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1. Allaah (The One And Only True God) 52. Al-Hayy (The Living)
2. Al-Ilaah (The Deity) 53. Al-Qayyum (The Sustainer)
3. Ar-Rabb (The Lord) 54. An-Nur (The Light)
4. Al-Waahid (The One) 55. Al-Qaabid (The Taker)
5. Al-Ahad (The Singular) 56. Al-Baasit (The Extender)
6. As-Samad (The Self-Sufficient) 57. Ash-Shaheed (The Witness)
7. Al-Hakeem (The All-Wise) 58. Al-Mubdi` (The Starter)
8. Al-Haleem (The Most Forebearing) 59. Al-Mu’eed (The Recaller,The One Who
9. Ar-Rahmaan (The Most Beneficent) Repeats Creation)
10. Ar-Raheem (The Most Merciful) 60. Al-Faàalul Limaa Yureed
11. Al-Barr (The Generous) (The One Who Does What He Wills)
12. Al-Kareem (The Kind ) 61. Al-Ghanee (The Self Sufficient, The Rich)
13. Al-Jawwaad (The Bestower of Good ) 62. Al-Mughnee (The Sufficient)
14. Ar-Raòof (The Kind ) 63. Al-Mubeen (The Clear)
15. Al-Wahhaab (The Bestower) 64. Ash-Shaakir (The Recognizer & Rewarder
16. Al-Hameed (The One who is Praised) of Good)
17. Al-Afuww (The Effacer of Sins) 65. Ash-Shakoor (The Appreciative)
18. Al-Ghafoor (The Forgiving) 66. Al-Qareeb (The Close)
19. Al-Ghaffaar (The All Forgiving) 67. Al-Mujeeb (The Answerer)
20. At-Tawwaab (The Oft-returning) 68. Al-Kaafee (The Sufficient)
21. Al-Quddoos (The Holy) 69. Al-Awwal (The First)
22. As-Salaam (The Peace) 70. Al-Aakhir (The Last)
23. Al-Alee (The High) 71. Adh-Dhaahir (The Manifest)
24. al-A`laa (The Highest) 72. Al-Baatin (The Inward)
25. Al-Muta’aal (The Exalted) 73. Al-Waasi'` (The Vast)
26. Al-Mannaan (The Bestower) 74. Al-Haadee (The Director)
27. Al-Jabbaar (The Compeller) 75. Ar-Rasheed (The Guide)
28. Al-Mutakabbir (The Supreme) 76. Al-Haqq (The Truth)
29. Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) 77. Al-Atheem (The Most Magnificent)
30. Al-Baari’ (The Originator) 78. Al-Majeed (The Most Glorious)
31. Al-Musawwir (The Shaper) 79. Al-Kabeer (The Most Great)
32. Al-Mu’min (The giver of Security) 80. As-Samee’ (The All Hearing)
33. Noorus-Samaawaati Wal-Ardh 81. Al-Baseer (The All Seeing)
(Light of the Heavens and the Earth) 82. Al-‘Aleem (The All Knowing)
34. Al-Muhaymin (The Ever Watching) 83. Al-Khabeer (The All Aware)
35. Al-Qadeer (All Powerful,The Able) 84. Al-Azeez (The Mighty)
36. Al-Lateef (The Most Subtle,The Kind) 85. Al-Muqtadir (The Omnipotent)
37. Al-Haseeb (The Reckoner) 86. Al-Qawiyy (The Most Powerful)
38. Ar-Raqeeb (The Ever Watching) 87. Al-Mateen (The Most Strong)
39. Al-Hafeedh (The Guardian) 88. Al-‘Afuw (The Oft-Pardoning)
40. Al-Muheet (The Encompassing) Al-Ghafoor (The Oft-Forgiving)
41. Al-Qahhaar (The Subduer) Al-Ghaffaar (The Most Forgiving)
42. Al-Qaahir (The Irresistible) 89. Badee’us Samaa Wati Wal-Ard
43. Al-Muqeet (The Powerful) ("The Originating Creator" of the Heavens
44. Al-Wakeel & The Earth)
(The Disposer of Affairs, The One Who is 90. Al-Kaafi (The Sufficient)
Relied Upon) 91. Al-Waasi’ (The Vast, Extending,
45. Al-Wudood (The Loving) Abounding, Far Reaching, All Sufficient)
46. Al-Fattaah (The Judge, The Opener) 92. Al-Jameel (The Beautiful)
47. Al-Malik (The King ) 93. Ar-Rafeeq (The Gentle)
Al-Maalik (The Master & Owner ) 94. Al-Hayee (The Shy)
Alladhee Lahu Al-Mulk 95. As-Sitteer (The Coverer)
(The One to Whom Belongs the Dominion) 96. Al-Qaabid (The Constrictor)
48. Ar-Razzaaq (The Provider) 97. Al-Baasit (The Munificent)
49. Al-Hakam (The Judge) 98. Al-M’utee (The Giver)
50. Al-Adl (The Just) 99. Al-Maani` (The Preventer)
51. Jaamiùn Naas (The Gatherer of Mankind)
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Introduction
Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radiallahu 'anhu) that the
Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Allah has ninety nine
names, one hundred minus one; and he who counts them all will enter Al-Jannah (the Garden Of
Heaven), and Allah is "witr" (One) and loves the witr (i.e. odd numbers). [Al-Bukhaari, At-
Tirmidhi, An-Nasaai, Ibn Majah]
"Counting" Allah's ninety nine names means: knowing them, learning them by heart,
understanding them, believing in them, good observance towards them, presentation of their
boundaries in our dealings with Allah, and supplicating Allah through them. Thus, the hadeeth
means that whoever committed those names to memory, contemplated their implications,
respected their meanings, conducted himself in accordance with them, sanctified their Owner,
such a person will surely be rewarded with the Gardens of Paradise.
There is a consensus among the scholars that Allah's names are not confined to the number
mentioned by the Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). His sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) statement simply tells us that a Muslim who
properly believes in and applies those ninety nine names will surely enter Al-Jannah. It does not
negate the existence of other names for the Almighty. The Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam
(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) told us about entering Al-Jannah, not about the total number of
Allah's names.
The proof that there are other names which the Creator did not reveal to us, is the following
hadeeth of the Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam): If any Muslim
afflicted with distress or grief makes this supplication, his supplication will be accepted: 'Oh
Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant. My forehead is in Your
hand. Your command concerning me prevails, and Your decision concerning me is just. I call
upon You by every one of the beautiful names by which You have described Yourself, or which
You have revealed in Your Book, or have taught any one of Your creatures, or which You have
chosen to keep in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to make the Qur'aan the delight of my
heart, the light of my breast, and remove of any grief, sorrows, and afflictions', Allah will
remove one's affliction and replace it with joy and happiness." The Companions, then, said; "Do
we have to learn these words?" The Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu 'alaihi wa
sallam) replied: "Yes, any one who heard them should learn them. [Ahmed, Abu Awaana, Abu
Ya'la, Al-Bazzar]
We reiterate the rule that the only names and attributes to be ascribed to Allah are those
mentioned in the Qur'aan or in the authentic Sunnah; they are directly communicated to us and
are not the products of opinion and interpretation. Allah is to be described only by the attributes
with which He had described Himself or with which His Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam
(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) had described Him. And He is to be named only by the names with
which He had named Himself or with which His Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam) had named Him.

1. Allah:
He is the One and Only Deity, the One Who is Worshipped and the One Who
deserves to be worshipped by the whole of His creation due to the Perfect
Godly Attributes that He is described with.
"Allah! There is none worthy of worship but He, the Living, the Sustaining. Neither slumber nor
sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. Who is there
that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He Knows what happens to them (His
creatures) in this world and in the Hereafter. They will not encompass anything of His
Knowledge except that which He Wills. His Footstool extends over the heavens and the earth
and he feels no fatigue in guarding them. He is the Most High, the Most Great." (2:255)
2. Al-Ilaah (The Deity)
This is comprehensive and inclusive of all the perfect attributes and sublime characteristics.
Every one of the beautiful names are included as well. Correct is the statement that the word
"ilaah" is the root of the name Allah and that Allah is the name inclusive of all the beautiful
names and high characteristics and attributes and Allah is the All-Knowing.
"Allah the High and Sublime states: Verily Allah is the One and Only Deity (Ilaahun Waahid).
Far Exalted is He from having a son and to Him belong everything in the heavens and the earth
and Sufficient is Allah as a Caretaker. [Soorah An-Nisaa, Aayah 171]
3. Ar-Rabb (The Lord)
This name has been repeatedly mentioned in many verses. Ar-Rabb is the One Who nurtures and
sustains all of His servants through regulating the affairs and granting all types of favors and
blessings. More specifically He is the One Who nurtures and sustains those close to Him
(awliyaa') by correcting and purifying their hearts, souls and manners. This is why their
supplications are frequently made with this Noble Name because they seek this specific
nurturing.
"And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of Mercy. Were He to call them to account for what
they had earned then surely He would have hastened on their punishment. But they have their
appointed time beyond which they will find no escape." (18:58)
4. Al-Waahid (The One )

5. Al-Ahad (The Singular)
He is the One Who is singled out in all aspects of Perfection

such that nothing else shares with Him in them. It is obligatory
upon the servants to single Him out alone in belief, saying and

action by acknowledging His unrestricted perfection, His uniqueness and singling Him out Alone
for all types of worship.
"'O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords better or Allah, the One, the
Irresistible?'"
(12:39)
"Say: I am only a warner and there is no god except Allah the One, the Irresistible."
(38:65)
6. As-Samad (The Self-Sufficient)
He is the One upon Whom the whole of creation relies upon in all
of their needs, predicaments and necessities. This due to His
unrestricted perfection with regard to His Essence, His Names, His
Attributes and His Actions.
"Say: He is Allah the One. Allah the Self-Sufficient." (112:1-2)
7. Al-Hakeem (the All-Wise)
He is the One to Whom belongs the highest wisdom, the One

Who is All-Wise in His creating and commanding, Who
perfected everything He created,
"and Who is better than Allah in judgment for a people who
have firm faith?" (5:50)
Therefore He has created nothing out of mere frivolity and He

has legislated nothing that is vain and of no use. The One to Whom belongs wisdom in the
beginning and the end. He has three areas of ruling which nothing else has a share in: He rules
between His servants with respect to His Law, His Decree and His Recompense. Wisdom is to
place something in its correct place.
"For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description and for Allah is the highest
description. He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise."
(16:60)
"It is He Who is the only God worshipped in the heaven and on the earth. He is the All-Wise, the
All-Knowing."
(43:84)
"And He is the Irresistible (supreme), above His slaves, and He is the All-wise, Well-Acquainted
with all things."
[Al-An'am (6):18]

