Care, nearness and protection
Al-Hādī ٱلْهَادِى
The Guide: guidance to the truth, and guidance along it, are both His to give.
6 āyāt · 4 sūrahs · root ه د ي
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr distinguishes the guidance of showing — which the Prophet ﷺ was given — from the guidance of granting, which belongs to Allah alone (28:56).
Take this with you
Teach and invite, but ask Him for the heart's turning — yours and theirs.
'Indeed you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills' (28:56).
Qurʾān 28:56
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.
13. Sūrat Ar-Raʿd الرعد
2 āyahs
āyah 7, 33
25. Sūrat Al-Furqān الفرقان
1 āyah
āyah 31
39. Sūrat Az-Zumar الزمر
2 āyahs
āyah 23, 36
40. Sūrat Ghāfir غافر
1 āyah
āyah 33
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-Muʾmin ٱلْمُؤْمِن
The Granter of security, who confirms the truth of His messengers with proofs.
Al-Muhaymin ٱلْمُهَيْمِن
The Watchful Overseer, whose oversight preserves and keeps account of everything.
Al-Ḥafīẓ ٱلْحَفِيظ
The Preserver: He guards what He wills from harm and keeps a complete record of deeds.
Al-Mujīb ٱلْمُجِيب
The Responder who answers the caller — the distressed one above all.
Al-Wakīl ٱلْوَكِيل
The Trustee to whom affairs are handed over, who then manages them perfectly.
Al-Walī / Al-Mawlā ٱلْوَلِىّ
The Protecting Ally and Patron who takes charge of the believer's affairs.
Al-Wālī ٱلْوَالِى
The Governor: the One who owns and manages the affair of all creation.
An-Nūr ٱلنُّور
The Light: the One by whom the heavens and the earth are lit, and by whom hearts see.