Care, nearness and protection
An-Naṣīr ٱلنَّصِير
The Helper who gives victory — sufficient as a helper when no one else remains.
24 āyāt · 12 sūrahs · root ن ص ر
Why Allah uses this name
Ibn Kathīr notes the pairing with at moments of abandonment: the community is being told that the help it lost from people was never the help that mattered.
Take this with you
Count His help before you count your allies.
'And sufficient is Allah as an Ally, and sufficient is Allah as a Helper' (4:45).
Qurʾān 4:45
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
2 āyahs
āyah 107, 120
4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء
7 āyahs
āyah 45, 52, 75, 89, 123, 145, 173
8. Sūrat Al-Anfāl الأنفال
1 āyah
āyah 40
9. Sūrat At-Tawbah التوبة
2 āyahs
āyah 74, 116
17. Sūrat Al-Isrāʾ الإسراء
2 āyahs
āyah 75, 80
22. Sūrat Al-Ḥajj الحج
2 āyahs
āyah 71, 78
25. Sūrat Al-Furqān الفرقان
1 āyah
āyah 31
29. Sūrat Al-ʿAnkabūt العنكبوت
1 āyah
āyah 22
33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب
2 āyahs
āyah 17, 65
35. Sūrat Fāṭir فاطر
1 āyah
āyah 37
42. Sūrat Ash-Shūrā الشورى
2 āyahs
āyah 8, 31
48. Sūrat Al-Fatḥ الفتح
1 āyah
āyah 22
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.