It is not possible to perfectly translate the
names and attributes of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However,
here are some fairly close explanations.
Allah
He who has the power to create the entities.
Ar-Rahman
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers
and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the
hereafter.
The Most Merciful
Ar-Rahim
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
The most Compassionate
Al-Malik
The One with the complete Dominion, the One
Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
The King, the Monarch
Al-Quddus
The One who is pure from any imperfection and
clear from children and adversaries.
The Holy one
As-Salam
The One who is free from every imperfection.
The Peace, The Tranquility
Al-Mu'min
The One who witnessed for Himself that no one
is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful
in their belief that no one is God but Him.
The One with Faith
The Faithful, The Trusted
Al-Muhaymin
The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of
His creatures.
The Protector
The vigilant, the controller
Al-'Aziz
The Defeater who is not defeated.
The Mighty
The Almighty, the powerful
Al-Jabbar
The One that nothing happens in His Dominion
except that which He willed.
The oppressor, the all Compelling
Al-Mutakabbir
The One who is clear from the attributes of
the creatures and from resembling them.
The Haughty, the Majestic
The Imperious
Al-Khaliq
The One who brings everything from non-existence
to existence.
The Creator, the Maker
Al-Bari'
The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
The Artificer, the Creator
Al-Musawwir
The One who forms His creatures in different
pictures.
The Fashioner
The Organiser the Designer
Al-Ghaffar
The One who forgives the sins of His slaves
time and time again.
The Forgiving, the Forgiver
Al-Qahhar
The Subduer who has the perfect Power and is
not unable over anything.
The Almighty, the Dominant
Al-Wahhab
The One who is Generous in giving plenty without
any return. e is everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
The Donor, the Bestower
Ar-Razzaq
The Provider, the Sustainer
Al-Fattah
The One who opens for His slaves the closed
worldy and religious matters.
The Opener, the Revealer
Al-'Alim
The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent
from His knowledge.
The all Knowing, the Omniscient
Al-Qabid
The One who constricts the sustenance.
The Contractor, The Restrainer, the Recipient.
Al-Basit
The One who expands and widens.
The Expander, He who expands
Al-Khafid
The One who lowers whoever He willed by His
Destruction.
The Abaser, the Humbler
Ar-Rafi'
The One who raises whoever He willed by His
Endowment.
The Raiser, the Exhalter
Al-Mu'iz
He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence
there is no one to degrade Him;
The Honorer, the Exhalter
Al-Muzil
Degrades whoever he willed, hence there is no
one to give him esteem.
The Abaser, the Degrader, the Subduer
As-Sami'
The One who Hears all things that are heard
by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
The Hearer, The All hearing, all knowing.
Al-Basir
The One who Sees all things that are seen by
His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
The Seer, The discerning, the All seeing.
Al-Hakam
He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
The arbitrator, the Judge
Al-'Adl
The One who is entitled to do what He does.
The justice, the equitable. The Just.
Al-Latif
The Most Gentle, the Gracious.
The One who is kind
Al-Khabir
The One who knows the truth of things.
The Aware. The Segacious, one is who is aware.
Al-Halim
The One who delays the punishment for those
who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
The Gentle. The most patient, the Clement.
Al-'Azim
The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment,
Glory, Extolement,and Purity from all imperfection.
The Great, Mighty
Al-Ghafoor
The One who forgives a lot.
The Forgiving, the Pardoner.
Ash-Shakur
The One who gives a lot of reward for a little
obedience.
The Grateful, the Thankful
Al-'Ali
The One who is clear from the attributes of
the creatures.
The most high, the exhalted.
Al-Kabir
The One who is greater than everything in status.
The great, the big.
Al-Hafiz
The One who protects whatever and whoever He
willed to protect.
The Guardian, the preserver.
Al-Muqit
The One who has the Power.
The maintainer, The Nourisher
Al-Hasib
The One who gives the satisfaction.
The noble, The Reckoner
Aj-Jalil
The One who is attributed with greatness of
Power and Glory of status.
The Majestic. The honorable, the exhalted.
Al-Karim
The One who is clear from abjectness.
The most generous, the Bountiful.
Ar-Raqib
The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence
it's meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.
The Guardian, the watchful. Watcher.
Al-Mujib
The One who answers the one in need if he asks
Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
The Responder. The respindent, one who answers.
Al-Wasi'
The Englober. The enricher, the Omnipresent,
the Knowledgeable.
Al-Hakim
The One who is correct in His doings.
The most Wise, the Judicious.
Al-Wadud
The Affectionate, the Loving.
Al-Majid
The One who is with perfect Power, High Status,
Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
The Glorious, the exhalted.