He, the Exalted, the Most Wise, is described as having perfect wisdom and perfect judgment
between His creatures. Thus, the Most-wise is He who has vast knowledge and understanding of
the beginnings of all matters and their ending. He is vast in His praise, perfect in His power and
abundant in His mercy. He is the One who puts things in their (proper) places and settles them in
their suitable position according to His creation and His command. He cannot be questioned
(concerning what He does) and He cannot be criticized regarding His Wisdom.
His Wisdom Is Of Two Types:
One of them is His wisdom concerning His creation. For verily, He created the creation in Truth
comprising all of the Truth. His aim and His intention in doing so was truth. He created all of the
creatures with the best organization and He arranged them in the most perfect arrangement. He
gave every creation a created form that is suitable for it. He even gave each part of the parts of
the creatures, and every limb from the limbs of the animals, its form and its shape. No one sees
in His creation any mistake, deficiency or shortcoming. If the intellects of all of creation, from
the first of them to the last of them, gathered together to invent something like the creation of the
Most Beneficent (Allah) or anything close to what He has placed in existence of perfection,
organization and excellence, they would not be able to do so, how could they have any power to
do anything like this? It is sufficient enough that the intelligent and wise ones amongst them
know much of His Wisdom and they discover some of the beauty and perfection of His
Wisdoms. This is something known with certainty due to what is known of His magnificence,
and the perfection of His attributes and the results of His Wisdoms in the creation and the
command. Verily, He challenges His slaves and commands them to look and look again, and to
notice whether they find any defect or deficiency in His creation. Their vision will return to them
weary, dim and unable to find a blemish in anything of His creations.
The second type is the wisdom in His legislation and command. For verily, He legislates the
laws, reveals the scriptures and sends the messengers so that the slaves may know Him and
worship Him. So what wisdom can be greater than this? And what bounty and generosity can be
more magnificent than this? For verily, the awareness of Him, worshipping Him alone without
any partner, doing deeds solely for Him, praising Him, thanking Him and lauding Him are the
best gifts from Him to His slaves. This is the greatest bounty for whoever Allah favors with it.
This is the most perfect pleasures and joy for the hearts and the souls. Likewise, this is the only
cause of attaining eternal happiness and everlasting pleasure. If there were not in His command
and His legislation anything other than this great wisdom-which is the foundation of good acts,
the most perfect of pleasures, and because of it the creation was created, the rewards will be
deserved and Paradise and Hell-fire were created - then it would be sufficient and healing.
Along with this, His legislation and His religion contain every good. Thus, His information
(concerning His religion) fills the hearts with knowledge, conviction, faith and correct creed of
beliefs. The hearts can remain firm with this (wisdom) and their deviation is removed, It (this
wisdom) harvests every beautiful character, righteous deed, correct guidance and sensible
conduct. His commands and prohibitions revolve around the goal of this wisdom and rectifying
and setting aright the religion and the worldly aspects of life. For verily, Allah does not
command anything except that it is entirely beneficial. He also does not prohibit anything except
that it is entirely harmful or mostly harmful.
From the wisdom of Islamic Law is that just as it is concerned with correcting the hearts, the
character, the actions and firm establishment upon the straight path. It is likewise concerned with

correcting the worldly affairs. For the affairs of the worldly cannot be truly corrected except by
the true religion that Muhammad (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) came with. This is evident
and perceived by every person of sound intellect. For verily, the followers of Muhammad
(sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam), when they firmly established this religion by acting according to
its fundamentals, its branches and everything that it guided to, their conditions were straight and
correct. But when they deviated from it, left most of its guidance and did not seek to be guided
by its exalted teachings, their worldly affairs deviated just as their religion had. Likewise, look at
other nations who achieved power, honor and respectful worldly status but when they were
empty of religious spirit its mercy and justice, their harms were greater than their benefits, their
evils were greater than their goodness. Their scholars, wise men and rulers were unable to mend
the evils that developed amongst them. They would never be able (to remove those evils) as long
as they remained in that condition. For this reason, it was from Allah's wisdom that what
Muhammad (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) came with of the Religion (Islam) and the Qur'an
is the greatest of evidences of his truthfulness and the truthfulness of that which he brought. This
is because of its being perfect and flawless which Muhammad could not have achieved without
Allah.
In summary, the attribute of being the Most Wise relates to the creatures and the legislation. All
of these (creation and laws) are according to the greatest wisdom. For Allah is Most Wise in His
Laws and Decree, His Laws of Religious Sanctions and His Laws of Recompense. The
difference between the Laws of Decree and the Laws of Religious sanctions is that the decree
relates to what Allah causes to exist, and what He decrees to actually be. Whatever He willed
will be and whatever He does not will, it will not be. However, the laws of the religious sanction
relate to that which He has legislated. The slave (creature) is maintained and he cannot do
without these two sets of laws or even one of them. Thus, whoever amongst them who does what
Allah loves and is pleased with them, both of these two laws have come together in him.
Whoever does the opposite of what Allah loves, then he has in him the law of Decree. For verily,
what he did occurred by the preordainment of Allah and His decree. However, his act is outside
the law of religious sanctions because he abandoned what Allah loves and is pleased with.
Therefore, the good, the evil, the obedience and disobedience, they are all related to and
consequences of the law of decree. Whatever Allah loves of these things, then it is a consequence
of the Law of religious sanction (or legislation) and it is directly related to it. And Allah knows
best.
[Al-Haqq Ul-Waadhih Ul-Mubeen, pg. 48-54, and Sharh Al-Qaseedah An Nooniyyah by Al-
Harraas (2/80), Tafseer As-Sa'dee, 5/621, Tawdheeh ul-Maqaasid was Tasheeh ul-Qawaa'id Fee
Sharh Qaseedah Al-Imaan Ibn Ul-Qayyim by Ahmad Bin Ibraheem Bin 'Isa, 2/226].
8. Al-Haleem (The Most Forebearing)
Allah, the Exalted, says, "And know that Allah knows what is in
your souls, so fear Him, and know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Forbearing."
[Al-Baqara (2):235]
He is the One Who causes apparent and hidden bounties to

follow graciously unto His creation, even though have many sins
and flaws. He is gentle with the disobedience of the disobeyers.

He gives them an opportunity to repent and grants them time to turn unto Him. *
[Tafseer Ash-Shaikh Abdur Rahmaan As-Sa'dee, 5/630]
He is the One Who possess perfect mildness that encompasses the people of disbelief,
disobedience and wickedness, in that He gives them time (respite) and He does not hasten on
their punishment. This is so that they may repent. If He willed He could seize them because of
their sins immediately when they perform those acts. For verily the sins require arranged
consequences from hastened punishment of various types. But Allah's gentleness is what
necessitates their respite. *
[Sharh An-Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas 2/86]
This is as Allah says
"And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving
(living) on the surface of the earth; but He gives them respite to an appointed term: and when
their term comes, then verily, Allah is Ever All-Seer of His slaves".
[Al-Faatir (35): 45]
Allah also says
"And if Allah were to seize mankind for their wrong-doing, He would not leave on it (the earth)
a single moving (living) creature, but He postpones them for an appointed term and when their
term comes, neither can they delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)".
[An-Nahal (16): 61]
Al-Haleem is the One Who bestows favors, both outward and inward, lavishly to His creation
despite their many acts of disobedience and transgression. He is gentle upon those that disobey
him and in censuring them so that perchance they may repent and gives them respite so that they
may become sorrowful.
"And know that Allah Knows what is in your minds, so fear Him. And know that Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, the Forbearing."
(2:235)
"If you lend to Allah a goodly loan He will double it for you and will forgive you. Allah is the
appreciative and rewarding, the Forbearing." (65:17)
09. Ar-Rahmaan (The Most Beneficent)

10. Ar-Raheem (the Most Merciful)
11. Al-Barr (The Generous)
12. Al-Kareem (the Kind)
13. Al-Jawwaad (The Bestower of Good)
14. Ar-Raòof (the Kind)
15. Al-Wahhaab (The Bestower)
All of these Names are close in meaning and all of them point to describing the Lord with
Mercy, Generosity, Kindness, and to the great expanse of His Mercy and Generosity that

encompasses all that is existence being granted in accordance to what His Wisdom dictates. The
believers have been specifically singled out for this and they are granted a goodly and the best
portion of this as Allah said, "My Mercy encompasses all things and I shall decree it for those
who have taqwaa." (7:156) So the blessings and the good are all from the effects of His Mercy,
Generosity and Kindness just as all the goodness in this world and in the Hereafter is from the
effects of His Mercy.
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"'Verily, we used to invoke Him Alone before. Verily He is the Generous, the Most Merciful."
(52:28)
"O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Kind." (82:6)
"And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, (Allah would have hastened
the Punishment). And that Allah is the Kind, the Most Merciful." (24:20)
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"(They say): Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us Mercy
from You. Truly you are the Bestower." (3:8)
16. Al-Hameed (the One Who is praised)
In His Essence, Names, Attributes and Actions. He possesses the

best of names and the most perfect of attributes and the best and
most complete actions for indeed the Actions of Allah are based
upon Grace and Justice.
"Alif Laam Raa. A Book which We have revealed to you that

you might lead mankind out of darkness into the light by the
leave of their Lord, the Mighty, the One Who is praised." (14:1)

"And indeed We bestowed upon Luqmaan wisdom saying: 'Give thanks to Allah,' and whosoever
gives thanks, he gives thanks for (the good) of his own self. And whoever is ungrateful then
verily Allah is All-Rich, Worthy of All praise." (31:12)
"O you mankind, you are needy of Allah and Allah is the Most Wealthy, the Most
Praiseworthy." [Fatir (35):15]
Ibn Al-Qayyim mentioned that Allah is praiseworthy from two aspects:
The first of them is that all of the creation pronounces His praise. Thus, every praise occurs from
the inhabitants of the heavens and earth, the first of them and the last of them; and every praise
that occurs from them in this life and the hereafter; and every praise that has not occurred from
them, but was decreed and destined throughout the continuation of time and the connecting of all
eras; then it is praise that fills all the existence. It fills the existence of the uppermost world, the
lower world and the parallel existences without any counting or calculating. For verily Allah
deserves this praises from many different aspects. From these is that Allah is the one who created
them and sustains them, He bestows upon them apparent and hidden bounties, religious and
worldly bounties. He averts from them vengeance and adversities. Whatever bounty that the
servant may have, then it is from Allah. None wards off evils except He. Therefore, he deserves
from them that they praise Him at all times and that they laud Him and thank Him at every
moment.
The second aspect is that He is praised for what He possesses of the Most Excellent names and
the Most Lofty and Perfect Attributes, His are the praise, exaltations and descriptions that are
magnificent and beautiful. Unto Him belongs every perfect characteristic and from these
characteristics, His are the most perfect and the most great. Thus, every attribute of His
Attributes deserves the most perfect praise and exaltation. Therefore, how about all of His Holy
Attributes combined? So unto Him belongs the praise due to his self, His attributes and His
actions. This is because His actions rotate between actions of blessing and goodness, and action
of justice and wisdom, which due to them He deserves the most perfect praise. To Him belongs
praise because of His creating, His legislation and the laws of recompense in the beginning (this
life) and the end (the hereafter). The classifying of His praise and that which He is praised cannot
be encompassed by the intellects, or calculated by the pens."
[Al-Haqq Al-Waadhih Al-Mubeen, pg. 39-40, and Sharh Al-Qaseedah An Nooniyyah by Al-
Harraas (2/75)]. And Tawdheeh Al-Maqaasid was Tasheeh Al-Qawaa'id 2/215]
17. Al-Afuww (the Forgiving)

18. Al-Ghafoor (the Forgiving)
19. Al-Ghaffaar (the All-Forgiving)
The One Who was and is known with the Attribute of

Forgiveness. The One Who is described as having Forgiveness
and Compassion. Everyone is in dire need of His forgiveness just
as they are in dire need of His Mercy and Kindness. Allah has promised forgiveness to the one
who fulfils its conditions.

