Power and might
Al-Matīn ٱلْمَتِين
The Firm: strength that is unshakeable and never diminishes with use.
3 āyāt · 3 sūrahs · root م ت ن
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr reads it as the intensification of — power without fatigue — and it stands beside the guarantee of provision.
Take this with you
The One holding your affairs does not tire of holding them.
'Indeed Allah is the Provider, the Possessor of strength, the Firm' (51:58).
Qurʾān 51:58
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.
7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف
1 āyah
āyah 183
51. Sūrat Adh-Dhāriyāt الذاريات
1 āyah
āyah 58
68. Sūrat Al-Qalam القلم
1 āyah
āyah 45
Names close to this one
Al-ʿAzīz ٱلْعَزِيز
The Almighty: possessor of might that is never overcome, and of honour no one can strip away.
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.