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In a hadith narrated by Sahih al-Bukhari, it is mentioned that Allah has 99 names. Abu Hurairah reported that God has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and God is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).
The baqarah (Arabic: بَقَرْة, cow) of the Israelites [3]; The dhiʾb (Arabic: ذِئب, wolf) that Jacob feared could attack Joseph, and who was blamed for his disappearance [22] [23]
In Islamic theology, the attributes (ṣifāt, also meaning "property" or "quality" [1]) of God can be defined in one of two ways. Under divine simplicity, the attributes of God are verbal descriptions understood apophatically (negatively). God being "powerful" does not impute a distinct quality of "power" to God's essence but is merely to say ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. Part of a series on Islam Allah (God in Islam) Allah Jalla Jalālah in Arabic calligraphy Theology Allah Names Attributes Phrases and expressions Islam (religion) Throne of God Sufi metaphysics Theology Schools of Islamic theology Oneness Kalam Anthropomorphism and corporealism ...
The other names are known as the 99 Names of Allah (al-asmā' al-ḥusná lit. meaning: 'the best names' or 'the most beautiful names') and considered attributes, each of which evoke a distinct characteristic of Allah. [13] [61] All these names refer to Allah, the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name. [62]
God’s name Al-Ghafūr occurs 91 times in the Quran, making it one of the most common names mentioned there, and is often mentioned alongside other Attributes of God: Ar-Raheem: is mentioned 72 times with Al-Ghafūr, one of the most common sets of pairs of Allah’s names. Al-Haleem ('The Forbearing one': 6 times. Al-’Afuww: 4 times.
In his book, "al-Maqsad al-Asna fi Sharah Asma' Allahu al-Husna" (aka The best means in explaining Allah's Beautiful Names), Imam al-Ghazali translates al-Fattah as "He Who Opens all things". He goes on to explain that "He is the One by Whose Concern everything that is closed is opened, and (The One) by Whose guidance everything that is obscure ...
Aside from the supreme name "Allah" and the neologism ar-Rahman (referring to the divine beneficence that creates and maintains the universe) and a few other specific names like Malik al-Muluk ("King of Kings") in an authentic narration of Muhammad, other names may be shared by both God and human beings. According to the Islamic teachings, the ...