Names of God in Islam

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Names of God in Islam (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ʾasmāʾu llāhi l-ḥusnā, "Allah's Beautiful Names") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, there are some names which appear in both.[1]

## Contents

* 1 List
* 2 Hadith
* 3 Islamic mysticism
* 4 Theophoric given names
* 5 Use in Baháʼí sources
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## List[edit | edit source]

| Classical Arabic

(Quranic/ classical written forms)[2]

| Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)

(Variant with vowels/ without vowels)

| Transliteration | Romanization

[Various Spellings]

| Translationa | Reference | grammatical typeb

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1 | \\* ٱلْرَّحْمَـٰنُ

ٱلْرَّحْمَـانُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الرّحمـٰن

\ الرّحمان

\\* الرحمـٰن

الرحمان

[* = classical written form]

| ar-Raḥmān/ ar-Raḥmān | ar-Raḥmān

[Ar-Rahmaan]

| The Beneficent/ All-Compassionate/ Most Gracious/ | Quran: Beginning of every Surah (chapter) except one, and numerous other places. The first verse ('ayat) of Surah ar-Rahman (Surah 55) consists only of this Name. | D
2 | ٱلْرَّحِيْمُ | \ الرّحيم

الرحيم

| ar-Raḥiym/

ar-Raḥīm

| ar-Raḥīm

[Ar-Raheem]

| The Most Merciful/ Ever-Merciful/ Merciful/ Most Clement | Quran: Beginning of every Surah (chapter) except one, and numerous other places (there are a total of 114 Surahs in the Quran.) | D
Audio file "03-al-malik.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْمَـٰلِكُ

ٱلْمَـالِكُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* المـٰلك

المالك

[* = classical written form]

| al-Mālik/

al-Mālik

| al-Mālik

[al-Maalik]

| The King/ Lord/ Sovereign/ Dominion/ Master

[also means "the God/ Lord, the One and Only", "Possessor of Supreme Power or Authority"]

| 59:23, 20:114, 23:116 | D
4 | ٱلْقُدُّوسُ | \ القدّوس

القدوس

| al-Quddūs/

al-Quddūs

| al-Quddus

[al-Quddous,

al-Quddoos]

| The Holy/ All-Holy/ All-Pure/ Sacred/ All-Sacred | 59:23, 62:1 | D
5 | \\* ٱلْسَّلَـٰمُ

ٱلْسَّلَامُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* السّلـٰم

\ السّلام

\* السلـٰم

السلام

[* = classical written form]

| as-Salām/

as-Salām

| As-Salām

[As-Salaam]

| The Giver of Peace/ Peace/ All-Calm/ Ever-Tranquil | 59:23 | D
6 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ | المؤمن | al-Muʿumin/

al-Muʿmin

| al-Muʿmin | The Granter of Security/ the Giver/ Faith/ Supreme Believer (of Belief)/ Giver of Belief/ All-Assurer | 59:23 | D
7 | ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ | المهيمن | al-Muhaymin | al-Muhaymin | The Controller/ Absolute Authority Over All/ Guardian Over All/ Absolute Master/ Eternal Dominating | 59:23 | D
Audio file "08-al-aziz.ogg" not found | ٱلْعَزِيزُ | العزيز | al-ʿAziyz/

al-ʿAzīz

al-ʿAzīz

[al-Azeez]

| The Exalted in Might and Power/ Exalted/ Powerful/ Almighty/ Mighty | 3:6, 4:158, 9:40, 48:7, 59:23 | D
Audio file "09-al-jabbar.ogg" not found | ٱلْجَبَّارُ | \ الجبّار

الجبار

| al-Jabbār/

al-Jabbār

| al-Jabbar

[al-Jabbaar]

| The Omnipotent/ Supreme Power/ Possessor of Having All Power/ Strong | 59:23 | D
10 | ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ | \ المتكبّر

المتكبر

| al-Mutakabbir  | al-Mutakabbir | The Possessor of Greatness/ Supreme/ Justly Proud | 59:23 | D[clarification needed]
mutafaʿʿil
Audio file "11-al-khaliq.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْخَـٰلِقُ

ٱلْخَالِقُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الخـٰلق

الخالق

[* = classical written form]

| al-Khāliq/

al-Khāliq

| al-Khaliq

[al-Khaaliq]

| The Creator/ Creator of the Universe/ Maker/ True Originator/ Absolute Author | 6:102, 13:16,[3] 36:81, 39:62, 40:62, 59:24 | D
Audio file "12-al-bari.ogg" not found | ٱلْبَارِئُ | البارئ | al-Bāriʿ/

al-Bāriʿ

| al-Bariʿ

[al-Baari’/ al-Baarie]

| The Initiator/ Evolver/ Eternal Spirit Worshipped By All, Have Absolute Power Over All Matters, Nature and Events | 59:24 | D
Audio file "13-al-musawwir.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ | \ المصوّر

المصور

| al-Muṣawwir  | al-Musawwir

[al-Mussawwir/

al-Muswawwir]

| The Fashioner/ Shaper/ Designer/ Artist | 59:24 | D
Audio file "14-al-ghaffar.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ

ٱلْغَفَّارُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الغفّـٰر

\ الغفّار

\\* الغفـٰر

الغفار

[* = classical written form]

| al-Ghaffār/

al-Ghaffār

| al-Ghaffar

[al-Ghaffaar]

| The Repeatedly Forgiving/ Absolute Forgiver/ Pardoner/ Condoner

[He Who is Ready to Pardon and Forgive]

| 20:82, 38:66, 39:5, 40:42, 71:10 | D
Audio file "15-al-qahhar.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْقَهَّـٰرُ

ٱلْقَهَّارُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* القهّـٰر

\ القهّار

\\* القهـٰر

القهار

[* = classical written form]

| al-Qahhār/

al-Qahhār

| al-Qahhar

[al-Qahhaar]

| The Subduer/ Overcomer/ Conqueror/ Absolute Vanquisher

[Possessor of Who Subdues Evil and Oppression]

| 12:39, 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16 | D
Audio file "16-al-wahhab.ogg" not found | ٱلْوَهَّابُ | \ الوهّاب

الوهاب

| al-Wahhāb/

al-Wahhāb

| al-Wahhab

[al-Wahhaab]

| The Absolute Bestower/ Giver/ Grantor/ Great Donor | 38:9, 38:35 | D
Audio file "17-ar-razzaq.ogg" not found | ٱلْرَّزَّاقُ | \ الرّزّاق

الرزاق

| ar-Razzāq/

ar-Razzāq

| Ar-Razzaq

[Ar-Razzaaq]

| The Provider/ Sustainer/ Bestower of Sustenance/ All-Provider | 51:58 | D
Audio file "18-al-fattah.ogg" not found | ٱلْفَتَّاحُ | \ الفتّاح

