A Litany of the Beautiful Names of Allah

Ar-Rahman--- the Beneficent

Ar-Rahim -----the Merciful

Al-Malik-------the Sovereign Lord

Al-Quddus---- the Holy

As-Salam------ the Source of Peace

Al-Mu'min----the Guardian of Faith

Al-Muhaymin -the Protector

Al-Aziz ---------the Mighty

Al-Jabbar----- the Compeller

Al-Mutakabbir- the Majestic

Al-Khaliq ------the Creator

Al-Bari' --------the Evolver

Al Musawwir-- the Fashioner

Al-Ghaffar-----the Forgiver

Al-Qahhar -----the Subduer

Al-Wahhab ----the Bestower

Al-Razzaq------ the Provider

Al-Fattah------- the Opener

Al-'Alim-------- the All-Knowing

Al-Qabid------- the Constrictor

Al-Basit --------the Expander

Al-Khafid------ the Abaser

Ar-Rafi'-------- the Exalter

Al-Mu'izz ------the Honorer

Al-Muzill ------the Dishonorer

As-Sami'------- the All-Hearing

Al-Basir-------- the All-Seeing

Al-Hakam -----the Judge

Al-'Adl ---------the Just

Al-Latif --------the Subtle One

Al-Khabir----- the Aware

Al-Halim ------the Forebearing One

Al-'Azim ------the Great One

Al-Ghafur ----the All-Forgiving

Ash-Shakur-- the Appreciative

Al-'Ali ---------the Most High

Al-Kabir ------the Most Great

Al-Hafiz -------the Preserver

Al-Muqit------ the Maintainer

Al-Hasib-------the Reckoner

Al-Jalil --------the Sublime One

Al-Karim -----the Generous One

Ar-Raqib----- the Watchful

Al-Mujib----- the Responsive

Al-Wasi-------the All-Embracing

Al-Hakim ----the Wise

Al-Wadud ----the Loving

Al-Majid---- the Most Glorious One

Al-Ba-'ith---- the Resurrector

Ash-Shahid --the Witness

Al-Haqq-------the Truth

Al-Wakil ------the Trustee

Al-Qawi------- the Most Strong

Al-Matin------ the Firm One

Al-Wali --------the Protecting Friend

Al-Hamid------ the Praiseworthy

Al-Muhsi------ the Reckoner

Al-Mubdi ------the Originator

Al Mu'id -------the Restorer

Al-Muhyi-------the Giver of Life

Al-Mumit ------the Creator of Death

Al-Hayy --------the Alive

Al-Qayyum ----the Self-Subsisting

Al-Wajid -------the Finder

Al Majid -------the Noble

Al-Wahid ------the Unique

Al-Ahad -------the One

As-Samad -----the Eternal

Al-Qadir------ the Able

Al-Muqtadir ---the Powerful

Al-Muqaddim--the Expiditer

Al-Mu'akhkhir- the Delayer

Al-Awwal -------the First

Al-Akhir-------- the Last

Az-Zahir -------the Manifest

Al-Batin-------- the Hidden

Al-Wali-------- the Governor

Al-Muta'ali ---the Most Exalted

Al-Barr -the Source of All Goodness

At-Tawwab- the Acceptor of Repentance

Al-Muntaqim--- the Avenger

Al-'Afuw ---------the Pardoner

Ar-Ra'uf------- the Compassionate

Malik al-Mulk -the Eternal Owner of Sovereignty

Dhul-Jalal-Wal-Ikram- the Lord of Majesty and Bounty

Al-Muqsit------- the Equitable

Al-Jame'-------- the Gatherer

Al-Ghani-------the Self-Sufficient

Al-Mughni---- the Enricher

Al-Mani'------ the Preventer

Ad-Darr -------the Distresser

An-Nafi'------- the Propitious

An-Nur --------the Light

Al Hadi --------the Guide

Al-Badi' -------the Incomparable

Al-Baqi --------the Everlasting

Al-Warith ----the Supreme Inheritor

Ar-Rashid- the Guide to the Right Path

As-Sabur ----the Patient


One Tradition of Islam holds that

Allah possesses three thousand

names. One thousand are known

only to the angels, one thousand are

known only to the prophets, three

hundred are found in the Jewish

Torah, three hundred are found in

the Psalms of David, three hundred

are found in the Christian New

Testament, and ninety-nine are

found in the Muslim Qur'an.

The final name, the Ism Allah

al-a'zam, or the Greatest Name

of Allah, is known to Allah alone.