Care, nearness and protection
Al-Qarīb ٱلْقَرِيب
The Near: nearer to the caller than the distance he imagines.
13 āyāt · 9 sūrahs · root ق ر ب
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr reports the name was revealed in answer to a direct question about whether Allah is near or far, and the answer came without an intermediary: 'I am near.'
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'And when My servants ask you about Me — indeed I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls Me' (2:186).
Qurʾān 2:186; Ibn Kathīr ad loc.
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.
2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة
1 āyah
āyah 214
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
3 āyahs
āyah 61, 64, 81
17. Sūrat Al-Isrāʾ الإسراء
1 āyah
āyah 51
33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب
1 āyah
āyah 63
34. Sūrat Sabaʾ سبأ
2 āyahs
āyah 50, 51
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
1 āyah
āyah 17
48. Sūrat Al-Fatḥ الفتح
2 āyahs
āyah 18, 27
50. Sūrat Qāf ق
1 āyah
āyah 41
70. Sūrat Al-Maʿārij المعارج
1 āyah
āyah 7
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-Mujīb ٱلْمُجِيب
The Responder who answers the caller — the distressed one above all.
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.