The 99 names of Allah

The proper name of the Divine Being: the One truly worshipped, to whom every other name returns as a description.

1843 āyāt · 89 sūrahs

The Exceedingly Merciful: mercy as an overwhelming, essential attribute reaching all creation.

56 āyāt · 18 sūrahs

The Bestower of Mercy: that same mercy in continuous action, and specifically toward the believers.

115 āyāt · 42 sūrahs

The King, the Owner: sole possessor of authority, most plainly on the Day no one else holds any.

33 āyāt · 21 sūrahs

The Most Holy: free of every defect, and above anything creation attributes to Him.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Source of Peace: free from all deficiency, and the giver of safety to His creation.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Granter of security, who confirms the truth of His messengers with proofs.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Watchful Overseer, whose oversight preserves and keeps account of everything.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Almighty: possessor of might that is never overcome, and of honour no one can strip away.

94 āyāt · 42 sūrahs

The Compeller who also mends: His will is carried out, and He restores what is broken.

6 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The Supreme in greatness — greatness that belongs to Him alone and to no creature.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Creator, who brings into being from nothing according to a measure He set.

33 āyāt · 25 sūrahs

The Originator who brings creation into existence free of flaw or mismatch.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Fashioner, who gives every created thing its particular form.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Repeatedly Forgiving: forgiveness given again and again to the one who keeps returning.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Subduer: everything is under His domination, willingly or not.

5 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The Bestower, who gives freely without being asked and without expecting return.

3 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Provider, who guarantees the provision of every creature He made.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Opener and the Judge: He opens what is closed and decides between disputants.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The All-Knowing: His knowledge covers the hidden and the open, the past and what has not yet happened.

144 āyāt · 40 sūrahs

The Withholder: the One who restricts provision, life and hearts by His wisdom.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Extender: the One who spreads out provision and opens what was closed.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Abaser: the One who brings low those who raise themselves against the truth.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Exalter: the One who raises whom He wills in rank, in this life and the next.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Giver of Honour: the One who grants dignity and strength to whom He wills.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Giver of Dishonour: the One who humbles whom He wills.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The All-Hearing: He hears every voice, in every language, including the one raised in secret.

47 āyāt · 27 sūrahs

The All-Seeing: nothing is too small, too dark or too distant for His sight.

45 āyāt · 26 sūrahs

The Judge: the One whose ruling settles a matter finally and justly.

11 āyāt · 7 sūrahs

The Utterly Just: justice itself, so that no wrong of any weight can come from Him.

5 āyāt · 4 sūrahs

The Subtle and Gentle: He reaches the finest hidden thing, and arranges good by means you never see.

5 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The All-Aware: knowledge of the inward reality of things, their secrets and motives.

36 āyāt · 21 sūrahs

The Forbearing: He does not hasten punishment, though He has full power to.

14 āyāt · 12 sūrahs

The Magnificent: greatness beyond measure or comparison.

107 āyāt · 45 sūrahs

The Ever-Forgiving: He covers sins and then does not expose their doer.

91 āyāt · 38 sūrahs

The Most Appreciative: He multiplies the reward of a small deed and never lets it go unnoticed.

12 āyāt · 9 sūrahs

The Most High: exalted in essence, in power and in rank above all creation.

50 āyāt · 28 sūrahs

The Most Great, above whom nothing is greater and beside whom nothing is large.

31 āyāt · 19 sūrahs

The Preserver: He guards what He wills from harm and keeps a complete record of deeds.

8 āyāt · 6 sūrahs

The Sustainer and Overseer: the One who provides each thing its nourishment and keeps account of it.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Reckoner who is also the Sufficient: He takes account, and He is enough.

4 āyāt · 3 sūrahs

The Majestic: possessor of every attribute of greatness and honour.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Most Generous: He gives before being asked and forgives when able to punish.

27 āyāt · 19 sūrahs

The Ever-Watchful, whose watch never lapses for a moment.

5 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The Responder who answers the caller — the distressed one above all.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The All-Encompassing: vast in mercy, knowledge and giving — never depleted.

8 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The All-Wise: He places everything exactly where it belongs, in creation and in command.

97 āyāt · 42 sūrahs

The Most Loving: He loves His believing servants and is loved by them.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The All-Glorious: vast in honour, greatness and generosity together.