Al-Ba'ith
The One who resurrects for reward and/or punishment.
The Resurrector, the Raiser from death.
Ash-Shahid
The One who nothing is absent from Him.
The Witness
Al-Haqq
The One who truly exists.
The Truth, the Just.
Al-Wakil
The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied
upon.
The Guardian, the Trustee
Al-Qawee
The One with the complete Power.
The powerful, the Almighty, The Strong
Al-Matin
The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted
and He does not get tired.
The Strong, the Firm
Al-Walee
The Supporter, the Friend, the Defender the
master.
Al-Hamid
The praised One who deserves to be praised.
The Praiseworthy , the Commendable
Al-Muhsi
The One who the count of things are known to
him.
The Counter
Al-Mubdi'
The One who started the human being. That is,
He created him.
The Beginner, the Creator, The Originator
Al-Mu'eed
The One who brings back the creatures after
death.
The Restorer, the Resurrector.
Al-Muhyee
The One who took out a living human from semen
that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn
out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light
of knowledge.
The Bestower, the Life Giver.
Al-Mumeet
The One who renders the living dead.
The Bringer of Death. The Death Giver.
Al-Hayy
The One attributed with a life that is unlike
our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
The Living. The Alive, the ever living.
Al-Qayyum
The One who remains and does not end.
The Self-Subsistent, The Eternal, the Self Sustaining.
Al-Wajid
The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
The all percieving, the Opulent, the Finder.
Al-Wahid
The One without a partner.
The One, the Unique.
Al-Majid
The One who is Majid.
The Noble, the illustrous.
Al-Ahad
The only, the Unique.
As-Samad
The Master who is relied upon in matters and
reverted to in ones needs.
The Perfect, the Eternal.
Al-Qadir
The One attributed with Power.
The Able, the Capable, the Omnipotent.
Al-Muqtadir
The One with the perfect Power that nothing
is withheld from Him.
The Capable, The all Powerful
Al-Muqaddim
He makes ahead what He wills.
The Presenter, The Advancer, The Expediter
Al-Mu'akhkhir
The One who delays what He wills.
The Fulfiller, the keeper behind, The Deferrer
Al-'Awwal
The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
The First
Al-'Akhir
The One whose Existence is without an end.
The Last
Az-Zahir
The Apparent, the Exterior, The Manifest
The One that nothing is above Him and nothing
is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.
Al-Batin
The Hidden, the Interior, the Latent
Al-Wali
The One who owns things and manages them.
The Governor, The Ruler, The Master
Al-Muta'ali
The One who is clear from the attributes of
the creation.
The Exalted, The most high, one above reproach.
Al-Barr
The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered
them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His
support, protection, and special mercy.
The Benefactor, The Beneficient, the Pious.
At-Tawwab
The One who grants repentance to whoever He
willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
The Acceptor of Repentance, The Forgiver, the
Relenting.
Al-Muntaqim
The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies
and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them.
The Avenger
Al-'Afuww
The One with wide forgiveness.
The Forgiver, the effacer, the Pardoner
Ar-Ra'uf
The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah
is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures.
The merciful, the Ever Indulgent.
Al-Muqsit
The One who is Just in His judgment.
The Just the Equitable
Aj-Jami'
The One who gathers the creatures on a day that
there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
The Collector, the comprehensive, Gatherer
Al-Ghanee
The One who does not need the creation.
The rich, the all sufficing, Self-Sufficient
Al-Mughnee
The One who satisfies the necessities of the
creatures.
The Enricher, sufficer, the bestower.
Al-Mani'
The Supporter who protects and gives victory
to His pious believers. Al-Mu'tiy
The Withholder
The Preventer, the prohibiter, the defender.
Ad-Darr
The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed.
The Distresser , The afflictor, the bringer
of Adversity.
An-Nafi'
The One who gives benefits to whoever He wills.
The Beneficialm Benefactor
An-Nur
The One who guides.
The Light
Al-Hadi
The One whom with His Guidance His belivers
were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what
is beneficial or them and protected from what is harmful to them.
The Guide
Al-Badi'
The One who created the creation and formed
it without any preceding example.
The Wonderful, the maker, Incomparable
Al-Baqi
The One that the state of non-existence is impossible
for Him.
The Enduring, the Everlasting, the eternal
Al-Warith
The One whose Existence remains.
The Inheritor, The Heir
Ar-Rashid
The One who guides.
The Rightly Guided, The Concious, the Guide
As-Sabur
The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
The most Patient, the Enduring.
Malik Al-Mulk
The One who controls the Dominion and gives
dominion to whoever He willed.
The Ruler of the Kingdom, king of the Universe
Zul-l-Jalal wal-Ikram
The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
