ALLAH’S (GOD) NOBLE NAMES BY BABA ALI MUSTAPHA
ALLAH’S (GOD) NOBLE NAMES
BY
BABA ALI MUSTAPHA
Bismillahi
Rahmanir Rahim
Huwallahu Ladhi La Ilaha Illa Huwa
Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim Al-Malik Al-Quddus Al-Salam
Al-Mu’min Al-Muhaymin Al-Aziz Al-Jabbar Al-Mutakabbir
Al-Khaliq Al-Bari’u Al-Musawwir Al-Gaffar Al-Qahhar
Al-Wahhab Ar-Razzaq Al-Fattah Al-Alim Al-Qabidu
Al- Basit Al-Khafid Ar-Rafi’u Al-Mu’izzu Al-Mudhillu
Al-Sami’u Al-Basir Al-Hakam Al-Adlu Al-Latif
Al- Khabir Al-Halim Al-Azim Al-Ghafur Ash-Shakur
Al-Aliyyu Al- Kabir Al-Hafiz Al-Muqit Al-Hasib
Al-Jalil Al-Karim Ar-Raqib Al-Mujib Al-Wasi’u
Al-Hakim Al-Wadud Al-Majid Al-Ba’ith Ash-Shahid
Al-Haqqu Al-Wakeel Al-Qawiyyu Al-Mateen Al-Waliyyu
Al-Hamid Al-Muhsi Al-Mubdiu Al-Mu’idu Al-Muhyi
Al-Mumit Al-Hayyu Al-Qayyum Al-Wajid Al-Majid
Al-Wahid Al-Ahad As-Samad Al-Qadir Al-Muqtadir
Al-Muqaddim Al-Mu’akh-khir Al-Awwal Al-Akhir Az-Zahir
Al-Batinu Al-Wali Al-Muta’ali Al-Barru Al-Tawwab
Al-Muntaqim Al-Afuwwu Ar-Ra’uf Malikul Mulki Dhul-jala- wal- ikram
Al-Muqsit Al-Jami’u Ar-Ghaniyyu Al-Mugni Al-Mani’u
Ad-Darru Al-Nafi’u An-Nur Al-Hadi Al-Badi’u
Al-Baqi Al-Warith Ar-Rashid As-Sabur
The Glorified and Exalted Allah say:
‘To Allah belong
the excellent names, therefore call Him by it (Q7:180). Glory belongs to Him
the Generous Lord, Beneficent, Merciful,
He has taught us His excellent names that which is best of the Present life and
that of the Hereafter. Therefore, supplicate unto Him by it and ask Him of His
Lofty bounty:
‘And He gives you of all
you ask of Him and if you would count the bounty of Allah, you cannot reckon
it………(Q14:34)’
The Holy Prophet
(S.A.W) said:
1.
‘Indeed, there are ninety-nine names for Allah, a hundred without one, none
will memorise it save that he will enter paradise and He is uneven and He loves
(those who believe in His status as) uneven’ Related
by Al-Bukhari and Muslim from Abu-Huraira, May Allah be pleased with him.
2.
‘Indeed, there are ninety-nine names for Allah the Exalted and the Majestic,
whosoever keep the count will enter paradise’
Detailed meanings
and explanation of Allah’s noble names:
1. ALLAH
He is God beside
whom there is no other deity, Allah is the greatest of titles for its
denotation of the Most High identity embodying all the qualities of Divinity.
ALLAHU, ILAHU BAB-BU
Allah, God, Lord
2. AR-RAHMAN – The Beneficent
He Who extends His
kindness and goodness to all that is in the world without disparity
The Merciful who
forgives and give blessing in the Hereafter to those who obey Him in the world.
4. AL-MULK – The Sovereign
The sovereign Lord
who possesses all glory and power.
5. AL-QUDDUS- The Holy/The Immaculate
He is far above
and free from all short comings, errors, blemishes or any kind of defects.
6. AS-SALAM- The Source of Peace
He who gives
tranquillity to His servant and free them from all dangers. He is free from all
defect and shortcomings.
