A Few Names, Attributes and Descriptions of Allaah

A FEW NAMES, A T T R I B U T E S & DESCRIPTIONS OF ALLAAH
“O Allaah... I beseech You by every name belonging to You, which You have named
Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or
which You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You...”
A Few Names, Attributes and

Descriptions of Allaah based on the
Qur’aan & Prophetic Narrations
Daar ‘Abdul-Qudduus
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In The Name of Allaah,

The Entirely Merciful, The Especially Merciful.
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CONTENTS
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Allaah is Absolutely Unique and Incomparable 5
Whoever Learns Ninety-Nine Names of Allaah will Enter Paradise 6
The Names of Allaah are not confined to Ninety-Nine 6
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Oneness & Uniqueness 8
Mercy, Compassion & Love 12
Lordship & Governance 15
Kingship & Sovereignty 17
Creatorship & Inventorship 19
Perfection & Pureness 22
Omniscience & Guidance 23
Help & Protection 26
Generosity & Sustenance 30
Power & Might 33
Grandeur & Magnificence 36
Justice, Judgment & Wisdom 39
Forgiveness & Pardon 41
Punishment & Reckoning 43
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A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah from Prophetic Narrations

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A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah – Extracts from Prophetic Prayers

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A Few Names, Attributes and Descriptions of Allaah based on the

Qur’aan & Prophetic Narrations
All praise and thanks are due to Allaah alone, the Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.
Peace, blessings and prayers of Allaah be upon all the Prophets and Messengers. Peace, blessings
and prayers of Allaah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the final prophet, and upon his family, his
companions and all those who follow in their footsteps until the Day of Judgment.
Introduction
To Allaah belong the best & most Beautiful Names, so invoke/call on Him by them. (Qur’aan 7:180)
Say, “Call upon Allaah or call upon Ar-Rahmaan (The All-Merciful). Whichever [name] you call - to
Him belong the best & most Beautiful Names.” (Qur’aan 17:110)
And your Lord says, “Call upon Me; I will respond to you.” (Qur’aan 40:60)
And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me (Allaah) - indeed I am Near. I
respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by
obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. (Qur’aan 2:186)
So remember Me (Allaah); I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.
(Qur’aan 2:152)
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Allaah is Absolutely Unique and Incomparable
There is nothing whatever like unto Him. (Qur’aan 42:11)
And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him. (Qur’aan 112:4)
So do not attribute to Allaah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him, and He
Alone has the right to be worshipped]. (Qur’aan 2:22)
(Qur’aan 30:27 - various translations of the meanings of this verse):
 To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens and the earth. (Yusuf Ali)
 His is the Sublime Similitude in the heavens and the earth. (Pickthall)
 To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. (Sahih International)
 His is the highest description (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but He, and there is
nothing comparable unto Him) in the heavens and in the earth. (Hilali & Khan)
 His is the most exalted designation in the heavens and the earth. (Aisha Bewley)
 He is above all comparison in the heavens and earth. (Abdul Haleem)
 And He has the Most Exalted similitude in the heavens and the earth. (Ghaali)
 To Him belong the finest attributes in the heavens and the earth. (Mustafa Khattab)
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Whoever Learns Ninety-Nine Names of Allaah will Enter Paradise
The Messenger of Allaah ‫( ﷺ‬peace, prayers and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah
has ninety-nine names, one hundred minus one. Whoever learns / enumerates / comprehends /
memorises them will enter Paradise. And verily, Allaah is Witr*, and He loves Al-Witr [that which is
indivisible / things in odd numbers (e.g. some words of praise during prayer)].” (Bukhaari 2736, 6410
& Muslim 2677)
*(Al-Witr: The Indivisible, One, Unique, without parallel, One Who has no like or equal or partner,
the Indivisible Whose essence cannot be divided).
The Names of Allaah are not confined to Ninety-Nine
Imam Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) stated in Sharh Saheeh Muslim: ‘The scholars are
unanimously agreed that this hadeeth (above) does not mean that Allaah has only ninety-nine
names, or that He does not have any other names apart from these ninety-nine. Rather what the
hadeeth means is that whoever learns these ninety-nine will enter Paradise. The point is that one
may enter Paradise by learning them, not that the number is limited to these names.’
The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “There is no one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:
‘O Allaah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your
Hand, Your command over me is forever executed / prevails, and Your decree/decision over me is
just. I ask/beseech You by every name belonging to You, which You have named Yourself with, or
revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or which You have preserved in the
knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light
of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety’ – but Allaah will take
away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.” He was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, should
we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it.” (Musnad Ahmad, Saheeh
Ibn Hibbaan, Mustadrak al-Haakim, At-Tabaraani, Ibn Abi Shaybah)
Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said concerning this hadeeth in Majmoo’ al-
Fataawa (6/374): ‘This indicates that Allaah has more than ninety-nine names.’
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer of Surah Al-'Araaf 7:180: ‘It should
be noted that the beautiful names of Allaah are not limited/restricted to ninety-nine.’ (Tafseer Ibn
Katheer 2/328)
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Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: ‘The beautiful names of Allaah are not limited
and are innumerable. Allaah, may He be Glorified and Exalted, has names and attributes that He
has kept to Himself in the knowledge of the unseen with Him.’ (Badaa’i‘ al-Fawaa’id 1/174-176)
Moreover, Ibn al-Qayyim also said: ‘What is included in the section of descriptions /
characteristics (Akhbaar) about Him, the Exalted, is broader than what is included in the section of
His Names (Asmaa) and Attributes (Sifaat).’ (Badaa’i‘ al-Fawaa’id 1/161)
For this reason, the word ‘few’ is included in the title of this text: ‘A Few Names, Attributes and...’
The text is a humble attempt to compile a variety of not all, but some of the Names and Attributes
of Allaah, and some descriptions of His actions - based on the Qur’aan, Prophetic Narrations
(Ahaadeeth) and Prophetic supplications.
Moreover, using a variety of sources, brief meanings have been given for the Names and
Attributes of Allaah, Who is Al-Waasi’ (The Vast, Boundless, All-Embracing). In reality, each
name/attribute has a vaster, deeper and immense meaning; entire volumes and books have been
written on them by past and present day scholars and students.
Therefore, although the Names and Attributes have been grouped into subsections in this text,
they should not be understood as belonging to a specific subsection only, but rather they could be
included in various others too. For example, ‘Rabbul-'Izzah: The Lord of Honour, Power,
Might’ – is included in the section of ‘Lordship & Governance’. However, it could also be included
in another two: ‘Power & Might’ and ‘Grandeur & Magnificence’.
Any merit and good that comes from this text is from Allaah alone, Who is Al-‘Aleem (The All-
Knowing), Al-Qudduus (The Most Holy One, All-Pure, All-Perfect) and As-Salaam (The Source of
Peace & Perfection, Impeccable). Any errors and deficiencies are entirely from the author.
“...man is forgetful and perfection is only for Allaah, may He be Exalted.” (Ibn Hajar, An-Nukat V1/473)
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A Few Names, Attributes and Descriptions of Allaah
Oneness & Uniqueness


 Allaah
The only One in existence Who truly possesses the qualities of divinity and lordship. The One
Who is adored and worshipped and the One Who deserves to be worshipped by the whole of
His creation. The attributes of divinity with which He describes Himself are the attributes of
perfection. He has always existed together with His attributes eternally since before the
creation; bringing creation into existence did not add anything to His attributes that was not
already there. As He was, together with His attributes, in pre-eternity, so He will remain with
those attributes throughout endless time, forever.
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‘Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa huwa’: Allaah - there is no deity or god except Him.
There is nothing worthy of worship but Him. (Qur’aan 2:255)
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Al-Ilaah: The One and Only True God, the One Who alone deserves to be worshipped.
Allaah alone possesses divinity. This name comprehends all of the divine epithets in their full
perfection. (Qur’aan 43:84)
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Ilaahun-naas: The God of mankind. (Qur’aan 114:3)
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
Al-Waahid: The One and Only – true God, the One Who was First before Whom nothing
existed, Has no partner, the Unique. The One in Essence Who is without like, the One in
attributes besides Whom there is no other. His servants are obliged to believe in His Oneness,
in belief, word and deed, by recognizing that He is absolutely perfect and is unique in His
oneness, and by directing all kinds of worship to Him Alone. (Qur’aan 12:39)
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 Al-Ahad: The One and Only – absolutely singular in His essence, and utterly unique and
incomparable in His attributes and His actions in every way – there is nothing like Him in any
way. Absolute oneness, singularity and uniqueness. Unrestricted perfection. He is the One
Who is uniquely, utterly and perfectly One, with no partners in His Uniqueness. He is the One
Who is singled out in all aspects of perfection such that nothing else shares with Him in these.
(Qur’aan 112:1)
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Al-Witr: The Indivisible, One, Unique, without parallel, One Who has no like or equal or
partner. The Indivisible Whose essence cannot be divided. Not one of a pair. (Bukhaari, Muslim,
Ibn Maajah, Haakim)
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
Al-Haqq: The Very Truth, Truly Real, True One, Really-Existing. He Whose existence and
divinity are true, Whose existence is undeniable. He is the Truth in His enduring essence which
shall never perish or diminish. His nature is the truth that shall never be supplanted. He is the
Truth in and of Himself and in His attributes, and His Attributes are perfect. His existence is one
of His essential qualities; He cannot but exist. The Necessarily-Existing by His own essence.
Nothing else can exist except through Him. Everything besides Him, forever and eternally,
exists only by virtue of Him. The One Truly-Existing, from which every true thing gets its true
reality. Every reality exists only by virtue of Him and nothing has any intrinsic, inherent and
fundamental reality except Him.
His promise is true; His Word is true; the meeting with Him is true; His Prophets and
Messengers are true; Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬is true; His Books are true; His religion (deen) is true;
worshipping Him alone is true; everything that has to do with Him is true. Allaah is the
Absolute Truth and whatever else is worshipped besides Him is false.
He guides to the truth, decrees the truth, and speaks the truth. No matter what changes may
take place in the world, challenges, difficulties, or discoveries we might encounter, the Truth
that is Allaah will never change. (Qur’aan 24:25)
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Al-Mubeen: The Clear and Manifest One, Evident, One Who makes things clear, One
Who makes clear His proofs and signs. (Qur’aan 24:25)
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Al-Haqqul-Mubeen: The Manifest Truth, Ultimate Truth, Evident Truth, the Very
Truth that makes everything clear. (Qur’aan 24:25)
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Al-Hayy: The Ever-Living. Allaah's life is the most complete and perfect life without
deficiency or weakness of any kind. Allaah is the Living Who confers life upon others. The One
Who has perfect power, existing in and of Himself and not dependant upon anyone else. He is
the Ever-Living Who never dies. He will never perish, nor come to an end, nor cease (to exist).
The name Al-Hayy encompasses all the qualities of His essence/self. (Qur’aan 2:255)
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
Al-Qayyuum: The Completely Self-Sustaining in His essence and existence. The
Completely Independent, Eternal, Self-Subsisting. The One Who sustains, cares for and
protects all that exists; He regulates their affairs and provisions. He is the All-Sustaining,
neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. The Self-Existing, One Upon Whom everything
depends. Nothing can be independent of Him even for the blinking of an eye. The One Who
gives life. The name Al-Qayyuum encompasses all the qualities of His deeds/actions.
(Qur’aan 2:255)
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 As-Samad: The Absolute, Self-Subsisting, Eternal Lord, the One depended upon by
all existence, Perfect Lord and Master, Eternal Refuge - the eternally Besought of all, Self-
Sufficient Master - Whom all creatures need. The Everlasting Sustainer of all. Only Allaah has
complete nobility and dominion. Radically transcendent, the One to Whom things aim, and
direct themselves. The One to Whom one has recourse; that which has nothing hollow - an
indivisible Essence; being that continues forever. The Creator of everything, of Whom nothing
is independent, and Whose unity everything indicates, Who takes no nourishment. He neither
eats nor drinks. The Master Who is perfect in all aspects of power, might, prominence,
greatness, forbearance, self-sufficiency, compellence, knowledge and wisdom. He is the One to
Whom all of creation turns to and relies for all of their needs, predicaments and necessities;
for He is in and of Himself absolutely perfect, with unrestricted perfection, in His Names,
Attributes and Deeds. (Qur’aan 112:2)
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‘Qayyimus-samaawaati wal-ard wa man fee hinna’:
The Holder/Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them.
[Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
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An-Nuur: The Light. The Guide, the One Who illuminates; the One Who is manifest,
clear. He is the One Who illuminates the heavens and the earth with lights that He has placed
therein. His veil is light and if it were to be removed, everything of His creation as far as He can
see would be burnt, may He be glorified. (Qur’aan 24:35)(Tirmidhi, Haakim, Ibn Maajah)
‘O Allaah, place within my heart light; and upon my tongue light; and within my ears/hearing light; and
within my eyes/sight/vision light; and place above me light; and beneath me light; and on my right
light; and on my left light; and before me light; and behind me light; and place light within my soul; and
augment/magnify light for me; and amplify/greaten light for me; and grant me light and make me light.
O Allaah, bestow upon me light; and place light in my tendons/nerves; and light in my flesh; and light
in my blood; and light in my hair and light in my skin.’ ‘O Allaah, place light for me in my grave and light
in my bones.’ ‘And increase me with light, and increase me with light, and increase me with light.’
‘And grant me light upon light.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
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‘Nuurus-samaawaati wal-ard’: The Light of the heavens and the earth.
‘Allaah 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 brilliant / shining / glittering /
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 forth (of itself), even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allaah
guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allaah presents examples for mankind, and Allaah is
Knowing of all things.’ (Qur’aan 24:35)
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 Al-Awwal: The First, nothing is or was before Him. Allaah precedes all things; He has no
beginning. He is Eternal without a beginning. (Pre-eternal) (Qur’aan 57:3)
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 Al-Aakhir: The Last, nothing is or will be after Him. He abides after all things (have
perished), without ever coming to an end. He is enduring, everlasting without an end.
(Sempiternal) (Qur’aan 57:3)
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Adh-Dhaahir: The Ascendant, Manifest, Evident, Outward, Uppermost One, Most High
- nothing is above Him. The Predominant over things, or, He Who is known by inference of the
mind from what appears to mankind of the effects of His Actions and Attributes. (Qur’aan 57:3)
[Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to
His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes. He
is transcendent above all things. He is such in His essence and attributes, as well as in His power,
might, and authority].
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 Al-Baatin: The Intimate, Hidden/Concealed, Immanent, Inward, Innermost One, Most
Near - nothing is nearer than Him. He Who knows the inward or intrinsic states or
circumstances of things. He Who is veiled from the eyes and imaginations of creatures. No
imagination can conceive of Him and no intellect/understanding can fully comprehend Him.
(Qur’aan 57:3) [Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and
the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which
befits His majesty. He cannot be perceived by our physical senses].
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Mercy, Compassion & Love
These names indicate that Allaah is characterised by mercy, goodness, generosity and kindness.
They testify to the vastness of His mercy, gifts and other attributes, with which He encompasses all
of His creation to the extent that His wisdom decrees. All blessings, goodness and the various
aspects of beneficence are from the effects of His mercy, generosity and kindness; all beneficence
in this world and in the hereafter is from the effects of His mercy.
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Ar-Rahmaan: The Entirely Merciful, Most Beneficent, Most Gracious, Intensely
Merciful, All-Merciful. (Qur’aan 55:1)
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Ar-Raheem: The Especially Merciful, Most Merciful, Continually Merciful, Bestower
of mercy. (Qur’aan 59:22)
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 ‘Rahmaan ad-dunya wal-aakhirah’: The Most Merciful of/in this
world and the Hereafter. (Al-Tabaraani - Al-Mu’jam as-Sagheer)
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Arhamur-Raahimeen: The Most Merciful of those who show mercy, Most
Merciful of all the merciful. (Qur’aan 7:151)
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Khayrur-Raahimeen: The Best of all who show mercy. (Qur’aan 23:109)
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Dhur-Rahmah: The One Who is characterised by mercy, Full of mercy, Possessor
of mercy. (Qur’aan 6:133 & 18:58)
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Dhu Rahmah Waasi’ah: The Possessor of vast mercy, Lord of all-embracing
mercy. (Qur’aan 6:147)
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Al-Barr: The Benevolent, Most Subtle, Courteous, Beneficent, Most Benign and Kind,
Source of all kindness and goodness, very ample in goodness. The Absolute Doer of Good, One
from Whom every good deed and beneficence comes from. Generous - everything in existence
benefits from Allaah's generosity and goodness. (Qur’aan 52:28)
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Al-Hafiyy: The Ever Most Gracious, Benevolent, Honourer. (This name combines
between the connotations of two other names: Al-Barr - The Benevolent and Al-Lateef - The
Most Kind). He grants us guidance to worship Him. Answers the prayer of the one who prays, is
mindful and considerate. One Who goes to the utmost to inquire about someone's state and is
extremely solicitous about his needs. (Qur’aan 19:47)
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 Al-Mannaan: The Beneficent, Benefactor, Bestower, One Who bestows graciously, is
tremendous in giving, confers favours and blessings. (Abu Daawuud, Nasaa’i, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah,
Haakim)
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 Al-Hannaan: The Compassionate, One having tenderness, One Who shows
compassion/affection, One Who is merciful to His servants, Possessor of vast mercy.
(Musnad Ahmad, Haakim)
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Al-Lateef: The Most Kind, Aware and Knower of subtleties; understands the finest
mysteries, subtle and obscure things. His knowledge encompasses everything that is hidden
and concealed. The One Who is aware of all that is hidden [in the deepest depths of the
heavens and the earth] and is aware of everything down to the most minute and finest detail.
The Benevolent, Courteous, Most Subtle, All-Gentle, Beneficient. His actions in the world are
subtle, and imperceptible to normal mortals. He is Kind to His believing servants and takes care
of their interests by His benevolence and grace, in many ways that they are not even aware of.
He gives to people beyond what they need and brings timeless happiness. (Qur’aan 6:103)
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 Ar-Ra’oof: The Full of Kindness, Ever Compassionate, All-Pitying, All-Gentle, Clement.
The One Who makes things easier for people than need be out of tenderness. The One Who
consoles broken hearts and supports the weak, and those who seek His help and turn to Him.
(Intensive form of mercy, or it is to make a suffering stop). (Qur’aan 24:20)
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Ar-Rafeeq: The Gentle, Most Kind. The One Who is tender and gentle.
(Bukhaari, Muslim, Ibn Maajah)
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Al-Hayyiy: The Modest, Shy, One Who honourably disdains anything unbecoming His
mercy and generosity, Possessor of Modesty. (Abu Daawuud, Tirmidhi, Nasaa’i, Ibn Maajah)
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 Al-Waduud: The Most Loving, Affectionate, Full of Loving-Kindness, Compassionate to
His servants, The Beloved One. (Qur’aan 85:14)
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Ash-Shaakir: The Grateful, Recogniser and Rewarder of Good, Appreciative. He
repays people for their good actions, gives a large reward for few works, multiplies His rewards
to them. (Qur’aan 2:158)
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Ash-Shakuur: The Most Appreciative, Most Ready to appreciate and reward
abundantly, The Most Grateful, Ever-Thankful.
He is the One Who appreciates the smallest deed, and forgives the greatest mistakes. He
multiplies beyond measure the deeds of those who are sincere; He appreciates, recognises and
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rewards those who give thanks to Him, and He remembers those who remember Him.
Whoever draws near to Him with something of righteous deeds, He draws near to him/her by a
greater degree. (Qur’aan 35:30)


