The beautiful names of 'Allah'

 

Meaning

Pronunciation

The God. The only one Almighty. He alone is worthy of worship.

Allah

 

 

The Just. He who is Equitable.

Al-Adl

 

 

The Last.

Al-Aakhir

 

 

The Pardoner. He who pardons all who sincerely repents.

Al-Afu

 

 

The Knower of All. He who has full knowledge of all things.

Al-Alim

 

 

The One. The only one.

Al-Ahad

 

 

The First.

Al-Awwal

 

 

The Mighty & Strong.

Al-Aziz

 

 

The Magnificent. The Most High. He who is Most Splendid.

Al-Azeem

 

 

The Incomparable. He who is without model or match, and who brings into being worlds of amazing wonder.

Al-Badi

 

 

The Resurrector. He who brings the dead to life, and raises them from their tombs.

Al-Ba'ith

 

 

The Everlasting One. Eternal (in the future).

Al-Baqi

 

 

The Maker of Order (Skilled Worker). O Evolver who created all things so that each whole and its parts are in perfect conformity and harmony.

Al-Bari

 

 

Source of all Goodness. He who treats His servants tolerantly, and whose goodness and kindness are very great indeed.

Al-Barr

 

 

The All-Seeing. To those who invoke this Name one hundred times between the obligatory and customary prayers in Friday congregation, Allah grants esteem in the eyes of others.

Al-Basir

 

 

The Reliever (Uncloser). He who releases, letting things expand.

Al-Basit

 

 

The Hidden One. He who is hidden, concealed.

Al-Batin

 

 

The Distresser The Creator of the Harmful. He who creates things that cause pain and injury.

Al-Dhar

 

 

The Opener. He who opens the solution to all problems and makes things easy.

Al-Fattah

 

 

The Forgiving. He who is always ready to forgive.

Al-Ghaffar

 

 

The Forgiver and Hides Faults.

Al-Ghafur

 

 

The Rich one. He who is infinitely rich and completely Independent.

Al-Ghani

 

 

The Guide. He who provides guidance.

Al-Hadi

 

 

The Preserver. He who guards all creatures in every detail.

Al-Hafiz

 

 

The Ever Living One. The living who knows all things and whose strength is sufficient for everything.

Al-Haiy

 

 

The Perfectly Wise. He whose every command and action is pure wisdom.

Al-Hakim

 

 

The Judge. He who judges and makes right prevails.

Al-Hakam

 

 

The Highest. The Exalted.

Al-'Ali

 

 

The Forbearing. He who is Most Clement.

Al-Halim

 

 

The Praisedworthy. All praise belongs to Him, and who alone do the tongues of all creation laud.

Al-Hamid

 

 

The Truth. He who’s being endures unchangingly.

Al-Haqq

 

 

The Accounter. He who knows every details.

Al-Hasib

 

 

The Compelling. He who repairs all broken thing, and completes that which is incomplete.

Al-Jabbar

 

 

The Glorious. He who is Lord of Majesty and Grandeur.

Al-Jaleel

 

 

The Gatherer. He who brings together what He wills, when He wills, where He wills.

Al-Jaame

 

 

The Greatest. He who supremely great.

Al-Kabir

 

 

The Generous. He whose generosity is most abundant.

Al-Karim

 

 

The All Aware. He who has the knowledge of inner & most secret aspects of all things.

Al-Khabir

 

 

The Abaser. He who brings down, diminishes.

Al-Khafid

 

 

The Creator. He who brings from non-being into being, creating all things in such a way that He determines their existence and the conditions and events they are to experience.

Al-Khaliq

 

 

The Subtle One. He who knows the minutest subtleties of all things.

Al-Latif

 

 

The Majestic One. He whose glory is most great and most high.

Al-Majid

 

 

The Glorious. He, whose dignity and glory are most great, and whose generosity and munificence are bountiful.

Al-Ma'jid

 

 

The Absolute Ruler. The Ruler of the entire universe (King of Kings).

Al-Malik

 

 

The Owner of All. The King of the Kingdom.

Malik-ul-Mulk

 

 

The Preventer of Harm. The Withholder.

Al-Mani'

 

 

The Inspirer of Faith. He who awakes the light of faith in our hearts.

Al-Momin

 

 

The Firm. He who is very steadfast.

Al-Mateen

 

 

The Giver of Life. He who confers life, gives vitality, revives.

Al-Muhyi

 

 

The Delayer. He who sets back or delays whatever He wills.

Al-Mu'akhkhir

 

 

The Originator. He who creates all creatures initially without matter or model.

Al-Mubdi

 

 

The Enricher. The Sufficer.

Al-Mughni

 

 

The Guardian. He who watches over and protects all things. (Helper in Peril)

Al-Muhaymin

 

 

The Appraiser. He who knows the number of every single thing in existence, even to infinity.