7. AL-MU-MIN- The Guardian of Faith
He who place faith
in the heart of His servant and grant security against fear.
8. AL-MUHAYMIN – The Preserver of Safety
He who is the most
strict observer and protector.
9. AL-AZIZ – The Great
He who is full of
dignity and might and unconquerable.
10. AL-JABBAR- The Irresistible
The most strong
who subdues His servant to all that He wills or wants.
11. AL-MUTAKBBIR – The Most Great
The possessor of
every greatness who is far above the qualities of all creatures.
12. AL-KHALIQ – The Creator
He who creates
from nothing and ordain things or who brings things into being through His
power and destines a certain amount for everything on His violition and
according to His wisdom.
13. AL-BARI – The Evolver
The Maker of all
things without having a precedent.
14. AL-MUSAWWIR (The Fashioner)
He who creates,
designs, beautifies and coordinates all things.
15. AL- GHAFFAR – The All Forgiving
He who draws a
veil over the sins of His slaves in this world and who forgives them in the
next world.
16. AL-QAHHAR – The Subduer
He who surmounts
all creatures or who defeats tyrant by vanquishing them through death,
humiliation and destruction.
17. AL-WAHHAB – The Bestower
He who liberally
gives and generously endows and whose kindness knows no bounds.
18. AR-RAZAQ – The Provider/The Sustenance
He who creates the
means of living and kindly provides them to His servants.
19. AL-FATTAH – The Opener/The Giver of Decisions
He who governs His
creatures or who open the treasures of mercy for all, open solution to all
problems, and obstacles.
20. AL-ALIM – The All Knowing
He who is the
eternally –all-knowing
21. AL-QABID - The Constrictor/The Retarder
He who constricts.
He who limits the means of living for whom He wills.
22. AL-BASIT – The Spreader/The Expander
He who is
open-handed. He who expand the means of living for whom He wills.
23. AL-KHAFID – The Abaser/The Lowerer
He Who abases
those who disobey. He who diminishes or decreases.
24. AR-RAFIU – The Exalter/The Raiser
He who elevates or
uplifts those who obey Him.
25. AL-MU’IZZU – The Giver of Honour
He who makes one
glorious, gives dignity and treat one with respect.
26. AL- MUDHILLU – The Giver of Dishonour
He who humiliates,
dishonour his foes out of justice. He who degrades whoever He will as well
27. AS-SAMI’U – The All Hearing
He who hears
everything without senses or tools due to His highness. He hears the sound made
by the creeping of black ants in the dark night on the soundless rock.
28. AL-BASIR – The All Seeing
He who sees everything
without sense or tools due to His highness. He who see all that is open or
hidden.
29. AL-HAKAM – The Judge
He who judges and
whose judgement is irrefutable and whose verdict is unblamable.
30. AL-ADL – The Just
He who is just in
His dealings with His creations.
31. AL-LATIF – The Most Kind
He whose actions
are gentle and good, or Who knows all the secret and minute things. He who
gives blessings to people in most kind ways.
32. AL-KHABIR – The All Awaring
He who knows well
the hidden or secret aspect of all things.
33. AL-HALIM – The Clement/The Forbearing One
He who forbears
the attitudes of His creature. He who not quick in His vengeance.
34. AL-AZIM – The Great One
He whose
greatness, tremendousness and magnificence could not be imagined by any mind.
35. AL-GHAFUR – The Forgiving
He who easily
forgives His servants and veil their sins.
36. ASH-SHAKUR – The Appreciative/The Thankful
He who is grateful
to His faithful servants and gives rewards for deeds done for Him.
37. AL-ALIYYU – The Most High
He who is higher
than all we can see and imagine
38. AL-KABIR – The Most Great
He who is greater
than all the greatness man could achieve in terms of glory, honour and dignity.
39. AL-HAFIZ – The Preserver/The Protector
He who preserves,
protects and guards His creature. He preserves them from fortune and calamity.
40. AL-MUQIT – The Maintainer
He who feeds,
sustains and maintains His creatures without seeking assistance anywhere.
