The 99 Names of Allah, with meaning and flashcards.
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Asma ul Husna, the most beautiful names.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one. Whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise."1 Scholars explain that "enumerating" them means learning them, understanding their meanings and living by them, not only reciting a list. Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so call upon Him by them."2
Which list is this?
The hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari gives the number but not the names. The list most people know, and the one used here, comes from a narration in Jami at-Tirmidhi.3 Many scholars, including Ibn Hajar and Ibn Taymiyyah, held that this list was added by a narrator rather than said by the Prophet ﷺ, and other lists from the Quran and Sunnah differ by a few names. Allah also has names beyond these 99, as the Prophet ﷺ asked Allah "by every name You have, by which You named Yourself... or kept in the knowledge of the unseen with You."4
How to learn them
- Learn five a day with the flashcards. Read the Arabic, say it aloud, then turn the card.
- Think of one way each name shows in your life. Al-Razzaq when you eat, Al-Ghaffar after a mistake.
- Use them in your duas: "Ya Razzaq, provide for me", "Ya Ghaffar, forgive me".
- Take the quiz every few days, and tick the names you know.
The full list
| # | Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | الرَّحْمٰنُ | Ar-Raḥmān | The Most Gracious |
| 2 | الرَّحِيْمُ | Ar-Raḥīm | The Most Merciful |
| 3 | الْمَلِكُ | Al-Malik | The King |
| 4 | الْقُدُّوْسُ | Al-Quddūs | The Most Holy |
| 5 | السَّلَامُ | As-Salām | The Source of Peace |
| 6 | الْمُؤْمِنُ | Al-Muʾmin | The Giver of Security |
| 7 | الْمُهَيْمِنُ | Al-Muhaymin | The Guardian |
| 8 | الْعَزِيْزُ | Al-ʿAzīz | The Almighty |
| 9 | الْجَبَّارُ | Al-Jabbār | The Compeller |
| 10 | الْمُتَكَبِّرُ | Al-Mutakabbir | The Supreme in Greatness |
| 11 | الْخَالِقُ | Al-Khāliq | The Creator |
| 12 | الْبَارِئُ | Al-Bāriʾ | The Maker |
| 13 | الْمُصَوِّرُ | Al-Muṣawwir | The Fashioner |
| 14 | الْغَفَّارُ | Al-Ghaffār | The Ever-Forgiving |
| 15 | الْقَهَّارُ | Al-Qahhār | The Subduer |
| 16 | الْوَهَّابُ | Al-Wahhāb | The Bestower |
| 17 | الرَّزَّاقُ | Ar-Razzāq | The Provider |
| 18 | الْفَتَّاحُ | Al-Fattāḥ | The Opener |
| 19 | الْعَلِيْمُ | Al-ʿAlīm | The All-Knowing |
| 20 | الْقَابِضُ | Al-Qābiḍ | The Withholder |
| 21 | الْبَاسِطُ | Al-Bāsiṭ | The Extender |
| 22 | الْخَافِضُ | Al-Khāfiḍ | The Abaser |
| 23 | الرَّافِعُ | Ar-Rāfiʿ | The Exalter |
| 24 | الْمُعِزُّ | Al-Muʿizz | The Giver of Honour |
| 25 | الْمُذِلُّ | Al-Mudhill | The Giver of Disgrace |
| 26 | السَّمِيْعُ | As-Samīʿ | The All-Hearing |
| 27 | الْبَصِيْرُ | Al-Baṣīr | The All-Seeing |
| 28 | الْحَكَمُ | Al-Ḥakam | The Judge |
| 29 | الْعَدْلُ | Al-ʿAdl | The Just |
| 30 | اللَّطِيْفُ | Al-Laṭīf | The Subtle, the Kind |
| 31 | الْخَبِيْرُ | Al-Khabīr | The All-Aware |
| 32 | الْحَلِيْمُ | Al-Ḥalīm | The Forbearing |
| 33 | الْعَظِيْمُ | Al-ʿAẓīm | The Magnificent |
| 34 | الْغَفُوْرُ | Al-Ghafūr | The All-Forgiving |
| 35 | الشَّكُوْرُ | Ash-Shakūr | The Appreciative |
| 36 | الْعَلِيُّ | Al-ʿAliyy | The Most High |
| 37 | الْكَبِيْرُ | Al-Kabīr | The Most Great |
| 38 | الْحَفِيْظُ | Al-Ḥafīẓ | The Preserver |
| 39 | الْمُقِيْتُ | Al-Muqīt | The Sustainer |
| 40 | الْحَسِيْبُ | Al-Ḥasīb | The Reckoner |
| 41 | الْجَلِيْلُ | Al-Jalīl | The Majestic |
| 42 | الْكَرِيْمُ | Al-Karīm | The Most Generous |
| 43 | الرَّقِيْبُ | Ar-Raqīb | The Watchful |
| 44 | الْمُجِيْبُ | Al-Mujīb | The Responsive |
| 45 | الْوَاسِعُ | Al-Wāsiʿ | The All-Encompassing |
| 46 | الْحَكِيْمُ | Al-Ḥakīm | The All-Wise |
| 47 | الْوَدُوْدُ | Al-Wadūd | The Most Loving |
| 48 | الْمَجِيْدُ | Al-Majīd | The Most Glorious |
| 49 | الْبَاعِثُ | Al-Bāʿith | The Resurrector |
| 50 | الشَّهِيْدُ | Ash-Shahīd | The Witness |
