Names of God in Islam

Names of God in Islam (Template:Langx) are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam,<ref name="Muhammad al-Sharif attributes of God">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" /><ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Onomastics between Sacred and Profane" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> which are implied by the respective names.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, majestic qualities, and acts of wisdom, mercy, benefit, and justice from Allah, as believed by Muslims. These names are commonly called upon by Muslims during prayers, supplications, and remembrance, as they hold significant spiritual and theological importance, serving as a means for Muslims to connect with God. Each name reflects a specific attribute of Allah and serves as a means for believers to understand and relate to the Divine.

Some names are known from either the Qur’an or the hadith, while others can be found in both sources, although most are found in the Qur’an.<ref name="morg10" /> Additionally, Muslims also believe that there are more names of God besides those found in the Qur'an and hadith and that God has kept knowledge of these names hidden with himself, and no one else knows them completely and fully except him.

List of names

Different sources give different lists of the 99 names. The most commonly known list is based on the one found in the Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (9th century) that was narrated by al-Walid ibn Muslim, which is the most commonly known.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> However, al-Tirmidhi comments on his list: "This (version of the) hadith is gharib [unusual]; it has been narrated from various routes on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, but we do not know of the mention of the Names in the numerous narrations, except this one." Other hadiths, such as those of al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi or Ibn ʿAsākir, have variant lists. Various early Muslim exegetes, including Jaʿfar al-Sadiq, Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah, Ibn Hazm, al-Qurtubi, and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, have given their own versions of lists of 99 names.

