Majesty and praise
Al-Mutakabbir ٱلْمُتَكَبِّر
The Supreme in greatness — greatness that belongs to Him alone and to no creature.
2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs · root ك ب ر
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr reads it as Allah's exclusive right to what is a vice in a servant; hence its place in the sūrahs that strip pride from human claimants.
Take this with you
Pride is Allah's alone. In a servant it is theft.
Allah says: 'Might is My lower garment and pride is My cloak; whoever contends with Me over them, I shall punish him.'
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2620
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.
40. Sūrat Ghāfir غافر
1 āyah
āyah 35
59. Sūrat Al-Ḥashr الحشر
1 āyah
āyah 23
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-Malik / Al-Mālik ٱلْمَلِك
The King, the Owner: sole possessor of authority, most plainly on the Day no one else holds any.
Al-Quddūs ٱلْقُدُّوس
The Most Holy: free of every defect, and above anything creation attributes to Him.
As-Salām ٱلسَّلَام
The Source of Peace: free from all deficiency, and the giver of safety to His creation.
Al-ʿAẓīm ٱلْعَظِيم
The Magnificent: greatness beyond measure or comparison.
Al-ʿAlī / Al-Aʿlā ٱلْعَلِىّ
The Most High: exalted in essence, in power and in rank above all creation.
Al-Kabīr / Al-Mutaʿāl ٱلْكَبِير
The Most Great, above whom nothing is greater and beside whom nothing is large.
Al-Jalīl ٱلْجَلِيل
The Majestic: possessor of every attribute of greatness and honour.
Al-Majīd ٱلْمَجِيد
The All-Glorious: vast in honour, greatness and generosity together.