Names of Allah
Bismillah walhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen, was Salaatu was Salaamu ‘alaa Rasoolihil Ameen
All praise is for Allah who has guided us to Islam, a praise that is countless, good and blessed.
All praise is for Allah who has blessed us all, from our varying backgrounds and locations, with the intention of coming closer to Him, by learning, memorizing, practicing, and remembering His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
And to Allah belongs the Most Beautiful Names, so call on Him by them. (7:180)
Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu reported that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, Allah has ninty-nine names, one hundred less one. Whoever ‘ahsaaha‘ will enter Jannah. [Bukhari and Muslim]
The most important thing for us to remember is that the hadeeth says “man ahsaahaa”, meaning, according to shaykh Jamaal Zarabozo and shaykh Yasir Qadhi: whoever enumerates them, believes in them, ponders their meanings, worships Allah by them and supplicates with them, and acts by them according to one’s belief in them. So it’s not just about memorizing the names of Allah ta’ala, we must ‘ahsaaha‘.
InshaAllah this page will include a collection of the authentic Names of Allah, each Name will be covered in a detailed manner including roots, where it is found in the Qur’an and Sunnah, how we live by this Name, and what the scholars of Islam have said concerning the Name.
I would like to mention that the authentic Names of Allah ta’ala are very important to know, and I am not sharing these from my own knowledge but based on courses I have taken by trustworthy teachers. (may Allah ta’ala reward all the teachers of this ummah, Ameen)
With the Blessings of Allah, we have shared so far:
Ismul Jalaalah
Ar Rahmaan and Ar Raheem
Al Jabbaar
As Salaam
Al Quddoos
Al Mu’min
Al Malik
Al Muhaymin
InshaAllah to come:
Al ‘Azeez
Al Ghafoor, Al Ghaffaar
Al Haakim, Al Hakam, Al Hakeem
Al Khaaliq, Al Khallaaq
Al Baari’
Al Musawwir
Al Mutakabir, Al Kabeer
Al Wahhaab
Ar Razzaaq
Tayyib Media on the Names of Allah
Books
- Exemplary Foundations Concerning the Beautiful Names & Attributes of Allah - Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah
- Most Beautiful Names and Lofty Attributes – Muhammad ibn Khalifah al-Tamimi
- The Names and Attributes of Allah – Shaykh ‘Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar
- Sharh A’qeedat Al Waasityiyyah – Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah
- Notes on above book - Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah
- Explanation of above book - Sheikh Salih al Fawzan
- Explanation of a Summary of al-’Aqeedatul-Hamawiyyah of Ibn Taymiyyah -Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah
PDFs/Articles
- An Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah - Shaykh Nasir As-Sa’di rahimahullah (Free PDF)
- The Names and Attributes of Allah - Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Aziz bin Baz rahimahullah
- Some Names of Allah ta’ala with their meanings – Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah
- The Concept of Kalaam of Allah - Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi
- The Qur’aan as the Kalaam of Allah - Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi
- The Hadith Naming the 99 Names of Allah - Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo
- The Transcendence of Allah
- Al-Hafeedh, One of Allah’s Beautiful Names- Imam Al-Sa’di rahimahullah
- Al-Lateef, One of Allah’s Beautiful Names – Imam Al-Sa’di rahimahullah
- Meanings of “Ar-Raheem”, “Ash-Shakoor” and “Al-`Adheem”
- Allahu Akbar
- On the Attributes of Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala
- On the Hadeeth Naming the 99 Names of Allah – Dr. ‘Umar Al-Ashqar
- Tafseer Ayatul Kursi -Revised by Shaykh Saalih as Saalih from the tafseer of shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah
- Asma-was-Sifaat – Islam QA
- Importance of knowing the Beautiful Names of Allah – Islam QA
- Some of the Names of Allah and their meanings – Islam QA
- Is calling people by the names of Allah regarded as shirk? – Islam QA
- Tawheedul-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat (The Oneness of Allah in His Names and Attributes) – 9 Articles
- Aqeedah – The Correct Islamic Creed As Outlined in the Classical Books – 119 Articles
- Aqeedah – Asmaa was- Sifaat - 16 Articles
- Allah’s Names and Attributes - 12 Articles
Audio Lectures
- Knowing Allah, The Names are all ”Husna”(Beautiful) Part One, Part Two, – Dr Saleh as-Saleh rahimahullah
- Names and Attributes of Allah - Dr Saleh es-Saleh rahimahullah
- The Meanings of Allah’s Most Beautiful Names – Dr Saleh as Saleh rahimahullah
- The Attributes of Allah Part One, Part Two, QandA - Waleed Basyouni
- Names and Attributes of Allah Part One, Part Two – Ali Timimi
- The Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah – Abu Abdis-Salaam
- Sharh of al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah (6 parts) - Ali Al-Timimi
- Sharh of al-Aqidah al-Hamawiyyah (4 Parts) - Ali Al-Timimi
- Tawheed in Allah’s Names and Attributes Part 1, Part 2 – Yahya Ibrahim
- Some Names of Allah ta’ala – Riad Ouarzazi (under lectures -> creed)
Video Lectures
- Series on the Names of Allah ta’ala – Dr Suhaib Hasan:
- Ismul Jalaalah, part 2, part 3
- Ar Rahmaan and Ar Raheem, part 2, part 3
- Al Mu’min – Al Muhaymin – Al ‘Azeez – Al Jabbaar, part 2, part 3
- Al Fattaah – Al ‘Aleem, part 2, part 3
- Al Malik – Al Quddoos – As Salaam, part 2, part 3
- Al Mutakabir – Al Khaaliq – Al Bari’ – Al Musawwir, part 2, part 3
- Al Ghaffaar – Al Qahhaar – Al Wahhaab – Ar Razzaaq, part 2, part 3
Websites
- Saheefah – 99 Names of Allah
Nasheeds 
- Mishary al Efasi based on shaykh Uthaymeen’s list of authentic Names
- Abu Ammaar based on authentic Names
wa lillahil hamd.
AA
Perfect!
JazaakiAllahu khairan
Wassalam
SUBHANALLAH
Mashallah this is such a good site MASHALLAH.
SO informative done very well . MUBARAK TO ALL THOSE WHO SET THIS SITE UP, ALHAMDULILLAH
Yes indeed this site is rocking .Its a real kool site alhamdulilah its better than some sites i know and w/s sister thanks for biging it up wow
I love the names of Allah you guys have completed so far, this work is unlike anything i can find in english. I can imagine it must be hard to compile such brilliant work, may Allah make it easier for you, ameen. But I beg of you to finish this list insha’allah, I can’t wait. barakallah fikum.
wa feekum barak Allah, alhamdulillah. InshaAllah I will try and complete them soon. InshaAllah i’ll be posting Al-Azeez next.
Asalam alaikum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu,
jazakallahu khairan on your work on detailed explanations on the names of Allah. I really really urge you to add more, as there are not many good sources to learn the names and are difficult to find. I have looking for reliable sources for some time now, and the definitions vary from site to site, and it is confusing for a revert like me.
Is there a single book/article you are getting your detailed explanations, because i would be highly interested in discovering this treasure source!
May Allah reward you for your continued excellent effort on explaining His Names with nothing less than Jannatul-Firdaus, Ameen.
wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
wa iyyaki alhamdulillah.
InshaAllah I am going to release a short e-book with all of these Names and some more to help spread this information.
It is not from one source or book, but if you flip through some of the resources at the top of the page, they have pretty good info.
here is a nice document as well: http://bit.ly/tMeQO
may Allah increase you in beneficial knowledge.