The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah
100 names
اللَّهُ
Allāh
The supreme, all-comprehensive name of God, encompassing every attribute of perfection — unique to Him alone.
الرَّحْمَنُ
Ar-Raḥmān
The Entirely Merciful — whose mercy is vast, all-encompassing, and extends to every creature without exception.
الرَّحِيمُ
Ar-Raḥīm
The Especially Merciful — whose mercy is specifically bestowed upon the believers as reward, guidance, and comfort.
الْمَلِكُ
Al-Malik
The Absolute King and Sovereign — the One who owns and rules all dominion without partner or rival.
الْقُدُّوسُ
Al-Quddūs
The Most Holy and Pure — free from every imperfection, deficiency, and resemblance to creation.
السَّلَامُ
As-Salām
The Source of Peace and Safety — free from all flaws and the One from whom all tranquility originates.
الْمُؤْمِنُ
Al-Mu'min
The Granter of Security and the Affirmer of Truth — the One who safeguards His creation and confirms His messengers with signs.
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
Al-Muhaymin
The Ever-Watchful Protector — the One who oversees, preserves, and guards all affairs with absolute vigilance.
الْعَزِيزُ
Al-'Azīz
The Almighty, the Invincible — the One whose power can never be overcome and whose honor is supreme.
الْجَبَّارُ
Al-Jabbār
The Compeller and Restorer — the One who compels all creation to His will and mends what is broken.
الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
Al-Mutakabbir
The Supreme in Greatness — the One who is above all imperfection and to whom all grandeur exclusively belongs.
الْخَالِقُ
Al-Khāliq
The Creator — the One who brings everything into existence from nothingness, determining its measure and plan.
الْبَارِئُ
Al-Bāri'
The Originator — the One who brings creation into being from nothing, free of any model or precedent.
الْمُصَوِّرُ
Al-Muṣawwir
The Fashioner of Forms — the One who gives each creation its unique shape, appearance, and distinctive features.
الْغَفَّارُ
Al-Ghaffār
The Repeatedly Forgiving — the One who forgives sins again and again, concealing faults and never tiring of pardoning.
الْقَهَّارُ
Al-Qahhār
The Irresistible Subduer — the One who overpowers all things and before whose will nothing can stand.
الْوَهَّابُ
Al-Wahhāb
The Ever-Bestowing — the One who gives gifts abundantly, freely, and without expecting anything in return.
الرَّزَّاقُ
Ar-Razzāq
The Ever-Providing — the One who creates and delivers sustenance to every creature, in forms both seen and unseen.
الْفَتَّاحُ
Al-Fattāḥ
The Opener — the One who opens doors of mercy, provision, and victory, and who judges between His servants with truth.
الْعَلِيمُ
Al-'Alīm
The All-Knowing — the One whose knowledge encompasses everything: past, present, future, hidden, and manifest.
الْقَابِضُ
Al-Qābiḍ
The Constrictor — the One who withholds and tightens provision, life, or hearts according to His wisdom.
الْبَاسِطُ
Al-Bāsiṭ
The Expander — the One who extends provision, opens hearts, and spreads relief generously.
الْخَافِضُ
Al-Khāfiḍ
The Abaser — the One who lowers the arrogant and brings down those who rebel against His order.
الرَّافِعُ
Ar-Rāfi'
The Exalter — the One who raises whomever He wills in rank, honor, and nearness to Him.
الْمُعِزُّ
Al-Mu'izz
The Bestower of Honor — the One who grants dignity and might to whomever He wills.
الْمُذِلُّ
Al-Mudhill
The Humiliator — the One who removes honor from the arrogant and debases those who defy His command.
السَّمِيعُ
As-Samī'
The All-Hearing — the One who hears every sound, whisper, and silent thought without limitation.
الْبَصِيرُ
Al-Baṣīr
The All-Seeing — the One who sees everything, from the crawling of a black ant on a dark stone to the innermost movements of the heart.
الْحَكَمُ
Al-Ḥakam
The Judge — the One who decides between truth and falsehood with perfect justice, whose verdict cannot be appealed.
الْعَدْلُ
Al-'Adl
The Perfectly Just — the One whose actions are entirely free from oppression, excess, or deficiency.
اللَّطِيفُ
Al-Laṭīf
The Most Subtle — the One who perceives the finest details and delivers His care through imperceptible, gentle means.
الْخَبِيرُ
Al-Khabīr
The All-Aware — the One who knows the inner reality of all things, beyond surfaces and appearances.
الْحَلِيمُ
Al-Ḥalīm
The Most Forbearing — the One who delays punishment and gives respite despite having full power and full knowledge of every sin.
الْعَظِيمُ
Al-'Aẓīm
The Most Magnificent — the One whose greatness exceeds all comprehension and before whom all creation is insignificant.
الْغَفُورُ
Al-Ghafūr
The All-Forgiving — the One who forgives completely, covering sins and removing their consequences.
الشَّكُورُ
Ash-Shakūr
The Most Appreciative — the One who generously rewards even the smallest good deed, multiplying it beyond measure.
الْعَلِيُّ
Al-'Aliyy
The Most High — the One who is exalted above all creation in His essence, attributes, and authority.
الْكَبِيرُ
Al-Kabīr
The Most Great — the One who is greater than everything in existence, incomparably supreme.
الْحَفِيظُ
Al-Ḥafīẓ
The Preserver — the One who protects, preserves, and safeguards all things from loss and destruction.
الْمُقِيتُ
Al-Muqīt
The Sustainer — the One who creates nourishment, delivers it to every creature, and oversees its sufficiency.
الْحَسِيبُ
Al-Ḥasīb
The Reckoner — the One who takes full account of every deed and is sufficient as a guardian for those who rely on Him.
الْجَلِيلُ
Al-Jalīl
The Majestic — the One whose attributes are characterized by grandeur, awe, and exalted glory.
الْكَرِيمُ
Al-Karīm
The Most Generous — the One whose generosity overflows without being asked, exceeding what is deserved and never diminished by giving.
الرَّقِيبُ
Ar-Raqīb
The Ever-Watchful — the One who observes all things at all times with perfect vigilance.
الْمُجِيبُ
Al-Mujīb
The Responsive — the One who answers every supplication and responds to every call, in His own time and way.
الْوَاسِعُ
Al-Wāsi'
The All-Encompassing — the One whose knowledge, mercy, and provision are vast enough to reach everything without limit.
الْحَكِيمُ
Al-Ḥakīm
The Most Wise — the One who places everything in its perfect place and whose every decree contains flawless wisdom.
الْوَدُودُ
Al-Wadūd
The Most Loving — the One who loves and is beloved, whose love is active, tender, and initiating.
الْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majīd
The Most Glorious — the One who combines supreme honor with overflowing generosity, whose glory pervades all existence.
الْبَاعِثُ
Al-Bā'ith
The Resurrector — the One who raises the dead to life, sends prophets to revive nations, and will resurrect all of creation for judgment.
الشَّهِيدُ
Ash-Shahīd
The Witness — the One who witnesses all things directly, and whose testimony is ultimate and absolute.
الْحَقُّ
Al-Ḥaqq
The Absolute Truth — the One whose existence is the most real, whose words are the truest, and before whom all falsehood vanishes.
الْوَكِيلُ
Al-Wakīl
The Ultimate Trustee — the One to whom all affairs can be entrusted, who manages them with perfect competence.
الْقَوِيُّ
Al-Qawiyy
The Most Strong — the One whose strength is infinite and never subject to fatigue, weakness, or diminishment.
الْمَتِينُ
Al-Matīn
The Firm and Unshakable — the One whose power is absolute and inexhaustible, never weakened or strained.
الْوَلِيُّ
Al-Waliyy
The Protecting Friend — the One who is near, supportive, and loving toward those who believe and obey.
الْحَمِيدُ
Al-Ḥamīd
The All-Praiseworthy — the One who is inherently worthy of all praise, whether anyone praises Him or not.
الْمُحْصِي
Al-Muḥṣī
The Appraiser — the One who counts, enumerates, and comprehends everything in precise detail.
الْمُبْدِئُ
Al-Mubdi'
The Originator — the One who initiates creation from absolute nothingness, without precedent or material.
الْمُعِيدُ
Al-Mu'īd
The Restorer — the One who brings creation back after its extinction, repeating what He originated.
الْمُحْيِي
Al-Muḥyī
The Giver of Life — the One who brings the dead to life and infuses vitality into all beings.
الْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumīt
The Taker of Life — the One who decrees death for every living being at its appointed time.
الْحَيُّ
Al-Ḥayy
The Ever-Living — the One who possesses perfect, eternal life that has no beginning and no end.
الْقَيُّومُ
Al-Qayyūm
The Self-Subsisting Sustainer of All — the One who sustains Himself and sustains all of creation without need or interruption.
الْوَاجِدُ
Al-Wājid
The Perceiver and Finder — the One who lacks nothing, finds everything He seeks, and whose existence is absolute richness.
الْمَاجِدُ
Al-Mājid
The Illustrious — the One whose nobility and generosity are limitless, exalted in both essence and action.