41. AL-HASIB – The Reckoner
He who reckons
everything and never forgets anything from deeds of His creatures.
42. AL-JALIL – The Majestic
He who is perfect
in all His qualities.
He who is generous
in bestowing favour and glory to His servants.
44. AR-RAQIB – The Caretaker/The Observer
He who watches
everything and every action is firmly under his control
45. AL-MUJIB – The Answerer/The Responsive
He who responds to
the call of those who seek his help
46. AL-WASIU – The All Embracing/The Ample-Giving
He who has
limitless capacity and abundance of all things. He is ample in knowledge and
power
47. AL-HAKIM – The Wise
He whose wisdom
encompasses all orders and actions. He whose verdict is full of wisdom.
48. AL-WADUD – The Loving
He who loves the
obedient among His servants and shows affection towards them through His
bounties.
49. AL-MAJID – The Most Glorious
He who is most
Glorious, who reaches excess in honour and grace
50. AL-BA’ITH – The Resurrector
He who gives life
to all creatures on the day of judgement.
51. ASH-SHAHID – The Witness/The Attestor
He who is present
everywhere and observes or witness all things
52. AL-HAQQ – The Truth
He whose existence
is eternally proved. He who is truthful in His words and actions. He is worthy
of being worshipped.
He who caters for
affairs of His creature and provide a means to solve all problem.
54. AL-QAWWIYYU – The Most Strong/The Powerful
He who is very
strong and whose strength transcends His creature imagination.
55. AL-MATIN – The Firm
He who is very
strong and firm and who does not become weak or falter
56. AL-WALIYYU – The Patron/The Protecting Friend
He who is a
protecting friend to all His righteous servants.
57. AL-HAMID – The Praiseworthy
He who deserves to
be praised and glorified by all and sundry
58. AL-MUHSI – The Reckoner/The Keeper of Account
He who reckons the
deeds of His servants, numbers of all things and know each of them.
59. AL-MUBDI’U – The Originator
He who is the
initiator and creator of everything from the very start
60. AL-MUIDU – The Recreator
He who will
re-create everything after annihilation of all things.
61. AL-MUHYI – The Giver of Life
He who gives Life
and health to whoever He wills.
62. AL-MUMIT – The Giver of Death
He who creates
death and who take the life of whoever He wills
63. AL-HAYYU – The Living/ The Sustainer of Life
He who lives
eternally and His strength sufficient for everything.
He who subsists
Himself without any assistance
65. AL-WAJID – The Finder/The Discoverer
He who finds
whatever He wants or will at whatever time or period He desires.
66. AL-MAJID – The Benign/The Noble
He whose nobility
transcends that of His creatures
67. AL-WAHID – The Indivisible One
He is the only One
God who is single in His Deity and Lordship and has no partner.
68. AS-SAMAD – The Besought of All
He is the
eternally besought of all. He from whom all beings seek for needs.
69. AL-QADIR – The All Powerful/ The Able
He who is able to
do whatever He likes and wills. He has power and control over all things.
70. AL-MUQTADIR – The Omnipotent/ The Giver of Power
He who is powerful
and dominant than all.
71. AL-MUQADDAM – The Source of Advancement
He who promotes
whatever He will.
72. AL-MUAKH-KHIRU – The Source of Retardation
He who hinders or
delays whatever he wants
73. AL-AWWAL – The First
He who is the
first and nothing precedes Him and yet without beginning
74. AL-AKHIR – The Last
He who is the last,
nothing lives after Him and yet without an end.
He who is manifest
through His signs and His makings.
76. AL-BATIN – The Latent/The Hidden
He who is
concealed by the nature of His identity and His quality. He who is hidden from
the visibility of His creation
77. AL-WALI – The Governor
He who governs,
directs, conducts, plans, measures and disposes all things.
78. AL-MUTA’ALI –
The Most High/Far Above the Creation
He who reaches
climax in rising and elevating above all deeds, manners, conditions and
thoughts that any being may have.
79. AL-BARR – The GOOD/The Source of Goodness
He who is the Most
charitable through His goodness.
