Reciting and meditating upon the Beautiful Names (Asmâ' ul-Husnâ) of Allâh can be a very powerful and productive practice. This practice may be used to promote the conscious emergence and continual awareness of these Divine Qualities in one's own life as a means of connecting to, and being a vehicle of, the Divine Presence. The most beautiful names belong to Allah so call on Him by them Qur’ân 7:180 Call upon Allâh or call upon Rahmân: by whatever name ye call upon Him (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Qur'ân 17:110 The Arabic word wazîfa literally means assignment, duty or daily ration and the repetition of words, clauses, is commonly used to describe taṣawwuf of focusing the attention, by means of recitation or meditation, on a particular Divine Quality in order to allow that quality to be expressed more openly and more powerfully in one's day-to-day life. Names of Allah, have powerful capability to transform one's self, circumstances, or even chemistry of the things. I Names of Allah found in Quran pg 2-5 II Names with meanings pg 6-132 Compiled by: Nahila Bint Yahya Partee Provided by: Wahiduddin - 1 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] Translation (can vary # Arabic Transliteration Qur'anic usage based on context) Beginning of every chapter except The Compassionate, The one, and in numerous other places. 1 الرحمن Ar-Rahmān Beneficent, The Gracious Name frequently used in Surah 55, Ar-Rahman. Beginning of every chapter except 2 الرحيم Ar-Rahim The Merciful one, and in numerous other places The King, The Master, 3 الملك Al-Malik 59:23, 20:114 The Sovereign Lord The Holy, The Pure, The 4 القدوس Al-Quddus 59:23, 62:1 Perfect The Peace and Blessing, 5 السلام As-Salām The Source of Peace and 59:23 Safety, The Guarantor, The 6 المؤمن Al-Mu'min 59:23 Affirming, The Guardian, The 7 الم(cid:15)يمن Al-Muhaymin 59:23 Protector The Almighty, The 8 العزيز Al-Aziz 3:6, 4:158, 9:40, 48:7, 59:23 Sufficient, The Honorable The Irresistible, The 9 الجبار Al-Jabbar 59:23 Compeller, The Lofty, 10 المتكبر Al-Mutakabbir The Highest, The Greatest 59:23 11 الخالق Al-Khāliq The Creator 6:102, 13:16, 39:62, 40:62, 59:24 12 البارئ Al-Bāri' The Rightful 59:24 The Evolver, The 13 المصور Al-Musawwir 59:24 Fashioner of Forms 14 الغفار Al-Ghaffār The Forgiving 20:82, 38:66, 39:5, 40:42, 71:10 15 الق(cid:15)ار Al-Qahhār The Subduer 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16 16 الو(cid:15)اب Al-Wahhāb The Bestower 3:8, 38:9, 38:35 17 الرزاق Ar-Razzāq The Provider 51:58 The Opener, The Victory 18 الفتاح Al-Fattāh 34:26 Giver The All Knowing, The 19 العليم Al-'Alīm 2:158, 3:92, 4:35, 24:41, 33:40 Omniscient The Restrainer, The 20 القابض Al-Qābid 2:245 Straightener - 2 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] 21 الباسط Al-Bāsit The Extender / Expander 2:245 22 الخافض Al-Khāfid The Abaser 95:5 23 الرافع Ar-Rāfi' The Exalter 58:11, 6:83 24 المعز Al-Mu'izz The Giver of Honour 3:26 25 المذل Al-Mu'dhell The Giver of Dishonour 3:26 26 السميع As-Samī The All Hearing 2:127, 2:256, 8:17, 49:1 27 البصير Al-Basīr The All Seeing 4:58, 17:1, 42:11, 42:27 28 الحكم Al-Hakam The Judge, The Arbitrator 22:69 29 العدل Al-`Adl The Utterly Just 6:115 The Gentle, The Subtly 30 اللطيف Al-Latīf 6:103, 22:63, 31:16, 33:34 Kind 31 الخبير Al-Khabīr The All Aware 6:18, 17:30, 49:13, 59:18 The Forbearing, The 32 الحليم Al-Halīm 2:235, 17:44, 22:59, 35:41 Indulgent 33 العظيم Al-'Azīm The Magnificent 2:255, 42:4, 56:96 34 الغفور Al-Ghafūr The All Forgiving 2:173, 8:69, 16:110, 41:32 35 الشكور Ash-Shakūr The Grateful 35:30, 35:34, 42:23, 64:17 36 العلي Al-'Aliyy The Sublime 4:34, 31:30, 42:4, 42:51 37 الكبير Al-Kabīr The Great 13:9, 22:62, 31:30 38 الحفيظ Al-Hafīz The Preserver 11:57, 34:21, 42:6 39 المقيت Al-Muqīt The Nourisher 4:85 40 الحسيب Al-Hasīb The Bringer of Judgment 4:6, 4:86, 33:39 41 الجليل Al-Jalīl The Majestic 55:27, 39:14, 7:143 The Bountiful, The 42 الكريم Al-Karīm 27:40, 82:6 Generous 43 الرقيب Ar-Raqīb The Watchful 4:1, 5:117 The Responsive, The 44 المجيب Al-Mujīb 11:61 Answer The Vast, The All- 45 الواسع Al-Wāsi' Embracing, The 2:268, 3:73, 5:54 Omnipresent 46 الحكيم Al-Hakīm The Wise 31:27, 46:2, 57:1, 66:2 47 الودود Al-Wadūd The Loving 11:90, 85:14 48 المجيد Al-Majīd The Glorious 11:73 49 الباعث Al-Bā'ith The Ressurecter 22:7 50 الش(cid:15)يد Ash-Shahīd The Witness 4:166, 22:17, 41:53, 48:28 51 الحق Al-Haqq The Truth, The Real 6:62, 22:6, 23:116, 24:25 - 3 