Al-Mutakabbir, the Supreme in Greatness.

Al-Mutakabbir (الْمُتَكَبِّرُ) means The Supreme in Greatness. It is name 10 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Mutakabbir is supreme in greatness and above all creation. Greatness is His right alone, so pride in a person is blameworthy while in Allah it is perfection.

The root and its meaning

Al-Mutakabbir comes from the Arabic root ك ب ر (k-b-r), which carries the sense of greatness.

Where it is in the Quran

The name comes once, in 59:23. In 45:37 Allah says greatness (kibriyāʾ) is His in the heavens and the earth.

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 Al-Jaathiya 45:37

وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Wa lahul kibriyaaa'u fissamaawaati wal ardi wa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem

And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Quran 45:37. 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 مُتَكَبِّرُ (Yā Mutakabbir) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Mutakabbir, keep pride out of my heart."

Allah says: "Might is My lower garment and greatness My cloak. Whoever contends with Me over them, I will punish."

Sahih Muslim 2620

1. Quran 59:23, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 45:37, translation by Sahih International.
3. Sahih Muslim 2620.

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