Care, nearness and protection
Al-Ḥafīẓ ٱلْحَفِيظ
The Preserver: He guards what He wills from harm and keeps a complete record of deeds.
8 āyāt · 6 sūrahs · root ح ف ظ
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī gives the two senses together — preserving creation and preserving the record — so the name reassures and warns in one word.
Take this with you
What He preserves cannot be lost, including the deed no one saw.
'Indeed it is We who sent down the Reminder, and indeed We will be its Guardian' (15:9).
Qurʾān 15:9
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.
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
1 āyah
āyah 80
6. Sūrat Al-Anʿām الأنعام
1 āyah
āyah 104
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
2 āyahs
āyah 57, 86
12. Sūrat Yūsuf يوسف
1 āyah
āyah 55
34. Sūrat Sabaʾ سبأ
1 āyah
āyah 21
50. Sūrat Qāf ق
2 āyahs
āyah 4, 32
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-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.
Al-Hādī ٱلْهَادِى
The Guide: guidance to the truth, and guidance along it, are both His to give.