Name 45 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 45 of 99
الْوَاسِعُ
Al-Wāsiʿ
The All-Encompassing
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Meaning
Al-Wasi (الْوَاسِعُ) means The All-Encompassing. It is name 45 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Wāsiʿ is vast in mercy, knowledge and generosity. His mercy is wider than any sin, and His provision wider than any need.
Al-Wasi comes from the Arabic root و س ع (w-s-ʿ), which carries the sense of wideness and capacity.
Al-Wāsiʿ is usually paired with Al-ʿAlīm.
وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا۟ فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
Wa lillaahil mashriqu walmaghrib; fa aynamaa tuwalloo fasamma wajhullaah; innal laaha waasi'un Aleem
And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
Quran 2:115. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةًۭ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًۭا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
Ash Shaitaanu ya'idukumul faqra wa yaamurukum bilfahshaaa'i wallaahu ya'idukum maghfiratam minhu wa fadlaa; wallaahu Waasi'un 'Aleem
Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
Quran 2:268. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا وَاسِعُ (Yā Wāsiʿ) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Wāsiʿ, let Your mercy be wide enough for me."
ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّحْمَةًۭ وَعِلْمًۭا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Allazeena yahmiloonal 'Arsha wa man hawlahoo yusabbihoona bihamdi Rabbihim wa yu'minoona bihee wa yastaghfiroona lillazeena aamanoo Rabbanaa wasi'ta kulla shai'ir rahmantanw wa 'ilman faghfir lillazeena taaboo wattaba'oo sabeelaka wa qihim 'azaabal Jaheem
Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Quran 40:7. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
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Questions
Al-Wasi (الْوَاسِعُ) means The All-Encompassing. Al-Wāsiʿ is vast in mercy, knowledge and generosity.
Al-Wāsiʿ is usually paired with Al-ʿAlīm.
Say Yā Wāsiʿ (يَا وَاسِعُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Wāsiʿ, let Your mercy be wide enough for me."
Yes, as Abdul-Wasi, "servant of Al-Wasi". Names that show servitude to one of Allah's Names are among the best names, as the Prophet ﷺ said of Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman (Sahih Muslim 2132).