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] The Trustee, The 52 الوكيل Al-Wakīl 3:173, 4:171, 28:28, 73:9 Dependable 53 القوى Al-Qawwiyy The Strong 22:40, 22:74, 42:19, 57:25 54 المتين Al-Matīn The Firm, The Steadfast 51:58 The Friend, Patron and 55 الولى Al-Waliyy 4:45, 7:196, 42:28, 45:19 Helper 56 الحميد Al-Hamīd The All Praiseworthy 14:8, 31:12, 31:26, 41:42 The Accounter, The 57 المحصى Al-Muhsi 72:28, 78:29, 82:10-12 Numberer of All The Originator, The 58 المبدئ Al-Mubdi' 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13 Producer, The Initiator The Restorer, The 59 المعيد Al-Mu'īd Reinstater Who Brings 10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13 Back All 60 المحيى Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life 7:158, 15:23, 30:50, 57:2 The Destroyer, The 61 المميت Al-Mumīt 3:156, 7:158, 15:23, 57:2 Bringer of Death 62 الحي Al-Hayy The Living 2:255, 3:2, 25:58, 40:65 63 القيوم Al-Qayyūm The Subsisting 2:255, 3:2, 20:111 The Perceiver, The 64 الواجد Al-Wājid 38:44 Finder, The Unfailing The Illustrious, The 65 الماجد Al-Mājid 85:15, 11:73, Magnificent 66 الواحد Al-Wāhid The Unity, The Indivisible 2:163, 5:73, 9:31, 18:110 67 الاحد Al-'Ahad The One, The Unique 112:1 The Eternal, The 68 الصمد As-Samad Absolute, The Self- 112:2 Sufficient The Omnipotent, The All 69 القادر Al-Qādir 6:65, 36:81, 46:33, 75:40 Able The Determiner, The 70 المقتدر Al-Muqtadir 18:45, 54:42, 54:55 Dominant The Expediter, He Who 71 المقدم Al-Muqaddim 16:61, 17:34, Brings Forward The Delayer, He Who 72 المؤخر Al-Mu'akhkhir 71:4 Puts Far Away 73 الأول Al-'Awwal The First (Alpha) 57:3 74 الأخر Al-'Akhir The Last (Omega) 57:3 The Manifest, The 75 الظا(cid:15)ر Az-Zāhir 57:3 Evident, The Outer - 4 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] The Hidden, The 76 الباطن Al-Bātin 57:3 Unmanifest, The Inner 77 الوالي Al-Wāli The Patron 13:11, 22:7 78 المتعالي Al-Mutā'ali The Exalted 13:9 79 البر Al-Barr The Good 52:28 The Ever Returning, Ever 80 التواب At-Tawwāb 2:128, 4:64, 49:12, 110:3 Relenting 81 المنتقم Al-Muntaqim The Avenger 32:22, 43:41, 44:16 82 العفو Al-Afuww The Pardoner, The Effacer 4:99, 4:149, 22:60 83 الرؤوف Ar-Ra'ūf The Kind, The Pitying 3:30, 9:117, 57:9, 59:10 The Owner of all 84 مالك الملك Mālik-ul-Mulk 3:26 Sovereignty ذو الجلال Dhū-l-Jalāli The Lord of Majesty and 85 55:27, 55:78 والإكرام wa-l-'ikrām Generosity The Equitable, The 86 المقسط Al-MuqsiŃ 7:29, 3:18 Requiter 87 الجامع Al-Jāmi The Gatherer, The Unifier 3:9 The Rich, The 88 الغني Al-Ghaniyy 3:97, 39:7, 47:38, 57:24 Independent The Enricher, The 89 المغني Al-Mughni 9:28 Emancipator The Withholder, The 90 المانع Al-Māni' 67:21 Shielder, the Defender The Distressor, The 91 الضار Ad-Dārr 6:17 Harmer, The Afflictor The Propitious, The 92 النافع An-Nāfi Benefactor, The Source of 30:37 Good 93 النور An-Nūr The Light 24:35 94 ال(cid:15)ادي Al-Hādi The Guide, The Way 22:54 The Incomparable, The 95 البديع Al-Badī 2:117, 6:101 Unattainable The Immutable, The 96 الباقي Al-Bāqi 55:27 Infinite, The Everlasting The Heir, The Inheritor of 97 الوارث Al-Wārith 15:23 All 98 الرشيد Ar-Rashīd The Teacher 2:256 99 الصبور As-Sabur The Timeless, The Patient 2:153, 3:200, 103:3 - 5 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] al-'Adl The Equitable, The Impartial, The Just The One who rectifies and sets matters straight in a fair, impartial and equitable manner. The One who always acts justly. The One who delivers absolute justice. The One whose wisdom of justice is based upon complete knowledge of past, present and future. From the root 'a-d-l which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to act justly, fairly to be equitable, impartial to adjust properly, to make even to straighten, to rectify, to establish justice to balance, counterbalance, to make equal, uniform to turn one away from something, rightly direct to make comfortable with what is right The term 'Adl is not specifically used as a Beautiful Name in the Qur'ân. Although a situation may seem unfair to us due to our limited understanding, the Supreme Justice is absolute and unerring in fairness and equality. (Also written as: al-'adl, al-adl, the Impartial One: ya 'adl, ya adl) - 6 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] al-'Afûw The Pardoner, The Most Forgiving, The Effacing, The Eliminator of Sins The One who blots out and leaves no trace of any sin or fault. The One who passes over and absolves any fault. The One who removes and obliterates all traces of