Al-Haleem: The Most Forbearing, Clement. Has not precipitateness, does not hasten to
punish - for He has appointed everything to a term to which it must finally come. He is the One
Who showers His creation with blessings and favours lavishly, both apparent and hidden, in
spite of their sins, disobedience, transgression and many mistakes. He is Forbearing and
Gentle, and does not punish sinners straight away for their sins. He rebukes them so that they
may repent, and gives them time to turn to Him in repentance. (Qur’aan 2:235)


As-Sabuur: The Most Patient. The One Who does not hasten to punish, but forgives.
(Tirmidhi )
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “None is more forbearing/patient in listening to the most irksome /
offensive things than Allaah, the Exalted. They associate rivals with him, attribute children to
Him; but in spite of this He provides them sustenance, grants them safety/health, confers upon
them so many things.” (Muslim)
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Lordship & Governance


 Ar-Rabb: The Lord, Sustainer, Cherisher, Owner of all, Master, Ruler, Controller,
Provider, Guardian and Caretaker, Nurturer, Governs all, manages the affairs of His creation.
The One Who puts right, manages, compels and guards. He is the One worshipped. The One
Who guides, cares for, nurtures and sustains all of His servants by managing and governing
their affairs and granting them all types of favours and blessings. His was always the quality of
Lordship even when there was nothing to be Lord of. (Qur’aan 1:2)

Rabbul-'Izzah: The Lord of Honour, Power, Might. (Qur’aan 37:180)

Rabbul-'aalameen: The Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds. (Qur’aan 1:2)

Rabbu kulli shay': The Lord, Cherisher of all things (that exist). (Qur’aan 6:164)


Rabbus-samaawaatis-sab': The Lord of the seven heavens.
(Qur’aan 23:86)


Rabbus-samaawaatis-sab'i wa maa adhlalna:
‘O Allaah...Lord of the seven heavens and all that they envelop.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]


Rabbul-aradeenas-sab’i wa maa aqlalna: ‘O Allaah...Lord
of the seven earths and all that they carry.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]


Rabbur-riyaahi wa maa tharayna: ‘O Allaah...Lord of the winds and all
whom they whisk away.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

 Rabbus-samaawaati wal-ardi wa maa baynahuma: The
Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. (Qur’aan 44:7)

 Rabbush-Shi'raa: The Lord of Sirius (the star which the pagan Arabs used to
worship). (Qur’aan 53:49)

Dhul-'Arsh: The Lord/Owner of the Throne. (Qur’aan 40:15)


Rabbul-'Arshil-Kareem: The Lord of the Supreme, Noble Throne. The
Lord of the Throne of Honour. (Qur’aan 23:116)
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

Rabbul-'Arshil-'Adheem: The Lord of the Mighty, Great Throne. The
Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme. (Qur’aan 9:129)


Rabbul-Malaa'ikati war-Ruh: The Lord of the Angels and the Ruh [i.e.
Jibraa'eel (angel Gabriel). [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]


‘Rabba Jibraa'eel wa Meekaa'eel wa Israafeel: The
Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israafeel’ (three angels). [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

Rabbun-Naas: The Lord and Cherisher of Mankind. (Qur’aan 114:1)

 ‘Rabbu haadhal-Bayt’: ‘The Lord of this House’ (i.e. the Ka'bah in Makkah).
(Qur’aan 106:3)


Rabbul-Mashriqayn: The Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early
summer and early winter). (Qur’aan 55:17)


Rabbul-Maghribayn: The Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early
summer and early winter). (Qur’aan 55:17)


Rabbul-Mashaariq: The Lord of the sunrises, Lord of every point at the rising of
the sun. (Qur’aan 37:5)


Rabbul-Mashaariq wal-Maghaarib: The Lord of all points of sunrise and
sunset in the east and the west. The Lord of [all] risings and settings. The Lord of all points in
the East and the West. (Qur’aan 70:40)


Rabbul-Mashriq wal-Maghrib wa maa baynahuma: The
Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them. (Qur’aan 26:28)

Rabbul-Falaq: The Lord of the Dawn/Daybreak. (Qur’aan 113:1)


‘Rabba kulli shayin wa Maleekah’: The Lord and Sovereign of
everything. [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
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Kingship & Sovereignty
Allaah is the One Who is described with the attributes of being the King and Master; to Whom
belongs all sovereignty and dominion. These attributes describe His qualities of might, pride,
subjugation, control, grandeur, glory, majesty and omnipotence. He is the One Who directs all the
affairs and is in absolute control of creation, Who issues commands and Who rewards or punishes.
The entire Universe, high and low, belongs to Him. All of it is subservient to Him, owned by Him
and is utterly dependent on Him.


Al-Malik: The King, Sovereign. He has absolute control over everything and nothing has
any control over Him. (Qur’aan 59:23)


Al-Malikul-Haqq: The Real and True King. The Truly-Existing Sovereign.
(Qur’aan 20:114)

Al-Maleek: The King, Sovereign, Omnipotent Sovereign. (Qur’aan 54:55)


‘Maleek Muqtadir’: The Absolute Powerful King. The Most Powerful and Mighty
Sovereign. The Perfect, All-Able and Omnipotent King. (Qur’aan 54:55)

Al-Maalik: The Master, Possessor, Owner. (Qur’aan 1:4)(Haakim)

 As-Sayyid: The Master, Noble One, Sovereign, Lord. True nobility belongs to Allaah
alone, His nobility is perfect and complete. (Abu Daawuud, Nasaa’i)


Malikus-samaawati wal-ard: The King of the heavens and the
earth. [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

Malikun-Naas: The King, Sovereign, Ruler of mankind. (Qur’aan 114:2)


Jaami’un-Naas: The Gatherer/Assembler of mankind (on the Day of Judgment).
He will gather all of mankind on the Day concerning which there is no doubt. He has
comprehensive knowledge of their deeds and their provision, and there is nothing major or
minor that He is not aware of. He will gather every particle of their bodies that has
disintegrated / disappeared / changed into something else; of all those who have died from the
earliest times until the last of times [and resurrect them], by His perfect power and all-
encompassing and vast knowledge. (Qur’aan 3:9)
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

‘Malik yawmid-deen’: The Sovereign of the Day of Recompense/Judgment
(Day of Resurrection). (Qur’aan 1:4)


‘Maalik yawmid-deen’: The Only Owner, Master of the Day of
Recompense/Judgment. (Qur’aan 1:4)

 Maalikul-Mulk: The Master & Possessor of the Kingdom, Owner of Absolute
Sovereignty (Who grants sovereignty to whomever He wills). Everything in existence, the entire
world and universe belongs to Allaah. (Qur’aan 3:26)
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Creatorship & Inventorship


 Al-Khaaliq: The Creator and Maker of everything. To decree what He creates. He Who
has the power to give existence to creatures. He is the One Who has created from nothing all
that exists, and formed it by His wisdom, praise be to Him. He creates without His being in
need to do so. He did not acquire the name of ‘Creator’ after creating the creation – His was
always the quality of being the Creator even when there was no creation. He has always been
and will always be known by this mighty attribute. (Qur’aan 59:24)


Al-Khallaaq: The Supreme Creator, Master Creator, the Creator Who creates
repeatedly. (Qur’aan 15:86 & 36:81)
‘And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your
languages and your colours. Indeed in that are signs for those of sound knowledge.’
(Qur’aan 30:22)


Al-Khallaaqul-‘Aleem: The All-Knowing Supreme Creator. The Creator
Supreme, of skill and knowledge (infinite). The All-Wise Creator. (Qur’aan 15:86 & 36:81)
‘And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that
they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register/Book/Record a thing.
Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.’ (Qur’aan 6:38)

Ahsanul-Khaaliqeen: The Best of Creators. (Qur’aan 23:14)

 Al-Baari’: The Originator, Inventor of all, Producer, Maker. To bring into existence
each created thing. The One Who creates things not based on any model of likeness. The
things created are distinguished from one another by various forms and outward appearances.
He did not acquire the name of ‘Originator’ after bringing the creation into origin – His was
always the quality of being the Originator even when there was no creation. (Qur’aan 59:24)


Al-Musawwir: The Fashioner, Shaper, One Who Forms, Bestower of Forms. He gives
each created thing its proper, particular and unique form. He determines its composition,
dimensions and appearance. (Qur’aan 59:24)
‘O mankind! Indeed We created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples/races
and tribes that you may know one another (not that you may despise each other). Verily, the
most honoured/noblest of you in the sight of Allaah is (the one who is) most righteous of you.
Verily, Allaah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.’ (Qur’aan 49:13)


Al-Badee’: The Originator eternally & forever, Absolute cause, Creator, Incomparable.
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The Originator Who first makes something new and original, the One Who brings something
into existence for the first time, and not after the similitude of anything existing before it.
(Qur’aan 2:117)


Badee’us-samaawaati wal-ard: The Originator of the heavens and
the earth. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth. He is the One Who
created them and formed them with the utmost beauty and the most magnificent system of
organisation, perfect order, structure and harmony; done so in the best of ways.
(Qur’aan 2:117 & 6:101)


Al-Faatir: The Bringer into Existence, Creator, Originator. (To be the first to do
something; the One Who separates the heavens and the earth, their Originator).
(Qur’aan 6:14)(Ibn Maajah, Haakim)


Faatirus-samaawaati wal-ard: The Bringer into Existence of the
heavens and the earth. (Qur’aan 6:14)



Al-Muhyiy: The One Who gives life. He resurrects, restores to life without any
difficulty. (Qur’aan 41:39) (Tirmidhi, Haakim, Ibn Maajah)


 Al-Mumeet: The One Who causes death. He causes death without any fear.
(Tirmidhi, Haakim, Ibn Maajah)



Al-Mubdiy: The Originator, Beginner, Starter. The One Who originates something
without prior model, begins the first time. He is the One Who initiated His creation, created
each individual thing. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Haakim)



Al-Mu’eed: The Restorer, One Who repeats creation, Recaller, One Who continues. The
One Who restores what He has already created before and brings it to life again. He is the One
Who is constantly renewing/repeating His creation. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Haakim)


Al-Jaami’: The Uniter, Gatherer. The One Who combines similar things, dissimilar
things, and opposites. He gathers together the creatures; the One Who collects created beings
on the Day of Judgment. (Qur’aan 3:9 & 4:140)(Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)

Mujriyas-sahaab: He Who moves the clouds. [Supplication - Bukhaari]


Faaliqul-habbi wan-nawaa: He Who splits the seed-grain and the fruit-
stone [like date-stone, etc. (for sprouting)]. (Qur’aan 6:95)
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

Faaliqul-isbaah: The Cleaver of the Daybreak, He Who splits the sky at dawn.
(Qur’aan 6:96)
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Perfection & Pureness



Al-Qudduus: The Most Holy One, All-Pure, All-Perfect, Blessed. He is far greater and
far removed from any imperfection or impurity or from anything that would detract from His
glory. He is far above and free of all shortcomings. He does not resemble any created being. He
is different from any created being. He is far above being likened to any of His creation.
(Qur’aan 59:23)


As-Salaam: The Source of Peace (and Perfection), Bestower of Peace, All-Perfect,
Flawless, Impeccable, One Free from all defects, deficiencies and imperfections. He is far
removed from anything resembling Him or coming close to resembling Him in any of His
Attributes of perfection. His deeds are free of any idleness, wrongdoing and anything that is
contrary to wisdom; His attributes are free of any similarity to the attributes of created beings;
His Essence is free of any shortcomings or faults; His names are free of any blameworthy
meanings. (Qur’aan 59:23)
The name Al-Qudduus is similar in meaning to As-Salaam in that they both negate any form of
imperfection while at the same time including absolute and unlimited perfection in all aspects.
Perfection is an essential part of His Essence, and it cannot be otherwise.


As-Subbuuh: The Supremely Glorified, All-Perfect, Venerated – Who has no partner
or rival, possesses every aspect of perfection, Whose actions are all holy and free from evil.
The All-Pure, far removed from everything evil and imperfect. (Muslim)

‘Subhanahu wa ta'aalaa’: Glorified is He, and High/Exalted. (Qur’aan 17:43)

Al-Jameel: The One Full of Beauty - in all and every aspect. (Muslim)


At-Tayyib: The Pure, Good, Perfect. He is not tainted with evil, corruption, or
deficiency in any way. (Muslim)


As-Saadiq: The Truthful (untouched by the possibility of lying). (Qur’aan 6:146, 4:87 &
4:122)(Haakim & Ibn Maajah)


Al-Muhsin: The Doer & Giver of good, The Beneficient, One Who does perfect good,
One Who acts in a good and fine manner, One constantly doing good. (Mu’jam at-Tabarani al-Awsat
5735)
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Omniscience & Guidance
He is the One Whose Knowledge encompasses all things: seen and unseen, secret and open, all
those things that are inevitable, all those things that are impossible to occur, all those things that
can possibly occur – in the heavens and earth. He knows the affairs of the whole of creation; the
past, the present and the future. Nothing whatsoever is hidden from Him.


As-Samee’: The All-Hearing, The One Who hears and answers our prayers. The One
Who hears all, no matter how faint the sound. He hears all voices, in all the different
languages, no matter how many and how varied, when they call on Him for their needs.
(Qur’aan 2:137)


Samee'ud-Du’aa: The All-Hearer of prayer, invocation, supplication. (Qur’aan 3:38 &
14:39)


Al-Baseer: The All-Seeing (complete vision that nothing can escape). The One Who
sees all things, both the apparent and the hidden. He has insight into all things, not matter how
small, insignificant and minute. (Qur’aan 40:20)
‘Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision / No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp
is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.’ (Qur’aan
6:103)


Ar-Raqeeb: The Ever-Watchful, All-Observant, All-Watcher, Vigilant Observer,
Guardian, Keeper. The One Who sees what is hidden in the hearts, the One Who
preserves/protects all that is in creation and regulates them with the best of organisation and
the most complete and perfect planning. (Qur’aan 4:1)


Ash-Shaheed: The Universal Witness. The One from Whom nothing is hidden; the
Faithful in His testimony. The One Who is aware of everything. The One Who hears every voice
in existence, loud and quiet. His knowledge encompasses all things, and He is the Witness Who
sees everything in existence - the insignificant and significant, the small and large, the deeds of
His servants, good and bad alike. (Qur’aan 22:17)


Al-Khabeer: The All-Aware, Well-Acquainted, Totally Aware (knowing all things visible
and hidden/secrets, no matter how seemingly imperceptible – does not escape Allaah's
awareness). He Who has perfect knowledge, not touched by doubt or error. He knows the
internal qualities of all things. (Qur’aan 31:16)
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

Al-‘Aleem: The All-Knowing, Omniscient, Full of Knowledge. He Who knows what has
been and what will be, Who ever has known and ever will know what has been and what will
be, from Whom nothing is concealed in the earth nor in the heaven, Whose knowledge
comprehends all things in the most complete manner. (Qur’aan 43:84)


‘Aleem bithaa-tissudoor: The All-Knowing of that within the breasts, Aware
of what is hidden in (your) breasts. (Qur’aan 3:119)


Al-‘Allaam: The Most Knowing, All-Knowing, One with the highest level of knowledge,
One Whose knowledge is total and perfect. (Qur’aan 5:109 & 34:48)(Haakim)


‘Allaamul-ghuyuub: The Knower of the unseen, All-Knower of all that is hidden.
(Qur’aan 5:109)

Al-‘Aalim: The All-Knower. (Qur’aan 35:38 & 9:94)(Ibn Maajah)


‘Aalimul-ghayb wash-shahaadah: The All-Knower of the unseen,
secret and the seen, open. (Qur’aan 6:73)


Al-Haadiy: The Guide, Director. The One Who shows the way. He is the One Who
guides and directs His servants towards all that would be of benefit to them and away from all
that would bring them harm. He teaches them what they do not know, and guides them to the
true guidance which will help them and keep them firm on the straight path. He fills their
hearts with taqwa (piety) and causes them to turn to Him and obey His commands.
(Qur’aan 25:31)


Ar-Rasheed: The One Who Guides and Directs, the Right in Guidance, Correct Guide,
the Guide to the Right Path. The name Ar-Rasheed has a meaning akin to that of Al-Hakeem
(The All-Wise): He is Wise in word and deed, all of His legislation is good, correctly guiding and
wise, His creation testifies to His wisdom, and His creation contains some wisdom. (Tirmidhi)

Muqallibul-Quluub: The Turner of the Hearts. (Tirmidhi)

Musarriful-Quluub: The Controller/Director of the Hearts. (Muslim)

‘Munzilal-Kitaab’: Revealer of the Book. [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
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

‘Munzilat-Tawraah wal-Injeel wal-Furqaan’: Revealer
of the Tawraah (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and the Furqaan (Qur’aan). [Supplication - Hisnul
Muslim]
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Help & Protection


Al-Qareeb: The Near One, Close, Ever Near – in many ways. He is Near to all in His
knowledge, seeing, awareness, witnessing, attentiveness to our affairs, etc., which encompass
all things. He is Near to those who love Him, ask His forgiveness, follow His religion, put their
trust in Him, are in desperate need of His help and beseech Him – and He answers their
supplications. The true nature of this closeness cannot be comprehended, but its effects may
be seen in His kindness towards His servant, and His care, support and help of him/her.
(Qur’aan 11:61)


Al-Mujeeb: The Answerer (of Prayers), Ever Responsive. The Quick to respond. The
One Who answers prayers with gifts and acceptance. He answers the supplications of those
who are oppressed. He is the One Who answers, in a general sense, those who supplicate to
Him whoever they may be, wherever they may be and whatever condition they may be in, as
He has promised. He is also the One Who answers those who have given up all hope of being
answered by the creation, and therefore their connection to Him has been strengthened in
terms of love, hope and fear. (Qur’aan 11:61)


Al-Mugeeth & Al-Ghiyaath: The Succourer, Helper. The One Who
succours - assists and supports people in their times of suffering, need, distress, difficulty and
hardship. The One Who rescues, recovers, saves. The One Who saves something from danger
or violence.
– ‘Yaa Ghiyaathal-mustagheetheen’ – O Rescuer, Helper of those who seek and cry out for
help. (This supplication was mentioned by Imam Ahmad and also by Ibn Taymiyyah, Qurtubi and Haleemi).
‘[Remember] when ‘tastageethuuna’ – you implored the assistance / sought help of your Lord, and He
answered you, “Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, ranks on ranks.”’ (Qur’aan 8:9)
‘He is the One that sends down ‘Al-Ghayth’ – relief through rain (even) after (people) have given up all
hope, and scatters His Mercy (far & wide). And He is the Patron, Protector, Worthy of all Praise.’ (Qur’aan 42:28)
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said the following supplication 2/3 times when he beseeched Allaah for rain:
“Allaahumma agithnaa” – ‘O Allaah, relieve us’ (i.e. O Allaah, send down rain upon us). (Bukhaari, Muslim, Abu
Daawuud, Bayhaqi)
‘O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting and Sustainer of all existence, by Your mercy ‘astageethu’ – I seek assistance;
rectify for me all of my affairs and do not leave me to myself, even for the blink of an eye.’ [Supplication - Hisnul
Muslim]
Al-Haleemi said: “Al-Ghiyaath is Al-Mugeeth.” (In Al-Asnaa by Al-Qurtubi & Majmoo’ah al-Fatawaa - Ibn Taymiyyah)
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(Al-Mugeeth occurs in Haakim’s narration of the Names of Allaah. It is a Name of Allaah according to Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn
Qayyim, Qurtubi, Haleemi, Sa'di and Shawkani).
(Al-Ghiyaath is a Name of Allaah according to Ibn Taymiyyah, Bayhaqi, Qurtubi, Haleemi and Shawkani; and in a supplication
authenticated by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal).

