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{{Short description|Most Beautiful Names or Attributes belong to Allah God Almighty}}
The '''99 Names of God''', also known as '''The 99 attributes of Allah''' ({{ArB|أسماء الله الحسنى}} {{ArTranslit|Asma’ Allah al-Ḥusná}}), are the ] revealed to man in The ]; even though His names (as adjectives, word constructs, or otherwise) exceed ninety-nine in The Qur'an.
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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 ],<ref name="Muhammad al-Sharif attributes of God">{{cite book |author1=Mohammad Mahdi Al-Sharif |title=ALLAH'S MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES: اسماء الله الحسنى |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" /><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>
==Origin==
In one Islamic tradition, the Prophet ] used to call God by all his names:
:"Allahumma inni ad`uka bi asma'ika al-husna kulliha"
:"اللهم اني ادعوك باسمائك الحسنى كلها"
:"O God, I invoke you with all of your beautiful names."
:: (Narrated by Ibn Maja, book of Du`a; and by Imam Malik in his Muwatta', Kitab al-Shi`r)


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 ], ], and ], 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.
The Prophet is also reported to have said in a famous ]:
:"Verily, there are ninety-nine names of God, one hundred minus one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise."
:: (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, p. 1410)


Some names are known from either the ] or the ], 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.
This caused people to search them out in the ], and a list was compiled. Over time it became custom to recite the list in its entirety. While most muslims believe that this list is mentioned by the prophet himself, the specialist muslim scholars argue that the list was just compiled by a muslim scholar, (Al Waaleed ibn Muslim). If it was only an attempt of a scholar, they are not necessarily the names proper, and other attempts may still be made. A recent scholar, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Razek, made an attempt of this kind and explained in detail why he differs in opinion with Al Waleed about enlisting some of the names. However, reciting the traditional names has developed into a ritual by some muslims (a bit like a Catholic ]) as an attempt to enumerate them, while some other muslims believe that the "enumeation" is not just the act of recitation, but applying the attributes that the names suggest.


==List of names==
As one ] puts it:
The ] refers to God's ''Most Beautiful Names'' (''al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná'') in several Surahs.<ref>See the ] "]" ( ), "]" ( ), "]" ( ) and "]" ( ).</ref> According to Islamic belief, 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 ('']'') for Muslims to give Allah names except with what has been mentioned in the Qur'an or in authentic Hadiths, according to Sheikh ], ], and others, are as following Hadith:
:"...by reciting and contemplating the names, and by embodying them as far as possible in his actions, the devout ]s to remember God and draws near to Him, and with God's grace makes them part of his own being."


{{Blockquote|text={{big|الخافضُ، المعزُّ، المذِل، العَدْلُ، الجَلِيلُ، البَاعِثُ، المُحْصِي، المُبْدِئُ، المُعِيدُ، المُمِيتُ، الوَاجِدُ، المَاجِدُ، الوَالِي، المُقْسِط، المُغْنِي، المَانِعُ، الضَّارُّ، النَّافِعُ، البَاقِي، الرَّشِيدُ، الصَّبُور.}}}}{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
==Palm of the Hand==
What could be interpreted as the number ] written in ] is imprinted on human hands. If one looks at his or her palms, thumbs facing upward, the lines in the hands appear as "١٨ ٨١", which are the ] of 81 and 18, which sum to 99.


According to ] Hadith:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/105|title=Hadith: Book of Invocations - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|website=sunnah.com|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref>
For Muslims this is a reference to the ]. It should be noted that this has no Islamic or Qu'ranic basis supporting it, and is more likely a ] that has developed in Muslim culture.


{{Blockquote|] reported that God has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter ]; and God is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).|sign=|source=Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book 75, Hadith 419}}
==List of Names==

The 99 Names of God according to the tradition of ] are:
According to ] Hadith:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/21|title=Hadith - Book of Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|website=sunnah.com|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref>
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{{Blockquote|Allah's Messenger (]) said, "God has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart.|sign=|source=Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 489}}

] refers to Surah 17 as the ''locus classicus'' to which explicit lists of 99 names used to be attached in ]. A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59.<ref>http://quran.com/59/22-24 (59:22&ndash;24)</ref>