He said, "And indeed I am All-Forgiving to him who repents, believes, associates none in
worship with Me, does righteous deeds and then remains constant in doing them." (20:82)
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"Whether you disclose a good deed, or conceal it, or pardon an evil... verily Allah is the
Forgiving, Most Merciful." (4:152)
"And indeed I am the All-Forgiving to him who repents, believes and does righteous deeds and
then remains constant in doing them." (20:82)
20. At-Tawwaab (the Oft-Returning)
The One Who is continuously turning (in forgiveness) to those that

turn to Him (in repentance), Who forgives the sins of the penitent.
Everyone who turns to Allah sincerely, Allah turns to them by
firstly granting them the ability to repent and turning their hearts
towards Him, and after this He turns to them by accepting their
repentance and forgiving their errors.
"Know they not that Allah accepts the repentance from His slaves
and takes the charity and that Allah is the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful?" (9:104)
"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not,
neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You
would hate it! Fear Allah, indeed Allah is the oft-Returning, Most Merciful." (49:12)
21. Al-Quddoos (the Holy)

22. As-Salaam (the Peace)
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The One Who is far greater and far removed from any imperfection, or that He resemble any of
His creation. Hence he is far removed from any defect just as He is far removed from anything
resembling Him or coming close to resembling Him in any of His Attributes of Perfection.
"There is nothing like Him"(42:11)
"There is no one equal to or comparable to Him"(112:3)
"Do you know of any who is similar to Him?" (19:65)
"Then do not set up rivals to Allah." (2:22)
Al-Quddoos is similar in meaning to as-Salaam in that they both negate any form of imperfection
while at the same time including unlimited perfection in every way. This because when
deficiency has been removed then all that remains is perfection.
"Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah - the King, the Holy, the All-Mighty,
the All-Wise." (62:1)
23. Al-Alee (the High)

24. al-A`laa (the Highest)
25. Al-Muta'aal (The Exalted)
To Him belongs highness in all of its aspects, Highness of His

Essence, Highness of His Attributes and esteem, Highness of
Strength and Power. He is the One Who has risen over His
Throne and the One Who Has encompassed the dominion. He is the One in Whom all the
attributes of greatness, grandness, magnificence and beauty find perfection and fulfillment.
"To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth, and He is the High, the Great." (42:4)
"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" (87:1)
"And He feels no Fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most
Great." [Al-Baqarah(2):225].
"He, the Exalted said, "All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Most Great, the Most High
(Or Exalted)." [Ar-Ra'd (13):9].
This shows all of the meanings of highness that are affirmed for
Allah in every aspect. He is lofty in His essence because He is
above all creation. He has ascended over the throne, which
means that He rose and elevated (over it). He has loftiness in His
ability. This refers to His Exalted attributes and their greatness.
The attributes of the creation cannot compare to Him. The
creatures all together could not encompass even some of the
meaning of one attribute of His attributes!

He, the Exalted said;

"They cannot encompass anything of His knowledge." [Taa Haa (20): 110]
by this it is known that nothing is similar to Him in any of His characteristics. He also has
loftiness in His subjugation. Verily He is the One, the Irresistible, who compels all of the
creation with His might and exaltedness. The forelocks of the creatures are in His hand.
Whatever He wills will be, and there is none who can resist Him in that. Whatever He does not
will, it will not be. If all the creation gathers together to bring about what Allah does not will,
they would not be able to do so. Also, if they gathered together to prevent what has been
determined by His will, they could not prevent it. This is due to the perfection of His Might, the
authority of His will, and the severity of all the creations need of Him in every aspect. (2)
[Al-Haqq ul-Wadhih ul-Mubeen, pg. 26, and Sharh Un-Nooniyyah, by Al-Harraas 2/68.]
26. Al-Mannaan (The Bestower):
Al-Mannaan is one of the Excellent Names of Allah mentioned by the Prophet (sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam). In a hadeeth from Anas Ibn Malik (radiallahu 'anhu) who said: The Prophet
(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) heard a man saying: "Oh Allah I ask and beseech you because
for You is the praise and there is nothing worthy of worship besides You [You are Alone and
without partner] Al-Mannaan, Oh Badee'us samaawaati wal-ard (Originator of the heavens and
the Earth), Oh Dhul Jalaali wal ikraam (Possessor of Majesty and Honor), Oh Al-Hayy, Al-
Qayyoom (Ever-Living and Self-Subsistent), I beg You for Al-Jannah and seek Your refuge from
An-Naar."
So the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, This man has beseeched Allah with His
Greatest Name by which if one asks by it he is given and if he supplicates by it he will be
answered.
[Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibaan, Ahmed, Al-Haakim, An-Nasaa'i]
Al-Mannaan is: The One Who bestows grace and Who gives from Himself and gives freely and
profusely. It is He who gave life, the ability to think, speak and shape to the creation. He bestows
provision, health, security and internal and external favors and most importantly He bestowed
guidance to Islam and eemaan.
27. Al-Jabbaar (the Compeller)
This includes the meaning of Al-Alee and Al-A`laa, the

meaning of Al-Qahhaar, and the meaning of Ar-Raòof. The
One Who is Compelling over dejected hearts, to the one who is
weak and impotent, to the one who resorts to Him and seeks
refuge with him.
"He is Allah, other than whom none has the right to be

worshipped. The King, the Holy, The One free from defects, the Giver of Security, the Ever-
Watcher, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) Above all
that they associate as partners with Him." (59:23)

28. Al-Mutakabbir (the Supreme)
The One Who is above any evil, defect and deficiency due to His
greatness and grandeur.

worshipped. The King, the Holy, The One free from defects, the
Giver of Security, the Ever-Watcher, the All-Mighty, the
Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) Above
all that they associate as partners with Him." (59:23)
29. Al-Khaaliq (the Creator)

30. Al-Baari' (the Originator)
31. Al-Musawwir (the Shaper)
The One Who created all that is in existence, Who made

everything correct and in its place in accordance to His Wisdom,
Who Shaped it in accordance to His praise and Wisdom. He is
continuously doing so.
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"He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Most
Beautiful Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. He is the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise." (59:24)
32. Al-Mu'min (The Giver of Security)
The One Who Has praised Himself with Perfect Attributes and
with perfection of magnificence and beauty. The One Who sent
His Messengers and revealed His Books containing signs and
clear proofs. Who testified to the truth of His Messengers by
giving them every sign and proof that would prove the truth of
what they came with.

"He is Allah, other than whom none has the right to be worshipped. The King, the Holy, The
One free from defects, the Giver of Security, the Ever-Watcher, the All-Mighty, the Compeller,
the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) Above all that they associate as partners with
Him." (59:23)
33. Noorus-Samaawaati Wal-Ardh

(Light of the Heavens and the Earth)
Allah says:
"Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. the parable of His light is as if therewere a
niche and within it a lamp; the lamp is in a glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a
blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow forth of
itself, though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allah guides to His Light whom He wills.
And Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allah is All-Knower of everything." [An-Noor
24:35]
The Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:
Oh Allah for You is the praise and You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all
therein... [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
This is a great Attribute since it describes the One Possessing Majesty and Honor and deserving
of glorification and praise and Who if He were to remove the veil from His Noble Countenance
all that would be exposed to it in the creation would be disintegrated and His Light would
illuminate all the creation and it is the Light from his Countenance that brings light to all
darkness and that lights up the Arsh, the Kursi and the seven levels of heaven, indeed all the
universe.
His Light is of two types:
1. That which is perceived (hissee) such as the light that emanates from the universe and
that would not exist without His light.
2. The spiritual (ma'nawee) which reaches the hearts and the hearing and the vision and that
constitutes the light for the slaves in this life and the next.
"Allah guides with His Light whom He wills". And just as Allah has mentioned, He is the Light
of the Heavens and the Earth, He has also called His Book and His Messenger and the
Revelation light. - As-Sadee
What must be avoided are the excesses of the Sufis who went too far and did not distinguish
between Light as a description of the self and the light of faith and knowledge. Due to
worshipping and deifying without complete knowledge some among them perceived the light
that comes to the heart from the sincere worship of Allah meant that the person themselves
became a part of Allah or had a part of Allah the Most Holy in them so much incorrect and ugly
speech emanated from them due to delusion and ignorance in this regard and Allah is Most High
and free from what they wrongly attributed to Him.

The people of knowledge however distinguished between the Light that is a part of Allah and His
Attribute and the light given to the creation both perceived and spiritual. The believer who
perfects his faith is given light in his heart from Allah so that he sees the reality of things and he
can clearly distinguish between falsehood and truth until it becomes a part of his life and his
power toward good in knowledge and action. He is cleared of doubts and confusion and gets
knowledge and clarity and is freed from lusts and negligence and darkness. His speech and
actions are characterized as light and he is surrounded by it, while the disbeliever or the
hypocrite, the rebellious and unmindful wander about confused and in darkness and all this is
due to what they have themselves done
34. Al-Muhaymin (the Ever-Watching)
The One Who sees all the hidden matters, all that the hearts keep
concealed, the One Whose Knowledge encompasses everything.

worshipped. The King, the Holy, The One free from defects, the
Giver of Security, the Ever-Watcher, the All-Mighty, the
Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) Above
all that they associate as partners with Him." (59:23)
35. Al-Qadeer (All-Powerful, the Able)
The One Who has complete and perfect power and ability, by His Power He brought everything
into existence, by it He arranges all the affairs, by it He fashioned and perfected the creation, by
it He brings to life and causes to die, by it He will resurrect the servants for their recompense -
rewarding the one who did good with His good and the one who worked evil with His Hellfire.
The One Who, when He wills a thing to be he merely says 'Be!' and it is. By His power and
ability he turns the hearts and directs them to whatsoever He Wills and Desires.
"For every nation there is a direction which they face, so hasten towards all that is good.
Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you together, Allah is Able to do all things." (2:148)
"(What is the matter with you?) When a single disaster smites you, although you smote (your
enemies) with one twice as great, you say: From where does this come to us? Say: It is from
yourselves (because of your evil deeds). And Allah is the All-Powerful." (3:165)
36. Al-Lateef (the Most Subtle, the Kind)
The One Whose Knowledge encompasses all the secret and hidden matters, Who is Aware of all
that is hidden (in the deepest depths of the heavens and the earth) and is Aware of everything
down to the most minute and finest details. The One Who is Kind to his believing servants
guiding them to that which would benefit them and aid them via means that they are not aware,
this by His Kindness and Beneficence. It also carries the meaning of al-Khabeer and ar-Ra'oof.

"No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle, the Well-
Acquainted." (6:103)
"Do you not see that Allah sends down the water from the sky and then the earth becomes green?
Indeed Allah is the Kind, the Well-Acquainted." (22:63)
37. Al-Haseeb (the Reckoner)
The One Who is All-Knowing of His servants and sufficient for

those who put their trust in Him. The One Who recompenses his
servants with either good or bad in accordance to His Wisdom
and His Knowledge of the most minute and greatest of their
actions.
"When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it or at least return
it equally. Allah is the Reckoner of all things." (4:86)
"Those who convey the Message of Allah and fear Him and none save Him, Sufficient is Allah
as Reckoner." (33:39)
38. Ar-Raqeeb (the All-Watcher)
The One Who sees what is hidden in the hearts, the One Who charges every soul for what it
earned, the One Who preserves all that is in creation and regulates them with the best
organization and most complete and perfect planning.
"O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord Who created you from a single person, and from Him He
created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women. Fear Allah through
whom you demand your mutual rights, and (do not cut the relations of) the womb (kinship).
Surely Allah is the All-Watcher over you." (4:1)
39. Al-Hafeedh (The Guardian)
The One Who protects and preserves what He created and Whose
Knowledge encompasses all that He brought into existence. The
One Who protects His friends from falling into sins and the
destructive matters. The One Who is Kind to them during their
periods of activity and rest. The One Who accounts the actions of
the servants and their rewards.
"And Iblees did prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except a group of
the true believers. And Iblees had no authority over them - except that We might test he who

believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt about it. And your Lord is the Guardian over
everything." (34:20-21)
"As for those who take friends and protectors besides Him - Allah is the Guardian over them and
you are not a disposer of their affairs." (42:6)
40. Al-Muheet (The Encompassing)
The One Who has Knowledge of everything, has power over

everything, his Mercy encompasses everything and He is dominant
over everything.
"If good befalls you it grieves them but if some evil overtakes you
they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and become of the
God-fearing, not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Allah
Encompasses what they do." (3:120)
"And be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully, to be seen of men, and hinder
from the Path of Allah. Allah is encompassing all that they do." (8:47)
41. Al-Qahhaar (The Subduer)