al-Tirmidhi's list

Pronunciation	Classical Arabic (Quranic/ classical written forms)<ref>Please note the written Arabic spelling of the names written in Arabic in the table are in the vowelled Classical/Quranic form (proper = in the Quran and Ahādith) with the square bracketed "[.]" variant of the written Arabic forms given in common or modern texts—usually in media, some long vowels and punctuations are omitted for the easier typing and reading.</ref>	Romanization	Translation	Reference
{{#ifexist:Media:01-ar-rahman.ogg|<phonos file="01-ar-rahman.ogg">1</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "01-ar-rahman.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ar-Raḥmān	The Most Merciful (in major affairs)/<ref name="Rahman Rahim difference">Template:Cite book</ref> The Beneficent/ All-Compassionate/ Most Gracious/	Quran: Beginning of every Surah (chapter) except one, and numerous other places. The first Ayah (verse) of Surah ar-Raḥman (Surah 55) consists only of this name.
{{#ifexist:Media:02-ar-rahim.ogg|<phonos file="02-ar-rahim.ogg">2</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "02-ar-rahim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ar-Raḥīm	The Most Merciful/ Ever-Merciful/ Merciful/ Most Clement (in specific or detailed affairs).<ref name="Rahman Rahim difference" />	Quran: Beginning of every Surah except one, and numerous other places.
{{#ifexist:Media:03-al-malik.ogg|<phonos file="03-al-malik.ogg">3</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "03-al-malik.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Malik	The King/ Lord/ Sovereign/ Dominion/ Master/Possessor of the Throne of God.<ref>Template:Harvtxt</ref> [also means "the God/ Lord, the One and Only", "Possessor of Supreme Power or Authority"]	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:04-al-quddus.ogg|<phonos file="04-al-quddus.ogg">4</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "04-al-quddus.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Quddūs	The Holy/ All-Holy/ All-Pure/ Sacred/ All-Sacred	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:05-as-salam.ogg|<phonos file="05-as-salam.ogg">5</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "05-as-salam.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	as-Salām	The Giver of Peace/ Peace/ All-Calm/ Ever-Tranquil	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:06-al-mumin.ogg|<phonos file="06-al-mumin.ogg">6</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "06-al-mumin.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muʾmin	The Granter of Security/ the Giver/ Faith/ Supreme Believer (of Belief)/ Giver of Belief/ All-Assurer	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:07-al-muhaymin.ogg|<phonos file="07-al-muhaymin.ogg">7</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "07-al-muhaymin.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muhaymin	The Controller/ Absolute Authority Over All/ Guardian Over All/ Absolute Master/ Eternal Dominating	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:08-al-aziz.ogg|<phonos file="08-al-aziz.ogg">8</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "08-al-aziz.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʿAzīz	The Exalted in Might and Power/ Exalted/ Powerful/ Almighty/ Mighty	Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran,Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:09-al-jabbar.ogg|<phonos file="09-al-jabbar.ogg">9</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "09-al-jabbar.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Jabbār	The Omnipotent/ Supreme Power/ Possessor of Having All Power/ Strong	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:10-al-mutakabbir.ogg|<phonos file="10-al-mutakabbir.ogg">10</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "10-al-mutakabbir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mutakabbir	The Possessor of Greatness/ Supreme/ Justly Proud	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:11-al-khaliq.ogg|<phonos file="11-al-khaliq.ogg">11</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "11-al-khaliq.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Khāliq	The Creator/ Creator of the Universe/ Maker/ True Originator/ Absolute Author	Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:12-al-bari.ogg|<phonos file="12-al-bari.ogg">12</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "12-al-bari.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Bāriʾ	The Initiator/ Evolver/ Eternal Spirit Worshipped By All, Have Absolute Power Over All Matters, Nature and Events	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:13-al-musawwir.ogg|<phonos file="13-al-musawwir.ogg">13</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "13-al-musawwir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muṣawwir	The Fashioner/ Shaper/ Designer/ Artist	Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:14-al-ghaffar.ogg|<phonos file="14-al-ghaffar.ogg">14</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "14-al-ghaffar.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ghaffār	The Repeatedly Forgiving/ Absolute Forgiver/ Pardoner/ Condoner [He Who is Ready to Pardon and Forgive]	Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran, Template:Cite Quran
{{#ifexist:Media:15-al-qahhar.ogg|<phonos file="15-al-qahhar.ogg">15</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "15-al-qahhar.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Qahhār	The Subduer/ Overcomer/ Conqueror/ Absolute Vanquisher [Possessor of Who Subdues Evil and Oppression]	12:39, 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16
