Name 79 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 79 of 99
الْبَرُّ
Al-Barr
The Source of Goodness
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Meaning
Al-Barr (الْبَرُّ) means The Source of Goodness. It is name 79 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Barr is good and kind to His creation, true to His promise and gentle with His servants. Birr al-wālidayn, kindness to parents, comes from the same root.
Al-Barr comes from the Arabic root ب ر ر (b-r-r), which carries the sense of goodness and kindness (birr).
The name comes once, in 52:28: the people of Paradise say He is "the Beneficent, the Merciful".
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
Quran 52:28. 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 بَرُّ (Yā Barr) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Barr, be kind to me and make me kind to my parents."
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Questions
Al-Barr (الْبَرُّ) means The Source of Goodness. Al-Barr is good and kind to His creation, true to His promise and gentle with His servants.
The name comes once, in 52:28: the people of Paradise say He is "the Beneficent, the Merciful".
Say Yā Barr (يَا بَرُّ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Barr, be kind to me and make me kind to my parents."
Yes, as Abdul-Barr, "servant of Al-Barr", which is a beautiful choice. Barr on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.