Al-Mumin, the Giver of Security.

Al-Mumin (الْمُؤْمِنُ) means The Giver of Security. It is name 6 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Muʾmin gives security to His creation and keeps His promises. Scholars also explain it as the One who confirms the truth of His messengers and of the believers.

The root and its meaning

Al-Mumin comes from the Arabic root أ م ن (ʾ-m-n), which carries the sense of safety from fear, and trust (īmān and amānah share this root).

Where it is in the Quran

The name comes once, in 59:23. Surah Quraysh shows its meaning: He fed them and made them safe from fear.

Surah Al-Hashr 59:23

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Huwal-laahul-lazee laaa Ilaaha illaa Huwal-Malikul Quddoosus-Salaamul Muminul Muhaiminul-'aAzeezul Jabbaarul-Mutakabbir; Subhaanal laahi 'Ammaa yushrikoon

He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

Quran 59:23. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

Surah Quraish 106:4

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ

Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf

Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.

Quran 106:4. 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 مُؤْمِنُ (Yā Muʾmin) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Muʾmin, keep me safe from what I fear."

O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears. (Part of a morning and evening dua the Prophet ﷺ never left.)

Sunan Abi Dawud 5074

1. Quran 59:23, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 106:4, translation by Sahih International.
3. Sunan Abi Dawud 5074.

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