Thursday, May 7, 2009

Allah's Names in Qur'an

1. Al-'Afuww (the Forgiving)
If ye do good openly or keep it secret, or forgive evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Powerful. (4:149, Pickthal's translation)

2. Al-'Ahir (the Last)
He is the First and the Last and the Ascendant (over all) and the Knower of hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things. (57:3, Shakir's translation)

3. Ahkam-ul-Hakimin (the best Judge)
Is not Allah the best of the Judges? (95:8, Shakir's translation)

4. Al-'Alim (the Knowing)
And Allah's is the East and the West, therefore, whither you turn, thither is Allah's purpose; surely Allah is Amplegiving, Knowing. (2:115, Shakir's translation)

5. Al-'Aliyy (the High)
And it is not for any mortal that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger and revealing by His permission what He pleases; surely He is High, Wise. (42:51, Shakir's translation)

6. Arham-ur-Rahimin
And Ayub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm has afflicted me, and Thou art the most Merciful of the merciful. (21:83, Shakir's translation)

7. Al-'Asim (the Protector)
He said: I will betake myself for refuge to a mountain that shall protect me from the water. Nuh said: There is no protector today from Allah's punishment but He Who has mercy; and a wave intervened between them, so he was of the drowned. (11:43, Shakir's translation)

8. Al-'Awwal (the First)
He is the First and the Last and the Ascendant (over all) and the Knower of hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things. (57:3, Shakir's translation)

9. Al-'Azim (the Great)
His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and He is the High, the Great. (42:4, Shakir's translation)

10. Al-'Aziz (the Mighty)
Therefore do not think Allah (to be one) failing in His promise to His messengers; surely Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution. (14:47, Shakir's translation)

11. Al-Badi' (the Originator)
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. (2:117, Picthal's translation)

12. Al-Bari' (the Maker)
He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner; His are the most excellent names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (59:24, Shakir's translation)

13. Al-Barr (the Benign)
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful. (52:28)

14. Al-Basir (the Seeing)
Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things. (67:19, Pickthal's translation)

15. Al-Batin (the Hidden, the Knower of hidden things)
He is the First and the Last and the Ascendant (over all) and the Knower of hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things. (57:3, Shakir's translation)

16. Al-Falik (the Cleaver)
He is the Cleaver of the Daybreak, and He hath appointed the night for stillness, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise. (16:96, Pickthal's translation)

17. Al-Fatir (the Creator)
O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous. (12:101, Pickthal's translation)

18. Al-Gaffar (the Forgiving)
Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving. (71:10, Shakir's translation)

19. Al-Ganiyy (the Self-sufficient)
O men! you are they who stand in need of Allah, and Allah is He Who is the Self-sufficient, the Praised One. (35:15, Shakir's translation)

20. Al-Habir (the Aware)
Surely Allah is He with Whom is the knowledge of the hour, and He sends down the rain and He knows what is in the wombs; and no one knows what he shall earn on the morrow; and no one knows in what land he shall die; surely Allah is Knowing, Aware. (31:34, Shakir's translation)

21. Al-Hafiz (the Preserver)
But if you turn back, then indeed I have delivered to you the message with which I have been sent to you, and my Lord will bring another people in your place, and you cannot do Him any harm; surely my Lord is the Preserver of all things. (11:57, Shakir's translation)

22. Al-Hakam (the Judge)
Shall I then seek a judge other than Allah? And He it is Who has revealed to you the Book (which is) made plain; and those whom We have given the Book know that it is revealed by your Lord with truth, therefore you should not be of the disputers. (6:114, Shakir's translation)

23. Al-Hakim (the Wise)
He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (59:24, Shakir's translation)

24. Al-Hakk (the True)
This is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon besides Him is the falsehood, and that Allah is the High, the Great. (31:30, Shakir's translation)

25. Al-Halik (the Creator)
He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner; His are the most excellent names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (59:24, Shakir's translation)

