Power and might
Al-Mudhill ٱلْمُذِلّ
The Giver of Dishonour: the One who humbles whom He wills.
Reported in the list of ninety-nine · root ذ ل ل
Why Allah uses this name
The other half of 3:26. Al-Saʿdī reads the pair together: honour and humbling are both His, so neither is evidence of His pleasure or displeasure on its own.
Take this with you
Fear the humbling that follows arrogance more than you fear the loss of position.
'…and You humble (tudhillu) whom You will; in Your hand is all good. Indeed, You are over all things competent' (3:26).
Qurʾān 3:26; the name itself 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.
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-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.