 Al-Mu’min: The Giver of Security, Bestower of Faith, Guardian of Faith, The Faithful,
True and Trustworthy, Fulfiller of Promises. He Who will faithfully give His servants what He
promised them; He Who has declared in His Word the truth of His unity. The One Who has
praised Himself with perfect Attributes and with the perfection of magnificence and beauty.
The One Who testified to the truth of His Messengers by giving them every sign and proof that
would certify the truth of what they came with. (Qur’aan 59:23)

 Al-Muhaymin: The Overseer, Witness, Guardian over all, Ever-Watcher,
Preserver of Safety, Protector, the Giver of Just Recompense. The Safeguarder, the One Who
watches over things He preserves and guards. The One Who is aware of everything that is
hidden and concealed, and Whose knowledge encompasses all things. (Qur’aan 59:23)


Al-Haafidh: The Guardian, Protector (to preserve, conserve; the opposite of
forgetfulness, to let perish). (Qur’aan 12:64)


Al-Hafeedh: The All-Protecting, Guardian, Ever-Watchful, Preserver. The Preserver of
all things; He from Whose preservation nothing is excluded, not even an atom in the heavens
or the earth. He Who protects and preserves His creatures from oblivion and preserves the
heavens and earth – the preservation of which tires Him not. He protects what He has created
and encompasses it with His knowledge. He protects His close friends from falling into sin and
destruction, and gently protects them when they are active and when they are at rest. He
accounts the deeds of His servants and rewards or punishes them accordingly. (Qur’aan 34:21)

Khayrun Haafidhaa: The Best Guardian. (Qur’aan 12:64)

Al-Waliyy: The Protecting Guardian, Patron, Ally, Guardian Lord, Supporter. (Qur’aan 42:9)

 Waliyyul-Mu’mineen: The Ally, Protector, Helper, Protecting Guardian of the
believers. (Qur’aan 3:68)


Al-Waaliy: The Ruler, Governor, Protector, Patron. The One Who plans the affairs of
creation and rules them, takes charge of and governs them. There is no ruler over things
except Allaah; He is their Sole Plannner.
‘And there is not for them besides Him any Waal (patron/protector).’ (Qur’aan 13:11) (Tirmidhi, Ibn
Maajah) (Al-Waaliy is a Name of Allaah according to Ibn Qayyim, Qurtubi, Ghazali, Khattaabi, Bayhaqi,
Asbahaani).
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

Al-Mudabbir: The Director, Manager, Governor, Regulator (of all affairs and
matters). (Haakim)

Al-Mawlaa: The Patron, Lord, Protector, Master, Supporter. (Qur’aan 8:40)


‘Mawlaa humul-Haqq’: ‘Their Rightful Lord, True Master, True Lord, Just Lord.’
(Qur’aan 10:30 & 6:62)


An-Naseer: The Helper, Most Helping (supports, assists, The One Who grants victory).
(Qur’aan 8:40)


Ni’mal-Mawlaa wa Ni’man-Naseer’: The excellent Protector, and
excellent Helper. (Qur’aan 8:40)


An-Naasir: The Helper, Deliverer. The Aider or Assister (especially against an enemy).
The One Who grants victory. [The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “He (Allaah) is my Helper.”]
(Bukhaari 2731)

Khayrun-Naasireen: The Best of Helpers. (Qur’aan 3:150)

Al-Musta’aan: The One Whose help and assistance is sought. (Qur’aan 21:112)

 Al-Wakeel: The Trustworthy Disposer of Affairs, Trustee, the One Who is relied
upon. People entrust their destinies to Him and put their confidence in Him, the Protector,
Guardian. He is the One Who is in a position to run the affairs of His creation, by His
knowledge, perfect power and all-encompassing wisdom. He is the One Who is taking care of
His close friends, making the right way easy for them and causing them to steer clear of the
wrong way. He suffices for them in all of their affairs. Whoever puts their trust in Him will find
that He is Sufficient for them. (Qur’aan 3:173)

‘Ni’mal-Wakeel’: The Best Disposer of affairs, Best Protector. (Qur’aan 3:173)

Ash-Shaafiy: The Healer, One Who cures. (Bukhaari, Muslim)


Al-Kaafiy: The Sufficient, One Who suffices. Allaah is enough, one does not need
recourse to any other or have hopes from any other. He is the One Who gives and suffices His
creation in everything that they are in need of. More specifically, He is Sufficient for the one
who believes in Him, and puts their trust in Him, and asks Him for all that they need in worldly
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and spiritual terms. (Qur’aan 39:36)(Ibn Maajah & Haakim)



Al-Kafeel: The Surety, Witness, Guarantor, Guardian. He Who guarantees provision
for His creatures. (Qur’aan 16:91)(Haakim)

Khayrul-Maakireen: The Best of Planners. (Qur’aan 8:30)

‘Allaahu asra’u makran’: ‘Allaah is swifter in planning/strategy!’ (Qur’aan 10:21)


Khayrul-Munzileen: The Best of those who bring to land / bring ashore. He brings
people ashore to land in peace and safety. The Best of accommodators, Best to accommodate.
The Ultimate One Who can accommodate whom He wills to the best. He shows us how to
reach our true and best destination. (Qur’aan 23:29)


Al-Muqeet: The Giver of Sustenance/Provision, Ever All-Able, All-Witness, Preserver,
Omnipotent, in control of all, Protector, Nourisher, All-Powerful Maintainer. He Who is Well-
Furnished with power over all things. He provides provision to everything that exists and
directs the affairs of all as He wills. (Qur’aan 4:85)
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Generosity & Sustenance



Ar-Razzaaq: The All-Sustainer, Continual Provider, Supreme Provider, He Who gives (all)
Sustenance, Who provides for all His servants. There is no living creature on earth, but Allaah
provides for it. (Provision for physical needs, provision for the heart which is nourished with
knowledge and faith). (Qur’aan 51:58)


Ar-Raaziq: The Provider, Sustainer. The One Who provides nourishment and means of
subsistence. The Creator of provisions; outwardly to the body and inwardly to the heart. He
provides for His creation without any effort. (Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ibn Maajah)

Khayrur-Raaziqeen: The Best of Providers, Sustainers. (Qur’aan 62:11)


Al-Waarith: The Inheritor. He is the True Owner of all. The One Who inherits and
continues after all others have ceased to be; thus all returns to Him. (Qur’aan 15:23 & 28:58)

Khayrul-Waaritheen: The Best of Inheritors. (Qur’aan 21:89)



Al-Qaabid: The Constrictor, Withholder, One Who curtails, He Who contracts, Taker,
Seizer. The Constricter of the means of subsistence and other things from His servants by His
graciousness and wisdom. The One Who takes people’s souls. All of this is in accordance with
His Wisdom and Mercy. (Abu Daawuud, Tirmidhi)



Al-Baasit: The Expander, Extender, Giver of abundance. The One Who enlarges,
makes ample and plentiful the means of subsistence; or Who diffuses the souls in the bodies
when they come to life. The One Who grants and provides ample provision and expands / gives
life to the hearts. (Abu Daawuud, Tirmidhi)


Al-Musa’iir: The One Who sets/regulates/controls the Prices, gives things their value
and effects. The value of objects/things differs from person-to-person, and they also affect
people differently. By our repentance, Allaah can reduce the prices. By our wrongdoing and
ungratefulness, prices can be raised. [Qur’aan 30:41]: ‘Corruption and mischief has appeared
throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may
let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return
[to righteousness, to repenting to Allaah, and begging His Pardon].’ (Tirmidhi 1314, Abu Daawuud
3451, Ibn Maajah 2200)
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

Al-Kareem: The Generous, Bountiful, Kind, One Who is giving, One Who gives and
praises, One Who gives before being asked, One Who fulfils all promises but waives what is
due from others, One Who never turns down a supplicant, One Who rewards a mere good
intention, but never punishes a bad intention unless followed by a bad deed. [Generous (in the
sense of abundant), Munificent, Noble, Possessing generosity, lacking in any lowness or
baseness]. (Qur’aan 82:6)


Al-Akram: The Most Generous, Most Honoured, Most Bountiful, More Generous than
any other. (Qur’aan 96:3)


Al-Ghaniy: The Rich, Self-Sufficient, Independent One Who is Free of all needs & wants
(the creation is in need of Allaah). He is Self-Sufficient completely and unrestrictedly, and is
completely Independent in all aspects; deference is given to His perfection and the perfection
of His Attributes. Nothing can undermine His perfection and make Him imperfect in any way
whatsoever. He has absolutely no deficiency of any kind. He cannot be anything but Self-
Sufficient, because self-sufficiency is one of His essential qualities; just as He cannot be
anything but the Creator, the All-Powerful, the Provider, the Kind, the Bestower of good, Who
does not need anyone else at all. He is the Self-Sufficient in Whose Hands are the treasures of
the heavens and the earth, the treasures of this world and of the Hereafter. He suffices for the
whole of His creation, and is sufficient for the believers from His creation - in that He confers
upon their hearts nurturing divine knowledge and the realities of faith. (Qur’aan 47:38)



Al-Mu’tiy: The Giver. There are none who can withhold what He gives. All interests
and benefits are sought from Him, and the needs of all are addressed to Him. He is the One
Who gives them to whomever He wills and withholds them from whomever He wills, by His
Wisdom and Mercy. (Bukhaari, Ibn Maajah)



Al-Maani': The Preventer, Withholder, Protector. The One Who refuses to give,
restrains, forbids. There are none who can give what He withholds. (Tirmidhi & Ibn Maajah)

 Al-Wahhaab: The Bestower, Giver of all, Grantor of Bounties without measure. The
Ever-Giving, Unstinting Giver. The One Who gives a lot freely, universally, perpetually and
disinterestedly; not wanting anything back. He gives instantly. (Qur’aan 3:8)


Al-Jawaad: The Magnanimous, Bestower of Good, Munificent (generosity through
liberal and gracious giving). The Generous and totally lacking in avarice. He gives without being
asked, to preserve the person from the igominy of asking. He gives what is proper to whom it is
proper. (Tirmidhi, As-Sunan al-Kubraa - Bayhaqi 19134. Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman 10840. Musnad Ibn Abi
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Shaybah 26617)


Dhut-Tawl: The Possessor of Abundance, Power, Munificence. The Bestower of
Bounty & Favours. His gifts are boundless, His generosity limitless, and His favour never-
ending. The Rich / Powerful. Possessing superabundance, excellence, ampleness and
ascendancy. The Possessor of all-sufficiency. (Qur’aan 40:3)


Dhul-Fadlil-‘Adheem: The Owner of Great, Infinite Bounty. The Lord of
grace unbounded. Possessing superabundance, exhaustless treasures, free gifts, beneficience
which is without prior obligation. (Qur’aan 3:74)


Dhu Fadlin ‘alal-‘aalameen: The One Full of bounty to the
worlds. (Qur’aan 2:251)


Dhu Fadlin ‘alal-mu’mineen: The One Full of grace/bounty, Most
Gracious to the believers. (Qur’aan 3:152)
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Power & Might



Al-‘Azeez: The Almighty, Exalted in Power, Exalted in Might, Able to enforce His Will,
Eminent, Invincible. The All-Powerful, Incomparable, Unparalleled. No one can resist or oppose
Allaah. The One Who overcomes everything. Nothing is beyond His power. Every matter is easy
for Him. The One to Whom belongs all might, power and honour, the power of strength, the
power of dominion, the power of invincibility, conquest and of prevention. None of His
creatures can harm Him. He is Omnipotent over everything that is in existence. He has
subjugated all that exists, and the whole of creation is under His control and is subject to His
might, yielding before His greatness. (Qur’aan 16:60)


‘'Azza wa Jall’: He is the Most Strong, Mighty, Dominant and the Possessor of
Complete Greatness, Majesty, Magnificence. (Bukhaari, Muslim)


‘Al-A`azz - Al-Akram’: The Most Mighty, The Most Noble, Honourable, Generous.
[From a Sa’ee supplication - Ibn Mas’ood & Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them) – Musannaf of Ibn Abi
Shaybah, Tabarani in Ad-Du’a, Sunan of Bayhaqi. Ibn Hajar said: ‘mawquf saheeh al-isnaad’]


Al-Qawiy: The All-Strong, Perfect and Complete in strength, Most Strong, All-
Powerful, One full of strength. Unlimited capability, nothing is outside of His power and
nothing can triumph over Him. (Qur’aan 42:19)

 Al-Mateen: The Firm, Steadfast, Most Strong, Powerful, Unyielding Strength (the
irresistible and unrelenting nature of His might). Firm in His possession of strength and able to
enforce His Will. His power is perfect and unrestricted. (Qur’aan 51:58)


Dhul-Quwwah: The Owner of Power, Lord of Power, Possessor of Strength. He
possesses the plenitude and perfection of power. (Qur’aan 51:58)


Dhul-Quwwatil-Mateen: The Lord of Unbreakable Might, Firm Possessor of
Strength, Possessor of Unyielding Strength. (Qur’aan 51:58)


“...He (Allaah) was greater/mightier/superior than them in strength.”
(Qur’aan 41:15)

Al-Qaadir: The Fully Able One, Powerful. (Qur’aan 6:65 & Qur’aan 86:8)


Al-Qadeer: The All-Powerful, Able. The One Who has complete and perfect power and
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ability. By His power He brought everything into existence, by it He is controlling everything, by

it He arranges all the affairs, by it He fashioned and perfected the creation. By His power He
gives life and death, and will resurrect His servants to receive their reward or punishment.
Nothing happens except what He wills. When Allaah wills a thing, He merely says “Be!” and it
is. By His power He controls people’s hearts, and He directs them as He wills. (Qur’aan 60:7)


Al-Muqtadir: The Omnipotent, All-Able to carry out what He wills, All-Determiner,
Supreme Determiner, Perfect in Ability, One Who has absolute power, One Who prevails.
(Qur’aan 18:45 & 54:55)


Al-Qaahir: The Invincible Subduer, Irresistible, Supreme, Conqueror, Subjugator,
Absolute Master. (Qur’aan 6:61)

 Al-Qahhaar: The Overwhelming Subduer Who is never overcome, Prevailing,
Dominator, Supreme, Irresistible, All-Conquering. The Victorious, He Who vanquishes,
dominates, and governs all. The Subduer of His creatures by His sovereign authority and
power. The One Who has subdued everything. The One before Whom the whole creation has
humbled itself, and submitted before His grandeur, power and perfect strength and might.
There is nothing that can overwhelm or incapacitate Him. (Qur’aan 12:39)


Al-Ghaalib: The Victor, Predominant, One Who has Full Power & Control. None can
ward off/repel His decree, or put back His command/judgment, or overpower His affair.
(Qur’aan 12:21)

‘Haazimal-ahzaab’: ‘Defeater of the confederates’ [From a Supplication - Bukhaari]


Al-Fa’’aal limaa yureed: The Doer of what He wills, Effecter of what He
intends, the One Who does whatever He wills/wants. This is from the perfection of His power
and the strength and implementation of His will, ability, and decree. His Will overpowers all
other wills and His Decree overpowers all stratagems. Anything that He wishes to do, He does
and there is none to prevent Him or protest or oppose Him. He has no assistant or supporter in
anything that He does, rather when He Wills a thing to be, He merely says, “Be!” - and it is.
Despite the fact that He does whatever He wills, His will acts in accordance with His wisdom,
may He be praised. He is never unjust. He is described with perfect and complete ability and
power, and being Strong in will; but also as being completely Wise, with all-encompassing
wisdom, in all that He has done and will do. He is Pure from any evil or perdition and He is
Perfect far beyond any fault or flaw. (Qur’aan 11:107 & 85:16)



Al-Muqaddim: The Expediter, One Who brings or puts forward, Promoter, Advancer,
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One Who gives precedence. (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi)



 Al-Mu’akhkhir: The Deferrer, One Who holds or puts back, Delayer, Postponer; Who
postpones things and puts them in their places, or He Who degrades. (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi)


 Al-Mu'izz: The Honourer, One Who gives honour, He Who exalts. He Who gives might
to whomever He wills. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)


 Al-Mudhill: The Dishonourer, One Who removes honour, He Who makes low, humble
and abased. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)



Al-Khaafid: The Abaser (e.g. of the proud, haughty and insolent), The One Who
humbles, lowers people in position. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)



Ar-Raafi’: The Exalter, The One Who raises people in position. The Great in attributes,
Exalter of the degrees of dignity; The Lofty. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)

 Ad-Daar: The Causer of harm, Punisher, Afflicter. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)

 An-Naafi': The Bringer of benefits, Helper, Benefactor. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)
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Grandeur & Magnificence
Allaah is described with the attributes of glory, grandeur, pride, greatness, magnificence and
majesty. He is the One Who is greater, more exalted, more mighty, more majestic and magnificent
than anything. He is glorified, exalted and magnified in the hearts of His friends and close ones,
whose hearts are filled with veneration of His might and greatness, and humble submission before
His glory and grandeur.