4 āyāt · 3 sūrahs

The Resurrector: the One who raises the dead and sends messengers.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Witness, present to everything, who will testify on the Day of Judgement.

18 āyāt · 11 sūrahs

The Truth: the One whose being and whose word are real, beside whom everything called upon is false.

186 āyāt · 56 sūrahs

The Trustee to whom affairs are handed over, who then manages them perfectly.

24 āyāt · 13 sūrahs

The All-Strong: complete strength that never tires or weakens.

22 āyāt · 17 sūrahs

The Firm: strength that is unshakeable and never diminishes with use.

3 āyāt · 3 sūrahs

The Protecting Ally and Patron who takes charge of the believer's affairs.

83 āyāt · 45 sūrahs

The Praiseworthy: praised for what He is, whether or not anyone praises Him.

17 āyāt · 14 sūrahs

The Reckoner of all things: the One who has counted and enumerated everything, exactly.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Originator: the One who begins creation from nothing.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Restorer: the One who brings creation back after it has ended.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Giver of Life: the One who gives life to the dead earth and to the dead.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Bringer of Death: the One who takes life at its appointed term.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Ever-Living: life that never began and never ends, the ground of every other life.

14 āyāt · 10 sūrahs

The Sustainer of all existence: self-subsisting, and the One by whom everything else subsists.

3 āyāt · 3 sūrahs

The Finder who lacks nothing: everything He wills is present to Him, and nothing escapes Him.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Noble and Glorious: greatness joined to generosity, on the same root as Al-Majīd.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The One: single in His essence, attributes and right to be worshipped.

7 āyāt · 7 sūrahs

The Unique One who has no second of any kind — not in essence, not in attribute.

19 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The Eternal Refuge: the One everything turns to in need, who needs nothing Himself.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The All-Powerful: power complete over everything, without effort or limit.

43 āyāt · 25 sūrahs

The Omnipotent: power that actually executes, not merely holds capacity.

3 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Promoter: the One who puts forward whom and what He wills.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Delayer: the One who holds back whom and what He wills, to an appointed term.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The First: nothing preceded Him.

7 āyāt · 7 sūrahs

The Last: nothing remains after Him.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Manifest: above everything, evident by His signs.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Hidden: closer than anything, beyond the reach of sight and imagination.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Governor: the One who owns and manages the affair of all creation.

32 āyāt · 21 sūrahs

The Supremely Exalted: above every deficiency and above all creation.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Source of Goodness: kind and generous in dealing, whose goodness reaches His servants continuously.

19 āyāt · 12 sūrahs

The Acceptor of Repentance — and the One who turns to the servant first, so that he repents at all.

11 āyāt · 6 sūrahs

The Avenger: the One who exacts retribution from the guilty who persist after warning.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Pardoner: He erases the offence rather than merely covering it.

7 āyāt · 5 sūrahs

The Most Kind: raʾfah is mercy at its most tender, warding off hardship before it lands.

11 āyāt · 8 sūrahs

Owner of all dominion: the One who gives sovereignty to whom He wills and takes it away.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

Possessor of Majesty and Honour: awe-inspiring greatness joined to generous honouring of His servants.

2 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Equitable: the One who establishes justice and loves those who act justly.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Gatherer: the One who will assemble all people on a Day about which there is no doubt.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Self-Sufficient: rich beyond need of anything, while everything needs Him.

15 āyāt · 13 sūrahs

The Enricher: the One who makes His servants independent of need.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Preventer: the One who withholds by wisdom, and whose withholding none can release.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The One who allows harm to reach whom He wills, by His decree and wisdom.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Bringer of benefit: every good that reaches anyone comes from Him.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Light: the One by whom the heavens and the earth are lit, and by whom hearts see.

14 āyāt · 13 sūrahs

The Guide: guidance to the truth, and guidance along it, are both His to give.

6 āyāt · 4 sūrahs

The Originator of the heavens and the earth, with no prior pattern to copy.

2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs

The Everlasting: the One who remains when everything else has passed away.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an

The Inheritor: everything returns to Him when every owner is gone.

1 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Guide to what is right: His direction leads to soundness in this life and the next.

3 āyāt · 1 sūrah

The Patient: the One who does not hasten punishment, though He is able to.

Named in the list, said as a verb in the Qur'an