Different sources give different lists of the 99 names. The following list is based on the one found in the '']'' (9th century), which is the most commonly known.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} Other hadiths, such as those of ], ], ], ] or ], have variant lists. All attribute the original compilation of the list of names to ].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} Various early Muslim exegetes, including ], ], ], ], ], have given their own versions of lists of 99 names.
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! Pronunciation!! Classical ]
(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>
! ]
!Translation !! Reference
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| <br>{{Audio|01-ar-rahman.ogg|1|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |<nowiki> </nowiki>{{huge|'''اَلرَّحْمَـٰنِ'''}}
! 1 || ] (الله)|| The God
| ar-Raḥmān
|| The Most Merciful (in major affairs)/<ref name="Rahman Rahim difference">{{cite book |author1=Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir Juz' 1 (Part 1): Al-Fatihah 1 to Al-Baqarah 141 2nd Edition |year=2013 |publisher=MSA Publication Limited |isbn=978-1861798268 |page=XXIV |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcxQCwAAQBAJ |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=En |quote=Exegesis of ] and ] with the reference material from a Hadith from ] transmitted by ].}}</ref> The Beneficent/ All-Compassionate/ Most Gracious/ || Quran: Beginning of every ] (chapter) except ], and numerous other places. The first ] (verse) of ] (Surah 55) consists only of this name.
|- |-
| {{Audio|02-ar-rahim.ogg|2|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" | {{huge|'''اَلرَّحِيْمُ'''}}
| 2 || Ar-] (الرحمن)|| The All Beneficent
| ]
|| The Most Merciful/ Ever-Merciful/ Merciful/ Most Clement (in specific or detailed affairs).<ref name="Rahman Rahim difference" /> || Quran: Beginning of every Surah except ], and numerous other places.
|- |-
| {{Audio|03-al-malik.ogg|3|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''اَلْمَلِكُ'''}}
| 3 || Ar-] (الرحيم)|| The Most Merciful
|| ]
|| The King/ Lord/ Sovereign/ Dominion/ Master/Possessor of the ].<ref>{{harvtxt|Al-Bayhaqi |1999 |pp=55,101}}</ref>
|{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|04-al-quddus.ogg|4|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" | {{huge|'''اَلْقُدُّوسُ'''}}
| 4 || Al-] (الملك)|| The King, The Sovereign
||al-Quddūs
|| The ]/ All-Holy/ All-Pure/ Sacred/ All-Sacred ||{{Cite Quran|62|1}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|05-as-salam.ogg|5|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" | {{huge|'''ٱلسَّلَامُ'''}}
| 5 || Al-] (القدوس)|| The Most Holy
||as-Salām
| The Giver of Peace/ ]/ All-Calm/ Ever-Tranquil ||{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|06-al-mumin.ogg|6|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ'''}}
| 6 || As-] (السلام)|| The Peace and Blessing
||al-Muʾmin
| The Granter of Security/ the Giver/ Faith/ Supreme Believer (of Belief)/ Giver of Belief/ All-Assurer||{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|07-al-muhaymin.ogg|7|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ'''}}||al-Muhaymin|| The Controller/ Absolute Authority Over All/ Guardian Over All/ Absolute Master/ Eternal Dominating ||{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
| 7 || Al-] (المؤمن)|| The Guarantor
|- |-
| {{Audio|08-al-aziz.ogg|8|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْعَزِيزُ'''}}
| 8 || Al-] (المهيمن) || The Guardian, the Preserver
|al-ʿAzīz
| The Exalted in Might and Power/ Exalted/ Powerful/ Almighty/ Mighty ||{{Cite Quran|3|6}}, {{Cite Quran|4|158}},{{Cite Quran|9|40}}, {{Cite Quran|48|7}}, {{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|09-al-jabbar.ogg|9|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْجَبَّارُ'''}}
| 9 || Al-] (العزيز)|| The Almighty, the Self Sufficient
|al-Jabbār
| The Omnipotent/ Supreme Power/ Possessor of Having All Power/ ]||{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|10-al-mutakabbir.ogg|10|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ'''}}
| 10 || Al-] (الجبار)|| The Powerful, the Irresistible
| al-Mutakabbir|| The Possessor of Greatness/ Supreme/ Justly Proud ||{{Cite Quran|59|23}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|11-al-khaliq.ogg|11|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْخَالِقُ'''}}
| 11 || Al-] (المتكبر)|| The Tremendous
| al-Khāliq
| The Creator/ Creator of the Universe/ Maker/ True Originator/ Absolute Author ||{{Cite Quran|6|102}}, {{Cite Quran|13|16}}, {{Cite Quran|36|81}}, {{Cite Quran|40|62}}, {{Cite Quran|59|24}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|12-al-bari.ogg|12|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْبَارِئُ'''}}
| 12 || Al-] (الخالق)|| The Creator
| al-Bāriʾ
| The Initiator/ Evolver/ Eternal Spirit Worshipped By All, Have Absolute Power Over All Matters, Nature and Events ||{{Cite Quran|59|24}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|13-al-musawwir.ogg|13|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ'''}}
| 13 || Al-]' (البارئ)|| The Maker
| al-Muṣawwir
| The Fashioner/ Shaper/ Designer/ Artist ||{{Cite Quran|59|24}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|14-al-ghaffar.ogg|14|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْغَفَّارُ'''}}
| 14 || Al-] (المصور)|| The Fashioner of Forms
|al-Ghaffār
| The Repeatedly Forgiving/ Absolute Forgiver/ Pardoner/ Condoner
|{{Cite Quran|38|66}}, {{Cite Quran|39|5}}, {{Cite Quran|40|42}}, {{Cite Quran|71|10}}
|- |-
| {{Audio|15-al-qahhar.ogg|15|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْقَهَّارُ'''}}
| 15 || Al-] (الغفار)|| The Ever Forgiving
| al-Qahhār
| The Subduer/ Overcomer/ Conqueror/ Absolute Vanquisher
|, , , , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|16-al-wahhab.ogg| 16|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْوَهَّابُ'''}}
| 16 || Al-] (القهار)|| The All Compelling Subduer
|]
| The Absolute Bestower/ Giver/ Grantor/ Great Donor ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|17-ar-razzaq.ogg| 17|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلرَّزَّاقُ'''}}
| 17 || Al-] (الوهاب)|| The Bestower
|ar-Razzāq
| The Provider/ Sustainer/ Bestower of Sustenance/ All-Provider ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|18-al-fattah.ogg| 18|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْفَتَّاحُ'''}}
| 18 || Ar-] (الرزاق)|| The Ever Providing
|al-Fattāḥ
| The Opener/ Opener of the Gates of Profits/ Reliever/ The Victory Giver ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|19-al-alim.ogg| 19|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْعَلِيمُ'''}}
| 19 || Al-] (الفتاح)|| The Opener, the Victory Giver
|al-ʿAlīm
| The Knowing/ All-Knower/ Omniscient/ All-Knowledgeable/ Possessor of Knowing Much of Ever Thing/ All-Knowing ||, , , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|20-al-qabid.ogg|20|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْقَابِضُ'''}}
| 20 || Al-] (العليم)|| The All Knowing, the Omniscient
| al-Qābiḍ
| The Restrainer/ Withholder/ Straightener/ Absolute Seizer ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|21-al-basit.ogg |21|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْبَاسِطُ'''}}
| 21 || Al-] (القابض)|| The Restrainer, the Straightener
|al-Bāsiṭ
| The Extender/ Expander/ Generous Provider ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|22-al-khafid.ogg|22|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْخَافِضُ'''}}
| 22 || Al-] (الباسط)|| The Expander, the Munificent
| al-Khāfiḍ
| The Abaser/ Humiliator/ Downgrader ||; al-Kafʿamī (1992:38)
|- |-
| {{Audio|23-ar-rafi.ogg |23|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلرَّافِعُ'''}}
| 23 || Al-] (الخافض)|| The Abaser
|ar-Rāfiʿ
| The Exalter/ Upgrader ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|24-al-muizz.ogg|24|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُعِزُّ'''}}|| al-Muʿizz
| 24 || Ar-] (الرافع)|| The Exalter
| The Giver of Honor/ Bestower of Honor/ Empowerer ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|25-al-mudhill.ogg|25|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُذِلُّ'''}}
| 25 || Al-] (المعز)|| The Giver of Honour
| al-Muḏill
| The Giver of Dishonor/ the Giver of Disgrace ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|26-as-sami.ogg |26|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلسَّمِيعُ'''}}
| 26 || Al-] (المذل)|| The Giver of Dishonour
|as-Samīʿ
| The Hearing/ All-Hearing/ Hearer of Invocation ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|27-al-basir.ogg|27|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْبَصِيرُ'''}}
| 27 || As-Sami (السميع)|| The All Hearing
| al-Baṣīr
| The All-Seeing/ All-Seer/ Ever-Clairvoyant/ Clear-Sighted/ Clear-Seeing ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|28-al-hakam.ogg|28|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْحَكَمُ'''}}
| 28 || Al-] (البصير)|| The All Seeing
|al-Ḥakam|| The Judge/ Arbitrator/ Arbiter/ All-Decree/ Possessor of Authority of Decisions and Judgment ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|29-al-adl.ogg|29|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْعَدْلُ'''}}
| 29 || Al-] (الحكم)|| The Judge, the Arbitrator
|al-ʿAdl|| The Just/ Authorized and Straightforward Judge of Dealing Justly ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|30-al-latif.ogg|30|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱللَّطِيفُ'''}}
| 30 || Al-] (العدل)|| The Utterly Just
|al-Laṭīf
| The Gentle/ Benignant/ Subtly Kind/ All-Subtle ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|31-al-khabir.ogg|31|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْخَبِيرُ'''}}
| 31 || Al-] (اللطيف)|| The Subtly Kind
| al-Khabīr
| The All-Aware/ Well-Acquainted/ Ever-Adept ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|32-al-halim.ogg|32|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْحَلِيمُ'''}}
| 32 || Al-] (الخبير)|| The All Aware
|al-Ḥalīm
| The Forbearing/ Indulgent/ Oft Forbearing/ All-Enduring ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|33-al-azim.ogg|33|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْعَظِيمُ'''}}
| 33 || Al-] (الحليم)|| The Forbearing, the Indulgent
|al-ʿAẓīm
| The Most Great/ Ever-Magnificent/ Most Supreme/ Exalted/ Absolute Dignified ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|34-al-ghafur.ogg|34|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْغَفُورُ}}'''
| 34 || Al-] (العظيم)|| The Magnificent, the Infinite
|al-Ghafūr
| The Ever-Forgiving/ Oft-Forgiving ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|35-ash-shakur.ogg|35|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلشَّكُورُ}}'''
| 35 || Al-] (الغفور)|| The All Forgiving
|ash-Shakūr
| The Grateful/ Appreciative/ Multiplier of Rewards ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|36-al-ali.ogg|36|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْعَلِيُّ}}'''
| 36 || Ash-] (الشكور)|| The Grateful
|al-ʿAliyy
| The Sublime/ Ever-Exalted/ Supreme/ Most High/ Most Lofty ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|37_al-kabir.ogg|37|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْكَبِيرُ}}'''
| 37 || Al-] (العلى)|| The Sublimely Exalted
|al-Kabīr
| The Great/ Ever-Great/ Grand/ Most Great/ Greatly Abundant of Extent, Capacity and Importance ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|38-al-hafiz.ogg|38|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْحَفِيظُ}}'''
| 38 || Al-] (الكبير)|| The Great
|al-Ḥafīz
| The Preserver/ Ever-Preserving/ All-Watching/ Protector/ Guardian/ Oft-Conservator ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|39-al-muqit.ogg|39|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُقِيتُ}}'''
| 39 || Al-] (الحفيظ)|| The Preserver
| al-Muqīt
| The Nourisher/ Feeder ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|40-al-hasib.ogg|40|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْحَسِيبُ}}'''
| 40 || Al-] (المقيت)|| The Nourisher
|al-Ḥasīb
| The Bringer of Judgment/ Ever-Reckoner ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|41-al-jalil.ogg|41|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْجَلِيلُ}}'''
| 41 || Al-] (الحسيب)|| The Reckoner
|al-Jalīl
| The Majestic/ Exalted/ Oft-Important/ Splendid ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|42 al-karim.ogg|42|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْكَرِيمُ}}'''
| 42 || Al-] (الجليل)|| The Majestic
|al-Karīm
| The Noble/ Bountiful/ Generous/ Precious/ Honored/ Benefactor ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|43-ar-raqib.ogg|43|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلرَّقِيبُ}}'''
| 43 || Al-] (الكريم)|| The Bountiful, the Generous
|ar-Raqīb
| The Watchful/ Observer/ Ever-Watchful/ Watcher ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|44-al-mujib.ogg|44|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُجِيبُ}}'''
| 44 || Ar-] (الرقيب)|| The Watchful
|al-Mujīb
| The Responsive/ Answerer/ Supreme Answerer/ Accepter of Invocation ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|45-al-wasi.ogg|45|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْوَاسِعُ}}'''
| 45 || Al-] (المجيب)|| The Responsive, the Answerer
|al-Wāsiʿ
| The Vast/ All-Embracing/ Omnipresent/ Boundless/ All-Encompassing ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|46-al-hakim.ogg|46|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْحَكِيمُ}}'''
| 46 || Al-] (الواسع)|| The Vast, the All Encompassing
|al-Ḥakīm
| The Wise/ Ever-Wise/ Endowed with Sound Judgment ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|47-al-wadud.ogg |47|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْوَدُودُ}}'''
| 47 || Al-] (الحكيم)|| The Wise
|al-Wadūd
| The Affectionate/ Ever-Affectionate/ Loving One/ Loving/ the Lover/ the One Who Tenders and Warm Hearts ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|48-al-majid.ogg|48|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمَجِيدُ}}'''
| 48 || Al-] (الودود)|| The Loving, the Kind One
|al-Majīd
| The All-Glorious/ Majestic/ Ever-Illustrious
|
|- |-
| {{Audio|49 al-baith.ogg |49|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْبَاعِثُ}}'''
| 49 || Al-] (المجيد)|| The All Glorious
| al-Bāʿiṯ
| The Resurrector/ Awakener/ Arouser/ Dispatcher ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|50-ash-shahid.ogg|50|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلشَّهِيدُ}}'''
| 50 || Al-] (الباعث)|| The Raiser of the Dead
|ash-Shahīd
| The Witness/ Testifier/ Ever-Witnessing ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|51-al-haqq.ogg|51|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" | {{huge|'''ٱلْحَقُّ'''}}
| 51 || Ash-] (الشهيد)|| The Witness
|al-Ḥaqq|| The Truth/ Reality/ the Only One Certainly Sound and Genuine in Truth ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|52-al-wakil.ogg|52|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْوَكِيلُ'''}}
| 52 || Al-] (الحق)|| The Truth, the Real
| al-Wakīl
| The Trustee, The Dependable, The Advocate ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|53-al-qawi.ogg|53|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْقَوِيُّ'''}}|| al-Qawiyy
| 53 || Al-] (الوكيل)|| The Trustee, the Dependable
| The Strong ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|54-al-matin.ogg|54|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمَتِينُ'''}}
| 54 || Al-] (القوى)|| The Strong
| al-Matīn
| The Firm, The Steadfast ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|55-al-wali.ogg|55|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْوَلِيُّ'''}}|| al-Waliyy
| 55 || Al-] (المتين)|| The Firm, the Steadfast
| ] ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|56-al-hamid.ogg|56|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْحَمِيدُ'''}}
| 56 || Al-] (الولى)|| The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper
| al-Ḥamīd
| The All Praiseworthy ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|57-al-muhsi.ogg|57|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُحْصِىُ'''}}
| 57 || Al-] (الحميد)|| The All Praiseworthy
| al-Muḥsīy
| The Accounter, The Numberer of All ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|58-al-mubdi.ogg|58|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُبْدِئُ'''}}
| 58 || Al-] (المحصى)|| The Accounter, the Numberer of All
| al-Mubdiʾ
| The Originator, The Producer, The Initiator ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|59-al-muid.ogg|59|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{huge|'''ٱلْمُعِيدُ'''}}
| 59 || Al-Mubdi' (المبدئ)|| The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
| al-Muʿīd
| The Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|60-al-muhyi.ogg|60|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُحْيِي}}'''
| 60 || Al-Mu'id (المعيد)|| The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
| al-Muḥyē
| The Giver of Life ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|61-al-mumit.ogg|61|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُمِيتُ}}'''
| 61 || Al-Muhyi (المحيى)|| The Giver of Life
| al-Mumīt
| The Bringer of Death ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|62-al-hayy.ogg|62|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْحَىُّ}}'''|| ]|| The Living ||, , , ,
| 62 || Al-Mumit (المميت)|| The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer
|- |-
| {{Audio|63-al-qayyum.ogg|63|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْقَيُّومُ}}'''
| 63 || Al-Hayy (الحي)|| The Ever Living
| al-Qayyūm
| The Subsisting, The Independent ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|64-al-wajid.ogg|64|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْوَاجِدُ}}'''
| 64 || Al-Qayyum (القيوم)|| The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
| al-Wājid
| The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|65-al-majid.ogg|65|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمَاجِدُ}}'''
| 65 || Al-Wajid (الواجد)|| The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing
| al-Mājid
| The Illustrious, The Magnificent, The Glorious ||, ; al-Kafʿamī (1992:48)
|- |-
| {{Audio|66-al-wahid.ogg|66|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْوَاحِدُ}}'''
| 66 || Al-Majid (الماجد)|| The Illustrious, the Magnificent
| al-Wāḥid
| The Unique, The Single ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|67-al-ahad.ogg|67|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْأَحَدُ}}'''||]
| 67 || Al-Wahid (الواحد)|| The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible
| The One, The Indivisible ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|68-as-samad.ogg|68|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلصَّمَدُ}}'''||aṣ-Ṣamad
| 68 || As-Samad (الصمد)|| The Self Sufficient, the Impregnable, the Eternally Besought of All, the Everlasting
| The Eternal, The Absolute, The Self-Sufficient ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|69-al-qadir.ogg|69|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْقَادِرُ}}'''
| 69 || Al-Qadir (القادر)|| The All Able
| al-Qādir
| The All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything ||, ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|70-al-muqtadir.ogg| 70|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ}}'''|| al-Muqtadir|| The Determiner, The Dominant ||, ,
| 70 || Al-Muqtadir (المقتدر)|| The All Determiner, the Dominant
|- |-
| 71 || Al-Muqaddim (المقدم)|| The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward | {{Audio|71-al-muqaddim.ogg| 71|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ}}'''|| al-Muqaddim|| The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|72-al-muakhkhir.ogg| 72|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ}}'''||al-Muʾakhkhir
| 72 || Al-Mu'akhkhir (المؤخر)|| The Delayer, He who puts far away
| The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|73-al-awwal.ogg| 73|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْأَوَّلُ}}'''|| al-ʾAwwal|| The First, The Beginning-less ||
| 73 || Al-Awwal (الأول)|| The First
|- |-
| {{Audio|74-al-akhir.ogg| 74|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْآخِرُ}}'''
| 74 || Al-Akhir (الأخر)|| The Last
| al-ʾÃkhir

