Provision and generosity
Al-Muqīt ٱلْمُقِيت
The Sustainer and Overseer: the One who provides each thing its nourishment and keeps account of it.
1 āyāt · 1 sūrah · root ق و ت
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr reports two readings from the salaf, watchful witness and provider of sustenance, and takes both: He feeds what He watches over.
Take this with you
Your provision and your record are held by the same One. Neither is forgotten.
'And ever is Allah, over all things, an Overseer (muqītan)' (4:85).
Qurʾān 4:85; Ibn Kathīr, Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm on 4:85
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 85
Names close to this one
Al-Wahhāb ٱلْوَهَّاب
The Bestower, who gives freely without being asked and without expecting return.
Ar-Razzāq ٱلرَّزَّاق
The Provider, who guarantees the provision of every creature He made.
Al-Fattāḥ ٱلْفَتَّاح
The Opener and the Judge: He opens what is closed and decides between disputants.
Al-Qābiḍ ٱلْقَابِض
The Withholder: the One who restricts provision, life and hearts by His wisdom.
Al-Bāsiṭ ٱلْبَاسِط
The Extender: the One who spreads out provision and opens what was closed.
Al-Karīm / Al-Akram ٱلْكَرِيم
The Most Generous: He gives before being asked and forgives when able to punish.
Al-Wāsiʿ ٱلْوَٰسِع
The All-Encompassing: vast in mercy, knowledge and giving — never depleted.
Al-Ghanī ٱلْغَنِىّ
The Self-Sufficient: rich beyond need of anything, while everything needs Him.