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Allah

The Name of Allah

Allah is Al-ism Al-a'zam, the greatest name which contains all the divine attributes and is the sign of the essence and cause of all existence. Allah does not resemble in any way any of His creation. 'Allah' is Allah's name only. Nothing else can assume this name or share it. 

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Ar-Rahman

The Compassionate

He is the One Who wills mercy and good for all creation, at all times. He pours upon all creation infinite bounties.

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Ar-Raheem

Most Merciful

He is the source of infinite mercy and beneficence, and rewards with eternal gifts the one who used his bounties for the good.

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Al-Malik

The Sovereign

He is the owner and ruler of the entire universe, visible and invisible, and all of creation from before the beginning and after the end.

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Al-Quddus

The Holy One and One Who is free from all blemishes

He is the most pure one, devoid of all blemish, shortcoming, weakness, heedlessness and error.

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As-Salaam

The Giver of Peace or One who is Immuned from all Distresses

He is the one Who saves the believing servants from all dangers, bringing them peace, blessings and security of Paradise.

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Al-Mu'min

Giver of Peace

He is the illuminator of the Light of faith in hearts. He is the Comforter and the Protector of the ones who take refuge in Him.

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Al-Muhaymin

The Giver of Protection

He is the Protector and the Guardian. He is the one Who sees to the growth of His creation, leading them where they are destined to go.

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Al-A'zeez

The Mighty

He is the victorious one Whom no force can overwhelm. There is no strength in this universe that can stand before His will.

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Al-Jabbaar

The Overpowering Lord

He is the repairer of the broken, the completer of the lacking, the One who can enforce His will without any opposition.

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Al-Mutakabbir

The Self-Glorious

He is the greatest, Who shows His greatness in everything, on all occasions.

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Al-Khaaliq

The Creator

He is the one Who creates from nothing, creating at the same time the states, conditions and sustenance of all that He has created. He establishes how, when and where creation will take place.

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Al-Baari

One who gives life

He is the one Who orders His creation with perfect harmony - not only each thing within itself, but everything in accordance with everything else.

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Al-Musawwir

Fashioner of Shapes

He is the one Who, without using any model, shapes everything in the most perfect shape.

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Al-Ghaffaar

Exceedingly Forgiving

He is the one Who accepts repentance and forgives.

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Al-Qahhaar

One who has control over all things

He is the ever-dominating one, Who has surrounded all His creation from without and within with His irresistable power. Nothing can escape Him.

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Al-Wahhaab

The Giver of all things

He is the donor of all, without conditions, without limits, without asking benefits or return, giving everything to everyone, everywhere, always.

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Ar-Razzaaq

The Sustainer and Provider

He is the Sustainer. Sustenance is needed to maintain the creation. (Both physical and spiritual sustenance.)

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Al-Fattaah

Remover of difficulties and Giver of decisions

He is the opener and the solver, the easer of all that is locked, tied and hardened.

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Al-A'leem

The All Knowing

He is the one Who knows all. He knows what has happened, what is happening and what will happen from the beginning to the end.

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Al-Qaabid

The Straightener of Sustenance

He is the one Who constricts. All existence is in the power of Allah. The life on this planet is a test for us, but Allah does not test his servants above their abilities.

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Al-Baasit

The Extender of Rizq

He is the one Who releases abundance, joy, relief and ease after difficulties. These are manifestations of His attribute Al-Baasit.

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Al-Khaafid

He is the Abaser. The One Who Humbles and Lowers

Allah most high is the one Who raises his creatures to honour and fame and Who can cast them down to be the lowest of the low.

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Ar-Raafi'

The Exalter

Allah most high is the one Who raises His creatures to honour and fame and who can cast them down to be the lowest of the low.

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Al-Mu'iz

The Giver of Honour

He is the one Who honours and the one Who humiliates.

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Al-Mudhil

The Giver of Dishonour

He is the one Who honours and the one Who humiliates.

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As-Samii'

The All Hearing

He is the one Who hears all - that which comes from the lips, passes through the minds, is felt by the hearts, the rustling of leaves in the wind, the footsteps of ants and the atoms moving through the void.

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Al-Baseer

The Seer or One Who Sees All Things

He is the one Who is all-seeing. He sees all that has passed, all there is and all there will be until the end of time.

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Al-Hakam

Maker of Immutable Judgements

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Al-Adl

The Just

He is the absolute justice. Justice secures peace, balance, order and harmony. Allah the Just is the enemy of tyrants.

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Al-Lateef

Most Affectionate or Knower of Innermost Secrets

He is the most delicate, fine, gentle, beautiful one, He is the one who knows the finest details of beauty. The finest of His beauties are hidden in the secrets of the beauties of the soul, wisdom, and divine light.

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Al-Khabeer

All-Knowing

He is the one who is aware of the hidden inner occurences in everything. He is the one whose cognisance reaches the deepest, darkest, hidden corners of His kingdom, where neither human intelligence nor His angels can penetrate.

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Al-Haleem

The Clement

He is forebearing in the punishment of the guilty. He waits, giving time to the sinner to realise his guilt and ask forgiveness in order that He may forgive him rather than punish him.

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Al-A'dheem

The Great

He is the Greatest on the earth below And in the heavens above, in the realms where our sight cannot reach and of which our minds cannot conceive. He is the absolute and perfect greatness.

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Al-Ghafoor

Forgiving

He is the most forgiving one. He veils our faults from the eyes of the other men, from the angels that relieves us from the suffering of continual remembrance of our faults.

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Ash-Shakoor

Highly Grateful

He is the one who repays a good deed with a much greater reward. Thankfulness is to return good with good.

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Al-A'li

Most High

He is the highest one. He is higher than the whole of the created universe. His nearness and fairness and His being high cannot be measured by the limits of human intellect.

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Al-Kabeer

Most Great or Infinite

He is the greatest, whose greatness stretches from before the beginning until after the end. There is no differences for Him between the creation of an atom and the infinite-seeming universe. This is His grandeur as much as we can understand it. He is greater than that.

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Al-Hafeedh

The Protector

He is the one who remembers all that was and all that is, keeping in His divine protection all that there will be.

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