| The Last, The Endless ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|75-az-zahir.ogg| 75|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلظَّاهِرُ}}'''
| 75 || Az-Zahir (الظاهر)|| The Manifest; the All Victorious
| aẓ-Ẓāhir
| The Manifest, The Evident, The Outer ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|76-al-batin.ogg| 76|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْبَاطِنُ}}'''
| 76 || Al-Batin (الباطن)|| The Hidden; the All Encompassing
| al-Bāṭin
| The Hidden, The Unmanifest, The Inner ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|77-al-wali.ogg | 77|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْوَالِي}}'''
| 77 || Al-] (الوالي)|| The Patron
| al-Wāliy
| The Patron, The Protecting Friend, The Friendly Lord ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|78-al-mutaali.ogg| 78|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُتَعَالِي}}'''
| 78 || Al-Muta'ali (المتعالي)|| The Self Exalted
| al-Mutʿāliy
| The Supremely Exalted, The Most High ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|79-al-barr.ogg| 79|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْبَرُّ}}'''|| al-Barr|| The Good, The Beneficent ||
| 79 || Al-Barr (البر)|| The Most Kind and Righteous
|- |-
| {{Audio|80-at-tawwab.ogg|80|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلتَّوَّابُ}}'''
| 80 || At-Tawwab (التواب)|| The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
| at-Tawwāb
| The Ever-Returning, Ever-Relenting ||, , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|81-al-muntaqim.ogg|81|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ}}'''|| al-Muntaqim|| The Avenger ||, ,
| 81 || Al-Muntaqim (المنتقم)|| The Avenger
|- |-
| {{Audio|82-al-afuw.ogg|82|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْعَفُوُّ}}'''
| 82 || Al-'Afuww (العفو)|| The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins
| ]
| The Pardoner, The Effacer, The Forgiver ||, , , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|83-ar-rauf.ogg|83|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلرَّؤُوفُ}}'''
| 83 || Ar-Ra'uf (الرؤوف)|| The Compassionate, the All Pitying
| ar-Raʾūf
| The Kind, The Pitying || , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|84-malik-ul-mulk.ogg|84|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|مَـٰلِكُ ٱلْمُلْكِ}}'''
| 84 || Malik-al-Mulk (مالك الملك)|| The Owner of All Sovereignty
| Mālik-ul-mulk
| The Owner of all Sovereignty ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|85-dhul-jalaal-wal-ikraam.ogg|85|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ}}'''
| 85 || Dhu-al-Jalal wa-al-Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام)|| The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
| Ḏū l-Jalāli wa l-ʾIkrām
| The Owner, Lord of Majesty and Honour ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|86-al-muqsit.ogg|86|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْمُقْسِطُ}}'''|| al-Muqsiṭ
| 86 || Al-Muqsit (المقسط)|| The Equitable, the Requiter
| The Equitable, The Requiter || ,,,
|- |-
| {{Audio|87-al-jame.ogg|87|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْجَامِعُ}}'''
| 87 || Al-Jami' (الجامع)|| The Gatherer, the Unifier
| al-Jāmiʿ
| The Gatherer, The Unifier ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|88-al-ghani.ogg|88|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|ٱلْغَنيُّ}}'''
| 88 || Al-Ghani (الغنى)|| The All Rich, the Independent
| al-Ghāniyy
| The Rich, The Independent || , ,
|- |-
| {{Audio|89-al-mughni.ogg|89|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْمُغْنِيُّ}}'''
| 89 || Al-Mughni (المغنى)|| The Enricher, the Emancipator
| al-Mughniyy
| The Enricher, The Emancipator ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|90-al-mani.ogg|90|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْمَانِعُ}}'''
| 90 || Al-Mani'(المانع)|| The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender
| al-Māniʿ
| The Preventer, The Withholder, The Shielder, The Defender ||See al-Kafʿamī (1992:61)
|- |-
| {{Audio|91-ad-darr.ogg|91|help=no}} || style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلضَّارُ}}'''
| 91 || Ad-Darr (الضار)|| The Distressor, the Harmer (This attribute can only be found in ])
| aḍ-Ḍār
| The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor ||; al-Kafʿamī (1992:58)
|- |-
| {{Audio|92-an-nafi.ogg|92|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلنَّافِعُ}}'''
| 92 || An-Nafi' (النافع)|| The Propitious, the Benefactor
| an-Nāfiʿ
| The Propitious, The Benefactor, The Source of Good ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|93-an-nur.ogg|93|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلنُّورُ}}'''
| 93 || An-Nur (النور)|| The Light
| an-Nūr
| The Light ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|94-al-hadi.ogg|94|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْهَادِي}}'''
| 94 || Al-Hadi (الهادي)|| The Guide
|<nowiki> </nowiki>al-Hādī
| The Guide, The Way ||
|- |-
| {{Audio|95-al-badi.ogg|95|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْبَدِيعُ}}'''
| 95 || Al-Badi (البديع)|| Incomparable, the Originator
| al-Badīʿ
| The Originator, The Incomparable, The Unattainable, The Beautiful ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|96-al-baqi.ogg|96|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْبَاقِي}}'''
| 96 || Al-Baqi (الباقي)|| The Ever Enduring and Immutable
| al-Bāqī
| The Immutable, The Infinite, The Everlasting ||; al-Kafʿamī (1992:64)
|- |-
| {{Audio|97-al-warith.ogg|97|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلْوَارِثُ}}'''
| 97 || Al-Warith (الوارث)|| The Heir, the Inheritor of All
| al-Wāriṯ
| The Heir, The Inheritor of All ||,
|- |-
| {{Audio|98-ar-rashid.ogg|98|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلرَّشِيدُ}}'''
| 98 || Ar-Rashid (الرشيد)|| The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower
| ]
| The Guide to the Right Path ||11:87 (Used Not referring to Allah)
|- |-
| {{Audio|99-as-sabur.ogg|99|help=no}}|| style="text-align:center;" |'''{{huge|اَلصَّبُورُ}}'''
| 99 || As-Sabur (الصبور)|| The Patient, the Timeless
| aṣ-Ṣabūr
| The Timeless, The Patient ||, ,
|} |}
* Dhul Fazl al Azim (ذو الفضل العظيم) The Lord of Infinite Grace (Q 2.105, 3.74, 8.29, 57.21, 57.29, 62.4) Note: This name, although found in the Qur'an, is not and never was part of the traditional list of the 99 names of Allah.


