Study The 99 Names and Attributes of Allah (ﷻ)

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وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَسۡمَاۤءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ فَٱدۡعُوهُ بِهَاۖ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِینَ یُلۡحِدُونَ فِیۤ أَسۡمَـٰۤىِٕهِۦۚ سَیُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ۝١٨٠

And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.

Holy Quran 7:180

The first pillar of imaan (faith) in Islam is Belief in Allah. As Muslims, we believe in Allah in accordance with His beautiful names and attributes. Allah has revealed His names repeatedly in the Holy Quran primarily for us to understand who He is. Learning and memorizing the names of Allah will help us to identify the correct way to believe in Him. There is nothing more sacred and blessed than understanding the names of Allah and living by them. How do we expect to worship, love, fear and trust our Lord, The Almighty Allah, if we don’t know who He is?

The listed Allah names are mentioned in different verses of the holy Quran. Each name has a meaning which reflects that praise is to Allah only, the most merciful. The 99 names of Allah, most agreed upon in English, Arabic, and Somali are explained for better understanding in the table below;

Learn and recite these beautiful ninety-nine names of Allah (SWT) wholeheartedly for the blessings they bring.

Bismillah

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

1. Ar-Rahman

The Beneficent

He who wills goodness and mercy for all His creatures

Eebaha leh Naxariis guud ee wayn (U naxariistaha Uunka oo dhan).

2. Ar-Raheem

The Merciful

He who acts with extreme kindness

Eebaha leh Naxariis gaarka ah (U naxariistaha Mu’miniinta).

3. Al-Malik

The King

The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.

Eebaha ah Boqorka, Fuliyaha amarkiisa.

4. Al-Quddus

Al-Quddus
The Most Sacred

The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.

Eebaha ah Daahirka, kana dheer xumaan iyo nuqsaanba.

5. Al-Salam

Al-Salam
The Giver of Peace

The One who is free from every imperfection.

Eebaha nabadgaliya Mu’miniinta, kana hufan Xumaan oo dhan.

6. Al-Mu'Min

Al-Mumin
The Infuser of Faith

The giver of security through His Messengers and His Books.

Eebaha run ka sheega naftiisa iyo wuxuu ballan qaado.

7. Al-Muhaymin

Al-Muhaymin
The Guardian

The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.

Eebaha maraga/markhaati ka ah camalka adoomadiisa

8. Al-Aziz

Al-Aziz
The Mighty One

The Strong, The Defeater who is not defeated.

Eebaha adkaadaha ah ee aan la jabinin, Sharaftana iska leh.

9. Al-Jabbar

Al-Jabbar
The All Compelling

The Omnipotent One. The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.

Eebaha amarkiisu fulo, ee aan cidina gaadhayn awoodiisa.

10. Al-Mutakabbir

Al-Mutakabbir
The Dominant One

The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.

Eebaha wayn, ee la gaarka ah waynida.

11. Al-Khaliq

Al-Khaliq
The Creator

The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.

Abuure, Unke.

12. Al-Baari

Al-Baari
The Evolver / The Maker

The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.

Eebaha wax ahaysiiya, unka oo abuura.

13. Al-Musawwir

Al-Musawwir
The Flawless Shaper

The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.

Eebaha Sawira, Ruuxkasta siiya suurad u gaar ah.

14. Al-Ghaffar

Al-Ghaffar
The Great-Forgiver

The Forgiver, The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.

Eebaha astura danbiga adoomihiisa marar badan.

15. Al-Qahhar

Al-Qahhar
The All-Prevailing One

The Dominant, The One who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.

Eebaha ku qasba cid kasta wuxuu doono

16. Al-Wahhab

Al-Wahhab
The Supreme Bestower

The One who is abundantly generous in giving without ever needing to calculate.

Eebaha bixiya nicmooyinka

17. Ar-Razzaq

Ar-Razzaq
The Total Provider

The provider, the sustainer. The one who creates sustenance for all His creations.

Eebaha Quudiya, Eebaha arzaaqa cid kasta.

18. Al-Fattah

Al-Fattah
The Opener / The Judge

He is the one who opens the hearts of His slaves and holds the keys to success in this world and the hereafter.

