
He Who gives them all of the sustenance necessary for their lives… He Who gives innumerable bounties to all creatures that He created without making any discriminations between the ones He likes and those that He does not He Who wills goodness and mercy for all His creatures in the past eternity

However, it is better to add the word “abd”, which means slave, before those names when they are given to people like Abdulqadir, Abdulkarim. There is no drawback to giving other names to beings other than Allah like giving the names Qadir, Jalal to people. That name cannot be given to anybody except Allah. Therefore, no other name can replace the name Allah. The other names express only their own meanings. Therefore, it includes all of the beautiful qualities and divine attributes that the other names express. The 99 names mentioned in the hadiths are as follows:Īllah, ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim, al-Malik, al-Quddus, as-Salam, al-Mu’min, al-Muhaymin, al-Aziz, al-Jabbar, al-Mutakabbir, al-Khaliq, al-Bari’, al-Musawwir, al-Ghaffar, al-Qahhar, al-Wahhab, ar-Razzaq, al-Fattah, al-Alim, al-Qabid, al-Basit, al-Hafid, ar-Rafi, al-Muiz, al-Mudhill, al-Basir, as-Sami’, al-Hakam, al-Adl, al-Latif, al-Khabir, al-Halim, al-Azim, al-Ghafur, ash-Shakur, al-Aliyy, al-Kabir, al-Hafiz, al-Muqit, al-Hasib, al-Jalil, al-Karim, ar-Raqib, al-Mujib, al-Wasi’, al-Hakim, al-Wadud, al-Majid, al-Baith, ash-Shahid, al-Haqq, al-Wakil, al-Qawiyy, al-Matin, al-Waliyy, al-Hamid, al-Muhsi, al-Mubdi, al-Muid, al-Muhyi, al-Mumit, al-Hayy, al-Qayyum, al-Wajid, al-Majid, al-Wahid, as-Samad, al-Qadir, al-Muqtadir, al-Muqaddim, al-Muakhkhir, al-Awwal, al-Akhir, az-Zahir, al-Batin, al-Wali, al-Mutaali, al-Barr, at-Tawwab, al-Muntaqim, al-Afuww, ar-Rauf, Maliku’l-Mulk, Dhu’l-Jalali wa’l-Ikram, al-Muqsit, al-Jami’, al-Ghaniyy, al-Mughni, al-Mani’, ad-Darr, an-Nafi’, an-Nur, al-Hadi, al-Badi’, al-Baqi, al-Warith, ar-Rashid, as-Sabur. When he utters the name Mutakabbir, he should think about the greatness and grandeur of Allah.” For instance, when one utters the name Razzaq, he should never be worried about his sustenance. Another meaning is to act in accordance with those names. Its another meaning is to memorize and know those holy names. “One of the meanings of the word “ ahsa” is to count or list. Shah Naqshiband stated the following regarding that hadith: “Whoever lists them (al-Asma al-Husna) by understanding their meanings and defines Allah using them enters Paradise.” (Tirmidhi, Daawat, 82) The narration of Tirmidhi, Ibn-i Hibban and Hakim about the issue is as follows:

Whoever memorizes them (believes in them and reads them by heart) enters Paradise.” (Bukhari, Daawat 68, Tawhid 12 Muslim, Dhikr 2 Tirmidhi, Daawat 82).

The following is stated in Bukhari and Muslim about the most beautiful names: Only the names that are mentioned in verses and hadiths and those that are allowed to be used can be used about Allah. In another verse, after stating that the most beautiful names belong to Allah, Muslims are advised to call on Him by them. “To Him (Allah) belong the Most Beautiful Names.” (al-Hashr, 24) Al-Asma al-Husna means the most beautiful names of Allah.