Al-‘Aliy: The High, Exalted, Sublime, Most High. Above and beyond, the High above
Whom there is nothing higher. He is the One Who is completely exalted in all aspects: in His
essence, in His status, in His attributes, in His dominion, and in His strength and power. He is
the One Who dominates all things. He is the One in Whom all the attributes of greatness,
might, pride, glory, grandeur, magnificence and beauty find perfection and fulfilment / the
ultimate level. (Qur’aan 2:255)


Al-A’alaa: The Most High, Exalted. Above and beyond, the High above Whom there is
nothing higher. (Qur’aan 87:1)


Al-Muta‘aali: The Supremely Exalted and Great, Extremely Exalted. He Who is free
of imperfection and none has power like His. The Most High, Who is higher than every other
high one, or He Who has ascendancy over everything by His power, or He Who is exalted
above the attributes of created things. He is Exalted beyond having opposites, partners, equals
or rivals. (Qur’aan 13:9)

 “Allaahu A’alaa wa Ajall”: “Allaah is More Sublime and Exalted, and More
Majestic.” [The Prophet ‫‘ & ﷺ‬Umar bin Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Uhud –
Bukhaari & The Sealed Nectar]


Al-Jaleel: The Absolutely Majestic, Noble, Sublime One. Great in respect of
rank/dignity. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Haakim)


Dhul-Jalaal wal-Ikraam: The Owner of Majesty, Generosity, Bounty &
Honour. (Dhul Jalaal: Full of Majesty). The Possessor of might, pride, mercy, greatness and
grandeur. The One Who is kind and shows beneficence in both its general and specific aspects,
to everyone and to specific individuals. (Qur’aan 55:27 & 55:78)


‘Wa annahuu ta’aalaa jaddu rabbinaa’: ‘And Exalted is the ‘Jaddu’ -
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Majesty/Nobleness of our Lord.’ (Qur’aan 72:3)


 Al-Jabbaar: The Compeller, the Exalted and Almighty Compeller. He compels His
creatures to what He wills of His commands and prohibitions, and none can oppose Him and
none is free of His grasp. The One Who kindly treats and cures dejected / broken hearts. The
One Who strengthens the weak and impotent. The One Who protects and shelters those who
resort to Him and seek refuge with Him. The One Who repairs and mends; the Supreme. Also
the Restorer of the poor to wealth/sufficiency. The Establisher of hearts according to their
natural constitutions which He gave them in their mothers' wombs, disposing them to know
Him and bear witness to Him. (Qur’aan 59:23)


Al-Kabeer: The Most Great, Grand, Incomparably Great, Great beyond measure,
The Majestic. (Qur’aan 13:9)


Allaahu akbaru kabeera: Allaah is the Most Great – (with extra emphasis).


Al-Mutakabbir: The Supreme, Superb, Superior, Truly and Supremely Great,
Justly and Rightfully Proud, Supreme in Glory, Majestic. The Possessor of power and
excellence, the like of which no other has. He Whose acts are good, exceeding the good acts of
any other. The One Who is above any evil, and above all bad qualities, shortcomings, faults,
defects and deficiencies – due to His greatness, grandeur, might and pride. (Qur’aan 59:23)


Al-Waasi’: The All-Embracing, All-Sufficient, All-Encompassing, Boundless, Vast. He is
complete in His names and attributes. His greatness and perfection are without limitation. He
is Most liberal in His giving, His generosity embracing all that is asked of Him. The Vast of
bounty, Ever-Bountiful, the Rich. The Ever All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs. The
interconnectedness of Allaah's knowledge, His all-embracing awareness, His care, and His
beneficence to everything in existence. He gives His servants expanse in their Deen (religion)
and does not oblige them to something which is beyond their capacity. His knowledge
encompasses everything. The Generous Whose giving encompasses everything. His forgiveness
is vast. He is gracious to His servants and has no need of their actions. His attributes and
qualities, and everything that has to do with Him, are all-encompassing in such a way that no
one can enumerate His praise as He deserves, but He is as He praised Himself – vast in power,
might, grandeur, authority and dominion; vast in grace, goodness and kindness; vast in
generosity and munificence, and great in majesty and nobility. He is Exalted above and beyond
having limits (placed on Him), boundaries, being restricted, parts or limbs. He is One and
absolutely singular in His essence. (Qur’aan 5:54)
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

Al-Muheet: The All-Encompassing, Comprehending, Surrounding. Allaah encompasses
His creation in many ways. He encompasses all things with His knowledge, power, authority,
decree, mercy, dominion, etc. Having a comprehensive and complete knowledge to the
furthest extent possible. Everything is in His power and subject to His force. He has total power
over the creation and complete knowledge of them. He encompasses everything and is above
it, and what He has created is incapable of encompassing Him. (Qur’aan 4:108)

 Al-‘Adheem: The Magnificent, Supreme, Most Great, Incomparably Great,
Tremendous, Exalted – greatness without limitation. (Qur’aan 2:255)


Al-Hameed: The Worthy of all Praise, Owner of all Praise, the One Who is praised.
The One Who is inherently deserving of praise, by His Names, Attributes and Actions. His
actions always revolve around munificence/grace and justice. He is the One Who is praised
during times of joy and times of sorrow, in hardship and in ease, because He is the Most Wise,
Who makes no mistakes in His actions. So He is Praiseworthy in all circumstances. (Qur’aan 14:1)

 Al-Majeed: The Most Glorious, All-Glorious, Honourable, Majestic, Perfect in Glory and
Honour – in possession of every praiseworthy quality to the utmost extreme. The Great in
Dignity. He Who possesses superiority / abundance of good. He Who is glorified for His deeds
and nobleness. He is vast in nobility and generosity. (Qur’aan 11:73)

Al-Maajid: The Magnificent, Noble. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Ahmad)


‘Ahlath-Thanaa'i wal-Majd’: The Possessor of praise and majesty.


Dhul-Ma’aarij: The Lord of the Ways of Ascent, Lord of the Ascending Stairways.
(Qur’aan 70:3)


Dhul-Jabaruut wal-Malakuut
wal-Kibriyaa wal-‘Adhamah: The Possessor of: (1) Total Power, (2) Comprehensive Sovereignty,
Dominion, Authority & the Realm (of all things), (3) Magnificence and (4) Grandeur.


Rafee’ud-Darajaat: The Exalted above all degrees, Raised high above ranks.
The Owner of High Ranks & Degrees, Exalter of Ranks/Status. Allaah's names and attributes are
endowed with the most elevated meanings. (Qur’aan 40:15)
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Justice, Judgment & Wisdom



Al-Haseeb: The Reckoner, Sufficer, Sufficient, Bringer to Account (in a precise,
detailed manner), One Who takes account, One Who gives what is sufficient for His servants.
The One Who is All-Knowing of His servants and sufficient for those who put their trust in Him.
The One Who recompenses his servants with either good or bad based upon His wisdom and
knowledge of the finest details of their actions. (Qur’aan 4:86)

Saree’ul-Hisaab: The Swift in taking account, Swift at reckoning. (Qur’aan 3:19)
 Asra’ul-Haasibeen: The Swiftest in taking account, Swiftest of reckoners.

(Qur’aan 6:62)


Al-Fattaah: The Judge, Reliever, Just Decider, Conqueror, The Opener – of the way,
of all affairs and matters in truth and justice, of hearts, of treasures of knowledge and
understanding. The Discloser of all affairs in the hereafter. The Facilitator of worldly means.
The Remover of hardships. He Who distinguishes the truth from falsehood. He Who opens
what is closed between the two adversaries, i.e. decides between them. Also opening His
goodness and mercy, the One Who gives victory. He judges between His servants according to
His laws, His decrees and His decisions concerning reward and punishment. By His Grace He
opens the eyes of those who are sincere, and opens their hearts to know Him, love Him and
turn to Him in repentance. He opens the doors to all kinds of mercy and provision for His
servants, and generates the causes by means of which they can earn good things in this world
and the next. (Qur’aan 34:26)
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
Al-Fattaahul-‘Aleem: The (Most Trustworthy) All-Knowing Judge.
The Omniscient ‘Fattaah’ - Reliever, Just Decider, Conqueror, Opener – of the way, etc.
(Qur’aan 34:26)


Khayrul-Faatiheen: The Best of those who give judgment/decision. The Best to
lay open all affairs. (Qur’aan 7:89)


Al-Hakam: The Sovereign Judge, only True Judge, Arbiter. Allaah judges and there is no
reversing His judgement. He judges between His servants in this world and the next, with
justice and fairness. He does not oppress anyone in the slightest, and none will be made to
carry the encumbrance of another. (Qur’aan 6:114)(Tirmidhi)
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

Al-Hakeem: The All-Wise, Full of Wisdom. The One Who knows and acts well.
Whatever He does is free from defect and imperfection. He is free of any unsoundness. He is
the One to Whom belongs the ultimate and highest wisdom, in His creation and in His
commands. He is the One Who created everything well. He does not and has not created
anything in vain or mere frivolity, nor does He legislate anything in jest or of no use. He is the
One Who has Dominion in this world and the next. He is the One to Whom belongs judgement
in the beginning and the end. His ruling applies in three major spheres, in which none else has
any share with Him: He rules over His servants and judges between them with respect to His
Law, His decree and His recompense - reward/punishment. All of them are subject to His will,
between either His generosity or His justice. Wisdom: He puts things in their rightful places and
gives them their rightful status. (Qur’aan 16:60)

Ahkamul-Haakimeen: The Most Just, Wisest of Judges. (Qur’aan 11:45)

Khayrul-Haakimeen: The Best of Judges. (Qur’aan 7:87)

Khayrul-Faasileen: The Best of Deciders, Best of Judges. (Qur’aan 6:57)


Ad-Dayyaan: The Supreme & All-Powerful Judge, Requiter, Who takes account and
recompenses, rewards or punishes according to one's deeds. He does not neglect any deed,
but requites it properly. The Irresistible, Subjugator Who compels people to His obedience (on
the Day of Judgment). (Haakim, Ahmad, Bayhaqi)

 Al-‘Adl: The Just, Equitable. He is the One from Whom just action emanates; the
opposite of injustice and oppression. He Whom desire does not cause to incline or decline so
that He should deviate from the right course in judgement. No servant will be recompensed in
a way that is greater than the magnitude of his/her sin, he/she will be given only what he/she
deserves. He restores to people their rights. He is Just in His running of the universe and the
worlds, and in His decision making, regulation and decree. (Tirmidhi)

Al-Muqsit: The Equitable, the One Who renders justice. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)
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Forgiveness & Pardon
Allaah has always been and will always be known for His pardon, forgiveness and clemency
towards His servants. Everyone is in dire need of His pardon and forgiveness, just as they are in
dire need of His mercy, generosity and kindness. He has promised forgiveness to those who fulfil
its conditions.

Al-Ghaafir: The One Who forgives, pardons. (Qur’aan 40:3)

Ghaafirudh-thanb: The Forgiver of sin. (Qur’aan 40:3)

 Al-Ghafuur: The Most Forgiving, All-Forgiving, the One Who forgives extensively, Ever-
Forgiving. The One Who continuously covers and forgives the sins of His servants. (Qur’aan 4:43)

 Al-Ghaffaar: The Perpetual Forgiver, Full of Forgiveness, Oft-Forgiving, Endlessly
Forgiving. The One Who does not cease to pardon sins, one after the other. (Qur’aan 40:42)

Khayrul-Ghaafireen: The Best of Forgivers. (Qur’aan 7:155)


Ahlul-Maghfirah: The Entitled to forgive, Lord of Forgiveness, has the right to
forgive, is characterised with forgiveness. (Qur’aan 74:56)


Dhu Maghfirah: The Owner of forgiveness, Full of Forgiveness. He is the One Who
controls and has perfected forgiveness. (Qur’aan 13:6)

Waasi'ul-Maghfirah: The Vast in forgiveness. (Qur’aan 53:32)


Al-‘Afuw: The Ever Oft-Pardoning, Effacer of sins, Forgiving, All-Pardoning. He forgives
much. He passes over wrong actions and pardons faults. (Qur’aan 4:43)

 At-Tawwaab: The Accepter of Repentance, Ever-Relenting, Oft-Returning, Ever-
Returning. The One Who guides His servants to repent and accepts their repentance. Allaah
turning to man is by pardoning him; One Who is continuously turning [in forgiveness] to those
who turn to Him [in repentance]. He returns blessings to those who turn to Him from wrong
actions by pure bounty and care. Allaah accepts the repentance of everyone who repents to
Him sincerely. Everyone who turns to Allaah sincerely, Allaah turns to them by first granting
them the ability to repent and to direct their hearts towards Him, then after this He turns to
them by accepting their repentance and forgiving them their errors. (Qur’aan 2:128)
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
Qaabilut-Tawb: The Acceptor of Repentance. (Qur’aan 40:3)


As-Sitteer: The Coverer/Concealer (of people’s faults/shortcomings/sins). The Veiler,
the One Who often veils sins, also leaves them unpunished. The Protector. (Abu Daawuud)
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Punishment & Reckoning


Ahlut-Taqwa: The Entitled to be feared, Worthy to be feared. The One deserving
that mankind should be afraid of, and they should be dutiful to Him. The One Who should be
heeded. (Qur’aan 74:56)


Dhu Intiqaam: The Owner of Retribution, All-Able of Retribution, capable of
exacting penalty. (Qur’aan 5:95)


Al-Muntaqim: The Avenger, He Who takes vengeance and retribution, Exactor of
Revenge. (Tirmidhi)


Shadeedul-Mihaal: The Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment/assault,
Stern in His plan, Tremendous in might. (Qur’aan 13:13)

Shadeedul-‘Adhaab: The Severe in punishment. (Qur’aan 2:165)


Shadeedul-‘Iqaab: The Severe, Strict in punishment/penalty/retribution.
(Qur’aan 40:3 & 5:2)


Dhu ‘Iqaabin-aleem: The Owner of painful penalty/punishment. (Qur’aan 41:43)

Saree’ul-‘Iqaab: The Swift in retribution/penalty/punishment. (Qur’aan 6:165)


‘Allaahu ashaddu ba’san wa ashaddu tankeela’: And
Allaah is the Greatest in might and Strongest in [exemplary] punishment. (Qur’aan 4:84)
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A Few Descriptions of Allaah from Verses in the Qur’aan
 Allaah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the Best Names. (Qur’aan 20:8)

 And it is Allaah Who is [the only] God/Deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only]
God/Deity. (Qur’aan 43:84)

 Allaah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting and Sustainer of [all]
existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they
encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi (chair/footstool)
extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the
Most High, the Most Great. (Qur’aan 2:255)

 Indeed, Allaah confers His Salaat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet
(Muhammad ‫ )ﷺ‬and also His angels too (ask Allaah to bless and forgive him). (Qur’aan
33:56)

 And rely upon The Ever-Living Who does not die. (Qur’aan 25:58)
 Blessed is the name of your Lord, the Owner of Majesty and Honour. (Qur’aan 55:78)
 And Allaah is full of Kindness to (His) servants. (Qur’aan 2:207)
 He neither begets nor is born. (Qur’aan 112:3)
 ‘Verily, my Lord is on a straight path.’ (Qur’aan 11:56)

 So those who believe in Allaah and hold fast to Him - He will admit them to mercy from Himself
and bounty and guide them to Himself on a straight path. (Qur’aan 4:175)
 And Allaah guides whom He wills to a straight path. (Qur’aan 2:213)
 But Allaah selects for His mercy whom He wills. (Qur’aan 2:105)
 And obey Allaah and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy. (Qur’aan 3:132)

 [Allaah] said, “My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses /
embraces all things.” (Qur’aan 7:156)
 Thus does Allaah make clear to you His verses/signs that you might use reason. (Qur’aan 2:242)

 Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed,
Allaah never breaks / does not fail in His promise. (Qur’aan 3:9)
 For Allaah will never break His covenant/promise. (Qur’aan 2:80)
 The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled. (Qur’aan 73:18)
 And who is truer to his covenant than Allaah? (Qur’aan 9:111)
 (Allaah) Taught man that which he knew not. (Qur’aan 96:5)
 ‘He originates / begins the [process of] creation and then repeats/restores it.’ (Qur’aan 10:4)

 Have they not considered how Allaah begins creation and then repeats it? Indeed that, for
Allaah, is easy. (Qur’aan 29:19)
 ‘And certainly, Allaah will resurrect/raise those who are in the graves.’ (Qur’aan 22:7)
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 ‘to Him (Allaah) is the final return / destination / final goal / ultimate return.’ (Qur’aan 40:3)
 And to Allaah [all] matters are returned. (Qur’aan 2:210)
 ...But Allaah is not shy of the truth. (Qur’aan 33:53)
 Say, “Indeed, my Lord projects the truth. All-Knower of the unseen.” (Qur’aan 34:48)
 And you have not besides Allaah any waliy (protector) or any naseer (helper). (Qur’aan 9:116)
 You have not besides Him any waliy (protector) or any shafee’ (intercessor). (Qur’aan 32:4)
 Indeed, Allaah does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good. (Qur’aan 9:120)

 And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allaah is near to the doers of good.
(Qur’aan 7:56)
 Indeed, Allaah loves the doers of good. (Qur’aan 2:195)

 Indeed, Allaah loves those who turn to Him constantly in repentance and loves those who keep
themselves pure and clean. (Qur’aan 2:222)

 Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allaah, then follow me, [so] Allaah will love you and
forgive you your sins.” (Qur’aan 3:31)

 Then indeed, Allaah loves those who fear Him / those who act aright / are mindful of Him.
(Qur’aan 3:76)
 And Allaah loves those who are firm and steadfast / the patient ones. (Qur’aan 3:146)
 Indeed, Allaah loves those who rely (upon), put their trust (in Him). (Qur’aan 3:159)
 Indeed, Allaah loves those who are fair and just. (Qur’aan 5:42)

 Indeed, Allaah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single]
structure joined firmly. (Qur’aan 61:4)
 And He is with you wherever you are. And Allaah sees well all that you do. (Qur’aan 57:4)
 And verily, Allaah is with the believers. (Qur’aan 8:19)
 Indeed, Allaah is with the patient / those who patiently persevere. (Qur’aan 2:153)
 Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allaah is Islaam. (Qur’aan 3:19)

