Al-Wadūd
الْوَدُودُThe Most Loving
Al-Wadūd (الْوَدُودُ) is the 47th of the 99 Names of Allah. It means "The Most Loving". In the Qurʾān it occurs in Al-Burūj 85:14.
Qurʾān: Al-Burūj 85:14
How the scholars invoke Al-Wadūd.
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"The fifth level is 'Al-Widad', which is the purest form of love, with ten degrees, and its essence and core. 'Al-Wadud' is one of the names of the Lord, the Exalted. There are two sayings about it: One is that it means 'the beloved'. البُخَارِيّ, may اللّٰه have mercy on him, said in his صَحِيح: 'Al-Wadud' means 'the beloved'."
— Ibn al-Qayyim, Volume Three
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"loves the repentant, and endears them. The share of the repentant is to receive forgiveness from Him. According to the first saying, 'Al-Wadud' in a sense is the secret of pairing, meaning the pairing of 'Al-Wadud' with 'Al-Ghafur' invites the love of the servants for Him and their love for Him by the name 'Al-Ghafur'."
— Ibn al-Qayyim, Volume Three
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