Names of Allah

And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. (Quran 7-180)

Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names. (Quran 20-8)

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. (Quran 59-24)

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Name	Arabic	Meaning	Info	Reference
Ar-Rahman	ٱلْرَّحْمَـانُ	The Beneficient	He who wills goodness and mercy for all His creatures	Beginning of every Surah (except Surah At-Taubah) and many other places.
Ar-Rahim	ٱلْرَّحِيْمُ	The Most Merciful	He who acts with extreme kindness	Beginning of every Surah (except Surah At-Taubah) and many other places.
Al-Malik	ٱلْمَـالِكُ	The King	The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection	59-23 20-114 23-116
Al-Quddus	ٱلْقُدُّوسُ	The Holy	The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries	59-23 62-1
As-Salam	ٱلْسَّلَامُ	The Giver of Peace	The One who is free from every imperfection	59-23
Al-Mu’min	ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ	The Granter of Security	The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him	59-23
Al-Muhaymin	ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ	The Controller	The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures	59-23
Al-Aziz	ٱلْعَزِيزُ	The Exalted in Might and Power	The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated	3-6 4-158 9-40 48-7 59-23
Al-Jabbar	ٱلْجَبَّارُ	The Omnipotent	The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed	59-23
Al-Mutakabbir	ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ	The Possessor of Greatness	The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them	59-23
Al-Khaliq	ٱلْخَالِقُ	The Creator	The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence	6-102 13-16 36-81 39-62 40-62 59-24
Al-Bari’	ٱلْبَارِئُ	The Initiator	The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities	59-24
Al-Musawwir	ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ	The Fashioner	The One who forms His creatures in different pictures	59-24
Al-Ghaffar	ٱلْغَفَّارُ	The Repeatedly Forgiving	The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again	20-82 38-66 39-5 40-42 71-10
Al-Qahhar	ٱلْقَهَّارُ	The Subduer	The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything	12-39 13-16 14-48 38-65 39-4 40-16
Al-Wahhab	ٱلْوَهَّابُ	The Absolute Bestower	The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. He is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram	38-9 38-35
Ar-Razzaq	ٱلْرَّزَّاقُ	The Provider	The Sustainer, The Provider	51-58
Al-Fattah	ٱلْفَتَّاحُ	The Opener	The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge, The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters	34-26
Al-`Alim	ٱلْعَلِيمُ	The Knowing	The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge	2-158 3-92 4-35 24-41 33-40
Al-Qabid	ٱلْقَابِضُ	The Restrainer	The Constrictor, The Withholder, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy	2-245
Al-Basit	ٱلْبَاسِطُ	The Extender	The Englarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy	2-245
Al-Khafid	ٱلْخَافِضُ	The Abaser	The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment	56-3 al-Kaf’ami (1992:38)
Ar-Rafi	ٱلْرَّافِعُ	The Exalter	The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment	58-11 6-83
Al-Mu’izz	ٱلْمُعِزُّ	The Giver of Honor	He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem	3-26
Al-Mudhill	ٱلْمُذِلُّ	The Giver of Dishonor	The Dishonourer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem	3-26
As-Sami	ٱلْسَّمِيعُ	The Hearing	The Hearer, The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ	2-127 2-256 8-17 49-1
Al-Basir	ٱلْبَصِيرُ	The All-Seeing	The All-Noticing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument	4-58 17-1 42-11 42-27
Al-Hakam	ٱلْحَكَمُ	The Judge	The Judge, He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word	22-69
Al-`Adl	ٱلْعَدْلُ	The Just	The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does	al-Kaf’ami (1992:40)
Al-Latif	ٱلْلَّطِيفُ	The Gentle	The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them	22-63 31-16 33-34
Al-Khabir	ٱلْخَبِيرُ	The All-Aware	The One who knows the truth of things	6-18 17-30 49-13 59-18
