Editing Names of God in Islam (section)

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'''Names of God in Islam''' ({{langx|ar|أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ|translit=ʾasmāʾu llāhi l-ḥusnā|lit=Allah's Beautiful Names}}) are 99 names that each contain [[Attributes of God in Islam]],<ref name="Muhammad al-Sharif attributes of God">{{cite book |author1=Mohammad Mahdi Al-Sharif |title=ALLAH'S MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES: اسماء الله الحسنى [انكليزي] |publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah |year=2014 |isbn=978-2745154811 |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gi5uDwAAQBAJ |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=En |quote=...Name "Rahman" and the characteristic it carries.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Mark W. Muesse |author1-link=Mark W. Muesse |title=Four Wise Men |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |year=2018 |isbn=9780718895228 |page=240 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8hxEAAAQBAJ |access-date=20 August 2024 |quote=... attributes, which name certain qualities that assist in appropriately orienting the mind toward god.}}</ref><ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" /><ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan">{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |year=2019 |title=هل (الحنان) من صفات الله ؟ |trans-title=Is al-Hannan one of God's attributes? |url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/307585/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Islamqa.info |language=Ar |quote=Fatawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb; Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal (3/11), and Tafsir al-Tabari (16/113). “Attributes of God Almighty contained in the Qur’an and Sunnah”; Fatwa of [[Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia)]] (24/172)}}</ref><ref name="Onomastics between Sacred and Profane" /><ref>{{cite book |author1=Al-Uthaymin |author1-link=Al-Uthaymin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_OS3DwAAQBAJ |editor1-last=bin Nashir bin Ibrahim As-Sulaiman |translator=Munirul Abidin |editor1-first=Fahd |title=Tuntunan Tanya-Jawab Akidah, Shalat, Zakat, Puasa, dan Haji |trans-title=Guide to Questions and Answers on Faith, Prayer, Zakat, Fasting and Hajj |year=2019 |publisher=Darul Falah |isbn=978-979-3036-66-3 |page=72 |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref> which are implied by the respective names.<ref>{{cite book |author1=M. Ghulam Hussain Daleel |title=Kayinath: For Literature and Philanthropy |year=2023 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=9798888839706 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lxCqEAAAQBAJ |access-date=20 August 2024 |quote=...ninety-nine names of God, mentioned in the Quran. Allah's names imply his attributes....}}</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 [[Salah|prayers]], [[Dua|supplications]], and [[Dhikr|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.