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الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Ar-Rahman
The Most Gracious
Merciful to all creation.
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The ninety-nine names, in one place.
Arabic script, transliteration, English meaning and a short explanation for each name — searchable by name, meaning or Arabic.
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The Quran calls them the best names: “To Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them” (Al-A‘raf 7:180). Each name is a doorway into the same reality — one God, described through mercy, power, knowledge and care.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that Allah has ninety-nine names, and whoever preserves them will enter Paradise. To preserve them is more than to recite a list: it is to learn what they mean, to call on Allah by them, and to let them shape how you live.
How to use this page
- Search for a meaning you need — mercy, provision, protection.
- Read the short explanation, then use the name in your own du‘a.
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All ninety-nine names
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الرَّحِيمُ
Ar-Rahim
The Most Merciful
Especially merciful to the believers.
03
الْمَلِكُ
Al-Malik
The King
The absolute sovereign of all that exists.
04
الْقُدُّوسُ
Al-Quddus
The Most Holy
Free from every imperfection.
05
السَّلَامُ
As-Salam
The Source of Peace
The giver of peace and safety.
06
الْمُؤْمِنُ
Al-Mu'min
The Giver of Security
The one who grants faith and protection.
07
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
Al-Muhaymin
The Guardian
The watcher over all creation.
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الْعَزِيزُ
Al-Aziz
The Almighty
The unconquerable, all-powerful one.
09
الْجَبَّارُ
Al-Jabbar
The Compeller
The one who restores and sets things right.
10
الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
Al-Mutakabbir
The Supreme
The one who is great above all.
11
الْخَالِقُ
Al-Khaliq
The Creator
The one who brings all things into being.
12
الْبَارِئُ
Al-Bari'
The Originator
The one who shapes creation with order.
13
الْمُصَوِّرُ
Al-Musawwir
The Fashioner
The one who gives every form its shape.
14
الْغَفَّارُ
Al-Ghaffar
The Ever-Forgiving
The one who forgives again and again.
15
الْقَهَّارُ
Al-Qahhar
The All-Prevailing
The one whose will cannot be resisted.
16
الْوَهَّابُ
Al-Wahhab
The Bestower
The one who gives without expecting return.
17
الرَّزَّاقُ
Ar-Razzaq
The Provider
The one who supplies every need.
18
الْفَتَّاحُ
Al-Fattah
The Opener
The one who opens closed doors and decides.
19
الْعَلِيمُ
Al-Alim
The All-Knowing
The one who knows all things, seen and unseen.
20
الْقَابِضُ
Al-Qabid
The Withholder
The one who restrains and holds back by wisdom.
21
الْبَاسِطُ
Al-Basit
The Expander
The one who widens provision and the heart.
22
الْخَافِضُ
Al-Khafid
The Abaser
The one who lowers what deserves to be lowered.
23
الرَّافِعُ
Ar-Rafi'
The Exalter
The one who raises whom He wills.
24
الْمُعِزُّ
Al-Mu'izz
The Honorer
The one who grants honour and strength.
25
الْمُذِلُّ
Al-Mudhill
The Humiliator
The one who humbles what deserves to be humbled.
26
السَّمِيعُ
As-Sami'
The All-Hearing
The one who hears every sound and prayer.
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الْبَصِيرُ
Al-Basir
The All-Seeing
The one who sees all things, however small.
28
الْحَكَمُ
Al-Hakam
The Judge
The one who judges with perfect justice.
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الْعَدْلُ
Al-Adl
The Just
The one who is utterly fair and equitable.
30
اللَّطِيفُ
Al-Latif
The Subtle
The one who is gentle and reaches the unreachable.
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الْخَبِيرُ
Al-Khabir
The All-Aware
The one who knows the inner truth of things.
32
الْحَلِيمُ
Al-Halim
The Forbearing
The one who is patient and slow to punish.
33
الْعَظِيمُ
Al-Azim
The Magnificent
The one whose greatness has no limit.
34
الْغَفُورُ
Al-Ghafur
The Forgiving
The one who covers sins and pardons them.
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الشَّكُورُ
Ash-Shakur
The Appreciative
The one who rewards the smallest good deed.
36
الْعَلِيُّ
Al-Ali
The Most High
The one who is above all creation.
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الْكَبِيرُ
Al-Kabir
The Most Great
The one whose greatness exceeds all.
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الْحَفِيظُ
Al-Hafiz
The Preserver
The one who guards and protects all things.
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الْمُقِيتُ
Al-Muqit
The Sustainer
The one who provides and nourishes.
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الْحَسِيبُ
Al-Hasib
The Reckoner
The one who suffices and settles every account.
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الْجَلِيلُ
Al-Jalil
The Majestic
The one whose majesty is beyond description.
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الْكَرِيمُ
Al-Karim
The Generous
The one who gives abundantly and nobly.
43
الرَّقِيبُ
Ar-Raqib
The Watcher
The one who observes every action.
44
الْمُجِيبُ
Al-Mujib
The Responsive
The one who answers those who call on Him.
45
الْوَاسِعُ
Al-Wasi
The All-Encompassing
The one whose knowledge and mercy are vast.
46
الْحَكِيمُ
Al-Hakim
The Wise
The one whose every act has perfect purpose.
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الْوَدُودُ
Al-Wadud
The Loving
The one who loves His righteous servants.
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الْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majeed
The Glorious
The one whose glory and generosity are abundant.
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الْبَاعِثُ
Al-Ba'ith
The Resurrector
The one who raises the dead on the Day of Judgement.
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الشَّهِيدُ
Ash-Shahid
The Witness
The one who witnesses all that happens.
