The 99 Names of Allah

[Richard the Lionheart]

Here's something interesting I found recently. The 99 names of the Islamic God (Allah). I actually think it's kind of neat. I guess the list is basically a description of the Islamic God (Allah). Apparently the 100th name is hidden.

1. ALLAH (الله) The God
2. Al Rahman (الرحمن) The All Beneficent
3. Al Rahim (الرحيم) The Most Merciful
4. Al Malik (الملك) The King, The Sovereign
5. Al Quddus (القدوس) The Most Holy
6. Al Salam (السلام) Peace and Blessing
7. Al Mu'min (المؤمن) The Guarantor
8. Al Muhaymin (المهيمن) The Guardian, the Preserver
9. Al 'Aziz (العزيز) The Almighty, the Self Sufficient
10. Al Jabbar (الجبار) The Powerful, the Irresistible
11. Al Mutakabbir (المتكبر) The Tremendous
12. Al Khaliq (الخالق) The Creator
13. Al Bari' (البارئ) The Maker
14. Al Musawwir (المصور) The Fashioner of Forms
15. Al Ghaffar (الغفار) The Ever Forgiving
16. Al Qahhar (القهار) The All Compelling Subduer
17. Al Wahhab (الوهاب) The Bestower
18. Al Razzaq (الرزاق) The Ever Providing
19. Al Fattah (الفتاح) The Opener, the Victory Giver
20. Al Alim (العليم) The All Knowing, the Omniscient
21. Al Qabid (القابض) The Restrainer, the Straightener
22. Al Basit (الباسط) The Expander, the Munificent
23. Al Khafid (الخافض) The Abaser
24. Al Rafi' (الرافع) The Exalter
25. Al Mu'izz (المعز) The Giver of Honor
26. Al Mudhill (المذل) The Giver of Dishonor
27. Al Sami' (السميع) The All Hearing
28. Al Basir (البصير) The All Seeing
29. Al Hakam (الحكم) The Judge, the Arbitrator
30. Al 'Adl (العدل) The Utterly Just
31. Al Latif (اللطيف) The Subtly Kind
32. Al Khabir (الخبير) The All Aware
33. Al Halim (الحليم) The Forbearing, the Indulgent
34. Al 'Azim (العظيم) The Magnificent, the Infinite
35. Al Ghafur (الغفور) The All Forgiving
36. Al Shakur (الشكور) The Grateful
37. Al 'Ali (العلى) The Sublimely Exalted
38. Al Kabir (الكبير) The Great
39. Al Hafiz (الحفيظ) The Preserver
40. Al Muqit (المقيت) The Nourisher
41. Al Hasib (الحسيب) The Reckoner
42. Al Jalil (الجليل) The Majestic
43. Al Karim (الكريم) The Bountiful, the Generous
44. Al Raqib (الرقيب) The Watchful
45. Al Mujib (المجيب) The Responsive, the Answerer
46. Al Wasi' (الواسع) The Vast, the All Encompassing
47. Al Hakim (الحكيم) The Wise
48. Al Wadud (الودود) The Loving, the Kind One
49. Al Majid (المجيد) The All Glorious
50. Al Ba'ith (الباعث) The Raiser of the Dead
51. Al Shahid (الشهيد) The Witness
52. Al Haqq (الحق) The Truth, the Real
53. Al Wakil (الوكيل) The Trustee, the Dependable
54. Al Qawiyy (القوى) The Strong
55. Al Matin (المتين) The Firm, the Steadfast
56. Al Wali (الولى) The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper
57. Al Hamid (الحميد) The All Praiseworthy
58. Al Muhsi (المحصى) The Accounter, the Numberer of All
59. Al Mubdi' (المبدئ) The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all
60. Al Mu'id (المعيد) The Reinstater Who Brings Back All
61. Al Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver of Life
62. Al Mumit (المميت) The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer
63. Al Hayy (الحي) The Ever Living
64. Al Qayyum (القيوم) The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All
65. Al Wajid (الواجد) The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing
66. Al Majid (الماجد) The Illustrious, the Magnificent
67. Al Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible
68. Al Samad (الصمد) The Self Sufficient,the Impregnable,the Eternally Besought of All, the Everlasting
69. Al Qadir (القادر) The All Able
70. Al Muqtadir (المقتدر) The All Determiner, the Dominant
71. Al Muqaddim (المقدم) The Expediter, He who brings forward
72. Al Mu'akhkhir (المؤخر) The Delayer, He who puts far away
73. Al Awwal (الأول) The First
74. Al Akhir (الأخر) The Last
75. Al Zahir (الظاهر) The Manifest; the All Victorious
76. Al Batin (الباطن) The Hidden; the All Encompassing
77. Al Wali (الوالي) The Patron
78. Al Muta'al (المتعالي) The Self Exalted
79. Al Barr (البر) The Most Kind and Righteous
80. Al Tawwab (التواب) The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
81. Al Muntaqim (المنتقم) The Avenger
82. Al 'Afuww (العفو) The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins
83. Al Ra'uf (الرؤوف) The Compassionate, the All Pitying
84. Malik al Mulk (مالك) (الملك) The Owner of All Sovereignty
85. Dhu al Jalal wa al Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام) The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
86. Al Muqsit (المقسط) The Equitable, the Requiter
87. Al Jami' (الجامع) The Gatherer, the Unifier
88. Al Ghani (الغنى) The All Rich, the Independent
89. Al Mughni (المغنى) The Enricher, the Emancipator
90. Al Mani'(المانع) The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender
91. Al Darr (الضار) The Distressor, the Harmer (This attribute can only be found in hadith.
92. Al Nafi' (النافع) The Propitious, the Benefactor
93. Al Nur (النور) The Light
94. Al Hadi (الهادئ) The Guide
95. Al Badi (البديع) Incomparable, the Originator
96. Al Baqi (الباقي) The Ever Enduring and Immutable
97. Al Warith (الوارث) The Heir, the Inheritor of All
98. Al Rashid (الرشيد) The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower
99. Al Sabur (الصبور) The Patient, the Timeless