There are several names that usually not included in the interpretation of al-Tirmidhi's Hadith list of 99, but also found in Qur'an and authentic Hadiths. Those names including ''al-Ilah'' (The only One Who deserve to be worshipped),<ref>]{{cite web |title=Perbedaan Lafadz Allah اَللَّه dan Al-ilah اَلْإِلَه |url=https://firanda.com/perbedaan-lafadz-allah-dan-ilah/ |website=firanda.com |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=17 August 2024 |language=Id |quote=-Asma’ Wa As-Sifat Lil-Baihaqi (1/56). Haasyiyah Kitaab at-Tauhiid (1/13) and Tafsiir At-Tabari (1/121).}}</ref> ''ar-Rabb'' (The Most authoritative/Most regulative/Possessor/Arranger).,<ref>{{cite web |author1=Abdullah bin Taslim al-Buthoni |year=2010|title=Ar-Rabb, yang Maha Mengatur dan Menguasai Alam Semesta |trans-title=Ar-Rabb, the Almighty who regulates and rules the Universe |url=https://almanhaj.or.id/3573-ar-rabb-yang-maha-mengatur-dan-menguasai-alam-semesta.html |website=Almanhaj.com |publisher=asdf |access-date=17 August 2024 |language=Id}} References:
''The English translation of names may have a slightly different meaning than the original Arabic word due to the words available in each language.''
* Mu’jamu Maqâyîsil Lughah 2/313
* An-Nihâyah fî Gharîbil Hadîts wal Atsar 2/450
* Tafsir at-Tabari 1/89
* Commentary of ] in his work; Tafsiir al-Asma-illahil husna hlm. 47
* commentary of al-Uthaymin in kitab “Syarhul arba’iin an-Nawaawiyyah” (hal.43).
* Fiqhul Asma-il Husna hlm. 79
* Bada-i’ul fawa-id 2/473
* Fiqhul Asma-il Husna hlm. 80
* [kitab “Fiqhul asma-il husna” (hal. 80-81).
* Kitab “Tafsiirul asma-illahil husna” (hal. 47).
* [“Tafsiirul asma-illahil husna” (hal. 47) and“Fiqhul asma-il husna” (p. 81).
* Kitab “Madaarijus saalikiin” (1/411).
* HR Muslim (no. 34).
</ref> ''Muqallibal-qulub'' (Changer of the hearts),<ref>{{cite web |title=Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2140; Book 32, Hadith 8; English translation : Vol. 4, Book 6, Hadith 2140 Chapters On Al-Qadar |url=https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2140 |website=Sunnah.com |access-date=17 August 2024 |language=En}}</ref> ''al-Mannan'' (The all-giving/Giver without being asked),<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan">{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=هل (الحنان) من صفات الله ؟ |trans-title=Is al-Hannan one of God's attributes? |year=2019 |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 |website=Islamqa.info |access-date=19 August 2024 |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 ] (24/172)}}</ref> or ''al-Muhsin'' (The One who continually perform good deeds);<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> among others.

=== Hidden names ===
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On the other hand, there is no universal agreement among Islamic ] scholars, as to how many as a name of God, since it was only ] who only agreed the limitation of 99 names. Instead, Islamic scholars such as ], ], Abi Bakr bin Thayyib, Ibn al-'Arabi (not ]),{{efn|Ibn al-'Arabi full ] name is Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Andalusi al-Ishbili al-Maliki, a ] who died in 1121 AD. ] full Nisba is Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hatimi at-Tayy al-Andalusi, a philosopher who died in 1216 AD.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ja’far Assagaf |title=Reduksi Sufi antara Penyebutan Ibnu al-'Arabiy/إبن العربي (w. 543 H) dengan Ibnu 'Arabiy/إبن عربي (w. 638 H) ? |trans-title=Sufi reduction between the mention of Ibn al-'Arabiy/إبن العربي (d. 543 H) with Ibn 'Arabiy/إبن عربي (d. 638 H)? |year=2019 |url=https://www.alkhairaat-ternate.or.id/2019/07/03/reduksi-sufi-antara-penyebutan-ibnu-al-arabiy-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-w-543-h-dengan-ibnu-arabiy-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-w-6/ |website=alkhairaat-ternate.or.id |publisher=Alkhiraat Media |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref>}} ], ], ], ],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /> ]<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" /> and ],<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" /> has stated that Allah has ] numbers of name. This with the rulings that only few names and each of its attributes revealed and known in Qur'an and Hadiths, while the uncountably unrevealed names and their attributes are only known by Allah Himself.<ref name="Dar Ifta Asma infinite">{{cite book |author1=Abdulaziz Al Sheikh |author1-link=Abdulaziz Al Sheikh |title=Fatwa no. 39788 |publisher=] |url=https://al-fatawa.com/fatwa/39788 |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=]|author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=أسماء الله تعالى غير محصورة في تسعة وتسعين اسماً |trans-title=The names of God Almighty are not limited to ninety-nine names only |year=2003 |url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/41003/ |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Ar |quote=Compilation Fatwa of Uthaymin}}</ref> The basis of this rulings was the Hadith which said:

{{Blockquote
|text={{langx|ar|أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ|"I beg You by every Names that is Yours, which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or (which you) kept them secret to Yourself in the mysterious knowledge of Yours." }} Transmitted by ].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Goodly Word: al-Kalim al-Ṭayyib |url=https://archive.org/details/goodlyword00taym |url-access=limited |isbn=1-903682-15-0 |publisher=Islamic Texts Society | author-link = ibn Taymiyyah |first=Taqī ad-Dīn Ahmad |last=Taymiyyah, ibn |page=|year=2003 }}</ref>
|author=],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /> ], ].<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" />
|title=],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite">{{cite web |author1=Adika Mianoki |title=Berapakah Jumlah Asmaul Husna? |trans-title=How many the numbers of Asmaul Husn |year=2022 |url=https://muslim.or.id/56184-berapakah-jumlah-asmaaul-husna.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Id |website=muslim.or.id |publisher=Yayasan Pendidikan Islam Atsari (YPIA) Islam Atsari Educational Institute}} Reference commentary from= {{cite book |author1=Kamila bint Muhammad bin Jassim bin Ali Al-Jaham Al-Kuwari |title=المجلى في شرح القواعد المثلى في صفات الله وأسمائه الحسنى |trans-title=magazine in explaining the ideal rules in the attributes of God and His beautiful names... by Muhammad Salih al-Uthaymin |year=2002 |publisher=Dar Ibn Hazm |pages=123–132 |url=https://shamela.ws/book/6942 |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/1615Pdf_201812 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |language=Ar}}</ref> ], ].<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite">{{cite web |author1=Islamweb Research team |title=هل أسماء الله غير متناهية العدد؟ |year=2022 |url=https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/459133/ |website=islamweb.net |publisher=] |access-date=14 August 2024 |location=Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania |language=Ar}}</ref> graded ] by ].<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah">{{cite web |author1=Ammi Nur Baits |title=Hafal Asmaul Husna, Masuk Surga? |trans-title= (if) memorized Asma al-Husn, (is it) guaranteed entering the heaven? |url=https://konsultasisyariah.com/8686-99-nama-asmaul-husna.html |website=KonsultasiSyariah.com |year=2011 |publisher=Yufid Institution Network |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=Id |quote=Ibn al-Qayyim, in Shifa ul-Alil p. 472; Al-Uthaymin; Al-Qawaid ul-Muthla, Pg. 13 – 14}}</ref>}}

And also another Hadith with multiple chain of transmitters:

{{Blockquote
|text={{langx|ar|اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لاَ أُحْصِيْ ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.|“O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in Your blessing from Your wrath, and I seek refuge in Your salvation from Your torment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot limit the amount of praise to You. You are as You praise Yourself."}} Transmitted by ]<ref name="Infinite names Allah Judgment days" />
|author=], ]
|title=],<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunan Ibnu Majah 3831 |url=https://hadits.in/ibnumajah/3830 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref> Sahih Muslim.<ref name="Infinite names Allah Judgment days">{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=Arti dari Sabda Nabi –shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam- : "Dan aku berlindung kepada-Mu dari-Mu" |trans-title=The meaning of the words of the Prophet – sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam –: “And I seek refuge in You from You”. |url=https://islamqa.info/id/answers/174908/arti-dari-sabda-nabi-shallallahu-alaihi-wa-sallam--dan-aku-berlindung-kepada-mu-dari-mu |website=] |year=2021 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id |quote=Sahih Muslim (751), on the authority of Aisha; ] commentary in ''Faidh ul-Qadir Sharh al-Jami’ as-Saghir'': 2/176; Ibn al-Qayyim commentary in Thariq al-hijratayn wa bab as-Sa'adatayn: 1/431 }}</ref>
}}

As for the established Islamic creed about these unrevealed names of Allah, majority ]s of scholars said it is obligatory for a Muslim to believe in those names existence along with their attributes, but it is forbidden for Muslims to trying to searching for them without literal evidences from 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 ], Those hidden names are believed to be hidden from anyone but Allah, and will only be revealed personally to Muhammad during the ]<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" />

=== Attributes ===
Islamic tenets has detailed descriptions about to differentiate names with attributes ({{langx|ar|صِفَة|ṣifāh}} plural of ]), 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>{{cite book |author1=John Andrew Morrow |title=Islamic Images and Ideas: Essays on Sacred Symbolism |date=2013 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786458486 |page=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufLaAQAAQBAJ |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=En}}</ref> According to Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Allah has 100 kinds of ''Rahmat'' (grace/godsend), whereas only one of them already revealed to this world, while the other 99 still withheld for the afterlife. One of the "Rahmat" which sent to the world are sufficient to fulfil the needs of all creatures until the ]; including humans, ]s, and even non-sentients such as animals, so the parents of animals would not trample their babies under their foots or wasting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surat Al-Fatihah Ayat 3 |publisher=]|language=id,ar |url=https://tafsirweb.com/51-surat-al-fatihah-ayat-3.html}} excerpt from {{cite book |author1=Imad Zuhair Hafidh |title=تفسيرُ المدينةِ المُنوَّرة |trans-title=Exegesis Madinah al-Munawwara |date=2015 |publisher=مركز تعظيم القرآن الكريم بالمدينة المنورة |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/1393392 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Ar}} Reference Hadiths:
*
* </ref> Another example is name of al-ʿAliyy contains several attributes, such as "heightness" and "above all".<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" />

Samee-Ullah gave example the attribute of 'Anger' (''Gadb'') of Allah cannot be likened to the anger of humans. And also the naming of Allah solely with his attribute are deemed wrong by Samee-Ullah, such as "al-Gaadib (the Angry one)," as example,{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} since This ruling is because the naming of Allah are limited by the evidences from Qur'an and Hadith.<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> Thus, postulating the tenet in Islam's creed that essentialy, the name-bearing of Allah are different from attributes of Allah.<ref name="Onomastics between Sacred and Profane">{{cite book |author1=Oliviu Felecan |title=Onomastics between Sacred and Profane |date=2019 |publisher=Vernon Press |isbn=978-1622734016 |page=6 |access-date=20 August 2024 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDpvDwAAQBAJ |language=En |quote=... attributes, postulating that a name is different from naming}}</ref> Nevertheless, ] stated the principal ruling of giving attributes to Allah is similar with the ruling about giving name to Allah; that is forbidden to gave attributes without evidences from Qur'an and Sunnah.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Abduh Tuasikal |title=Syarhus Sunnah: Kaidah Nama dan Sifat Allah #02 |trans-title=Explanation of Sunnah: principles of the Name and Attributes of Allah #02 |url=https://rumaysho.com/18512-syarhus-sunnah-kaidah-nama-dan-sifat-allah-02.html |website=Rumaysho |year=2018 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id}} 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 Allah 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 ] {{qref|19|13}}, not because al-Hannan is a name itself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Berdoa Kepada Allah Dengan Nama "Al-Hannan" Dan "Al-Mannan" |trans-title=praying to Allah with the names of "O Hannan" and "O Mannan" |url=https://fatwaulama.com/fiqih/berdoa-kepada-allah-dengan-nama-al-hannan-dan-al-mannan-10929/ |website=fatwaulama.com |date=7 February 2023 |publisher=lajnah |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref>

Both Ibn Taymiyya in his work, ''The treaty of Tadmur'', and Ibn al-Qayyim has published their statements refuting ],<ref name="names and attributes difference; al-Hanan" /> and ] respectively; as Jahmiyya scholars and al-Juwayni rejected the existence of the attributes of Allah and consider the names of Allah are just semantics without any substances in them.<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala">{{cite web |author1=M. Saifudin Hakim |title=Sifat Allah: Apakah Hanya Tujuh atau Dua Puluh? (Bag. 3) |trans-title=The Attributes of God: Only Seven or Twenty? (Part 3) |url=https://muslim.or.id/38229-sifat-allah-apakah-hanya-tujuh-atau-dua-puluh-03-2.html |website=muslim.or.id |date=9 April 2018 |publisher=Yayasan Pendidikan Islam Al-Atsari (YPIA) Al-Atsari Islamic Education Foundation |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id}} References from:
* ] no. 3712. graded authentic by Shaikh Albani in ''Silsilah Ash-Sahihah'' no. 3528
*
*
* 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 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> Both Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim statement became the ruling which established by ], as they stated that each of Allah's name contains multiple attributes.<ref name="names and attributes difference; Risala" /> The Salafi scholars such as ] does not consent the interpretation of the attributes of Allah.<ref>{{harvtxt|Namira Nahouza |2009 |p=193}}</ref> Moreover, Walid Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad al-'Ali, exegesis professor of ], has quoted Ibn al-Qayyim's concern regarding the importance names and its attributes of Allah as part of the first article of the ], the ] (oneness ') article.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Walīd ibn Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh ʻAlī |title=جهود الإمام ابن قيم الجوزية في تقرير توحيد الأسماء والصفات, Volume 3 |trans-title=The efforts of Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya in establishing the oneness of names and attributes, Volume 3 |year=2004 |publisher=المبرة الخيرية لعلوم القرآن والسنة |pages=1390, 1412, 2041 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8M4kAQAAIAAJ |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref>

== Sufi and Shia mysticism ==
There is a tradition in ] to the effect the 99 names of God point to a mystical "]" (''ismu l-ʾAʿẓam'' ({{lang|ar|الاسْمُ ٱلْأَعْظَم}}).<ref>{{cite book |last = Schimmel |first = Annemarie | author-link = Annemarie Schimmel |year = 1993 |title = The Mystery of Numbers |publisher = Oxford University Press |location = New York, US |isbn = 0-19-508919-7 | page = 271|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lBIZ9PRZvPIC&pg=PA271}}</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>{{cite book|last=Momen|first=Moojan|author-link=Moojan Momen|title=Islam and the Bahá'í Faith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gMAQAQAAIAAJ|year=2000|publisher=George Ronald|isbn=978-0-85398-446-7|page=241}} The endnote states: "], '']'', 34. (Kitáb ad-Du'á), ch. 9, no. 3856, vol. 2, p. 1267. See also: Ad-Dárimí, '']'', 23 (Fada'il al-Qur'án), ch. 15, no. 3296, vol. 2, pp. 324–325. Similar statements in ] tradition include: ], '']'', vol. 26. p. 7.</ref> More than 1000 names of God are listed in the ] ({{lang|ar|جَوْشَنُ ٱلْكَبِير}}—literally "the Great ]") invocations.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} Sufi mystic ] surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries".<ref name="morg10">{{cite book|last=Morgan|first=Diane|title=Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice|url=https://archive.org/details/essentialislamco0000morg|url-access=registration|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-36025-1|page=}}</ref>

