In Surah Al-A’raf Ayah 180 Allah says:
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿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.”
Hadith from Al-Bukhari #7392 which Abu Huraira Reports the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) as saying,
“Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise.”
Below we put together a complete guide to learning the meaning and benefits of the 99 names of Allah. We also try to provide references to Qur’an verses and hadith which further exemplify these names.
LIST OF THE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH
-1-Ar-Rahman-2-Ar-Rahim-3-Al-Malik-4-Al-Quddus-5-As-Salam-6-Al-Mu’min-7-Al-Muhaymin-8-Al-Aziz-9-Al-Jabbar-10-Al-Mutakabbir-11-Al-Khaliq-12-Al-Bari-13-Al-Musawwir-14-Al-Ghaffar-15-Al-Qahhar-16-Al-Wahhab-17-Ar-Razzaq-18-Al-Fattah-19-Al-Alim-20-Al-Qabid-21-Al-Basit-22-Al-Khafid-23-Ar-Rafi-24-Al-Mu’izz-25-Al-Mudhill-26-As-Sami-27-Al-Basir-28-Al-Hakam-29-Al-Adl-30-Al-Latif-31-Al-Khabir-32-Al-Halim-33-Al-Azim-34-Al-Ghafur-35-Ash-Shakur-36-Al-Ali-37-Al-Kabir-38-Al-Hafiz-39-Al-Muqit-40-Al-Hasib-41-Al-Jalil-42-Al-Karim-43-Ar-Raqib-44-Al-Mujib-45-Al-Wasi-46-Al-Hakim-47-Al-Wadud-48-Al-Majid-49-Al-Ba’ith-50-Ash-Shahid-51-Al-Haqq-52-Al-Wakeel-53-Al-Qawiyy-54-Al-Matin-55-Al-Waliyy-56-Al-Hamid-57-Al-Muhsi-58-Al-Mubdi-59-Al-Muid-60-Al-Muhyi-61-Al-Mumit-62-Al-Hayy-63-Al-Qayyum-64-Al-Wajid-65-Al-Majid-66-Al-Wahid-67-Al-Ahad-68-As-Samad-69-Al-Qadir-70-Al-Muqtadir-71-Al-Muqaddim-72-Al-Muakhkhir-73-Al-Awwal-74-Al-Akhir-75-Az-Zahir-76-Al-Batin-77-Al-Wali-78-Al-Mutaali-79-Al-Barr-80-At-Tawwab-81-Al-Muntaqim-82-Al-Afuww-83-Ar-Rauf-84-Malik-al-Mulk-85-Dhu-al-Jalal-86-Al-Muqsit-87-Al-Jami-88-Al-Ghani-89-Al-Mughni-90-Al-Mani-91-Ad-Darr-92-An-Nafi-93-An-Nur-94-Al-Hadi-95-Al-Badi-96-Al-Baqi-97-Al-Warith-98-Ar-Rashid-99-As-Sabur
ASMA UL HUSNA WITH MEANING
3.
الْمَلِكُ
The Sovereign Lord, The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection
4.
الْقُدُّوسُ
The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries
Allah is free of any imperfection, he has no shortcomings, and evil are not attributed to Him. For all that is perfect and sublime attributes belong to Him.
Mentions From The Quran & Hadith
From the root q-d-s which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be pure, clean, spotless to be far removed from impurity or imperfection to be holy, sacred, hallowed.
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. ( Quran 59:23)
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. ( Quran 62:1)
يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ﴿١﴾
6.
الْمُؤْمِنُ
He who acts with extreme kindness
The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him
Mentions From The Quran & Hadith
From the root a-m-n which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be secure, safe, free from fear to be quiet, tranquil to grant protection, safeguard to be trusted, trustworthy to believe in
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. (Quran Surah Al-Hashr 59:23)
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
Indeed, those who have said, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remained on a right course – there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. (Quran 46:13)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ﴿١٣﴾
“Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that – then those are the defiantly disobedient. (Quran 24:55)
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا ۚ يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا ۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ ﴿٥٥﴾
7.
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures
الْجَبَّارُ
AL-JABBAR
(The Omnipotent One)
The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed
الْخَالِقُ
AL-KHAALIQ
(The Creator)
The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence
Al Khaaliq is the one who creates things from nothing with no precedents. He creates what He pleases and in a perfect manner. He is the only one who determines when, how and what to create and does so from nothing.
Mentions From The Quran & Hadith
Root kh-l-q which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to measure accurately to determine the proper measure or proportion for something, to proportion one thing according to another, to create something based on a pattern or model which one has devised, to bring a thing into existence from non-existence.
Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs. (Quran 39:62)
اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ﴿٦٢﴾
That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things. (Quran 6:102)
ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ﴿١٠٢﴾
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator. (Quran 36:81)
أَوَلَيْسَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴿٨١﴾
That is Allah, your Lord, Creator of all things; there is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded? (Quran 40:62)
ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