26. Al-Halim (the Forbearing)
(As for) those of you who turned back on the day when the two armies met, only the Shaitan sought to cause them to make a slip on account of some deeds they had done, and certainly Allah has pardoned them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing. (3:155, Shakir's translation)

27. Al-Hamid (the Praised)
And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and He unfolds His mercy; and He is the Guardian, the Praised One. (42:28, Shakir's translation)

28. Al-Hayy (the Living)
He is the Living, there is no god but He, therefore call on Him, being sincere to Him in obedience; (all) praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (40:65, Shakir's translation)

29. Al-Jabbar (the Supreme)
He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god; the King, the Holy, the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, Guardian over all, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Possessor of every greatness Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him). (59:23, Shakir's translation)

30. Al-Jami (the Gatherer)
Our Lord! surely Thou art the Gatherer of men on a day about which there is no doubt; surely Allah will not fail (His) promise. (3:9, Shakir's translation)

31. Al-Kabil (the Accepting repentance)
And He it is Who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons the evil deeds and He knows what you do. (42:25, Shakir's translation)

32. Al-Kabir (the Great)
The knower of the unseen and the seen, the Great, the Most High. (13:9, Shakir's translation)

33. Al-Kadir (the Powerful)
And among His signs is this, that you see the earth still, but when We send down on it the water, it stirs and swells: most surely He Who gives it life is the Giver of life to the dead; surely He has power over all things. (41:39, Pickthal's translation)

34. Al-Kahhar (the Supreme)
On the day when the earth shall be changed into a different earth, and the heavens (as well), and they shall come forth before Allah, the One, the Supreme. (14:48, Shakir's translation)

35. Al-Karib (the Near)
And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way. (2:186, Shakir's translation)

36. Al-Karim (the Bountiful, the Generous)
One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful. (27:40, Pickthal's translation)

37. Al-Kawiyy (the Strong)
(Their way is) as the way of Pharaoh's folk and those before them; they disbelieved the revelations of Allah, and Allah took them in their sins. Lo! Allah is Strong, severe in punishment. (8:52, Pickthal's translation)

38. Al-Kayyum (the Self-existing)
Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all things subsist. (47:51, Shakir's translation)

39. Al-Kuddus (the Holy)
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the glory of Allah, the King, the Holy, the Mighty, the Wise. (62:1, Shakir's translation)

40. Al-Latif (the Benignant)
Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the Strong, the Mighty. (42:19, Shakir's translation)

41. Al-Majid (the Glorious)
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious. (85:15, Shakir's translation)

42. Al-Makir (the Planner)
And when those who disbelieved devised plans against you that they might confine you or slay you or drive you away; and they devised plans and Allah too had arranged a plan; and Allah is the best of planners. (8:30, Shakir's translation)

43. Al-Malik (the King)
The King of men. (114:2, Shakir's translation)

44. Malik-ul-mulk (the Master of the kingdom)
Say: O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest away the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou exaltest whom Thou pleasest and abasest whom Thou pleasest in Thine hand is the good; surety, Thou hast power over all things. (3:26, Shakir's translation)

45. Malik-yawmi-d-din (the Master of the Day of Judgment)
Master of the Day of Judgment. (1:4, Shakir's translation)

46. Al-Matin (the Strong)
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong. (51:58, Shakir's translation)

47. Al-Mawla (the Protector)
But Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best of Helpers. (3:150, Pickthal's translation)

48. Al-Muhaimin (the Guardian)
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). (59:23, Pickthal's translation)

49. Al-Muhit (the Surrounding)
How! Are they still in doubt about the meeting with their Lord? Lo! Is not He surrounding all things? (41:54, Pickthal's translation)

50. Al-Muktadir (the Powerful)
And set forth to them parable of the life of this world: like water which We send down from the cloud so the herbage of the earth becomes tangled on account of it, then it becomes dry broken into pieces which the winds scatter; and Allah is the holder of power over all things. (18:45, Shakir's translation)

51. Al-Mu'min (the Faithful)
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). (59:23, Pickthal's translation)

52. Al-Musawwir (the Fashioner)
He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner; His are the most excellent names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (59:24, Shakir's translation)