wrong actions. The One who can make any sin, error or fault disappear. From the root 'a-f-a which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to forgive, pardon to pass over, forgo, absolve to obliterate all traces, efface, remove to kill-off, allow to die to turn away from punishing, not see, annul to make unapparent, imperceptible to give spontaneously, to give without constraint to give more than what is due This name is used in the Qur'ân. -4:99 The words Ghafûr and Ghaffâr denote simply forgiving or protecting, while 'Afûw indicates complete removal or obliteration of the condition. The classical Arabic dictionary Taj al-Arûs offers a beautiful metaphor wherein 'afûw is said to be like the desert wind completely obliterating footprints in the sand. Abû Hâmid al-Ghazâlî wrote: Man's share in this name should be clear: he should be one who excuses everyone who harms him, doing good for him instead, just the same as he sees God most high doing good in this world to the disobedient as well as the disbeliever, rather than bring them swiftly to punishment. 'Afûw and Muntaqim are complementary attributes. 'Afûw is the forgiver, while Muntaqim is the avenger. (Also written as al-afuw, al-afoo, al-afoow, al-afu, al-afuww, al-affuw, or al-afuwwun, the Most Forgiving: ya afuw, ya afoo, ya afoow, ya afu, ya afuww, ya affuw, or ya afuwwun) - 7 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] al-Ahad The One and Only, The Unity, The Sole One The One who has ever been and ever remains alone. The incomparable, unequalled, indivisible One. The One who is the essence of Unity. The Sole One. The One and Only One. The One who has no second [that shares] in the lordship, nor in the essence, nor in the attributes. The One who was not begotten and has never begotten. The One who depends upon no other, and to Whom there is no likeness. The One in whom all names, attributes and relationships are united. From the root a-h-d which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be one to be the only one, one alone, sole to unite, unify This name is used in the Qur'ân. -112:1 The ancient roots of Ahad point toward to the essential qualities which describe Unity, while the ancient roots of Wâhid point toward the manifestations which arise from that Unity. That which is Ahad cannot be divided into parts, or any parts distinguished. That which is Wâhid has the appearance of being divisible into separate parts, or being comprised of separate parts. Ahad is used to refer to the One, the sole One, the One who was not begotten and who has ever been alone, the One who has no second, the Indivisible. Wâhid indicates the solitary Starting Point, the One Source, the First of the Many, from which all of creation has arisen as manifestations of Unity. From a human point of view, the manifestations may appear separate and diverse, but in reality they are One. - 8 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] (Written as al-ahad, the One and Only: ya ahad) al-âkhir The Last, The End and The Ultimate The One who remains after all of creation has passed away. The One who is the last, the conclusion, the ultimate. The One who is behind all of creation. The One beyond whom there is nothing. From the root a-kh-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to put back, to put behind, to be latter to postpone, to put at the end to be last, final, ultimate This name is used in the Qur'ân. -57:3 Awwal (first) and âkhir (last) are complementary attributes. The name al-Mu'akhkhir (the delayer) also comes from this same a-kh-r root. (Also written as al-akhir, al-aakhir, The One Who Remains: ya akhir, ya aakhir) - 9 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected] al-'Alî The Exalted, The Most High The One Who is above and exceeds all others. The Most High, above whom there is nothing higher. The One whose rank and station are the Most High. The One who is above and surpasses all that has ever been, all that there now is, and all that shall ever be. From the root 'a-l-w which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be high, elevated, lofty to be exalted, to rise up, to ascend to be higher, to exceed, surpass to overcome, overwhelm to advance, promote, rise above to mount, be overtop, eminent This name is used in the Qur'ân. -2:255 (Also written as al-ali, al-aliy, al-alee, al-aliyy, al-aliyyun, the Most High: ya ali, ya aliy, ya aliyy, ya aliyyun) - 10 - http://nahila.info Email: [email protected]