80. AT-TAWWAB – The Relenting/Accepter of Repentance
He who is the Most
relenting to anyone who repent towards Him by accepting the repentance and
pardons the sins.
81. AL-MUNTAQIM – The Avenger
He who punishes
the wrongdoers for the abhorred actions. He who avenges on behalf of the
oppressed to the oppressor.
82. AL-AFUWWU – The Pardoner/The Absolver
He who pardons and
absolves whoever repents sincerely as of he had not sinned before.
83. AR-RAUF – The Kind/Affectionate/Compassionate
He who is most
kind, pitiful, compassionate and merciful to His servants
He who is king of
the Kingdom whose will is imposed on His Kingdom and whose verdict is enforced
on whatever He wills.
85. DHUL-JALAL-WAL-IKRAM – Possessor, Majesty and
Bounty
He who is full of
majesty and glory to whom alone are all honour, majesty and perfection and from
none but rise honour and dignity.
86. AL-MUQSIT – The Just/The Equitable
He who is just in
His actions and does His work accordingly and in a balanced way
87. AL-JAMI’U – The Assembler/The Gatherer
He who is able to
gather and collect things anywhere at any time He wants.
88. AL-GHANIYYU – The Self Sufficient/Free from all
Want
He who is
self-sufficient who needs nothing and absolutely independent of His creation
89. AL-MUGHNI – The Enricher/Source of Richness
He is the source
of richness who enriches whoever He will
90. AL-MUTIYYU – The Giver/Bestower
He who give or
grants request with dispatch.
91. AL-MANI’U – The Hinderer/Preventer
He who deprives, prevent
fortune, misfortune, good and bad from affecting or coming to whoever He will
92. AD-DAR – The Distresser
He who distresses
whoever He wills and brings relief to whoever He wills. He who causes harm and
also grants relief.
93. AN-NAFIU – The Benefactor
He who benefits.
He who creates all things that provides benefits and goodness.
94. AN-NUR – The Light
He who illumines
the minds and hearts of His servants. He provides divine light in the heavens
and the earth. He who makes every hidden things manifest by bringing it into
existence.
95. AL-HADI – The Guide
He who direct or
guide the hearts to their betterment and interest
96. AL-BADIU – The Originator/Deviser
He who is the
Originator, the deviser, the inventor, He who creates things without having an
example to follow or imitates
97. AL-BAQI – The Eternal
He who is
everlasting and for whose presence there is no end
98. AL-WARITH – The Inheritor
He who survives
after annihilation of all creatures. He who is the legitimate heir (everlasting
ownership) of the heavens and the earth
99. AR-RASHID – The Guide to the Right Path
He who rightly
directs His creatures and with wisdom guides to the best interest.
100. AS-SABUR – The Patient
He who is patient
over his Servants’ attitudes and behaviours. He who delays punishment till the
appointed time.
CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) PANDEMIC
There
is strong rumours circulating around the world that Covid 19 virus was man-made
virus, developed in a laboratory somewhere in (West) possibly in the U.S.A.,
then exported to the (East) planted and hatched in Wuhan City of China and
spread throughout the world. This rumour first emanated from the Islamic Republic of
Iran and France 24 English Service carried out at its News.
The rumour was
baseless because the moment you read those noble names of Allah (God) you will
realise that Almighty Allah is the creator of everything that includes disease
and even death. So Covid 19 is nothing but a disease that Almighty Allah sent
to his servant to correct their immorality.
Baba Ali Mustapha
is with the Department of Planning/Research/Statistics, Ministry of
Environment, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Reference:
Virtues and
Benefits of Allah’s Noble Names by Sheikh Yusuf Ibn Ibrahim Baqwi, Published by
Sarumedia Publishers P.O. Box 5279, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
The Responded Supplication,
from the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah translated by Ahmad Abdus al-Gawad Ad-Dony,
translated by Rizq Waheed Sadiq Muhammad. Published by Dar-Al- Manarah, El Mansaura,
Egypt, P.O. Box, 35738, 2012
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