42. Al-Qaahir (The Irresistible)
The Irresistible over everything. The One before Whom the whole creation has humbled itself,
and submitted before His Grandeur, Power and perfect Strength.
"And He is the Irresistible, Above His servants. He sends guardians (writing all of your deeds)
over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers take his soul and they never
neglect their duty." (6:61)
"So think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His Messengers. Certainly! Allah is All-
Mighty, Owner of Retribution. On the Day when the earth will be changed to another earth and
so will the heavens, and they (all creatures) will appear before Allah, the One, the Subduer."
(14:47-48)
43. Al-Muqeet (The Powerful)
The One who provides everything that is in existence with what

would strengthen it, Who provides its nourishment and
sustenance and directs it however He Wills in accordance to His
Wisdom and Praise.
"Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward

thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause shall have a share in its burden. Allah is Able
to do everything." (4:85)
44. Al-Wakeel (The Disposer of Affairs, the One

Who is relied upon)
The One Who has the responsibility to dispose the

affairs of the creation in accordance with His
Knowledge, perfect Power and all-encompassing
Wisdom. The One who looks after His friends and
makes the good easy for them, preserves them from the evil and suffices for them in all of their
affairs. Therefore the one who takes Him as One to be relied upon, He suffices him.
"Allah is the Friend of those who believe, He guides them from the darknesses into the light."
(2:256)
"Such is Allah your Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Creator of all things.
So worship Him Alone, and He is the Disposer of all affairs." (6:102)
"And put your trust in Allah, and Allah is Sufficient as a Disposer of Affairs." (39:62)
45. Al-Wudood (The Loving)
The One Who Loves His Prophet and Messengers and those
who follow them and they in turn love Him - He is more
beloved to them than anything else. Their hearts have been filled
with love of Him, their tongues are constantly moist with
praising Him and their hearts are always drawn to Him in love,
sincerity and repentance.
"And ask forgiveness from your Lord and turn to Him in repentance. Verily my Lord is the Most
Merciful, the Loving." (11:90)
"And He is Oft-Forgiving, the Loving." (85:14)
46. Al-Fattaah (The Judge, The Opener)
The One Who will judge between His Servants through His
laws of the Shareeàh, His laws of Decree and His laws and
recompense. The One who opens the eyes of those who are
truthful and sincere by His Kindness. The One who opens their
hearts so that they can know Him, love Him and repent to Him.
He opens the doors of mercy and sustenance for His servants

and provides them the means of attaining both the good in this life and the Hereafter,
"Whatever mercy Allah may grant to mankind, none can withhold it and none can grant it
thereafter." (35:2)
"Say: Our Lord will assemble us all together (on the Day of Resurrection), then He will judge
between them. He is the Judge, the All-Knowing." (34:26)
"He said: My Lord! Verily, my people have belied me. Therefore judge You between me and
them, and save me and the believers who are with me." (26:117-118)
47. Al-Malik (The King)

al-Maalik (The Master and Owner)
Alladhee lahu al-Mulk (the One to Whom belongs the
dominion)
He is described with the Attribute of The Master and Owner.

These are Attributes of Grandeur, Majesty, Omnipotence and
Regulation of the affairs of creation. The One Who directs all
of the affairs to do with creation, command and recompense.
To Him belongs the whole of Creation, all of it is subservient,
owned and in continuous need of Him.
"Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste with the Qur'aan before its
revelation is completed and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge." (29:114)
"Say: O Allah! Owner of the dominion, You give the kingdom to whom You will and You take
the kingdom from whom You will. You endue with honor whom You will and You humiliate
whom You will. In your Hand is the good. Indeed You are Able to do all things." (3:26)
48. Ar-Razzaaq (The Provider)
The One Who provides for all of His servants, there is not a
creature on the earth except that Allah provides for it. His
provisions for His servants are of two types:
1. The general provision which extends to the righteous

and the sinner, the first and the last. This is the provision
that is required by the bodies.
2. The specific provision - this being granted to the hearts, nourishing them with knowledge
and faith. Also the lawful provision that has been appointed for the benefit of the religion,
this being specific to the believers and apportioned in accordance to their differing levels
and what His Wisdom and Mercy dictates.

"Say: Come I will recite to you what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in
worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty
- We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near shameful sins whether openly or
secretly; kill not anyone who Allah has forbidden except for a just cause. This He has
commanded you that you may understand." (6:151)
"I created man and jinn only that they may worship Me. I seek not any provisions from them nor
do I ask that they feed Me. Indeed Allah is the Provider, Owner of Power - the Most Strong."
(51: 56-58)
49. Al-Hakam (The Judge)

50. Al-Adl (The Just)
The One who judges between His Servants in this life and the
Hereafter with His Justice and Fairness. He will not oppress
anyone to the extent of an atoms weight and none will be made to
carry the encumbrance of another. No servant will be recompensed
in a way that is greater that the magnitude of his sin, he will be given only what he deserves. Not
a single person's right will be denied him, He is Just in His regulation and decree.
""Indeed My Lord is upon the Straight Path." (11:56)
"Say: I am on clear proof from my Lord, but you deny (the truth). I
do not have what you are impatient for (i.e. the Punishment). The
judgment is only for Allah, He declares the truth, and He is the
best of judges." (6:57)
51. Jaamiùn Naas (The Gatherer of Mankind)
The One Who will gather mankind on the Day about which there
is no doubt. He will gather their actions and provisions and will
not leave out a single thing, be it large or small, except that He
will take it to account. He will gather together the disintegrated
remains of those that have died, the early and later by His perfect
Power and All-Encompassing Knowledge, (and resurrect them).
"Our Lord! Indeed it is you who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is no
doubt! Verily Allah never breaks His promise!" (3:9)
"I swear by the Day of Resurrection. And I swear by the self-reproaching soul. Does man think
that We shall not assemble his bones? Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips
of his fingers." (75:1-4)

52. Al-Hayy (The Living)

53. Al-Qayyum (The Sustainer)
[See Tafseer of Ayaatul-Kursi]
The One Who has perfect life, existing in and of Himself and not
dependant upon anyone else. The Sustainer of the inhabitants of
the heavens and the earth, the One Who regulates their affairs and
provisions. The Living includes all of the Attributes of His Self
and The Sustainer includes all the Attributes of His Actions.
"Allah! There is no deity worthy of worship but Him, the Living, the Sustaining." (3:1)
"All faces shall be humbled before (Allah), the Living, the Sustaining. And the one who carried
the burden of wrong-doing shall be in complete loss!" (20:111)
54. An-Nur (The Light)
The Light of the heavens and the earth, the One Who illuminates the
hearts of the gnostics with knowledge of Him, faith in Him and His
guidance. He is the One Who has lighted the heavens and the earth
with lights that He has placed therein. His veil is light and were He to
uncover it then the Face of the Glorious would burn everything from
the creation that His Sight fell upon.
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as if there were a
niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, and the glass as if it were a brilliant star, lit
from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east or of the west, whose oil would almost glow
forth (of itself) even though no fire touches it. Light upon light! Allah guides to His Light whom
He Wills. Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allah Knows everything." (24:35)
55. Al-Qaabid (The Taker)

56. Al-Baasit (The Extender)
The One Who takes the provisions and souls, the One Who gives
provisions freely and gives (life to) the hearts - all of this in
compliance to His Wisdom and Mercy.
"Who will lend to Allah a goodly loan so that He may multiply it

for him many times? And it is Allah Who takes and increases
(your provisions) and unto Him you shall return." (2:245)
"And they made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. On the Day of Resurrection
His Hand will grasp the whole of the earth and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand.
Glorified be He, High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him!" (39:67)

57. Ash-Shaheed (The Witness)
The One Who is Aware of everything. The One Who hears

every voice in existence - the loud and quiet. The One Who
Sees everything in existence - the insignificant and significant,
the small and large. The One Whose Knowledge encompasses
everything. The One Who will testify for or against His servants
for what they did.
"Say: What thing is the greatest witness? Say: Allah is Witness between you and I; this Qur'aan
has been revealed to me that I may warn therewith - you and whomsoever it may reach." (6:19)
"It is He Who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth that He makes it
prevail over all religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness." (48:28)
58. Al-Mubdi` (The Starter)

59. Al-Mu'eed (The Recaller, The One Who Repeats
Creation)
"He is the One Who started the creation and He will repeat it"
(10:4)
He began their creation to test them as to which one was best in

action then He will recall them to reward those who did good
and punish those who did evil for their evil. Similarly, He is the one Who began by creating each
individual thing and then continuously repeats it.
"Is not He (better than your false gods) Who originates

creation and shall thereafter repeat it, and Who provides for
you from the heaven and the earth?" (27:64)
"Allah originates the creation and then repeats it, then to Him
you will be returned." (85:13)
60. Al-Faàalul Limaa Yureed (The One Who does what He Wills)
This is from the perfection of His Power and the implementation of His Will, Desire and Decree
that anything that He Wishes to do, He does and there is none to prevent Him or protest. He has
no assistant or supporter in anything that He does, rather when He Wills a thing to be He merely
says, "Be! And it is." Despite the fact that He does what He Wills, His Will is according to His
Wisdom and Praise. He is described with Perfect Ability and Power, and can implement His Will
and He is described with complete and all-encompassing Wisdom.

"As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, moaning in a high and low tone. They
will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endured except as your Lord
Will. Indeed your Lord does what He Wills." (11:106-107)
61. Al-Ghanee (The Self-Sufficient, The Rich)

62. Al-Mughnee (The Sufficient)
He is Self-Sufficient completely and unrestrictedly, honor is given

to His perfection and the perfection of His Attributes. He has
absolutely no deficiency of any kind, it is not possible that He be
anything but Self-Sufficient, for self-sufficiency is from the
necessary consequences of His Essence. Similarly it is not possible
for Him to be anything but the Creator, The All-Powerful, the Provider and the Bestower of
good. He is not in need of anything or anyone, He is the Self-Sufficient in Whose Hand lie the
treasures of the heavens and the earth, and the treasures of this life and the Hereafter. He suffices
for the whole of His creation generally, and is specifically
sufficient for the believers in that He confers upon their hearts
nurturing knowledge and the realities of faith.
"Kind words and forgiving faults are better than giving in charity.
Allah is the Rich, the Forbearing." (2:263)
"And your Lord is Self-Sufficient, full of Mercy. If He Will He

could destroy you and out in your place make who He Will to be
successors, just as He raised you from the seed of another people." (6:133)
"And that it is He (Allah) who gives much or a little (of wealth and contentment)." [An-Najm
(53):48)]
"O Mankind! It is you who are in need of Allah, and Allah is Self-Sufficient (free of all needs),
worthy of all praise." [Faatir (35):15]
Thus He, the Exalted, is the Most Self-Sufficient, the One unto Whom belongs the most absolute
and perfect Sufficiency in every aspect. This is due to His perfection and the perfection of His
attributes which are unaffected by any deficiencies from any aspect. It is impossible for Him not
to be Self-Sufficient, for verily His wealth is from the necessities of His existence.
This is just as it is impossible for Him not to be Beneficent, Generous, Good, Merciful and
giving. The entire creation is totally dependent upon Him in every situation. The creation is in
need of Him for its coming into existence, its remaining in existence, and for all of its needs and
necessities. From the beneficence of His wealth is that the treasures of the heavens, the earth and
mercy are all in His Hand. Also, His generosity is perpetual at every moment and at all times.
His Hand gives throughout the night and the day, and His goodness towards the creation
continuously flows.
From the perfection of His wealth and generosity, He commands His slaves to call upon Him and
He promises them that He will respond to their supplications and requests for help in everything

that they desire. He gives them from His bounty whatever they ask for and also what they do not
ask for. From the perfection of His wealth is that if the first of creation to the last of creation all
gathered together at one elevated place and all asked Allah (for something), and then He gave
every one of them what he requested, their wishes would not diminish His dominion in the least.
From the perfection of His Self-Sufficient and the capacity of His endowments, He distributes
amongst the dwellers of Al-Jannah from pleasures, continuous delights and perpetual goodness
that no eye has seen, no ear has heard and no human heart has ever conceived.
From the perfection of His Self-Sufficiency, He has not taken nor has any need of a mate, a child
nor any partner in His sovereignty. He needs no protector or supporter due to submissive
lowliness. He is the Most Wealthy who also enriches all of His creatures. [Al-Haqq ul-Waadhih
ul-Mubeen, pg. 47-48, and Sharh ul-Qaseedah in Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas (2/78)].
In conclusion, Allah is He who possesses the complete and absolute Self-Sufficiency in every
aspect. He is also the One who enriches all of His creation in wealth in general, and He enriches
the chosen ones of His creation in that which He fills their hearts with of righteous knowledge
and faithful realities. *[Tafseer-Ush-Sheikh Abdur-Rahman As-Sa'dee, 5/629]
63. Al-Mubeen (The Clear)
"On that Day Allah will pay them the recompense of their deeds in full, and they will know that
Allah, He is the Manifest Truth. (Q. 24:25)
This is a verbal noun indicating making something clear or manifest either by action or word.
Allah is the One who makes all things clear to His slaves by guiding them to the guided path and
making clear to them the deeds by which they will deserve reward or punishment. He makes
clear all which they bring forth. Allah has make clear the paths to guidance as well as those to
misguidance. He sent the Messengers and scriptures to people for this reason.
"Verily those who would conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance which We have
sent down after we have made it clear to the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by
Allah and cursed by the cursers. [Q. 2:159]
This very harsh threat is made to those who would conceal that which the Messengers brought of
clear proofs and its correct aims and guidance and benefit to the hearts.
64. Ash-Shaakir (The Recognizer and Rewarder of good)