الْوَاحِدُ
Al-Wāḥid
The One — the One and Only deity, without partner, equal, or competitor in His divinity and attributes.
الْأَحَدُ
Al-Aḥad
The Absolutely Unique — the One who is indivisible, incomparable, and beyond all categorization.
الصَّمَدُ
Aṣ-Ṣamad
The Eternal Refuge — the One upon whom all creation depends, while He depends on nothing.
الْقَادِرُ
Al-Qādir
The All-Powerful — the One who has absolute power to do whatever He wills, effortlessly and without constraint.
الْمُقْتَدِرُ
Al-Muqtadir
The Determiner of Power — the One who creates power itself and assigns it according to His decree.
الْمُقَدِّمُ
Al-Muqaddim
The Expediter — the One who brings forward whomever and whatever He wills in rank, time, or importance.
الْمُؤَخِّرُ
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer — the One who holds back, postpones, and places behind according to His perfect wisdom.
الْأَوَّلُ
Al-Awwal
The First — the One who existed before everything, with nothing preceding Him.
الْآخِرُ
Al-Ākhir
The Last — the One who remains after all else ceases to exist, with nothing outlasting Him.
الظَّاهِرُ
Aẓ-Ẓāhir
The Manifest — the One whose existence is evident through His signs, so apparent that nothing is more obvious.
الْبَاطِنُ
Al-Bāṭin
The Hidden — the One whose essence is concealed from all perception, beyond sight, imagination, and comprehension.
الْوَالِي
Al-Wālī
The Governor and Administrator — the One who governs, manages, and has authority over the entire universe.
الْمُتَعَالِ
Al-Muta'ālī
The Most Exalted — the One who is exalted beyond every description, attribute, or limitation that creation might ascribe.
الْبَرُّ
Al-Barr
The Source of All Goodness — the One who treats His creation with kindness, generosity, and comprehensive benevolence.
التَّوَّابُ
At-Tawwāb
The Accepter of Repentance — the One who repeatedly turns in mercy toward those who turn to Him, facilitating and accepting their return.
الْمُنْتَقِمُ
Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger — the One who justly punishes those who persist in tyranny and transgression after every chance to repent.
الْعَفُوُّ
Al-'Afuww
The Pardoner — the One who not only forgives sins but erases them entirely, as though they never occurred.
الرَّؤُوفُ
Ar-Ra'ūf
The Most Kind — the One whose compassion is intensely gentle, exceeding even the tenderness of mercy.
مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ
Mālik al-Mulk
The Owner of All Sovereignty — the One who possesses all dominion and distributes authority to whom He wills.
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām
The Lord of Majesty and Generosity — the One who combines awe-inspiring grandeur with overflowing honor and bounty.
الْمُقْسِطُ
Al-Muqsiṭ
The Equitable — the One who acts with perfect fairness, establishing justice and removing all imbalance.
الْجَامِعُ
Al-Jāmi'
The Gatherer — the One who gathers all creation for the Day of Judgment and unites what is scattered.
الْغَنِيُّ
Al-Ghaniyy
The Self-Sufficient — the One who is absolutely free of all need, while everything in existence needs Him.
الْمُغْنِي
Al-Mughnī
The Enricher — the One who enriches whom He wills with material, spiritual, or emotional wealth.
الْمَانِعُ
Al-Māni'
The Preventer — the One who withholds and prevents harm or provision according to His wisdom.
الضَّارُّ
Aḍ-Ḍārr
The Creator of Harm — the One who permits or creates hardship as a test, purification, or redirection. Always paired with An-Nāfi'.
النَّافِعُ
An-Nāfi'
The Source of All Benefit — the One who creates benefit, delivers it, and is the ultimate cause behind every good that reaches you.
النُّورُ
An-Nūr
The Light — the One who is the light of the heavens and the earth, illuminating hearts, minds, and all of existence.
الْهَادِي
Al-Hādī
The Guide — the One who guides creation to what benefits them in this world and the next, and who guides hearts to His truth.
الْبَدِيعُ
Al-Badī'
The Incomparable Originator — the One who creates in ways without precedent, innovating forms and realities never seen before.
الْبَاقِي
Al-Bāqī
The Everlasting — the One who remains forever, whose existence has no end, outlasting all of creation.
الْوَارِثُ
Al-Wārith
The Inheritor — the One who remains after all creation has perished, inheriting all that exists when its owners are gone.
الرَّشِيدُ
Ar-Rashīd
The Guide to Right Conduct — the One who directs all affairs with perfect wisdom toward their rightful conclusion.
الصَّبُورُ
Aṣ-Ṣabūr
The Most Patient — the One who does not hasten punishment, giving creation ample time to repent and return.