{{#ifexist:Media:16-al-wahhab.ogg|<phonos file="16-al-wahhab.ogg"> 16</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "16-al-wahhab.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wahhāb	The Absolute Bestower/ Giver/ Grantor/ Great Donor	38:9, 38:35
{{#ifexist:Media:17-ar-razzaq.ogg|<phonos file="17-ar-razzaq.ogg"> 17</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "17-ar-razzaq.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ar-Razzāq	The Provider/ Sustainer/ Bestower of Sustenance/ All-Provider	51:58
{{#ifexist:Media:18-al-fattah.ogg|<phonos file="18-al-fattah.ogg"> 18</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "18-al-fattah.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Fattāḥ	The Opener/ Opener of the Gates of Profits/ Reliever/ The Victory Giver	34:26
{{#ifexist:Media:19-al-alim.ogg|<phonos file="19-al-alim.ogg"> 19</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "19-al-alim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʿAlīm	The Knowing/ All-Knower/ Omniscient/ All-Knowledgeable/ Possessor of Knowing Much of Ever Thing/ All-Knowing	2:158, 3:92, 4:35, 24:41, 33:40
{{#ifexist:Media:20-al-qabid.ogg|<phonos file="20-al-qabid.ogg">20</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "20-al-qabid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Qābiḍ	The Restrainer/ Withholder/ Straightener/ Absolute Seizer	2:245
{{#ifexist:Media:21-al-basit.ogg |<phonos file="21-al-basit.ogg">21</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "21-al-basit.ogg " not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Bāsiṭ	The Extender/ Expander/ Generous Provider	2:245
{{#ifexist:Media:22-al-khafid.ogg|<phonos file="22-al-khafid.ogg">22</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "22-al-khafid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Khāfiḍ	The Abaser/ Humiliator/ Downgrader [Possessor of Giving Comfort, Free from Pain Anxiety or Troubles]	56:3; al-Kafʿamī (1992:38)
{{#ifexist:Media:23-ar-rafi.ogg |<phonos file="23-ar-rafi.ogg">23</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "23-ar-rafi.ogg " not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ar-Rāfiʿ	The Exalter/ Upgrader [of Ranks]	58:11, 6:83
{{#ifexist:Media:24-al-muizz.ogg|<phonos file="24-al-muizz.ogg">24</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "24-al-muizz.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muʿizz	The Giver of Honor/ Bestower of Honor/ Empowerer	3:26
{{#ifexist:Media:25-al-mudhill.ogg|<phonos file="25-al-mudhill.ogg">25</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "25-al-mudhill.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muḏill	The Giver of Dishonor/ the Giver of Disgrace	3:26
{{#ifexist:Media:26-as-sami.ogg |<phonos file="26-as-sami.ogg">26</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "26-as-sami.ogg " not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	as-Samīʿ	The Hearing/ All-Hearing/ Hearer of Invocation	2:127, 2:256, 8:17, 49:1
{{#ifexist:Media:27-al-basir.ogg|<phonos file="27-al-basir.ogg">27</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "27-al-basir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Baṣīr	The All-Seeing/ All-Seer/ Ever-Clairvoyant/ Clear-Sighted/ Clear-Seeing	4:58, 17:1, 42:11, 42:27
{{#ifexist:Media:28-al-hakam.ogg|<phonos file="28-al-hakam.ogg">28</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "28-al-hakam.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥakam	The Judge/ Arbitrator/ Arbiter/ All-Decree/ Possessor of Authority of Decisions and Judgment	22:69
{{#ifexist:Media:29-al-adl.ogg|<phonos file="29-al-adl.ogg">29</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "29-al-adl.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʿAdl	The Just/ Authorized and Straightforward Judge of Dealing Justly	6:115
{{#ifexist:Media:30-al-latif.ogg|<phonos file="30-al-latif.ogg">30</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "30-al-latif.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Laṭīf	The Gentle/ Benignant/ Subtly Kind/ All-Subtle	22:63, 31:16, 33:34
{{#ifexist:Media:31-al-khabir.ogg|<phonos file="31-al-khabir.ogg">31</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "31-al-khabir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Khabīr	The All-Aware/ Well-Acquainted/ Ever-Adept	6:18, 17:30, 49:13, 59:18
{{#ifexist:Media:32-al-halim.ogg|<phonos file="32-al-halim.ogg">32</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "32-al-halim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥalīm	The Forbearing/ Indulgent/ Oft Forbearing/ All-Enduring	2:235, 17:44, 22:59, 35:41
{{#ifexist:Media:33-al-azim.ogg|<phonos file="33-al-azim.ogg">33</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "33-al-azim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʿAẓīm	The Most Great/ Ever-Magnificent/ Most Supreme/ Exalted/ Absolute Dignified	2:255, 42:4, 56:96
{{#ifexist:Media:34-al-ghafur.ogg|<phonos file="34-al-ghafur.ogg">34</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "34-al-ghafur.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ghafūr	The Ever-Forgiving/ Oft-Forgiving	2:173, 8:69, 16:110, 41:32
{{#ifexist:Media:35-ash-shakur.ogg|<phonos file="35-ash-shakur.ogg">35</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "35-ash-shakur.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ash-Shakūr	The Grateful/ Appreciative/ Multiplier of Rewards	35:30, 35:34, 42:23, 64:17
{{#ifexist:Media:36-al-ali.ogg|<phonos file="36-al-ali.ogg">36</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "36-al-ali.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʿAliyy	The Sublime/ Ever-Exalted/ Supreme/ Most High/ Most Lofty	4:34, 31:30, 42:4, 42:51 34:23
