List of Divine Names

List of Divine Names and Derived Prayers

No.	Divine Name	Attribute	Description of the Attribute	Tasbi Form
01	Ar-Rahmaan	The Beneficent	He who gives blessings and prosperity to all beings without showing disparity.	Yaa-Rahmaan
02	Ar-Rahim	The Merciful	He who gives blessings and prosperity, particularly to those who use the Divine gifts as Allah has directed; and He is merciful to believers in the hereafter too.	Yaa-Rahim
03	Al-Malik	The Eternal Lord	He who is the Absolute Ruler of the entire Universe.	Yaa-Malik
04	Al-Quddus	The Most Sacred	He who is free from all error, absentmindedness, is free from incapability and from any kind of blemish.	Yaa-Quddus
05	As-Salaam	The Embodiment of Peace	He who frees His servants from all danger and obstruction. He who addresses His greeting to His fortunate devotees in Heaven.	Yaa-Salaam
06	Al-Mu'min	The Infuser of Faith	He who puts faith in the hearts of His devotees, protects those who seek refuge in Him, and gives tranquility to them.	Yaa-Mu'min
07	Al-Muhaymin	The Preserver of Safety	He who watches over and protects all beings.	Yaa-Muhaymin
08	Al-'Aziz	The Mighty One	The Unconquerable.	Yaa-Aziz
09	Al-Jabbaar	The Omnipotent One	He who sets right broken things, who completes that which is incomplete, and who has the power, with force, to make people do whatever He wills.	Yaa-Jabbaar
10	Al-Mutakabbir	The Dominant One	He who displays His greatness in all matters and in all ways.	Yaa-Mutakabbir
11	Al-Khaaliq	The Creator	He who creates everything from nothing and creates all things with the knowledge, in advance, of what will happen to them after creation.	Yaa-Khaaliq
12	Al-Baari'	The Evolver	He who creates all things in due proportion, He is the One Who originates the Creation and puts it into a due proportionate shape by gradation with the method of evolution.	Yaa-Baari'
13	Al-Musawwir	The Flawless Shaper	He who designs all things perfectly.	Yaa-Musawwir
14	Al-Ghaffaar	The Great Forgiver	He who is all forgiving, with His discreetness.	Yaa-Ghaffaar
15	Al-Qahhaar	The All-Prevailing One	He who is Victorious and Dominant, such that He can do anything He wills. He only has to say "Be, and it is".	Yaa-Qahhaar
16	Al-Wahhaab	The Supreme Bestower	He who donates all blessings to His creatures.	Yaa-Wahhaab
17	Ar-Razzaaq	The Total Provider	He who provides all things beneficial to His creatures.	Yaa-Razzaaq
18	Al-Fattaah	The Supreme Solver	He who opens the solution to all problems, and eliminates obstacles; and leads to victory in righteous matters if one seeks His Help and assistance.	Yaa-Fattaah
19	Al-'Alim	The All-Knowing One	He who is all-knowing	Yaa-'Alim
20	Al-Qaabid	The Restricting One	He who constricts.	Yaa-Qaabid
21	Al-Baasit	The Extender	He who expands.	Yaa-Baasit
22	Al-Khaafid	The Reducer	He who diminishes or decreases.	Yaa-Khaafid
23	Ar-Raafi'	The Elevating One	He who uplifts His devotees.	Yaa-Raafi'
24	Al-Mu'izz	The Honourer-Bestower	He who makes one glorious, gives dignity, and treats one with respect.	Yaa-Mu'izz
25	Al-Muzill	The Abaser	He who lowers and puts one in abasement and degradation.	Yaa-Muzill
26	As-Sami	The All-Hearer	He who hears everything.	Yaa-Sami
27	Al-Basir	The All-Noticing	He who sees everything.	Yaa-Basir
28	Al-Hakam	The Impartial Judge	He who judges and provides what is due.	Yaa-Hakam
29	Al-'Adl	The Embodiment of Justice	He who imparts justice to all.	Yaa-'Adl
30	Al-Latif	The Knower of Subtleties	He who knows the subtle meanings of everything.	Yaa-Latif
31	Al-Khabir	The All-Aware One	He who has knowledge of the most secret parts of everything, and knows their inner meanings.	Yaa-Khabir
32	Al-Halim	The Clement One	He who is Forbearing and Mild.	Yaa-Halim