الفتاح

| al-Fattāḥ/

al-Fattāḥ

| al-Fattah

[al-Fattaah]

| The Opener/ Opener of the Gates of Profits/ Reliever/ The Victory Giver | 34:26 | D
19 | ٱلْعَلِيمُ | العليم | al-Aliym/

al-Alīm

| al-Alim

[al-Aleem]

| The Knowing/ All-Knower/ Omniscient/ All-Knowledgeable/ Possessor of Knowing Much of Ever Thing/ All-Knowing | 2:158, 3:92, 4:35, 24:41, 33:40 | D
Audio file "20-al-qabid.ogg" not found | ٱلْقَابِضُ | القابض | al-Qābiḍ/

al-Qābiḍ

| al-Qabid/ al-Qabidh

[al-Qaabid/

al-Qaabidh]

| The Restrainer/ Withholder/ Straightener/ Absolute Seizer | 2:245 | V
Audio file "21-al-basit.ogg " not found | ٱلْبَاسِطُ | الباسط | al-Bāsiṭ/

al-Bāsiṭ

| al-Basit/ al-Basitt

[al-Baasit/ al-Baasitt]

| The Extender/ Expander/ Generous Provider | 2:245 | V
Audio file "22-al-khafid.ogg" not found | ٱلْخَافِضُ | الخافض | al-Khāfiḍ/

al-Khāfiḍ

| al-Khafid/ al-Khafidh

[al-Khaafid/

al-Khaafidh]

| The Abaser/ Humiliator/ Downgrader [Possessor of Giving Comfort, Free from Pain Anxiety or Troubles] | 56:3; al-Kafʿamī (1992:38) | O
Audio file "23-ar-rafi.ogg " not found | ٱلْرَّافِعُ | \ الرّافع

الرّافع

| ar-Rāfiʿ/

ar-Rāfiʿ

| Ar-Rafiʿ/ Ar-Rafee

[Ar-Raafiʿ/ Ar-Raafee]

| The Exalter/ Upgrader [of Ranks] | 58:11, 6:83 | V
Audio file "24-al-muizz.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُعِزُّ | \ المعزّ

المعز

| al-Muʿizz | al-Muʿizz

[al-Muʿeizz]

| The Giver of Honor/ Bestower of Honor/ Empowerer | 3:26 | V
Audio file "25-al-mudhill.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُذِلُّ | \ المذلّ

المذل

| al-Muḏill/al-Mudhill  | al-Muzill

[al-Mudzhill]

| The Giver of Dishonor/ the Giver of Disgrace | 3:26 | V
Audio file "26-as-sami.ogg " not found | ٱلْسَّمِيعُ | \ السّميع

السميع

| as-Samiyʿ/as-Samīʿ  | As-Samiʿ/ As-Samie

[As-Sameeʿ]

| The Hearing/ All-Hearing/ Hearer of Invocation | 2:127, 2:256, 8:17, 49:1 | D
Audio file "27-al-basir.ogg" not found | ٱلْبَصِيرُ | البصير | al-Baṣīr/al-Baṣīr  | al-Basir/ al-Bassir/

al-Baswir [al-Baseer/ al-Basseer/ al-Basweer]

| The All-Seeing/ All-Seer/ Ever-Clairvoyant/ Clear-Sighted/ Clear-Seeing | 4:58, 17:1, 42:11, 42:27 | D
28 | ٱلْحَكَمُ | الحكم | al-Ḥakam  | al-Hakam | The Judge/ Arbitrator/ Arbiter/ All-Decree/ Possessor of Authority of Decisions and Judgment | 22:69 | V
Audio file "29-al-adl.ogg" not found | ٱلْعَدْلُ | العدل | al-ʿAdl  | al-ʿAdl/ al-Edl | The Just/ Authorized and Straightforward Judge of Dealing Justly | Not Quranic, see al-Kafʿamī (1992:40) |
30 | ٱلْلَّطِيفُ | \ اللّطيف

اللطيف

| al-Laṭiyf/

al-Laṭīf

| al-Latif / al-Lattif/

al-Latwif [al-Lateef/ al-Latteef/ al-Latweef]

| The Gentle/ Benignant/ Subtly Kind/ All-Subtle | 22:63, 31:16, 33:34 | D
31 | ٱلْخَبِيرُ | الخبير | al-Khabiyr/

al-Khabīr

| al-Khabir

[al-Khabeer]

| The All-Aware/ Well-Acquainted/ Ever-Adept | 6:18, 17:30, 49:13, 59:18 | D
Audio file "32-al-halim.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَلِيمُ | الحليم | al-Ḥaliym/

al-Ḥalīm

| al-Halim

[al-Haleem]

| The Forbearing/ Indulgent/ Oft Forbearing/ All-Enduring | 2:235, 17:44, 22:59, 35:41 | A
Audio file "33-al-azim.ogg" not found | ٱلْعَظِيمُ | العظيم | al-ʿAẓiym/

al-ʿAẓīm

| al-ʿAzim, al-ʿAzzim, al-ʿAzwim/ al-Ezim,

al-Ezzim, al-Ezwim [al-ʿAzzeem, al-ʿAzweem/

al-Ezzeem,

al-Ezweem]

| The Most Great/ Ever-Magnificent/ Most Supreme/ Exalted/ Absolute Dignified | 2:255, 42:4, 56:96 | D
Audio file "34-al-ghafur.ogg" not found | ٱلْغَفُورُ | الغفور | al-Ghafūr/

al-Ghafūr

| al-Ghafur

[al-Ghafour, al-Ghafoor]

| The Ever-Forgiving/ Oft-Forgiving | 2:173, 8:69, 16:110, 41:32 | D
Audio file "35-ash-shakur.ogg" not found | ٱلْشَّكُورُ | \ الشّكور

الشكور

| ash-Shakūr/

ash-Shakūr

| ash-Shakur

[Ash-Shakour, Ash-Shakoor]

| The Grateful/ Appreciative/ Multiplier of Rewards | 35:30, 35:34, 42:23, 64:17 | A
Audio file "36-al-ali.ogg" not found | ٱلْعَلِىُّ *\ ٱلْعَلِيُّ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* العلىّ

\ العليّ

\\* العلى

العلي

[* = classical written form]

| al-ʿAlī */

al-ʿAliyy

[* = classical written form]

| al-Ali

[al-Aliyy]

| The Sublime/ Ever-Exalted/ Supreme/ Most High/ Most Lofty | 4:34, 31:30, 42:4, 42:51 34:23 | D
Audio file "37_al-kabir.ogg" not found | ٱلْكَبِيرُ | الكبير | al-Kabiyr/

al-Kabīr

| al-Kabir

[al-Kabeer]

| The Great/ Ever-Great/ Grand/ Most Great/ Greatly Abundant of Extent, Capacity and Importance | 13:9, 22:62, 31:30, 34:23 | D
Audio file "38-al-hafiz.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَفِيظُ | الحفيظ | al-Ḥafiyẓ/

al-Ḥafīẓ

| al-Hafiz

[al-Hafeez]

| The Preserver/ Ever-Preserving/ All-Watching/ Protector/ Guardian/ Oft-Conservator | 11:57, 34:21, 42:6 | A
39 | ٱلْمُقِيتُ | المقيت | al-Muqiyt/

