The Explanation of the Perfect Names of Allah

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May Allah raise the rank of our master Muhammad and his Al and Companions and protect his nation from that which he fears for it.
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Thereafter:

1. Allah الله


The One Who has the Godhood, which is the power to create the entities .

2. Ar-Rahman الرحمن


an abundance of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world Who has one The exclusively for the believers in the Hereafter. and

3. Ar-Rahim الرحيم


The One Who has an abundance of mercy for the believers.

4. Al-Malik الملِك


The One with absolute Dominion, and the One Whose Dominion is clear of imperfection.

5. Al-Quddus القدّوس


The One Who is pure from any imperfection and clear of children and adversaries.

6. As-Salam السَّلام

The One Who is clear of every imperfection.

7. Al-Mu'min المؤمِن


The One Who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him; and Who witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.

8. Al-Muhaymin المهيمن


The One Who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.

9. Al-^Aziz العزيز


The Defeater Who is not defeated .


10. Al-Jabbar الجبّار

The One for Whom nothing happens in His dominion except what He willed.

11. Al-Mutakabbir المتكبّر

The One Who is clear of the attributes of the creatures and of resembling them.


12. Al- Khaliq الخالِق


The One Who brings everything from non-existence to existence.


13. Al-Bari' البارئ

The Creator Who has the Power to turn the entities from one state to another.

14. Al-Musawwir المصوِّر


The One Who forms His creatures in different pictures.

15. Al-Ghaffar الغفّار


The One Who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.

16. Al-Qahhar القهّار


The Subduer Who has the perfect Power and is not powerless over anything.

17. Al-Wahhab الوهّاب


The One Who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. `1

18. Ar-Razzaq الرّزّاق


The One Who makes the Sustenance reach His slaves Sustenance is everything that benefits,6 . whether halal or haram.

19. Al-Fattah الفتّاح


The One Who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.

20. Al-^Alim العليم


The Knowledgeable the One for Whom nothing is hidden from His Knowledge. ;

21-22. Al-Qabid, Al-Basit الباقي - الباسِط


The One Who constricts the sustenance by His Wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.

23-24. Al-Khafid, Ar-Rafi^ الخافِض - الرّافِع


The One Who lowers whomever He willed by His Destruction and raises whomever He willed by His Endowment.

25-26. Al-Mu^izz, Al-Mudhill المُعِزُّ- المُذِلُّ


The One Who gives esteem to whomever He willed; hence there is no one to degrade him. The One Who degrades whomever He willed; hence there is no one to give him esteem.

27. As-Sami^ السِّميع


The One Who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument, or organ.

28. Al-Basir البصير


The One Who Sees instrument.

29. Al-Hakam الحَكَم


He is the Ruler, and His judgment is His Word.

30. Al-^Adl العَدل


The One Who is entitled to do what He does.

31. Al-Latif اللطيف


The One Who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.

32. Al-Khabir الخبير


The One Who knows the truth of things.

33. Al-Halim الحليم


The One Who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.

34. Al-^Adhim العظيم


The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement, and Purity from all imperfection.

35. Al-Ghafur الغفور


The One Who forgives a lot.

36. Ash-Shakur الشَّكور


The One Who gives ample reward for a little obedience.

37. Al-^Aliyy العليّ


The One Who is clear of the attributes of the creatures.


38. Al-Kabir الكبير


The One Who is greater in status than everything.

39. Al-Hafidh الحفيظ


The One Who protects whatever and whomever He willed to protect.

40. Al-Muqit المُقيت


The One Who has the Power.

41. Al-Hasib الحسيب


The One Who gives the satisfaction.

42. Al-Jalil الجليل


The One Who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.


43. Al-Karim الكريم

The One Who is clear of abjectness.

44. Ar-Raqib الرَّقيب


The One from Whom nothing is absent. Hence its meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.

45. Al-Mujib المُجيب


The One Who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.

46. Al-Wasi^ الواسع


The Knowledgeable.

47. Al-Hakim الحكيم


The One Who is correct in His doings.

48. Al-Wadud الودود


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: Hence its meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and with which He spoke to Muhammad and Musa. It is not a sound, nor a language, nor a letter.)

49. Al-Majid المجيد


The One Who is with perfect Power, High Status Compassion, Generosity, and Kindness. ,

50. Al-Ba^ith الباعِث


The One Who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.

