Al-Asmâ' al-Husnâ
أَسْمَاءُ اللَّهِ الْحُسْنَىٰ
Whoever learns the Names of Allah and lives by their meaning is promised Paradise.
(Non-exhaustive list)
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الله
Allah
The Supreme Name
The proper name of God, encompassing all His names and attributes.
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الرَّحْمَن
Ar-Rahmân
The Most Compassionate
His immense mercy encompasses all of creation, believers and non-believers alike.
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الرَّحِيم
Ar-Rahîm
The Most Merciful
His special mercy is reserved for the believers.
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الْقُدُّوس
Al-Quddûs
The Most Holy
Exalted above every imperfection.
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السَّلَام
As-Salâm
The Source of Peace
From Him alone come peace and security.
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الْمُؤْمِن
Al-Mu'min
The Giver of Security
He keeps His promises and reassures those who believe in Him.
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الْمُهَيْمِن
Al-Muhaymin
The Watchful Guardian
He observes, controls and watches over all things.
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الْعَزِيز
Al-ʿAzîz
The Almighty, the Invincible
None can harm Him nor rival Him.
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الْجَبَّار
Al-Jabbâr
The Compeller
His will prevails over all, and He restores what is broken.
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الْمُتَكَبِّر
Al-Mutakabbir
The Supreme in Greatness
Absolute greatness belongs to Him alone.
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الْخَالِق
Al-Khâliq
The Creator
He conceives and brings all things into existence.
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الْبَارِئ
Al-Bâri'
The Maker
He brings beings from nothing into existence, with no prior model.
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الْمُصَوِّر
Al-Musawwir
The Fashioner
He shapes each being and gives it its form.
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الْأَوَّل
Al-Awwal
The First
He is the First, without beginning.
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الْآخِر
Al-Âkhir
The Last
He remains after all, without end.
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الظَّاهِر
Az-Zâhir
The Manifest
Nothing is above Him; His signs are manifest.
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الْبَاطِن
Al-Bâtin
The Hidden
Nothing is closer than Him, and none grasps His essence.
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السَّمِيع
As-Samîʿ
The All-Hearing
He hears all, down to the faintest whisper.
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الْبَصِير
Al-Basîr
The All-Seeing
He sees all, down to the smallest secret.
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الْمَوْلَى
Al-Mawlâ
The Protecting Master
He takes charge of and defends those who entrust themselves to Him.
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النَّصِير
An-Nasîr
The Helper
He grants support and victory to whom He wills.
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الْعَفُوّ
Al-ʿAfuww
The Pardoner
He erases sin until no trace of it remains.
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الْقَدِير
Al-Qadîr
The All-Powerful
His power to act has no limit.
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اللَّطِيف
Al-Latîf
The Subtle and Kind
He knows the most hidden things and does good through imperceptible ways.
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الْخَبِير
Al-Khabîr
The All-Aware
Nothing of the deep reality of things escapes Him.
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الْوِتْر
Al-Witr
The One, the Odd
He is alone, without second or partner.
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الْجَمِيل
Al-Jamîl
The Beautiful
Perfect in His essence, His names and His deeds.
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الْحَيِيّ
Al-Hayiyy
The Modest
His modesty is perfect, befitting His greatness.
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السِّتِّير
As-Sittîr
The Concealer
He covers the faults of His servants and does not expose them.
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الْكَبِير
Al-Kabîr
The Great
Greater than all things.
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الْمُتَعَالِ
Al-Mutaʿâl
The Transcendent
Above every flaw and every comparison.
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الْوَاحِد
Al-Wâhid
The One
One God, without partner.
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الْقَهَّار
Al-Qahhâr
The Subduer
Nothing resists Him.
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الْحَقّ
Al-Haqq
The Truth
His existence and His word are truth itself.
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الْمُبِين
Al-Mubîn
The Manifest Truth
He makes the truth clear and manifest.
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الْقَوِيّ
Al-Qawiyy
The Strong
His strength is perfect and complete.
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الْمَتِين
Al-Matîn
The Firm
His strength is intense and never weakens.
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الْحَيّ
Al-Hayy
The Ever-Living
His life is perfect, without beginning or end.
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الْقَيُّوم
Al-Qayyûm
The Self-Subsisting
He exists by Himself and sustains all else.
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الْعَلِيّ
Al-ʿAliyy
The Most High
Exalted above all His creation.
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الْعَظِيم
Al-ʿAzîm
The Magnificent
His greatness surpasses all understanding.
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الشَّكُور
Ash-Shakûr
The Most Appreciative
He rewards the smallest good deed abundantly.
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الْحَلِيم
Al-Halîm
The Forbearing
Despite faults, He is not hasty to punish.
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الْوَاسِع
Al-Wâsiʿ
The Vast in Bounty
His knowledge, mercy and gifts are without limit.
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الْمُحِيط
Al-Muhît
The Encompasser
His knowledge and power surround and encompass all things.
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الْعَلِيم
Al-ʿAlîm
The All-Knowing
He knows all, the seen and the unseen.
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التَّوَّاب
At-Tawwâb
The Accepter of Repentance
He turns again and again to whoever repents and accepts their return.
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الْحَكِيم
Al-Hakîm
The Wise
He puts each thing in its rightful place.
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الْغَنِيّ
Al-Ghaniyy
The Self-Sufficient
He needs nothing and no one.
