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The 99 Names of Allah, in Arabic With Their Meanings

Allah has 99 names, and each one tells you something about who He is: Ar-Rahman, the Most Merciful. Al-Quddus, the Absolutely Pure. The Prophet said whoever learns them all enters Paradise (Sahih al-Bukhari 2736). Below is every name in Arabic, how to say it, and what it means.

Nothing matched that. Try part of a name, like rahman, or a meaning, like forgiving.

All 99 Names of Allah

  1. Ar-Rabb — The Lord
  2. Al-Hakeem — The All-Wise
  3. Ar-Rahmaan — The Most Merciful, The Entirely Merciful
  4. Ar-Raheem — The Most Merciful
  5. Al-Kareem — The Most Generous, The Most Esteemed
  6. Al-Jawwad — The Bestower of Good
  7. Ar-Ra’uf — The Most Kind
  8. Al-Wahhab — The Bestower
  9. As-Samee’ — The All-Hearing
  10. Al-Baseer — The All-Seeing
  11. Al-Hameed — The Praiseworthy
  12. Al-Majeed — The Glorious
  13. Al-Kabeer — The Greatest
  14. Al-A’dheem — The Exalted
  15. Al-Jaleel — The Noble
  16. Al-’afuww — The Pardoner
  17. Al-Ghafoor — The Exceedingly Forgiving
  18. Al-Ghaffar — The Oft-forgiving
  19. At-Tawwab — The Ever-Pardoning, The Relenting
  20. Al-Quddus — The Pure and Perfect, The Holy
  21. As-Salam — The Perfection & The Giver of Peace
  22. Al-Malik — The King
  23. Al-’alee — The High
  24. Al-Azeez — The Almighty
  25. Al-Qawiyy — The All-Strong
  26. Al-Mateen — The Powerful
  27. Al-Jabbar — The Compeller
  28. Al-Mutakabbir — The Supreme
  29. Al-Khaaliq — The Creator
  30. Al-Baari’ — The Originator
  31. Al-Musawwir — The Fashioner
  32. Al-Mu’min — The Giver of Security
  33. Allahdhi lahu-L-Mulk — The One to whom belongs the Dominion
  34. Al-Muhaymin — The Ever-Watching
  35. Al-Qadir — The Omnipotent One
  36. Al-Lateef — The Subtle, The Kind
  37. Al-Haseeb — The Reckoner
  38. Ar-Raqeeb — The Ever Watchful
  39. Al-Haafidh — The Guardian
  40. Al-Hafeedh — The Preserver
  41. Al-Muheet — The Encompassing
  42. Al-Qahhar — The Subduer
  43. Al-Qaahir — The Irresistible
  44. Al-Wahid — The One
  45. Al muqit — The Powerful
  46. Al wakil — The Trustee, The Relied-Upon
  47. Dhul-Jalaali-Wal-Ikraam — Lord of Glory and Honour, Lord of Majesty and Generosity
  48. Al-Wadud — The Loving
  49. Al-Fattaah — The Judge, The Opener
  50. Ar-Razzaq — The Provider
  51. Al-Hakam — The Judge
  52. Al-’adl — The Just
  53. Jami’u-An-Naas — The Gatherer of Mankind
  54. Al-Hayy — The Ever-Living
  55. Al-Ahad — The Unique, The one
  56. Al-Qayyum — The Sustainer, the Self-Subsisting
  57. An-Nur — The Light, The Illuminator
  58. Al-Qaabid — The Taker
  59. Al-Baasit — The Giver, The Extender
  60. Al-Mu'ti — The Giver
  61. Al-Maani — The Withholder, The Preventer
  62. Ash-Shaheed — The Witness
  63. Al-Mu’id — The Recaller, The One Who Repeats Creation
  64. Al-Fa’alu-L-Lima yurid — The One Who Does What He Wills
  65. Al-Ghani — The Self-Sufficient, The Rich
  66. As-Samad — The Self-Sufficient
  67. Al-Mughniy — The Sufficient, The Enricher
  68. Al-Haleem — The Forbearing
  69. Ash-Shaakir — The Recogniser &Rewarder of Good
  70. Ash-Shakur — The Appreciative
  71. Al-Qareeb — The Close
  72. Al-Mujeeb — The Responder
  73. Al-Kaafi — The Sufficient
  74. Al-Awwal — The First
  75. Al-Aakhir — The Last
  76. Ad-Dhaahir — The Manifest
  77. Al-Aleem — The All Knowing
  78. Al-Baatin — The Hidden One, Knower of the Concealed
  79. Al-Waasi’ — The Vast
  80. Al-Haadi — The Director, The Guide
  81. Ar-Rasheed — The Guide, The Infallible Teacher
  82. Al-Haqq — The Truth
  83. Al-’aalim — The All Knowing
  84. Al-Hafee — The Honourer
  85. Al-Akram — The Most Generous
  86. Al-Ilaah — The One Worshipped Alone
  87. Al-Khalaaq — The Supreme Creator
  88. Al-Khabeer — The Acquainted, the All-Aware
  89. Al waarith — The Inheritor
  90. Al waliyy — The Protector & Supporter
  91. An-Naseer — The Aid
  92. Al qaadir — The Powerful
  93. Al-Muqtadir — The Omnipotent
  94. Al-Mawlaa — The Protector, The Patron
  95. Al-Mubeen — The Clear & Manifest
  96. Al-Mubdi’ — The Originator, The Initiator
  97. Al-A’la — The Most High
  98. Al-Maliyk — The Sovereign
  99. Al-Barr — The Source of all Goodness

See also: the praises of Allah in dhikr, duas that call on Him by these names, who Allah is, Istighfar (Al-Ghafoor, Al-Ghaffar and At-Tawwab point straight at it), and how to read the Quran, for the ayat these names are drawn from.

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