99 Names of Allah

The first pillar of imaan (faith) in Islam is Belief in Allah. As Muslims, we believe in Allah in accordance with His beautiful names and attributes. Allah has revealed His names repeatedly in the Holy Quran primarily for us to understand who He is. Learning and memorizing the names of Allah will help us to identify the correct way to believe in Him. There is nothing more sacred and blessed than understanding the names of Allah and living by them. How do we expect to worship, love, fear and trust our Lord, The Almighty Allah, if we don’t know who He is?

Allah says in the Quran:

And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.. (Quran 7:180)

Allah – there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names. (Quran 20:8)

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. (Quran 59:24)

Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, “Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise.”
(Sahih Bukhari 50:894)

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number..”

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Names

Transliteration

Meaning

1

الله

Allah

Allah (Allaah)

2

الأَحَد

al-Ahad

The One

3

الأَعْلَى

al-A’laa

The Most High

4

الأَكْرَم

al-Akram

The Most Generous

5

الإِلَه

al-Ilaah

The Worshipped

6

الأَوَّل

al-Awwal

The First

7

الآخِر

al-Aakhir

The Last

8

الظَّاهِر

ath-Thaahir

The Knower of All Apparent Things

9

البَاطِن

al-Baatin

The Knower of All Hidden Things

10

البَارِئ

al-Baari

The Commanding Ordainer

11

البَرّ

al-Barr

The Beneficent One

12

البَصِير

al-Baseer

The All Seeing

13

التَّوَّاب

at-Taw-waab

The Acceptor of Repentance

14

الْجَبَّار

al-Jab-baar

The Compelling One

15

الْحَافِظ

al-Haafith

The Preserver

16

الْحَسِيب

al-Haseeb

The Reckoner

17

الْحَفِيظ

al-Hafeeth

The All-Protecting One

18

الْحَفِيّ

al-Hafee

The Gracious One

19

الْحَقّ

al-Haqq

The Truth

20

الْمُبِين

al-Mubeen

The One Who Clarifies

21

الْحَكِيم

al-Hakeem

The All-Wise

22

الْحَلِيم

al-Haleem

The Gentle One

23

الْحَمِيد

al-Hameed

The Praiseworthy One

24

الْحَيّ

al-Hayy

The Ever-Living

25

القَيُّوم

al-Qay-yoom

The One who establishes and sustains

26

الْخَبِير

al-Khabeer

The All-informed One

27


الْخَالِق

al-Khaaliq

The Creator

28

الْخَلاّق

al-Khal-laaq

The Ever-Creating

29

الرَّءُوف

ar-Ra’oof

The All-Kind

30

الرَّحْمَن

ar-Rahmaan

The All-Merciful

31

الرَّحِيم

ar-Raheem

The Ever-Merciful

32

الرَّزَّاق

ar-Raz-zaaq

The Ever-Providing

33

الرَّقِيب

ar-Raqeeb

The Ever-Watchful

34

السَّلاَم

as-Salaam

The Flawless One

35

السَّمِيع

as-Samee

The All-Hearing

36

الشَّاكِر

ash-Shaakir

The Thankful One

37

الشَّكُور

ash-Shakoor

The Ever-Thankful

38

اشَّهِيد

ash-Shaheed

The Witness

39

اصَّمَد

as-Samad

The Eternal One

40

العَالِم

al-‘Aalim

The Knowledgeable One

41

العَزِيز

al-‘Azeez

The All-Mighty

42

العَظِيم

al-‘Atheem

The Great One

43

العَفُوّ

al-‘Afuww

The Pardoner

44

العَلِيم

al-‘Aleem

The All-Knowing

45

العَلِيّ

al-‘Alee

The Lofty One

46

الغَفَّار

al-Ghaf-faar

The Most Forgiving

47

الغَفُور

al-Ghafoor

The Ever-Forgiving

48

الغَنِيّ

al-Ghanee

The One free of needs

49

الفَتَّاح

al-Fat-taah

The Deciding Judge

50

القَادِر

al-Qaadir

The Capable One

51

القَاهِر

al-Qaahir

The Forceful One

52

القُدُّوس

al-Qud-doos

The Holy One

53

القَدِير

al-Qadeer

The Ever-Capable

54

القَرِيب

al-Qareeb

The Close One

55

القَوِيّ

al-Qawee

The Strong One

56

القَهَّار

al-Qah-haar

The Ever-Dominating One

57

الكَبِير

al-Kabeer

The Great One

58

الكَرِيم

al-Kare

The Generous One

59

اللَّطِيف

al-Lateef

The Sublime One

60

الْمُؤْمِن

al-Mu’min

The Granter of Security

61

المُتَعَالِي

al-Muta’aalee

The High and Exalted One

62

الْمُتَكَبِّر

al-Mutakab-bir

The Justly Proud

63

الْمَتِين

al-Mateen

The Powerful

64

الْمُجِيب

al-Mujeeb

The Ever-Responding One

65

الْمَجِيد

al-Majeed

The Majestic One

66

الْمُحِيط

al-Muheet

The All-Encompassing One

67

الْمصَوِّر

al-Musaw-wir

The Bestower of Forms and Shapes

68

اَلْمُقْتَدِر

al-Muqtadir

The All-Capable One

69

الْمُقِيت

al-Muqeet

The Protector

70

الْمَلِك

al-Malik

The King

71

الْمَلِيك

al-Maleek

The Sovereign

72

الْمَوْلَى

al-Mowlaa

The Guardian

73

الْمُهَيْمِن

al-Muhaymin

The Watchful Witness

74

النَّصِير

an-Naseer

The Ever-Helping

75

الوَاحِد

al-Waahid

The Only One

76

الوَارِث

al-Waarith

The Owner who all things return to

77

الوَاسِع

al-Waasi

The Encompassing One

78

الوَدُود

al-Wadood

The Loving

79

الوَكِيل

al-Wakeel

The Guardian

80

الوَلِيّ

al-Walee

The Protector

81

الوَهَّاب

al-Wah-haab

The Ever-Giving

82

الْجَمِيل

al-Jameel

The One Beautiful

83

الْجَوَّاد

al-Jaw-waad

The Bestower of goodness

84

الْحَكَم

al-Hakam

The Ruler

85

الْحَيِّيّ

al-Hay-yee

The Shy One

86

الرَّبّ

ar-Rabb

The Lord

87

الرَّفِيق

ar-Rafeeq

The Gentle One

88

السُّبُّوح

as-Sub-booh

The Justly Glorified One

89

السَّيِّد

as-Say-yid

The Master

90

الشّافِي

ash-Shaafee

The Healer

91

الطَّيِّب

at-Tay-yib

The Pure One

92

القَابِض

al-Qaabidh

The One who seizes

93

البَاسِط

al-Baasit

The One who grants increases

94

الْمُقَدِّم

al-Muqad-dim

The One who brings things forth

95

الْمُؤَخِّر

al-Mu’akh-khir

The One who delays things wisely

96

الْمُحْسِن

al-Muhsin

The One who does things perfectly

97

الْمُعْطِي

al-Mu’tee

The Giver

98

الْمَنَّان

al-Man-naan

The Ever-Bestowing

99

الوِتْر

al-Witr

The One who is similar to none