Asma-ul-Husna
The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah - Learn and reflect upon the divine attributes
ٱلْرَّحْمَـانُ
Ar-Rahman
The Most Merciful
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
ٱلْرَّحِيْمُ
Ar-Raheem
The Most Compassionate
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers in the hereafter.
ٱلْمَلِكُ
Al-Malik
The King
The One with the complete dominion, the One whose dominion is clear from imperfection.
ٱلْقُدُّوسُ
Al-Quddus
The Most Sacred
The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
ٱلْسَّلَامُ
As-Salam
The Source of Peace
The One who is free from every imperfection and whose name brings peace and tranquility.
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ
Al-Mu'min
The Guardian of Faith
The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him and witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief.
ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ
Al-Muhaymin
The Protector
The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
Al-Aziz
The Almighty
The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.
ٱلْجَبَّارُ
Al-Jabbar
The Compeller
The One that nothing happens in His dominion except what He wills.
ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ
Al-Mutakabbir
The Supreme
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
ٱلْخَالِقُ
Al-Khaliq
The Creator
The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
ٱلْبَارِئُ
Al-Bari
The Originator
The Maker who created all of the creation and made them different from each other.
ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ
Al-Musawwir
The Fashioner
The One who forms His creatures in different shapes and forms.
ٱلْغَفَّارُ
Al-Ghaffar
The Oft-Forgiving
The One who forgives the sins of His servants time and time again.
ٱلْقَهَّارُ
Al-Qahhar
The Subduer
The Dominant One who has the perfect Power and is never conquered.
ٱلْوَهَّابُ
Al-Wahhab
The Bestower
The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return and without any effort.
ٱلْرَّزَّاقُ
Ar-Razzaq
The Provider
The One who provides everything that benefits His creatures.
ٱلْفَتَّاحُ
Al-Fattah
The Opener
The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Al-Aleem
The All-Knowing
The One who knows all the details of all things, hidden or visible, small or large.
ٱلْقَابِضُ
Al-Qabid
The Constrictor
The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His generosity and mercy.
ٱلْبَاسِطُ
Al-Basit
The Expander
The One who expands and widens sustenance for whomever He wills.
ٱلْخَافِضُ
Al-Khafid
The Abaser
The One who lowers whoever He wills by His destruction and raises whoever He wills by His endowment.
ٱلْرَّافِعُ
Ar-Rafi
The Exalter
The One who raises whoever He wills in status and honor.
ٱلْمُعِزُّ
Al-Mu'izz
The Bestower of Honor
The One who gives strength and honor to whoever He wills.
ٱلْمُذِلُّ
Al-Mudhill
The Humiliator
The One who dishonors and humiliates whoever He wills.
ٱلْسَّمِيعُ
As-Sami
The All-Hearing
The One who hears all voices regardless of the different languages without any effort.
ٱلْبَصِيرُ
Al-Basir
The All-Seeing
The One who sees all things that are seen without any instrument or organ.
ٱلْحَكَمُ
Al-Hakam
The Judge
The One who judges and there is no judgment other than His judgment.
ٱلْعَدْلُ
Al-Adl
The Just
The One who is Just in His judgment and there is no oppression in His justice.
ٱلْلَّطِيفُ
Al-Latif
The Subtle One
The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them what is beneficial.
ٱلْخَبِيرُ
Al-Khabir
The All-Aware
The One who knows the truth of all things.
ٱلْحَلِيمُ
Al-Halim
The Forbearing
The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Al-Azim
The Magnificent
The One deserving of great attributes and perfect in majesty.
ٱلْغَفُورُ
Al-Ghafur
The Great Forgiver
The One who forgives a lot and covers sins.
ٱلْشَّكُورُ
Ash-Shakur
The Appreciative
The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
ٱلْعَلِيُّ
Al-Aliyy
The Most High
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Al-Kabir
The Most Great
The One who is greater than everything in status.
ٱلْحَفِيظُ
Al-Hafiz
The Preserver
The One who protects whatever and whoever He wills to protect.
ٱلْمُقِيتُ
Al-Muqit
The Sustainer
The One who has the Power to make things happen and provides sustenance.
ٱلْحَسِيبُ
Al-Hasib
The Reckoner
The One who gives the satisfaction and is sufficient for those who rely on Him.
ٱلْجَلِيلُ
Al-Jalil
The Majestic
The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Al-Karim
The Generous
The One who is attributed with greatness and honor, whose generosity is plenty.
ٱلْرَّقِيبُ
Ar-Raqib
The Watchful
The One who watches over all creation and maintains everything.
ٱلْمُجِيبُ
Al-Mujib
The Responsive
The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
ٱلْوَاسِعُ
Al-Wasi
The All-Encompassing
The One who is all-embracing and His knowledge encompasses everything.
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Al-Hakim
The All-Wise
The One who is correct in His doings and places all things in their proper places.
ٱلْوَدُودُ
Al-Wadud
The Loving
The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him.
ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majid
The Glorious
The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
ٱلْبَاعِثُ
Al-Ba'ith
The Resurrector
The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
ٱلْشَّهِيدُ
Ash-Shahid
The Witness
The One who nothing is absent from Him and witnesses everything.
ٱلْحَقُّ
Al-Haqq
The Truth
The One who truly exists and whose existence is confirmed.
ٱلْوَكِيلُ
Al-Wakil
The Trustee
The One who gives all things to those who depend on Him and He is sufficient for whoever relies on Him.
