What are the 99 names of Allah?
Asma ul Husna (Al-Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā) are the 99 Beautiful Names of Allah. Each name is an attribute He affirmed for Himself. This site helps you learn the Arabic, the English meaning, a recitation, and a dua for every name — then remember it in your heart and in your duas.
The Quran says: “Allah has the Most Beautiful Names. So call upon Him by them.” (7:180). A well-known hadith (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2736 · Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2677) says that Allah has ninety-nine names, and whoever encompasses them will enter Paradise. Below is the complete list, with Arabic, transliteration, and English meaning.
All 99 names of Allah with meanings
The complete list of Asma ul Husna: Arabic, transliteration, and English meaning. Open any name for a recitation and a dua.
| # | Arabic | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ | Ar-Raḥmān | The Most Merciful, The Entirely Merciful |
| 2 | ٱلرَّحِيمُ | Ar-Raḥīm | The Especially Merciful |
| 3 | ٱلْمَلِكُ | Al-Malik | The King and Owner of Dominion |
| 4 | ٱلْقُدُّوسُ | Al-Quddūs | The Absolutely Pure and Perfect |
| 5 | ٱلسَّلَامُ | As-Salām | The Source of Peace, The Flawless |
| 6 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ | Al-Mu’min | The Granter of Security and Faith |
| 7 | ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ | Al-Muhaymin | The Guardian, The Witness, The Overseer |
| 8 | ٱلْعَزِيزُ | Al-‘Azīz | The Almighty, The All-Powerful, The Invincible, The Honorable |
| 9 | ٱلْجَبَّارُ | Al-Jabbār | The Compeller, The Restorer |
| 10 | ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ | Al-Mutakabbir | The Supreme in Glory, The Rightfully Proud |
| 11 | ٱلْخَٰلِقُ | Al-Khāliq | The Creator, The Maker |
| 12 | ٱلْبَارِئُ | Al-Bāriʾ | The Originator, The Inventor |
| 13 | ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ | Al-Muṣawwir | The Fashioner, The Shaper |
| 14 | ٱلْغَفَّارُ | Al-Ghaffār | The Constant Forgiver, The Great Forgiver |
| 15 | ٱلْقَهَّارُ | Al-Qahhār | The Subduer, The Ever-Dominating |
| 16 | ٱلْوَهَّابُ | Al-Wahhāb | The Giver of Gifts, The Bestower |
| 17 | ٱلرَّزَّاقُ | Ar-Razzāq | The Ever-Providing, The Constant Provider |
| 18 | ٱلْفَتَّاحُ | Al-Fattāḥ | The Opener, The Judge |
| 19 | ٱلْعَلِيمُ | Al-ʿAlīm | The All-Knowing, The Omniscient |
| 20 | ٱلْقَابِضُ | Al-Qābiḍ | The Withholder, The Restrainer |
| 21 | ٱلْبَاسِطُ | Al-Bāsiṭ | The Extender, The Expander |
| 22 | ٱلْخَافِضُ | Al-Khāfiḍ | The Reducer, The Abaser |
| 23 | ٱلرَّافِعُ | Ar-Rāfiʿ | The Exalter, The Elevator |
| 24 | ٱلْمُعِزُّ | Al-Muʿizz | The Honourer, The Bestower of Honor |
| 25 | ٱلْمُذِلُّ | Al-Mudhil | The Dishonourer, The Humiliator |
| 26 | ٱلسَّمِيعُ | As-Samīʿ | The All-Hearing |
| 27 | ٱلْبَصِيرُ | Al-Baṣīr | The All-Seeing |
| 28 | ٱلْحَكَمُ | Al-Ḥakam | The Judge, The Giver of Justice |
| 29 | ٱلْعَدْلُ | Al-‘Adl | The Utterly Just |
| 30 | ٱللَّطِيفُ | Al-Laṭīf | The Most Gentle, The Subtle One |
| 31 | ٱلْخَبِيرُ | Al-Khabīr | The All-Aware, The All-Acquainted |
| 32 | ٱلْحَلِيمُ | Al-Ḥalīm | The Most Forbearing |
| 33 | ٱلْعَظِيمُ | Al-ʿAẓīm | The Magnificent, The Supreme |
| 34 | ٱلْغَفُورُ | Al-Ghafūr | The Forgiving, The Exceedingly Forgiving |
| 35 | ٱلشَّكُورُ | Ash-Shakūr | The Most Appreciative |
| 36 | ٱلْعَلِيُّ | Al-ʿAlī | The Most High, The Exalted |
| 37 | ٱلْكَبِيرُ | Al-Kabīr | The Greatest, The Most Grand |
| 38 | ٱلْحَفِيظُ | Al-Ḥafīẓ | The Preserver, The All-Heedful and All-Protecting |
| 39 | ٱلْمُقِيتُ | Al-Muqīt | The Nourisher, The All-Powerful Maintainer |
| 40 | ٱلْحَسِيبُ | Al-Ḥasīb | The Reckoner |
| 41 | ٱلْجَلِيلُ | Al-Jalīl | The Majestic |