Eebaha fura albaabada xiran, waxa culusna fududeeya.

19. Al-Alim

Al-Alim
The All-Knowing One

The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.

Eebaha Wax walba og

20. Al-Qabid

Al-Qabid
The Restricting One

The Constrictor, The Withholder. He is the one who constricts sustenance, our lives, and our hearts.

Eebaha Rizqiga ku ciriiriya ciduu doono xikmad darteed.

21. Al-Basit

Al-Basit
The Extender

The Enlarger, The One whose bounty has no limits. He expands and widens the hearts and our souls and gives us sustenance in His Generosity and Mercy.

Eebaha Rizqiga u waasiciya ciduu doono xikmad darteed.

22. Al-Khafid

Al-Khafid
The Reducer

The lowerer, the reducer, the abaser. He lowers the status of people as a means to make them humble.

Eebaha Hoos u dhiga (gaalada iyo cidii xad gudubta)

23. Ar-Rafi

Ar-Rafi
The Exalter

The Exalter, The Elevator, The Raiser.

Eebaha Sarreysiiya Mu’miniinta.

24. Al-Mu'izz

Al-Mu'izz
The Honourer-Bestower

He gives esteem to whoever He wills, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He wills, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

Eebaha karaameeya oo awood siiyaa ciduu doono.

25. Al-Muzil

Al-Muzil
The Dishonourer, The Humiliator, The one who Humbles.

He gives esteem to whoever He wills, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He wills, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.

Eeabaha dulleeya oo hoojiya ciduu doono.

26. As-Sami

As-Sami
The All-Hearing

The Hearer, The One who Hears all things. His eternal hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.

Eebaha wax walba maqla. Maqalkiisa daa'imka ah oo aan baahnayn qalab ama xubin.

27. Al-Baseer

Al-Baseer
The All-Seeing

The All-Noticing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.

Eebaha wax walba og oo arka wax kasta oo lagu arko araggiisa daa'imka ah isagoon qalab ubaahnayn.

28. Al-Hakam

Al-Hakam
The Impartial Judge

The Arbitrator, The Judge, The Giver of Justice.

Eebaha Xaakimka ah, kala saara xaqa iyo baadilka

29. Al-Adl

Al-Adl
The Embodiment of Justice

The Just, The One who is entitled to do what He does.

Eebaha Caadilka ah, kana reebay naftiisa dulmiga.

30. Al-Lateef

Al-Lateef
The Knower of Subtleties

The Subtle One, The Gracious, The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.

Eebaha Wanaajiya adoomihiisa.

31. Al-Khabir

Al-Khabir
The All-Acquainted

The One who knows the truth of things.

Eebaha og wax kasta kiisa yar iyo kiisa waynba.

32. Al-Haleem

Al-Haleem
The Clement One

The Forebearing, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.

Eebaha dulqaata. Eebbaa u daahiya ciqaabta ciddii mutaysata oo markaas uu u dambi dhaafo.

33. Al-Adeem

Al-Adeem
The Magnificent One

The Great One, The Mighty, The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement, and Purity from all imperfection.

Eebaha waynaantiisu bar bilow iyo bar dhamaad lahayn

34. Al-Ghafoor

Al-Ghafoor
The All-Forgiving

The All-Forgiving, The Forgiving, The One who forgives a lot.

Eebaha danbi dhaafka badan.

35. Ash-Shakur

Ash-Shakur
The Acknowledging One

The Grateful, The Appreciative, The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.

Eebaha ku abaalguda camal yar abaal wayn.

36. Al-Aliyy

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37. Al-Kabeer

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38. Al-Hafiz

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39. Al-Muqeet

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40. Al-Haseeb

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41. Al-Jaleel

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42. Al-Karim

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43. Ar-Raqib

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44. Al-Mujeeb

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45. Al-Wasi

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46. Al-Hakeem

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47. Al-Wadud

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48. Al-Majeed

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49. Al-Ba'ith

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50. Ash-Shaheed

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51. Al-Haqq

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52. Al-Wakeel

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53. Al-Qawiyy

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54. Al-Matin

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55. Al-Waliy

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56. Al-Hameed

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57. Al-Muhsi

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