Al-Muqaddim, the Expediter.

Al-Muqaddim (الْمُقَدِّمُ) means The Expediter. It is name 71 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Muqaddim brings forward whom He wills, in time, in rank and in honour, as His wisdom decides. It is mentioned with Al-Muʾakhkhir.

The root and its meaning

Al-Muqaddim comes from the Arabic root ق د م (q-d-m), which carries the sense of putting forward.

Where it is in the Quran

The exact name is not in the Quran. The Prophet ﷺ used it in his dua.

Surah Qaaf 50:28

قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

Qaala laa takhtasimoo ladaayya wa qad qaddamtu ilaikum bilwa'eed

[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.

Quran 50:28. 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 مُقَدِّمُ (Yā Muqaddim) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Muqaddim, bring me forward in good deeds."

From the Sunnah

أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Antal-muqaddimu wa antal-muʾakhkhir, lā ilāha illā ant

You are the One who brings forward and the One who holds back. There is no god but You. (The end of the Prophet's ﷺ night prayer dua.)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1120

1. Quran 50:28, translation by Sahih International.
2. Sahih al-Bukhari 1120.

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