Qur’an 7:180—The Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah: So call on Him by them; But shun such men as use profanity in His names: For what they do, they will soon be requited.
In the Hadith, Muhammad says that there are 99 names of Allah, and that anyone who memorizes the list of names will be awarded paradise:
Sahih Muslim 6475—Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number.
However, there are more than 99 names of Allah found in the Qur’an and the Hadith, and Muhammad never delivered an official list to his followers. This makes it impossible to know which specific names are included among the 99 names. Yet there is general agreement among Muslims concerning most of Allah’s names. Hence, compilations of the 99 names of Allah will agree on the vast majority of the following epithets.
Arabic
Transliteration
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English
Meaning
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Sample
Verse
|
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1
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Ar-Rahman
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“The Gracious”
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1:1
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2
|
Ar-Rahim
|
“The Merciful”
|
1:1
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3
|
Al-Malik
|
“The King”
|
59:23
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4
|
Al-Quddus
|
“The Holy”
|
59:23
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5
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As-Salam
|
“The Peace”
|
59:23
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6
|
Al-Mu’min
|
“The One Who Gives
Security”
|
59:23
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7
|
Al-Muhaymin
|
“The Protector”
|
59:23
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8
|
Al-Aziz
|
“The Mighty”
|
59:23
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9
|
Al-Jabbar
|
“The Compeller”
|
59:23
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10
|
Al-Mutakabbir
|
“The Majestic”
|
59:23
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11
|
Al-Khaliq
|
“The Creator”
|
59:24
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12
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Al-Bari
|
“The Maker”
|
59:24
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13
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Al-Musawwir
|
“The Shaper”
|
59:24
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14
|
Al-Ghaffar
|
“The Forgiver”
|
20:82
|
15
|
Al-Qahhar
|
“The One Who
Subdues”
|
12:39
|
16
|
Al-Wahhab
|
“The One Who Bestows”
|
3:8
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17
|
Ar-Razzaq
|
“The Provider”
|
51:58
|
18
|
Al-Fattah
|
“The Opener”
|
34:26
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19
|
Al-Alim
|
“The Knowing”
|
2:158
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20
|
Al-Qabid
|
“The Withholder”
|
2:245
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21
|
Al-Basit
|
“The Expander”
|
2:245
|
22
|
Al-Khafid
|
“The One Who Abases”
|
56:3
|
23
|
Ar-Rafi
|
“The One Who Exalts”
|
58:11
|
24
|
Al-Mu’izz
|
“The One Who Gives
Honor”
|
3:26
|
25
|
Al-Mudill
|
“The One Who
