99 Names of Allah
Asma-ul-Husna — أسماء الله الحسنىThe Asma-ul-Husna (the Most Beautiful Names) are the 99 names of Allah mentioned in the Quran and Hadith. Each name describes an attribute of Allah — learning them helps the believer understand the scope of Allah's mercy, knowledge, power and care.
الرَّحْمَن
Ar-Rahman
The Most Merciful
بے حد رحم فرمانے والا
Allah's mercy that encompasses all of creation — believers and non-believers, in this world and the next.
الرَّحِيم
Ar-Raheem
The Most Compassionate
بے انتہا رحم کرنے والا
The mercy Allah shows specifically to the believers, especially in the Hereafter.
الْمَلِك
Al-Malik
The King
بادشاہ
The absolute Sovereign and Owner of everything in the heavens and the earth.
الْقُدُّوس
Al-Quddus
The Most Holy
نہایت پاک
Free from all imperfection, flaw and impurity — glorified above everything.
السَّلَام
As-Salam
The Source of Peace
سلامتی کا سرچشمہ
The One who is free from every defect and who grants peace and safety to His creation.
الْمُؤْمِن
Al-Mu'min
The Granter of Security
امن دینے والا
The One who gives security and faith to His servants and fulfils His promises.
الْمُهَيْمِن
Al-Muhaymin
The Guardian
نگہبان
The Witness and Protector who watches over all things and guards His creation.
الْعَزِيز
Al-Aziz
The Almighty
غالب
The Invincible and Mighty — nothing can overcome Him and no one can resist His will.
الْجَبَّار
Al-Jabbar
The Compeller
زبردست
The One who restores all affairs, mends all that is broken and enforces His decree.
الْمُتَكَبِّر
Al-Mutakabbir
The Supreme
بڑائی والا
The One who is supreme in greatness and majesty — all pride belongs to Him alone.
الْخَالِق
Al-Khaliq
The Creator
پیدا کرنے والا
The One who creates everything from nothing, without any prior example.
الْبَارِئ
Al-Bari
The Maker
بنانے والا
The One who fashions creation and gives every creature its distinct form and proportion.
الْمُصَوِّر
Al-Musawwir
The Fashioner
صورت بنانے والا
The One who gives everything its unique shape, image and beauty.
الْغَفَّار
Al-Ghaffar
The Ever-Forgiving
بہت معاف کرنے والا
The One who forgives sins repeatedly and conceals the faults of His servants.
الْقَهَّار
Al-Qahhar
The Subduer
قہر کرنے والا
The One who dominates and subdues everything, and prevails over all creation.
الْوَهَّاب
Al-Wahhab
The Bestower
بہت دینے والا
The One who gives freely and generously, without expectation of return.
الرَّزَّاق
Ar-Razzaq
The Provider
رزق دینے والا
The One who provides sustenance to all of creation, from the greatest to the smallest.
الْفَتَّاح
Al-Fattah
The Opener
کھولنے والا
The One who opens the doors of mercy, provision and relief, and judges between people.
الْعَلِيم
Al-Alim
The All-Knowing
سب کچھ جاننے والا
The One whose knowledge encompasses everything — the seen and the unseen, the past and the future.
الْقَابِض
Al-Qabid
The Withholder
روکنے والا
The One who constricts and withholds provision and blessings as His wisdom dictates.
الْبَاسِط
Al-Basit
The Expander
کشادگی دینے والا
The One who expands provision and relief for His servants as He wills.
الْخَافِض
Al-Khafid
The Abaser
پست کرنے والا
The One who lowers and humbles those who are arrogant and disobedient.
الرَّافِع
Ar-Rafi
The Exalter
بلند کرنے والا
The One who raises the ranks of the righteous and elevates the humble.
الْمُعِزّ
Al-Mu'izz
The Honourer
عزت دینے والا
The One who grants honour and dignity to whom He wills.
