Monday, December 8, 2008

To my muslim friends... The 99 Most Beautiful Names of God -ALLAH


Arabic
↓ Transliteration
↓ Translation (can vary based on context)
↓ Qur'anic Usage

1 الرحمن Ar-Rahman The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Gracious Beginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places
2 الرحيم Ar-Rahim The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actions Beginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places
3 الملك Al-Malik The King, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King
4 القدوس Al-Quddus The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect 59:23, 62:1
5 السلام As-Salaam The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect
6 المؤمن Al-Mu'min The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth
7 المهيمن Al-Muhaymin The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector
8 العزيز Al-Aziz The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable
9 الجبار Al-Jabbar The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs
10 المتكبر Al-Mutakabbir The Tremendous
11 الخالق Al-Khaliq The Creator
12 البارئ Al-Bari' The Rightful
13 المصور Al-Musawwir The Fashioner of Forms
14 الغفار Al-Ghaffar The Ever Forgiving
15 القهار Al-Qahhar The All Compelling Subduer
16 الوهاب Al-Wahhab The Bestower
17 الرزاق Ar-Razzaq The Ever Providing
18 الفتاح Al-Fattah The Opener, The Victory Giver
19 العليم Al-Alim The All Knowing, The Omniscient
20 القابض Al-Qabid The Restrainer, The Straightener
21 الباسط Al-Basit The Expander, The Munificent
22 الخافض Al-Khafid The Abaser
23 الرافع Ar-Rafi‘e The Exalter
24 المعز Al-Mu‘ezz The Giver of Honour
25 المذل Al-Mudhell The Giver of Dishonour
26 السميع As-Sami‘e The All Hearing
27 البصير Al-Basir The All Seeing 4:58,
28 الحكم Al-Hakam The Judge, The Arbitrator 22:69
29 العدل Al-`Adl The Utterly Just 6:115
30 اللطيف Al-Lateef The Subtly Kind
31 الخبير Al-Khabeer The All Aware
32 الحليم Al-Haleem The Forbearing, The Indulgent
33 العظيم Al-Azeem The Magnificent, The Infinite
34 الغفور Al-Ghafoor The All Forgiving
35 الشكور Ash-Shakoor The Grateful
36 العلي Al-Aliyy The Sublimely Exalted
37 الكبير Al-Kabeer The Great
38 الحفيظ Al-Hafeez The Preserver
39 المقيت Al-Muqeet The Nourisher 4:85
40 الحسيب Al-Hasib The Reckoner
41 الجليل Al-Jaleel The Majestic
42 الكريم Al-Karim The Bountiful, The Generous
43 الرقيب Ar-Raqib The Watchful
44 المجيب Al-Mujib The Responsive, The Answerer 11:61
45 الواسع Al-Wasse‘e The Vast, The All Encompassing
46 الحكيم Al-Hakeem The Wise
47 الودود Al-Wadud The Loving, The Kind One 11:90, 85:14
48 المجيد Al-Majeed The All Glorious 11:73
49 الباعث Al-Ba'ith The Raiser of The Dead 22:7
50 الشهيد Ash-Shaheed The Witness
51 الحق Al-Haqq The Truth, The Real
52 الوكيل Al-Wakeel The Trustee, The Dependable
53 القوى Al-Qawee The Strong
54 المتين Al-Mateen The Firm, The Steadfast 51:58
55 الولى Al-Walee The Protecting Friend, Patron and Helper
56 الحميد Al-Hamid The All Praiseworthy
57 المحصى Al-Muhsi The Accounter, The Numberer of All
58 المبدئ Al-Mubdi' The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All
59 المعيد Al-Mu‘id The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
60 المحيى Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life
61 المميت Al-Mumit The Bringer of Death, The Destroyer
62 الحي Al-Hayy The Ever Living
63 القيوم Al-Qayyum The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
64 الواجد Al-Wajid The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing 38:44
65 الماجد Al-Majid The Illustrious, The Magnificent
66 الواحد Al-Wahid The One, The Unique, Manifestation of Unity
67 الاحد Al-Ahad The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible 112:1
68 الصمد As-Samad The Self Sufficient, The Impregnable,
The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting 112:2
69 القادر Al-Qadir The All Able
70 المقتدر Al-Muqtadir The All Determiner, The Dominant
71 المقدم Al-Muqaddim The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward
72 المؤخر Al-Mu'akhir The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away 71:4
73 الأول Al-Awwal The First 57:3
74 الأخر Al-Akhir The Last 57:3
75 الظاهر Az-Zahir The Manifest, The All Victorious 57:3
76 الباطن Al-Batin The Hidden, The All Encompassing 57:3
77 الوالي Al-Waali The Patron
78 المتعالي Al-Muta'ali The Self Exalted
79 البر Al-Barr The Most Kind and Righteous
80 التواب -Tawwab The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81 المنتقم Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
82 العفو Al-‘Afuww The Pardoner, The Effacer of Sins
83 الرؤوف Ar-Ra'uf The Compassionate, The All Pitying
84 مالك الملك Malik-al-Mulk The Owner of All Sovereignty
85 ذو الجلال والإكرام Dhu-al-Jalali
wa-al-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86 المقسط Al-Muqsit The Equitable, The Requiter
87 الجامع Al-Jami‘e The Gatherer, The Unifier
88 الغني Al-Ghani The All Rich, The Independent
89 المغني Al-Mughni The Enricher, The Emancipator
90 المانع Al-Mani'e The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender
91 الضار Ad-Darr The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor
This attribute can only be found in hadith
92 النافع An-Nafi‘e The Propitious, The Benefactor
93 النور An-Nur The Light
94 الهادي Al-Hadi The Guide
95 البديع Al-Badi The Incomparable, The Originator
96 الباقي Al-Baqi The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97 الوارث Al-Warith The Heir, The Inheritor of All
98 الرشيد Ar-Rashid The Guide, Infallible Teacher and Knower
99 الصبور As-Sabur The Patient, The Timeless.

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