Ibn Arabi (26 July 1165 – 16 November 1240) did not interpret the names of God as mere ]s, 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 {{ISBN|9781782392187}} chapter 8</ref> Influenced by the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi, ] assigned ] to the different names of God. Accordingly, the good angels as a whole are a manifestation of God's Names of Beauty. ] (''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 {{ISBN|9780748631346}} pp. 54–56</ref>

== Theophoric given names ==
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{{See also|List of Arabic theophoric names}}
] inscribed with the 99 names of God as well as ]ic verses and prayers, Turkey, 18th century, ].]]
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 ] (عَبْدُ: "slave/servant of") to the name in the case of male names;
==100th Name of God==
Muslims teach that there are 99 names for God and that the 100th name is hidden. The idea has become a kind of mystery with little references to what it means. (Mellis)


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.
Once again, the ] about the names of God says:
:"Verily, there are ninety-nine names of God, one hundred minus one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise."
:: (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, p. 1410)


]
===Sufism===
In ], the idea of the 100th name is most prominent. It has become the elusive object of mystic devotion, the symbol of God's transcendent being.


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"):
Sufis often describe their discipline as the quest to know the one-hundredth name of God and thus to merge their consciousness with the divine reality.


{{Blockquote|Say: "O God! Lord of Power, You give power to whom You please, and You strip off power from whom You please. You endue with honour whom You please, and You bring low whom You please. In Your hand is all Good." Verily, over all things You have power.|}}
===Mahdi===
Other such Hadiths, which vary according to different Shi'a sects of Islam, suggest that the 100th Name will be revealed by the ] on the day of resurrection, known as the day of ].


The two parts of the name starting with ] 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., '']'', '']'', '']'', or even ] (عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه: "Servant of God"). (This has to do with Arabic case vowels, the final u vowel showing the normal "quote" nominative case form.)
===Bahá'í===
The ] has claimed to fulfill the prophecy of the ], and the 100th name was revealed as "]" (an Arabic word بهاء meaning "glory, splendor" etc.), which is the root word for ] and ]. The ] wrote a famous pentagram tablet with 360 derivatives of the word "Bahá'" used in it. While the Bahá'í Faith has roots in Islam, it is an independent religion, and its followers are not considered Muslims.


Examples of Muslim theophoric names include:
===Other Traditions===
* Raḥmān, such as '']'' (عَبْدُ ٱلْرَّحْمَان ٱلْسُّدَيْس): Imam of the Grand Mosque of Makkah, KSA
] says that the ] knows the 100th name of God but will tell no one. That is why he solemnly holds his head high and plods defiantly across the desert, holding the secret to himself.
* Salām, such as '']'' (سَلَام فَيَّاض): Palestinian politician
* Jabbār, such as '']'' (كَرِيم عَبْدُ ٱلْجَبَّار): American basketball player
* Ḥakīm, such as ] (عَبْدُ ٱلْحَكِيم—''ˁabdu ʼl-Ḥakiym''): American Islamic Studies scholar
* Ra'ūf, such as '']'' (رَؤُوف مُسَعد): Egyptian-Sudanese novelist
* Mālik, such as '']'' (مَـٰالِك بِن أَنَس): classical ] scholars after whom the ] school of ] was named
* Abdul Muqtedar as in ] (مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ ٱلمُقْتَدِر خَان): Indian-American academic


== Use in Baháʼí sources ==
Some people claim that the 99 names are adjectives of God and do not tell us the true entity of God. The 100th name may be the one that really is the name of God.
] sources state that the 100th name was revealed as "]" ({{langx|ar|بهاء}} "glory, splendor"), which appears in the words ] and Baháʼí. They also believe that it is the greatest name of God.<ref name="lambden"/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last= Smith |first= Peter |encyclopedia= A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith |title= greatest name |year= 2000 |publisher=Oneworld Publications |location= Oxford |isbn= 1-85168-184-1 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pYfrAQAAQBAJ |pages= 167–8}}</ref> The ] wrote a noted pentagram-shaped ] with 360 ] of the word "Baháʼ" used in it.<ref name="lambden" />


According to Baháʼí scholar ], ] adopted the ] "Bahāʾ" after being inspired by the words of the fifth ], ], and the sixth Imam, ], who stated that the greatest name of God was included in either the '']'', a dawn prayer for ], or the ''ʾAʿmal ʿam Dawūd''.<ref name="lambden">{{cite journal |journal=Baháʼí Studies Review |volume=3 |issue=1 |year=1993 |first=Stephen |last=Lambden |title=The Word Baháʼ: Quintessence of the Greatest Name |url=https://bahai-library.com/lambden_quintessence_greatest_name }}</ref> In the first verse of the '']u l-Bahāʾ'', the name "Bahāʾ" appears four times.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bahá'u'lláh and His Most Holy Shrine |first=Dhikru'llah |last=Khadem |author-link=Dhikru'llah Khadem |journal=Baháʼí News |date=March 1976 |pages=4–5 |url=http://www.teachingandprojects.com/meansandmaterials.htm |issue=540 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620121705/http://www.teachingandprojects.com/meansandmaterials.htm |archive-date=2017-06-20 }}</ref>
==Personal Names==
According to Islamic tradition, a Muslim may not be given any of the 99 names of God in the exact same form- for example, nobody may be named ''Al Malik'' (The King), but may be named ''Malik'' 'King'. An exception may be made in some cases &mdash; for example, the son of ] is named "Umar ibn Khattab", but since his father was famous, he is called ]. This implies "Umar, the son of the Khattab" and not "Umar, the son of the Khattab". In the same manner, there are people named "x ibn al-y".


== See also ==
However the names/attributes of God can be combined with the word "''‘Abd -''" which means servant (i.e. - of God) and are commonly used as ] among Muslims. For example ''‘Abd ar-Rahman'' ("servant of the Most Compassionate God").
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* '']'', a ] based on the 99 names of God in Islam
* '']''
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* '']'', the Hindu lists of 1000 names of God
* "]", a short story by ]


== Appendix ==
Some notable people having names resembling those 99 (but without the article "The" which is only used to denote God) are:
=== Footnotes ===
* ] (Blessed) resembles ''al-Hamid'' (The Blesser).
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* ] (High) resembles ''al-Ali'' (The High).
* ] resembles ''as-Salam'' (The God of Peace and blessing).


==See also== === References ===
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Names of God in Islam (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ, romanizedʾasmāʾu llāhi l-ḥusnā, lit.'Allah's Beautiful Names') are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names.

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. 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

The Quran refers to God's Most Beautiful Names (al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná) in several Surahs. According to Islamic belief, 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 has been mentioned in the Qur'an or in authentic Hadiths, according to Sheikh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymin, and others, are as following Hadith:

الخافضُ، المعزُّ، المذِل، العَدْلُ، الجَلِيلُ، البَاعِثُ، المُحْصِي، المُبْدِئُ، المُعِيدُ، المُمِيتُ، الوَاجِدُ، المَاجِدُ، الوَالِي، المُقْسِط، المُغْنِي، المَانِعُ، الضَّارُّ، النَّافِعُ، البَاقِي، الرَّشِيدُ، الصَّبُور.

According to Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith:

Abu Hurairah reported that God has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and God is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).

— Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book 75, Hadith 419

According to Sahih Muslim Hadith:

Allah's Messenger () said, "God has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart.

— Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 489

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. A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59.

Different sources give different lists of the 99 names. The following list is based on the one found in the Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (9th century), which is the most commonly known. Other hadiths, such as those of al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi or Ibn ʿAsākir, have variant lists. All attribute the original compilation of the list of names to Abu Hurairah. Various early Muslim exegetes, including Jaʿfar al-Sadiq, Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah, Ibn Hazm, al-Qurtubi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, have given their own versions of lists of 99 names.

Pronunciation Classical Arabic

(Quranic/ classical written forms)

Romanization Translation Reference

1
اَلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ar-Raḥmān The Most Merciful (in major affairs)/ 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.
2 اَلرَّحِيْمُ ar-Raḥīm The Most Merciful/ Ever-Merciful/ Merciful/ Most Clement (in specific or detailed affairs). Quran: Beginning of every Surah except one, and numerous other places.
3 اَلْمَلِكُ al-Malik The King/ Lord/ Sovereign/ Dominion/ Master/Possessor of the Throne of God.

4 اَلْقُدُّوسُ al-Quddūs The Holy/ All-Holy/ All-Pure/ Sacred/ All-Sacred
5 ٱلسَّلَامُ as-Salām The Giver of Peace/ Peace/ All-Calm/ Ever-Tranquil
6 ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ al-Muʾmin The Granter of Security/ the Giver/ Faith/ Supreme Believer (of Belief)/ Giver of Belief/ All-Assurer
7 ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ al-Muhaymin The Controller/ Absolute Authority Over All/ Guardian Over All/ Absolute Master/ Eternal Dominating
8 ٱلْعَزِيزُ al-ʿAzīz The Exalted in Might and Power/ Exalted/ Powerful/ Almighty/ Mighty , ,, ,
9 ٱلْجَبَّارُ al-Jabbār The Omnipotent/ Supreme Power/ Possessor of Having All Power/ Strong
10 ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ al-Mutakabbir The Possessor of Greatness/ Supreme/ Justly Proud
11 ٱلْخَالِقُ al-Khāliq The Creator/ Creator of the Universe/ Maker/ True Originator/ Absolute Author , , , ,
12 ٱلْبَارِئُ al-Bāriʾ The Initiator/ Evolver/ Eternal Spirit Worshipped By All, Have Absolute Power Over All Matters, Nature and Events
13 ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ al-Muṣawwir The Fashioner/ Shaper/ Designer/ Artist
14 ٱلْغَفَّارُ al-Ghaffār The Repeatedly Forgiving/ Absolute Forgiver/ Pardoner/ Condoner

, , ,
15 ٱلْقَهَّارُ al-Qahhār The Subduer/ Overcomer/ Conqueror/ Absolute Vanquisher

12:39, 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16
16 ٱلْوَهَّابُ al-Wahhāb The Absolute Bestower/ Giver/ Grantor/ Great Donor 38:9, 38:35
17 ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ar-Razzāq The Provider/ Sustainer/ Bestower of Sustenance/ All-Provider 51:58
18 ٱلْفَتَّاحُ al-Fattāḥ The Opener/ Opener of the Gates of Profits/ Reliever/ The Victory Giver 34:26
19 ٱلْعَلِيمُ 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
20 ٱلْقَابِضُ al-Qābiḍ The Restrainer/ Withholder/ Straightener/ Absolute Seizer 2:245
21 ٱلْبَاسِطُ al-Bāsiṭ The Extender/ Expander/ Generous Provider 2:245
22 ٱلْخَافِضُ al-Khāfiḍ The Abaser/ Humiliator/ Downgrader 56:3; al-Kafʿamī (1992:38)
23 ٱلرَّافِعُ ar-Rāfiʿ The Exalter/ Upgrader 58:11, 6:83
24 ٱلْمُعِزُّ al-Muʿizz The Giver of Honor/ Bestower of Honor/ Empowerer 3:26
25 ٱلْمُذِلُّ al-Muḏill The Giver of Dishonor/ the Giver of Disgrace 3:26
26 ٱلسَّمِيعُ as-Samīʿ The Hearing/ All-Hearing/ Hearer of Invocation 2:127, 2:256, 8:17, 49:1
27 ٱلْبَصِيرُ al-Baṣīr The All-Seeing/ All-Seer/ Ever-Clairvoyant/ Clear-Sighted/ Clear-Seeing 4:58, 17:1, 42:11, 42:27
28 ٱلْحَكَمُ al-Ḥakam The Judge/ Arbitrator/ Arbiter/ All-Decree/ Possessor of Authority of Decisions and Judgment 22:69
29 ٱلْعَدْلُ al-ʿAdl The Just/ Authorized and Straightforward Judge of Dealing Justly 6:115
30 ٱللَّطِيفُ al-Laṭīf The Gentle/ Benignant/ Subtly Kind/ All-Subtle 22:63, 31:16, 33:34
31 ٱلْخَبِيرُ al-Khabīr The All-Aware/ Well-Acquainted/ Ever-Adept 6:18, 17:30, 49:13, 59:18
32 ٱلْحَلِيمُ al-Ḥalīm The Forbearing/ Indulgent/ Oft Forbearing/ All-Enduring 2:235, 17:44, 22:59, 35:41
33 ٱلْعَظِيمُ al-ʿAẓīm The Most Great/ Ever-Magnificent/ Most Supreme/ Exalted/ Absolute Dignified 2:255, 42:4, 56:96
34 ٱلْغَفُورُ al-Ghafūr The Ever-Forgiving/ Oft-Forgiving 2:173, 8:69, 16:110, 41:32
35 ٱلشَّكُورُ ash-Shakūr The Grateful/ Appreciative/ Multiplier of Rewards 35:30, 35:34, 42:23, 64:17
36 ٱلْعَلِيُّ al-ʿAliyy The Sublime/ Ever-Exalted/ Supreme/ Most High/ Most Lofty 4:34, 31:30, 42:4, 42:51 34:23
37 ٱلْكَبِيرُ al-Kabīr The Great/ Ever-Great/ Grand/ Most Great/ Greatly Abundant of Extent, Capacity and Importance 13:9, 22:62, 31:30, 34:23
38 ٱلْحَفِيظُ al-Ḥafīz The Preserver/ Ever-Preserving/ All-Watching/ Protector/ Guardian/ Oft-Conservator 11:57, 34:21, 42:6
39 ٱلْمُقِيتُ al-Muqīt The Nourisher/ Feeder 4:85
40 ٱلْحَسِيبُ al-Ḥasīb The Bringer of Judgment/ Ever-Reckoner 4:6, 4:86, 33:39
41 ٱلْجَلِيلُ al-Jalīl The Majestic/ Exalted/ Oft-Important/ Splendid 55:27, 7:143
42 ٱلْكَرِيمُ al-Karīm The Noble/ Bountiful/ Generous/ Precious/ Honored/ Benefactor 27:40, 82:6
43 ٱلرَّقِيبُ ar-Raqīb The Watchful/ Observer/ Ever-Watchful/ Watcher 4:1, 5:117
44 ٱلْمُجِيبُ al-Mujīb The Responsive/ Answerer/ Supreme Answerer/ Accepter of Invocation 11:61
45 ٱلْوَاسِعُ al-Wāsiʿ The Vast/ All-Embracing/ Omnipresent/ Boundless/ All-Encompassing 2:268, 3:73, 5:54
46 ٱلْحَكِيمُ al-Ḥakīm The Wise/ Ever-Wise/ Endowed with Sound Judgment 31:27, 46:2, 57:1, 66:2
47 ٱلْوَدُودُ al-Wadūd The Affectionate/ Ever-Affectionate/ Loving One/ Loving/ the Lover/ the One Who Tenders and Warm Hearts 11:90, 85:14
48 ٱلْمَجِيدُ al-Majīd The All-Glorious/ Majestic/ Ever-Illustrious

11:73
49 ٱلْبَاعِثُ al-Bāʿiṯ The Resurrector/ Awakener/ Arouser/ Dispatcher 22:7
50 ٱلشَّهِيدُ ash-Shahīd The Witness/ Testifier/ Ever-Witnessing 4:166, 22:17, 41:53, 48:28
51 ٱلْحَقُّ al-Ḥaqq The Truth/ Reality/ the Only One Certainly Sound and Genuine in Truth 6:62, 22:6, 23:116, 24:25
52 ٱلْوَكِيلُ al-Wakīl The Trustee, The Dependable, The Advocate 3:173, 4:171, 28:28, 73:9
53 ٱلْقَوِيُّ al-Qawiyy The Strong 22:40, 22:74, 42:19, 57:25
54 ٱلْمَتِينُ al-Matīn The Firm, The Steadfast 51:58
55 ٱلْوَلِيُّ al-Waliyy The Friend, Helper 4:45, 7:196, 42:28, 45:19
56 ٱلْحَمِيدُ al-Ḥamīd The All Praiseworthy 14:8, 31:12, 31:26, 41:42
57 ٱلْمُحْصِىُ al-Muḥsīy The Accounter, The Numberer of All 72:28, 78:29
58 ٱلْمُبْدِئُ al-Mubdiʾ The Originator, The Producer, The Initiator 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13
59 ٱلْمُعِيدُ al-Muʿīd The Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13
60 ٱلْمُحْيِي al-Muḥyē The Giver of Life 7:158, 15:23, 30:50, 57:2
61 ٱلْمُمِيتُ al-Mumīt The Bringer of Death 3:156, 7:158, 15:23, 57:2
62 ٱلْحَىُّ al-Ḥayy The Living 2:255, 3:2, 20:111, 25:58, 40:65
63 ٱلْقَيُّومُ al-Qayyūm The Subsisting, The Independent 2:255, 3:2, 20:111
64 ٱلْوَاجِدُ al-Wājid The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing 38:44
65 ٱلْمَاجِدُ al-Mājid The Illustrious, The Magnificent, The Glorious 85:15, 11:73; al-Kafʿamī (1992:48)
66 ٱلْوَاحِدُ al-Wāḥid The Unique, The Single 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4
67 ٱلْأَحَدُ al-ʾAḥad The One, The Indivisible 112:1
68 ٱلصَّمَدُ aṣ-Ṣamad The Eternal, The Absolute, The Self-Sufficient 112:2
69 ٱلْقَادِرُ al-Qādir The All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything 6:65, 46:33, 75:40
70 ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ al-Muqtadir The Determiner, The Dominant 18:45, 54:42, 6:65
71 ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ al-Muqaddim The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward 16:61
72 ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ al-Muʾakhkhir The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away 71:4
73 ٱلْأَوَّلُ al-ʾAwwal The First, The Beginning-less 57:3
74 اَلْآخِرُ al-ʾÃkhir The Last, The Endless 57:3
75 ٱلظَّاهِرُ aẓ-Ẓāhir The Manifest, The Evident, The Outer 57:3
76 ٱلْبَاطِنُ al-Bāṭin The Hidden, The Unmanifest, The Inner 57:3
77 ٱلْوَالِي al-Wāliy The Patron, The Protecting Friend, The Friendly Lord 13:11
78 ٱلْمُتَعَالِي al-Mutʿāliy The Supremely Exalted, The Most High 13:9
79 ٱلْبَرُّ al-Barr The Good, The Beneficent 52:28
80 ٱلتَّوَّابُ at-Tawwāb The Ever-Returning, Ever-Relenting 2:128, 4:64, 49:12, 110:3
81 ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ al-Muntaqim The Avenger 32:22, 43:41, 44:16
82 اَلْعَفُوُّ al-ʿAfuww The Pardoner, The Effacer, The Forgiver 4:43, 4:99, 4:149, 22:60, 58:2
83 اَلرَّؤُوفُ ar-Raʾūf The Kind, The Pitying 9:117, 57:9, 59:10
84 مَـٰلِكُ ٱلْمُلْكِ Mālik-ul-mulk The Owner of all Sovereignty 3:26
85 ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ Ḏū l-Jalāli wa l-ʾIkrām The Owner, Lord of Majesty and Honour 55:27, 55:78
86 اَلْمُقْسِطُ al-Muqsiṭ The Equitable, The Requiter 3:18,5:42,57:25,5:42
87 اَلْجَامِعُ al-Jāmiʿ The Gatherer, The Unifier 3:9
88 ٱلْغَنيُّ al-Ghāniyy The Rich, The Independent 39:7, 47:38, 57:24
89 اَلْمُغْنِيُّ al-Mughniyy The Enricher, The Emancipator 9:28
90 اَلْمَانِعُ al-Māniʿ The Preventer, The Withholder, The Shielder, The Defender See al-Kafʿamī (1992:61)
91 اَلضَّارُ aḍ-Ḍār The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor 6:1758:10; al-Kafʿamī (1992:58)
92 اَلنَّافِعُ an-Nāfiʿ The Propitious, The Benefactor, The Source of Good 30:37
93 اَلنُّورُ an-Nūr The Light 24:35
94 اَلْهَادِي al-Hādī The Guide, The Way 22:54
95 اَلْبَدِيعُ al-Badīʿ The Originator, The Incomparable, The Unattainable, The Beautiful 2:117, 6:101
96 اَلْبَاقِي al-Bāqī The Immutable, The Infinite, The Everlasting 55:27; al-Kafʿamī (1992:64)
97 اَلْوَارِثُ al-Wāriṯ The Heir, The Inheritor of All 15:23, 57:10
98 اَلرَّشِيدُ ar-Rashīd The Guide to the Right Path 11:87 (Used Not referring to Allah)
99 اَلصَّبُورُ aṣ-Ṣabūr The Timeless, The Patient 2:153, 3:200, 103:3

There are several names that usually not included in the interpretation of al-Tirmidhi's Hadith list of 99, but also found in Qur'an and authentic Hadiths. Those names including al-Ilah (The only One Who deserve to be worshipped), ar-Rabb (The Most authoritative/Most regulative/Possessor/Arranger)., Muqallibal-qulub (Changer of the hearts), al-Mannan (The all-giving/Giver without being asked), or al-Muhsin (The One who continually perform good deeds); among others.

Hidden names

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On the other hand, there is no universal agreement among Islamic exegesis scholars, as to how many as a name of God, since it was only Ibn Hazm who only agreed the limitation of 99 names. Instead, Islamic scholars such as al-Khattabi, al-Qurtubi, Abi Bakr bin Thayyib, Ibn al-'Arabi (not Ibn Arabi), Abu Abdillah ar-Razi, Ibn Taymiyya, Al-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya and Ibn Rajab, has stated that Allah has Infinite numbers of name. This with the rulings that only few names and each of its attributes revealed and known in Qur'an and Hadiths, while the uncountably unrevealed names and their attributes are only known by Allah Himself. The basis of this rulings was the Hadith which said:

Arabic: أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ, romanized"I beg You by every Names that is Yours, which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or (which you) kept them secret to Yourself in the mysterious knowledge of Yours." Transmitted by Abdullah ibn Masud.

— Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Hibban, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri., Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Sahih Ibn Hibban, Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn. graded authentic by Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut.

And also another Hadith with multiple chain of transmitters:

Arabic: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لاَ أُحْصِيْ ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ., romanized“O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in Your blessing from Your wrath, and I seek refuge in Your salvation from Your torment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot limit the amount of praise to You. You are as You praise Yourself." Transmitted by Aisha

— Ibn Majah, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Sunan ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

As for the established Islamic creed about these unrevealed names of Allah, majority fatwas of scholars said it is obligatory for a Muslim to believe in those names existence along with their attributes, but it is forbidden for Muslims to trying to searching for them without literal evidences from Qur'an and authentic Hadiths. In the creed of Islamic eschatology, Those hidden names are believed to be hidden from anyone but Allah, and will only be revealed personally to Muhammad during the Judgement Day

Attributes

Islamic tenets has detailed descriptions about to differentiate names with attributes (Arabic: صِفَة, romanizedṣifāh 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", or "fundamental mercy". According to Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Allah has 100 kinds of Rahmat (grace/godsend), whereas only one of them already revealed to this world, while the other 99 still withheld for the afterlife. One of the "Rahmat" which 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. Another example is name of al-ʿAliyy contains several attributes, such as "heightness" and "above all".

Samee-Ullah gave example the attribute of 'Anger' (Gadb) of Allah cannot be likened to the anger of humans. And also the naming of Allah solely with his attribute are deemed wrong by Samee-Ullah, such as "al-Gaadib (the Angry one)," as example, since This ruling is because the naming of Allah are limited by the evidences from Qur'an and Hadith. Thus, postulating the tenet in Islam's creed that essentialy, the name-bearing of Allah are different from attributes of Allah. Nevertheless, Al-Uthaymin stated the principal ruling of giving attributes to Allah is similar with the ruling about giving name to Allah; that is forbidden to gave attributes without evidences from Qur'an and Sunnah. One of the disputed name of Allah among the Islamic academic is "al-Hannan", Since it is considered as one of the attribute of "ar-Rahman" name in Maryam 19:13, not because al-Hannan is a name itself.

Both Ibn Taymiyya in his work, The treaty of Tadmur, and Ibn al-Qayyim has published their statements refuting Jahmiyya, and al-Juwayni respectively; as Jahmiyya scholars and al-Juwayni rejected the existence of the attributes of Allah and consider the names of Allah are just semantics without any substances in them. Both Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim statement became the ruling which established by Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, as they stated that each of Allah's name contains multiple attributes. The Salafi scholars such as Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz does not consent the interpretation of the attributes of Allah. Moreover, Walid Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad al-'Ali, exegesis professor of Islamic University of Madinah, has quoted Ibn al-Qayyim's concern regarding the importance names and its attributes of Allah as part of the first article of the six Articles of Faith, the Tawhid (oneness ') article.

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 (الاسْمُ ٱلْأَعْظَم). This "Greatest Name of God" is said to be "the one which if He is called (prayed to) by it, He will answer." More than 1000 names of God are listed in the Jawshan Kabir (جَوْشَنُ ٱلْكَبِير—literally "the Great Cuirass") invocations. Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries".

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. 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".

Theophoric given names

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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.

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"):

Say: "O God! Lord of Power, You give power to whom You please, and You strip off power from whom You please. You endue with honour whom You please, and You bring low whom You please. In Your hand is all Good." Verily, over all things You have power.

— Quran 3:26

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" (Arabic: بهاء "glory, splendor"), which appears in the words Bahá'u'lláh and Baháʼí. They also believe that it is the greatest name of God. The Báb wrote a noted pentagram-shaped tablet with 360 morphological derivation of the word "Baháʼ" used in it.

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. In the first verse of the duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, the name "Bahāʾ" appears four times.

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Appendix

Footnotes

  1. Ibn al-'Arabi full Nisba name is Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Andalusi al-Ishbili al-Maliki, a Maliki scholar who died in 1121 AD. Ibn Arabi full Nisba is Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hatimi at-Tayy al-Andalusi, a philosopher who died in 1216 AD.

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