Al-Warith, the Inheritor

Al-Warith (الْوَارِثُ) means The Inheritor. It is name 97 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Wārith inherits everything when all creation has passed. What we own is only lent to us for a while.

The root and its meaning

Al-Warith comes from the Arabic root و ر ث (w-r-th), which carries the sense of inheriting.

Where it is in the Quran

Allah calls Himself "the Inheritor" in 15:23 and "the best of inheritors" in 21:89.

Surah Al-Hijr 15:23

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ

Wa innnaa la nahnu nuhyee wa numeetu wa nahnul waarisoon

And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

Quran 15:23. 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 وَارِثُ (Yā Wārith) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Wārith, bless what I leave behind me."

A dua from the Quran

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

Wa Zakariyyaaa iz naadaa Rabbahoo Rabbi laa tazarnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waariseen

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

Quran 21:89. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

1. Quran 15:23, translation by Sahih International.
2. Quran 21:89, translation by Sahih International.

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