[Flavius Atius]

Awesome, that helped put together my Imperial Title:

Announcing The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful, The King, The Sovereign, The Most Holy, The Guarantor, The Guardian, The Preserver, The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Tremendous, The Ever Forgiving, The All Compelling Subduer, The Bestower, The Ever Providing, The Opener, The Victory Giver, The All Knowing, The Omniscient, The Restrainer, the Straightener, The Expander, the Munificent, The Abaser, The Exalter, The Giver of Honor, The Giver of Dishonor, The All Hearing, The All Seeing, The Judge, the Arbitrator, The Utterly Just, The Subtly Kind, The All Aware, The Forbearing, the Indulgent, The Magnificent, the Infinite, The All Forgiving, The Sublimely Exalted, The Great, The Reckoner, The Majestic, The Wise, The Strong, The Firm, the Steadfast, The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper, The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer, The Illustrious, the Magnificent, The All Determiner, the Dominant, The Manifest, the All Victorious, The Compassionate, the All Pitying, The Owner of All Sovereignty, The Lord of Majesty and Generosity, The Guide; His Most Supreme Imperial Majesty Blake I.

[Richard the Lionheart]

Awesome, that helped put together my Imperial Title:

Your "Imperial Title"? For what?

[katsusand]

Thank you very much H&G ...

[Farnan]

Let me think, Christian names for God:

God
The Alpha and the Omega - The beggining and the End
The King of Kings, Lord of Lords
The Lord
The Lord God Almighty
Father
The Creator
YVHV
Jehova
I AM
He/Him

There are others based on the situation, and other metaphors for Him, but I can't think of them...

[Justinian]

I have to ask - why is it necessary to have so many names for idea we call God, from a philosophical standpoint? All monotheistic religions have many names for their God - why? If there are so many 'aspects' of God, doesn't it make it somewhat Zoroastrian? Or is it just a bunch of titles, in which case, surely to a supernatural being only one name - or no name - is required?

Another Confusing Post™.

I forget one but it is something like YWH..

יהוה

Which is transliterated directly into "YHVH" or Yahweh.

-יֻשׂתִניִנ

[Siblesz]

Cool list.