53. Al-Mutakabbir (the Superb)
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). (59:23, Pickthal's translation)

54. An-Nur (the Light)
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things. (24:35, Pickthal's translation)

55. Rabb-ul-alamin (the Lord of the worlds)
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. (1:2, Shakir's translation)

56. Ar-Rahman-ur-Rahim (the Beneficent, the Merciful)
He is Allah besides Whom there is no god; the Knower of the unseen and the seen; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful. (59:22, Shakir's translation)

57. Ar-Rakib (the Watcher)
O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of another (your rights), and (to) the ties of relationship; surely Allah ever watches over you. (4:1, Shakir's translation)

58. Ar-Ra'uf (the Affectionate)
And thus We have made you a medium (just) nation that you may be the bearers of witness to the people and (that) the Messenger may be a bearer of witness to you; and We did not make that which you would have to be the qiblah but that We might distinguish him who follows the Messenger from him who turns back upon his heels, and this was surely hard except for those whom Allah has guided aright; and Allah was not going to make your faith to be fruitless; most surely Allah is Affectionate, Merciful to the people. (2:143, Shakir's translation)

59. Ar-Razzak (the Bestower of sustenance)
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong. (51:58, Shakir's translation)

60. As-Salam (the Peace)
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). (59:23, Pickthal's translation)

61. As-Samad (the Eternal)
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute. (112:2, Yusufali's translation)

62. As-Sami' (the Hearing)
Surely (as for) those who dispute about the communications of Allah without any authority that has come to them, there is naught in their breasts but (a desire) to become great which they shall never attain to; Therefore seek refuge in Allah, surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (40:56, Shakir's translation)

63. Ash-Shakur (the Thankful)
And they will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service). (35:34, Yusufali's translation)

64. Ash-Shahid (the Witness)
On the day when Allah will raise them all together and inform them of what they did. Allah hath kept account of it while they forgot it. And Allah is Witness over all things. (58:6, Pickthal's translation)

65. At-Tawwab (the Relenting)
And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and their own souls were straitened for them till they bethought them that there is no refuge from Allah save toward Him. Then turned He unto them in mercy that they (too) might turn (repentant unto Him). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the Merciful. (9:118, Pickthal's translation)

66. Al-Wadud (the Loving)
He is the First and the Last and the Ascendant (over all) and the Knower of hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things. (85:14, Shakir's translation)

67. Al-Wahhab (the Giver)
Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver? (38:9, Shakir's translation)

68. Al-Wahid (the One)
Your Allah is One Allah; there is no Allah save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful. (2:163, Pickthal's translation)

69. Al-Wakil (the Protector)
And they say: Obedience. But when they go out from your presence, a party of them decide by night upon doing otherwise than what you say; and Allah writes down what they decide by night, therefore turn aside from them and trust in Allah, and Allah is sufficient as a protector. (4:81, Shakir's translation)

70. Al-Wali (the Guardian)
Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light; and (as to) those who disbelieve, their guardians are Shaitans who take them out of the light into the darkness; they are the inmates of the fire, in it they shall abide. (2:257, Shakir's translation)

71. Al-Waris (the Inheritor)
And how many a town have We destroyed which exulted in its means of subsistence, so these are their abodes, they have not been dwelt in after them except a little, and We are the inheritors. (28:58, Shakir's translation)

The plural number here indicates Allah's majesty, not His plurality.


72. Al-Wasi' (the All-Embracing)
O ye who believe! Whoso of you becometh a renegade from his religion, (know that in his stead) Allah will bring a people whom He loveth and who love Him, humble toward believers, stern toward disbelievers, striving in the way of Allah, and fearing not the blame of any blamer. Such is the grace of Allah which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. (5:54, Pickthal"s translation)

73. Az-Zahir (the Evident)
He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things. (57:3, Yusufali's translation)

74. Zu-l-jalali-wa-l-ikram (the Owner of glory and honor)
Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor! (55:78, Shakir's translation)

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