Al-Muid, the Restorer.

Al-Muid (الْمُعِيْدُ) means The Restorer. It is name 59 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Muʿīd brings creation back after death, as easily as He began it. Allah says that bringing it back is even easier for Him.

The root and its meaning

Al-Muid comes from the Arabic root ع و د (ʿ-w-d), which carries the sense of returning and repeating.

Where it is in the Quran

The exact name is not in the Quran. Its verb is in 30:27 and 85:13.

Surah Ar-Room 30:27

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ ۚ وَلَهُ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Wa Huwal lazee yabda'ul khalqa summa yu'eeduhoo wa huwa ahwanu 'alaih; wa lahul masalul la'laa fissamaawaati wal-ard; wa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem

And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Quran 30:27. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Surah Taa-Haa 20:55

۞ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ

Minhaa khalaqnaakum wa feehaa nu'eedukum wa minhaa nukhrijukum taaratan ukhraa

From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

Quran 20:55. 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 مُعِيْدُ (Yā Muʿīd) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Muʿīd, return me to You in a state You love."

1. Quran 30:27, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 20:55, translation by Sahih International.

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