65. Ash-Shakoor (The Appreciative)
The One Who recognizes and rewards the small quantity of

action, Who forgives the large quantity of sins. He is the One
Who multiplies the rewards of His sincere servants manifold
without any measure. He is the One Who recognizes and rewards
those who give thanks to Him and remembers the one who

remembers Him. Whosoever seeks to get close to Him by doing any righteous action, Allah
draws close to Him by a greater degree.
""Indeed Safa and Marwa are two of the symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who
performs Hajj or Umrah to perform sa'iy (the going between them). And whoever does good
voluntarily, then Allah is the Recognizer, the All-Knowing." (2:158)
"Indeed those who recite the Book of Allah, and establish the prayers and spend out of that
which we have provided them, secretly and openly, hope for a sure trade-gain that will never
perish. That He may pay them in full and give them even more out of His Grace. He is the Oft-
Forgiving, the Appreciative." (35:29-30)
66. Al-Qareeb (The Close)

67. Al-Mujeeb (The Answerer)
He, Exalted is He, is close to everybody, this closeness being of

two types:
1. The general closeness which means His being close to

everyone with respect to His Knowledge, Awareness, Seeing, Witnessing and
Encompassing.
2. The specific closeness which is specific to His worshippers, those who ask of Him, and
those who love Him. The reality of this type of closeness cannot be comprehended, all
we can see is its resultant effects - His kindness to His servants, His care of them and
His making them to be firm upon the Straight Path.
From the consequences of this closeness is His answering those who supplicate to Him and His
granting them the ability to be penitent. He is the One Who answers, in a general sense, those
who supplicate to Him whomsoever they may be and wherever they may be and whatever
condition they may be in, as He has promised them. He is the One Who answers, in a specific
sense, those who love Him, those who imitate and follow His Shareeàh. He is also the One Who
answers the one in dire need and those who have given up all hope of being answered by the
creation and therefore their connection to Him has been strengthened in terms of love, hope and
fear.
"And when My slaves ask you concerning Me, I am indeed near to them. I respond to the
invocations of the supplicant when He calls upon Me. So let them obey Me and believe in Me so
that they may be led aright." (2:186)
"And to the Thamood We sent their brother Saalih saying: O my people! Worship Allah besides
whom there is no other deity. He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then
ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly My Lord is Near, Responsive."
(11:61)
68. Al-Kaafee (The Sufficient)

The One Who suffices His servants in everything that they are in need of. The One Who suffices,
in a specific sense, those who believe in Him, put their trust in Him and seek their worldly and
religious needs from Him.
"Allah drove back those who disbelieved in their rage and they gained no advantage. Allah
sufficed for the believers in the fighting. Allah is the Strong, the Mighty." (33:25)
"Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? Yet they try to frighten you with those who they worship
besides Him! And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide." (39:36)
69. Al-Awwal (The First)

70. Al-Aakhir (The Last)
71. Adh-Dhaahir (The Manifest)
72. Al-Baatin (The Inward)
"He is the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Inward. He is the
All-Knower of everything." (57:3)
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) explained this verse

in a succinct and clear way while addressing his Lord, You are the
Al-Awwal, there was none before You. You are the Al-Aakhir,
there will be none after You. Your are the Ath-Thaahir, there is
nothing above You. You are the Al-Baatin, there is nothing closer
than You. (Muslim 4/2084)
Thus the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) explained every

name with its magnificent meaning, and he negated from what opposes and contradicts them.
Pay attention to these splendid meanings which indicate the uniqueness of the magnificent Lord
(Allah) with absolute perfection and comprehensiveness, He is
the First and the Last, He is the Most High and Most Near.
His name, the First (Al-Awwal), proves that everything besides

Him occurs and exists after its non-existence. The servant (of
Allah) is obligated to observe the bounty of his Lord for every
blessing, whether religious or worldly. This is because the
cause and effect are from Him, The Exalted. His name, the
Last, proves that He is the final goal, and the Eternal, who is
turned to by (all) of creation with their deification, hope, fear and all of their requests His name,
the Most High, alludes to the greatness of His attributes. It also
implies insignificance of everything when compared to His
greatness.
The essence and attributes of everything fades when compared

to His loftiness. His name, the Most Near, alludes to His
awareness of the secret and hidden matters. He is cognizant of
the concealed, and fine intricacies of things. Likewise this name
alludes to His perfect nearness, and closeness to His creatures.

However, His being the Most High and the Most Near is not contradictory because there is
nothing like Allah in any of (His) characteristics. (1)
[Al-Haqq ul-Waadih ul-Mubeen pg. 25, and Sharhun-Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas, 2/67].
73. Al-Waasi'` (The Vast)
He is the One Who is vast with respect to His Attributes and

qualities and those things linked to them - this from the point of
view that none can enumerate His praise as He deserves, rather
He is as He has praised Himself. Vast in grandeur, authority and
dominion, Vast in bestowing grace and good and Vast in
Goodness and Nobility.
"The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain
(of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase
to whom He pleases. Allah is the Vast, the All-Knowing." (2:261)
"O you who believe! Whoever from amongst you turns back from his religion, Allah will bring
about a people whom He will Love, and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern
towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah and never afraid of the blame of the
blamers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He Wills. Allah is the Vast, the
All-Knowing." (5:54)
74. Al-Haadee (The Director)

75. Ar-Rasheed (The Guide)
He is the One Who guides and directs His servants towards all
that would be of benefit to them and away from all that would
bring them harm. He is the One Who teaches them what they did
not use to know and guides them with a guidance that keeps them
firm upon the Straight Path. He is the One Who inspires their hearts with taqwaa and made them
penitent and compliant to His Commands.
Ar-Rasheed also carries the meaning of Al-Hakeem (the Wise).

He is Ar-Rasheed in His Actions and Sayings. All of His
legislation is good, correctly guiding and wise.
"Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy amongst the

disbelievers. But sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper."
(25:31)

76. Al-Haqq (The Truth)
He is the Truth in His Essence and Attributes, He is the most necessary

of all existence, He is what the whole of existence needs to exist. He is
the One Who was and is described with Magnificence, Beauty and
Perfection. He is the One Who was and is known to be Beneficent.
His saying is the truth, His Actions are the truth, the meeting with Him is
the truth, His Messengers are the truth, His Books are the truth, His
religion is the truth, worshipping Him Alone is the truth, everything that
has to do with Him is the truth. This is because Allah is the Truth and what they supplicate to
other than Him is false and invalid and because Allah is the Most High, the Great.
"And say: the Truth is from your Lord, so let whosoever who wills believe, and whosoever who
wills disbelieve." (18:29)
"And what is there after truth apart from falsehood?" (10:32)
That is because Allah - He is the Truth (the only true God of all that exists, Who has no partners
or rivals with Him), and what they (the polytheists) invoke besides Him, it is Baatil (falsehood)
And verily, Allah - He is the Most High, The Most Great. [Soorah 22 Al-Hajj, Aayah 62]
"And say: "The truth is from your Lord (Rabb)." Then whosoever wills, let him believe, and
whosoever wills let him disbelieve.
[Soorah 18 Al-Kahf, Aayah 29]
Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can there be, save error?
[Soorah 10 Yunus Aayah 32]
And say: "Truth (i.e. tawheed, or this Qur'aan or Jihaad) has come and Baatil (falsehood) has
vanished. Surely, baatil is ever bound to vanish."
[Soorah 17 Al-Israa', Aayah 81]
And Allah ta'aala said, On that Day Allah will pay them the recompense of their deeds in full,
and they will know Allah, - He is the Clear Truth.
[Soorah 24 An-Noor, Aayah 25]
The great descriptions of Allah are true as are His promise of reward and threat of punishment.
His accounting is just and there is no injustice therein.
77. Al-Atheem (The Most Magnificent)
"Allah the Exalted says: "And he feels no fatigue in guarding

and preserving them, and He is the Most High, the Most
Magnificient." (Al-Baqarah (2):225)
Allah, the Exalted is Magnificent, and unto Him belongs every

description and meaning that necessitates magnification. No creature can praise Him as He truly
deserves and His praises are enumerable. Rather He is as He has praised Himself, and above
what praise His servants laud Him with. Know that the meanings of the magnification that are
affirmed for Allah alone are of two types:
The first of them is that He is described with every attribute that is perfect. He has the most
perfect of this perfection, and the most magnificent of it, and the most extensive of it. He has all
encompassing knowledge, and authoritative power. He is the ultimate greatness and
magnificence. From His magnificence is that the heavens and the earth are in the Palm of the
Most Beneficent, smaller than a mustard seed. This was stated by Ibn Abbaas and others.
"Allah the Exalted said: "And they did not make just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him.
And on the Day of Resurrection the whole earth will be grasped by His hand, and the heavens
will be rolled up His right Hand." [A-Zumar (39):67]
"The Exalted said, "Verily Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they should move away
from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is no one that could
grasp them after Him." [Fatir (35):41].
"And He the Exalted said: "The heavens may nearly be rent asunder above them (by His
majesty)." [Ash-Shooraa (42):5].
In the Saheeh it is reported that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Verily Allah
says, 'Pride is my cloak, and magnificent is my lower garment, so whoever dispute me
concerning either one of them, I will punish him severely." [Muslim 4/2023], Abu Dawud (4/59),
and Ibn Majaah (2/1397), and Ahmad (2/376) with similar wording]. Therefore greatness and
pride belong to Allah, and magnificent as well the amount of these two attributes (of Allah)
cannot be estimated, and their essence cannot be fully comprehended.
The second type from the meanings of His, The Exalted's Magnificence is that no one of the
creation deserves to be magnified as Allah is magnified. He, majestic is His majesty, deserves
that His servants should magnify Him in their hearts, on their tongues, and with their limbs. They
should do this by exerting their energies in learning about Him, loving Him, submitting to Him,
showing humility to Him, being humble to His greatness and fearing Him. They should make
their tongues praise Him, and make limbs perform thanks and worship of Him.. From His
Magnification is that He should be feared with just fear as He deserves, and He should be obeyed
and not disobeyed, He should remembered and not forgotten. He should treated with gratitude
and not ungratefulness. From His magnification is magnifying what He has made sacred, and
what He has legislated as the ritual rites. This includes special times, places and deeds.
""Thus it is, and whosoever honors the symbols of Allah, then it is truly from piety of the
hearts." [Al-Hajj (22):32]
"He the Exalted said: "That (the Hajj rites) and whoever honors the scared things of Allah, then
that is better for him with his Lord." [Al-Hajj (30):30]
From His magnification is that He is not opposed in anything of His creation or His legislation.
(3) [Al-Haqq ul-Waadhih ul-Mubeen, pg. 27-28, and Sharh ul-Qaseedah An Nooniyyah by Al-
Harraas (2/71)]

