The Names and Attributes of Allah
Asma wa Sifat: The magnificent Names of Allah and His perfect Attributes.
"To Allah belong the most beautiful names. Call upon Him by them."
— Quran, Surah Al-A'raf (7:180)
📖 The 99 Names of Allah (Al-Asma' al-Husna)
The virtue of learning 99 Names is established in Sahih al-Bukhari 2736. The commonly used list below is a learning aid: its complete enumeration in at-Tirmidhi 3507 is graded weak by Darussalam and should not be presented as an authenticated prophetic list. Knowing Allah’s Names, reflecting on them and invoking Him by them brings us closer to Him.
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
Ar-Raḥmān
The Most Gracious
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Ar-Raḥīm
The Most Merciful
ٱلْمَلِكُ
Al-Malik
The King
ٱلْقُدُّوسُ
Al-Quddūs
The Most Holy
ٱلسَّلَامُ
As-Salām
The Source of Peace
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ
Al-Mu'min
The Giver of Security
ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ
Al-Muhaymin
The Guardian
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
Al-'Azīz
The Almighty
ٱلْجَبَّارُ
Al-Jabbār
The Compeller
ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ
Al-Mutakabbir
The Majestic
ٱلْخَالِقُ
Al-Khāliq
The Creator
ٱلْبَارِئُ
Al-Bāri'
The Originator
ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ
Al-Muṣawwir
The Fashioner
ٱلْغَفَّارُ
Al-Ghaffār
The Forgiving
ٱلْقَهَّارُ
Al-Qahhār
The Subduer
ٱلْوَهَّابُ
Al-Wahhāb
The Bestower
ٱلرَّزَّاقُ
Ar-Razzāq
The Provider
ٱلْفَتَّاحُ
Al-Fattāḥ
The Opener
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Al-'Alīm
The All-Knowing
ٱلْقَابِضُ
Al-Qābiḍ
The Withholder
ٱلْبَاسِطُ
Al-Bāsiṭ
The Expander
ٱلْخَافِضُ
Al-Khāfiḍ
The Abaser
ٱلرَّافِعُ
Ar-Rāfi'
The Exalter
ٱلْمُعِزُّ
Al-Mu'izz
The Honorer
ٱلْمُذِلُّ
Al-Mudhill
The Humiliator
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
As-Samī'
The All-Hearing
ٱلْبَصِيرُ
Al-Baṣīr
The All-Seeing
ٱلْحَكَمُ
Al-Ḥakam
The Judge
ٱلْعَدْلُ
Al-'Adl
The Just
ٱللَّطِيفُ
Al-Laṭīf
The Subtle
ٱلْخَبِيرُ
Al-Khabīr
The Aware
ٱلْحَلِيمُ
Al-Ḥalīm
The Forbearing
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Al-'Aẓīm
The Magnificent
ٱلْغَفُورُ
Al-Ghafūr
The Pardoner
ٱلشَّكُورُ
Ash-Shakūr
The Appreciative
ٱلْعَلِيُّ
Al-'Aliyy
The Most High
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Al-Kabīr
The Most Great
ٱلْحَفِيظُ
Al-Ḥafīẓ
The Preserver
ٱلْمُقِيتُ
Al-Muqīt
The Sustainer
ٱلْحَسِيبُ
Al-Ḥasīb
The Reckoner
ٱلْجَلِيلُ
Al-Jalīl
The Majestic
ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Al-Karīm
The Generous
ٱلرَّقِيبُ
Ar-Raqīb
The Watchful
ٱلْمُجِيبُ
Al-Mujīb
The Responsive
ٱلْوَاسِعُ
Al-Wāsi'
The All-Encompassing
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Al-Ḥakīm
The Wise
