Care, nearness and protection
Al-Wālī ٱلْوَالِى
The Governor: the One who owns and manages the affair of all creation.
32 āyāt · 21 sūrahs · root و ل ي
Why Allah uses this name
The Qurʾān states that whoever Allah wills a harm for has no protector besides Him and no governor over the affair but Him; the enumeration lists the name.
Take this with you
Nothing runs itself. The affair you are anxious about is already being managed.
'…and they have no governor () besides Him' (13:11).
Qurʾān 13:11; the name itself listed in Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3507 (the enumeration of the ninety-nine 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.
2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة
1 āyah
āyah 210
3. Sūrat Āl ʿImrān آل عمران
2 āyahs
āyah 28, 109
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
2 āyahs
āyah 61, 83
5. Sūrat Al-Māʾidah المائدة
1 āyah
āyah 104
7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف
3 āyahs
āyah 65, 73, 85
8. Sūrat Al-Anfāl الأنفال
1 āyah
āyah 44
11. Sūrat Hūd هود
4 āyahs
āyah 47, 50, 61, 84
12. Sūrat Yūsuf يوسف
1 āyah
āyah 33
13. Sūrat Ar-Raʿd الرعد
1 āyah
āyah 11
22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج
2 āyahs
āyah 48, 76
24. Sūrat An-Nūr النور
1 āyah
āyah 42
29. Sūrat Al-ʿAnkabūt العنكبوت
1 āyah
āyah 36
31. Sūrat Luqmān لقمان
1 āyah
āyah 22
35. Sūrat Fāṭir فاطر
2 āyahs
āyah 4, 18
39. Sūrat Az-Zumar الزمر
1 āyah
āyah 65
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
1 āyah
āyah 3
46. Sūrat Al-Aḥqāf الأحقاف
1 āyah
āyah 30
57. Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd الحديد
1 āyah
āyah 5
65. Sūrat Aṭ-Ṭalāq الطلاق
1 āyah
āyah 4
88. Sūrat Al-Ghāshiyah الغاشية
3 āyahs
āyah 18, 19, 20
94. Sūrat Ash-Sharḥ الشرح
1 āyah
āyah 8
Names close to this one
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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.
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The Protecting Ally and Patron who takes charge of the believer's affairs.
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.