51
الْحَقُّ
Al-Haqq
The Truth
The one whose existence is absolute reality.
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الْوَكِيلُ
Al-Wakil
The Trustee
The one who manages affairs and on whom we rely.
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الْقَوِيُّ
Al-Qawi
The Strong
The one whose strength never weakens.
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الْمَتِينُ
Al-Matin
The Firm
The one whose power is unshakable.
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الْوَلِيُّ
Al-Waliyy
The Protecting Friend
The one who supports and befriends the believers.
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الْحَمِيدُ
Al-Hamid
The Praiseworthy
The one who deserves every praise.
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الْمُحْصِيُ
Al-Muhsi
The Counter
The one who counts and records all things.
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الْمُبْدِئُ
Al-Mubdi
The Originator
The one who begins creation from nothing.
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الْمُعِيدُ
Al-Mu'id
The Restorer
The one who returns creation to life.
60
الْمُحْيِيُ
Al-Muhyi
The Giver of Life
The one who gives life to the dead.
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الْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumit
The Taker of Life
The one who decrees death for all.
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الْحَيُّ
Al-Hayy
The Ever-Living
The one whose life has no beginning or end.
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الْقَيُّومُ
Al-Qayyum
The Self-Subsisting
The one who sustains all existence.
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الْوَاجِدُ
Al-Wajid
The Finder
The one who lacks nothing and finds all He wills.
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الْمَاجِدُ
Al-Majid
The Noble
The one whose nobility is beyond compare.
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الْوَاحِدُ
Al-Wahid
The Unique
The one who is one in His essence.
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الْأَحَدُ
Al-Ahad
The One
The one who is indivisible and without partner.
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الصَّمَدُ
As-Samad
The Eternal Refuge
The one on whom all depend.
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الْقَادِرُ
Al-Qadir
The Capable
The one who has power over all things.
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الْمُقْتَدِرُ
Al-Muqtadir
The Powerful
The one who disposes of all affairs.
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الْمُقَدِّمُ
Al-Muqaddim
The Advancer
The one who brings forward whom He wills.
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الْمُؤَخِّرُ
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer
The one who delays whom He wills.
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الْأَوَّلُ
Al-Awwal
The First
The one who is before everything.
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الْآخِرُ
Al-Akhir
The Last
The one who remains after everything.
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الظَّاهِرُ
Az-Zahir
The Manifest
The one whose signs are evident in creation.
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الْبَاطِنُ
Al-Batin
The Hidden
The one who is beyond human perception.
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الْوَالِيُ
Al-Wali
The Governor
The one who governs and arranges all affairs.
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الْمُتَعَالِيُ
Al-Muta'ali
The Exalted
The one who is far above every imperfection.
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الْبَرُّ
Al-Barr
The Source of Goodness
The one who is kind and generous to His creation.
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التَّوَّابُ
At-Tawwab
The Accepter of Repentance
The one who accepts those who turn back to Him.
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الْمُنْتَقِمُ
Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger
The one who brings justice to the wrongdoers.
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الْعَفُوُّ
Al-Afuww
The Pardoner
The one who wipes away sins.
83
الرَّؤُوفُ
Ar-Ra'uf
The Compassionate
The one whose kindness is tender and deep.
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مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ
Malik-ul-Mulk
Master of All Sovereignty
The one who owns and controls all dominion.
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ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Dhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
Lord of Majesty and Honour
The one who deserves awe and generosity.
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الْمُقْسِطُ
Al-Muqsit
The Equitable
The one who establishes perfect balance.
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الْجَامِعُ
Al-Jami
The Gatherer
The one who gathers all creation on one day.
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الْغَنِيُّ
Al-Ghani
The Self-Sufficient
The one who needs nothing from anyone.
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الْمُغْنِيُ
Al-Mughni
The Enricher
The one who enriches whom He wills.
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الْمَانِعُ
Al-Mani
The Withholder
The one who protects by preventing harm.
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الضَّارُّ
Ad-Darr
The Afflicter
The one who permits hardship by His wisdom.
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النَّافِعُ
An-Nafi
The Benefactor
The one who brings benefit.
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النُّورُ
An-Nur
The Light
The one who is the light of the heavens and the earth.
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الْهَادِيُ
Al-Hadi
The Guide
The one who guides to the straight path.
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الْبَدِيعُ
Al-Badi
The Incomparable Originator
The one who creates without precedent.
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الْبَاقِيُ
Al-Baqi
The Everlasting
The one who remains forever.
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الْوَارِثُ
Al-Warith
The Inheritor
The one who inherits all things.
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الرَّشِيدُ
Ar-Rashid
The Rightly Guided
The one whose guidance is perfect.
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الصَّبُورُ
As-Sabur
The Patient
The one who is patient and does not hasten punishment.
Questions
Understanding the names
Where the list comes from, why it matters and how to use it well.
What are the 99 names of Allah?
They are the names and attributes of Allah narrated together in the well-known hadith: “Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one; whoever preserves them will enter Paradise.” They describe who Allah is — from Ar-Rahman, the Most Gracious, to Al-Wadud, the Most Loving.
Why do some lists of the 99 names differ?
The hadith gives the number 99 but the most famous list is one narration of the names. Scholars have transmitted slightly different lists, and some narrations mention names beyond it. This page follows the widely used list of 99, with a short explanation of each.
Can I use the names of Allah for dhikr?
The Quran says, “To Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them” (7:180). You can call on Allah by any of these names in supplication. For counted dhikr, the phrases taught in the Sunnah — SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar — are the clearest place to start.
Are the English meanings exact translations?
They are close renderings, not full translations. Each Arabic name carries a wider meaning than a single English word can hold, and the short description beside it is a guide rather than a complete theological commentary.