99 Names of Allah

Al-Azim, the Magnificent.

Name 33 of the 99 Names of Allah. See its root and meaning, the verse where it appears, and how to use it in your dua.

Name 33 of 99

الْعَظِيْمُ

Al-ʿAẓīm

The Magnificent

Root ع ظ م ʿ-ẓ-m

Meaning

Al-Azim explained.

Al-Azim (الْعَظِيْمُ) means The Magnificent. It is name 33 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-ʿAẓīm is magnificent beyond what minds can picture. Every great thing is small before Him, which is why we glorify Him in rukūʿ.

The root and its meaning

Al-Azim comes from the Arabic root ع ظ م (ʿ-ẓ-m), which carries the sense of greatness and magnitude.

Where it is in the Quran

Ayat al-Kursi ends with "and He is the Most High, the Magnificent".

Surah Al-Baqara 2:255

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa'u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya'lamu maa baina aydeehim wa mww khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai'im min 'ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa'; wasi'a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa ya'ooduho hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul 'Azeem

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Quran 2:255. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Surah Al-Waaqia 56:96

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Fasabbih bismi rabbikal 'azeem

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

Quran 56:96. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Calling on Allah by this Name

Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا عَظِيْمُ (Yā ʿAẓīm) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā ʿAẓīm, my problems are small before You."

From the Sunnah

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ

Subḥāna rabbiyal-ʿaẓīm

Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent. (Said in rukūʿ.)

Sahih Muslim 772

  1. Quran 2:255, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Quran 56:96, translation by Sahih International.
  3. Sahih Muslim 772.

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Questions

Good to know.

What does Al-Azim mean?

Al-Azim (الْعَظِيْمُ) means The Magnificent. Al-ʿAẓīm is magnificent beyond what minds can picture.

Is Al-Azim in the Quran?

Ayat al-Kursi ends with "and He is the Most High, the Magnificent".

How do I use Al-Azim in dua?

Say Yā ʿAẓīm (يَا عَظِيْمُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā ʿAẓīm, my problems are small before You."

Can a child be named after Al-Azim?

Yes, as Abdul-Azim, "servant of Al-Azim". Names that show servitude to one of Allah's Names are among the best names, as the Prophet ﷺ said of Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman (Sahih Muslim 2132).