ٱلْوَدُودُ
Al-Wadūd
The Loving
ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majīd
The Glorious
ٱلْبَاعِثُ
Al-Bā'ith
The Resurrector
ٱلشَّهِيدُ
Ash-Shahīd
The Witness
ٱلْحَقُّ
Al-Ḥaqq
The Truth
ٱلْوَكِيلُ
Al-Wakīl
The Trustee
ٱلْقَوِيُّ
Al-Qawiyy
The Strong
ٱلْمَتِينُ
Al-Matīn
The Firm
ٱلْوَلِيُّ
Al-Walī
The Protecting Friend
ٱلْحَمِيدُ
Al-Ḥamīd
The Praiseworthy
ٱلْمُحْصِي
Al-Muḥṣī
The Counter
ٱلْمُبْدِئُ
Al-Mubdi'
The Initiator
ٱلْمُعِيدُ
Al-Mu'īd
The Restorer
ٱلْمُحْيِي
Al-Muḥyī
The Giver of Life
ٱلْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumīt
The Bringer of Death
ٱلْحَيُّ
Al-Ḥayy
The Ever-Living
ٱلْقَيُّومُ
Al-Qayyūm
The Self-Subsisting
ٱلْوَاجِدُ
Al-Wājid
The Finder
ٱلْمَاجِدُ
Al-Mājid
The Noble
ٱلْوَاحِدُ
Al-Wāḥid
The One
ٱلْأَحَدُ
Al-Aḥad
The Unique
ٱلصَّمَدُ
As-Ṣamad
The Eternal
ٱلْقَادِرُ
Al-Qādir
The Capable
ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ
Al-Muqtadir
The All-Powerful
ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ
Al-Muqaddim
The Expediter
ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer
ٱلْأَوَّلُ
Al-Awwal
The First
ٱلْآخِرُ
Al-Ākhir
The Last
ٱلظَّاهِرُ
Az-Ẓāhir
The Manifest
ٱلْبَاطِنُ
Al-Bāṭin
The Hidden
ٱلْوَالِي
Al-Wālī
The Governor
ٱلْمُتَعَالِي
Al-Mut'ālī
The Most Exalted
ٱلْبَرُّ
Al-Barr
The Benefactor
ٱلْتَّوَّابُ
At-Tawwāb
The Accepter of Repentance
ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ
Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger
ٱلْعَفُوُّ
Al-'Afū
The Pardoner
ٱلرَّؤُوفُ
Ar-Ra'ūf
The Compassionate
مَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكِ
Mālik-ul-Mulk
The Owner of Sovereignty
ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām
The Lord of Majesty and Bounty
ٱلْمُقْسِطُ
Al-Muqsit
The Equitable
ٱلْجَامِعُ
Al-Jāmi'
The Gatherer
ٱلْغَنِيُّ
Al-Ghaniyy
The Self-Sufficient
ٱلْمُغْنِي
Al-Mughnī
The Enricher
ٱلْمَانِعُ
Al-Māni'
The Preventer
ٱلضَّارُّ
Aḍ-Ḍārr
The Distresser
ٱلنَّافِعُ
An-Nāfi'
The Benefiter
ٱلنُّورُ
An-Nūr
The Light
ٱلْهَادِي
Al-Hādī
The Guide
ٱلْبَدِيعُ
Al-Badī'
The Incomparable
ٱلْبَاقِي
Al-Bāqī
The Everlasting
ٱلْوَارِثُ
Al-Wārith
The Inheritor
ٱلرَّشِيدُ
Ar-Rashīd
The Guide to the Right Path
ٱلصَّبُورُ
As-Ṣabūr
The Patient
⚖️ The Attributes of Allah
The attributes of Allah are perfect and eternal. Among them:
- •Knowledge (Al-'Ilm): Allah knows all things, past, present and future.
- •Power (Al-Qudrah): Allah is capable of all things.
- •Life (Al-Hayat): Allah is the Ever-Living who never dies.
- •Speech (Al-Kalam): Allah speaks in a manner befitting Him.
💡 Important rule
We must affirm the Names and Attributes of Allah as He has revealed them, without distorting them, without denying them, without asking 'how', and without comparing them to created beings.