Al-Jami, the Gatherer.

Al-Jami (الْجَامِعُ) means The Gatherer. It is name 87 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Jāmiʿ gathers all people on the Last Day, and brings together what is scattered: hearts, families and opposites in creation.

The root and its meaning

Al-Jami comes from the Arabic root ج م ع (j-m-ʿ), which carries the sense of gathering.

Where it is in the Quran

The form jāmiʿ is in 3:9 and 4:140.

Surah Ash-Shura 42:29

وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍۢ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَآءُ قَدِيرٌۭ

Wa min Aayaatihee khalqus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bassa feehimaa min daaabbah; wa Huwa 'alaa jam'ihim izaa yashaaa'u Qadeer

And of his signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and what He has dispersed throughout them of creatures. And He, for gathering them when He wills, is competent.

Quran 42:29. 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 جَامِعُ (Yā Jāmiʿ) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Jāmiʿ, gather me with those I love in Paradise."

A dua from the Quran

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍۢ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

Rabbanaaa innaka jaami 'un-naasi li Yawmil laa raibafeeh; innal laaha laa yukhliful mee'aad

Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise."

Quran 3:9. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

1. Quran 42:29, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 3:9, translation by Sahih International.

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