78. Al-Majeed (The Most Glorious)
Al-Majeed means the one who possesses the most magnificent

glory. This Majd (glory) is the greatness of the attributes and
their extent. Thus, every description of His attributes shows the
magnificence of His status. For He is Al-'Aleem (the all
knowing) who is perfect in His knowledge. He is Ar-Raheem
(the Most Merciful) whose Mercy encompasses everything. He
is Al-Qadeer (the All-powerful), who is not disabled or weakened by anything. He is Al-Haleem
(the Most Gentle), who is Al-Hakeem (The Most wise), who is perfect in His wisdom. Likewise
are the rest of His names and attribute that reach the limits of absolute glory. [Al-Haqq ul-
Waadhih ul-Mubeen, pg. 33, and Sharhul-Qaseedah in Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas (2/71)]
"There is not any deficiency in any of His attributes nor any short comings. Allah, the Exalted
said: "The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O family [of Ibrahim]. Surely, he
(Allah) is All-Praiseworthy, most Glorious." [Hood (11):73]
79. Al-Kabeer (The Most Great)
He, glory be unto Him, the Most High, is described with the
attributes of glory, grandeur, magnificence, and majesty. He is
greater than everything, more Sublime and Exalted than
everything. Magnificent. Magnification and grandeur belong to
Him, in the hearts of His close and sincere awliyaa' (amongst His
slaves). Their hearts are filled with His magnificence and His
splendor. Their hearts are humbled towards him, and submissive
to His grandeur. [Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahman Fee Tafseer
Kalaam Al-Mannaan, by As-Sa'dee, 5/622].
"Allah, the Exalted, said: "This is because, when Allah Alone was invoked (in worship) you
disbelieved, but when partners were joined with Him, you believed! So the judgment is only with
Allah, the Most High, the Most Great! [Ghaafir (40):12]
80. As-Samee' (The All Hearing)
""And Allah is the All Hearing, the All Seeing." [An-Nisaa'

(4):134]
Allah often combines the mentioning of these attributes of hearing

and seeing. Both the hearing and seeing (of Allah) encompass all
of that which is related to the apparent, as well as the hidden.
Therefore, the All-Hearing is the One whose hearing encompasses
all that can be heard. Therefore everything in the world, whether it be high or low, that makes

any sound, then He hears it. It makes no difference whether the sound is made secretly or openly.
With Allah it is as if they were all one sound (i.e. He hears them all soft or loud). Yet, the sounds
do not mix or become confusing to Him. All of the languages are not hidden from Him. The
close (sound), the far, the secret and the open, they are all the same (i.e. heard) to Him.
""It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceals his speech or declares it openly, whether
he be hidden by night or goes forth freely by day." [Ar-Ra'd (13):10]
"Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you (O Muhammad) concerning
her husband, and complains to Allah. And Allah hears the argument between you both. Verily,
Allah is All-Hearer, All Seeing." [Al-Mujaadilah (58):1].
'Aisha said (radiallahu 'anhaa), "Blessed be hearing encompassed all sounds. Verily, the
disputing woman came complaining to the messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and
I was beside the room, but I still could not hear some of her speech. Then Allah revealed,
"Verily, Allah heard the statement of her that dispute with you (O Muhammad) concerning her
husband." (Al-Mujaadilah (58):1]
Allah's hearing is two types:
The first is His hearing all sounds whether apparent, concealed, hidden or manifest, His hearing
encompasses them completely.
The second is His "hearing of response" which is for those who ask of Him, call upon Him, and
worship Him. He answers them and rewards them. From this type is Allah's statement, Verily,
my Lord is the Hearer of Supplication. [Ibrahim:39). Also, there is the statement of one who is
praying, "Allah hears whoever praises Him." This means that He answers them.
81. Al-Baseer (The All Seeing)
""Say: Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For the
God-fearing there are Gardens with their Lord underneath which
rivers flow. Therein is their eternal home and pure wives. And
Allah will be pleased with them. Allah is the All-Seer of His
slaves." (3:15)
"Neither your relatives nor your children will benefit you on the
Day of Resurrection. He will judge between you and Allah is the All-Seer of what you do."
(60:3)
He is the One whose sight encompasses all invisible things in every part of the heavens and the
earth even the most hidden thing in existence, He still sees it. Therefore, He sees and hears the
footstep of the black ant, on a silent rock, on a dark night. He sees all of its internal organs, its
external limbs and its fine organs. He sees the hidden waters in branches of the trees and their
veins, and in all of the plants with their various types, however small and minute. He sees the
individual veins of the ant, the bee, the mosquitoes and whatever is even smaller than that. Glory

be unto Him! Intellects are bewildered due to His Greatness! His attributes are far greater than
that which is comprehendible. His perfect Greatness, Subtleness, Awareness of the seen and the
unseen, the present and the absent, is all beyond comprehension. He sees the treachery of the
eyes, the flipping of the eyelids and the movements of the heart. Allah says:
"He who sees you (O Muhammad) when you stand up (Alone at night for Tahajjud prayers). And
your movements among those who fall prostrate (To Allah in the congregational prayers).
Verily, He, only He, is the All-Hearer, The All-Knower." [Ash-Shu'ara' (26):218-220]
"Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal." [Ghaafir (40):19]
"To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is witness our over
everything."
This means that His knowledge, Sight and Hearing encompasses and is aware of All that exists.
[Al-Haqq ul-Waadhih ul-Mubeen, pg. 34-36, and Sharh ul-Qaseedah An Nooniyyah by Al-
Harraas (2/72)]
82. Al-'Aleem (The All Knowing)

83. Al-Khabeer (The All-Aware)
"And He is the Irresistible (Supreme), above His slaves and He is

the All-Wise, Well-Aware of all things." [Al-An'am (6):18]
"Verily Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, he

sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No person
knows what he will earn tomorrow and no person knows in what land he will die. Indeed Allah is
All-Knowing, All-Aware." (31:34)
"O Mankind! We have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and
tribes that you may know each other. Verily, the most honorable of you in the Sight of Allah is
the most God-Fearing of you. Indeed Allah is the All-Knower,
the All-Aware." (49:13)
He is the One Whose Knowledge encompasses all the outward

and hidden matters, the open and secret, all those things that
must necessarily occur, all those things that are impossible to
occur and all things that can possibly occur, of the affairs of the
whole of creation, of the past, the present and the future. There
is absolutely nothing that is hidden from Him.
Thus, He knows His Noble self, His most Holy descriptions and His most Great attributes. These
things are the necessities, which must exist. He also knows the impossibilities in their condition
of impossibilities, and what would happen if they did ever come into existence.
"This is as He, the Exalted said: "Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods
besides Allah, then verily, both would have been ruined." [Al-Anbiya' (21):]

"And He Says, "No son (or Offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any God along with Him. (If
there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and
some would been tried to overcome others!" [Al-Mu'minoon (23):91]
This and its like are example of His knowledge of the impossibilities, which He knows, and His
awareness of what would occur if they existed. This is in reference to suppositions and
hypothetic conjecture. Allah also knows the possibilities. These are those things which may or
may not exist. What exists of it and what does not exist of it is of those things which the supreme
wisdom has not necessitated its occurrence. So Allah is the All Knowing, Whose knowledge
encompasses the world above and below. No place or time escapes His knowledge. He knows
the unseen and the seen, the apparent and the hidden, the manifest and the concealed. Allah, the
Exalted said:
"Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything. "Al-Anfal (8):75]
In the Saheeh it is reported that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Verily Allah
says, 'Pride is my cloak, and magnificent is my lower garment, so whoever dispute me
concerning either one of them, I will punish him severely." [Muslim 4/2023], Abu Dawud (4/59),
and Ibn Majaah (2/1397), and Ahmad (2/376) with similar wording]. Therefore greatness and
pride belong to Allah, and magnificent as well the amount of these two attributes (of Allah)
cannot be estimated, and their essence cannot be fully comprehended.
The texts that mention the encompassing of Allah's knowledge, and explanations of its fine
points, are many. These texts are innumerable and limitless. They also clarify that there is
nothing even the weight of a speck of dust in the heavens or earth, or even smaller than that or
larger, that escapes Him. He is not unaware, nor does He forget. All of the knowledge of the
creation, with its vastness and many types, vanishes as if were nothing when compared to Allah's
knowledge. Likewise, their powers are nothing when compared to the power of Allah. He is the
one who teaches them that which they did not know. And He gives them the ability to do that
which they were not able to do. His knowledge encompasses all of the world above and below,
and whatever creations therein. He knows their essences, their attributes, their deeds and all of
their matters. He knows what was and what will be in the future, which has no end, He knows
what does not exist and how it would be if it did exist. He knows the conditions of all people
since the time of His creating them and after He causes them to die and after He brings them to
life again. His knowledge encompasses all of their deeds, both the good and the evil. The reward
of these deeds and the details of that is in the Final abode. [Al-Haqq ul-Waadhih ul-Mubeen, pp.
37-38, and Sharh Al-Qaseedah An Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas (2/73)]
In conclusion, we say that Allah is He Whose knowledge encompasses the apparent and the
hidden, the secret and the obvious, the necessities, the possible and the impossible. His
knowledge encompasses the world above and below, the past, the present and the future. There is
not a single thing that is hidden from Him. [Tafseer Al-Allamah Ash-Sheikh Abdur Rahmaan
As-Sa'dee, 5/621]

84. Al-Azeez (the Mighty)
The One to Whom belongs might/honor in its entirety, the

might/honor of strength, the might/honor of conquest and the
might/honor of preventing. So He has prevented any of His
creation from encompassing and grasping Him, He is Omnipotent
over everything that is in existence, the whole of creation is
subjected and indebted to Him and yielding before His greatness.
"It will be said: 'Seize him and drag him into the midst of the blazing Fire. Then pour over his
head the torment of boiling water. Taste you this! Indeed you were (pretending to be) the
Mighty, the Generous!'" (44:47-49)
"Blessed be He in Whose Hand in the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. Who has
created death and life that He may test which of you is best in deed. And He is the Mighty, the
Oft-Forgiving." (67:1-2)
85. Al-Muqtadir (The Omnipotent)

86. Al-Qawiyy (The Most Powerful)
87. Al-Mateen (The Most Strong)
[These fall under the meaning of al-Azeez]
All of these magnificent names have similar meanings. For He,

the Exalted, is perfect in strength great in power and complete in
might.
"Verily, all power (and might) belongs to Allah." [Yunus

(10):65)
"Verily, your Lord is the Most Strong, the Most Mighty." [Hud
(11):66]
"Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only
because they said, 'our Lord is Allah' - for had it not been that
Allah checks one set of people by means of another,
monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques, wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned much,
would surely have been pulled down. Indeed Allah will help those who help Him and Allah is
the Strong, the All-Mighty." (22:40)
The word might has three meanings which are perfect with
regards to Allah, the Most Great:
1. Might of Strength and Power. This is proved by His

names, Al-Qawee (the Most Strong) and Al-Mateen (The
Extremely Strong). This (Might of Strength) is His great
description and He the One whom the strength of the
created beings cannot be compared to Him, no matter how great it may be. Allah, the

