Power and might
Al-Muqtadir ٱلْمُقْتَدِر
The Omnipotent: power that actually executes, not merely holds capacity.
3 āyāt · 2 sūrahs · root ق د ر
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī notes the is used at scenes of decisive seizure — the destroyed nations, the Day of Judgement — where the point is that power was carried out.
Take this with you
Every past reckoning in the Qurʾān is evidence for the one still to come.
'We seized them with the seizing of One Mighty, Omnipotent (ʿAzīzin )' (54:42).
Qurʾān 54:42
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.
18. Sūrat Al-Kahf الكهف
1 āyah
āyah 45
54. Sūrat Al-Qamar القمر
2 āyahs
āyah 42, 55
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-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.