99 Names of Allah

أسماء الله الحسنى

Asma ul Husna, the most beautiful names of Allah: each in Arabic with transliteration and meaning.

#ArabicTransliterationMeaning
1الرَّحْمَنُAr RahmaanThe Beneficent
2الرَّحِيمُAr RaheemThe Merciful
3الْمَلِكُAl MalikThe King / Eternal Lord
4الْقُدُّوسُAl QuddusThe Purest
5السَّلاَمُAs SalaamThe Source of Peace
6الْمُؤْمِنُAl Mu'minThe inspirer of faith
7الْمُهَيْمِنُAl MuhayminThe Guardian
8الْعَزِيزُAl AzeezThe Precious / The Most Mighty
9الْجَبَّارُAl JabbaarThe Compeller
10الْمُتَكَبِّرُAl MutakabbirThe Greatest
11الْخَالِقُAl KhaaliqThe Creator
12الْبَارِئُAl BaariThe Maker of Order
13الْمُصَوِّرُAl MusawwirThe Shaper of Beauty
14الْغَفَّارُAl GhaffaarThe Forgiving
15الْقَهَّارُAl QahhaarThe Subduer
16الْوَهَّابُAl WahhaabThe Giver of All
17الرَّزَّاقُAr RazzaaqThe Sustainer
18الْفَتَّاحُAl FattaahThe Opener
19اَلْعَلِيْمُAl 'AleemThe Knower of all
20الْقَابِضُAl QaabidThe Constrictor
21الْبَاسِطُAl BaasitThe Reliever
22الْخَافِضُAl KhaafidThe Abaser
23الرَّافِعُAr Raafi'The Exalter
24الْمُعِزُّAl Mu'izThe Bestower of Honour
25المُذِلُّAl MudhilThe Humiliator
26السَّمِيعُAs Samee'The Hearer of all
27الْبَصِيرُAl BaseerThe Seer of all
28الْحَكَمُAl HakamThe Judge
29الْعَدْلُAl 'AdlThe Just
30اللَّطِيفُAl LateefThe Subtle One
31الْخَبِيرُAl KhabeerThe All Aware
32الْحَلِيمُAl HaleemThe Forebearing
33الْعَظِيمُAl 'AzeemThe Maginificent
34الْغَفُورُAl GhafoorThe Great Forgiver
35الشَّكُورُAsh ShakoorThe Rewarder of Thankfulness
36الْعَلِيُّAl 'AliyyThe Highest
37الْكَبِيرُAl KabeerThe Greatest
38الْحَفِيظُAl HafeezThe Preserver
39المُقيِتAl MuqeetThe Nourisher
40الْحسِيبُAl HaseebThe Reckoner
41الْجَلِيلُAl JaleelThe Majestic
42الْكَرِيمُAl KareemThe Generous
43الرَّقِيبُAr RaqeebThe Watchful One
44الْمُجِيبُAl Mujeeb The Responder to Prayer
45الْوَاسِعُAl Waasi'The All Comprehending
46الْحَكِيمُAl HakeemThe Perfectly Wise
47الْوَدُودُAl WudoodThe Loving One
48الْمَجِيدُAl MajeedThe Most Glorious One
49الْبَاعِثُAl Baa'ithThe Resurrector
50الشَّهِيدُAsh ShaheedThe Witness
51الْحَقُّAl HaqqThe Truth
52الْوَكِيلُAl WakeelThe Trustee
53الْقَوِيُّAl QawiyyThe Possessor of all strength
54الْمَتِينُAl MateenThe Forceful
55الْوَلِيُّAl WaliyyThe Protector
56الْحَمِيدُAl HameedThe Praised
57الْمُحْصِيAl MuhsiThe Appraiser
58الْمُبْدِئُAl MubdiThe Originator
59الْمُعِيدُAl Mu'eedThe Restorer
60الْمُحْيِيAl MuhiyThe Giver of life
61اَلْمُمِيتُAl MumeetThe Taker of life
62الْحَيُّAl HaiyyThe Ever Living
63الْقَيُّومُAl QayyoomThe Self Existing
64الْوَاجِدُAl WaajidThe Finder
65الْمَاجِدُAl MaajidThe Glorious
66الْواحِدُAl WaahidThe Only One
67اَلاَحَدُAl AhadThe One
68الصَّمَدُAs SamadThe Supreme Provider
69الْقَادِرُAl QaadirThe Powerful
70الْمُقْتَدِرُAl MuqtadirThe Creator of all power
71الْمُقَدِّمُAl MuqaddimThe Expediter
72الْمُؤَخِّرُAl Mu’akhirThe Delayer
73الأوَّلُAl AwwalThe First
74الآخِرُAl AakhirThe Last
75الظَّاهِرُAz ZaahirThe Manifest
76الْبَاطِنُAl BaatinThe Hidden
77الْوَالِيAl WaaliThe Governor
78الْمُتَعَالِيAl Muta’aliThe Supreme One
79الْبَرُّAl BarrThe Doer of Good
80التَّوَابُAt TawwaabThe Guide to Repentence
81الْمُنْتَقِمُAl MuntaqimThe Avenger
82العَفُوُّAl AfuwwThe Forgiver
83الرَّؤُوفُAr Ra’oofThe Clement
84مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِMaalik Ul MulkThe Owner / Soverign of All
85ذُوالْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِDhu Al Jalaali Wa Al IkraamPossessor of Majesty and Bounty
86الْمُقْسِطُAl MuqsitThe Equitable One
87الْجَامِعُAl Jaami'The Gatherer
88الْغَنِيُّAl GhaniyyThe Rich One
89الْمُغْنِيAl MughiThe Enricher
90اَلْمَانِعُAl Maani'The Preventer of harm
91الضَّارَّAd DaaarrThe Creator of the harmful
92النَّافِعُAn Naafi’The Bestower of Benefits
93النُّورُAn NoorThe Light
94الْهَادِيAl HaadiThe Guider
95الْبَدِيعُAl Badi'The Originator
96اَلْبَاقِيAl BaaqiThe Everlasting One
97الْوَارِثُAl WaarithThe Inhertior
98الرَّشِيدُAr RasheedThe Most Righteous Guide
99الصَّبُورُAs SaboorThe Patient One

The hadith

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ اسْمًا مِائَةً إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ ‏{‏أَحْصَيْنَاهُ‏}‏ حَفِظْنَاهُ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart

Sahih al-Bukhari 7392 (also Sahih Muslim 2677)

The hadith that Allah has ninety-nine names is authentic (Sahih al-Bukhari 7392, Sahih Muslim 2677). The list of names below is the one narrated in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507, whose chain was graded weak (da‘if) by Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, Al-Albani, Zubair Ali Zai, so many scholars hold that the enumeration was added by a narrator rather than being the Prophet’s ﷺ own words. Meanings: Aladhan (aladhan.com).

How many names does Allah have in the hadith?

The Prophet ﷺ said that Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one, and whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise (Sahih al-Bukhari 7392, Sahih Muslim 2677).

Where does the list of the 99 names come from?

The commonly used list is narrated in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507. Its chain was graded weak by Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, Al-Albani, Zubair Ali Zai, so the enumeration itself is not established as the Prophet’s ﷺ words.