The Beautiful Names (Asmā' al-Ḥusnā)

God's beautiful names as they occur in the Qur'an. Each name is shown with a verse where it appears — tap a name to read it.

The Qur'an declares, “To God belong the most beautiful names” (7:180; 17:110; 20:8; 59:24). The famous count of “99” comes from a hadith (Tirmidhī); here we show 71 names with their Qur'anic references.

• 1ٱلرَّبّ
  ar-RabbThe Lord, Sustainer1:2
• 2ٱلرَّحْمَٰن
  ar-RahmânThe Most Gracious1:3
• 3ٱلرَّحِيم
  ar-RahîmThe Most Merciful1:3
• 4ٱلْمَلِك
  al-MalikThe Sovereign King59:23
• 5ٱلْقُدُّوس
  al-QuddûsThe Most Holy59:23
• 6ٱلسَّلَام
  as-SalâmThe Source of Peace59:23
• 7ٱلْمُؤْمِن
  al-Mu'minThe Granter of Security59:23
• 8ٱلْمُهَيْمِن
  al-MuhayminThe Guardian59:23
• 9ٱلْعَزِيز
  al-AzîzThe Almighty59:23
• 10ٱلْجَبَّار
  al-JabbârThe Compeller59:23
• 11ٱلْمُتَكَبِّر
  al-MutekebbirThe Supreme in Greatness59:23
• 12ٱلْخَالِق
  al-HâlikThe Creator59:24
• 13ٱلْبَارِئ
  al-Bâri'The Originator59:24
• 14ٱلْمُصَوِّر
  al-MusavvirThe Fashioner of forms59:24
• 15ٱلْعَلِيم
  al-AlîmThe All-Knowing2:32
• 16ٱلْحَكِيم
  al-HakîmThe All-Wise2:32
• 17ٱلْحَيّ
  al-HayyThe Ever-Living2:255
• 18ٱلْقَيُّوم
  al-KayyûmThe Sustainer of all2:255
• 19ٱلْعَلِيّ
  al-AliyyThe Most High2:255
• 20ٱلْعَظِيم
  al-AzîmThe Magnificent2:255
• 21ٱلْغَفُور
  al-GafûrThe Oft-Forgiving2:173
• 22ٱلْغَفَّار
  al-GaffârThe Repeatedly Forgiving39:5
• 23ٱلْقَهَّار
  al-KahhârThe All-Subduer39:4
• 24ٱلْوَهَّاب
  al-VehhâbThe Bestower3:8
• 25ٱلرَّزَّاق
  ar-RazzâkThe Provider51:58
• 26ٱلْفَتَّاح
  al-FettâhThe Opener, Judge34:26
• 27ٱللَّطِيف
  al-LatîfThe Subtle, Gentle67:14
• 28ٱلْخَبِير
  al-HabîrThe All-Aware67:14
• 29ٱلسَّمِيع
  as-Semî'The All-Hearing2:127
• 30ٱلْبَصِير
  al-BasîrThe All-Seeing17:1
• 31ٱلْكَبِير
  al-KebîrThe Most Great13:9
• 32ٱلْمُتَعَال
  al-Mute'âlThe Most Exalted13:9
• 33ٱلْحَفِيظ
  al-HafîzThe Preserver34:21
• 34ٱلْمُقِيت
  al-MukîtThe Nourisher, Maintainer4:85
• 35ٱلْحَسِيب
  al-HasîbThe Reckoner4:6
• 36ٱلْكَرِيم
  al-KerîmThe Most Generous82:6
• 37ٱلرَّقِيب
  ar-RakîbThe Watchful5:117
• 38ٱلْمُجِيب
  al-MucîbThe Responsive11:61
• 39ٱلْوَاسِع
  al-Vâsi'The All-Encompassing2:268
• 40ٱلْوَدُود
  al-VedûdThe Most Loving85:14
• 41ٱلْمَجِيد
  al-MecîdThe All-Glorious85:15
• 42ٱلْحَمِيد
  al-HamîdThe Praiseworthy14:1
• 43ٱلْوَكِيل
  al-VekîlThe Trustee3:173
• 44ٱلْقَوِيّ
  al-KaviyyThe Most Strong22:40
• 45ٱلْمَتِين
  al-MetînThe Firm51:58
• 46ٱلْوَلِيّ
  al-VeliyyThe Protecting Friend42:28
• 47ٱلْحَقّ
  al-HakkThe Truth22:6
• 48ٱلشَّهِيد
  ash-ŞehîdThe Witness22:17
• 49ٱلْغَنِيّ
  al-GaniyyThe Self-Sufficient35:15
• 50ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ
  al-MevlâThe Patron8:40
• 51ٱلنَّصِير
  an-NasîrThe Helper8:40
• 52ٱلتَّوَّاب
  at-TevvâbThe Acceptor of Repentance2:37
• 53ٱلرَّءُوف
  ar-Ra'ûfThe Most Kind2:143
• 54ٱلْحَلِيم
  al-HalîmThe Forbearing2:235
• 55ٱلشَّكُور
  ash-ŞekûrThe Most Appreciative35:30
• 56ٱلْقَدِير
  al-KadîrThe All-Powerful2:20
• 57ٱلْمُقْتَدِر
  al-MuktedirThe Omnipotent54:42
• 58ٱلْوَاحِد
  al-VâhidThe One13:16
• 59ٱلْأَحَد
  al-EhadThe Indivisible One112:1
• 60ٱلصَّمَد
  as-SamedThe Eternal Refuge112:2
• 61ٱلْأَوَّل
  al-EvvelThe First57:3
• 62ٱلْآخِر
  al-ÂhirThe Last57:3
• 63ٱلظَّاهِر
  az-ZâhirThe Manifest57:3
• 64ٱلْبَاطِن
  al-BâtinThe Hidden57:3
• 65ٱلنُّور
  an-NûrThe Light24:35
• 66ٱلْبَرّ
  al-BerrThe Most Kind, Benign52:28
• 67ٱلْوَارِث
  al-VârisThe Inheritor15:23
• 68ٱلْخَلَّاق
  al-HallâkThe Supreme Creator15:86
• 69ٱلْأَكْرَم
  al-EkremThe Most Generous96:3
• 70ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
  al-A'lâThe Most High87:1
• 71ٱلْمُبِين
  al-MubînThe Manifest Truth24:25

Source: Qur'anic verses. The glosses summarise the classical lexical/exegetical tradition.