| 42 | ٱلْكَرِيمُ | Al-Karīm | The Most Generous, The Most Noble |
| 43 | ٱلرَّقِيبُ | Ar-Raqīb | The Watchful, The All-Watchful |
| 44 | ٱلْمُجِيبُ | Al-Mujīb | The Responsive, The Answerer |
| 45 | ٱلْوَاسِعُ | Al-Wāsiʿ | The All-Encompassing, the Boundless |
| 46 | ٱلْحَكِيمُ | Al-Ḥakīm | The All-Wise |
| 47 | ٱلْوَدُودُ | Al-Wadūd | The Most Loving |
| 48 | ٱلْمَجِيدُ | Al-Majīd | The All-Glorious, The Ever-Majestic |
| 49 | ٱلْبَاعِثُ | Al-Bāʿith | The Infuser of New Life, The Resurrector |
| 50 | ٱلشَّهِيدُ | As-Shahīd | The All-Witnessing |
| 51 | ٱلْحَقُّ | Al-Ḥaqq | The Absolute Truth |
| 52 | ٱلْوَكِيلُ | Al-Wakīl | The Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs |
| 53 | ٱلْقَوِيُّ | Al-Qawiyy | The All-Strong |
| 54 | ٱلْمَتِينُ | Al-Matīn | The Firm, The Steadfast |
| 55 | ٱلْوَلِيُّ | Al-Waliyy | The Protector, The Guardian |
| 56 | ٱلْحَمِيدُ | Al-Ḥamīd | The Praiseworthy, The Most Praised |
| 57 | ٱلْمُحْصِي | Al-Muḥṣī | The All-Enumerating, The Counter |
| 58 | ٱلْمُبْدِئُ | Al-Mubdiʾ | The Originator, The Initiator |
| 59 | ٱلْمُعِيدُ | Al-Muʿīd | The Restorer, The Reviver |
| 60 | ٱلْمُحْيِي | Al-Muḥyī | The Giver of Life |
| 61 | ٱلْمُمِيتُ | Al-Mumīt | The Taker of Life, The Causer of Death |
| 62 | ٱلْحَيُّ | Al-Ḥayy | The Ever-Living |
| 63 | ٱلْقَيُّومُ | Al-Qayyūm | The Sustainer, The Self-Subsisting |
| 64 | ٱلْوَاجِدُ | Al-Wājid | The Ever-Wealthy, The Self-Sufficient |
| 65 | ٱلْمَاجِدُ | Al-Mājid | The Noble, The Generous |
| 66 | ٱلْوَاحِدُ | Al-Wāḥid | The One, The Indivisible |
| 67 | ٱلْأَحَدُ | Al-Aḥad | The Unique, The Only One |
| 68 | ٱلصَّمَدُ | Aṣ-Ṣamad | The Self-Subsisting, The One Upon Whom All Depend |
| 69 | ٱلْقَادِرُ | Al-Qādir | The Omnipotent, The All-Able |
| 70 | ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ | Al-Muqtadir | The All-Powerful, The Dominant |
| 71 | ٱلْمُقَدِّمُ | Al-Muqaddim | The Expediter, The Promoter |
| 72 | ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ | Al-Muʾakhkhir | The Delayer, The Postponer |
| 73 | ٱلْأَوَّلُ | Al-Awwal | The First, The Pre-Existing |
| 74 | ٱلْآخِرُ | Al-Ākhir | The Last, The Ever-Remaining |
| 75 | ٱلظَّاهِرُ | Aẓ-Ẓāhir | The Manifest, The Highest |
| 76 | ٱلْبَاطِنُ | Al-Bāṭin | The Hidden One, Knower of the Hidden |
| 77 | ٱلْوَالِي | Al-Wālī | The Sole Governor |
| 78 | ٱلْمُتَعَالِي | Al-Mutaʿālī | The Self-Exalted |
| 79 | ٱلْبَرُّ | Al-Barr | The Source of All Goodness |
| 80 | ٱلتَّوَابُ | At-Tawwāb | The Accepter of Repentance, The Ever-Relenting |
| 81 | ٱلْمُنْتَقِمُ | Al-Muntaqim | The Avenger |
| 82 | ٱلْعَفُوُّ | Al-ʿAfūw | The Pardoner |
| 83 | ٱلرَّءُوفُ | Ar-Raʾūf | The Most Kind |
| 84 | مَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكِ | Mālik al-Mulk | Master of the Dominion, Owner of the Kingdom |
| 85 | ذُو ٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ | Dhū al-Jalāli wa’l-Ikrām | Possessor of Glory and Honour |
| 86 | ٱلْمُقْسِطُ | Al-Muqsiṭ | The Just One |
| 87 | ٱلْجَامِعُ | Al-Jāmiʿ | The Gatherer, the Uniter |
| 88 | ٱلْغَنِيُّ | Al-Ghaniyy | The Self-Sufficient, The Free of All Need |
| 89 | ٱلْمُغْنِيُ | Al-Mughnī | The Enricher |
| 90 | ٱلْمَانِعُ | Al-Māniʿ | The Withholder |
| 91 | ٱلضَّارُّ | Aḍ-Ḍārr | The Creator of Harm |
| 92 | ٱلنَّافِعُ | An-Nāfiʿ | The Propitious, The Benefactor |
| 93 | ٱلنُّورُ | An-Nūr | The Light |
| 94 | ٱلْهَادِي | Al-Hādī | The Guide |
| 95 | ٱلْبَدِيعُ | Al-Badīʿ | The Incomparable Originator |
| 96 | ٱلْبَاقِي | Al-Bāqī | The Ever-Lasting |
| 97 | ٱلْوَارِثُ | Al-Wāriṯ | The Inheritor |
| 98 | ٱلرَّشِيدُ | Ar-Rashīd | The Guide to the Right Path |
| 99 | ٱلصَّبُورُ | Aṣ-Ṣabūr | The Patient |
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About
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