Majesty and praise
Al-Quddūs ٱلْقُدُّوس
The Most Holy: free of every defect, and above anything creation attributes to Him.
2 āyāt · 2 sūrahs · root ق د س
Why Allah uses this name
Al-Saʿdī reads it as purity from all fault together with the praise of the angels; it stands in passages establishing what Allah is not, before saying what He is.
Take this with you
Correct thoughts about Allah are worship. Strip Him of what does not befit Him.
Al-Saʿdī: is the One purified of every defect and shortcoming, praised and sanctified by the highest assembly.
Al-Saʿdī, Taysīr al-Karīm al-Raḥmān (tafsīr of the beautiful names)
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.
59. Sūrat Al-Ḥashr الحشر
1 āyah
āyah 23
62. Sūrat Al-Jumuʿah الجمعة
1 āyah
āyah 1
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.
As-Salām ٱلسَّلَام
The Source of Peace: free from all deficiency, and the giver of safety to His creation.
Al-Mutakabbir ٱلْمُتَكَبِّر
The Supreme in greatness — greatness that belongs to Him alone and to no creature.
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.