Care, nearness and protection
Al-Walī / Al-Mawlā ٱلْوَلِىّ
The Protecting Ally and Patron who takes charge of the believer's affairs.
83 āyāt · 45 sūrahs · root و ل ي
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr reads walāyah as Allah taking on the believer's care directly — bringing him out of darkness into light — and it appears wherever a rival protector is being refused.
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'Allah is the Ally of those who believe: He brings them out of darkness into light' (2:257).
Qurʾān 2:257
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.
1. Sūrat Al-Fātiḥah الفاتحة
1 āyah
āyah 7
2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة
5 āyahs
āyah 107, 120, 152, 170, 279
3. Sūrat Āl ʿImrān آل عمران
1 āyah
āyah 68
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
3 āyahs
āyah 89, 123, 173
5. Sūrat Al-Māʾidah المائدة
1 āyah
āyah 104
7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف
1 āyah
āyah 34
9. Sūrat At-Tawbah التوبة
2 āyahs
āyah 74, 116
10. Sūrat Yūnus يونس
2 āyahs
āyah 49, 71
12. Sūrat Yūsuf يوسف
1 āyah
āyah 60
13. Sūrat Ar-Raʿd الرعد
1 āyah
āyah 37
14. Sūrat Ibrāhīm إبراهيم
1 āyah
āyah 31
15. Sūrat Al-Ḥijr الحجر
1 āyah
āyah 69
16. Sūrat An-Naḥl النحل
2 āyahs
āyah 61, 73
17. Sūrat Al-Isrāʾ الإسراء
1 āyah
āyah 56
18. Sūrat Al-Kahf الكهف
1 āyah
āyah 17
19. Sūrat Maryam مريم
2 āyahs
āyah 5, 45
20. Sūrat Ṭā Hā طه
9 āyahs
āyah 52, 74, 77, 89, 107, 112, 118, 119, 123
21. Sūrat Al-Anbiyāʾ الأنبياء
2 āyahs
āyah 19, 66
23. Sūrat Al-Muʾminūn المؤمنون
2 āyahs
āyah 101, 108
25. Sūrat Al-Furqān الفرقان
1 āyah
āyah 3
26. Sūrat Ash-Shuʿarāʾ الشعراء
2 āyahs
āyah 88, 152
27. Sūrat An-Naml النمل
1 āyah
āyah 48
29. Sūrat Al-ʿAnkabūt العنكبوت
1 āyah
āyah 22
33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب
2 āyahs
āyah 17, 65
34. Sūrat Sabaʾ سبأ
1 āyah
āyah 30
35. Sūrat Fāṭir فاطر
2 āyahs
āyah 20, 21
36. Sūrat Yā Sīn يس
2 āyahs
āyah 23, 67
39. Sūrat Az-Zumar الزمر
1 āyah
āyah 43
41. Sūrat Fuṣṣilat فصلت
1 āyah
āyah 34
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
4 āyahs
āyah 8, 9, 28, 31
45. Sūrat Al-Jāthiyah الجاثية
1 āyah
āyah 19
48. Sūrat Al-Fatḥ الفتح
1 āyah
āyah 22
52. Sūrat Aṭ-Ṭūr الطور
2 āyahs
āyah 23, 29
53. Sūrat An-Najm النجم
1 āyah
āyah 60
55. Sūrat Ar-Raḥmān الرحمن
3 āyahs
āyah 39, 56, 74
56. Sūrat Al-Wāqiʿah الواقعة
4 āyahs
āyah 19, 25, 33, 44
68. Sūrat Al-Qalam القلم
2 āyahs
āyah 18, 28
72. Sūrat Al-Jinn الجن
3 āyahs
āyah 3, 13, 21
74. Sūrat Al-Muddaththir المدثر
1 āyah
āyah 28
75. Sūrat Al-Qiyāmah القيامة
1 āyah
āyah 31
76. Sūrat Al-Insān الإنسان
2 āyahs
āyah 9, 13
78. Sūrat An-Nabaʾ النبأ
2 āyahs
āyah 24, 35
86. Sūrat Aṭ-Ṭāriq الطارق
1 āyah
āyah 10
87. Sūrat Al-Aʿlā الأعلى
1 āyah
āyah 13
109. Sūrat Al-Kāfirūn الكافرون
1 āyah
āyah 6
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-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.
Al-Hādī ٱلْهَادِى
The Guide: guidance to the truth, and guidance along it, are both His to give.