Exalted says,
Verily, Allah is the All Providing, the Passer of Strength, the Most Strong." [Adh
Dhariyyat (51):58]
And Allah is Powerful, and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Al-Mumtahinah
960):7]
Say (O Muhammad), He is the Most Able to send a torment upon you from above you, or
from beneath your feet, or to make you all into confused sects, and make some of you
taste the harms (violence) of others." [Al-An'am (6):65]
And Allah is able to do everything." [Al-Kahf (18):45]
Verily, the pious will be in the midst of gardens and rivers (of Paradise) . In a seat of
truth (i.e. paradise), near the Omnipotent King." [Al-Qamar (54):55]
2. Might of Impossibility (to be affected). For verily, He is the Most wealthy, being Self
Sufficient in His Self. He does not need anyone nor do the creatures (His Slaves) have
any ability to harm Him or benefit Him. Rather, He is the One who cause harm, gives
benefit, gives and withholds.
3. Might of Compelling Force. This is His ability over all of existence. All of existence is
compelled by Allah, submissive to His greatness and complaint to His desire. All of the
forelocks of the creatures are in His hand none of them can move or change position
except by His power strength and permission. Thus, whatever He willed will be and
whatever He does not will it will not be. There is no power and no strength except by
Him (Allah). From His strength and His power is that He created the heavens and the
earth and all that is between them in six days. He also originated the creation, then He
will cause them to die, then He will bring them to life (again) and to Him they will be
returned.
The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and
resurrection of) a single person." (Luqman (31):28]
And He it is who originates the creation, then He will repeat it (after it has been
perished); and this is easier for Him." [Ar-Rum (30):27]
From the results of His Power is that you see the earth still (and lifeless), then when water (rain)
descends upon it, it moves, grows and brings forth every kind of lovely growth (plants). Also,
from the results of His power is what He made happen to the rejecting nations and the wrong
doing disbelievers from the various types of punishment and lasting lessons. Also, their plans,
their plotting, their wealth, their armies and their fortresses cannot benefit them anything against
the torment of Allah when the command of your Lord comes (to them). All of these things only
increase them in utter destruction. This is especially important to note in these times (today). For
verily, this dreadful power and these dazzling inventions that the nations (of today) have
achieved is only from the power that Allah has allowed them to have and His teaching them what
they did not know. Therefore, from the signs of Allah is that their strength, powers and
inventions cannot benefit them anything in preventing what will befall them of adversities and

destructive punishments. No matter how much they exert their efforts and exhaust their energies
to protect themselves from Allah's punishment, they cannot do so. The command of Allah is
always dominant and all the elements of the upper (highest) world and the lower are dependent
upon His power.
From the perfection of His Might and Power, and their completeness, is that just as He is the
Creator of the slaves (creatures), He is also the Creator of their deeds, their obedience and their
disobedience. These are all of their actions. These actions are attributed to Allah in their being
created and predetermined, and their actual performance is attributed to them (the creatures) and
particularly at the time of their occurrence. There is no contradiction between the two matters.
For verily, Allah created their power (ability) and their will. The Creator of the cause is also the
Creator of the effect (i.e. what results).
"Allah, the Exalted, says, "And Allah created you all and whatever you do." [As-Saffat 37:96]
From the results of His power is what He mentioned in His Book of His helping His (i.e. pious
believers) even though they were small in number and lacked preparation against their enemies
who excelled them in great numbers and preparation. Allah says:
"How many times has a small group overcome a large group by Allah's leave?" [Al-Baqarah
(2):249]
From the results of His Power and His Mercy is what He will make happen to the people of the
Hellfire and the people of Paradise from the various punishments and pleasures that are
numerous, continuous, eternal and forever. * [Al-Haqq Ul-Waadhih ul-Mubeen, pg. 45-46, and
Sharh ul-Qaseedah In Nooniyyah by Al-Harraas (2/78) and Tafseer As-Sa'dee, 5/624]
Therefore, by His Power He brought everything into existence. By His Power, He controls the
affairs of everything. By His Power, He rectifies and perfects everything. By His power He gives
life and death and He will resurrect the slaves (creatures) for the final recompense. Thus, The
good-doer will be rewarded for his good and the wrong doer will be punished for His Evil. By
His power, He turns the hearts and directs them to whatever He wishes. He is the One who,
whenever He wants something, He says "BE" and it is (i.e. it comes into existence). * [Tafseer
Al-'Allaamah As-Sa'dee, 5/624, and this is taken from Surah Ya-Seen (36): Verse 82]
"Allah says also, "Whosoever you may be, Allah will bring you together (on the Day of
Resurrection). Truly, Allah is able to do all things." [Al-Baqarah (2):148]
88. Al-'Afuw (The Oft-Pardoning)

Al-Ghafoor (The Oft-Forgiving)
Al-Ghaffaar (The Most Forgiving)
"Verily, Allah is Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving." [Al-Hajj (22):

60]
He is the one Who never ceases (to exist) and He does not cease
being kind by pardoning and He is described as forgiving and

overlooking of the errors of His slaves.
Everyone is in need of His Pardoning and His Forgiving just as they are in need of His Mercy
and His Generosity. Verily, He promised forgiveness and pardoning to whoever does what
deserves them (These two attributes).
"Allah says: "And verily, I am Oft-Forgiving for whoever repents, believes, works righteousness
(deeds) and then is rightly guided". [Taa-Haa (20): 82]
The Oft-Pardoning is He who has complete and total pardoning that suitably covers whatever
sins that may be committed by His slaves. This is especially the case if they do that which
necessitates their pardoning, such as seeking (His) forgiveness, repentance, having faith and
performing righteous deeds. For He, Glory be unto Him, accepts His slaves and pardons their
evil deeds. He is Oft-Pardoning and He loves to Pardon and He loves from His slaves that they
should rush to attain the things that will cause them to do those things that bring them towards
pardon like hurrying to please Him and doing good towards His creatures. Also from the
perfection of His Pardoning is that He forgives all of His servants crimes, whether small or big,
no matter how much he wrongs himself, as long as he repents and recants from the evil. He
(Allah) made (the acceptance of) Islam the expiation of whatever one did before and repentance
the expiation of whatever one did before it. * [Sharh Ul-Qaseedah An-Nooniyyah by Al-Harras,
2/86, and Al-Haqq Ul-Waadhi Al-Mubeen, pg.56]
"Allah says: "O 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing
evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful". [Az-Zumar (39):53]
In a Hadeeth the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:

Verily, Allah says: Oh son of Adam, verily if you come to Me
with an earth full of sins, and you meet me without having
associated anything with Me (as a partner), Then I would come
to you with an earth full of forgiveness. Recorded by Al-
Tirmidhee, 4/122, and declared Hasan (Good) by Al-Albanee in
Saheeh Al-Jaami, 5/548]
"Allah, the Exalted says, "Verily, Your Lord has vast forgiveness." [An-Najm 953):32].
Verily, Allah has opened the means of attaining His forgiveness through repentance, seeking
forgiveness, faith, doing righteous deeds, doing good towards His slaves, pardoning them,
having strong hope for Allah's favor, thinking good concerning Allah and other things that Allah
has made a means of drawing near to Him and attaining His Forgiveness. * [Al-Haqq Ul-
Waadhih Al-Mubeen, pp.73-74
89. Badee'us-Samaawaati Wal-Ard ("The Originating Creator") of the Heavens and the
Earth

"The Originator of the heavens and the earth. If He decides a

matter He merely says 'Be' and it is. [Soorah 2 Al-Baqarah,
Aayah 117]
That is, He created them and originated them from nothing with
the utmost perfection and marvelous original creation, as well as
with wondrous and precise order.
"And Allah ta'aala stated: He is the one who originates the creation, then will repeat it (after it
has been perished)...[Soorah 30 Ar-Room, Aayah 27]
He began their creation to test which of them is the best in deeds, then He returns them (to life in
the Hereafter) to reward those who do righteous deeds and to give what is due to those who
commit evil for their evil deeds.
Likewise, He brings into existence created things bit by bit and brings them back all the time.
Allah ta'aala also says:
"Verily your Lord is the doer of what He wills. [Soorah 11 Hood, Aayah 107]
"And He Subhaanahu (Who is free from and above any imperfection) said: He does what He
wills. [Soorah 85 Al-Burooj, Aayah 16]
This extends from His Perfect Power, and implementation of His Will and His Ability. Every
matter that He wants He does and there is nothing that can pose obstruction or resistance to Him.
Indeed, if He wants anything He merely says, "Be and it is." The fact is that He is the Doer of all
He wishes and His Will is according to His Wisdom. Allah is described as Perfect in Power and
implementation of Will. He is also characterized as having complete and comprehensive wisdom
in all that He has done or does.
90. Al-Kaafi (The Sufficient)
"Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave? [Soorah 39 Az-Zumar, Aayah 36]
He, Who is free from and above all imperfection is the Sufficient for His slaves for all their
needs and they are force to depend upon Him. He is the Sufficient to a special extent for
whosoever believes in Him and depends upon Him and asks from Him that which he requires for
his religion (deen) and his worldy life (ad-dunyaa).

91. Al-Waasi' (The Vast, Extending, Abounding, Far-Reaching, All-Sufficient)
"And Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and Bounty

and Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures needs, All-
Knowing. [Soorah 2 Al-Baqarah, Aayah 268]
He, subhaanahu wa ta'aala, is Vast in His attributes, and

characteristics and all that is tied to them. None can encompass
or bring forth all the praise due to Him. Indeed He is the One
Who is most fitting to extol Himself. His Greatness, Authority,
and Sovereignty are all extremely extensive as are His Kindness, and Goodness along with
greatness of Generosity and Magnanimity.
92. Al-Jameel (The Beautiful)
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) stated, Verily Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty.
[Muslim] For Allah subhaanahu is beautiful in His Self, His Names, His Attributes and His
actions. It is not possible for a created being to express some of His beauty. Even the inhabitants
of Al-Jannah -despite what they will have of everlasting ease and bounties, happiness and
pleasure that cannot be measured - upon seeing their Rabb and enjoying His beauty, they will
forget all that they have been granted of bounties and all that they have of happiness will amount
to nothing and they will desire to forever remain in that state (i.e. of looking at Allah). They will
acquire from His beauty and light that which adds to their beauty. Their hearts will be
perpetually yearning and longing for the sight of their Rabb. They will be overjoyed on Yaum
Al-Mazeed with such joy that will cause the hearts to nearly fly.
Likewise, He is beautiful in His names for all of them are beautiful and good. Indeed, they are
absolutely the best names and the most beautiful of names.
Allah said, To Allah belong The Most Beautiful Names, therefore call upon Him by them.
[Soorah 7 Al-'Araaf, Aayah 180]
And He said, Do you know of any who is similar to Him [i.e. in name]? [Soorah 19 Maryam,
Aayah 65]
All of that points to the utmost degree of praise, magnificence and perfection. He is not called by
any name that is divisible between perfection and other than that.
Likewise, He is beautiful in His attributes. Each and every one of His attributes are attributes of
perfection, and qualities of praise and magnificence. They are broader in description and more
general and more linked (to His Self). Especially the characteristics of Mercy (Ar-Rahmah),
Kindness (Al-Birr), Generosity (Al-Karam), and Liberality (Al-Jood).
Also all of His actions are beautiful. They all revolve around his Actions of Kindness and
Goodness for which He is praised and extolled and thanked; and those actions of Justice for
which He is praised due to their being in accordance with wisdom and praise. There is nothing