al-Muqīt

| al-Muqit

[al-Muqeet]

| The Nourisher/ Feeder | 4:85 | I
Audio file "40-al-hasib.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَسِيبُ | الحسيب | al-Ḥasiyb/

al-Ḥasīb

| al-Hasib

[al-Haseeb]

| The Bringer of Judgment/ Ever-Reckoner [the One Who Takes Account of All Matters] | 4:6, 4:86, 33:39 | I
Audio file "41-al-jalil.ogg" not found | ٱلْجَلِيلُ | الجليل | al-Jaliyl/

al-Jalīl

| al-Jalil

[al-Jaleel]

| The Majestic/ Exalted/ Oft-Important/ Splendid | 55:27, 7:143 | A, V
Audio file "42 al-karim.ogg" not found | ٱلْكَرِيمُ | الكريم | al-Kariym/

al-Karīm

| al-Karim

[al-Kareem]

| The Noble/ Bountiful/ Generous/ Precious/ Honored/ Benefactor | 27:40, 82:6 | D
43 | ٱلْرَّقِيبُ | \ الرّقيب

الرقيب

| ar-Raqiyb/

ar-Raqīb

| Ar-Raqib

[Ar-Raqeeb]

| The Watchful/ Observer/ Ever-Watchful/ Watcher | 4:1, 5:117 | D
44 | ٱلْمُجِيبُ | المجيب | al-Mujiyb/

al-Mujīb

| al-Mujib

[al-Mujiyb]

| The Responsive/ Answerer/ Supreme Answerer/ Accepter of Invocation | 11:61 | A
Audio file "45-al-wasi.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْوَٰسِعُ

ٱلْوَاسِعُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الوٰسع

الواسع

[* = classical written form]

| ’al-Wāsi‘/

’al-Wāsi‘

| al-Wasi‘/ al-Wasie

[al-Waasi‘/ al-Waasie]

| The Vast/ All-Embracing/ Omnipresent/ Boundless/ All-Encompassing | 2:268, 3:73, 5:54 | A
Audio file "46-al-hakim.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَكِيمُ | الحكيم | al-Ḥakiym/

al-Ḥakīm

| al-Hakim

[al-Hakeem]

| The Wise/ Ever-Wise/ Endowed with Sound Judgment | 31:27, 46:2, 57:1, 66:2 | D
47 | ٱلْوَدُودُ | الودود | al-Wadūd/

al-Wadūd

| al-Wadud

[al-Wadoud/ al-Wadood]

| The Affectionate/ Ever-Affectionate/ Loving One/ Loving/ the Lover/ the One Who Tenders and Warm Hearts | 11:90, 85:14 | D
48 | ٱلْمَجِيدُ | المجيد | al-Majiyd/

al-Majīd

| al-Majid

[al-Majeed]

| The All-Glorious/ Majestic/ Ever-Illustrious

[Oft-Brilliant in Dignity, Achievements or Actions]

| 11:73 | A
Audio file "49 al-baith.ogg " not found | ٱلْبَاعِثُ | الباعث | al-Bāʿith/

al-Bāʿith

| al-Baʿith / al-Baʿeith

[al-Baaʿith/ al-Baaʿeith]

| The Resurrector/ Awakener/ Arouser/ Dispatcher | 22:7 | V
Audio file "50-ash-shahid.ogg" not found | ٱلْشَّهِيدُ | \ الشّهيد

الشهيد

| ash-Shahiyd/

ash-Shahīd

| ash-Shahid

[Ash-Shaheed]

| The Witness/ Testifier/ Ever-Witnessing | 4:166, 22:17, 41:53, 48:28 | A
Audio file "51-al-haqq.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَقُّ | \ الحقّ

الحق

| ʾal-Ḥaqq  | al-Haqq | The Truth/ Reality/ the Only One Certainly Sound and Genuine in Truth | 6:62, 22:6, 23:116, 24:25 | D
Audio file "52-al-wakil.ogg" not found | ٱلْوَكِيلُ | الوكيل | al-Wakiyl/

al-Wakīl

| al-Wakil

[al-Wakeel]

| The Trustee, The Dependable, The Advocate | 3:173, 4:171, 28:28, 73:9 | A
53 | ٱلْقَوِيُّ | \ القويّ

القوي

| al-Qawiyy | al-Qawi

[al-Qawee]

| The Strong | 22:40, 22:74, 42:19, 57:25 | D
54 | ٱلْمَتِينُ | المتين | al-Matiyn/

al-Matīn

| al-Matin

[al-Mateen]

| The Firm, The Steadfast | 51:58 | D
Audio file "55-al-wali.ogg" not found | ٱلْوَلِيُّ | \ الوليّ

الولي

| al-Waliyy | al-Wali

[al-Walee]

| The Friend, Helper | 4:45, 7:196, 42:28, 45:19 | D
Audio file "56-al-hamid.ogg" not found | ٱلْحَمِيدُ | الحميد | al-Ḥamiyd/

al-Ḥamīd

| al-Hamid

[al-Hameed]

| The All Praiseworthy | 14:8, 31:12, 31:26, 41:42 | D
Audio file "57-al-muhsi.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْمُحْصِىُ

ٱلْمُحْصِيُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* المحصى

المحصي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Muḥṣiy/

al-Muḥṣī

| al-Muhsi

[al-Muhsee]

| The Accounter, The Numberer of All | 72:28, 78:29 | V
Audio file "58-al-mubdi.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُبْدِئُ | المبدئ | ’al-Mubdi’

[’al-Mubdiy]

| al-Mubdiʾ

[al-Mubdie]

| The Originator, The Producer, The Initiator | 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13 | V
Audio file "59-al-muid.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُعِيدُ | المعيد | al-Muʿiyd/

al-Muʿīd

| al-Muʿid

[al-Muʿeid/ al-Muʿeyd]

| The Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All | 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13 | V
Audio file "60-al-muhyi.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْمُحْىِ

\ ٱلْمُحْيِى

ٱلْمُحْيِي

[* = classical written form]

| \\* المحى

\ المحيى

المحيي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Muḥ·yi */

al-Muḥ·yiy

[* = classical written form]

| al-Muhyi

[al-Muhyee]

| The Giver of Life | 7:158, 15:23, 30:50, 57:2 | V
Audio file "61-al-mumit.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُمِيتُ | المميت | al-Mumiyt/

al-Mumīt

| al-Mumit

[al-Mumeet]

| The Bringer of Death | 3:156, 7:158, 15:23, 57:2 | V
62 | ٱلْحَىُّ | \ الحىّ

الحى

| al-Ḥayy | al-Hayy | The Living | 2:255, 3:2, 20:111, 25:58, 40:65 | D
Audio file "63-al-qayyum.ogg" not found | ٱلْقَيُّومُ | \ القيّوم

القيوم

| al-Qayyūm/

al-Qayyūm

| al-Qayyum

[al-Qayyoum/

al-Qayyoom]

| The Subsisting, The Independent | 2:255, 3:2, 20:111 | D
Audio file "64-al-wajid.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْوَٰجِدُ

ٱلْوَاجِدُ

[* = classical written form]

| \ الوٰجد

الواجد

| al-Wājid/

al-Wājid

| al-Wajid

[al-Waajid]

| The Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing | 38:44 | V
Audio file "65-al-majid.ogg" not found | ٱلْمَاجِدُ | الماجد | al-Mājid/

al-Mājid

| al-Majid

[al-Maajid]

| The Illustrious, The Magnificent, The Glorious | 85:15, 11:73; al-Kafʿamī (1992:48) | A
66 | \\* ٱلْوَٰحِدُ

ٱلْوَاحِدُ

[* = classical written form]

| \ الوٰحد

الواحد

| al-Wāḥid/

al-Wāḥid

| al-Wahid

[al-Waahid]

| The Unique, The Single | 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4 | D
67 | ٱلْأَحَد | \ الأحد

الاحد

| al-ِِِʿAḥad | al-Ahad | The One, The Indivisible | 112:1 | A
68 | ٱلْصَّمَدُ | \ الصّمد

الصمد

| aṣ-ِِِṢamad | As-Samad

[As-Ssamad/ As-Swamad]

| The Eternal, The Absolute, The Self-Sufficient | 112:2 | D
69 | \\* ٱلْقَـٰدِرُ

ٱلْقَادِرُ

[* = classical written form]

| \ القـٰدر

القادر

| al-Qādir/

al-Qādir

| al-Qadir

[al-Qaadir]

| The All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything | 6:65, 46:33, 75:40 | D
70 | ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ | المقتدر | al-Muqtadir | al-Muqtadir | The Determiner, The Dominant | 18:45, 54:42, 6:65 | A
71 | ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ | \ المقدّم

المقدم

| al-Muqaddim | al-Muqaddim | The Expediter, He Who Brings Forward | 16:61 | V
Audio file "72-al-muakhkhir.ogg" not found | ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ | \ المؤخّر

المؤخر

| al-Muʿakh·khir | al-Muʾakhkhir

[al-Moʾakhkhir]

| The Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away | 71:4 | V
Audio file "73-al-awwal.ogg" not found | ٱلأَوَّلُ | \ الأوّل

الاول

| al-ʿAwwal | al-Awwal | The First, The Beginning-less | 57:3 | D
Audio file "74-al-akhir.ogg" not found | ٱلْأَخِرُ *\ ٱلْآخِرُ

[* = classical written form]

| \الأخر*\ الآخر

الاخر

[* = classical written form]

| al-ʿAkhir */

al-ʿĀkhir [variant]

[* = classical written form]

| al-Akhir */

al-Aakhir

[* = classical written form]

| The Last, The Endless | 57:3 | D
75 | ٱلْظَّـٰهِرُ *\ ٱلْظَّاهِرُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الظـٰهر

الظاهر

[* = classical written form]

| aẓ-Ẓāhir/

aẓ-Ẓāhir

| Az-Zahir/ Az-ZZahir/ Az-Zwahir

[Az-Zaahir/

Az-Zzaahir/

Az-Zwaahir]

| The Manifest, The Evident, The Outer | 57:3 | D
76 | ٱلْبَاطِنُ | الباطن | al-Bāṭin/

al-Bāṭin

| al-Batin/ al-Battin/ al-Batwin

[al-Baatin/ al-Baattin/ al-Baatwin]

| The Hidden, The Unmanifest, The Inner | 57:3 | D
77 | \\* ٱلْوَالِى

ٱلْوَالِي

[* = classical written form]

| \* الوالى

الوالي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Wāliy/

al-Wālī

| al-Wali

[al-Waali]

| The Patron, The Protecting Friend, The Friendly Lord | 13:11 | I
78 | \\* ٱلْمُتَعَالِى

ٱلْمُتَعَالِي

[* = classical written form]

| \\* المتعالى

المتعالي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Mutaʿāliy/

al-Mutaʿālī

| al-Mutaʿali

[al-Muta'aali]

| The Supremely Exalted, The Most High | 13:9 | D
79 | ٱلْبَرُّ | \ البرّ

البر

| al-Barr | al-Barr | The Good, The Beneficent | 52:28 | D
80 | ٱلْتَّوَّابُ | \ التّوّاب

التواب

| at-Tawwāb/

at-Tawwāb

| At-Tawwab

[At-Tawwaab]

| The Ever-Returning, Ever-Relenting | 2:128, 4:64, 49:12, 110:3 | D
81 | ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ | المنتقم | al-Muntaqim | al-Muntaqim | The Avenger | 32:22, 43:41, 44:16 | P
82 | ٱلْعَفُوُّ | \ العفوّ

العفو

| al-ʿAfuww/

al-ʿAfūw

| al-ʿAfu

[al-ʿAfou]

| The Pardoner, The Effacer, The Forgiver | 4:43, 4:99, 4:149, 22:60, 58:2 | V, I
83 | \\* ٱلْرَّءُوفُ

ٱلْرَّؤُفُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الرّءوف

\ الرّؤف

\\* الرءوف

الرؤف

[* = classical written form]

| ar-Raʿwūf/

ar-Raʿūf

| Ar-Ra’uf

[Ar-Raʿouf/ Ar-Rawʿouf]

| The Kind, The Pitying | 9:117, 57:9, 59:10 | I
84 | \\* مَـٰلِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ

مَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* مـٰلك الملك

\ مالك الملك

\\* مـٰلك الملك

مالك الملك

[* = classical written form]

| Māliku ʼl-Mulk/

Māliku ʼl-Mulk

| Malik ul-Mulk

[Maalik ul-Mulk]

| The Owner of all Sovereignty | 3:26 | D
85 | \* ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ

ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* ذو الجلـٰل والإكرام

ذو الجلال والإكرام

[* = classical written form]

| Ḏuʼl-Jalāli waʼl-ʼIkrām, Dhuʼl-Jalāli waʼl-ʼIkrām/

Ḏuʼl-Jalāli waʼl-ʼIkrām, Dhuʼl-Jalāli waʼl-ʼIkrām/

Zul-Jalali wal-Ikram/ Dzhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
[Zul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam/ Dzhul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam]

| The Owner, Lord of Majesty and Honour | 55:27, 55:78 | D
86 | ٱلْمُقْسِطُ | المقسط | al-Muqsiṭ | al-Muqsit

[al-Muqsitt]

| The Equitable, The Requiter | 3:18; al-Kafʿamī (1992:58f) | O
Audio file "87-al-jame.ogg" not found | ٱلْجَامِعُ | الجامع | al-Jāmiʿ/

al-Jāmi

| al-Jamiʿ/ al-Jamie

[al-Jaamiʿ/ al-Jaamie]

| The Gatherer, The Unifier | 3:9 | I
Audio file "88-al-ghani.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْغَنىُّ

ٱلْغَنيُّ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* ّالغنى

\ الغنيّ

\\* الغنى

الغني

[* = classical written form]

| al-Ghāniyy/

al-Ghānī

| al-Ghani

[al-Ghaani]

| The Rich, The Independent | 39:7, 47:38, 57:24 | I, A, D
89 | \\* ٱلْمُغْنِىُّ

ٱلْمُغْنِيُّ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* المغنىّ

\ المغنيّ

\\* المغنى

المغني

[* = classical written form]

| al-Mugh·niyy/

al-Mugh·nī

| al-Mughni | The Enricher, The Emancipator | 9:28 | V
90 | ٱلْمَانِعُ | المانع | al-Māniʿ/

al-Mānīʿ

| al-Maniʿ/ al-Manie

[al-Maaniʿ/ al-Maanie]

| The Preventer, The Withholder, The Shielder, The Defender | See al-Kafʿamī (1992:61) |
Audio file "91-ad-darr.ogg" not found | ٱلْضَّارُ | \ الضّار

الضار

| aḍ-Ḍārr/

aḍ-Ḍārr

| Adh-Dharr

[Adh-Dhaarr]

| The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor | 6:17; al-Kafʿamī (1992:58) |
Audio file "92-an-nafi.ogg" not found | ٱلْنَّافِعُ | \ النّافع

النافع

| an-Nāfiʿ/

an-Nāfīʿ

| An-Nafi‘/ An-Nafie

[An-Naafiʿ/ al-Naafie]

| The Propitious, The Benefactor, The Source of Good | 30:37 |
Audio file "93-an-nur.ogg" not found | ٱلْنُّورُ | \ النّور

النور

| an-Nūr/

an-Nūr

| An-Nur

[An-Nour]

| The Light | 24:35 | I
Audio file "94-al-hadi.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْهَادِى

ٱلْهَادِي

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الهادى

الهادي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Hādiy/

al-Hādī

| al-Hadi

[al-Haadi]

| The Guide, The Way | 22:54 | I
95 | ٱلْبَدِيعُ | البديع | al-Badiyʿ/

al-Badīʿ

| al-Badiʿ[al-Badiyʿ/ al-Badiye]  | The Originator, The Incomparable, The Unattainable, The Beautiful | 2:117, 6:101 | I
Audio file "96-al-baqi.ogg" not found | \\* ٱلْبَاقِى

ٱلْبَاقِي

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الباقى

الباقي

[* = classical written form]

| al-Bāqiy/

al-Bāqī

| al-Baqi

[al-Baaqi]

| The Immutable, The Infinite, The Everlasting | 55:27; al-Kafʿamī (1992:64) | V
97 | \\* ٱلْوَٰرِثُ

ٱلْوَارِثُ

[* = classical written form]

| \\* الوٰرث

الوارث

[* = classical written form]

| al-Wārith/

al-Wārith

| al-Warith

[al-Waarith]

| The Heir, The Inheritor of All | 15:23, 57:10 | P
98 | ٱلْرَّشِيدُ | \ الرّشيد

الرشيد

| ar-Rashiyd/

ar-Rashīd

| Ar-Rashid

[Ar-Rasheed]

| The Guide to the Right Path | 11:87 (Used Not referring to Allah) |
Audio file "99-as-sabur.ogg" not found | ٱلْصَّبُورُ | \ الصّبور

الصبور

| aṣ-Ṣabūr/

aṣ-Ṣabūr

| As-Sabur/ As-Ssabur/ As-Swabur

[As-Sabour/ As-Ssabour/ As-Swabour]

| The Timeless, The Patient | 2:153, 3:200, 103:3 | I
[* = classical calligraphic short written form]
a[by whom?].  b D = Direct;[clarification needed] V = from Verb; A = from Adjective or Adjectival Phrase; I = from Indefinite noun;

P = from Plural noun; O = Other

## Hadith[edit | edit source]

By what they said to Sahih Bukhari Hadith:[4]

> Abu Hurairah reported that God has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and God is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).

> — Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book 75, Hadith 419

There is another Sahih Muslim Hadith:[5]

> Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "God has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart.

> — Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 489

The Quran refers to God's Most Beautiful Names (al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná) in several Surahs.[6] Gerhard Böwering refers to Surah 17 (17:110) as the locus classicus to which explicit lists of 99 names used to be attached in tafsir. A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59.[7] Sunni mystic Ibn Arabi surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries".[1]

## Islamic mysticism[edit | edit source]

There is a tradition in Sufism to the effect the 99 names of God point to a mystical "Most Supreme and Superior Name" (ismu l-ʾAʿẓam (الاسْمُ ٱلْأَعْظَم).[8] This "Greatest Name of God" is said to be "the one which if He is called (prayed to) by it, He will answer."[9]

According to a hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Masud, some of the names of God have also been hidden from mankind.[10] More than 1000 names of God are listed in the Jawshan Kabir (جَوْشَنُ ٱلْكَبِير—literally "the Great Cuirass") invocations.

The influential Sunni mystic Ibn Arabi (26 July 1165 – 16 November 1240) did not interpret the names of God as mere epithets, but as actual attributes paring the universe both in created and possible forms. By these names, the divine traits disclose for humans, whose divine potential is hidden, can learn to become a reflection of such names. However, such reflections are limited; the divine traits do not equal the divine essence of the names.[11] Influenced by the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi, Haydar Amuli assigned angels to the different names of God. Accordingly, the good angels as a whole are a manifestation of God's Names of Beauty. Evil angels (shayatin) on the other hand are a manifestation of God's Names of majesty, such as "The Haughty".[12]

## Theophoric given names[edit | edit source]

See also: List of Arabic theophoric names

File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage Talismanic shirt.jpg

Talismanic shirt inscribed with the 99 names of God as well as Quranic verses and prayers, Turkey, 18th century, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage

The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies.

Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ˁabd (عَبْدُ: "slave/servant of") to the name in the case of male names;

This distinction is established out of respect for the sanctity of Divine names, which denote attributes (of love, kindness, mercy, compassion, justice, power, etc.) that are believed to be possessed in a full and absolute sense only by God, while human beings, being limited creatures, are viewed by Muslims as being endowed with the Divine attributes only in a limited and relative capacity. The prefixing of the definite article would indicate that the bearer possesses the corresponding attribute in an exclusive sense, a trait reserved to God.

Quranic verse 3:26 is cited as evidence against the validity of using Divine names for persons, with the example of Mālik ul-Mulk (مَـٰلِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ: "Lord of Power" or "Owner of all Sovereignty"):

> Say: "O God! Lord of Power, You give power to whom You please, and You strip off power from whom You please. You endue with honour whom You please, and You bring low whom You please. In Your hand is all Good." Verily, over all things You have power.

> — Quran 3:26

The two parts of the name starting with ˁabd may be written separately (as in the previous example) or combined as one in the transliterated form; in such a case, the vowel transcribed after ˁabdu is often written as u when the two words are transcribed as one: e.g., Abdur-Rahman, Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Jabbar, or even Abdullah (عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه: "Servant of God"). (This has to do with Arabic case vowels, the final u vowel showing the normal "quote" nominative case form.)