الْمُذِلّ
Al-Mudhill
The Humiliator
ذلیل کرنے والا
The One who humiliates the proud and the tyrants.
السَّمِيع
As-Sami
The All-Hearing
سب کچھ سننے والا
The One who hears every sound, every whisper and every prayer.
الْبَصِير
Al-Basir
The All-Seeing
سب کچھ دیکھنے والا
The One who sees all things, visible and hidden, without limitation.
الْحَكَم
Al-Hakam
The Judge
فیصلہ کرنے والا
The One who judges between His servants with perfect justice.
الْعَدْل
Al-Adl
The Just
انصاف کرنے والا
The One who is absolutely just in all His decrees and actions.
اللَّطِيف
Al-Latif
The Subtle
باریک بین
The One who is kind and gentle to His servants and knows the subtlest details.
الْخَبِير
Al-Khabir
The All-Aware
خبر رکھنے والا
The One who is fully aware of the innermost realities of all things.
الْحَلِيم
Al-Halim
The Forbearing
بردبار
The One who is patient and does not hasten punishment despite the sins of His servants.
الْعَظِيم
Al-Azim
The Magnificent
عظیم
The One whose greatness is beyond comprehension and whose glory is infinite.
الْغَفُور
Al-Ghafur
The Forgiving
معاف کرنے والا
The One who forgives abundantly and completely.
الشَّكُور
Ash-Shakur
The Appreciative
قدر کرنے والا
The One who accepts and rewards the smallest deeds with the greatest reward.
الْعَلِيّ
Al-Ali
The Most High
بلند
The One whose rank is the highest and whose essence is above all creation.
الْكَبِير
Al-Kabir
The Greatest
بڑا
The One who is greater than everything — no comparison can be made to Him.
الْحَفِيظ
Al-Hafiz
The Preserver
حفاظت کرنے والا
The One who preserves and protects everything from destruction and loss.
الْمُقِيت
Al-Muqit
The Sustainer
طعام دینے والا
The One who provides nourishment and sustenance to every living thing.
الْحَسِيب
Al-Hasib
The Reckoner
حساب لینے والا
The One who takes account of all deeds and suffices as a Guardian.
الْجَلِيل
Al-Jalil
The Majestic
جلال والا
The One who possesses majesty, glory and absolute grandeur.
الْكَرِيم
Al-Karim
The Generous
سخی
The One who is noble and generous, giving without being asked.
الرَّقِيب
Ar-Raqib
The Watchful
نگران
The One who watches over all things and is ever aware of every movement.
الْمُجِيب
Al-Mujib
The Responsive
دعا قبول کرنے والا
The One who answers the prayers and calls of His servants.
الْوَاسِع
Al-Wasi
The All-Encompassing
وسیع
The One whose mercy, knowledge and capacity encompass everything.
الْحَكِيم
Al-Hakim
The Wise
حکمت والا
The One whose every action is perfectly wise and purposeful.
الْوَدُود
Al-Wadud
The Loving
محبت کرنے والا
The One who loves the righteous and is beloved to His servants.
الْمَجِيد
Al-Majid
The Glorious
عزت والا
The One of infinite glory, honour and splendour.
الْبَاعِث
Al-Ba'ith
The Resurrector
اٹھانے والا
The One who raises the dead on the Day of Judgment and sends messengers.
الشَّهِيد
Ash-Shahid
The Witness
گواہ
The One who witnesses all things and nothing is hidden from Him.
الْحَقّ
Al-Haqq
The Truth
حق
The One whose existence is the absolute truth and whose word is true.
الْوَكِيل
Al-Wakil
The Trustee
کارساز
The One to rely upon — He manages the affairs of His servants perfectly.
الْقَوِيّ
Al-Qawiyy
The Strong
طاقتور
The One whose strength is absolute and who never tires.
الْمَتِين
Al-Matin
The Firm
مضبوط
The One whose power is firm, unshakeable and never weakened.