Al-Muhsi

 

 

The Restorer. He who recreates His creatures after He has annihilated them.

Al-Mu'id

 

 

The Bestower of Honors. He who confers honor and dignity.

Al-Mu'izz

 

 

The Responder to Prayer. He who grants the wishes who appeals to him.

Al-Mujib

 

 

The Nourisher. He who gives every creature it's sustenance.

Al-Muqit

 

 

The Expediter. He who brings forward whatever He wills (Forewarner).

Al-Muqaddim

 

 

The Equitable One. He who does everything with proper balance and harmony.

Al-Muqsit

 

 

The Creator of All Power. He who disposes at His will even of the strongest and mightiest of His creatures.

Al-Muqtadir

 

 

The Taker of Life. He who creates the death of a living creature.

Al-Mumit

 

 

The Avenger. He who justly inflicts upon wrongdoers the punishment they deserve.

Al-Muntaqim

 

 

The Shaper of Beauty. He who designs all things, giving each its particular form and character (Sculptor).

Al-Musawwir

 

 

The Supreme One. He is exalted in every respect, far beyond anything the mind could possibly attribute to His creatures.

Al-Muta'ali

 

 

The Majestic. He who demonstrates His greatness in all things and in all ways.

Al-Mutakabbir

 

 

The Humiliator. He who degrades and abases.

Al-Mudhill

 

 

The Creator of Good. He who creates things that yields advantages and benefit.

An-Nafi

 

 

The Light. He who gives light to all the worlds, who illuminates the faces, minds and hearts of His servants.

An-Nur

 

 

The Constrictor. He who constricts and restricts.

Al-Qabidh

 

 

The All Powerful. He who is Able to do what He wills as He wills (Providence).

Al-Qadir

 

 

The Subduer. He who dominates all things, and prevails upon them to do whatever He wills (Dominant).

Al-Qahhar

 

 

The Most Strong.The Possessor of All Strength.

Al-Qawi

 

 

The Self-Existing One. He who maintains the heavens, the earth, and everything that exists.

Al-Qayyum

 

 

The Pure One. He who is free from all errors.

Al-Quddus

 

 

The Exalter. He who raises up.

Ar-Rafi'

 

 

The All Compassionate. He who acts with extreme kindness.

Ar-Raheem

 

 

The All Merciful. He who wills goodness and mercy for all His creatures.

Ar-Rahman

 

 

The Watchful One.

Ar-Raqib

 

 

The Righteous Teacher. He who moves all things in accordance with His eternal plan, bringing them without error and with order and wisdom to their ultimate destiny (Unerring).

Ar-Rashid

 

 

The Kind. He who is very compassionate (Indulgent).

Ar-Ra'uf

 

 

The Sustainer. He who provides all things useful to His creatures.

Ar-Razzaq

 

 

The Patient One. He who is characterized by infinite patience.

As-Sabur

 

 

The Source of Peace. He who frees His servants from all danger.

As-Salaam

 

 

The Eternal. He who is the only recourse for the ending of need and the removal of affliction.

As-Samad

 

 

The Hearer of All. Allah takes care of all the needs of those who invoke this glorious Name one hundred times.

As-Sami

 

 

The Witness. He who is present everywhere and observes all things.

Ash-Shahid

 

 

The Rewarder of Thankfulness. He who gratefully rewards good deeds (Appreciator).

Ash-Shakur

 

 

The Acceptor to Repentance. He who is ever ready to accept repentance and to forgive sins (Relenting).

At-Tawwab

 

 

The Trustee / Guardian. He who manages the affairs of those who duly commit them to His charge, and who looks after them better than they could themselves.

Al-Vakil

 

 

The Protecting Friend. He who is a nearest friend to His good servants.

Al-Vali

 

 

The Giver of All. He who constantly bestows blessings of every kind.

Al-Wahhab

 

Al-Wahhab

The Unique. He who is Single, absolutely without partner or equal in His Essence, Attributes, Actions, Names and Decrees.

Al-Wahid

 

 

The Finder. He who finds what He wishes when He wishes (Perceiving).

Al-Wajid

 

 

The Loving One. He who loves His good servants, and bestows his compassion upon them.

Al-Wadud

 

 

The Governor. The Protecting Friend. He who administers this vast universe and all its passing phenomena.

Al-Wali

 

 

The All Comprehending. He who has limitless capacity and abundance.

Al-Wasi'

 

 

The Inheritor of All. He who is the Real Owner of all riches.

Al-Warith

 

 

The Manifest One. He who is Evident.

Az-Zahir

 

 

The Lord of Majesty and Bounty. He who possesses both greatness and gracious magnanimity.

Zal-Jalali-Wal-Ikram