99 Names of God

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The 99 Names of God (Arabic:أسماء الله الحسنى translit:Asma’ Allah al-Ḥusná) also known as The 99 attributes of Allah, according to Islamic tradition, are the names of God revealed to man in the Qur'an.

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The 99 Names of God according to the tradition of Islam are:

  1. ALLAH (الله) The God
  2. Al Rahman (الرحمن) The All Beneficent
  3. Al Rahim (الرحيم) The Most Merciful
  4. Al Malik (الملك) The King, The Sovereign
  5. Al Quddus (القدوس) The Most Holy
  6. Al Salam (السلام) Peace and Blessing
  7. Al Mu'min (المؤمن) The Guarantor
  8. Al Muhaymin (المهيمن) The Guardian, the Preserver
  9. Al 'Aziz (العزيز) The Almighty, the Self Sufficient
  10. Al Jabbar (الجبار) The Powerful, the Irresistible
  11. Al Mutakabbir (المتكبر) The Tremendous
  12. Al Khaliq (الخالق) The Creator
  13. Al Bari' (البارئ) The Maker
  14. Al Musawwir (المصور) The Fashioner of Forms
  15. Al Ghaffar (الغفار) The Ever Forgiving
  16. Al Qahhar (القهار) The All Compelling Subduer
  17. Al Wahhab (الوهاب) The Bestower
  18. Al Razzaq (الرزاق) The Ever Providing
  19. Al Fattah (الفتاح) The Opener, the Victory Giver
  20. Al Alim (العليم) The All Knowing, the Omniscient
  21. Al Qabid (القابض) The Restrainer, the Straightener
  22. Al Basit (الباسط) The Expander, the Munificent
  23. Al Khafid (الخافض) The Abaser
  24. Al Rafi' (الرافع) The Exalter
  25. Al Mu'izz (المعز) The Giver of Honor
  26. Al Mudhill (المذل) The Giver of Dishonor
  27. Al Sami' (السميع) The All Hearing
  28. Al Basir (البصير) The All Seeing
  29. Al Hakam (الحكم) The Judge, the Arbitrator
  30. Al Latif (اللطيف) The Subtly Kind
  31. Al Khabir (الخبير) The All Aware
  32. Al Halim (الحليم) The Forbearing, the Indulgent
  33. Al 'Azim (العظيم) The Magnificent, the Infinite
  34. Al Ghafur (الغفور) The All Forgiving
  35. Al Shakur (الشكور) The Grateful
  36. Al 'Ali (العلى) The Sublimely Exalted
  37. Al Kabir (الكبير) The Great
  38. Al Hafiz (الحفيظ) The Preserver
  39. Al Muqit (المقيت) The Nourisher
  40. Al Hasib (الحسيب) The Reckoner
  41. Al Jalil (الجليل) The Majestic
  42. Al Karim (الكريم) The Bountiful, the Generous
  43. Al Raqib (الرقيب) The Watchful
  44. Al Mujib (المجيب) The Responsive, the Answerer
  45. Al Wasi' (الواسع) The Vast, the All Encompassing
  46. Al Hakim (الحكيم) The Wise
  47. Al Wadud (الودود) The Loving, the Kind One
  48. Al Majid (المجيد) The All Glorious
  49. Al Ba'ith (الباعث) The Raiser of the Dead
  50. Al Shahid (الشهيد) The Witness
  51. Al Haqq (الحق) The Truth, the Real
  52. Al Wakil (الوكيل) The Trustee, the Dependable
  53. Al Qawiyy (القوى) The Strong
  54. Al Matin (المتين) The Firm, the Steadfast
  55. Al Wali (الولى) The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper
  56. Al Hamid (الحميد) The All Praiseworthy
  57. Al Muhsi (المحصى) The Accounter, the Numberer of All
  58. Al Mubdi' (المبدئ) The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
  59. Al Mu'id (المعيد) The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
  60. Al Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver of Life
  61. Al Mumit (المميت) The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer
  62. Al Hayy (الحي) The Ever Living
  63. Al Qayyum (القيوم) The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
  64. Al Wajid (الواجد) The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing
  65. Al Majid (الماجد) The Illustrious, the Magnificent
  66. Al Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible
  67. Al Samad (الصمد) The Self Sufficient,the Impregnable,the Eternally Besought of All, the Everlasting
  68. Al Qadir (القادر) The All Able
  69. Al Muqtadir (المقتدر) The All Determiner, the Dominant
  70. Al Muqaddim (المقدم) The Expediter, He who brings forward
  71. Al Mu'akhkhir (المؤخر) The Delayer, He who puts far away
  72. Al Awwal (الأول) The First
  73. Al Akhir (الأخر) The Last
  74. Al Zahir (الظاهر) The Manifest; the All Victorious
  75. Al Batin (الباطن) The Hidden; the All Encompassing
  76. Al Wali (الوالي) The Patron
  77. Al Muta'al (المتعالي) The Self Exalted
  78. Al Barr (البر) The Most Kind and Righteous
  79. Al Tawwab (التواب) The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
  80. Al Muntaqim (المنتقم) The Avenger
  81. Al 'Afuww (العفو) The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins
  82. Al Ra'uf (الرؤوف) The Compassionate, the All Pitying
  83. Malik al Mulk (مالك) (الملك) The Owner of All Sovereignty
  84. Dhu al Jalal wa al Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام) The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
  85. Al Muqsit (المقسط) The Equitable, the Requiter
  86. Al Jami' (الجامع) The Gatherer, the Unifier
  87. Al Ghani (الغنى) The All Rich, the Independent
  88. Al Mughni (المغنى) The Enricher, the Emancipator
  89. Al Mani'(المانع) The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender
  90. Al Darr (الضار) The Distressor, the Harmer (This attribute can only be found in hadith. In the Quran this attribute is used exclusively for Satan in Sura 58 verse 10)
  91. Al Nafi' (النافع) The Propitious, the Benefactor
  92. Al Nur (النور) The Light
  93. Al Hadi (الهادئ) The Guide
  94. Al Badi (البديع) Incomparable, the Originator
  95. Al Baqi (الباقي) The Ever Enduring and Immutable
  96. Al Warith (الوارث) The Heir, the Inheritor of All
  97. Al Rashid (الرشيد) The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower
  98. Al Sabur (الصبور) The Patient, the Timeless
  99. Al Sheboobie (شىعحتص) The Spiteful, the difficult to draw

Please note that the English translation of names may have a slightly different meaning than the original Arabic word due to the words available in each language.