{{#ifexist:Media:37_al-kabir.ogg|<phonos file="37_al-kabir.ogg">37</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "37_al-kabir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Kabīr	The Great/ Ever-Great/ Grand/ Most Great/ Greatly Abundant of Extent, Capacity and Importance	13:9, 22:62, 31:30, 34:23
{{#ifexist:Media:38-al-hafiz.ogg|<phonos file="38-al-hafiz.ogg">38</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "38-al-hafiz.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥafīz	The Preserver/ Ever-Preserving/ All-Watching/ Protector/ Guardian/ Oft-Conservator	11:57, 34:21, 42:6
{{#ifexist:Media:39-al-muqit.ogg|<phonos file="39-al-muqit.ogg">39</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "39-al-muqit.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muqīt	The Nourisher/ Feeder	4:85
{{#ifexist:Media:40-al-hasib.ogg|<phonos file="40-al-hasib.ogg">40</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "40-al-hasib.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥasīb	The Bringer of Judgment/ Ever-Reckoner [the One Who Takes Account of All Matters]	4:6, 4:86, 33:39
{{#ifexist:Media:41-al-jalil.ogg|<phonos file="41-al-jalil.ogg">41</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "41-al-jalil.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Jalīl	The Majestic/ Exalted/ Oft-Important/ Splendid	55:27, 7:143
{{#ifexist:Media:42 al-karim.ogg|<phonos file="42 al-karim.ogg">42</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "42 al-karim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Karīm	The Noble/ Bountiful/ Generous/ Precious/ Honored/ Benefactor	27:40, 82:6
{{#ifexist:Media:43-ar-raqib.ogg|<phonos file="43-ar-raqib.ogg">43</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "43-ar-raqib.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ar-Raqīb	The Watchful/ Observer/ Ever-Watchful/ Watcher	4:1, 5:117
{{#ifexist:Media:44-al-mujib.ogg|<phonos file="44-al-mujib.ogg">44</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "44-al-mujib.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mujīb	The Responsive/ Answerer/ Supreme Answerer/ Accepter of Invocation	11:61
{{#ifexist:Media:45-al-wasi.ogg|<phonos file="45-al-wasi.ogg">45</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "45-al-wasi.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wāsiʿ	The Vast/ All-Embracing/ Omnipresent/ Boundless/ All-Encompassing	2:268, 3:73, 5:54
{{#ifexist:Media:46-al-hakim.ogg|<phonos file="46-al-hakim.ogg">46</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "46-al-hakim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥakīm	The Wise/ Ever-Wise/ Endowed with Sound Judgment	31:27, 46:2, 57:1, 66:2
{{#ifexist:Media:47-al-wadud.ogg |<phonos file="47-al-wadud.ogg">47</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "47-al-wadud.ogg " not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wadūd	The Affectionate/ Ever-Affectionate/ Loving One/ Loving/ the Lover/ the One Who Tenders and Warm Hearts	11:90, 85:14
{{#ifexist:Media:48-al-majid.ogg|<phonos file="48-al-majid.ogg">48</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "48-al-majid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Majīd	The All-Glorious/ Majestic/ Ever-Illustrious [Oft-Brilliant in Dignity, Achievements or Actions]	11:73
{{#ifexist:Media:49 al-baith.ogg |<phonos file="49 al-baith.ogg">49</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "49 al-baith.ogg " not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Bāʿiṯ	The Resurrector/ Awakener/ Arouser/ Dispatcher	22:7
{{#ifexist:Media:50-ash-shahid.ogg|<phonos file="50-ash-shahid.ogg">50</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "50-ash-shahid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	ash-Shahīd	The Witness/ Testifier/ Ever-Witnessing	4:166, 22:17, 41:53, 48:28
{{#ifexist:Media:51-al-haqq.ogg|<phonos file="51-al-haqq.ogg">51</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "51-al-haqq.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥaqq	The Truth/ Reality/ the Only One Certainly Sound and Genuine in Truth	6:62, 22:6, 23:116, 24:25
{{#ifexist:Media:52-al-wakil.ogg|<phonos file="52-al-wakil.ogg">52</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "52-al-wakil.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wakīl	The Trustee, The Dependable, The Advocate	3:173, 4:171, 28:28, 73:9
{{#ifexist:Media:53-al-qawi.ogg|<phonos file="53-al-qawi.ogg">53</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "53-al-qawi.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Qawiyy	The Strong	22:40, 22:74, 42:19, 57:25
{{#ifexist:Media:54-al-matin.ogg|<phonos file="54-al-matin.ogg">54</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "54-al-matin.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Matīn	The Firm, The Steadfast	51:58
{{#ifexist:Media:55-al-wali.ogg|<phonos file="55-al-wali.ogg">55</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "55-al-wali.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Waliyy	The Friend, Helper	4:45, 7:196, 42:28, 45:19
{{#ifexist:Media:56-al-hamid.ogg|<phonos file="56-al-hamid.ogg">56</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "56-al-hamid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥamīd	The All Praiseworthy	14:8, 31:12, 31:26, 41:42
{{#ifexist:Media:57-al-muhsi.ogg|<phonos file="57-al-muhsi.ogg">57</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "57-al-muhsi.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muḥsīy	The Accounter, The Numberer of All	72:28, 78:29
