Care, nearness and protection
Al-Mujīb ٱلْمُجِيب
The Responder who answers the caller — the distressed one above all.
1 āyāt · 1 sūrah · root ج و ب
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī notes response is of two kinds: general, to whoever calls, and special, to the one who obeys — and the name is placed beside commands to call on Him.
Take this with you
Duʿāʾ is not a formality. The name promises a response.
'Ask forgiveness of Him and repent to Him; indeed my Lord is Near, Responsive (Qarībun Mujīb)' (11:61).
Qurʾān 11:61
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.
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
1 āyah
āyah 61
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-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.