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الْكَرِيم
Al-Karîm
The Generous
He gives abundantly, even before being asked.
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الْأَحَد
Al-Ahad
The Indivisible One
One, without division or equal.
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الصَّمَد
As-Samad
The Eternal Refuge
All depend on Him for their needs, and He on none.
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الْقَرِيب
Al-Qarîb
The Near
Near to His servants, He hears their calls.
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الْمُجِيب
Al-Mujîb
The Responsive
He answers whoever calls upon Him sincerely.
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الْغَفُور
Al-Ghafûr
The All-Forgiving
He forgives and entirely covers sins.
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الْوَدُود
Al-Wadûd
The Loving
He loves His pious servants and is beloved by them.
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الْوَلِيّ
Al-Waliyy
The Ally
The protector and friend of the believers.
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الْحَمِيد
Al-Hamîd
The Praiseworthy
Everything in Him calls for praise.
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الْحَفِيظ
Al-Hafîz
The Preserver
He preserves all things and forgets nothing.
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الْمَجِيد
Al-Majîd
The Glorious
He joins perfect greatness with immense generosity.
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الْفَتَّاح
Al-Fattâh
The Opener
He opens the gates of good and judges with justice.
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الشَّهِيد
Ash-Shahîd
The Witness
Present to all, witness to every deed.
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الْمُقَدِّم
Al-Muqaddim
The Expediter
He brings forward what He wills.
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الْمُؤَخِّر
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer
He defers what He wills.
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الْمَلِيك
Al-Malîk
The Absolute Sovereign
His sovereignty is perfect and without limit.
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الْمُقْتَدِر
Al-Muqtadir
The Omnipotent
His power is always accomplished; nothing stops Him.
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الْمُسَعِّر
Al-Musaʿʿir
The Setter of Prices
He alone tightens or widens provision.
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الْقَابِض
Al-Qâbid
The Withholder
He restricts provision according to His wisdom.
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الْبَاسِط
Al-Bâsit
The Expander
He gives generously and gladdens hearts.
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الْقَاهِر
Al-Qâhir
The Dominant
He subjects all things to His authority.
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الدَّيَّان
Ad-Dayyân
The Requiter
He requites each according to their deeds.
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الشَّاكِر
Ash-Shâkir
The Appreciative
He recognizes and rewards the least good.
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الْمَنَّان
Al-Mannân
The Bestower of Favors
He showers His servants with immense, continual blessings.
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الْخَلَّاق
Al-Khallâq
The Supreme Creator
He creates ceaselessly, never exhausted.
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الرَّزَّاق
Ar-Razzâq
The Great Provider
He ceaselessly and abundantly provides sustenance to all.
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الْوَكِيل
Al-Wakîl
The Trustee
He suffices whoever entrusts themselves entirely to Him.
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الْكَافِي
Al-Kâfî
The Sufficient
He suffices His servant and frees him from need of any other.
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الرَّقِيب
Ar-Raqîb
The Watchful
He watches over all, at all times.
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الْحَسِيب
Al-Hasîb
The Reckoner
He keeps the exact account of all things.
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الشَّافِي
Ash-Shâfî
The Healer
He alone heals the body and the heart.
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الرَّفِيق
Ar-Rafîq
The Gentle
He acts with gentleness and loves it in all things.
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الْمُعْطِي
Al-Muʿtî
The Giver
He grants His favors to whom He wills.
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الْمُقِيت
Al-Muqît
The Nourisher
He provides for every being and watches over it.
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السَّيِّد
As-Sayyid
The Master
The sovereign to whom all turn for their needs.
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الطَّيِّب
At-Tayyib
The Pure
Perfect and good, He accepts only what is pure.
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الْحَكَم
Al-Hakam
The Judge
He judges between creatures, and His verdict is perfect.
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الْأَكْرَم
Al-Akram
The Most Generous
The pinnacle of generosity: none equals Him in giving.
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الْبَرّ
Al-Barr
The Benevolent
His kindness toward His servants is vast, gentle and constant.
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الْغَفَّار
Al-Ghaffâr
The Ever-Forgiving
He forgives again and again whoever repents.
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الرَّؤُوف
Ar-Ra'ûf
The Most Kind
He is full of tenderness for His servants.
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الْوَهَّاب
Al-Wahhâb
The Bestower
He gives endlessly, expecting nothing in return.
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الْجَوَاد
Al-Jawâd
The Magnanimous
His bounty is immense and never ceases.
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السُّبُّوح
As-Subbûh
The Most Glorified
Free of every flaw, worthy of all glorification.
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الْوَارِث
Al-Wârith
The Inheritor
All returns to Him when creatures perish.
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الرَّبّ
Ar-Rabb
The Lord
He creates, owns and governs all things.
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الْأَعْلَى
Al-Aʿlâ
The Most Exalted
Nothing is superior to Him.
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الْإِلَه
Al-Ilâh
The God
The only one worthy of worship.
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الْهَادِي
Al-Hâdî
The Guide
He guides whom He wills to the truth.
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النُّور
An-Nûr
The Light
Light of the heavens and the earth, He illumines hearts with faith.
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ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَام
Dhû-l-Jalâl wa-l-Ikrâm
Lord of Majesty and Honor
To Him belong supreme majesty and infinite goodness.
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The most beautiful Names of Allah