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Majesty and praise

Al-Mājid ٱلْمَاجِد

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

Reported in the list of ninety-nine · root م ج د

Why Allah uses this name

The enumeration lists both forms; the Qurʾān names Him where the angels praise Him in the household of عليه السلام.

Take this with you

His greatness is not remote. It is the kind that gives, blesses and honours.

'The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Glorious ()' (11:73).

Qurʾān 11:73; the form Al-Mājid listed in Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3507 (the enumeration of the ninety-nine names)

Where it appears in the Qur'an

This name is reported in the list of ninety-nine, but the Qur'an says it as a verb or a phrase rather than as this single word, so there is no word-for-word occurrence to list. The reasoning above cites the āyāt it is taken from.

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