{{#ifexist:Media:58-al-mubdi.ogg|<phonos file="58-al-mubdi.ogg">58</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "58-al-mubdi.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mubdiʾ	The Originator, The Producer, The Initiator	10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13
{{#ifexist:Media:59-al-muid.ogg|<phonos file="59-al-muid.ogg">59</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "59-al-muid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muʿīd	The Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All	10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13
{{#ifexist:Media:60-al-muhyi.ogg|<phonos file="60-al-muhyi.ogg">60</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "60-al-muhyi.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muḥyē	The Giver of Life	7:158, 15:23, 30:50, 57:2
{{#ifexist:Media:61-al-mumit.ogg|<phonos file="61-al-mumit.ogg">61</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "61-al-mumit.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mumīt	The Bringer of Death	3:156, 7:158, 15:23, 57:2
{{#ifexist:Media:62-al-hayy.ogg|<phonos file="62-al-hayy.ogg">62</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "62-al-hayy.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Ḥayy	The Living	2:255, 3:2, 20:111, 25:58, 40:65
{{#ifexist:Media:63-al-qayyum.ogg|<phonos file="63-al-qayyum.ogg">63</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "63-al-qayyum.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Qayyūm	The Subsisting, The Independent	2:255, 3:2, 20:111
{{#ifexist:Media:64-al-wajid.ogg|<phonos file="64-al-wajid.ogg">64</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "64-al-wajid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wājid	The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing	38:44
{{#ifexist:Media:65-al-majid.ogg|<phonos file="65-al-majid.ogg">65</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "65-al-majid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mājid	The Illustrious, The Magnificent, The Glorious	85:15, 11:73; al-Kafʿamī (1992:48)
{{#ifexist:Media:66-al-wahid.ogg|<phonos file="66-al-wahid.ogg">66</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "66-al-wahid.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Wāḥid	The Unique, The Single	13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4
{{#ifexist:Media:67-al-ahad.ogg|<phonos file="67-al-ahad.ogg">67</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "67-al-ahad.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-ʾAḥad	The One, The Indivisible	112:1
{{#ifexist:Media:68-as-samad.ogg|<phonos file="68-as-samad.ogg">68</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "68-as-samad.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	aṣ-Ṣamad	The Eternal, The Absolute, The Self-Sufficient	112:2
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{{#ifexist:Media:70-al-muqtadir.ogg|<phonos file="70-al-muqtadir.ogg"> 70</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "70-al-muqtadir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muqtadir	The Determiner, The Dominant	18:45, 54:42, 6:65
{{#ifexist:Media:71-al-muqaddim.ogg|<phonos file="71-al-muqaddim.ogg"> 71</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "71-al-muqaddim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muqaddim	The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward	16:61
{{#ifexist:Media:72-al-muakhkhir.ogg|<phonos file="72-al-muakhkhir.ogg"> 72</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "72-al-muakhkhir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muʾakhkhir	The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away	71:4
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{{#ifexist:Media:75-az-zahir.ogg|<phonos file="75-az-zahir.ogg"> 75</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "75-az-zahir.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	aẓ-Ẓāhir	The Manifest, The Evident, The Outer	57:3
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{{#ifexist:Media:78-al-mutaali.ogg|<phonos file="78-al-mutaali.ogg"> 78</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "78-al-mutaali.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Mutʿāliy	The Supremely Exalted, The Most High	13:9
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{{#ifexist:Media:80-at-tawwab.ogg|<phonos file="80-at-tawwab.ogg">80</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "80-at-tawwab.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	at-Tawwāb	The Ever-Returning, Ever-Relenting	2:128, 4:64, 49:12, 110:3
{{#ifexist:Media:81-al-muntaqim.ogg|<phonos file="81-al-muntaqim.ogg">81</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "81-al-muntaqim.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muntaqim	The Avenger	32:22, 43:41, 44:16
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{{#ifexist:Media:85-dhul-jalaal-wal-ikraam.ogg|<phonos file="85-dhul-jalaal-wal-ikraam.ogg">85</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "85-dhul-jalaal-wal-ikraam.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	Ḏū l-Jalāli wa l-ʾIkrām	The Owner, Lord of Majesty and Honour	55:27, 55:78
{{#ifexist:Media:86-al-muqsit.ogg|<phonos file="86-al-muqsit.ogg">86</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "86-al-muqsit.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}	Template:Huge	al-Muqsiṭ	The Equitable, The Requiter	3:18,5:42,57:25,5:42
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Based on al-Tirmidhi's list above, the names for which there is no evidence, as specified by Sheikh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad, Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, and others, are as follows:Template:Quote