Examples of Muslim theophoric names include:

* Rahmān, such as Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (عَبْدُ ٱلْرَّحْمَان ٱلْسُّدَيْس): Imam of the Grand Mosque of Makkah, KSA
* Salām, such as Salam Fayyad (سَلَام فَيَّاض): Palestinian politician
* Jabbār, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (كَرِيم عَبْدُ ٱلْجَبَّار): American basketball player
* Hakīm, such as Sherman "Abdul Hakim" Jackson (عَبْدُ ٱلْحَكِيم—ˁabdu ʼl-Ḥakiym): American Islamic Studies scholar
* Ra'ūf, such as Ra'ouf Mus'ad (رَؤُوف مُسَعد): Egyptian-Sudanese novelist
* Mālik, such as Mālik bin ʼAnas (مَـٰالِك بِن أَنَس): classical Sunni Muslim scholars after whom the Maliki school of fiqh was named
* Abdul Muqtedar as in Muhammad Abdul Muqtedar Khan (مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ ٱلمُقْتَدِر خَان): Indian-American academic

## Use in Baháʼí sources[edit | edit source]

Baháʼí sources state that the 100th name was revealed as "Baháʼ" (Arabic: بهاء "glory, splendor"), which appears in the words Bahá'u'lláh and Baháʼí. They also believe that it is the greatest name of God.[13][14] The Báb wrote a noted pentagram-shaped tablet with 360 morphological derivation of the word "Baháʼ" used in it.[13]

According to Baháʼí scholar ‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī adopted the Persian poetic pen name "Bahāʾ" after being inspired by the words of the fifth Twelver Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir, and the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, who stated that the greatest name of God was included in either the Duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, a dawn prayer for Ramadan, or the ʾAʿmal ʿam Dawūd.[13] In the first verse of the duʿāʾu l-Bahāʾ, the name "Bahāʾ" appears four times.[15]

## See also[edit | edit source]

* The 99, a comic book based on the 99 names of God in Islam
* Basmala
* List of Arabic theophoric names
* Names of God
* Names of God in Judaism
* Sahasranama, the Hindu lists of 1000 names of God
* "The Nine Billion Names of God", a short story by Arthur C. Clarke

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ a b Morgan, Diane (2010). Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-313-36025-1.
2. ^ Please note the written Arabic spelling of the names written in Arabic in the table are in the vowelled Classical/Quranic form (proper = in the Quran and Ahādith) with the square bracketed "[.]" variant of the written Arabic forms given in common or modern texts—usually in media, some long vowels and punctuations are omitted for the easier typing and reading.
3. ^ "al-Quran (القرآن) :: Online Quran Project :: Translation and Tafsir". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
4. ^ "Hadith: Book of Invocations - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
5. ^ "Hadith - Book of Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
6. ^ See the Surah "al-A'raf" (7:180 ), "Al-Isra" (17:110 ), "Ta-Ha" (20:8 ) and "al-Hashr" (59:24 ).
7. ^ http://quran.com/59/22-24 (59:22-24)
8. ^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1993). The Mystery of Numbers. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. p. 271\. ISBN 0-19-508919-7.
9. ^ Momen, Moojan (2000). Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. George Ronald. p. 241\. ISBN 978-0-85398-446-7. The endnote states: "Ibn Májah, Sunan, 34. (Kitáb ad-Du'á), ch. 9, no. 3856, vol. 2, p. 1267. See also: Ad-Dárimí, Sunan, 23 (Fada'il al-Qur'án), ch. 15, no. 3296, vol. 2, pp. 324–325. Similar statements in Shi'i tradition include: Majlisí, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 26. p. 7.
10. ^ Taymiyyah, ibn, Taqī ad-Dīn Ahmad (2003). The Goodly Word: al-Kalim al-Ṭayyib. Islamic Texts Society. p. 72. ISBN 1-903682-15-0.
11. ^ Bruce Lawrence The Qur'an: A Biography Atlantic Books Ltd, 02.10.2014 ISBN 9781782392187 chapter 8
12. ^ Ayman Shihadeh Sufism and Theology Edinburgh University Press, 21.11.2007 ISBN 9780748631346 pp. 54–56
13. ^ a b c Lambden, Stephen (1993). "The Word Baháʼ: Quintessence of the Greatest Name". Bahá'í Studies Review. 3 (1).
14. ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "greatest name". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 167–8. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
15. ^ Khadem, Dhikru'llah (March 1976). "Bahá'u'lláh and His Most Holy Shrine". Baháʼí News (540): 4–5. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20.

* ʾIbrahīm bin ʿAlī al-Kafʿamī (1436–1500 CE), al-Maqām al-asnā fī tafsīr al-asmāʼ al-ḥusnā. Beirut: Dār al-Hādī (1992) (WorldCat listing).

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People and things in the Quran

Characters

Non-humans

* Allāh ('The God')
* Names of Allah found in the Quran, such as Karīm (Generous)

| Animals|

| Related|

* The baqarah (cow) of Israelites
* The dhiʾb (wolf) that Jacob feared could attack Joseph
* The fīl (elephant) of the Abyssinians
* Ḥimār (Domesticated donkey)
* The hud-hud (hoopoe) of Solomon
* The kalb (dog) of the sleepers of the cave
* The namlah (female ant) of Solomon
* The nūn (fish or whale) of Jonah
* The nāqat (she-camel) of Ṣāliḥ

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Non-related|

* ʿAnkabūt (Female spider)
* Dābbat al-Arḍ (Beast of the Earth)
* Ḥimār (Wild ass)
* Naḥl (Honey bee)
* Qaswarah ('Lion', 'beast of prey' or 'hunter')

Malāʾikah (Angels)|

* Angels of Hell
* Mālik
* Zabāniyah
* Bearers of the Throne
* Harut and Marut
* Kirāman Kātibīn (Honourable Scribes)
* Raqib
* Atid
* Munkar and Nakir
* Riḍwan

| Archangels|

* Jibrīl (Gabriel, chief)
* Ar-Rūḥ ('The Spirit')
* Ar-Rūḥ al-Amīn ('The Trustworthy Spirit')
* Ar-Rūḥ al-Qudus ('The Holy Spirit')
* Angel of the Trumpet (Isrāfīl or Raphael)
* Malakul-Mawt (Angel of Death, Azrael)
* Mīkāil (Michael)

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Jinn (Genies)|

* Jann
* ʿIfrīt
* Qarīn
* Sila

Shayāṭīn (Demons)|

* Iblīs ash-Shayṭān (the (chief) Devil)
* Mārid ('Rebellious one')

