99 Names of Allah (Al Asma Ul Husna)

The first pillar of Imaan (faith) in Islam is Belief in Allah. As Muslims, we believe in Allah according to His beautiful names and attributes, which have been revealed in the Holy Quran for our understanding. Allah has mentioned His names repeatedly in the Quran, primarily to help us comprehend His essence and nature.

Learning and memorizing the names of Allah are essential steps toward understanding the true way to believe in Him. There is nothing more sacred and blessed than gaining this understanding and living by these names.

How can we worship, love, fear, and trust our Lord, the Almighty Allah, if we do not know who He truly is?

What the Quran Says

Prophetic Guidance

Benefits of Learning the Names

How to Memorize

Start by learning 3-5 names each day. Write them down, understand their meanings, and reflect on how they relate to your life. Incorporate them into your daily remembrance of Allah after each prayer.

When you learn a name, try to see its manifestation in the world around you. For example, when you see a beautiful sunset, remember Al-Jameel (The Most Beautiful).

99 Names of Allah

#	Name	Transliteration	Meaning
1	ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ	Ar-Raḥmān	The Most or Entirely Merciful
2	ٱلرَّحِيمُ	Ar-Raḥīm	The Especially Merciful
3	ٱلْمَلِكُ	Al-Malik	The King and Owner of Dominion
4	ٱلْقُدُّوسُ	Al-Quddus	The Absolutely Pure
5	ٱلسَّلَامُ	As-Salām	The Perfection and Giver of Peace
6	ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ	Al-Mu’min	The One Who gives Emaan and Security
7	ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ	Al-Muhaymin	The Guardian, The Witness, The Overseer
8	ٱلْعَزِيزُ	Al-‘Azeez	The Almighty
9	ٱلْجَبَّارُ	Al-Jabbār	The Compeller, The Restorer
10	ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ	Al-Mutakabbir	The Supreme, The Majestic
11	ٱلْخَٰلِقُ	Al-Khāliq	The Creator, The Maker
12	ٱلْبَارِئُ	Al-Bāriʾ	The Originator
13	ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ	Al-Muṣawwir	The Fashioner
14	ٱلْغَفَّارُ	Al-Ghaffār	The Constant Forgiver
15	ٱلْقَهَّارُ	Al-Qahhār	The Subduer, The Ever-Dominating
16	ٱلْوَهَّابُ	Al-Wahhāb	The Giver of Gifts
17	ٱلرَّزَّاقُ	Ar-Razzāq	The Ever-Providing
18	ٱلْفَتَّاحُ	Al-Fattāḥ	The Opener, The Judge
19	ٱلْعَلِيمُ	Al-ʿAlīm	The All-Knowing, The Omniscient
20	ٱلْقَابِضُ	Al-Qābiḍ	The Withholder
21	ٱلْبَاسِطُ	Al-Bāsiṭ	The Extender
22	ٱلْخَافِضُ	Al-Khāfiḍ	The Reducer, The Abaser
23	ٱلْرَّافِعُ	Ar-Rāfiʿ	The Exalter
24	ٱلْمُعِزُّ	Al-Muʿizz	The Honourer
25	ٱلْمُذِلُّ	Al-Mudhill	The Dishonourer, The Humiliator
26	ٱلسَّمِيعُ	As-Samīʿ	The All-Hearing
27	ٱلْبَصِيرُ	Al-Baṣīr	The All-Seeing
28	ٱلْحَكَمُ	Al-Ḥakam	The Judge, The Giver of Justice
29	ٱلْعَدْلُ	Al-‘Adl	The Utterly Just
30	ٱللَّطِيفُ	Al-Laṭīf	The Subtle One, The Most Gentle
31	ٱلْخَبِيرُ	Al-Khabīr	The Acquainted, The All-Aware
32	ٱلْحَلِيمُ	Al-Ḥalīm	The Most Forbearing
33	ٱلْعَظِيمُ	Al-ʿAẓīm	The Magnificent, The Supreme
34	ٱلْغَفُورُ	Al-Ghafūr	The Forgiving, The Exceedingly Forgiving
35	ٱلشَّكُورُ	Ash-Shakūr	The Most Appreciative
36	ٱلْعَلِيُّ	Al-ʿAlī	The Most High, The Exalted
37	ٱلْكَبِيرُ	Al-Kabīr	The Greatest, The Most Grand
