Name 35 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 35 of 99
الشَّكُوْرُ
Ash-Shakūr
The Appreciative
Meaning
Ash-Shakur (الشَّكُوْرُ) means The Appreciative. It is name 35 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Ash-Shakūr appreciates the smallest good deed and rewards it many times over. A little done sincerely is never wasted with Him.
Ash-Shakur comes from the Arabic root ش ك ر (sh-k-r), which carries the sense of thanks and appreciation.
Ash-Shakūr comes four times in the Quran, with Al-Ghafūr or Al-Ḥalīm.
لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ غَفُورٌۭ شَكُورٌۭ
Liyuwaffiyahum ujoorahum wa yazeedahum min fadlih; innahoo Ghafoorun Shakoor
That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
Quran 35:30. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
إِن تُقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًۭا يُضَٰعِفْهُ لَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَكُورٌ حَلِيمٌ
In tuqridul laaha qardan hasanany yudd'ifhu lakum wa yaghfir lakum; wallaahu Shakoorun Haleem
If you loan Allah a goodly loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. And Allah is Most Appreciative and Forbearing.
Quran 64:17. 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 شَكُوْرُ (Yā Shakūr) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Shakūr, accept my small deeds and make them heavy on my scale."
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni ʿibādatik
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You and to worship You well. (Taught to Muadh to say after every prayer.)
Sunan Abi Dawud 1522
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Questions
Ash-Shakur (الشَّكُوْرُ) means The Appreciative. Ash-Shakūr appreciates the smallest good deed and rewards it many times over.
Ash-Shakūr comes four times in the Quran, with Al-Ghafūr or Al-Ḥalīm.
Say Yā Shakūr (يَا شَكُوْرُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Shakūr, accept my small deeds and make them heavy on my scale."
Yes, as Abdush-Shakur, "servant of Ash-Shakur", which is a beautiful choice. Shakur on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.