33	Al-'Azim	The Magnificent One	He who is Magnificent and above any estimation.	Yaa-'Azim
34	Al-Ghafuur	The Great Forgiver	He who forgives all with His discreetness.	Yaa-Ghafuur
35	Ash-Shakuur	The Acknowledging One	He who by the way of appreciation gives rewards for deeds done for Him.	Yaa-Shakuur
36	Al-'Ali	The Sublime One	He who is the most high.	Yaa-'Ali
37	Al-Kabir	The Great One	He who is the greatest.	Yaa-Kabir
38	Al-Hafiz	The Guarding One	He who possesses all things in detail and for a time preserves them from misfortune and ruin.	Yaa-Hafiz
39	Al-Muqit	The Sustaining One	He who grants maintenance to His creatures.	Yaa Muqit
40	Al-Hasib	The Reckoning One	He who knows fully the account of things people do all along their lives.	Yaa-Hasib
41	Aj-Jalil	The Majestic One	He who has grandeur, domination and holiness.	Yaa-Jalil
42	Al-Karim	The Bountiful One	He who is Generous and Munificent.	Yaa-Karim
43	Ar-Raqib	The Watchful One	He who observes all creatures, and every action is under His control.	Yaa-Raqib
44	Al-Mujib	The Responding One	The One who responds to every need.	Yaa-Mujib
45	Al-Waasi'	The All-Pervading One	He who has limitless capacity and abundance in every way.	Yaa Waasi'
46	Al-Hakim	The Discreet One	He who has wisdom in all orders and actions.	Yaa-Hakim
47	Al-Waduud	The Loving One	He who loves those who do good, and bestows on them his compassion.	Yaa-Waduud
48	Al-Majid	The Glorious One	He who is the Possessor of all glory.	Yaa-Majid
49	Al-Baa'ith	The Infuser of New Life	He who will infuse life in all creatures on the Day of Judgement.	Yaa-Baa'ith
50	Ash-Shahid	The All Observing Witness	He who is present everywhere and observes all things.	Yaa-Shahid
51	Al-Haqq	The Embodiment of Truth	He whose existence has no change, and it is All-Truth.	Yaa-Haqq
52	Al-Wakil	The Universal Trustee	He who provides a solution for every problem in the best manner.	Yaa-Wakil
53	Al-Qawi	The Strong One	He who possesses strength.	Yaa-Qawi
54	Al-Matin	The Firm One	He is the one who possesses power with firm footing.	Yaa-Matin
55	Al-Wali	The Protecting Associate	He who is the Friend of His righteous devotees.	Yaa-Wali
56	Al-Hamid	The Sole-Laudable One	He who is the only one to be praised, and glorified and thanked by all creatures.	Yaa-Hamid
57	Al-Muhsi	The All-Enumerating One	He who knows the number of all things, although they cannot be counted, and knows each of them separately.	Yaa-Muhsi
58	Al-Mubdi'	The Originator	He who has created for the first time all beings to their original state from nothing and without any model.	Yaa-Mubdi'
59	Al-Mu'id	The Restorer	He whose restores all beings, and puts them back at their places.	Yaa-Mu'id
60	Al-Muhyi	The Maintainer of life	He who grants and maintains life.	Yaa-Muhyi
61	Al-Mumit	The Inflictor of Death	He is the One who brings about death as a phenomenon.	Yaa-Mumit
62	Al-Hayy	The Eternally Living One	He is the One who will survive all.	Yaa-Hayy
63	Al-Qayyuum	The Self-Subsisting One	He is the One who lives by Himself, whereas all other creatures exist through His Power	Yaa-Qayyuum
64	Al-Waajid	The Pointing One	He who locates whatever He wants at the time He wills.	Yaa-Waajid
65	Al-Maajid	The All-Noble One	He whose highness is Great, who is Beneficent, and His Munificence is universal	Yaa-Maajid
66	Al-Waahid	The Only One	He who is One in His actions. He has no partner or equal in His attributes.	Yaa-Waahid
67	Al-Ahad	The Sole One	His Oneness is undoubtedly and Universally acknowledged.	Yaa-Ahad
68	As-Samad	The Supreme Provider	He is the one towards whom all heads and faces turn in times of need and helplessness.	Yaa-Samad
69	Al-Qaadir	The Omnipotent One	He who is able to do anything in the way He wills. He only has to say "Be, and it is".	Yaa-Qaadir