Others|

* Ghilmān or Wildān
* Ḥūr

Prophets

| Mentioned|

* Ādam (Adam)
* Al-Yasaʿ (Elisha)
* Ayyūb (Job)
* Dāwūd (David)
* Dhūl-Kifl (Ezekiel?)
* Hārūn (Aaron)
* Hūd (Eber?)
* Idrīs (Enoch?)
* Ilyās (Elijah)
* ʿImrān (Joachim the father of Maryam)
* Isḥāq (Isaac)
* Ismāʿīl (Ishmael)
* Dhabih Ullah
* Lūṭ (Lot)
* Ṣāliḥ
* Shuʿayb (Jethro, Reuel or Hobab?)
* Sulaymān ibn Dāwūd (Solomon son of David)
* ʿUzair (Ezra?)
* Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā (John the Baptist the son of Zechariah)
* Yaʿqūb (Jacob)
* Isrāʾīl (Israel)
* Yūnus (Jonah)
* Dhūn-Nūn ('He of the Fish (or Whale)' or 'Owner of the Fish (or Whale)')
* Ṣāḥib al-Ḥūt ('Companion of the Whale')
* Yūsuf ibn Ya‘qūb (Joseph son of Jacob)
* Zakariyyā (Zechariah)

| Ulul-ʿAzm
('Those of the
Perseverance
and Strong Will')|

* Muḥammad
* Aḥmad
* Other names and titles of Muhammad
* ʿĪsā (Jesus)
* Al-Masīḥ (The Messiah)
* Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary)
* Mūsā Kalīmullāh (Moses He who spoke to God)
* Ibrāhīm Khalīlullāh (Abraham Friend of God)
* Nūḥ (Noah)

|

Debatable ones|

* Dhūl-Qarnain
* Luqmān
* Maryam (Mary)
* Ṭālūt (Saul or Gideon?)

Implied|

* Irmiyā (Jeremiah)
* Ṣamūʾīl (Samuel)
* Yūshaʿ ibn Nūn (Joshua, companion and successor of Moses)

People of Prophets

| Good ones|

* Adam's immediate relatives
* Martyred son
* Wife
* Believer of Ya-Sin
* Family of Noah
* Father Lamech
* Mother Shamkhah bint Anush or Betenos
* Luqman's son
* People of Abraham
* Mother Abiona or Amtelai the daughter of Karnebo
* Ishmael's mother
* Isaac's mother
* People of Jesus
* Disciples (including Peter)
* Mary's mother
* Zechariah's wife
* People of Solomon
* Mother
* Queen of Sheba
* Vizier
* Zayd (Muhammad's adopted son)

| People of
Joseph|

* Brothers (including Binyāmin (Benjamin) and Simeon)
* Egyptians
* ʿAzīz (Potiphar, Qatafir or Qittin)
* Malik (King Ar-Rayyān ibn Al-Walīd))
* Wife of ʿAzīz (Zulaykhah)
* Mother

|

People of
Aaron and Moses|

* Egyptians
* Believer (Hizbil or Hizqil ibn Sabura)
* Imraʾat Firʿawn (Āsiyá bint Muzāḥim the Wife of Pharaoh, who adopted Moses)
* Magicians of the Pharaoh
* Wise, pious man
* Moses' wife
* Moses' sister-in-law
* Mother
* Sister

Evil ones|

* Āzar (possibly Terah)
* Firʿawn (Pharaoh of Moses' time)
* Hāmān
* Jālūt (Goliath)
* Qārūn (Korah, cousin of Moses)
* As-Sāmirī
* Abū Lahab
* Slayers of Ṣāliḥ's she-camel (Qaddar ibn Salif and Musda' ibn Dahr)

Implied or
not specified|

* Abraha
* Abu Bakr
* Bal'am/Balaam
* Barṣīṣā
* Caleb or Kaleb the companion of Joshua
* Luqman's son
* Nebuchadnezzar II
* Nimrod
* Rahmah the wife of Ayyub
* Shaddad

Groups

| Mentioned|

* Aṣḥāb al-Jannah
* People of Paradise
* People of the Burnt Garden
* Aṣḥāb as-Sabt (Companions of the Sabbath)
* Jesus' apostles
* Ḥawāriyyūn (Disciples of Jesus)
* Companions of Noah's Ark
* Aṣḥāb al-Kahf war-Raqīm (Companions of the Cave and Al-Raqaim?
* Companions of the Elephant
* People of al-Ukhdūd
* People of a township in Surah Ya-Sin
* People of Yathrib or Medina
* Qawm Lūṭ (People of Sodom and Gomorrah)
* Nation of Noah

| Tribes,
ethnicities
or families|

* ‘Ajam
* Ar-Rūm (literally 'The Romans')
* Banī Isrāʾīl (Children of Israel)
* Muʾtafikāt (Sodom and Gomorrah)
* People of Ibrahim
* People of Ilyas
* People of Nuh
* People of Shuaib
* Ahl Madyan People of Madyan)
* Aṣḥāb al-Aykah ('Companions of the Wood')
* Qawm Yūnus (People of Jonah)
* Ya'juj and Ma'juj/Gog and Magog
* People of Fir'aun
* Current Ummah of Islam (Ummah of Muhammad)
* Aṣḥāb Muḥammad (Companions of Muhammad)
* Anṣār (literally 'Helpers')
* Muhajirun (Emigrants from Mecca to Medina)
* People of Mecca
* Wife of Abu Lahab
* Children of Ayyub
* Sons of Adam
* Wife of Nuh
* Wife of Lut
* Yaʾjūj wa Maʾjūj (Gog and Magog)
* Son of Nuh

Aʿrāb (Arabs
or Bedouins)|

* ʿĀd (people of Hud)
* Companions of the Rass
* Qawm Tubbaʿ (People of Tubba)
* People of Sabaʾ or Sheba
* Quraysh
* Thamūd (people of Ṣāliḥ)
* Aṣḥāb al-Ḥijr ('Companions of the Stoneland')

Ahl al-Bayt
('People of the
Household')|

* Household of Abraham
* Brothers of Yūsuf
* Lot's daughters
* Progeny of Imran
* Household of Moses
* Household of Muhammad
* ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim
* Daughters of Muhammad
* Muhammad's wives
* Household of Salih

Implicitly
mentioned|

* Amalek
* Ahl as-Suffa (People of the Verandah)
* Banu Nadir
* Banu Qaynuqa
* Banu Qurayza
* Iranian people
* Umayyad Dynasty
* Aus and Khazraj
* People of Quba

Religious
groups|

* Ahl al-Dhimmah
* Kāfirūn
* disbelievers
* Majūs Zoroastrians
* Munāfiqūn (Hypocrites)
* Muslims
* Believers
* Ahl al-Kitāb (People of the Book)
* Naṣārā (Christian(s) or People of the Injil)
* Ruhban (Christian monks)
* Qissis (Christian priest)
* Yahūd (Jews)
* Ahbār (Jewish scholars)
* Rabbani/Rabbi
* Sabians
* Polytheists
* Meccan polytheists at the time of Muhammad
* Mesopotamian polytheists at the time of Abraham and Lot