Comparisons of other lists

99 Names of Allah

No.	Arabic	Reference	Romanization	Translation	Narrators
					Al-Tirmidhi	Ibn Majah	Al-Hakim	Ibn Mandah	Ibn Hazm	Ibn al-Arabi	Ibn al-Wazir	Ibn Hajar	Al-Bayhaqi	Ibn Uthaymeen	Al-Ridhwani	Al-Ghasn	Ibn Nasir	Ibn Wahf	Al-Abbad
1	الله	Q1:1	Allāh	Allah	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C
2	الرحمن	Q1:1	al-Raḥmān	The Most Gracious	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C
3	الرحيم	Q1:1	al-Raḥīm	The Most Merciful	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C	Template:Yes C

Hidden names

There is no universal agreement among Islamic exegesis scholars about the number of names of God, since it was only Ibn Hazm who argued a limitation of 99 names. Instead, Islamic scholars such as al-Khattabi, al-Qurtubi, Abi Bakr bin Thayyib, Ibn al-'Arabi (not Ibn Arabi),Template:Efn Abu Abdillah ar-Razi, Ibn Taymiyya, Al-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani,<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /> Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" /> and Ibn Rajab,<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" /> have stated that Allah has an infinite number of names. While there are rulings that only a few names and their attributes are revealed and known in the Qur'an and Hadiths, the uncountably unrevealed names and their attributes are only known by Allah Himself.<ref name="Dar Ifta Asma infinite">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The basis of these rulings was the Hadith, which contains a supplication as narrated in Hisn al-Muslim:

Another Hadith contains a supplication, with multiple chains of transmitters:

In the established Islamic creed about the unrevealed names of Allah, the majority of fatwas say it is obligatory for a Muslim to believe in the existence of the unrevealed names and their attributes, but it is forbidden for Muslims to try to search for them without literal evidences from the Qur'an and authentic Hadiths.<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /><ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" /><ref name="Dar Ifta Asma infinite" /><ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" /> In the creed of Islamic eschatology, the hidden names are believed to be hidden from anyone but Allah, and will only be revealed personally to Muhammad during Judgement Day.<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" />

In textual sources

According to Muslims, the names of God must be established by evidence and direct reference in the Qur'an and hadiths (the concept of tawqif). Thus, it is impermissible (haram) for Muslims to give Allah names except with what He has named Himself in the Qur'an or in authentic Hadiths.

The Quran

The Quran refers to God's Most Beautiful Names (al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná) in several Surahs. Gerhard Böwering refers to Surah 17 (17:110) as the locus classicus to which explicit lists of 99 names used to be attached in tafsir. Template:Translated blockquote A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59. Template:Translated blockquote

Hadith

In a hadith narrated by Sahih al-Bukhari, it is mentioned that Allah has 99 names.

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Attributes

Islamic tenets has detailed descriptions about to differentiate names with attributes (Template:Langx plural of sˤi.faːt), which has literal abilities of their owns. Examples of the attributes are the name of "ar-Rahman" contains the attributes "mercifulness in general",<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" /> or "fundamental mercy".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> According to Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, God has 100 kinds of rahmah (grace/godsend), whereas only one of them already revealed to this world, while the other 99 still withheld for the afterlife. One of the rahmah which was sent to the world are sufficient to fulfil the needs of all creatures until the Judgement Day; including humans, Jinns, and even non-sentients such as animals, so the parents of animals would not trample their babies under their foots or wasting.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} excerpt from Template:Cite book Reference Hadiths:

• Narrated by: Abu Hurairah / Author: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj/ Source: Sahih Muslim / Page or number: 2752 / Summary of the narrator’s ruling: Sahih
• Narrated by: Abu Hurairah / Author: Bukhari and Muslim / Source: Riyad as-Salihin 420 / Page or number: 420 </ref> Another example is name of al-ʿAliyy contains several attributes, such as "heightness" and "above all".<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" />

This ruling is because the naming of God are limited by the evidences from Qur'an and Hadith in Sunni Islam.<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> Thus, postulating the tenet in Islam's creed that essentially, the name-bearing of God are different from attributes of God.<ref name="Onomastics between Sacred and Profane">Template:Cite book</ref> Nevertheless, Salafi scholar al-Uthaymin stated the principal ruling of giving attributes to God is similar with the verdict about giving name to God; that is forbidden to gave attributes without evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} References from:

• Al-Minhaj Syarh Sahih Muslim. First printing, 1433 H. Yahya bin Syarf An-Nawawi. Publisher Dar Ibn Hazm.
• Syarh Asma' Allah Al-Husna fi Dhaui Al-Kitab wa As-Sunnah. 12th printing, 1431 H. Syaikh Sa'id bin Wahf Al-Qahthani.
• Syarh As-Sunnah. Second printing, 1432 H. Imam Al-Muzani. Ta'liq: Dr. Jamal 'Azzun. Maktabah Dar Al-Minhaj Publishers.
• Syarh Al-Qawa'id Al-Mutsla. Syaikh Muhammad bin Shalih Al-'Utsaimin. Ta'liq: Abu Ya'qub Nasy-at bin Kamal Al-Mashri. Maktabah Al-Muslim Publishers.</ref> One of the disputed name of God among the Islamic academic is "al-Hannan",<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> Since it is considered as one of the attribute of "ar-Rahman" name in Maryam Template:Qref, not because al-Hannan is a name itself.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Both Ibn Taymiyya in his work, The Treaty of Tadmur, and Ibn al-Qayyim have published their statements claiming to be refuting Jahmiyya,<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> and al-Juwayni respectively; as Jahmiyya scholars and al-Juwayni rejected the existence of the attributes of God and consider that the names of God are just semantics without any substances in them.<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} References from:

• Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal no. 3712. graded authentic by Shaikh Albani in Silsilah Ash-Sahihah no. 3528
• Sahih Bukhari. Bukhari no. 4712.
• Sahih Muslim no. 1118
• Sharh al-Qawa' Ied al-Muthla p. 134-135, by Muhammad ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin, first print, published by Dar al-Athar in 2001.
• Sharh ar-Risala att-Tadmuriyyah li Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah, by Shaikh Dr. Yusuf Al-Ghafish
• Sharh Al-'Aqida As-Safariyaniyya, by Muhammad ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin, published by Madar ul-Watan KSA, second printing in 2010, pp. 202-203.
• Dar'u Ta'arudhi Al-'Aqli wan Naqli, 5/ 248 (Maktabah Shamila).
• Asas at-Taqdiis, pp. 147-148.
• Al-Ibana ‘an Usl ad-Diyanah, page. 443.

</ref> The statements of both Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim became the ruling which was established by Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, as they stated that each of God's name contains multiple attributes.<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" /> Salafi scholars such as Ibn Baz did not consent to the interpretation of the attributes of God.<ref>Template:Harvtxt</ref> Moreover, Walid Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad al-'Ali, an exegesis professor of Islamic University of Madinah, has quoted Ibn al-Qayyim's concern regarding the importance of names and attributes of God as part of the Tawhid (oneness of God) which is the first article of The Six Articles of Faith.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Sufi and Shia mysticism

