Name 61 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 61 of 99
الْمُمِيْتُ
Al-Mumīt
The Bringer of Death
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Meaning
Al-Mumit (الْمُمِيْتُ) means The Bringer of Death. It is name 61 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Mumīt decrees death for every living thing, at its appointed time. He made death and life to test which of us is best in deeds.
Al-Mumit comes from the Arabic root م و ت (m-w-t), which carries the sense of death.
The exact name is not in the Quran, but "He gives life and causes death" is in many verses.
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ
Allazee khalaqal mawta walhayaata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu 'amalaa; wa huwal 'azeezul ghafoor
[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
Quran 67:2. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ
Lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ardi yuhyee wa yumeetu wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer
His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
Quran 57:2. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Scholars mention this Name together with Al-Muhyi, 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, when You take my soul, take it as a Muslim."
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live. (Before sleeping.)
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324
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Questions
Al-Mumit (الْمُمِيْتُ) means The Bringer of Death. Al-Mumīt decrees death for every living thing, at its appointed time.
The exact name is not in the Quran, but "He gives life and causes death" is in many verses.
Scholars read it together with Al-Muhyi and do not call on Allah by it alone. Ask for what fits its meaning instead, for example: "O Allah, when You take my soul, take it as a Muslim."