 This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not,
but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you
and have approved for you Islaam as religion. (Qur’aan 5:3)
 Indeed, Allaah does not like the transgressors. (Qur’aan 2:190)
 Indeed, Allaah does not like those who are proud/self-deluding and boastful. (Qur’aan 4:36)

 Indeed, Allaah loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver / one who is a betrayer of his
trust, and indulges in crime / one given to treachery and sin. (Qur’aan 4:107)
 Indeed, Allaah does not like the treacherous/traitors. (Qur’aan 8:58)

 Indeed, He does not like the arrogant/proud / those too arrogant to accept the truth. (Qur’aan
16:23)

 Indeed, Allaah defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allaah does not like any that is
treacherous/traitor/unfaithful or the ungrateful. (Qur’aan 22:38)

 Indeed, Allaah does not like those who exult (in riches) / those who are glad (with
ungratefulness to Allaah's Favours). (Qur’aan 28:76)
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 Indeed, Allaah does not like those who do mischief / corrupters. (Qur’aan 28:77)
 ...And Allaah does not like corruption. (Qur’aan 2:205)
 And Allaah does not like every sinning disbeliever / ungrateful sinner. (Qur’aan 2:276)
 Indeed, Allaah does not like the disbelievers / those who reject Faith. (Qur’aan 3:32)
 And Allaah does not like the wrongdoers / unjust. (Qur’aan 3:57)
 Indeed, He likes not those who waste by extravagance / commit excess. (Qur’aan 7:31)

 ‘...certainly Allaah is not pleased with the people who are rebellious, defiantly disobedient.’
(Qur’aan 9:96)

 And Allaah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people / rebellious transgressors. (Qur’aan
61:5)

 And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty/grace/favour for mankind, yet most of them are
ungrateful. (Qur’aan 27:73)
 By way of reminder, and We have never been unjust. (Qur’aan 26:209)
 And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants. (Qur’aan 41:46)

 Indeed, Allaah is never unjust in the least degree: while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it
and gives from Himself a great reward. (Qur’aan 4:40)

 Indeed, Allaah does not wrong the people at all, but it is the people who are wronging
themselves. (Qur’aan 10:44)

 That is for what your hands have put forth [of evil]. And verily, Allaah is not ever unjust to His
servants. (Qur’aan 8:51)

 These are the verses of Allaah. We recite them to you, [O Muhammad], in truth; and Allaah
wants no injustice to the worlds. (Qur’aan 3:108)
 On no soul does Allaah place a burden greater than it can bear. (Qur’aan 2:286)

 Allaah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His
Favour on you that you may be thankful/grateful. (Qur’aan 5:6)

 And indeed, We have created above you seven layered heavens, and We are never
unmindful/unaware of (our) creation. (Qur’aan 23:17)
 And never think that Allaah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. (Qur’aan 14:42)
 And Allaah is not unaware / unmindful of what you do. (Qur’aan 2:85)
 And never is your Lord forgetful. (Qur’aan 19:64)
 [Moses (Musaa)] said, “...My Lord neither errs nor forgets.” (Qur’aan 20:52)
 ...and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allaah except in Him. (Qur’aan 9:118)
 And there is no victory/help except from Allaah. (Qur’aan 8:10)
 But Allaah supports with His victory/aid whom He wills. (Qur’aan 3:13)
 ...but Allaah has with Him the best/excellent return. (Qur’aan 3:14)
 ...and that Allaah has with Him a great/immense reward. (Qur’aan 8:28)
 ...and with Allaah is the best of rewards. (Qur’aan 3:195)
 And to Allaah will [all] matters be returned. (Qur’aan 3:109)
 “And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return.” (Qur’aan 43:14)
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 And to your Lord direct [your] longing/attention. (Qur’aan 94:8)

 Indeed, your Lord is in observation / ever watchful. (Qur’aan 89:14)
 Whatever you have will end, but what Allaah has is lasting / will endure. (Qur’aan 16:96)
 Indeed, the vengeance/grip (punishment) of your Lord is severe. (Qur’aan 85:12)
 And ever is the command of Allaah a destiny decreed. (Qur’aan 33:38)
 And Our Commandment is but one, like the twinkling of an eye. (Qur’aan 54:50)
 ...Say, “Indeed, the matter/affair belongs completely to Allaah.” (Qur’aan 3:154)
 Indeed, from Allaah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven. (Qur’aan 3:5)
 And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain/stand by His command. (Qur’aan 30:25)

 ...but Allaah bestows grace / confers favour upon whom He wills of His servants. (Qur’aan
14:11)

 And We did certainly confer favour/grace upon Moses (Musaa) and Aaron (Haaruun). (Qur’aan
37:114)

 O you who have believed, if you support Allaah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
(Qur’aan 47:7)

 Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest / satisfaction / comfort / assurance.
(Qur’aan 13:28)
 So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? (Qur’aan 55:13) (We cannot deny any!)
 And say, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils.” (Qur’aan 23:97)
 And Allaah knows what is in your hearts. (Qur’aan 33:51)

 And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
(Qur’aan 67:13)
 Say, “Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allaah knows it.” (Qur’aan 3:29)

 Then We will surely relate [their deeds/whole story] to them with knowledge, and We were
not [at all] absent (at any time or place). (Qur’aan 7:7)

 And We shall set up scales/balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, so that not a soul
will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We
will bring it forth. And Sufficient are We as ‘Haasibeen’ - Reckoners, to take account. (Qur’aan
21:47)

 [The angel] said, “Such is Allaah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only
says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (Qur’aan 3:47)
 Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, “Be”, and it is! (Qur’aan 36:82)

 (Where) Allaah commands, there is none to put back His Command: and He is swift in calling to
account. (Qur’aan 13:41)

 O mankind, what has deceived you / made you careless concerning your Lord, the Generous?
(Qur’aan 82:6)

 Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allaah will replace their
evil deeds with good. And ever is Allaah Forgiving and Merciful. (Qur’aan 25:70)

 Did they not consider that Allaah Who created them was greater / mightier / superior than
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them in strength? (Qur’aan 41:15)


 ‘Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our faults/sins and what you
compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allaah is better/best (Khayr) and more enduring/abiding
(Abqaa).’ (Qur’aan 20:73)
 ...And indeed, We are Truthful (Saadiquun). (Qur’aan 6:146)
 And who is more truthful than Allaah in statement (hadeetha)? (Qur’aan 4:87)

 Allaah's Promise is the Truth, and who is more truthful than Allaah in his Word/utterance
(qeela)? / whose Words can be truer than those of Allaah? (Qur’aan 4:122)

 Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allaah
in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith]. (Qur’aan 5:50)

 And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled / perfected in truth and in justice. None can alter
His Words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. (Qur’aan 6:115)

 And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. None can
change His Words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge. (Qur’aan 18:27)

 Indeed, We sent it (this Qur’aan) down on a blessed night. Verily, We are ‘Mundhireen’ – ever
warning / We were to warn / We (ever) wish to warn (against evil). (Qur’aan 44:3)

 It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We ‘La-Haafidhun’ - Who
will preserve it / be its Guardian. (Qur’aan 15:9)
 Rather, to Allaah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]. (Qur’aan 53:25)

 And that to your Lord is the finality / final goal / the end (return of everything).
And that it is He Who makes [one] laugh and weep.
And that it is He Who causes death and gives life.
And that He (Allaah) creates the pairs/mates, male and female;
From a sperm-drop when it is emitted.
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation / another bringing forth (Resurrection).
And that it is He Who ‘aghnaa wa aqnaa’ – gives much or a little / gives wealth and
contentment / enriches and suffices. (Qur’aan 53:42-48)

 And if you fear poverty/privation, soon will Allaah ‘yughneekum’ – enrich you, if He wills, out of
His bounty. (Qur’aan 9:28)

 If they should be poor, Allaah will ‘yughnihim’ – enrich them from His bounty / give them
means out of His grace. (Qur’aan 24:32)

 And He found you poor/in need and ‘fa-aghnaa’ – made [you] self-sufficient / enriched (you).
(Qur’aan 93:8)

 But if they separate [by divorce], Allaah will ‘yughni’ – enrich each [of them] from His
abundance / all-reaching bounty. And ever is Allaah Ever-Bountiful/All-Encompassing/All-
Sufficient and All-Wise. (Qur’aan 4:130)

 The Approaching Day has approached / The Day of Resurrection draws near / The approaching
(Hour) has drawn near.
Of it, besides Allaah, there is no 'Kaashifah' – remover / averter / discloser. (Qur’aan 53:57-58)
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 Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense/Judgment is?
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another; and the
command/decision/authority, that Day, will belong (entirely) to Allaah. (Qur’aan 82:18-19)

 And indeed, it is We Who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritors (Waarithuun).
(Qur’aan 15:23)

 So observe the effects of the mercy of Allaah - how He gives life to the earth after its
lifelessness. Indeed, that [same Creator, Allaah] will give life to the dead (La-Muhyil-mawtaa).
And He is over all things competent, Most Capable of everything. (Qur’aan 30:50)

 So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price.
(Qur’aan 5:44)

 Do you fear them? But Allaah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly]

 But Allaah and His Messenger are more worthy for them to please, if they are believers.
(Qur’aan 9:62)

 ...Allaah makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allaah is Knowing of all things.
(Qur’aan 4:176)

 Say, “(Only) Allaah guides to the truth.” Is then He, Who guides to the truth more worthy to be
followed, or he who cannot find the way unless guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how
do you judge? (Qur’aan 10:35)

 Then Allaah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers. (Qur’aan
9:26)

 Allaah is very Subtle, Gracious and Kind to His servants. He gives provisions to whom He wills.
(Qur’aan 42:19)

 And Allaah provides without measure to whom He wills. (Qur’aan 24:38)


 And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience (sabr) is not but - through Allaah / from
Allaah. (Qur’aan 16:127)

 But Allaah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them; and Allaah
would not punish them while they seek forgiveness. (Qur’aan 8:33)

 This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing
while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent). (Qur’aan 6:131)

 And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allaah's Forgiveness, he will
find Allaah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur’aan 4:110)

 Do they not know that it is Allaah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives

(their) charities/alms, and that Allaah alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance,
the Most Merciful? (Qur’aan 9:104)

 What can Allaah gain by your punishment, if you are grateful and you believe? And Allaah is
Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing. (Qur’aan 4:147)

 And who does more wrong than one who is reminded of the Aayaat (proofs, verses, signs,
revelations, etc.) of his Lord, then he turns away from them? Indeed, from the criminals,
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‘Muntaqimuun’ - We will exact (due) Retribution. (Qur’aan 32:22)


 There, Al-Walaayah (the protection, power, authority, support) will be for Allaah (alone), the
True God. He is ‘Khayrun thawaaba’ (the Best in reward / Best for reward) and ‘Khayrun
‘uqbaa’ (the Best in outcome / Best for the final end). (Qur’aan 18:44)

 'Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command. Blessed is Allaah, the Lord, Cherisher
and Sustainer of all the worlds (all that exists)!’ (Qur’aan 7:54)

 Allaah is Ghaalib (has full power & control / is predominant / prevails) over His Affairs, but
most of mankind know not. (Qur’aan 12:21)

 Allaah has written, “I will surely overcome/prevail/be victorious, I and My messengers.”

Indeed, Allaah is All-Powerful, Exalted in Might. (Qur’aan 58:21)

 Indeed, We will support/help Our messengers and those who believe during the life of this
world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand. (Qur’aan 40:51)

 Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allaah? But no one feels secure from the plan of
Allaah except the losing people. (Qur’aan 7:99)

 “And you will remember what I [now] say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allaah. Indeed,
Allaah is All-Seeing of [His] servants.”
So Allaah saved/protected him from the evils that they plotted (against him), while an evil
torment encompassed Fir'aun's (Pharaoh's) people / the House of Pharaoh. (Qur’aan 40:44-45)

 Whosoever desires honour, power and glory - then to Allaah belongs all honour, power and
glory. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. (Qur’aan 35:10)

 So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allaah. He is your protector; and excellent is
the protector, and excellent is the helper. (Qur’aan 22:78)

 Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allaah promises you
forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allaah is All-Sufficient/All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
(Qur’aan 2:268)

 Say, “Indeed, [all] bounty is in the Hand of Allaah - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allaah is
All-Encompassing and Wise.” (Qur’aan 3:73)

 Say: “In the bounty of Allaah and in His Mercy - in that let them rejoice”: that is better than the
(wealth) they hoard. (Qur’aan 10:58)

 Whatever Allaah grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds
- none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Qur’aan 35:2)

 He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (people) have given up all hope, and scatters
His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all Praise. (Qur’aan 42:28)

 Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors. (Qur’aan
7:55)

 Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision / No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp
is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.
(Qur’aan 6:103)

 ‘He keeps count of all things (i.e. He knows the exact number of everything) / He has
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enumerated all things in number / He takes account of every single thing.’ (Qur’aan 72:28)

 Allaah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed.
And everything with Him is by due measure. (Qur’aan 13:8)

 On the Day when Allaah will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allaah had
enumerated / has kept account of it, while they forgot it; and Allaah is, over all things, Witness.
(Qur’aan 58:6)

 [Noah (Nuuh)] said, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no
knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.”
(Qur’aan 11:47)

 [Dhul-Qarnayn] said: “This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes,
He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.” (Qur’aan 18:98)

 ‘Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is
no doubt. Verily, Allaah never breaks His Promise.’ (Qur’aan 3:9)

 He (fully) knows what is before/ahead of them and what is after/behind them, but they cannot
encompass Him in their knowledge. (Qur’aan 20:110)

 O mankind, you are those in need of Allaah, while Allaah is Ghaniy (Rich, Free of all wants and
needs), Worthy of all praise. (Qur’aan 35:15)

 [Musa (Moses)] said: “Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided
it aright.” (Qur’aan 20:50)

 That is because Allaah would not change a favour/grace which He had bestowed upon a people
until they change what is within themselves. (Qur’aan 8:53)

 ...The work/artistry of Allaah, Who perfected all things / Who disposes of all things in perfect
order. (Qur’aan 27:88)

 With power and skill / strength / might did We construct the heaven. And indeed, We are ‘la-
Muusi’uun’ - [its] expander / Able to extend the vastness of space thereof / are certainly
expanding it. (Qur’aan 51:47)

 And We have spread out the earth, ‘fani’mal Maahiduun’ - how Excellent Spreader (thereof)
are We! (Qur’aan 51:48)

 Did We not create you from a liquid disdained? And We placed it in a firm lodging. For a known
extent. And We determined [it], ‘fani’mal Qaadiruun’ - and excellent [are We] to determine.
(Qur’aan 77:20-23)

 And Noah (Nuuh) had certainly called Us, and [We are] ‘ni’mal Mujeebuun’ - the Best of
responders / the Best of those who answer. (Qur’aan 37:75)

 [Remember] when you implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: “I will
assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks.” (Qur’aan 8:9)

 [He is] the Cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for
calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. (Qur’aan 6:96)

 And to Allaah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of
Allaah. Indeed, Allaah is All-Encompassing and Knowing. (Qur’aan 2:115)
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 Everyone upon the earth will perish. And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of
Majesty and Honour. (Qur’aan 55:26-27)

 For them will be the Home of Peace with their Lord. And He will be their protecting friend
because of what they used to do. (Qur’aan 6:127)

 Say, “Indeed, the guidance of Allaah is the [only] guidance; and we have been commanded to
submit to the Lord of the worlds.” (Qur’aan 6:71)

 [Prophet Shu'ayb said]: “And my success is not but through Allaah. Upon him I have relied, and
to Him I return.” (Qur’aan 11:88)

 And if not for the favour of Allaah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been
pure, ever; but Allaah purifies whom He wills, and Allaah is Hearing and Knowing. (Qur’aan
24:21)

 Indeed, Allaah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange]
for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allaah, so they kill and are killed. [It
is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is
truer to his covenant than Allaah? So rejoice in your transaction/bargain which you have
contracted. And it is that which is the supreme success / great attainment. (Qur’aan 9:111)

 And if it were not for Allaah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have
been corrupted, but Allaah is full of bounty to the worlds. (Qur’aan 2:251)

 It is He Who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision -
and to Him is the resurrection. (Qur’aan 67:15)

 What comes to you of good is from Allaah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from
yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient
is Allaah as Witness. (Qur’aan 4:79)

 Say, “Is it other than Allaah I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and the earth,
while it is He Who feeds and is not fed?” (Qur’aan 6:14)

 Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides him? But Allaah - He is the Protector, and He
gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent / Able to do all things. (Qur’aan 42:9)

 Allaah is the Protector/Ally/Guardian of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness
into the light. (Qur’aan 2:257)

 Allaah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him].
(Qur’aan 42:13)

 So never think that Allaah will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allaah is Exalted in
Might and Owner of Retribution / All-Able of Retribution. (Qur’aan 14:47)

 Say, “Allaah has spoken the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham (Ibraheem), inclining
toward truth; and he was not of the polytheists.” (Qur’aan 3:95)

 Say, “To Allaah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.”
(Qur’aan 2:142)

 The decision is only for Allaah. He relates the truth, and He is the Best of deciders. (Qur’aan
6:57)
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 And say, “The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let
him disbelieve.” (Qur’aan 18:29)

 Who, when disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allaah, and indeed to Him we will
return.” (Qur’aan 2:156)

 Say, “I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allaah should will.” (Qur’aan
10:49)

 And Allaah is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allaah as an Ally, and sufficient is
Allaah as a Helper. (Qur’aan 4:45)

 So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save/deliver the

 Is He [not best] Who responds to the desperate/distressed one when he/she calls upon Him
and ‘yakshifu’ - removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? (Qur’aan 27:62)
 And We are nearer to him than you, but you see/perceive not. (Qur’aan 56:85)

 And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We
are nearer/closer to him than his jugular vein. (Qur’aan 50:16)

 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for
them affection/love. (Qur’aan 19:96)

 And fear Allaah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers.
(Qur’aan 2:223)

 [This is] the established way/practice of Allaah which has occurred before. And never will you
find in the way/practice of Allaah any change. (Qur’aan 48:23)

 No disaster strikes except by permission of Allaah. And whoever believes in Allaah - He will
guide his heart. (Qur’aan 64:11)

 And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allaah as equals [to Him]. They
love them as they [should] love Allaah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allaah.
(Qur’aan 2:165)