70	Al-Muqtadir	The All Authoritative One	He who is All powerful and Supreme.	Yaa-Muqtadir
71	Al-Muqaddim	The Expediting One	He who decides creation or destruction of some beings earlier than others.	Yaa-Muqaddim
72	Al-Mu'akhkhir	The Procrastinator	He who decides creation or destruction of some being later than others.	Yaa Mu'akhkhir
73	Al-Awwal	The Very First	He who has precedence over all things created by Him.	Yaa-Awwal
74	Al-Akhir	The Infinite Last One	He who shall survive all the perishables.	Yaa-Akhir
75	Az-Zaahir	The Perceptible	He who can be perceived through his creations.	Yaa-Zaahir
76	Al-Baatin	The Imperceptible	He who is invisible to the physical eye.	Yaa-Baatin
77	Al-Waali	The Holder of Supreme Authority	He who directs, manages, conducts, governs, measures and plans every action which happens at any moment in the entire universe.	Yaa-Waali
78	Al-Muta'ali	The Extremely Exalted One	He who is higher than any action, manner or condition, and any thought that any being may have.	Yaa-Muta'ali
79	Al-Barr	The Fountain-Head of Truth	He who is tolerant to His creatures and is good to them.	Yaa-Barr
80	At-Tawwaab	The Ever-Acceptor of Repentance	He is ever-ready to accept repentance of His creatures and to forgive them.	Yaa-Tawwaab
81	Al-Muntaqim	The Retaliator	He who punishes the wrongdoers, to the exact extent of their sins.	Yaa-Muntaqim
82	Al-'Afuw	The Supreme Pardoner	He who pardons all who repent sincerely, as if they had no previous sin.	Yaa-'Afuw
83	Ar-Ra'uf	The Benign One	He whose disposition is kind towards His creatures.	Yaa-Ra'uf
84	Malik-ul-Mulk	The Eternal Possessor of Sovereignty	He is the One who ever exercises His Supreme Authority over the entire Universe.	Yaa-Malik-ul-Mulk
85	Dhul-Jalaali- wal-Ikram	The Possessor of Majesty and Reverence	He is capable of bestowing Generosity and Honor upon His creatures.	Yaa-Dhul-Jaalali- wal-Ikram
86	Al-Muqsit	The Just One	He is the one who is impartial in His judgements.	Yaa-Muqsit
87	Aj-Jaami'	The Assembler of Scattered Creations	He who collects things, gathers them, anywhere He wants at any time. He brings together the dispersed ones.	Yaa-Jaami'
88	Al-Ghani	The Self-Sufficient One	His existence is ever free from any need or help whatsoever from anyone.	Yaa-Ghani
89	Al-Mughni	The Bestower of Sufficiency	He is the one who enriches His creatures adequately, and frees them from want.	Yaa-Mughni
90	Al-Maani'	The Preventer	He prevents His creatures from evil acts.	Yaa-Maani'
91	Ad-Daarr	The Distressor	He is the One who inflicts miseries upon His creatures by way of test.	Yaa-Daarr
92	An-Naafi'	The Bestower of Benefits	He who creates all things which provide goodness and benefit.	Yaa-Naafi'
93	An-Nur	The Prime Light	He who provides the Divine light to the entire universe; to the faces, minds and hearts of His devotees.	Yaa-Nur
94	Al-Haadi	The Provider of Guidance	He is the one who guides and leads to success and directs His devotee to do things beneficial to himself and others.	Yaa-Haadi
95	Al-Badi'	The Unique One	He who creates wonders in the universe without any design.	Yaa-Badi'
96	Al-Baaqi	The Ever Surviving One	His Existence knows no annihilation.	Yaa-Baaqi
97	Al-Waarith	The Eternal Inheritor	He who has everlasting ownership of all things.	Yaa-Waarith
98	Ar-Rashid	The Guide to Path of Rectitude	He who is the guide, with wisdom, to the right path according to His eternal plan.	Yaa-Rashid
99	As-Sabuur	The Extensively Enduring One	He tolerates the misdeeds of His creatures, however grave and recurring they be.	Yaa-Sabuur

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Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma