99 Names of Allah Asma ul Husna

"Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belongs the Most Beautiful Names." (Qur'an 20:8)
1. 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
2. Ar-Rahim
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
The most Compassionate
3. Al-Malik
The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
The King, the Monarch
4. Al-Quddus
The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
The Holy one
5. As-Salam
The One who is free from every imperfection.
The Peace, The Tranquility
6. 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
7. Al-Muhaymin
The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
The Protector
The vigilant, the controller
8. Al-'Aziz
The Defeater who is not defeated.
The Mighty
The Almighty, the powerful
9. Al-Jabbar
The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
The all Compelling
10. Al-Mutakabbir
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
The Haughty, the Majestic
The Imperious
11. Al-Khaliq
The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
The Creator, the Maker
12.Al-Bari'
The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
The Artificer, the Creator
13.Al-Musawwir
The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
The Fashioner
The Organizer, the Designer
14.Al-Ghaffar
The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
The Forgiving, the Forgiver
15.Al-Qahhar
The Subduer who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
The Almighty, the Dominant
16.Al-Wahhab
The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return.
The Donor, the Bestower
17. Ar-Razzaq
The Provider, the Sustainer
18. Al-Fattah
The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldly and religious matters.
The Opener, the Revealer
19. Al-'Alim
The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
The all Knowing, the Omniscient
20. Al-Qabid
The One who constricts the sustenance.
The Contractor, The Restrainer, the Recipient.
21. Al-Basit
The One who expands and widens.
The Expander, He who expands
22. Al-Khafid
The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction.
The Abaser, the Humbler
23. Ar-Rafi'
The One who raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
The Raiser, the Exalter
24. Al-Mu'iz
He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him;
The Honorer, the Exalter
25. Al-Muzil
Degrades whoever he willed, hence there is no one to give him esteem.
The Abaser, the Degrader, the Subduer
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. Al-Hakam
He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
The arbitrator, the Judge
29. Al-'Adl
The One who is entitled to do what He does.
The justice, the equitable. The Just.
30. Al-Latif
The Most Gentle, the Gracious.
The One who is kind
31. Al-Khabir
The One who knows the truth of things.
The Aware. The Sagacious, one is who is aware.
32. 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.
33. Al-'Azim
The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolment, and Purity from all imperfection.
The Great, Mighty
34. Al-Ghafoor
The One who forgives a lot.
The Forgiving, the Pardoner.
35. Ash-Shakur
The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
The Grateful, the Thankful
36. Al-'Ali
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
The most high, the exalted.
37. Al-Kabir
The One who is greater than everything in status.
The great, the big.
38. Al-Hafiz
The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
The Guardian, the preserver.
39. Al-Muqit
The One who has the Power.
The maintainer, The Nourisher
40. Al-Hasib
The One who gives the satisfaction.
The noble, The Reckoner
41. Aj-Jalil
The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
The Majestic. The honorable, the exalted.
42. Al-Karim
The One who is clear from abjectness.
The most generous, the Bountiful.
43. 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.
44. 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 respondent, one who answers.
45. Al-Wasi'
The Englober. The enricher, the Omnipresent, the Knowledgeable.
46. Al-Hakim
The One who is correct in His doings.
The most Wise, the Judicious.
47. Al-Wadud
The Affectionate, the Loving.
48. Al-Majid
The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
The Glorious, the exalted.
49. Al-Ba'ith
The One who resurrects for reward and/or punishment.
The Resurrector, the Raiser from death.
50. Ash-Shahid
The One who nothing is absent from Him.
The Witness
51. Al-Haqq
The One who truly exists.
The Truth, the Just.
52. Al-Wakil
The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
The Guardian, the Trustee
53. Al-Qawee
The One with the complete Power.
The powerful, the Almighty, The Strong
54. Al-Matin
The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
The Strong, the Firm
55. Al-Walee
The Supporter, the Friend, the Defender the master.
56. Al-Hamid
The praised One who deserves to be praised.
The Praiseworthy , the Commendable
57. Al-Muhsi
The One who the count of things are known to him.
The Counter
58. Al-Mubdi'
The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
The Beginner, the Creator, The Originator
59. Al-Mu'eed
The One who brings back the creatures after death.
The Restorer, the Resurrector.
60. 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.
61. Al-Mumeet
The One who renders the living dead.
The Bringer of Death. The Death Giver.
62. 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.
63. Al-Qayyum
The One who remains and does not end.
The Self-Subsistent, The Eternal, the Self Sustaining.
64. Al-Wajid
The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
The all perceiving, the Opulent, the Finder.
65. Al-Wahid
The One without a partner.
The One, the Unique.
66. Al-Majid
The One who is Majid.
The Noble, the illustrious.
67. Al-Ahad
The only, the Unique.
68. As-Samad
The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
The Perfect, the Eternal.
69. Al-Qadir
The One attributed with Power.
The Able, the Capable, the Omnipotent.
70. Al-Muqtadir
The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
The Capable, The all Powerful
71. Al-Muqaddim
He makes ahead what He wills.
The Presenter, The Advancer, The Expediter
72. Al-Mu'akhkhir
The One who delays what He wills.
The Fulfiller, the keeper behind, The Deferrer
73. Al-'Awwal
The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
The First
74. Al-'Akhir
The One whose Existence is without an end.
The Last
75. 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.
76. Al-Batin
The Hidden, the Interior, the Latent
77. Al-Wali
The One who owns things and manages them.
The Governor, The Ruler, The Master
78. Al-Muta'ali
The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
The Exalted, The most high, one above reproach.
79. 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 Beneficent, the Pious.
80. 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.
81. 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
82. Al-'Afuww
The One with wide forgiveness.
The Forgiver, the effacer, the Pardoner
83. 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.
84. Al-Muqsit
The One who is Just in His judgment.
The Just, the Equitable
85. 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
86. Al-Ghanee
The One who does not need the creation.
The rich, the all sufficing, Self-Sufficient
87. Al-Mughnee
The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
The Enricher, sufficer, the bestower.
88. Al-Mani'
The Supporter who protects and gives victory to His pious believers. Al-Mu'tiy
The Withholder
The Preventer, the prohibiter, the defender.
89. Ad-Darr
The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed.
The Distresser , The afflictor, the bringer of Adversity.
90. An-Nafi'
The One who gives benefits to whoever He wills.
The Beneficial Benefactor
91. An-Nur
The One who guides.
The Light
92. Al-Hadi
The One whom with His Guidance His believers 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
93. Al-Badi'
The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
The Wonderful, the maker, Incomparable
94. Al-Baqi
The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
The Enduring, the Everlasting, the eternal
95. Al-Warith
The One whose Existence remains.
The Inheritor, The Heir
96. Ar-Rashid
The One who guides.
The Rightly Guided, The Conscious, the Guide
97. As-Sabur
The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
The most Patient, the Enduring.
98. 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
99. Zul-l-Jalal wal-Ikram
The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
Lord of Majesty and Generosity

10 Things about Uthman (RA)

Before the martyrdom of Uthman (RA.), he spoke to Abu Thaur al-Fahmi (RA.) thus:
I entertain great hopes in my Lord with Whom I have placed ten things as trust:
1. I am the fourth person to accept Islam.
2. The Holy Prophet (SAW) gave his daughter in marriage to me.
3. On her death, he gave me his second daughter in marriage.
4. I have never sung a song.
5. I have never even thought of wickedness.
6. Ever since I took the oath of allegiance to the Holy Prophet (SAW) with my right hand, I have never touched the genitals therewith.
7. Ever since I became a Muslim, I have set free a slave on every Friday.
8. I have never committed adultery during the Days of Ignorance or after embracing Islam.
9. I have never stolen anything during the Days of Ignorance or after embracing Islam.
10. I committed the Holy Quran to memory during the life time of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

Malik Bin Dinar and the Thief

A burglar scaled the wall of Maalik Bin Dinar's house one night and easily managed to get inside. Once inside the house, the thief was disappointed to see nothing worth stealing. Maalik was busy performing prayer. Realizing he was not alone, he quickly ended his prayer and turned around to face the thief.
Without showing any signs of shock or scare, Maalik calmly extended greetings of peace and said, "My brother, may Allah forgive you. You entered my home and found nothing worth taking, yet I do not want you to leave without taking away some benefit."
He went in another room and came back with a jug full of water. He looked into the eyes of the burglar and said,
"Make ablution and perform two units of prayer, for if you do so, you will leave my home with a greater treasure than you had initially sought."
Humbled by Maalik's manners and words, the thief said, "Yes, that is a generous offer indeed."
After making ablution and performing two units of prayer, the burglar said, "O Maalik, would you mind if I stayed for a while, for I want to stay to perform two more units of prayer?"
Maalik said, "Stay for whatever amount of prayer Allah decrees for you to perform now."
The thief ended up spending the entire night at Maalik's house. He continued to pray until morning. Then Maalik said, "Leave now and be good."
But instead of leaving, the thief said, "Would you mind if I stayed here with you today, for I have made an intention to fast?"
"Stay as long as you wish," Maalik said.
The burglar ended up staying for a number of days, praying during the late hours of each night and fasting in the day. When he finally decided to leave, the burglar said, "O Maalik, I have made a firm resolve to repent for my sins and for my former way of life."
Maalik said, "That is in the Hand of Allah."
The man did mend his ways and began to lead a life of righteousness and obedience to Allah. Later on, he came across another burglar who asked him, "Have you found your treasure yet?"
He replied, "My brother, what I found is Maalik Bin Dinar. I went to steal from him, but it was he who ended up stealing my heart. I have indeed repented to Allah, and I will remain at the door (of His Mercy and Forgiveness) until I achieve what his obedient, loving slaves have achieved."
[Al-Mawaa'idh wal-Majaalis: 85]

Prophet Adam (as)

Abu Musa Al-Sharai narrated that the Messenger S said: "Allah (God) created Adam A (Adam) from a handful of dust taken from different lands, so the children of Adam A (Adam)have been created according to the composition of the land. Therefore, from mankind we have white, red, black and yellow ones; we have good and evil, ease and sorrow, and what comes in between them."
So Allah (God) shaped Adam A (Adam) into a human being, but he remained a figure of clay for a long time. The angels went past him. They were seized with fear by what they saw, and Iblis felt this fear most. He used to pass by the figure of Adam, buffeting it, which would make a sound like pottery.
Allah told us:
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery. Surah (Chapter) Ar-Rahman (Most Merciful) The Qur-an 55: 14
Allah (God) informed of His decision to the Mala”kah (Angels) about placing Adam (Mankid) on earth.
And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allah) said: "I know that which you do not know.
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:30
Allah (God) gave knowledge (intellect) to Adam A (Adam) which Mala”kah (Angels) did not have.
And He taught Adam all the names (of everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful.
They (angels) said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.
He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (unseen) in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been concealing?
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:31-33
Allah (God) breathed spirit into Adam A (Adam), and commanded the Mala”kah (Angels) to prostrate before him. The angels prostrated themselves, all of them together except Iblis, whom Allah had created as evil from the very beginning.:
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam." And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah).
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:34
Allah (God) knew that Iblis was not going to obey Him in prostrating before Adam A (Adam). Allah (God) could have totally annihilated him or turned him into a handful of dust or stifled the refusal in his mouth. Yet, Allah (God) gives His creatures absolute freedom even to the extent that they can refuse Allah (God) the Almighty's commands. He grants them the freedom of denial, disobedience, and even disagreement with Him.
His kingdom will not diminish if the disbelievers do not believe in Him, nor will it be extended if many people believe in Him. On the contrary, the disbelievers will lose, and the believers will gain, but Allah (God) is above all of that.
Iblis became an outcast from that moment when he argued with Allah (God). He was proud to be made from fire while Adam A (Adam) was created from mud.
(Allah) said: "O Iblis (Satan)! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?
[Iblis (Satan)] said: "I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.
Allah) said: "Then, get out from here, for verily, you are Rajim (an outcast or a cursed one)." [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Surah (Chapter) Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) The Qur-
an 15:32-34
Iblis asked Allah (God) to give him respite till the Day of Judgment. Iblis also told Allah (God) that he will try to lure the descendents of Adam A (Adam) away from the path of Allah (God). Allah (God) told him that the God fearing people will not fall in his trap, and the ones who listen to Iblis will burn in Hell.
And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
[Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected.
Allah said: "Then, verily, you are of those reprieved,
Till the Day of the time appointed.
[Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them (mankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.
Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them.
(Allah) said: "This is the Way which will lead straight to Me.
Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghawin (Mushrikun and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers, etc.).
And surely, Hell is the promised place for them all.
Surah (Chapter) Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) The Qur-
an 15:35-43
Adam A (Adam) realized that Iblis was the symbol of evil in the universe and that the angels were the symbol of good. However, he did not yet know anything about himself. Then Allah (God) made him perceive his true identity, the reason for his creation, and the secret of his glorification.
Almighty Allah (God) granted Adam A (Adam) the power to know the natures of all things and to summarize them by names: that is a bird, that is a star, that is a tree, that is a cloud, etc. Allah (God) implanted in Adam A (Adam) an insatiable need for and love of knowledge and a desire to bequeath knowledge to his children. This was the reason for his creation and the secret in his glorification.
"And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allah) said: "I know that which you do not know.”
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:30 O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship)[]. Surely, Allah is Ever an AllWatcher over you.
Surah (Chapter) An-Nisa” (The Woman) The Qur-an
4:1
Allah (God) sent Adam A (Adam) and his wife
Hawwa (Eve) to the gardens of Paradise to live but commanded them not to go near a particular tree.
And We said: "0 Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and eat both of you freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will, but come not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimeen (wrong-doers).
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:34
Iblis made them commit that serious crime of not obeying Allah (God).
Adam A (Adam) and Hawwa (Eve) knew that they were forbidden to eat the fruit of that tree. Adam was, however, a human being, and man tends to forget. His heart changes and his will weakens. Iblis summoned all the envy within him and took advantage of Adam A (Adam)'s humanity to exploit him. He started to whisper to him day after day, coaxing him: "Shall I guide you to the Tree of Immortality and the Eternal Kingdom?" And he said to them: "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals." And he (Satan) swore by Allah to them both (saying):
Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered suggestions to them both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of their private parts (before); he said: "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals.
And he [Shaitan (Satan)] swore by Allah to them both (saying): "Verily, I am one of the sincere well­wishers for you both.
Surah (Chapter) Al-A’raf (The Heights) The Qur-an 7:20-21 Adam A (Adam) asked himself: "What will happen if I eat from this tree? It might truly be the Tree of Immortality." His dream was to live forever in the pure innocence of Paradise and he did what he should not have done.
Unlike the Christian belief, Allah (God) pardoned
Adam A (Adam) and Hawwa (Eve) after accepting his repentance. Verily, Allah (God) is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful.
They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." Allah said: "Get down, one of you an enemy to the other (i.e. Adam, Eve, and Satan, etc.). On earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment, - for a time." He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out (i.e., resurrected).
Surah (Chapter) Al-A’raf (The Heights) The Qur-an 7:19-25
Allah (God) forgave them and sent them to live on earth.
We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall abide therein forever."
Surah (Chapter) Al-Baqarah (The Cow) The Qur-an 2:38-39