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# 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.

## [edit] List of names

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 'Adl (العدل) The Utterly Just
31. Al Latif (اللطيف) The Subtly Kind
32. Al Khabir (الخبير) The All Aware
33. Al Halim (الحليم) The Forbearing, the Indulgent
34. Al 'Azim (العظيم) The Magnificent, the Infinite
35. Al Ghafur (الغفور) The All Forgiving
36. Al Shakur (الشكور) The Grateful
37. Al 'Ali (العلى) The Sublimely Exalted
38. Al Kabir (الكبير) The Great
39. Al Hafiz (الحفيظ) The Preserver
40. Al Muqit (المقيت) The Nourisher
41. Al Hasib (الحسيب) The Reckoner
42. Al Jalil (الجليل) The Majestic
43. Al Karim (الكريم) The Bountiful, the Generous
44. Al Raqib (الرقيب) The Watchful
45. Al Mujib (المجيب) The Responsive, the Answerer
46. Al Wasi' (الواسع) The Vast, the All Encompassing
47. Al Hakim (الحكيم) The Wise
48. Al Wadud (الودود) The Loving, the Kind One
49. Al Majid (المجيد) The All Glorious
50. Al Ba'ith (الباعث) The Raiser of the Dead
51. Al Shahid (الشهيد) The Witness
52. Al Haqq (الحق) The Truth, the Real
53. Al Wakil (الوكيل) The Trustee, the Dependable
54. Al Qawiyy (القوى) The Strong
55. Al Matin (المتين) The Firm, the Steadfast
56. Al Wali (الولى) The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper
57. Al Hamid (الحميد) The All Praiseworthy
58. Al Muhsi (المحصى) The Accounter, the Numberer of All
59. Al Mubdi' (المبدئ) The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
60. Al Mu'id (المعيد) The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
61. Al Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver of Life
62. Al Mumit (المميت) The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer
63. Al Hayy (الحي) The Ever Living
64. Al Qayyum (القيوم) The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
65. Al Wajid (الواجد) The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing
66. Al Majid (الماجد) The Illustrious, the Magnificent
67. Al Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible
68. Al Samad (الصمد) The Self Sufficient,the Impregnable,the Eternally Besought of All, the Everlasting
69. Al Qadir (القادر) The All Able
70. Al Muqtadir (المقتدر) The All Determiner, the Dominant
71. Al Muqaddim (المقدم) The Expediter, He who brings forward
72. Al Mu'akhkhir (المؤخر) The Delayer, He who puts far away
73. Al Awwal (الأول) The First
74. Al Akhir (الأخر) The Last
75. Al Zahir (الظاهر) The Manifest; the All Victorious
76. Al Batin (الباطن) The Hidden; the All Encompassing
77. Al Wali (الوالي) The Patron
78. Al Muta'al (المتعالي) The Self Exalted
79. Al Barr (البر) The Most Kind and Righteous
80. Al Tawwab (التواب) The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81. Al Muntaqim (المنتقم) The Avenger
82. Al 'Afuww (العفو) The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins
83. Al Ra'uf (الرؤوف) The Compassionate, the All Pitying
84. Malik al Mulk (مالك) (الملك) The Owner of All Sovereignty
85. Dhu al Jalal wa al Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام) The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86. Al Muqsit (المقسط) The Equitable, the Requiter
87. Al Jami' (الجامع) The Gatherer, the Unifier
88. Al Ghani (الغنى) The All Rich, the Independent
89. Al Mughni (المغنى) The Enricher, the Emancipator
90. Al Mani'(المانع) The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender
91. 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)
92. Al Nafi' (النافع) The Propitious, the Benefactor
93. Al Nur (النور) The Light
94. Al Hadi (الهادئ) The Guide
95. Al Badi (البديع) Incomparable, the Originator
96. Al Baqi (الباقي) The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97. Al Warith (الوارث) The Heir, the Inheritor of All
98. Al Rashid (الرشيد) The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower
99. Al Sabur (الصبور) The Patient, the Timeless

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