Name 8 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 8 of 99
الْعَزِيْزُ
Al-ʿAzīz
The Almighty
Meaning
Al-Aziz (الْعَزِيْزُ) means The Almighty. It is name 8 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-ʿAzīz is mighty and can never be overcome. Whatever He wills happens, and true honour belongs to Him. In the Quran it is often paired with Al-Ḥakīm: His might always goes with wisdom.
Al-Aziz comes from the Arabic root ع ز ز (ʿ-z-z), which carries the sense of strength, rarity and being beyond reach.
Al-ʿAzīz is one of the most frequent names in the Quran, and closes many verses.
وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّۢ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ
Wash-shamsu tajree limustaqarril lahaa; zaalika taqdeerul 'Azeezil Aleem
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Quran 36:38. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ ۚ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Huwal lazee yusawwirukum fil arhaami kaifa yashaaa'; laa ilaaha illaa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem
It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Quran 3:6. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا عَزِيْزُ (Yā ʿAzīz) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā ʿAzīz, give me strength over what I cannot overcome alone."
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Questions
Al-Aziz (الْعَزِيْزُ) means The Almighty. Al-ʿAzīz is mighty and can never be overcome.
Al-ʿAzīz is one of the most frequent names in the Quran, and closes many verses.
Say Yā ʿAzīz (يَا عَزِيْزُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā ʿAzīz, give me strength over what I cannot overcome alone."
Yes, as Abdul-Aziz, "servant of Al-Aziz", which is a beautiful choice. Aziz on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.