 And it is He Who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then
He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return;
then He will inform you about what you used to do. (Qur’aan 6:60)

 How can you disbelieve in Allaah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He
will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
(Qur’aan 2:28)

 And whoever submits his face to Allaah while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the
most trustworthy handhold. And to Allaah will be the outcome of [all] matters / and with
Allaah rests the End and Decision of (all) affairs. (Qur’aan 31:22)

 Allaah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of
knowledge - [that He is ‘Qaa’im’] maintaining/upholding [creation] in justice. There is no deity
except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Qur’aan 3:18)

 He is ‘Qaa’im’ - Who watches, stands over / takes charge (guards, maintains, provides, etc.) of
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every soul, knowing all that it has earned. (Qur’aan 13:33)


 And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter
by seven [more] seas, the Words of Allaah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allaah is Exalted in
Might and All-Wise. (Qur’aan 31:27)

 Say, “If the sea were ink for [writing] the Words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before
the Words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement.”
(Qur’aan 18:109)

 Indeed, Allaah orders justice, and Ihsaan (good conduct, fairness, kindness) and giving to
relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that
perhaps you will be reminded. (Qur’aan 16:90)

 And whoever is mindful of / fears / keeps his duty to Allaah - He will make for him a way out.
(Qur’aan 65:2)

 And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allaah -
then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allaah ‘baalighu amrihi’ - will accomplish His purpose /
always achieves His aim/will. Allaah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent. (Qur’aan
65:3)

 And whoever is mindful of / fears / keeps his duty to Allaah - He will make their path /matters
easy. (Qur’aan 65:4)

 And whoever is mindful of / fears / keeps his duty to Allaah - He will remove for him his
misdeeds and make great for him his reward. (Qur’aan 65:5)

 Allaah does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it. Allaah will bring
about, after hardship, ease. (Qur’aan 65:7)

 And whoever believes in Allaah and does righteousness - He will admit him into gardens
beneath which rivers flow to abide therein forever. Allaah will have perfected for him a
provision. (Qur’aan 65:11)

 Certainly was Allaah pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you, [O
Muhammad (‫])ﷺ‬, under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down
tranquillity upon them and rewarded them with an imminent conquest. (Qur’aan 48:18)

 And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, “Peace be upon you. Your Lord
has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then
repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.” (Qur’aan 6:54)

 Say, “Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for
him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will replace/compensate it; and He is the
Best of providers.” (Qur’aan 34:39)

 Indeed, Allaah does not forgive (the sin of) association/setting up partners in worship with
Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others
with Allaah has certainly gone far astray. (Qur’aan 4:116)

 Those (angels)...say “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so
forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the
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punishment of Hellfire.” (Qur’aan 40:7)


 Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of
the mercy of Allaah. Indeed, Allaah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He Who is the Oft-Forgiving,
the Most Merciful.” (Qur’aan 39:53)

 But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does
righteousness and then continues in guidance. (Qur’aan 20:82)

 Say, [O Muhammad], “My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain yourselves [in
worship of Him] at every place [or time] of prostration, and call upon Him, making your
devotion sincere to Him in religion. Just as He first originated you, so you will return [to life].”
(Qur’aan 7:29)

 O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allaah, even if
it be against yourselves, or your parents and relatives. Be he rich or poor, Allaah is ‘Awlaa’ - a
Better Protector / Best Patron / better caretaker of both (than you). So follow not [your
personal] inclination/desires, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse
[to give it], then indeed Allaah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted. (Qur’aan 4:135)

 O you who have believed! Be persistently standing firm for Allaah, witnesses in justice, and do
not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to
righteousness. And fear / be mindful of Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Well-Acquainted with what you
do. (Qur’aan 5:8)

 Say, “My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is
concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allaah that for
which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allaah that which you do not
know.” (Qur’aan 7:33)

 And if Allaah had extended [excessively] provision for His servants, they would have committed
tyranny throughout the earth. But He sends [it] down in an amount which He wills. Indeed He
is, of His servants, Acquainted and Seeing. (Qur’aan 42:27)

 And if Allaah should touch you with adversity, there is no 'Kaashif' - remover of it except Him;
and if He intends for you good, then there is no repeller of His bounty/favour. He causes it to
reach whom He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. (Qur’aan 10:107)

 And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allaah. Then, when harm
touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help. Then, when He has removed the harm from you,
behold! Some of you associate others in worship with their Lord (Allaah). (Qur’aan 16:53-54)

 The example of those who spend their wealth in the way/cause of Allaah is like a seed [of
grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allaah multiplies [His
reward] for whom He wills. And Allaah is All-Encompassing, All-Sufficient for His creatures'
needs, and All-Knowing. (Qur’aan 2:261)

 The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by His Majesty, Glory / in awe of Him).
And the angels exalt [ Allaah ] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth.
Unquestionably, it is Allaah Who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. (Qur’aan 42:5)
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 That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was
harmed and then is tyrannised / wronged again - Allaah will surely help/aid him. Indeed, Allaah
is Pardoning and Forgiving. (Qur’aan 22:60)

 And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favours/blessings of
Allaah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and
ungrateful. (Qur’aan 14:34)

 And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allaah? Those will be presented before
their Lord, and the witnesses will say, “These are the ones who lied against their Lord.”
Unquestionably, the curse of Allaah is upon the wrongdoers. (Qur’aan 11:18)

 Indeed, Allaah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is
in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what
land it will die. Indeed, Allaah is Knowing and Acquainted. (Qur’aan 31:34)

 And do not take the verses of Allaah in jest. And remember the favour of Allaah upon you and
what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. (Qur’aan
2:231)

 We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to
them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things,
a Witness? (Qur’aan 41:53)

 If Allaah should help/aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is
there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allaah let the believers rely. (Qur’aan 3:160)

 There, [on the Day of Judgment], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and
they will be returned to Allaah, their Rightful Lord / True Master, and lost from them is
whatever they used to invent. (Qur’aan 10:30)

 Then they His servants are returned to Allaah, their True Lord / Just Lord. Unquestionably, His
is the judgement / jurisdiction belongs to Him alone, and He is the Swiftest of accountants.
(Qur’aan 6:62)

 Have you seen that which you emit? Is it you who create it (i.e. make this semen into a perfect
human being), or are We the Creator (Khaaliquun)? (Qur’aan 56:58-59)

 And have you seen that [seed] which you sow? Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the
Grower (Zaari’uun)? (Qur’aan 56:63-64)

 And have you seen the water that you drink? Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or
is it We Who bring/send it down (Munziluun)? (Qur’aan 56:68-69)

 And have you seen the fire that you ignite? Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the
Producer/Grower (Munshi’uun)? (Qur’aan 56:71-72)

 But they have attributed to Allaah partners - the Jinn, while He has created them - and have
fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.
(Qur’aan 6:100)

 And say, “Praise be to Allaah, Who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His]
dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great]
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glorification / magnify Him with all magnificence.” (Qur’aan 17:111)


 And Exalted is the Majesty/Nobleness of our Lord, He has taken neither a wife nor a son (or
offspring or children). (Qur’aan 72:3)

 And it is not appropriate for the All-Merciful that He should take a son (or offspring or
children).
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the All-Merciful as a servant. He
has enumerated them and counted them a [full] counting. (Qur’aan 19:92-94)

 Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a
warner.
He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and Who has not taken a son
and has not had a partner in dominion and has created everything and determined it with
[precise] determination / has measured it exactly according to its due measurements. (Qur’aan
25:1-2)

 It is Allaah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. [His] command
descends among them so you may know that Allaah is over all things competent and that
Allaah has encompassed all things in knowledge. (Qur’aan 65:12)

 Indeed, Allaah holds/grasps/sustains the heavens and the earth, lest they cease (to function).
And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Ever Most
Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving. (Qur’aan 35:41)

 Say, “To Allaah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion
of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned.” (Qur’aan 39:44)

 And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six Days and
nothing of fatigue/weariness touched Us. (Qur’aan 50:38)

 See they not that Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied with their
creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes, indeed! He has power over all things. (Qur’aan
46:33)

 And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from
Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. (Qur’aan 45:13)

 And to Allaah belong the soldiers/forces of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allaah
Exalted in Might, All-Wise. (Qur’aan 48:7)
 And none knows the soldiers/forces/hosts of your Lord except Him. (Qur’aan 74:31)
 And to Allaah belongs the treasures/depositories of the heavens and the earth. (Qur’aan 63:7)
 And to Allaah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. (Qur’aan 3:180)

 He (Allaah) said, “Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the
earth?” (Qur’aan 2:33)

 Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter. So
which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? (Qur’aan 55:29-30)

 [All] praise is [due] to Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness
and the light. (Qur’aan 6:1)
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 Unquestionably, to Allaah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Unquestionably,
the promise of Allaah is truth, but most of them do not know. (Qur’aan 10:55)

 And your Lord is most knowing / knows best of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And
We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to Daawuud (David)
We gave the Zabuur (Book of Psalms). (Qur’aan 17:55)

 And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any portion of the Qur'aan,
and you [mankind] do not do any deed except that We are Witness (Shuhuud) over you when
you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within
the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear
Register/Record. (Qur’aan 10:61)

 And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is
on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the
darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.
(Qur’aan 6:59)

 [He is] the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates,
and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He
is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He extends provision for whom He wills
and restricts [it]. (Qur’aan 42:11-12)

 To Allaah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show
what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allaah will bring you to account for it. Then He will
forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allaah is over all things competent.
(Qur’aan 2:284)

 The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing
except that it exalts [Allaah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting.
Indeed, He is Ever Forbearing and Most Forgiving. (Qur’aan 17:44)

 Do you not see that to Allaah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the
earth, and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and
many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allaah
humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honour. Indeed, Allaah does what He wills.
(Qur’aan 22:18)

 I (Allaah) did not make them (Satan and his offspring) witness (nor took their help in) the
creation of the heavens and the earth, and not (even) their own creation, nor was I (Allaah) to
take the misleaders as helpers/assistants. (Qur’aan 18:51)

 He rules (all) affairs / He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth: in the end will
(all affairs) go up to Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be (as) a thousand years of your
reckoning. (Qur’aan 32:5)

 [All] praise is [due] to Allaah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, [Who] made the angels
messengers having wings, two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed,
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Allaah is over all things competent / has power over all things. (Qur’aan 35:1)

 Allaah 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 brilliant / shining / glittering /
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 forth (of itself), even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allaah
guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allaah presents examples for mankind, and Allaah is
Knowing of all things. (Qur’aan 24:35)

 Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is over all things competent. [He] Who
created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in
Might, the Forgiving. [And] Who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the
creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see
any breaks? Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled
while it is fatigued. (Qur’aan 67:1-4)

 Do you not see that Allaah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which
sail through the sea by His command? And He restrains/withholds the sky from falling upon
the earth, unless by His permission. Verily, Allaah is, for mankind, full of Kindness, Most
Merciful. (Qur’aan 22:65)

 So exalted is He in Whose Hand is the realm/dominion/authority of all things, and to Him you
will be returned. (Qur’aan 36:83)

 Say, “In Whose Hand is the realm/governance/sovereignty of all things - and He protects while
none can protect against Him - if you should know?” They will say, “[All belongs] to Allaah.”
Say, “Then how are you deluded?” (Qur’aan 23:88-89)

 And thus did We show Abraham (Ibraheem) the realm / power and laws / wonders of the
heavens and the earth, that he would be among the certain [in faith]. (Qur’aan 6:75)

 Say, “O Allaah, Master & Possessor of the Kingdom / Owner of Sovereignty, You give
sovereignty to whom You will, and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honour
whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your Hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over
all things competent.
You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring
the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to
whom You will without account.” (Qur’aan 3:26-27)

 [Supplication of Joseph – (Yusuf)]: “My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty
and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. The (only) Creator of the heavens and earth,
You are my Waliy (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian, etc.) in this world and in the
Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim (one who submits to You) and join me with the
righteous.” (Qur’aan 12:101)

 And to Allaah belongs the dominion/sovereignty/kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He
forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allaah Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. (Qur’aan 48:14)
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 O mankind, fear / be dutiful to / be mindful of your Lord, Who created you from one soul
(Adam - Aaadam) and created from it - its mate (Eve - Hawwa) and dispersed from both of
them many men and women. And fear Allaah through Whom you demand your mutual
(rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allaah is Ever an All-
Watcher, Observer over you. (Qur’aan 4:1)

 He created you from one soul (Adam). Then He made from it - its mate (Eve), and He produced
for you from the grazing livestock/cattle eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your
mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allaah, your Lord; to Him
belongs (all) dominion, authority / His is the kingdom. There is no deity except Him. So how
then are you turned away? (Qur’aan 39:6)

 To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not
prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire. They exalt/glorify [Him] night and
day [and] do not slacken. Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who
resurrect [the dead]? Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allaah, they
both would have been ruined, corrupted. So exalted is Allaah, Lord of the Throne, above what
they describe. He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned. (Qur’aan
21:19-23)

 Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined
entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not
believe?
And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We
made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
And We made the sky a protected ceiling/guarded canopy, but they, from its signs, are turning
away.
And it is He Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly
bodies] in an orbit are swimming/floating.
And We did not grant to any man before you immortality/eternity [on earth]; so if you die -
would they be eternal? (Qur’aan 21:30-34)

 It is Allaah Who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see. Then He established
Himself above the Throne. He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His Law), each running
[its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter / regulates all affairs / manages all
matters; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
And it is He Who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from
all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in
that are signs for a people who give thought.
And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees,
[growing] several from a single root or otherwise, watered with the same water; but We make
some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who
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reason. (Qur’aan 13:2-4)


 For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him/her who protect him/her by the
decree of Allaah. Indeed, Allaah will not change the condition of a people until they change
what is in themselves. And when Allaah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And
there is not for them besides Him any Waal (patron/protector).
It is He Who shows you the lightning, as a fear (for travellers) and as a hope (for those who
wait for rain). And it is He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water).
And the thunder exalts [ Allaah ] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] in awe / from fear
of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills, while they dispute
about Allaah; and He is the Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment/assault / Stern in His
plan / Tremendous in might. (Qur’aan 13:11-13)

 For Him (alone) is the supplication/prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him,
hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their
mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile)
wandering (in the mind).
And to Allaah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by
compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons. (Qur’aan 13:14-
15)

 Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None
holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing. Or who is it
that could be (as) an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers
are not but in delusion. Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision?
But they have persisted in insolence and aversion. Then is one who walks fallen on his face
better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path? Say, “It is He Who has produced you
and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.” Say, “It is He Who has
multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered.” (Qur’aan 67:19-24)

 It is He Who has created you from a single soul/person (Adam), and has given you a place of
residing (on the earth or in your mother's wombs) and a place of storage [in the earth (in your
graves) or in your father's loins]. Indeed, We have explained in detail Our signs/revelations for
people who understand.
And it is He Who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all
things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And
from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens
of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when
it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe. (Qur’aan 6:98-
99)

 And He it is Who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and
crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar.
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Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah - almsgiving] on the day of its
harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess. (Qur’aan
6:141)

 Allaah is the One Who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then
will give you life. Are there any of your “partners” who does anything of that? Exalted is He and
High above what they associate with Him.
Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people
have earned, so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done, that
perhaps they will return [to righteousness / by repenting to Allaah, and begging His Pardon].
(Qur’aan 30:40-41)

 Say, [O Muhammad], “Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then
Allaah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allaah, over all things, is competent.” (Qur’aan
29:20)

 It is Allaah Who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade; of the hills
He made some for your shelter; He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of
mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you,
that you may submit [to Him]. (Qur’aan 16:81)

 O mankind, worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, that you may become
righteous - [He] Who made for you the earth a place of settlement / bed [spread out] and the
sky a canopy / ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as
provision for you. So do not attribute to Allaah equals while you know [that there is nothing
similar to Him]. (Qur’aan 2:21-22)

 Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.
Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained.