الْوَلِيّ
Al-Wali
The Protecting Friend
دوست
The One who supports, protects and guides His believing servants.
الْحَمِيد
Al-Hamid
The Praiseworthy
قابل تعریف
The One who deserves all praise in every situation.
الْمُحْصِي
Al-Muhsi
The Reckoner of All
گننے والا
The One who has counted every single thing in creation.
الْمُبْدِئ
Al-Mubdi
The Originator
شروع کرنے والا
The One who begins creation without any prior example.
الْمُعِيد
Al-Mu'id
The Restorer
دوبارہ پیدا کرنے والا
The One who repeats and restores creation after it is gone.
الْمُحْيِي
Al-Muhyi
The Giver of Life
زندہ کرنے والا
The One who gives life to all that lives.
الْمُمِيت
Al-Mumit
The Taker of Life
موت دینے والا
The One who causes death at the appointed time of every soul.
الْحَيّ
Al-Hayy
The Ever-Living
زندہ
The One who is eternally alive with a life that never ends.
الْقَيُّوم
Al-Qayyum
The Self-Sustaining
قائم رکھنے والا
The One who sustains all existence and upon whom everything depends.
الْوَاجِد
Al-Wajid
The Finder
پانے والا
The One who finds and possesses everything — nothing escapes Him.
الْمَاجِد
Al-Majid
The Noble
بزرگ
The One of supreme nobility, honour and generosity.
الْوَاحِد
Al-Wahid
The One
ایک
The One who is unique in His essence, attributes and actions.
الْأَحَد
Al-Ahad
The Only One
اکیلا
The One who is indivisible and has no partners, no equals and no likes.
الصَّمَد
As-Samad
The Eternal Refuge
بے نیاز
The One to whom all turn in need, who is independent of all.
الْقَادِر
Al-Qadir
The All-Powerful
قدرت والا
The One who has complete power over all things.
الْمُقْتَدِر
Al-Muqtadir
The Determiner
اختیار والا
The One who determines and executes all affairs with full authority.
الْمُقَدِّم
Al-Muqaddim
The Advancer
آگے کرنے والا
The One who brings forward whom and what He wills.
الْمُؤَخِّر
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The Delayer
پیچھے کرنے والا
The One who delays whom and what He wills in His perfect wisdom.
الْأَوَّل
Al-Awwal
The First
اول
The One who is first — before everything and nothing precedes Him.
الْآخِر
Al-Akhir
The Last
آخر
The One who is last — after everything and nothing follows Him.
الظَّاهِر
Az-Zahir
The Manifest
ظاہر
The One whose existence is evident through His signs in creation.
الْبَاطِن
Al-Batin
The Hidden
پوشیدہ
The One who is hidden from direct perception yet closer than everything.
الْوَالِي
Al-Wali
The Governor
مالک
The One who governs all affairs of the universe.
الْمُتَعَالِي
Al-Muta'ali
The Most Exalted
بلند مرتبہ
The One exalted above every imperfection and every comparison.
الْبَرّ
Al-Barr
The Source of Goodness
نیکی کرنے والا
The One who is kind, good and beneficent to all of creation.
التَّوَّاب
At-Tawwab
The Acceptor of Repentance
توبہ قبول کرنے والا
The One who turns to His servants in mercy and accepts their repentance again and again.
الْمُنْتَقِم
Al-Muntaqim
The Avenger
بدلہ لینے والا
The One who justly punishes those who persist in wrongdoing.
الْعَفُوّ
Al-Afuww
The Pardoner
درگزر کرنے والا
The One who erases sins completely and pardons without punishment.
الرَّءُوف
Ar-Ra'uf
The Most Kind
شفیق
The One who is intensely kind, tender and compassionate.
مَالِكُ الْمُلْك
Malik-ul-Mulk
The Owner of All Sovereignty
بادشاہی کا مالک
The One who owns all dominion and gives and takes power as He wills.
