Power and might
Al-ʿAzīz ٱلْعَزِيز
The Almighty: possessor of might that is never overcome, and of honour no one can strip away.
94 āyāt · 42 sūrahs · root ع ز ز
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī explains ʿizzah as three things at once — strength, dominance, and being beyond reach — so the name answers any passage where believers are weak or the outcome looks doubtful.
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What He decides cannot be blocked. Fear of people shrinks in front of this name.
Al-Saʿdī: Al-ʿAzīz is the One to whom all might belongs — the might of strength, of dominance and of inaccessibility — so nothing in the heavens or the earth escapes Him.
Al-Saʿdī, Taysīr al-Karīm al-Raḥmān (tafsīr of the beautiful names)
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
6 āyahs
āyah 129, 209, 220, 228, 240, 260
3. Sūrat Āl ʿImrān آل عمران
4 āyahs
āyah 6, 18, 62, 126
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
3 āyahs
āyah 56, 158, 165
5. Sūrat Al-Māʾidah المائدة
2 āyahs
āyah 38, 118
6. Sūrat Al-Anʿām الأنعام
1 āyah
āyah 96
8. Sūrat Al-Anfāl الأنفال
4 āyahs
āyah 10, 49, 63, 67
9. Sūrat At-Tawbah التوبة
2 āyahs
āyah 40, 71
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
2 āyahs
āyah 66, 91
12. Sūrat Yūsuf يوسف
4 āyahs
āyah 30, 51, 78, 88
14. Sūrat Ibrāhīm إبراهيم
3 āyahs
āyah 1, 4, 20
16. Sūrat An-Naḥl النحل
1 āyah
āyah 60
22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج
2 āyahs
āyah 40, 74
26. Sūrat Ash-Shuʿarāʾ الشعراء
9 āyahs
āyah 9, 68, 104, 122, 140, 159, 175, 191, 217
27. Sūrat An-Naml النمل
2 āyahs
āyah 9, 78
29. Sūrat Al-ʿAnkabūt العنكبوت
2 āyahs
āyah 26, 42
30. Sūrat Ar-Rūm الروم
2 āyahs
āyah 5, 27
31. Sūrat Luqmān لقمان
2 āyahs
āyah 9, 27
32. Sūrat As-Sajdah السجدة
1 āyah
āyah 6
33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب
1 āyah
āyah 25
34. Sūrat Sabaʾ سبأ
2 āyahs
āyah 6, 27
35. Sūrat Fāṭir فاطر
3 āyahs
āyah 2, 17, 28
36. Sūrat Yā Sīn يس
2 āyahs
āyah 5, 38
38. Sūrat Ṣād ص
2 āyahs
āyah 9, 66
39. Sūrat Az-Zumar الزمر
2 āyahs
āyah 1, 5
40. Sūrat Ghāfir غافر
3 āyahs
āyah 2, 8, 42
41. Sūrat Fuṣṣilat فصلت
2 āyahs
āyah 12, 41
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
2 āyahs
āyah 3, 19
43. Sūrat Az-Zukhruf الزخرف
1 āyah
āyah 9
44. Sūrat Ad-Dukhān الدخان
2 āyahs
āyah 42, 49
45. Sūrat Al-Jāthiyah الجاثية
2 āyahs
āyah 2, 37
46. Sūrat Al-Aḥqāf الأحقاف
1 āyah
āyah 2
48. Sūrat Al-Fatḥ الفتح
3 āyahs
āyah 3, 7, 19
54. Sūrat Al-Qamar القمر
1 āyah
āyah 42
57. Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd الحديد
2 āyahs
āyah 1, 25
58. Sūrat Al-Mujādilah المجادلة
1 āyah
āyah 21
59. Sūrat Al-Ḥashr الحشر
3 āyahs
āyah 1, 23, 24
60. Sūrat Al-Mumtaḥanah الممتحنة
1 āyah
āyah 5
61. Sūrat Aṣ-Ṣaff الصف
1 āyah
āyah 1
62. Sūrat Al-Jumuʿah الجمعة
2 āyahs
āyah 1, 3
64. Sūrat At-Taghābun التغابن
1 āyah
āyah 18
67. Sūrat Al-Mulk الملك
1 āyah
āyah 2
85. Sūrat Al-Burūj البروج
1 āyah
āyah 8
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-Jabbār ٱلْجَبَّار
The Compeller who also mends: His will is carried out, and He restores what is broken.
Al-Qahhār ٱلْقَهَّار
The Subduer: everything is under His domination, willingly or not.
Al-Khāfiḍ ٱلْخَافِض
The Abaser: the One who brings low those who raise themselves against the truth.
Ar-Rāfiʿ ٱلرَّافِع
The Exalter: the One who raises whom He wills in rank, in this life and the next.
Al-Muʿizz ٱلْمُعِزّ
The Giver of Honour: the One who grants dignity and strength to whom He wills.
Al-Mudhill ٱلْمُذِلّ
The Giver of Dishonour: the One who humbles whom He wills.
Al-Qawī ٱلْقَوِىّ
The All-Strong: complete strength that never tires or weakens.
Al-Matīn ٱلْمَتِين
The Firm: strength that is unshakeable and never diminishes with use.