Name 42 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 42 of 99
الْكَرِيْمُ
Al-Karīm
The Most Generous
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Meaning
Al-Karim (الْكَرِيْمُ) means The Most Generous. It is name 42 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Karīm gives before He is asked, gives more than is hoped, and forgives with grace. He is generous without limit and noble beyond any fault.
Al-Karim comes from the Arabic root ك ر م (k-r-m), which carries the sense of generosity and nobility.
Al-Karīm comes in 82:6 and 27:40, and Al-Akram in 96:3.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
Yaaa ayyuhal insaaanu maa gharraka bi Rabbikal kareem
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Quran 82:6. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Iqra wa rab bukal akram
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Quran 96:3. 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 كَرِيْمُ (Yā Karīm) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Karīm, treat me with Your generosity, not with what I deserve."
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Questions
Al-Karim (الْكَرِيْمُ) means The Most Generous. Al-Karīm gives before He is asked, gives more than is hoped, and forgives with grace.
Al-Karīm comes in 82:6 and 27:40, and Al-Akram in 96:3.
Say Yā Karīm (يَا كَرِيْمُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Karīm, treat me with Your generosity, not with what I deserve."
Yes, as Abdul-Karim, "servant of Al-Karim", which is a beautiful choice. Karim on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.