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَام
Dhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
The Lord of Majesty and Honour
جلال اور عزت والا
The One who combines absolute majesty with immense honour and generosity.
الْمُقْسِط
Al-Muqsit
The Equitable
انصاف کرنے والا
The One who is perfectly fair and just in all His dealings.
الْجَامِع
Al-Jami
The Gatherer
جمع کرنے والا
The One who gathers all creation on the Day of Judgment.
الْغَنِيّ
Al-Ghani
The Self-Sufficient
بے نیاز
The One who is free of all need and upon whom all depend.
الْمُغْنِي
Al-Mughni
The Enricher
غنی کرنے والا
The One who enriches whom He wills and suffices His servants.
الْمَانِع
Al-Mani
The Preventer
روکنے والا
The One who prevents harm and withholds what is not beneficial in His wisdom.
الضَّارّ
Ad-Darr
The Distresser
نقصان پہنچانے والا
The One who creates what is harmful as a test and a consequence of deeds.
النَّافِع
An-Nafi
The Benefactor
فائدہ دینے والا
The One who creates benefit and good for His servants.
النُّور
An-Nur
The Light
روشنی
The One who is the light of the heavens and the earth, guiding His servants.
الْهَادِي
Al-Hadi
The Guide
ہدایت دینے والا
The One who guides hearts to truth and righteousness.
الْبَدِيع
Al-Badi
The Incomparable Originator
بے مثال بنانے والا
The One who originates creation with perfect beauty and without precedent.
الْبَاقِي
Al-Baqi
The Everlasting
باقی رہنے والا
The One who remains forever — everything else perishes.
الْوَارِث
Al-Warith
The Inheritor
وارث
The One who inherits everything after all creation has passed away.
الرَّشِيد
Ar-Rashid
The Guide to Right Path
ہدایت دینے والا
The One who guides all affairs to their perfect and wise conclusion.
الصَّبُور
As-Sabur
The Patient
صبر کرنے والا
The One who is infinitely patient and never hastens in punishing.
What Are the 99 Names of Allah?
The 99 Names of Allah (Asma-ul-Husna) are the divine attributes mentioned in the Quran and Hadith that describe Allah's perfect nature. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that whoever memorizes, acts upon and teaches these names will enter Paradise (Sahih Muslim). Each name is a reflection of Allah's mercy, wisdom, power or sovereignty.
The most commonly known names are Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful), Ar-Raheem (The Most Compassionate), Al-Malik (The King), Al-Quddus (The Holy) and As-Samad (The Eternal Refuge). These names are recited in daily duas, in Salah and in the remembrance (Dhikr) that punctuates a Muslim's day.
In Islamic tradition, Allah has 99 names — any less is insufficient and any more is an innovation. The names are not separate beings but attributes of the One Creator, each perfect and complete in itself. A Muslim calls upon the specific name most relevant to their need: Ar-Razzaq (The Provider) when seeking provision, Al-Ghaffar (The Forgiver) when seeking forgiveness, and Al-Wadud (The Loving) when seeking love and closeness to Allah.
Learning and reflecting on these names is itself a form of worship. When a Muslim understands that Allah is Al-Latif (The Subtle and Kind), Al-Halim (The Forbearing) and Ar-Ra'uf (The Most Compassionate), their trust in Allah deepens and their anxiety diminishes. The names are a reminder that no matter what difficulty a person faces, Allah's attributes are limitless and His care is absolute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I call upon Allah by any of His 99 names?+
Yes — you can call upon Allah by any of His 99 names in your duas. The Prophet ﷺ taught that Allah has names by which He is to be invoked. Choose the name most relevant to your need and call upon Allah with sincerity.
What is the most important name of Allah?+
Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) is considered the greatest name of Allah and the first name mentioned in the Quran (Surah Al-Fatihah). However, all 99 names are equally sacred and perfect.