Majesty and praise
Al-ʿAlī / Al-Aʿlā ٱلْعَلِىّ
The Most High: exalted in essence, in power and in rank above all creation.
50 āyāt · 28 sūrahs · root ع ل و
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī reads ʿuluww as three-fold — of essence, of might and of rank — and it is used where creaturely claims to height are being cut down.
Take this with you
Height belongs to Him. Bow lower than what claims to be above you.
'And He is the Most High, the Most Great (al-ʿAliyy al-ʿAẓīm)' (2:255).
Qurʾān 2:255
Where it appears in the Qur'an
Counted from the muṣḥaf text as served by the Quran.com API. A few occurrences describe someone other than Allah; read the āyah in place to see which.
2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة
11 āyahs
āyah 45, 47, 89, 122, 175, 180, 193, 236, 241, 251, 255
3. Sūrat Āl ʿImrān آل عمران
3 āyahs
āyah 33, 61, 152
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
1 āyah
āyah 34
6. Sūrat Al-Anʿām الأنعام
1 āyah
āyah 86
7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف
4 āyahs
āyah 44, 50, 140, 173
9. Sūrat At-Tawbah التوبة
1 āyah
āyah 40
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
1 āyah
āyah 18
15. Sūrat Al-Ḥijr الحجر
2 āyahs
āyah 41, 90
16. Sūrat An-Naḥl النحل
1 āyah
āyah 27
19. Sūrat Maryam مريم
2 āyahs
āyah 50, 57
20. Sūrat Ṭā Hā طه
3 āyahs
āyah 4, 39, 75
21. Sūrat Al-Anbiyāʾ الأنبياء
1 āyah
āyah 69
22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج
1 āyah
āyah 62
24. Sūrat An-Nūr النور
1 āyah
āyah 3
31. Sūrat Luqmān لقمان
1 āyah
āyah 30
34. Sūrat Sabaʾ سبأ
1 āyah
āyah 23
36. Sūrat Yā Sīn يس
1 āyah
āyah 70
37. Sūrat Aṣ-Ṣāffāt الصافات
3 āyahs
āyah 109, 153, 181
39. Sūrat Az-Zumar الزمر
1 āyah
āyah 71
40. Sūrat Ghāfir غافر
1 āyah
āyah 12
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
2 āyahs
āyah 4, 51
43. Sūrat Az-Zukhruf الزخرف
1 āyah
āyah 4
44. Sūrat Ad-Dukhān الدخان
1 āyah
āyah 32
45. Sūrat Al-Jāthiyah الجاثية
1 āyah
āyah 16
68. Sūrat Al-Qalam القلم
1 āyah
āyah 16
69. Sūrat Al-Ḥāqqah الحاقة
1 āyah
āyah 50
96. Sūrat Al-ʿAlaq العلق
1 āyah
āyah 11
104. Sūrat Al-Humazah الهمزة
1 āyah
āyah 7
Names it closes āyāt with
The Qur'an often seals an āyah with two names together. These are the pairings this name appears in most.
Names close to this one
Al-Malik / Al-Mālik ٱلْمَلِك
The King, the Owner: sole possessor of authority, most plainly on the Day no one else holds any.
Al-Quddūs ٱلْقُدُّوس
The Most Holy: free of every defect, and above anything creation attributes to Him.
As-Salām ٱلسَّلَام
The Source of Peace: free from all deficiency, and the giver of safety to His creation.
Al-Mutakabbir ٱلْمُتَكَبِّر
The Supreme in greatness — greatness that belongs to Him alone and to no creature.
Al-ʿAẓīm ٱلْعَظِيم
The Magnificent: greatness beyond measure or comparison.
Al-Kabīr / Al-Mutaʿāl ٱلْكَبِير
The Most Great, above whom nothing is greater and beside whom nothing is large.
Al-Jalīl ٱلْجَلِيل
The Majestic: possessor of every attribute of greatness and honour.
Al-Majīd ٱلْمَجِيد
The All-Glorious: vast in honour, greatness and generosity together.