Al-Halim	ٱلْحَلِيمُ	The Forbearing	The Forebearing, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them	2-235 17-44 22-59 35-41
Al-Azim	ٱلْعَظِيمُ	The Most Great	The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement, and Purity from all imperfection	2-255 42-4 56-96
Al-Ghafur	ٱلْغَفُورُ	The Ever-Forgiving	The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot	2-173 8-69 16-110 41-32
Ash-Shakur	ٱلْشَّكُورُ	The Grateful	The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience	35-30 35-34 42-23 64-17
Al-Ali	ٱلْعَلِيُّ	The Sublime	The Most High, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures	4-34 31-30 42-4 42-51 34-23
Al-Kabir	ٱلْكَبِيرُ	The Great	The Most Great, The Great, The One who is greater than everything in status	13-9 22-62 31-30 34-23
Al-Hafiz	ٱلْحَفِيظُ	The Preserver	The Preserver, The Protector, The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect	11-57 34-21 42-6
Al-Muqit	ٱلْمُقِيتُ	The Nourisher	The Maintainer, The Guardian, The Feeder, The One who has the Power	4-85
Al-Hasib	ٱلْحَسِيبُ	The Bringer of Judgment	The Reckoner, The One who gives the satisfaction	4-6 4-86 33-39
Al-Jalil	ٱلْجَلِيلُ	The Majestic	The Sublime One, The Beneficent, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status	55-27 7-143
Al-Karim	ٱلْكَرِيمُ	The Noble	The Generous One, The Gracious, The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status	27-40 82-6
Ar-Raqib	ٱلْرَّقِيبُ	The Watchful	The Watcher, The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence its meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge	4-1 5-117
Al-Mujib	ٱلْمُجِيبُ	The Responsive	The Responsive, The Hearkener, The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him	11-61
Al-Wasi	ٱلْوَاسِعُ	The Vast	The Vast, The All-Embracing, The Knowledgeable	2-268 3-73 5-54
Al-Hakim	ٱلْحَكِيمُ	The Wise	The Wise, The Judge of Judges, The One who is correct in His doings	31-27 46-2 57-1 66-2
Al-Wadud	ٱلْوَدُودُ	The Affectionate	The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slaves is His Will to be merciful to them and praise them	11-90 85-14
Al-Majeed	ٱلْمَجِيدُ	The All-Glorious	The Most Glorious One, The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness	11-73
Al-Ba’ith	ٱلْبَاعِثُ	The Resurrector	The Resurrector, The Raiser (from death), The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment	22-7
Ash-Shahid	ٱلْشَّهِيدُ	The Witness	The Witness, The One who nothing is absent from Him	4-166 22-17 41-53 48-28
Al-Haqq	ٱلْحَقُّ	The Truth	The Truth, The True, The One who truly exists	6-62 22-6 23-116 24-25
Al-Wakil	ٱلْوَكِيلُ	The Trustee	The Trustee, The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon	3-173 4-171 28-28 73-9
Al-Qawiyy	ٱلْقَوِيُّ	The Strong	The Most Strong, The Strong, The One with the complete Power	22-40 22-74 42-19 57-25
Al-Matin	ٱلْمَتِينُ	The Firm	The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired	51-58
Al-Waliyy	ٱلْوَلِيُّ	The Friend	The Protecting Friend, The Supporter	4-45 7-196 42-28 45-19
Al-Hamid	ٱلْحَمِيدُ	The All Praiseworthy	The Praiseworthy, The praised One who deserves to be praised	14-8 31-12 31-26 41-42
Al-Muhsi	ٱلْمُحْصِيُ	The Accounter	The Counter, The Reckoner, The One who the count of things are known to him	72-28 78-29
Al-Mubdi’	ٱلْمُبْدِئُ	The Originator	The One who started the human being. That is, He created him	10-34 27-64 29-19 85-13
Al-Mu’id	ٱلْمُعِيدُ	The Restorer	The Reproducer, The One who brings back the creatures after death	10-34 27-64 29-19 85-13
Al-Muhyi	ٱلْمُحْيِي	The Giver of Life	The Restorer, The Giver of Life, The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn-out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge	7-158 15-23 30-50 57-2
Al-Mumit	ٱلْمُمِيتُ	The Bringer of Death	The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead	3-156 7-158 15-23 57-2
Al-Hayy	ٱلْحَىُّ	The Living	The Alive, The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood	2-255 3-2 20-111 25-58 40-65
Al-Qayyum	ٱلْقَيُّومُ	The Subsisting	The One who remains and does not end	2-255 3-2 20-111
Al-Wajid	ٱلْوَاجِدُ	The Perceiver	The Perceiver, The Finder, The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness	38-44