| 51 | الْحَقُّ | Al-Ḥaqq | The Truth |
| 52 | الْوَكِيْلُ | Al-Wakīl | The Trustee |
| 53 | الْقَوِيُّ | Al-Qawiyy | The Most Strong |
| 54 | الْمَتِيْنُ | Al-Matīn | The Firm |
| 55 | الْوَلِيُّ | Al-Waliyy | The Protecting Friend |
| 56 | الْحَمِيْدُ | Al-Ḥamīd | The Praiseworthy |
| 57 | الْمُحْصِيْ | Al-Muḥṣī | The One Who Counts All |
| 58 | الْمُبْدِئُ | Al-Mubdiʾ | The Originator |
| 59 | الْمُعِيْدُ | Al-Muʿīd | The Restorer |
| 60 | الْمُحْيِيْ | Al-Muḥyī | The Giver of Life |
| 61 | الْمُمِيْتُ | Al-Mumīt | The Bringer of Death |
| 62 | الْحَيُّ | Al-Ḥayy | The Ever-Living |
| 63 | الْقَيُّوْمُ | Al-Qayyūm | The Self-Sustaining |
| 64 | الْوَاجِدُ | Al-Wājid | The Finder |
| 65 | الْمَاجِدُ | Al-Mājid | The Noble |
| 66 | الْوَاحِدُ | Al-Wāḥid | The One |
| 67 | الْأَحَدُ | Al-Aḥad | The Unique |
| 68 | الصَّمَدُ | Aṣ-Ṣamad | The Eternal Refuge |
| 69 | الْقَادِرُ | Al-Qādir | The Able |
| 70 | الْمُقْتَدِرُ | Al-Muqtadir | The All-Powerful |
| 71 | الْمُقَدِّمُ | Al-Muqaddim | The Expediter |
| 72 | الْمُؤَخِّرُ | Al-Muʾakhkhir | The Delayer |
| 73 | الْأَوَّلُ | Al-Awwal | The First |
| 74 | الْآخِرُ | Al-Ākhir | The Last |
| 75 | الظَّاهِرُ | Aẓ-Ẓāhir | The Manifest |
| 76 | الْبَاطِنُ | Al-Bāṭin | The Hidden |
| 77 | الْوَالِيْ | Al-Wālī | The Governor |
| 78 | الْمُتَعَالِيْ | Al-Mutaʿālī | The Most Exalted |
| 79 | الْبَرُّ | Al-Barr | The Source of Goodness |
| 80 | التَّوَّابُ | At-Tawwāb | The Accepter of Repentance |
| 81 | الْمُنْتَقِمُ | Al-Muntaqim | The Avenger |
| 82 | الْعَفُوُّ | Al-ʿAfuww | The Pardoner |
| 83 | الرَّؤُوْفُ | Ar-Raʾūf | The Most Kind |
| 84 | مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ | Mālik al-Mulk | Owner of All Sovereignty |
| 85 | ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ | Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām | Lord of Majesty and Honour |
| 86 | الْمُقْسِطُ | Al-Muqsiṭ | The Equitable |
| 87 | الْجَامِعُ | Al-Jāmiʿ | The Gatherer |
| 88 | الْغَنِيُّ | Al-Ghaniyy | The Self-Sufficient |
| 89 | الْمُغْنِيْ | Al-Mughnī | The Enricher |
| 90 | الْمَانِعُ | Al-Māniʿ | The Preventer |
| 91 | الضَّارُّ | Aḍ-Ḍārr | The Bringer of Harm |
| 92 | النَّافِعُ | An-Nāfiʿ | The Bringer of Benefit |
| 93 | النُّوْرُ | An-Nūr | The Light |
| 94 | الْهَادِيْ | Al-Hādī | The Guide |
| 95 | الْبَدِيْعُ | Al-Badīʿ | The Incomparable Originator |
| 96 | الْبَاقِيْ | Al-Bāqī | The Everlasting |
| 97 | الْوَارِثُ | Al-Wārith | The Inheritor |
| 98 | الرَّشِيْدُ | Ar-Rashīd | The Guide to the Right Path |
| 99 | الصَّبُوْرُ | Aṣ-Ṣabūr | The Most Patient |
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2736; Sahih Muslim 2677.
- Quran 7:180, translation by Sahih International.
- Jami at-Tirmidhi 3507, where the list appears; scholars graded the list itself as weak. Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari, on Bukhari 6410.
- Musnad Ahmad 3712, graded sahih by several scholars.
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Questions
Good to know.
What are the 99 Names of Allah?
They are names and attributes of Allah found in the Quran and Sunnah, such as Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious), Al-Malik (the King) and Al-Ghafur (the All-Forgiving). The full list is on this page.
Is there a hadith about the 99 names?
Yes: "Allah has ninety-nine names... whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise" (Sahih al-Bukhari 2736, Sahih Muslim 2677).
Are there only 99 names of Allah?
No. The hadith mentions 99 with a special reward, but Allah has other names too, including some He has kept in the unseen (Musnad Ahmad 3712).
What is the first name of Allah in the list?
Ar-Rahman, the Most Gracious, followed by Ar-Rahim, the Most Merciful. Allah, the proper name, comes before the list.
How can I memorise the 99 names?
Five a day for twenty days works for most people. Use the flashcards above, say each name aloud, and test yourself with the quiz.