There is a tradition in Sufism to the effect the 99 names of God point to a mystical "Most Supreme and Superior Name" (ismu l-ʾAʿẓam ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> This "Greatest Name of God" is said to be "the one which if He is called (prayed to) by it, He will answer."<ref>Template:Cite book The endnote states: "Ibn Májah, Sunan, 34. (Kitáb ad-Du'á), ch. 9, no. 3856, vol. 2, p. 1267. See also: Ad-Dárimí, Sunan, 23 (Fada'il al-Qur'án), ch. 15, no. 3296, vol. 2, pp. 324–325. Similar statements in Shi'i tradition include: Majlisí, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 26. p. 7.</ref> More than 1000 names of God are listed in the Jawshan Kabir ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}—literally "the Great Cuirass") invocations.Template:Citation needed Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries".<ref name="morg10">Template:Cite book</ref>

Ibn Arabi (26 July 1165 – 16 November 1240) did not interpret the names of God as mere epithets, but as actual attributes paring the universe both in created and possible forms. By these names, the divine traits disclose for humans, whose divine potential is hidden, can learn to become a reflection of such names. However, such reflections are limited; the divine traits do not equal the divine essence of the names.<ref>Bruce Lawrence The Qur'an: A Biography Atlantic Books Ltd, 02.10.2014 Template:ISBN chapter 8</ref> Influenced by the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi, Haydar Amuli assigned angels to the different names of God. Accordingly, the good angels as a whole are a manifestation of God's Names of Beauty. Shaitan (shayatin) on the other hand are a manifestation of God's Names of majesty, such as "The Haughty".<ref>Ayman Shihadeh Sufism and Theology Edinburgh University Press, 21.11.2007 Template:ISBN pp. 54–56</ref>

Theophoric given names

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Talismanic shirt inscribed with the 99 names of God as well as Quranic verses and prayers, Turkey, 18th century, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage.

The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies.

Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ˁabd (عَبْدُ: "slave/servant of") to the name in the case of male names;

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

File:Allah names 1.svg

Names of Allah in Arabic calligraphy.

Quranic verse 3:26 is cited as evidence against the validity of using Divine names for persons, with the example of Mālik ul-Mulk (مَـٰلِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ: "Lord of Power" or "Owner of all Sovereignty"):

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

Examples of Muslim theophoric names include:

• Raḥmān, such as Abdul-Raḥman Al-Sudais (عَبْدُ ٱلْرَّحْمَان ٱلْسُّدَيْس): Imam of the Grand Mosque of Makkah, KSA
• Salām, such as Salam Fayyaḍ (سَلَام فَيَّاض): Palestinian politician
• Jabbār, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (كَرِيم عَبْدُ ٱلْجَبَّار): American basketball player
• Ḥakīm, such as Sherman "Abdul Ḥakim" Jackson (عَبْدُ ٱلْحَكِيم—ˁabdu ʼl-Ḥakiym): American Islamic Studies scholar
• Ra'ūf, such as Ra'ouf Mus'ad (رَؤُوف مُسَعد): Egyptian-Sudanese novelist
• Mālik, such as Mālik bin ʼAnas (مَـٰالِك بِن أَنَس): classical Sunni Muslim scholars after whom the Maliki school of fiqh was named
• Abdul Muqtedar as in Muḥammad Abdul Muqtedar Khan (مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ ٱلمُقْتَدِر خَان): Indian-American academic

Use in Baháʼí sources

Baháʼí sources state that the 100th name was revealed as "Baháʼ" (Template:Langx "glory, splendor"), which appears in the words Bahá'u'lláh and Baháʼí. They also believe that it is the greatest name of God.<ref name="lambden"/><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The Báb wrote a noted pentagram-shaped tablet with 360 morphological derivation of the word "Baháʼ" used in it.<ref name="lambden" />

According to Baháʼí scholar ‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī adopted the Persian poetic pen name "Bahāʾ" after being inspired by the words of the fifth Twelver Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir, and the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, who stated that the greatest name of God was included in either the Duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, a dawn prayer for Ramadan, or the ʾAʿmal ʿam Dawūd.<ref name="lambden">Template:Cite journal</ref> In the first verse of the duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, the name "Bahāʾ" appears four times.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

See also

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

Appendix

Bibliography

• ʾIbrahīm bin ʿAlī al-Kafʿamī (1436–1500 CE), al-Maqām al-asnā fī tafsīr al-asmāʼ al-ḥusnā. Beirut: Dār al-Hādī (1992) (WorldCat listing).
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External links

• Al-Rahman al-Rahim. Problems of Interpretation and Translation
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