51. Ash-Shahid الشَّهيد


The One from Whom nothing is absent.

52. Al-Haqq الحقّ


The One Who truly exists, i.e the One Whose Existence is confirmed. .,

53. Al-Wakil الوكيل


The One Who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.

54. Al-Qawiyy القويّ


The One with the complete Power.

55. Al-Matin المتين


The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted, and Who does not get tired.

56. Al-Waliyy الوليّ


The Supporter.

57. Al-Hamid الحميد


The praised One Who deserves to be praised.

58. Al-Muhsi المُحْصي


The One Who knows the count of things.

59. Al-Mubdi' المُبدىء


The One Who started the human being, that is, He created him.

60. Al-Mu^id المُعيد


The One Who brings back the creatures after death.

61. Al-Muhyi المُحيى


The One Who took out a living human from seminal fluid that does not have a soul. He quickens the dead by giving the souls back to the decayed bodies on the Resurrection Day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.

62. Al-Mumit المُميت


The One Who renders the living dead.

63. Al-Hayy الحيّ


The One Who is attributed flesh, and blood . with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul,

64. Al-Qayyum القيُّوم


The One Who remains and does not end.

65. Al-Wajid الواجِد


The Rich Who is never poor. AlWajd is Richness.

66. Al-Majid الماجِد


The One Who is Majid.

67. Al-Wahid الواحِد


The One without a partner.

68. As-Samad الصَّمد


The Master Who is relied upon in matters and is resorted to in one's needs.

69. Al-Qadir القادِر


The One Who is attributed with Power.

70. Al-Muqtadir المُقتدِر


The One with the perfect Power from Whom nothing is withheld.

71-72. Al-Muqaddim, Al-Mu'akhkhir المُقدِّمُ المُؤخِّر


The One Who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead whatever He wills and delays whatever He wills.

73. Al-'Awwal الأوَّلُ


The One whose Existence is without a beginning.

74. Al-'Akhir الآخِرُ


The One whose Existence is without an end.

75-76. Adh-Dhahir, Al-Batin الظًّاهِرُ الباطِنُ


The One above Whom nothing exists and underneath Whom nothing exists; hence He exists without a place. His Existence is obvious by proofs. He is clear of the delusions of bodily attributes.

77. Al-Wali الوالي


The One Who owns things and manages them.

78. Al-Muta^ali المُتعالي


The One Who is clear of the attributes of the creation.

79. Al-Barr البرُّ


The One Who is kind to His creatures, Who covered them with His sustenance and specified whomever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.

80. At-Tawwab التَّوّاب


The One Who grants repentance to whomever He willed among His creatures and accepts repentance. his

81. Al-Muntaqim المُنتقِمُ


The One Who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One Who destroys them.

82. Al-^Afuww العَفُوُّ


The One with wide forgiveness.

83. Ar-Ra'uf الرَّءُوف


The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His Will to endow upon whomever He willed among His creatures.

84. Malikul-Mulk مالِكُ المُلْكِ


The One Who controls the dominion and gives dominion to whomever He willed.

85. Dhul-Jalal Wal-'Ikram ذو الجلالِ والإكرام


The One Who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.

86. Al-Muqsit المُقسِطُ


The One Who is Just in His judgment.

87. Al-Jami^ الجامِعُ


The One Who gathers the creatures on a day there is no doubt about, that is, the Day of Judgment.

88. Al-Ghaniyy الغنيُّ


The One Who does not need the creation.




The One Who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.

90. Al-Mani^ المانِعُ

89. Al-Mughni المُغني
The Supporter Who protects and gives victory to His pious believers.

91-92. Ad -Darr, An-Nafi^ الضَّارُّ النَّافِعُ


The One Who makes harm reach to whomever He willed and benefit to whomever He willed.

93. An-Nur النّور


The One Who guides.

94. Al-Hadi الهادي


The One with Whose Guidance His believers were guided, and with Whose Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.

95. Al-Badi^ البديعُ


The One Who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.

96. Al-Baqi الباقي


The One for Whom the state of non-existence is impossible.

97. Al-Warith الوارثُ


The One Whose Existence remains.

98. Ar-Rashid الرَّشيدُ


The One Who guides.

99. As-Sabur الصَّبور


The One Who does not quickly punish the sinners.

and Allah knows bestالسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
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