38	ٱلْحَفِيظُ	Al-Ḥafīẓ	The Preserver, The All-Heedful and All-Protecting
39	ٱلْمُقِيتُ	Al-Muqīt	The Sustainer, The Maintainer
40	ٱلْحَسِيبُ	Al-Ḥasīb	The Reckoner
41	ٱلْجَلِيلُ	Al-Jalīl	The Majestic
42	ٱلْكَرِيمُ	Al-Karīm	The Most Generous, The Most Esteemed
43	ٱلْرَّقِيبُ	Ar-Raqīb	The Watchful, The All-Watchful
44	ٱلْمُجِيبُ	Al-Mujīb	The Responsive, The Answerer
45	ٱلْوَاسِعُ	Al-Wāsiʿ	The All-Encompassing, the Boundless
46	ٱلْحَكِيمُ	Al-Ḥakīm	The All-Wise
47	ٱلْوَدُودُ	Al-Wadūd	The Most Loving
48	ٱلْمَجِيدُ	Al-Majīd	The Glorious, The Most Honorable
49	ٱلْبَاعِثُ	Al-Bāʿith	The Infuser of New Life
50	ٱلْشَّهِيدُ	As-Shahīd	The All-Witnessing
51	ٱلْحَقُّ	Al-Ḥaqq	The Absolute Truth
52	ٱلْوَكِيلُ	Al-Wakīl	The Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs
53	ٱلْقَوِيُّ	Al-Qawiyy	The All-Strong
54	ٱلْمَتِينُ	Al-Matīn	The Firm, The Steadfast
55	ٱلْوَلِيُ	Al-Walī	The Protecting Associate
56	ٱلْحَمِيدُ	Al-Ḥamīd	The Praiseworthy
57	ٱلْمُحْصِي	Al-Muḥṣī	The All-Enumerating, The Counter
58	ٱلْمُبْدِئُ	Al-Mubdiʾ	The Originator, The Initiator
59	ٱلْمُعِيدُ	Al-Muʿīd	The Restorer, The Reinstater
60	ٱلْمُحْيِي	Al-Muḥyī	The Giver of Life
61	ٱلْمُمِيتُ	Al-Mumīt	The Creator of Death
62	ٱلْحَيُّ	Al-Hayy	The Ever-Living
63	ٱلْقَيُّومُ	Al-Qayyūm	The Sustainer, The Self-Subsisting
64	ٱلْوَاجِدُ	Al-Wājid	The Perceiver
65	ٱلْمَاجِدُ	Al-Mājid	The Illustrious, The Magnificent
66	ٱلْوَاحِدُ	Al-Wāḥid	The One, The Indivisible
67	ٱلْأَحَدُ	Al-Aḥad	The Unique, The Only One
68	ٱلصَّمَدُ	Aṣ-Ṣamad	The Eternal, Satisfier of Needs
69	ٱلْقَادِرُ	Al-Qādir	The Omnipotent
70	ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ	Al-Muqtadir	The Powerful
71	ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ	Al-Muqaddim	The Expediter, The Promoter
72	ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ	Al-Muʾakhkhir	The Delayer
73	ٱلْأوَّلُ	Al-Awwal	The First
74	ٱلْآخِرُ	Al-Ākhir	The Last, The Utmost
75	ٱلظَّٰهِرُ	Aẓ-Ẓāhir	The Manifest, The All-Surpassing
76	ٱلْبَاطِنُ	Al-Bāṭin	The Hidden One, Knower of the Hidden
77	ٱلْوَالِي	Al-Wālī	The Sole Governor
78	ٱلْمُتَعَالِي	Al-Mutaʿālī	The Self-Exalted
79	ٱلْبَرُّ	Al-Barr	The Source of All Goodness
80	ٱلتَّوَابُ	At-Tawwāb	The Ever-Pardoning
81	ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ	Al-Muntaqim	The Avenger
82	ٱلْعَفُوُّ	Al-ʿAfūw	The Pardoner
83	ٱلْرَّؤُوفُ	Ar-Raʾūf	The Most Kind
84	مَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكِ	Mālik al-Mulk	Master of the Dominion, Owner of the Kingdom
85	ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ	Dhū al-Jalāli wa’l-Ikrām	Possessor of Glory and Honour
86	ٱلْمُقْسِطُ	Al-Muqsiṭ	The Just One
87	ٱلْجَامِعُ	Al-Jāmiʿ	The Gatherer, the Uniter
88	ٱلْغَنِيُّ	Al-Ghaniyy	The Self-Sufficient, The Wealthy
89	ٱلْمُغْنِيُ	Al-Mughnī	The Enricher
90	ٱلْمَانِعُ	Al-Māniʿ	The Withholder
91	ٱلضَّارُّ	Aḍ-Ḍārr	The Distresser
92	ٱلنَّافِعُ	An-Nāfiʿ	The Propitious, The Benefactor
93	ٱلْنُورُ	An-Nūr	The Light
94	ٱلْهَادِي	Al-Hādī	The Guide
95	ٱلْبَدِيعُ	Al-Badīʿ	The Incomparable Originator
96	ٱلْبَاقِي	Al-Bāqī	The Ever-Lasting
97	ٱلْوَارِثُ	Al-Wāriṯ	The Inheritor
98	ٱلرَّشِيدُ	Ar-Rashīd	The Guide to the Right Path
99	ٱلصَّبُورُ	Aṣ-Ṣabūr	The Patient

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