useless or wasted or foolish nor vain nor unjust in His actions. All of them are good, all are
guidance, mercy, reasonable and fair.
Verily my Rabb is on the Straight Path. [Soorah 11 Hood, Aayah 56]
It is due to His perfection that none can glorify Him enough. All His actions are perfect therefore
each of His judgments and rulings are the most perfect of rulings, and that which He produces
and makes is the best of creation and production. What He has fashioned is most precise and
perfect:
The Work of Allah, Who perfected all things...[Soorah 27 An-Naml, Aayah 88]
His has made His creation the best: Who made everything He has created good...[Soorah As-
Sajdah, Aayah 7]
And Who is better in judgment than Allah for a people who have firm faith? [Soorah 5 Al-
Maa'idah, Aayah 50]
The Cosmos is composed of many kinds and categories of beauty and that beauty is derived from
Allah ta'aala for He is the one Who covered it with beauty and Who gave it exquisiteness. He
indeed is more entitled (of the description of beauty) for the giver of the beauty is more
deserving of beauty. Every type of beauty in this life and in the next, whether internal or external
is due to Him. Especially that which the Ultimate Lord and Protector (Al-Mawlaa) gives to the
inhabitants of Al-Jannah of excessive beauty. For if just one of the Hoorul-'Een (Hooris -
maidens of Al-Jannah) was to expose her shin to the world it would obliterate the light of the sun
and the stars. Is not the One Who endowed them with this beauty and blessed them with such
excellence and perfection, indeed more entitled than them to a beauty that has no similitude?
This is clear, rational, evidence that is indisputable with regard to this tremendous issue and
others relating to His attributes.
Allah ta'aala stated: And for Allah is the highest description. [Soorah 16 An-Nahl, Aayah 60]
Any perfection found in created things necessarily means there is no shortcoming in its Creator.
Indeed the Grantor, Allah, is more deserving than those who are granted, of attributes that are not
equally mutual, as there is no connection between their essence and His, or their attributes and
His. The One who granted them hearing, sight, life, knowledge, ability, and beauty is far more
entitled than them to those attributes. How can one express His beauty when the most
knowledgeable of the creation (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said of Him: I am not capable of
giving praises and extolling You as You have extolled and given praise upon Yourself. [Muslim]
He (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) also said: His veil is Light and if He were to lift it the sublime
splendor of His Face would incinerate all that would gaze upon it from His creation. [Muslim]
Glorified and free of all imperfection is Allah and He is purified and far above the statements of
the wrongdoing negators of His Perfection. Their reckoning is odious, hateful and depraved.
They are forbidden from attaining knowledge of Him or the delight of His love.
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) stated in an authentic hadeeth: There are none more
patient with being harmed by what he hears than Allah. They make for Him a son, nevertheless
He overlooks and forgives them and provides for them. [Al-Bukhari]

He (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) also stated, as collected by Al-Bukhari:
The son of Adam denies Me when it is not fitting for him to do so. The son of Adam abuses Me
when it is not fitting for him to do so. As far as his denial of Me he says: 'He will not bring me
back as He brought me out.' Yet his initial creation was no easier than will be returning him. (i.e.
both are easy) As far as his abuse of Me is his saying that I have a son. Yet I am Al-Ahad (The
Unique and Singular), As-Samad (The One eternally sought by all) Who neither was born nor
gives birth and there is none like unto Him.
Allah ta'aala abundantly gives to His slaves (all creatures) their provision whether they are
obedient or disobedient and rebellious. The disobedient yet continue in their denial of Him and
His messengers rush to extinguish His Deen. Nevertheless Allah is patient with all they say and
do. They follow evil upon evil and He follows with favor upon favor. His Patience is the most
perfect and complete patience due to His perfect and complete Ability and Independence from
His creation along with perfection and completeness in His Mercy and Kindness. Most blessed is
the Most Merciful Provider Who there is none comparable and Who loves the patient and
provides for all their needs.
93. Ar-Rafeeq (The Gentle)
This is derived from the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) from a authentic
hadeeth: Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness and He gives with gentleness to the extent He does
not give with harshness nor does He give of anything in equal measure to it. [Muslim]
Allah ta'aala is gentle in His actions. He created all creation gradually, bit by bit, according to
His wisdom and gentleness despite the fact that He was capable of creating it all at one time and
in a moment. Whoever considers the creation and thinks about His Laws and how they are
brought about gradually, they would attest to the most amazing wonders.
The one who is deliberate and reflective is one who deals with affairs with gentleness, calmness
and sobriety following the sunan (ways) of Allah in the creation and following His Prophet
(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). This is his direction and manner that eases affairs for him
especially one who is in need of dealing with the affairs of people and guiding and instructing
them. He is then forced to use gentleness and easiness. Likewise, whoever is harmed by the
creation with offensive speech and preserves his tongue from vilifying them and defends himself
with gentleness and ease, their harm will be pushed away from him in ways not possible through
confrontation with them in the manner they speak or act. From confrontation in their manner,
just comes the loss of attaining comfort, tranquility, composure, and forbearance.
Allah the Mighty and Majestic sends the rain to His slaves if they appeal to Him, Most Glorified
and Perfect is He. It is related by Anas Ibn Malik (radiallahu 'anhu) that a man entered the masjid
on Friday while the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) was delivering the sermon
and he said, "Oh Messenger of Allah. Our possessions are being destroyed and the highways cut
off, so please ask Allah to send rain upon us." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Allah the Mighty and Majestic sends nourishing rain upon His slaves in times of hardship and
adversity. It is He who sends rain to all creatures when their circumstances become strained and

they fall into a state of distress and hardship. He feeds the hungry and provides clothing for
them. He lifts their hardship from them and sends the rains upon them in their time of need.
Likewise He answers grievances, i.e. the supplications of those in distress, anxiety and
predicament. Who sincerely seeks His relief is being provided. The Qu'ran and the Sunnah both
mention His relieving the troubles and removing distress and making ease from hardship over
and over.
94. Al-Hayee (The Shy)

95. As-Sitteer (The Coverer)
This is derived from his statement (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam):

Verily Allah is Al-Hayee (The Shy). He is shy to let His slave
return empty-handed if he outstretches his hands to Him. [Abu
Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah] Also is his statement (sallAllahu
'alaihi wa sallam): Verily Allah Mighty and Majestic is Haleem
(Forebearing), Hayee (Shy), Sitteer (Covering). He loves modesty
and shyness and covering. Therefore when any of you bathe let him cover himself (i.e. from the
sight of people). [Abu Dawud, An-Nasaa'ee, al-Baihaqi, Ahmed, graded as saheeh]
This is from His Mercy, Generosity, and Perfection. His forbearance is in that His slave openly
sins although he is intensely dependant upon Him to the degree that it is not even possible for
him to disobey if not for the favor of Allah giving him any power. Yet Ar-Rabb (The Ultimate
Creator, Sustainer and Provider) is of such complete independence from all of His creation, it is
out of His generosity that He is shy to uncover and disgrace him and make lawful the
punishment for him, so He covers him through opening means to cover him by. He overlooks
and forgives and He shows His love for His slave through His favors, yet they commit sins
hateful to Him. His good is upon them every moment yet their evil is rising. He is still the
Sovereign and Most Generous although their disobedience and every shameful deed goes up to
Him. Allah ta'aalaa is shy to punish the one that tarnishes his Islam as well as to leave the one
who outstretches his hands to Him empty handed. He calls upon His slaves to ask Him and He
promises to answer them.
He is the Coverer and the Shy Who in turn loves those who possess a sense of shame and who
cover faults. Whoever covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will cover him in this life and in the
hereafter. For this reason it is detested that the slave of Allah announces his sin after its
commission. Rather the repentance of the slave is between him and his Rabb and not revealed to
people. It is the most loathsome of people who commit sin in the night and Allah covers that sin
only to remove the covering of Allah in the morning by announcing that sin.
Allah ta'aalaa said: Verily those who like that (the crime) of illegal sexual intercourse should be
propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the
Hereafter.
[Soorah An-Noor, Aayah 19].
All of this is the meaning of His name Al-Haleem (The Forbearing) Whose forbearance
encompasses the disbelievers, the sinful and the disobedient. He holds back His punishment from
hurriedly descending upon the wrongdoers for He gives them respite in order to repent. However

He does not give them unlimited respite if they persist and continue in their tyranny and excesses
without repenting.
96. Al-Qaabid (The Constrictor)
97. Al-Baasit (The Munificent)
98. Al-M'utee (The Giver)
99. Al-Maani` (The Preventer)
And it is Allah Who decreases or increases your provisions and

unto Him you shall return. [Soorah Al-Baqarah, 188]
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Indeed Allah is Al-Mus'air (The Pricesetter), Al-
Baasit, Ar-Raaziq (the Provider)... [Ibn Maajah, At-Tirmidhi, Abu dawud, Ahmad, Ad-Daarimi].
He (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) also stated: Whoever Allah wants good for He gives him
understanding in religion and Allah is Al-M'utee and I am Al-
Qaasim... [Al-Bukhaari]
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily Allah

azza wa jall, does not sleep nor is it fitting that He sleep. He
decreases the amount (of provision) and raises it. Every matter
of the night is raised to Him before the deeds of the day an the
deeds of the day before those of the night. [Muslim]
Allah ta'aalaa stated: Say: 'O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom,

You give possession to whom You will, and You take possessions from whom You will, and you
endue with honor whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good.
Verily You are able to do all things. [Soorah Aale 'Imraan, Aayah 26]
The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily Allah raises a people with this Book (Al-
Qur'aan) and makes lowly another. [Al-Bukhaari] The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)
would say after making the salaam at the end of the prayer and turning towards the people: There
is no deity worthy of worship in truth except Allah Who is Alone and without partner. For Him
is the Sovereignty and for Him is the praise and He is in control of all things. O Allah there is
none who can withhold that which You have given and none who can give that which You have
withheld. No wealth or majesty can benefit anyone as You are from Who all wealth and majesty
come. [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
There is none who can prevent what He gives and none who can give what He prevents. Every
thing that can bring goodness or benefit is sought and desired from Him. He is the One Who
gives to whomsoever He Wills and prevents from Whosoever He Wills, all of this in accordance
to His Wisdom and Mercy.
By the blessing and provision of Allah have we completed this initial work in Jumaada Al-
Aakhir 1421.
May Allah reward all those who contributed to this work and protect and forgive us for any
errors or shortcomings for indeed He and His Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and
Islam are free therefrom. Any errors are due to the Shaytaan and ourselves and any good is due
to the grace and mercy of Allah Most High and Free of All Imperfections.

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2. Al-Ilaah (The Deity)

3. Ar-Rabb (The Lord)

4. Al-Waahid (The One )

He is the One Who is singled out in all aspects of Perfection

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6. As-Samad (The Self-Sufficient)

"Say: He is Allah the One. Allah the Self-Sufficient." (112:1-2)

7. Al-Hakeem (the All-Wise)

He is the One to Whom belongs the highest wisdom, the One

Therefore He has created nothing out of mere frivolity and He

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His Wisdom Is Of Two Types:

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8. Al-Haleem (The Most Forebearing)

He is the One Who causes apparent and hidden bounties to

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This is as Allah says

Allah also says

09. Ar-Rahmaan (The Most Beneficent)

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16. Al-Hameed (the One Who is praised)

In His Essence, Names, Attributes and Actions. He possesses the

"Alif Laam Raa. A Book which We have revealed to you that

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Ibn Al-Qayyim mentioned that Allah is praiseworthy from two aspects:

17. Al-Afuww (the Forgiving)

The One Who was and is known with the Attribute of

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20. At-Tawwaab (the Oft-Returning)

The One Who is continuously turning (in forgiveness) to those that

21. Al-Quddoos (the Holy)

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"There is nothing like Him"(42:11)

"There is no one equal to or comparable to Him"(112:3)

"Do you know of any who is similar to Him?" (19:65)

"Then do not set up rivals to Allah." (2:22)

23. Al-Alee (the High)

To Him belongs highness in all of its aspects, Highness of His

"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" (87:1)

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He, the Exalted said;

26. Al-Mannaan (The Bestower):

27. Al-Jabbaar (the Compeller)

This includes the meaning of Al-Alee and Al-A`laa, the

"He is Allah, other than whom none has the right to be

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28. Al-Mutakabbir (the Supreme)

"He is Allah, other than whom none has the right to be

29. Al-Khaaliq (the Creator)

The One Who created all that is in existence, Who made

32. Al-Mu'min (The Giver of Security)

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33. Noorus-Samaawaati Wal-Ardh

The Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:

His Light is of two types:

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34. Al-Muhaymin (the Ever-Watching)

"He is Allah, other than whom none has the right to be

35. Al-Qadeer (All-Powerful, the Able)