Then He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him the soul (created by Allaah
for that person), and He gave you hearing (ears), sight (eyes) and hearts. Little is the thanks
you give! (Qur’aan 32:7-9)

 Indeed, Allaah is not timid/shy to present an example - that of a mosquito/gnat or what is

smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as
for those who disbelieve, they say, “What did Allaah intend by this as an example?” He
misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly
disobedient. (Qur’aan 2:26)

 [Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except
its own people. Then do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never
find in the way of Allaah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allaah any
alteration. (Qur’aan 35:43)

 So I swear by the Lord of all points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west, that indeed
‘Innaa la-Qaadiruun’ - We are able / We have the power / We are truly capable; of replacing
them with (others) better than them, and We cannot be prevented (from doing so) / We are
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not to be outdone/outrun. (Qur’aan 70:40-41)


 Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have threatened/promised them; indeed, We
are ‘Muqtadiruun’ Perfect in Ability - We have perfect command over them / shall prevail over
them / have full power over them. (Qur’aan 43:42)

 Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he
was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back
on his heels will never harm Allaah at all; but Allaah will reward the grateful.
And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allaah at an appointed term /
decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof;
and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And we will
reward the grateful. (Qur’aan 3:144-145)

 If you disbelieve - indeed, Allaah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve/likes not
disbelief for His servants. And if you are grateful, He approves/is pleased therewith for you;
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return,
and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the
breasts. (Qur’aan 39:7)

 [Mention] when Allaah said, “O Jesus (‘Eesaa), indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself
and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to
Allaah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is
your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ/dispute.”
(Qur’aan 3:55)

 Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allaah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out
of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit/tradegain that will
never perish - that He may pay them their wages in full, and give them (even) more, out of His
Grace. Verily! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense).
(Qur’aan 35:29-30)

 And [mention] Job (Ayyuub), when he called to his Lord, “Indeed, adversity has touched me,
and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back]
his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers
[of Allaah]. (Qur’aan 21:83-84)

 They have not appraised Allaah with true appraisal / No just estimate have they made of
Allaah, such as is due to Him / They have not shown Allaah His proper reverence; while the
earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be
folded in His Right Hand. Exalted is He and High above what they associate with Him. (Qur’aan
39:67)

 But among them is he who says, “Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the
Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” (Qur’aan
2:201)
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 So Allaah gave them the reward of this world and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. And
Allaah loves the doers of good. (Qur’aan 3:148)
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A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah from

Prophetic Narrations (Ahaadeeth)
 The Messenger of Allaah ‫( ﷺ‬peace, prayers and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Every important word or matter that does not begin with the remembrance of Allaah is
maimed/deprived.” (Musnad Ahmad, Fathul Bari)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “When Allaah decreed the creation He pledged Himself by
writing in His book which is laid down with Him: ‘Verily, My mercy prevails over My wrath.’”
The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “When Allaah created the creation, He wrote in a book
which is with Him above the Throne: ‘Verily, My mercy predominates over My anger.’”
In another variant, “predominated over My anger,” and in another variant, “preceded/
surpassed My anger.” (Riyaad us-Saaliheen - Muslim, Bukhaari, Nasaa’i, Ibn Maajah)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, on the day Allaah, the Exalted, created the
heavens and earth, He created one hundred parts of mercy. Each part can fill what is between
the heaven and earth. Of them, He put one part of mercy on earth; through which a mother
has compassion for her child, animals and birds have compassion for each other. On the Day of
Resurrection, He will perfect and complete this mercy.” (i.e. Allaah will use the remaining
ninety-nine parts of mercy for His servants on that Day).
In another narration, the Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Exalted, has one hundred
parts of mercy, of which He sent down one part of mercy between the jinn, mankind, the
animals and the insects; by means of which they are compassionate and merciful to one
another, and by means of which wild animals are kind to their offspring. And Allaah, the
Exalted, has kept back ninety-nine parts of mercy with which to be merciful to His servants on
the Day of Resurrection.” (Riyaad us-Saaliheen - Muslim, Bukhaari)

 Allaah is more merciful to His servants than a mother is to her child. (A lesson/point from a
narration of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬in Bukhaari & Muslim)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “One of the supplications of David (Dawuud), upon him be
peace, was: ‘O Allaah, I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the
actions/deeds which will bring me Your love. O Allaah, make Your love more beloved to me
than myself, my family and cold water.’” (Riyaad us-Saliheen - Tirmidhi)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Glorified and Exalted be He, said: ‘I am so Self-
Sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate/partner. Thus, he who does an action for
someone else's sake as well as Mine, will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he
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associated with Me.’” (Muslim, Ibn Maajah)


 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Your Lord delights at a shepherd who, on the peak of a
mountain crag, gives the call to prayer and prays. Then Allaah, Glorified and Exalted be He,
says: ‘Look at this servant of Mine, he gives the call to prayer and performs the prayers; he is
in awe/fear of Me. I have forgiven My servant [his sins] and have admitted him to Paradise.’”
(Nasaa’i)
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 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, said: ‘Spend (on charity), O son of
Adam, and I shall spend on you.’” (Bukhaari, Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “The Right Hand of Allaah is full and spending (the riches)
liberally during day and night will not diminish (the resources of Allaah). Don't you see what
(an enormous amount of resources) He has spent since He created the heaven and the earth,
and what is in His Right Hand has not decreased? His Throne is upon the water. And in His
other Hand is death, and He elevates and degrades (whom He likes).” (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah's Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not affected by
the continuous spending night and day. Do you see what He has spent since He created the
heavens and the earth? Nevertheless, what is in His Hand never decreases, and His Throne was
over the water; and in His Hand there is the balance (of justice) whereby He raises and lowers
(people).” (Bukhaari)
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 Abu Musa (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬was
standing amongst us and he told us five things, He said: ‘Verily Allaah, the Exalted and Mighty,
does not sleep, and it does not befit Him to sleep. He lowers and raises the scale/justice. The
deeds in the night are taken up to Him before the deeds of the day, and the deeds of the day
before the deeds of the night. His veil is light. If he withdraws it (the veil), the splendour of His
Face would consume His creation so far as His sight reaches.’” (Muslim)
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 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “....Beware/be afraid of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is
no barrier between it and Allaah.” (Bukhaari, Muslim)
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 Umar bin Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “....Beware of the supplication of
the oppressed, for the supplication of the oppressed is answered.” (Muwatta - Imaam Maalik)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “The supplications of three are not turned away (i.e. not
rejected): (i) the fasting person until he breaks his fast, (ii) the just leader/ruler, (iii) and the
supplication of the oppressed person, which is raised by Allaah above the clouds, the gates of
the heaven(s) are opened for it; and the Lord, Mighty and Sublime be He, says: ‘By My might, I
will surely help you, in due time / even if after a while.’” (Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
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 Among the sayings the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬related from his Lord, Magnified and Exalted be He, is
that He (Allaah) said:
‘O My servants, I have forbidden oppression/injustice for Myself and have made it forbidden
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amongst you, so do not oppress one another.

O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and
I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food
of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed,
so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I
forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you.
O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting
Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of
you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that
would not increase My kingdom/dominion in anything. O My servants, were the first of you
and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked
heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom/dominion in anything.
O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you
to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he
requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if
put into it (i.e. the minute amount of water on a needle if dipped in and out of the sea).
O My servants, it is but your deeds that I enumerate/record for you and then recompense you
for. So he who finds good should praise Allaah and he who finds other than that should not
blame anyone but himself.’ (Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)
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 Among the sayings the Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬related from his Lord, Glorified and Exalted
be He, is that He said: “Allaah has registered/recorded the good deeds and the bad deeds.
Then He clarified it, [saying]:
- ‘He who intended [to do] a good deed and did not do it – Allaah writes it with Himself as a
complete good deed; and if he intended it and did it – Allaah writes it with Himself as ten good
deeds up to seven hundred times or many times [over that].
- And if he intended [to do] a bad deed and did not do it – Allaah writes it with Himself as a
complete good deed; but if he intended it and did it – Allaah writes it as one bad deed.’”
(Bukhaari & Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, said:
‘Grandeur/magnificence is my cloak and greatness My robe. He who competes with Me in
respect of either of them, I shall cast into Hell-fire.’” (Abu Daawuud, Ibn Maajah, Ahmad)

 Allaah's Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Exalted and Glorious, says: ‘Glory/might is His
garment and magnificence/grandeur/pride is His cloak; he who contends with Me, I shall
punish him.’” (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said that Allaah, the Almighty, said: “There are three (types of
people) whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection: (1) A man who has given his
word by Me and has broken it; (2) A man who has sold a free man and has consumed the price
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(i.e. a man who has made a slave of another and has sold him); (3) And a man who has hired a
workman, has exacted his due in full from him and has not given him his wage.” (Bukhaari, Ibn
Maajah, Ahmad)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah will say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Where are
those who love one another through My Glory/Majesty? Today I shall give them shade in My
shade, it being a day when there is no shade but My shade.’” (Bukhaari, Maalik)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Almighty, said: ‘My love is a right upon those
who love each other for my sake. My love is a right upon those who visit each other for my
sake. My love is a right upon those who sit together for my sake. My love is a right upon those
who maintain relations for my sake.’” (Musnad Ahmad)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, has said:
‘Whosoever shows enmity to a Waliy (loyal/close friend) of Mine, then I have declared war on
him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the
religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with
Nawaafil (supererogatory/additional) deeds until I love him.
When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and
his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of
Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him
refuge.
I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My
faithful/believing servant: he hates death and I hate hurting/displeasing him.’” (Bukhaari, Imam
Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, said: ‘Truly of those
devoted to Me, the one I most favour, is a believer who is of meagre means and much given to
prayer, who has been particular in the worship of his Lord and has obeyed Him inwardly (i.e. he
has not been ostentatious in his obedience), who was obscure among people and not pointed
out, and whose sustenance was just sufficient to provide for him yet he bore this patiently.’
Then the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬rapped his hand and said: ‘Death will have come early to him, his
mourners will have been few, his estate scant.’” (Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ibn Maajah)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, says: ‘My faithful
servant's reward from Me, if I have taken to Me his dear/best friend/brother from amongst the
people of the world, and he has then borne it patiently for My sake, shall be nothing less than
Paradise.’” (Bukhaari)
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 A condolence supplication from the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬: “Verily to Allaah, belongs what He took and
to Him belongs what He gave, and everything with Him has an appointed time/fixed term, so
she should be patient and hope for reward from Allaah.” (Bukhaari, Muslim)
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(“....It is mercy which Allaah has rooted in the hearts of His servants, and Allaah is merciful only
to His servants who are merciful.”) (Bukhaari, Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬related: “A man said: ‘By Allaah, Allaah will not forgive So-and-
so.’ At this, Allaah, the Almighty, said: ‘Who is he who swears by Me that I will not forgive So-
and-so? Verily, I have forgiven So-and-so and have nullified your [own good] deeds (or as he
said [it]).’” (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “A man sinned greatly against himself, and when death
came to him, he charged his sons, saying: ‘When I have died, burn me, then crush me and
scatter [my ashes] into the sea, for, by Allaah, if my Lord takes possession of me, He will punish
me in a manner in which He has punished no one [else].’ So they did that to him.
Then He (Allaah) said to the earth: ‘Produce what you have taken and there he was!’ - (the
man was resurrected). And He (Allaah) said to him: ‘What induced you to do what you did?’
He said: ‘Being afraid of You, O my Lord’ (or he said: ‘Being frightened of You’); and because of
that He (Allaah) forgave him.” (Muslim, Bukhaari, Nasaa’i, Ibn Maajah)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “A servant [of Allaah] committed a sin and said: ‘O Allaah,
forgive me my sin.’ And He, Glorified and Exalted be He, said: ‘My servant has committed a sin
and has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for them.’
Then he sinned again and said: ‘O Lord, forgive me my sin.’ And He, Glorified and Exalted be
He, said: ‘My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins
and punishes for them.’
Then he sinned again and said: ‘O Lord, forgive me my sin.’ And He, Glorified and Exalted be
He, said: ‘My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins
and punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.’” (Muslim, Bukhaari)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Exalted, said: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you
call upon Me and implore Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind.
O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask
forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with nearly
the earth's capacity of sins and then meet Me, without associating anything with Me, I will
bring you with nearly its capacity of forgiveness.’” (Tirmidhi, Ahmad - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Our Lord descends to the lowest heaven (heaven of this
world) in the last third of every night, and He says: ‘Who is calling upon Me that I may answer
him? Who is asking from Me that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness that I may
forgive him?’” (Bukhaari, Muslim, Maalik, Tirmidhi, Abu Daawuud)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Every one of you will have his/her supplications
answered, as long as he is not impatient and says: I have supplicated but I was not answered.”
(Bukhaari, Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “The servant will continue to have his supplications
answered as long as he does not supplicate for sin or cutting family ties and he is not
impatient.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what is impatience?” He ‫ ﷺ‬said, “It is one's
saying, ‘I have supplicated again and again, but I have not seen an answer.’ He becomes
frustrated with that and gives up supplicating.” (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “A supplication should be made in full confidence and one
should persistently express his desire (before Allaah) in his supplication, for no bounty is too
great for Allaah to bestow (upon his servants).” (Riyaad us-Saaliheen - Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah is more pleased/delighted with the repentance of
His servant than would be one of you who were to lose his riding camel in a barren desert,
which carries his provision of food and drink. Having lost all hope (of finding it), he lies down in
the shade of a tree and despairs over his camel; when all of a sudden he finds the camel
standing over him. He takes hold of its reins and then out of boundless joy blurts out: ‘O Allaah,
You are my servant and I am your Lord.’ He makes a mistake due to his extreme joy.” (Riyaad us-
Saaliheen - Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah said: ‘I have prepared for My righteous servants
what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to human heart.’” (Bukhaari,
Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)
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 On the authority of Masruq, who said: “We asked Abdullaah (i.e. Ibn Mas’uud) about this
verse: ‘And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allaah as dead. Rather,
they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.’ (Qur’aan 3:169)
He said: We asked about that and the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: ‘Their souls are in the insides of
green birds having lanterns suspended from the Throne, roaming freely in Paradise where they
please, then taking shelter in those lanterns. So their Lord cast a glance at them (i.e. at those
who had been killed in the cause of Allaah) and said: ‘Do you wish for anything?’
They said: ‘What shall we wish for when we roam freely in Paradise where we please?’ And
thus did He do to them (ask them) three times. When they saw that they would not be spared
from being asked [again], they said: ‘O Lord, we would like for You to put back our souls into
our bodies so that we might fight for Your sake once again.’ And when He saw that they were
not in need of anything, they were let be.’” (Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasaa’i, Ibn Maajah)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah will say to the inhabitants of Paradise:
‘O inhabitants of Paradise!’ They will say: ‘O our Lord, we present ourselves and are at Your
pleasure, and goodness rests in Your Hands.’ Then He will say: ‘Are you contented/satisfied?’
And they will say: ‘And how should we not be contented, O Lord, when You have given to us
that which You have given to no one else of Your creation?’ Then He will say: ‘Would you not
like Me to give you something better than that?’ And they will say: ‘O Lord and what thing is
better than that?’ And He will say: ‘I shall cause My favour/pleasure to descend upon you and
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thereafter shall never be displeased with you.’” (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi)

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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Satan said: ‘By Your might, O Lord, I will continue to
mislead the children of Adam, as long as their souls are in their bodies.’ The Lord said: ‘By My
Might and Majesty, I will continue to forgive them, as long as they seek My forgiveness.’”
(Musnad Ahmad)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, Allaah the
Blessed and the Exalted, will say: ‘Would you like anything more?’ They will say: ‘Have You not
brightened our faces? Have You not admitted us into Paradise and saved us from Hellfire?’
He (the narrator) said: He (Allaah) would then lift the veil, and of things given to them, nothing
would be more beloved to them than looking at their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious.
Then, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬recited the verse: ‘For those who have done good is the best and even
more.’” (Qur’aan 10:26) (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah does not look at your figures, nor at your
attire/appearance, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions.” (Riyad us-Saaliheen - Muslim)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah does not look at your attire/appearance or
wealth, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions.” (Muslim)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah, the Exalted, is Rafeeq (The Gentle) and He
loves gentleness. He rewards for gentleness what is not granted for harshnesss, and He does
not reward anything else like it.” (Muslim, Mishkaat ul-Masaabeeh)
 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah loves gentleness in all matters/affairs.” (Bukhaari)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Exalted and Glorious, will seize/grasp the
earth on the Day of Resurrection and He will roll up the heavens in His Right Hand. Then He will
say: ‘I am the King/Sovereign, where are the kings of the earth?’” (Bukhaari, Muslim)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “The most vile man to Allaah on the Day of Resurrection,
and the most filthy and most wretched / worst person who deserves His wrath most; is a man
who was named the ‘King of Kings’ – yet there is no (true & real) King but Allaah.” (Muslim)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Every deed of a day is sealed up. When a believer falls ill, the angels
say: ‘O our Lord! Your servant so-and-so has fallen ill.’ The Lord, the Exalted, says: ‘Note
down to his credit the same deeds, he was doing before illness, until he heals up or dies.’”
(Musnad Ahmad)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “A man from among those who were before you was
called to account. Nothing in the way of good was found for him except that he used to have
dealings / mix with people and, being well-off/wealthy, he would order his servants to let off
the man in straitened circumstances [from repaying his debt].” The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah
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said: ‘We are worthier than him of that (of being so generous). Let him off.’” (Muslim, Bukhaari,
Nasaa’i)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “There is no day on which Allaah frees more of His
servants from the Hellfire than the day of ‘Arafah. He draws near and then boasts of them to
the angels, saying: ‘What do these servants seek/want?’” - (so that He may pardon them,
answer their prayers, give them, etc.). (Muslim)
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 ‘Aaisha (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “All praise be to Allaah, Whose hearing
encompasses all voices.” (Bukhaari, Ibn Maajah)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned about Ihsaan (excellence, good conduct, proficiency
in religion): “It is to worship Allaah as if you see Him, for you do not see Him but He certainly
sees you.” (Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Indeed, Allaah, the Exalted, is Tayyib (Pure, Good,
Perfect) and accepts only that which is good/pure. Verily, Allaah has commanded the believers
to do what He commanded the messengers, and He, the Exalted, said: ‘O messengers, eat of
the good things and work righteousness.’ (Qur’aan 23:51) And He, the Exalted, said: ‘O you who
have believed, eat from the good things with which We have provided you.’” (Qur’aan 2:172)
(Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)
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 Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “One day I was [mounted] behind the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, and he said to me, ‘Young man, I will teach you words [of advice]:
Be mindful of Allaah – He will protect you. Be mindful of Allaah – you will find Him before you.
When you ask, ask Allaah. When you seek help, seek help from Allaah. Know that if the [whole]
nation assembled in order to benefit you with something, they could not benefit you except by
something Allaah had already decreed/recorded for you. And if they assembled in order to
harm you with something, they could not harm you except with something Allaah had already
decreed/recorded for you. The pens have been lifted, and the pages have dried.’”
In another narration, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Be mindful of Allaah – you will find Him in front
of you. Come to know Allaah in times of ease – He will know you in times of hardship. And
know that whatever missed you, could not have struck you; and whatever struck you could not
have missed you. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease
with hardship.” (Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith, Tirmidhi)
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 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Purity is half of faith, and Alhamdu Lillaah (Praise be to
Allaah) fills the scale. Subhan-Allaah wal-Hamdu Lillaah (Exalted be Allaah and Praise be to
Allaah) fill what is between the heaven and earth.” (Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Indeed, Allaah, the Exalted, has imposed [religious]
obligations, so do not neglect them. And He has set limits, so do not overstep them. And He
has prohibited things, so do not violate them. And He has kept silent about [certain] things out
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of mercy to you, not forgetfulness – so do not search them out.” (Daraqutni - Imam Nawawi’s 40
Hadith)
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 A man came to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, direct me to a deed which,
when I have done it, Allaah will love me and people will love me.” So he (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “Be
indifferent toward [pleasures of] the world and Allaah will love you, and be indifferent toward
what people possess and people will love you.” (Ibn Maajah - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Whoever relieves a believer of a distress from the distresses of this
world – Allaah will relieve him of a distress from the distresses of the Day of Resurrection. And
whoever facilitates [a matter] for one in financial difficulty – Allaah will facilitate for him
[matters] in this world and the Hereafter. And whoever covers [the fault of] a Muslim – Allaah
will cover his [faults] in this world and the Hereafter. Allaah is in aid of / helps [His] servant, as
long as the servant is in aid of his brother. And whoever follows a path seeking knowledge
therein – Allaah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise. No people assemble in one of the
houses of Allaah, reciting the Book of Allaah and studying it among themselves, but that
tranquillity descends upon them, mercy envelops them, the angels surround them, and Allaah
mentions them among those with Him. And he whose deeds slow him down will not be
accelerated by his lineage.” (Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, says: Fasting is Mine/for Me and it
is I Who gives reward for it. [A person] gives up his/her sexual passion, his food and his drink
for My sake. Fasting is like a shield, and he who fasts has two joys: a joy when he breaks his
fast and a joy when he meets his Lord. The change in the breath of the mouth of him/her who
fasts is better in Allaah's estimation than the smell of musk.” (Bukhaari, Muslim, Maalik, Tirmidhi,
Nasaa’i, Ibn Maajah)
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 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Indeed, Allaah commanded Yahya (John - peace be upon him), the son
of Zakariyya (Zechariah - peace be upon him), to abide by five commands, and to order the
Children of Israel to abide by them. But he was slow in carrying out these commands.
So ‘Eesa (Jesus - peace be upon him) said: ‘Indeed Allaah commanded you with five
commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Israel to abide by. Either you
command them, or I shall command them.’ So Yahya said: ‘I fear that if you precede me in this,
then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.’ So he gathered the people in Bayt al-
Maqdis (the Mount of Masjid al-Aqsa, Temple Mount in Jerusalem), and they filled the Masjid.
He sat on the balcony, thanked Allaah and praised Him and then said: ‘Indeed Allaah has
commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by.
(1) The first of them is that you worship Allaah and not associate anything with him. The
parable of the one who associates others with Allaah, is that of a man who buys a servant with
his own gold or paper/silver, then he says to him: “This is my home and this is my business so
take care of it and give me the profits.” So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone
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other than his master. Which of you would like to have a servant like that? Allaah created you
and sustains and provides for you. Therefore, worship Him alone and do not associate anything
with Him.
(2) And verily, Allaah commands you to perform prayer (Salaah). And when you perform
prayer, then do not turn away, for Allaah directs His Face towards His servant’s face, as long as
he does not turn away.
(3) And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a
group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed, the breath/odour
of the fasting person is better / more pleasant to Allaah than the scent of musk.
(4) And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man who was captured by
the enemy. They tied his hands to his neck and brought him forth to cut off his neck. The man
says to them: ‘Can I pay a ransom for myself?’ He kept ransoming himself with small and large
amounts until he liberated himself.
(5) And He commands you to remember Allaah much. For indeed the parable of that, is like a
man being pursued at speed by the enemy until he reaches a protected/impermeable fortress
in which he protects himself from them. Likewise is the servant, he does not protect himself
from the Shaytaan (Satan) except by the remembrance of Allaah.’
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “And I command you with five that Allaah has commanded me:
(1)to listen, (2) to obey, (3) Jihaad, (4) Hijrah (emigration), and (5) the Jamaa'ah (community). For
indeed whoever parts from the Jamaa'ah the measure of a hand-span, has cast off the yoke of
Islaam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of / uses the slogans of
Jaahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period of ignorance), then he will be from the coal/rubble of Hell.” A
man said: “O Messenger of Allaah! Even if he prays (performs Salaah) and fasts?” He ‫ﷺ‬
replied: “Even if he prays and fasts. So call with the call that Allaah named you with: Muslims,
believers, servants/worshipers of Allaah.” (Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad, Tafseer Ibn Kathir - Volume 1)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah has overlooked for me from my nation
[what is done in] error/mistakes, and forgetfulness, and what they are compelled/coerced to
do.” (Ibn Maajah, Bayhaqi - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah is Jameel (The One Full of Beauty) and He loves beauty.”
(Muslim)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah is Jawaad (The Magnanimous, Bestower of Good) and He loves
magnanimity. He loves excellent moral character and detests meanness/low morals.” (As-Sunan
al-Kubraa – Bayhaqi. Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Imaan. Musnad Ibn Abi Shaybah)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Indeed, Allaah is Hayyiy (The Shy, Possessor of Modesty), and Kareem
(The Generous). He is Shy when His servant raises/outstretches his hands to Him (in
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supplication), to return them empty, disappointed, with nothing.” (Tirmidhi, Abu Daawuud, Sunan
Ibn Maajah)