Al-Majid	ٱلْمَاجِدُ	The Illustrious	The Glorious, He who is Most Glorious	85-15 11-73 al-Kaf’ami (1992:48)
Al-Wahid	ٱلْوَاحِدُ	The Unique	The Unique, The One, The One without a partner	13-16 14-48 38-65 39-4
Al-Ahad	ٱلْأَحَد	The One	The One	112-1
As-Samad	ٱلْصَّمَدُ	The Eternal	The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs	112-2
Al-Qadir	ٱلْقَادِرُ	The All-Powerful	The Able, The Capable, The One attributed with Power	6-65 46-33 75-40
Al-Muqtadir	ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ	The Determiner	The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him	18-45 54-42 6-65
Al-Muqaddim	ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ	The Expediter	The Expediter, The Promoter, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills	16-61
Al-Mu’akhkhir	ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ	The Delayer	The Delayer, the Retarder, The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills	71-4
Al-Awwal	ٱلأَوَّلُ	The First	The First, The One whose Existence is without a beginning	57-3
Al-Akhir	ٱلْآخِرُ	The Last	The Last, The One whose Existence is without an end	57-3
Az-Zahir	ٱلْظَّاهِرُ	The Manifest	The Manifest, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies	57-3
Al-Batin	ٱلْبَاطِنُ	The Hidden	The Hidden, The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place. He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies	57-3
Al-Wali	ٱلْوَالِي	The Patron	The Governor, The One who owns things and manages them	13-11
Al-Muta’ali	ٱلْمُتَعَالِي	The Supremely Exalted	The Most Exalted, The High Exalted, The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation	13-9
Al-Barr	ٱلْبَرُّ	The Good	The Source of All Goodness, The Righteous, The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy	52-28
At-Tawwab	ٱلْتَّوَّابُ	The Ever-Returning	The Relenting, The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance	2-128 4-64 49-12 110-3
Al-Muntaqim	ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ	The Avenger	The Avenger, The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them	32-22 43-41 44-16
Al-‘Afuww	ٱلْعَفُوُّ	The Pardoner	The Forgiver, The One with wide forgiveness	4-43 4-99 4-149 22-60 58-2
Ar-Ra’uf	ٱلْرَّؤُفُ	The Kind	The Compassionate, The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures	9-117 57-9 59-10
Malik-al-Mulk	مَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ	The Owner of all Sovereignty	The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed	3-26
Dhu-al-Jalal	ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ	The Owner	The Lord of Majesty and Bounty, The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied	55-27 55-78
Al-Muqsit	ٱلْمُقْسِطُ	The Equitable	The Equitable, The One who is Just in His judgment	3-18 al-Kaf’ami (1992:58f)
Al-Jami’	ٱلْجَامِعُ	The Gatherer	The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment	3-9
Al-Ghani	ٱلْغَنيُّ	The Rich	The One who does not need the creation	39-7 47-38 57-24
Al-Mughni	ٱلْمُغْنِيُّ	The Enricher	The Enricher, The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures	9-28
Al-Mani’	ٱلْمَانِعُ	The Preventer	The Withholder	al-Kaf’ami (1992:61)
Ad-Darr	ٱلْضَّارُ	The Distressor	The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed	6-17 al-Kaf’ami (1992:58)
An-Nafi’	ٱلْنَّافِعُ	The Propitious	The Propitious, The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to whoever He willed	30-37
An-Nur	ٱلْنُّورُ	The Light	The Light, The One who guides	24-35
Al-Hadi	ٱلْهَادِي	The Guide	The Guide, The One whom with His Guidance His believers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them	22-54
Al-Badi	ٱلْبَدِيعُ	The Originator	The Incomparable, The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example	2-117 6-101
Al-Baqi	ٱلْبَاقِي	The Immutable	The Everlasting, The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him	55-27 al-Kaf’ami (1992:64)
Al-Warith	ٱلْوَارِثُ	The Heir	The Heir, The One whose Existence remains	15-23 57-10
Ar-Rashid	ٱلْرَّشِيدُ	The Guide to the Right Path	The Guide to the Right Path, The One who guides
As-Sabur	ٱلْصَّبُورُ	The Timeless	The Patient, The One who does not quickly punish the sinners	2-153 3-200 103-3