪ‬
َ Indian-American academic
‫)ﺧﺎن‬:

Use in Bahá'í sources

Bahá'í sources state that the 100th name
was revealed as "Bahá’" (Arabic: ‫ﺑﻬﺎء‬
"glory, splendor"), which appears in the
words Bahá'u'lláh and Bahá'í. They also
believe that it is the greatest name of
God.[12][13] The Báb wrote a noted
pentagram-shaped tablet with 360
morphological derivation of the word
"Bahá'" used in it.[12]

According to Bahá'í scholar ‘Abdu’l-

Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-
ʿĀmilī adopted the Persian poetic pen
name "Bahāʾ" after being inspired by the
words of the fifth Twelver Imam,
Muhammad al-Baqir, and the sixth Imam,
Ja'far al-Sadiq, who stated that the
greatest name of God was included in
either the Duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, a dawn prayer for
Ramadan, or the ʾAʿmal ʿam Dawūd.[12] In
the first verse of the duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, the
name "Bahāʾ" appears four times.[14]

See also
The 99, a comic book based on the 99
names of God in Islam.
Basmala
List of Arabic theophoric names
Names of God
Names of God in Judaism
 "The Nine Billion Names of God", a
short story by Arthur C. Clarke.
Sahasranama, the Hindu lists of 1000
names of God.

References
1. "Hadith: Book of Invocations - Sahih
al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings
and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (‫ ")ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠﻢ‬.
sunnah.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
2. "Hadith - Book of Oneness,
Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) -
Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com -
Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (‫ ")ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠﻢ‬.
sunnah.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
3. See the Surah "al-A'raf" (7:180 ), "Al-
Isra" (17:110 ), "Ta-Ha" (20:8 ) and
"al-Hashr" (59:24 ).
4. http://quran.com/59/22-24 (59:22–
24)
5. Morgan, Diane (2010). Essential
Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to
Belief and Practice . ABC-CLIO.
p. 10. ISBN 978-0-313-36025-1.
6. Suhaib Hassan, Introduction to the
Science of Hadith Classification
(ahya ), cited after Richard Shelquist
(wahiduddin.net) Archived 2012-
05-10 at the Wayback Machine
7. "al-Quran (‫)اﻟﻘﺮآن‬ :: Online Quran
Project :: Translation and Tafsir" .
Archived from the original on 2009-
01-29.
8. Schimmel, Annemarie (1993). The
Mystery of Numbers . New York,
USA: Oxford University Press. p. 271.
ISBN 0-19-508919-7.
9. Momen, Moojan (2000). Islam and
the Bahá'í Faith . George Ronald.
p. 241. ISBN 978-0-85398-446-7. The
endnote states: "Ibn Májah, Sunan,
34. (Kitáb ad-Du'á), ch. 9, no. 3856,
vol. 2, p. 1267. See also: Ad-Dárimí,
Sunan, 23 (Fada'il al-Qur'án), ch. 15,
no. 3296, vol. 2, pp. 324–325. Similar
statements in Shi'i tradition include:
Majlisí, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 26. p. 7.
10. Taymiyyah, ibn, Taqī ad-Dīn Ahmad.
The Goodly Word: al-Kalim al-Ṭayyib.
Islamic Texts Society. p. 72. ISBN 1-
903682-15-0.
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Wayback Machine
12. Lambden, Stephen (1993). "The
Word Bahá': Quintessence of the
Greatest Name" . Bahá'í Studies
Review. 3 (1).
13. Smith, Peter (2000). "greatest
name" . A concise encyclopedia of
the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld
Publications. pp. 167–8. ISBN 1-
85168-184-1.
14. Khadem, Dhikru'llah (March 1976).
"Bahá'u'lláh and His Most Holy
Shrine" . Bahá'í News (540): 4–5.
Archived from the original on 2017-
06-20.
ʾIbrahīm bin ʿAlī al-Kafʿamī (1436–1500
CE), al-Maqām al-asnā fī tafsīr al-asmāʼ
 al-ḥusnā . Beirut: Dār al-Hādī (1992)
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