 The Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Indeed, Allaah, the Exalted, is Hayyiy (The Shy, Possessor of
Modesty), and Sitteer [The Coverer/Concealer [of people’s faults/shortcomings/sins)]. He loves
modesty, shyness and concealment, covering. Therefore when any of you bathe, let him cover
himself (i.e. from the sight of people).” (Sunan Abu Daawuud, Sunan an-Nasaa’i, Musnad Ahmad)

 The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah is Muhsin (The Doer & Giver of good, One Who does
perfect good), and He loves Ihsaan (good conduct, excellence, fairness).” (Mu’jam at-Tabaraanee
al-Awsat 5735)

 The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Verily, Allaah has enjoined Ihsaan (excellence, good
conduct) for all things.” (Muslim - Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith)
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A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah – Extracts from

Prophetic Prayers & Supplications
‘None has the right to be

worshipped except Allaah,
alone, without any partner.
 To Him belongs all
sovereignty and praise. He
gives life and causes death,
and He is living and does not die. In His Hand is all good and He is over all things, omnipotent.’

‘All praise is for Allaah alone.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘All and much praise is for Allaah.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘All praise is for Allaah in all circumstances.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘All praise is for Allaah by Whose favour good works are accomplished.’ [Supplication - Hisnul
Muslim]

‘Our Lord, for You is all praise, an abundant beautiful blessed praise.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah...Verily all praise, grace and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.’
‘O Allaah, whatever blessing

I or any of Your creation
 have risen upon, is from You
alone, without any partner;

so for You is all praise and unto You all thanks.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

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
‘How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. Blessed be Your name, and lofty is Your
majesty and there is no true God except You.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘All praise is for Allaah Who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power
from myself.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘How perfect Allaah is and I praise Him by the number of His creation and His Pleasure, and by
the weight of His throne, and the ink of His Words.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]


‘Allaah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise, a never-ending praise, a praise
which we will never bid farewell to and an indispensable praise, He is our Lord.’
(Alternate meaning: ‘Allaah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise. He is the
One Who is Sufficient, feeds and is not fed, the One Who is longed for, along with that which is
with Him and the One Who is needed, He is our Lord).’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘How perfect The King, The Holy One is.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘There is no power and no might/strength except with Allaah.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah...for verily none can forgive sin except You.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
‘O my Lord! Forgive and have Mercy; verily You are the Most Mighty, the Most Noble,

Honourable.’
[It is established from a number of the Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) to say this supplication
during the Sa’ee between Safaa & Marwa]. [Ibn Mas’ood & Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them) –
Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah, Tabarani in Du’a, Sunan of Bayhaqi. Ibn Hajar said: Mawquf Saheeh al-Isnaad]

‘O Allaah, You are the Ever Oft-Pardoning, You love to pardon, so pardon me.’ [Supplication –
Tirmidhi]
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
‘O Allaah...Verily there is no refuge, nor safe haven from You except with You.’ [Supplication -
Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah...You are faithful and truthful / You fulfill promises and grant rights.’ [Supplication -
Hisnul Muslim]

‘We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allaah.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
...
 ‘At-Tahiyyaat (i.e. all greetings/compliments – words which indicate the glorification of Allaah,
His eternal existence, His perfection and His sovereignty) are for Allaah, and all prayers and
acts of worship, and all pure and good words/deeds (are for Him)...’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
...

‘At-Tahiyyaat (i.e. greetings/compliments), all pure and good words/deeds, all prayers and acts
of worship, all pure actions/things belong to Allaah...’ [Supplication – Muwatta - Imaam Maalik]

‘I place you in the trust of Allaah, Whose trust is never misplaced.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘For Him (Allaah) is all favour, grace, and glorious praise.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘I seek/take refuge with Allaah, the Supreme and with His Noble Face, and His eternal
authority.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘...O Allaah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor in Whose care we leave
our family.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

’The One Who Holds back / Restrains the seven heavens lest they fall on the earth, unless by
His permission/leave.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

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
‘O Allaah, there is no omen but there is reliance on You, and there is no good except Your
good, and none has the right to be worshipped except You.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah, I ask You by Your mercy which envelopes/encompasses all things, that You forgive
me.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬used to seek refuge with Allaah for Hasan and Husain (his grandchildren, may Allaah be
pleased with them) and say: “Indeed, your forefather (i.e. Abraham - Ibraaheem) used to seek refuge with
Allaah for Ishmael (Isma’eel) and Isaac (Ishaaq) with the following (supplication):

‘O Allaah, I seek refuge with Your Perfect Words from every devil and poisonous creature, and
from every evil, harmful, envious eye.’” (Bukhaari 3371)

‘Allaah is the Greatest. Allaah is Mightier than His entire creation. Allaah is Mightier than what I
fear and am wary of.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy; and You make the
difficulty, if You wish, easy.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah, You are my Supporter and You are my Helper; by You I move, and by You I attack,
and by You I battle.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
When the Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬visited the sick, he would beseech Allaah with the following prayer:

“Remove the pain/disease/harm, O Lord of mankind. Cure/heal him, for You are the Healer
(Ash-Shaafiy ). There is no healing but Your healing, a healing that leaves no trace of
illness.” (Bukhaari 5743 & Muslim 2191)

“O Allaah... all good is within Your Hands and evil does not stem from You. I exist by Your Will
and will return to You. Blessed and High are You.” [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
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 ‘O Allaah, by Your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the
evening, by Your leave we live and by Your leave we die, and unto You is our resurrection (and
return ).’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]



’O Allaah, none can prevent what You have willed to bestow/give, and none can bestow/give
what You have willed to prevent. And no wealth or majesty can benefit anyone, as from You is
all wealth and majesty.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]


‘In the name of Allaah with Whose name nothing is harmed / can cause harm on the earth nor
in the heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’
(Whoever seeks refuge in the name of Allaah, no calamity can harm him/her from the direction of the earth or
from the direction of the heaven. He hears all that people say and knows all their deeds, none of which are
hidden from Him). [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]
‘O Allaah, be a protector for me from their

evil. Majestic is Your praise, exalted and

mighty is Your protégé, and blessed is Your
Name, and there is no true God except You / none has the right to be worshipped but You.’
‘How perfect Allaah is, and

all praise is for Allaah.
 None has the right to be
worshipped except Allaah,
and Allaah is the greatest. And there is no might nor power except with Allaah.’ [Supplication -
Hisnul Muslim]
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Thinking Good and Positively of Allaah (Husnudh-Dhann Billaah)
Husnudh-Dhann Billaah: To think positively of Allaah, assuming good about Allaah, having good
thoughts of Allaah, to hope good from Allaah, having good expectations of Allaah – all with sincere
and strong certainty.
Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the
mercy of Allaah. Indeed, Allaah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He Who is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most
Merciful.” (Qur’aan 39:53)
[Ibraaheem (Abraham)] said: “And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are
astray/misguided?” (Qur’aan 15:56)
[Ya'quub (Jacob) said]: “O my sons, go and find out about Yuusuf (Joseph) and his brother
(Binyaameen - Benjamin) and do not lose hope / despair not of mercy/relief from Allaah. Indeed,
no one despairs of mercy/relief from Allaah except the disbelieving people.” (Qur’aan 12:87)
[Allaah] said, “My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses / embraces
all things.” (Qur’aan 7:156)
The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, Mighty and Sublime be He, said: ‘If My servant loves
to meet Me, I love to meet him; and if he dislikes to meet Me, I dislike to meet him.’” (Bukhaari,
Maalik, Nasaa’i)
The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Whoever loves to meet Allaah, Allaah loves to meet him.
Whoever dislikes/hates to meet Allaah, Allaah hates to meet him.” (Muslim)
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Almighty, said: ‘I am as My servant thinks I am / expects
Me to be (1). If he thinks good of Me, he will have it. If he thinks evil of Me, he will have it.’” (Musnad
Ahmad) (1) One must always truly think positively of Allaah, the Exalted.
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “Allaah, the Almighty, said: ‘I am as My servant thinks I am / expects Me
to be. I am with him when he makes mention of/remembers Me. If he makes mention of Me to
himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an
assembly/gathering, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to
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Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to
him at speed/running.’” (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah)
Ibn Hajar comments on this narration: {Allaah says, “I am as my servant thinks of Me.”} Meaning:
I am capable of behaving towards him in the manner he assumes I will behave with him.
Al-Karmaani said, “In this wording, there is encouragement to give precedence to one’s hope (in
Allaah) over fear (of Him).” Perhaps he says this as it pertains to the issue of whether one’s hope
and fear should be equal. When any rational person hears such hadeeth, he would not first
assume and expect Allaah’s threat of punishment, which would be the side of fearing of Allaah,
because he would not initially choose that for himself. Rather, he would lean more toward
expecting Allaah’s promise of reward, the side of hoping in Allaah. (Fathul Baari)
An-Nawawi comments: Regarding His statement, {“I am as my servant thinks of Me”}, Al-Qaadi
reports that it has been said to mean, he will be forgiven when he seeks forgiveness, his
repentance will be accepted when he repents, he will be answered when he supplicates, and he
will be sufficed when he asks for what he has to be sufficient for him. It has also been explained as
hope and expecting to have one’s sins pardoned, and this is more correct. (Sharh Saheeh Muslim)
Ibn al-Qayyim said: One of the greatest sins in the sight of Allaah is to assume the worst and have
bad thoughts about Him. Were someone to think badly about Allaah, they would have assumed
things about Him that contradicts His holy perfection, and that contradicts the reality of His names
and characteristics.
(Qur’aan 41:23): ‘And that was your (evil, false) assumption which you assumed about your Lord.
It has brought you to ruin/doom, and you have become (this Day) among the losers.’
Hasan al-Basri (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: ‘Verily the believer thinks positively of his
Lord, therefore he does righteous deeds; and the evildoer thinks negatively of his Lord, therefore
he does evil deeds.’ (Narrated by Ahmad in Az-Zuhd P. 402)
Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬say, three days
before his death: “None of you should die except thinking positively of Allaah / having good
thoughts about Allaah, the Exalted and Glorious.” (Muslim)
An-Nawawi comments: Regarding the statement of the Prophet ‫“{ ﷺ‬None of you should die
except while he is having good thoughts about Allaah”}, scholars have said that this is a warning
against losing hope and despairing (of Allaah’s mercy), and an encouragement to have hope
especially at the time of death.
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Allaah, Glorified and Exalted be He, also said in the previous hadeeth {“I am as my servant thinks of
Me.”} and (considering both hadeeth) scholars explain that {“having good thoughts about Allaah”}
means that an individual should expect Allaah to have mercy on him and pardon him. (Sharh Saheeh
Muslim)
The Messenger of Allaah ‫ ﷺ‬said: “When one of you supplicates, let him be determined (ask
in full confidence) in the supplication and one should not say: ‘O Allaah, give me if you will’ – for
none can coerce Allaah.” (Bukhaari & Muslim)
Ibn Hajar comments on this tradition, saying: ‘The meaning of determination is to be persistent in
the supplication and to affirm that what is asked will occur.’ (Fathul Baari)
An-Nawawi writes: ‘It is to have ‘Husnudh-Dhann’ – thinking good and positively of Allaah, good
expectations that Allaah, the Exalted, will answer you.’ (Sharh Saheeh Muslim)
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Concluding Supplications
‘Exalted and Glorified is Your Lord, the Lord of Honour, Power and Might – above what they
ascribe to Him.
And peace be upon the Messengers.
And praise be to Allaah, the Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.’
(Qur’aan 37:180-182)
“Our Lord, do not condemn / impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.”
(Qur’aan 2:286)
‘How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. I bear witness that none has the right to be
worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.’
All praise and thanks are due to Allaah alone, the Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.
Peace, blessings and prayers of Allaah be upon all the Prophets and Messengers. Peace, blessings
and prayers of Allaah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the final prophet, and upon his family, his
companions and all those who follow in their footsteps until the Day of Judgment.
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A FEW NAMES, A T T R I B U T E S & DESCRIPTIONS OF ALLAAH

A Few Names, Attributes and

In The Name of Allaah,

A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah from Prophetic Narrations

A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah – Extracts from Prophetic Prayers

Thinking Good and Positively of Allaah (Husnudh-Dhann Billaah) _____-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A Few Names, Attributes and Descriptions of Allaah based on the

Allaah is Absolutely Unique and Incomparable

There is nothing whatever like unto Him. (Qur’aan 42:11)

And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him. (Qur’aan 112:4)

(Qur’aan 30:27 - various translations of the meanings of this verse):

Whoever Learns Ninety-Nine Names of Allaah will Enter Paradise

The Names of Allaah are not confined to Ninety-Nine

A Few Names, Attributes and Descriptions of Allaah

Oneness & Uniqueness

Mercy, Compassion & Love

Lordship & Governance

Kingship & Sovereignty

Creatorship & Inventorship

Perfection & Pureness

Omniscience & Guidance

Help & Protection

and spiritual terms. (Qur’aan 39:36)(Ibn Maajah & Haakim)

Generosity & Sustenance

Power & Might

ability. By His power He brought everything into existence, by it He is controlling everything, by

One Who gives precedence. (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi)

Grandeur & Magnificence

Majesty/Nobleness of our Lord.’ (Qur’aan 72:3)

Justice, Judgment & Wisdom

 Asra’ul-Haasibeen: The Swiftest in taking account, Swiftest of reckoners.

Forgiveness & Pardon

Punishment & Reckoning

A Few Descriptions of Allaah from Verses in the Qur’aan

 And to your Lord direct [your] longing/attention. (Qur’aan 94:8)

them in strength? (Qur’aan 41:15)

 And Allaah provides without measure to whom He wills. (Qur’aan 24:38)

‘Muntaqimuun’ - We will exact (due) Retribution. (Qur’aan 32:22)

 Allaah has written, “I will surely overcome/prevail/be victorious, I and My messengers.”

every soul, knowing all that it has earned. (Qur’aan 13:33)

punishment of Hellfire.” (Qur’aan 40:7)

glorification / magnify Him with all magnificence.” (Qur’aan 17:111)

reason. (Qur’aan 13:2-4)

Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained.

 Indeed, Allaah is not timid/shy to present an example - that of a mosquito/gnat or what is

not to be outdone/outrun. (Qur’aan 70:40-41)

A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah from

associated with Me.’” (Muslim, Ibn Maajah)

amongst you, so do not oppress one another.

thereafter shall never be displeased with you.’” (Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi)

A Few Attributes & Descriptions of Allaah – Extracts from

‘None has the right to be

‘All praise is for Allaah in all circumstances.’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah, whatever blessing

alone, without any partner;

return ).’ [Supplication - Hisnul Muslim]

‘O Allaah, be a protector for me from their

‘How perfect Allaah is, and

Thinking Good and Positively of Allaah (Husnudh-Dhann Billaah)

And peace be upon the Messengers.

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Abdel Haleem, Muhammad A. S. The Qur’an.

Al-Ahmad, Muhammad bin Riyaad. Al-Ahkaam ul-Fiqhiyyah.

Al-Ahmad, Muhammad bin Riyaad. Al-Hadeeth ush-Shareef.