I forget one but it is something like YWH..

Yahweh?

[Farnan]

That is it with vowels, but is YHWH how your supposed to write it because the Hebrew language doesn't have vowels?

[Justinian]

That is it with vowels, but is YHWH how your supposed to write it because the Hebrew language doesn't have vowels?

Well it's yud hah vav hah, so "YHVH", but Hebrew DOES have vowels so it's pronounced "Yahweh".

-יֻשׂתִניִנ

[Farnan]

I thought Hebrew didn't have vowels, I must be wrong...

[Justinian]

Hebrew vowels are designated in little marks above the letter.

This is 'Justinian' in Hebrew (roughly):

יֻשׂתִניִנ

There is no 'uh' or 'ih' letters in Hebrew but there are 'uh' and 'ih' vowels.

[Farnan]

Thanks.

[sephodwyrm]

Because this all can be sung in a song. For a full length prayer that includes the Tesbihat we have to sing it.

The tone is rather catchy too.

[Richard the Lionheart]

Why is the 100th name a secret?

I have to ask - why is it necessary to have so many names for idea we call God, from a philosophical standpoint? All monotheistic religions have many names for their God - why? If there are so many 'aspects' of God, doesn't it make it somewhat Zoroastrian? Or is it just a bunch of titles, in which case, surely to a supernatural being only one name - or no name - is required?

The list is basically a description of the Islamic God. I guess the names describe His personality,characteristics, and attributes.

And I think the Zoroastrian God is the same as the Abrahamic God. :wink:

[Zuwxiv]

Cool, nice thing to share. Christians just use the blandly generic "He" or "God", with several less common ones (see above). It takes a lot of respect to have all those ways to describe God.

[Justinian]

And I think the Zoroastrian God is the same as the Abrahamic God. :wink:

Not really. The Abrahamic religions say that God is good and perfect, Zoroastrianism says God is good and evil, benevolent and malevolent, and the religion focuses on which aspect of God you follow. :wink:

-יֻשׂתִניִנ

[Eric]

Awesome, that helped put together my Imperial Title:

Announcing The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful, The King, The Sovereign, The Most Holy, The Guarantor, The Guardian, The Preserver, The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Powerful, The Irresistible, The Tremendous, The Ever Forgiving, The All Compelling Subduer, The Bestower, The Ever Providing, The Opener, The Victory Giver, The All Knowing, The Omniscient, The Restrainer, the Straightener, The Expander, the Munificent, The Abaser, The Exalter, The Giver of Honor, The Giver of Dishonor, The All Hearing, The All Seeing, The Judge, the Arbitrator, The Utterly Just, The Subtly Kind, The All Aware, The Forbearing, the Indulgent, The Magnificent, the Infinite, The All Forgiving, The Sublimely Exalted, The Great, The Reckoner, The Majestic, The Wise, The Strong, The Firm, the Steadfast, The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper, The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer, The Illustrious, the Magnificent, The All Determiner, the Dominant, The Manifest, the All Victorious, The Compassionate, the All Pitying, The Owner of All Sovereignty, The Lord of Majesty and Generosity, The Guide; His Most Supreme Imperial Majesty Blake I.

OH GODDAMMIT! How freaking long does a title have to be! I nearly asphyxiated just be reading all those titles. Just call yourself 'Blake the Magnificient' and get it all over and done with in one fell swoop.

[John I Tzimisces]

Don't forget the Armenian: Asdvadz. Just say it. It sounds cool. God is cool.

Once I figure out how to get armenian text to work on TWC I'll type it out.

[Kanaric]

Let me think, Christian names for God:

God
The Alpha and the Omega - The beggining and the End
The King of Kings, Lord of Lords
The Lord
The Lord God Almighty
Father
The Creator
YVHV
Jehova
I AM
He/Him

There are others based on the situation, and other metaphors for Him, but I can't think of them...

Their are quite a few names for satan as well, in the bible.

Besides satan though I only know baalzebub, and the dragon


edit: forgot the beast as well, thats another popular one.

[John I Tzimisces]

Beelzebub. B'aal is just some pagan deity mentioned in the OT.