ٱلْقَوِيُّ
Al-Qawiyy
The Strong
The One with the complete Power and does not get tired.
ٱلْمَتِينُ
Al-Matin
The Firm
The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
ٱلْوَلِيُّ
Al-Waliyy
The Protecting Friend
The One who supports and protects whoever obeys Him.
ٱلْحَمِيدُ
Al-Hamid
The Praiseworthy
The One who is praised and praiseworthy for His beautiful attributes and actions.
ٱلْمُحْصِي
Al-Muhsi
The Accounter
The One who the count of things is known to Him.
ٱلْمُبْدِئُ
Al-Mubdi
The Originator
The One who started the creation from non-existence.
ٱلْمُعِيدُ
Al-Mu'id
The Restorer
The One who brings back the creatures after death.
ٱلْمُحْيِى
Al-Muhyi
The Giver of Life
The One who gives life and took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul.
ٱلْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumit
The Bringer of Death
The One who renders the living dead and makes the heart die by depriving it of guidance.
ٱلْحَىُّ
Al-Hayy
The Ever-Living
The One who is attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
ٱلْقَيُّومُ
Al-Qayyum
The Self-Subsisting
The One who remains and does not end and is the maintainer of everything.
ٱلْوَاجِدُ
Al-Wajid
The Finder
The Rich who is never poor and nothing is lacking from Him.
ٱلْمَاجِدُ
Al-Majid
The Noble
The One who is Majid and everything He does is with extreme generosity.
ٱلْوَاحِدُ
Al-Wahid
The Unique
The One who is unique in His essence, attributes, and actions.
ٱلْأَحَد
Al-Ahad
The One
The One without a partner who is indivisible.
ٱلْصَّمَدُ
As-Samad
The Eternal
The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in needs.
ٱلْقَادِرُ
Al-Qadir
The Capable
The One attributed with Power and is never unable.
ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ
Al-Muqtadir
The Powerful
The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ
Al-Muqaddim
The Expediter
The One who puts things in their right place and gives preference to whatever He wills.
ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer
The One who delays things to their proper times.
ٱلأَوَّلُ
Al-Awwal
The First
The One whose existence is without a beginning.
ٱلْآخِرُ
Al-Akhir
The Last
The One whose existence is without an end.
ٱلْظَّاهِرُ
Az-Zahir
The Manifest
The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.
ٱلْبَاطِنُ
Al-Batin
The Hidden
The One who knows all the hidden secrets and is closer to everything than anything else.
ٱلْوَالِي
Al-Wali
The Governor
The One who owns things and manages them.
ٱلْمُتَعَالِي
Al-Muta'ali
The Most Exalted
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
ٱلْبَرُّ
Al-Barr
The Source of Goodness
The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whomever He willed with His support, protection, and special mercy.
ٱلْتَّوَّابُ
At-Tawwab
The Accepter of Repentance
The One who grants repentance to whomever He wills among His creatures and accepts their repentance.
ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ
Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger
The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins.
ٱلْعَفُوُّ
Al-Afuww
The Pardoner
The One with wide forgiveness who erases sins and pardons wrongdoers.
ٱلْرَّؤُفُ
Ar-Ra'uf
The Most Kind
The One with extreme Mercy and kindness for His creation.
ٱلْمَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ
Malik-ul-Mulk
The Owner of Sovereignty
The One who controls the dominion and gives dominion to whoever He wills.
ٱلْذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ
Dhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
The Lord of Majesty and Bounty
The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied, the One who is attributed with greatness and generosity.
ٱلْمُقْسِطُ
Al-Muqsit
The Equitable
The One who is Just in His judgment and establishes justice.
ٱلْجَامِعُ
Al-Jami
The Gatherer
The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, the Day of Judgment.
ٱلْغَنيُّ
Al-Ghani
The Self-Sufficient
The One who does not need the creation and all the creation needs Him.
ٱلْمُغْنِيُ
Al-Mughni
The Enricher
The One who satisfies the necessities of His creation and makes them rich.
ٱلْمَانِعُ
Al-Mani
The Preventer
The One who protects and prevents harm from whomever He wills.
ٱلْضَّارُ
Ad-Darr
The Distresser
The One who makes harm reach to whoever He wills according to His wisdom.
ٱلْنَّافِعُ
An-Nafi
The Benefactor
The One from whom benefit reaches to whoever He wills according to His wisdom.
ٱلْنُّورُ
An-Nur
The Light
The One who guides His creation with His light and illuminates the hearts of believers.
ٱلْهَادِي
Al-Hadi
The Guide
The One who guides to the path of righteousness and shows the way.
ٱلْبَدِيعُ
Al-Badi
The Incomparable
The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
ٱلْبَاقِي
Al-Baqi
The Everlasting
The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
ٱلْوَارِثُ
Al-Warith
The Inheritor
The One whose existence remains after all creation has perished.
ٱلْرَّشِيدُ
Ar-Rashid
The Righteous Teacher
The One who guides to the right path and teaches righteousness.
ٱلْصَّبُورُ
As-Sabur
The Patient
The One who does not quickly punish the sinners and gives them time to repent.
Virtue of Learning the Names
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ اسْمًا مِائَةً إِلَّا وَاحِدًا مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:"Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one; whoever counts them will enter Paradise."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2736, Sahih Muslim 2677