Humiliates”
|
3:26
|
26
|
As-Sami
|
“The Hearing”
|
2:127
|
27
|
Al-Basir
|
“The Seeing”
|
4:58
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28
|
Al-Hakam
|
“The Judge”
|
22:69
|
29
|
Al-Adl
|
“The Just”
|
6:115
|
30
|
Al-Latif
|
“The Subtle”
|
6:103
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31
|
Al-Khabir
|
“The Aware”
|
6:18
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32
|
Al-Halim
|
“The Forbearing”
|
2:235
|
33
|
Al-Azim
|
“The Incomparably
Great”
|
2:255
|
34
|
Al-Ghafur
|
“The Forgiving”
|
2:173
|
35
|
As-Shakur
|
“The Appreciative”
|
35:30
|
36
|
Al-Ali
|
“The Highest”
|
4:34
|
37
|
Al-Kabir
|
“The Great”
|
13:9
|
38
|
Al-Hafiz
|
“The Preserver”
|
11:57
|
39
|
Al-Muqit
|
“The Sustainer”
|
4:85
|
40
|
Al-Hasib
|
“The One Who Brings
Judgment”
|
4:86
|
41
|
Al-Jalil
|
“The Sublime”
|
55:27
|
42
|
Al-Karim
|
“The Generous”
|
27:40
|
43
|
Ar-Raqib
|
“The Watchful”
|
4:1
|
44
|
Al-Mujib
|
“The Responsive”
|
11:61
|
45
|
Al-Wasi
|
“The Boundless”
|
2:268
|
46
|
Al-Hakim
|
“The Wise”
|
31:27
|
47
|
Al-Wadud
|
“The Loving”
|
11:90
|
48
|
Al-Majid
|
“The Glorious”
|
11:73
|
49
|
Al-Ba’ith
|
“The One Who
Resurrects”
|
22:7
|
50
|
As-Shahid
|
“The Witness”
|
4:166
|
51
|
Al-Haqq
|
“The Truth”
|
6:62
|
52
|
Al-Wakil
|
“The Advocate”
|
3:173
|
53
|
Al-Qawwi
|
“The Strong”
|
22:40
|
54
|
Al-Matin
|
“The Firm”
|
51:58
|
55
|
Al-Wali
|
“The Friend”
|
4:45
|
56
|
Al-Hamid
|
“The Praiseworthy”
|
14:8
|
57
|
Al-Muhsi
|
“The Reckoner”
|
72:28
|
58
|
Al-Mubdi
|
“The Originator”
|
10:34
|
59
|
Al-Mu’id
|
“The Restorer”
|
10:34
|
60
|
Al-Muhyi
|
“The Giver of Life”
|
7:158
|
61
|
Al-Mumit
|
“The Bringer of
Death”
|
7:158
|
62
|
Al-Hayy
|
“The Living”
|
2:255
|
63
|
Al-Qayyum
|
“The Subsisting”
|
2:255
|
64
|
Al-Wajid
|
“The Finder”
|
38:44
|
65
|
Al-Majid
|
“The Noble”
|
85:15
|
66
|
Al-Wahid
|
“The One”
|
2:163
|
67
|
Al-Ahad
|
“The Indivisible”
|
112:1
|
68
|
As-Samad
|
“The Eternal”
|
112:1
|
69
|
Al-Qadir
|
“The Able”
|
6:65
|
70
|
Al-Muqtadir
|
“The Determiner”
|
18:45
|
71
|
Al-Muqaddim
|
“The Expediter”
|
16:61
|
72
|
Al-Mu’akhkhir
|
“The Delayer”
|
71:4
|
73
|
Al-Awwal
|
“The First”
|
57:3
|
74
|
Al-Akhir
|
“The Last”
|
57:3
|
75
|
Az-Zahir
|
“The Manifest”
|
57:3
|
76
|
Al-Batin
|
“The Hidden”
|
57:3
|
77
|
Al-Wali
|
“The Patron”
|
13:11
|
78
|
Al-Muta’ali
|
“The Exalted”
|
13:9
|
79
|
Al-Barr
|
“The Beneficent”
|
52:28
|
80
|
At-Tawwab
|
“The Relenting”
|
2:128
|
81
|
Al-Muntaqim
|
“The Avenger”
|
32:22
|
82
|
Al-Afu
|
“The Pardoner”
|
4:99
|
83
|
Ar-Ra’uf
|
“The Kind”
|
3:30
|
84
|
Malik-ul-Mulk
|
“The Owner of the
Kingdom”
|
3:26
|
85
|
Dhul-Jalali-
wal-ikram
|
“The Lord of
Majesty”
|
55:27
|
86
|
Al-Muqsit
|
“The Equitable”
|
7:29
|
87
|
Al-Jami
|
“The Gatherer”
|
3:9
|
88
|
Al-Ghani
|
“The Rich”
|
3:97
|
89
|
Al-Mughni
|
“The Enricher”
|
9:28
|
90
|
Al-Mani
|
“The Defender”
|
67:21
|
91
|
Ad-Darr
|
“The Afflicter”
|
6:17
|
92
|
An-Nafi
|
“The Benefactor”
|
30:37
|
93
|
An-Nur
|
“The Light”
|
24:35
|
94
|
Al-Hadi
|
“The Way”
|
22:54
|
95
|
Al-Badi
|
“The Incomparable”
|
2:117
|
96
|
Al-Baqi
|
“The Everlasting”
|
55:27
|
97
|
Al-Warith
|
“The Inheritor”
|
15:23
|
98
|
Ar-Rashid
|
“The Guide”
|
2:256
|
99
|
As-Sabur
|
“The Patient”
|
2:153
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