Divine Attributes

Divine Attributes

Names & attributes of Allah from the Quran

ar-Raḥmānالرحمن

The Entirely Merciful

55:1-2 — «The Most Merciful taught the Quran.»

ar-Raḥīmالرحيم

The Bestower of Mercy

1:3 — «The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.»

al-Malikالملك

The Sovereign King

59:23 — «He is Allah, the King, the Holy.»

al-Quddūsالقدوس

The Pure & Holy

59:23 — «the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace.»

as-Salāmالسلام

The Source of Peace

59:23 — «the Source of Peace and Safety.»

al-Ghafūrالغفور

The Constantly Forgiving

39:53 — «He is the Most Forgiving.»

al-Wadūdالودود

The Most Loving

11:90 — «My Lord is the Most Loving.»

al-Ḥakīmالحكيم

The All-Wise

2:32 — «Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You taught us.»

al-ʿAlīmالعليم

The All-Knowing

2:115 —

as-Samīʿالسميع

The All-Hearing

2:127 — «Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.»

al-Baṣīrالبصير

The All-Seeing

57:3 — «He is with you wherever you are.»

al-Qadīrالقدير

The All-Powerful

30:54 —

al-Ḥayyالحي

The Ever-Living

2:255 — «Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living.»

al-Qayyūmالقيوم

The Sustainer of all

2:255 — «the Sustainer of all existence.»

al-Wāḥidالواحد

The One

112:1 — «Say: He is Allah, the One.»

al-Aḥadالأحد

The Unique

112:1 —

an-Nūrالنور

The Light

24:35 — «Allah is the Light of the heavens and earth.»

al-Laṭīfاللطيف

The Subtle & Kind

6:103 —

al-Karīmالكريم

The Most Generous

82:6-8 —

ash-Shakūrالشكور

The Most Appreciative

42:23 —

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