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Power and might

Al-Qawī ٱلْقَوِىّ

The All-Strong: complete strength that never tires or weakens.

22 āyāt · 17 sūrahs · root ق و ي

Why Allah uses this name

Al-Saʿdī joins it with al-ʿAzīz and where opposition looks overwhelming — strength is stated as an attribute, not a contest.

Take this with you

Weigh what stands against you against this name, then act.

'Allah has written: I will surely prevail, I and My messengers. Indeed Allah is Qawiyy, ʿAzīz' (58:21).

Qurʾān 58:21

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 90

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  • 7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف

    1 āyah

    āyah 116

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  • 10. Sūrat Yūnus يونس

    2 āyahs

    āyah 80, 81

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  • 11. Sūrat Hūd هود

    1 āyah

    āyah 66

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  • 16. Sūrat An-Naḥl النحل

    3 āyahs

    āyah 28, 86, 87

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  • 20. Sūrat Ṭā Hā طه

    1 āyah

    āyah 66

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  • 22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج

    2 āyahs

    āyah 40, 74

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  • 25. Sūrat Al-Furqān الفرقان

    1 āyah

    āyah 13

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  • 26. Sūrat Ash-Shuʿarāʾ الشعراء

    2 āyahs

    āyah 43, 44

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  • 27. Sūrat An-Naml النمل

    1 āyah

    āyah 39

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  • 28. Sūrat Al-Qaṣaṣ القصص

    1 āyah

    āyah 26

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  • 33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب

    1 āyah

    āyah 25

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  • 42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى

    1 āyah

    āyah 19

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  • 53. Sūrat An-Najm النجم

    1 āyah

    āyah 5

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  • 57. Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd الحديد

    1 āyah

    āyah 25

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  • 58. Sūrat Al-Mujādilah المجادلة

    1 āyah

    āyah 21

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  • 67. Sūrat Al-Mulk الملك

    1 āyah

    āyah 7

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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-Matīn ٱلْمَتِين

The Firm: strength that is unshakeable and never diminishes with use.