Locations

Mentioned|

* Al-Arḍ Al-Muqaddasah ('The Holy Land')
* 'Blessed' Land'
* Al-Jannah (Paradise, literally 'The Garden')
* Jahannam (Hell)
* Door of Hittah
* Madyan (Midian)
* Majmaʿ al-Baḥrayn
* Miṣr (Mainland Egypt)
* Salsabīl (A river in Paradise)

| In the
Arabian Peninsula
(excluding Madyan)|

* Al-Aḥqāf ('The Sandy Plains,' or 'the Wind-curved Sand-hills')
* Iram dhāt al-ʿImād (Iram of the Pillars)
* Al-Madīnah (formerly Yathrib)
* ʿArafāt and Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām
* Al-Ḥijr (Hegra)
* Badr
* Ḥunayn
* Makkah (Mecca)
* Bakkah
* Ḥaraman Āminan ('Sanctuary (which is) Secure')
* Kaʿbah (Kaaba)
* Maqām Ibrāhīm (Station of Abraham)
* Safa and Marwa
* Sabaʾ (Sheba)
* ʿArim Sabaʾ (Dam of Sheba)
* Rass

|

Sinai Region or Tīh Desert|

* Al-Wād Al-Muqaddas Ṭuwan (The Holy Valley of Tuwa)
* Al-Wādil-Ayman (The valley on the 'righthand' side of the Valley of Tuwa and Mount Sinai)
* Al-Buqʿah Al-Mubārakah ('The Blessed Place')
* Mount Sinai or Mount Tabor

In Mesopotamia|

* Al-Jūdiyy
* Munzalanm-Mubārakan ('Place-of-Landing Blessed')
* Bābil (Babylon)
* Qaryat Yūnus ('Township of Jonah,' that is Nineveh)

Religious
locations|

* Bayʿa (Church)
* Miḥrāb
* Monastery
* Masjid (Mosque, literally 'Place of Prostration')
* Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām ('The Sacred Grove')
* Al-Masjid Al-Aqṣā (Al-Aqsa Mosque, literally 'The Farthest Place-of-Prostration')
* Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (The Sacred Mosque of Mecca)
* Masjid al-Dirar
* A Mosque in the area of Medina, possibly:
* Masjid Qubāʾ (Quba Mosque)
* The Prophet's Mosque
* Salat (Synagogue)

Implied|

* Antioch
* Antakya
* Arabia
* Al-Ḥijāz (literally 'The Barrier')
* Al-Ḥajar al-Aswad (Black Stone) & Al-Hijr of Isma'il
* Cave of Hira
* Ghār ath-Thawr (Cave of the Bull)
* Hudaybiyyah
* Ta'if
* Ayla
* Barrier of Dhul-Qarnayn
* Bayt al-Muqaddas & 'Ariha
* Bilād ar-Rāfidayn (Mesopotamia)
* Canaan
* Cave of Seven Sleepers
* Dār an-Nadwa
* Jordan River
* Nile River
* Palestine River
* Paradise of Shaddad

Events, incidents, occasions or times

* Incident of Ifk
* Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree)
* Event of Mubahala
* Sayl al-ʿArim (Flood of the Great Dam of Ma'rib in Sheba)
* The Farewell Pilgrimage
* Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

| Battles or
military expeditions|

* Battle of al-Aḥzāb ('the Confederates')
* Battle of Badr
* Battle of Hunayn
* Battle of Khaybar
* Battle of Uhud
* Expedition of Tabuk
* Conquest of Mecca

|

Days|

* Al-Jumuʿah (The Friday)
* As-Sabt (The Sabbath or Saturday)
* Days of battles
* Days of Hajj
* Doomsday

Months of the
Islamic calendar|

* 12 months: Four holy months
* Ash-Shahr Al-Ḥarām (The Sacred or Forbidden Month)
* Ramaḍān

Pilgrimages|

* Al-Ḥajj (literally 'The Pilgrimage', the Greater Pilgrimage)
* Al-ʿUmrah (The Lesser Pilgrimage)

Times for prayer
or remembrance|

Times for Duʿāʾ ('Invocation'), Ṣalāh and Dhikr ('Remembrance', including Taḥmīd ('Praising'), Takbīr and Tasbīḥ):

* Al-ʿAshiyy (The Afternoon or the Night)
* Al-Ghuduww ('The Mornings')
* Al-Bukrah ('The Morning')
* Aṣ-Ṣabāḥ ('The Morning')
* Al-Layl ('The Night')
* Al-ʿIshāʾ ('The Late-Night')
* Aẓ-Ẓuhr ('The Noon')
* Dulūk ash-Shams ('Decline of the Sun')
* Al-Masāʾ ('The Evening')
* Qabl al-Ghurūb ('Before the Setting (of the Sun)')
* Al-Aṣīl ('The Afternoon')
* Al-ʿAṣr ('The Afternoon')
* Qabl ṭulūʿ ash-Shams ('Before the rising of the Sun')
* Al-Fajr ('The Dawn')

Implied|

* Ghadir Khumm
* Laylat al-Mabit
* The first pilgrimage

Other

Holy books|

* Al-Injīl (The Gospel of Jesus)
* Al-Qurʾān (The Book of Muhammad)
* Ṣuḥuf-i Ibrāhīm (Scroll(s) of Abraham)
* At-Tawrāt (The Torah)
* Ṣuḥuf-i-Mūsā (Scroll(s) of Moses)
* Tablets of Stone
* Az-Zabūr (The Psalms of David)
* Umm al-Kitāb ('Mother of the Book(s)')

Objects
of people
or beings|

* Heavenly food of Jesus' apostles
* Noah's Ark
* Staff of Musa
* Tābūt as-Sakīnah (Casket of Shekhinah)
* Throne of Bilqis
* Trumpet of Israfil

| Mentioned idols
(cult images)|

* 'Ansāb
* Jibt and Ṭāghūt (False god)

| Of Israelites|

* Baʿal
* The ʿijl (golden calf statue) of Israelites

|

Of Noah's people|

* Nasr
* Suwāʿ
* Wadd
* Yaghūth
* Yaʿūq

Of Quraysh|

* Al-Lāt
* Al-ʿUzzā
* Manāt

Celestial
bodies|

Maṣābīḥ (literally 'lamps'):

* Al-Qamar (The Moon)
* Kawākib (Planets)
* Al-Arḍ (The Earth)
* Nujūm (Stars)
* Ash-Shams (The Sun)

Plant matter|

* Baṣal (Onion)
* Fūm (Garlic or wheat)
* Shaṭʾ (Shoot)
* Sūq (Plant stem)
* Zarʿ (Seed)

| Fruits|

* ʿAdas (Lentil)
* Baql (Herb)
* Qith-thāʾ (Cucumber)
* Rummān (Pomegranate)
* Tīn (Fig)
* Zaytūn (Olive)
* In Paradise
* Forbidden fruit of Adam

|

Bushes, trees
or plants|

* Plants of Sheba
* Athl (Tamarisk)
* Sidr (Lote-tree)
* Līnah (Tender Palm tree)
* Nakhl (Date palm)
* Sidrat al-Muntahā
* Zaqqūm

Liquids|

* Māʾ (Water or fluid)
* Nahr (River)
* Yamm (River or sea)
* Sharāb (Drink)

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