Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā The 99 Names. The Most Beautiful.
أسماء الله الحسنى
"And to Allah belong the most beautiful names — so invoke Him by them." (Qurʾān 7:180)
Ninety-nine — with Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.
01 الرَّحْمَٰنُ
The Most Compassionate
Mercy that extends to all of creation in this life.
Qurʾān 1:3
02 الرَّحِيمُ
The Most Merciful
Mercy specifically directed to the believers in the next life.
Qurʾān 1:3
03 الْمَلِكُ
The Sovereign King
Qurʾān 59:23
04 الْقُدُّوسُ
The Most Holy
Free of every deficiency, praised with every perfection.
Qurʾān 59:23
05 السَّلَامُ
The Source of Peace
Qurʾān 59:23
06 الْمُؤْمِنُ
The Giver of Security
The One who grants refuge and truth to His servants.
Qurʾān 59:23
07 الْمُهَيْمِنُ
The Guardian, Overseer
Qurʾān 59:23
08 الْعَزِيزُ
The Almighty
Qurʾān 59:23
09 الْجَبَّارُ
The Compeller, Restorer
Qurʾān 59:23
10 الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
The Supreme in Greatness
Qurʾān 59:23
11 الْخَالِقُ
12 الْبَارِئُ
The Originator
The One who brings into being from nothing.
Qurʾān 59:24
13 الْمُصَوِّرُ
The Fashioner of forms
Qurʾān 59:24
14 الْغَفَّارُ
The Oft-Forgiving
Qurʾān 20:82
15 الْقَهَّارُ
The All-Prevailing
Qurʾān 13:16
16 الْوَهَّابُ
The Bestower of gifts
Qurʾān 3:8
17 الرَّزَّاقُ
The Provider
Qurʾān 51:58
18 الْفَتَّاحُ
The Opener, Judge
Qurʾān 34:26
19 الْعَلِيمُ
The All-Knowing
Qurʾān 2:32
20 الْقَابِضُ
The Withholder
He who contracts and restrains, by wisdom.
21 الْبَاسِطُ
The Expander
He who expands and gives without measure.
22 الْخَافِضُ
23 الرَّافِعُ
24 الْمُعِزُّ
25 الْمُذِلُّ
26 السَّمِيعُ
The All-Hearing
Qurʾān 2:127
27 الْبَصِيرُ
The All-Seeing
Qurʾān 4:58
28 الْحَكَمُ
29 الْعَدْلُ
30 اللَّطِيفُ
The Subtle, Kind
Whose kindness penetrates every created thing.
Qurʾān 6:103
31 الْخَبِيرُ
The All-Aware
Qurʾān 6:103
32 الْحَلِيمُ
The Forbearing
Qurʾān 2:225
33 الْعَظِيمُ
The Magnificent
Qurʾān 2:255
34 الْغَفُورُ
The All-Forgiving
Qurʾān 2:173
35 الشَّكُورُ
The Appreciative
Qurʾān 35:30
36 الْعَلِيُّ
The Most High
Qurʾān 2:255
37 الْكَبِيرُ
The Most Great
Qurʾān 22:62
38 الْحَفِيظُ
The Preserver
Qurʾān 11:57
39 الْمُقِيتُ
The Nourisher, Sustainer
Qurʾān 4:85
40 الْحَسِيبُ
41 الْجَلِيلُ
42 الْكَرِيمُ
The Generous
Qurʾān 27:40
43 الرَّقِيبُ
44 الْمُجِيبُ
The Responsive
Qurʾān 11:61
45 الْوَاسِعُ
The All-Encompassing
Qurʾān 2:268
46 الْحَكِيمُ
The Most Wise
Qurʾān 31:27
47 الْوَدُودُ
The Most Loving
Qurʾān 85:14
48 الْمَجِيدُ
The All-Glorious
Qurʾān 11:73
49 الْبَاعِثُ
50 الشَّهِيدُ
51 الْحَقُّ
The Absolute Truth
Qurʾān 22:62
52 الْوَكِيلُ
53 الْقَوِيُّ
The Most Strong
Qurʾān 22:40
54 الْمَتِينُ
The Firm, Steadfast
Qurʾān 51:58
55 الْوَلِيُّ
The Protecting Friend
Qurʾān 42:28
56 الْحَمِيدُ
The All-Praiseworthy
Qurʾān 14:1
57 الْمُحْصِي
58 الْمُبْدِئُ
59 الْمُعِيدُ
60 الْمُحْيِي
The Giver of Life
Qurʾān 30:50
61 الْمُمِيتُ
62 الْحَيُّ
The Ever-Living
Qurʾān 2:255
63 الْقَيُّومُ
The Self-Subsisting
Qurʾān 2:255
64 الْوَاجِدُ
65 الْمَاجِدُ
66 الْوَاحِدُ
67 الْأَحَدُ
The Indivisible
Qurʾān 112:1
68 الصَّمَدُ
The Eternal Refuge
Qurʾān 112:2
69 الْقَادِرُ
The All-Powerful
Qurʾān 6:65
70 الْمُقْتَدِرُ
The All-Determiner
Qurʾān 54:55
71 الْمُقَدِّمُ
72 الْمُؤَخِّرُ
73 الْأَوَّلُ
74 الْآخِرُ
75 الظَّاهِرُ
76 الْبَاطِنُ
77 الْوَالِي
78 الْمُتَعَالِي
The Most Exalted
Qurʾān 13:9
79 الْبَرُّ
The Source of all Goodness
Qurʾān 52:28
80 التَّوَّابُ
The Accepter of repentance
Qurʾān 2:37
81 الْمُنْتَقِمُ
82 الْعَفُوُّ
83 الرَّءُوفُ
The Most Kind
Qurʾān 3:30
84 مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ
Owner of all Sovereignty
Qurʾān 3:26
85 ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Lord of Majesty and Bounty
Qurʾān 55:27
86 الْمُقْسِطُ
87 الْجَامِعُ
88 الْغَنِيُّ
The Self-Sufficient
Qurʾān 2:267
89 الْمُغْنِي
90 الْمَانِعُ
91 الضَّارُّ
92 النَّافِعُ
93 النُّورُ
94 الْهَادِي
95 الْبَدِيعُ
The Incomparable Originator
Qurʾān 2:117
96 الْبَاقِي
97 الْوَارِثُ
The Inheritor of all
Qurʾān 15:23
98 الرَّشِيدُ
The Guide to the right path
99 الصَّبُورُ
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"Allah has ninety-nine names — one hundred less one. Whoever memorises them will enter Paradise."
— The Prophet ﷺ · Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2736, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2677
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Going deeper. Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā
Al-Ghazālī on the names.
Imam al-Ghazālī wrote a dedicated treatise on the meanings of the 99 names, drawing on tafsīr, kalām, and the way of the heart. Our library's Iḥyāʾ carries this tradition forward.
Open al-Ghazālī → Tafsīr
The verses where they occur.
Most of the 99 names occur directly in the Qurʾān. Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr walks through the meanings verse by verse — clicking any Qurʾān reference above opens the passage in context.
Open Ibn Kathīr → Read in full Where the scholars explain the names. Al-Ghazālī's books on belief, on divine unity, and on love of Allah; al-Ṭaḥāwī's creed. Complete English audiobooks, free to start.