Al-Mudhill, the Giver of Disgrace.

Al-Mudhill (الْمُذِلُّ) means The Giver of Disgrace. It is name 25 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Mudhill brings low whom He wills, those who are arrogant and unjust. Scholars always mention it with Al-Muʿizz so the full picture is kept.

The root and its meaning

Al-Mudhill comes from the Arabic root ذ ل ل (dh-l-l), which carries the sense of lowness and humiliation.

Where it is in the Quran

The exact name is not in the Quran. Its verb is in 3:26: "You humble whom You will."

Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:26

قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

Qulil laahumma Maalikal Mulki tu'til mulka man tashaaa'u wa tanzi'ulmulka mimman tashhaaa'u wa tu'izzu man tashaaa'u wa tuzillu man tashaaa'u biyadikal khairu innaka 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer

Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

Quran 3:26. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Calling on Allah by this Name

Scholars mention this Name together with Al-Muizz, so that both sides of what Allah does are kept in mind, and it is not used on its own to call on Him. In your dua, ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "O Allah, do not humble me before Your creation, and make me humble before You."

From the Sunnah

إِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، وَلَا يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ

Innahū lā yadhillu man wālayt, wa lā yaʿizzu man ʿādayt

No one You befriend is humbled, and no one You oppose is honoured. (Part of the qunūt the Prophet ﷺ taught al-Hasan.)

Sunan Abi Dawud 1425; Jami at-Tirmidhi 464

1. Quran 3:26, translation by Sahih International.
2. Sunan Abi Dawud 1425; Jami at-Tirmidhi 464.

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