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The 99 Names of Allah are Distorted! God's Names found in the Quran Alone

God informs us in the Quran that to Him belong the Beautiful Names:

God, there is no god except Him. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. 20:8

He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise. 59:24

God specifically asks us to call Him by His Names:

To God belong the Beautiful Names, so call Him by them and keep away from those who distort His Names. They will be repaid for what they used to do. 7:180

We should therefore familiarise ourselves with His names.

We also learn in verse 7:180 that there are those who distort His names!

Most Muslims insist that God has 99 names, all based on a hadith that Prophet Muhammad allegedly said (Sahih Bukhari 50:894). However, when we analyze these names against the Quran, we find numerous names have been distorted and are either not found in the Quran or not found as an official name.

We have therefore made a comprehensive list of God’s Beautiful Names as found in the Quran alone:

1. The Almighty

(Rahman)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful. 1:1

2. The Merciful

(Raheem)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful. 1:1

3. Lord of the Worlds
(Rabbil 'Aalameen)

Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. 1:2

4. Possessor of the Day of the Religion
(Maaliki Yawmid-Deen)

Possessor of the Day of the Religion. 1:4

5. The Redeemer
(Tawwab)

Then Adam received words from his Lord whereby He redeemed him. He is the Redeemer, the Merciful. 2:37

6. Possessor of Great Favour
(Zhu Al-Fadl Al-Azeem)

Neither those who disbelieved among the People of the Book nor the mushrikeen would like to see any good brought down upon you from your Lord. However, God specifies His mercy to whom He wills, and God is the Possessor of Great Favour. 2:105

7. The Originator
(Badi'e)

The Originator of the heavens and the earth, whenever He decrees any matter, He merely says to it, "Be," and it is. 2:117

8. The Hearer
(Samee)

And when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House, together with Ishmael: "Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the Hearer, the Knowledgeable. 2:127

9. The Knowledgeable
(Aleem)

And when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House, together with Ishmael: "Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the Hearer, the Knowledgeable. 2:127

10. The Living

(Hayy)

God, there is no god except Him, the Living, the Eternal. Never does a moment of unawareness or slumber overtake Him. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is he who could intercede with Him, except with His permission? He knows what is before them and what is after them, and they do not attain any of His knowledge except as He wills. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them never burdens Him. He is the Most High, the Great. 2:255

11. The Eternal

(Qayyoom)

12. The Dignified

(Aziz)

He is the One who designs you in the wombs as He wills. There is no other god except Him, the Dignified, the Wise. 3:6

13. The Grantor

(Wahhab)

"Our Lord, do not deviate our hearts after You have guided us, and grant us a mercy from You. You are the Grantor. 3:8

14. Possessor of Sovereignty

(Maalik Al-Mulk)

Say, "O God, Possessor of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will, and You strip sovereignty away from whom You will. You grant dignity to whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your hand are all good things. You are Capable of all things. 3:26

15. The Initiator
(Fatir)

Say, "Shall I take other than God as an ally, the Initiator of the heavens and the earth; the One who feeds and is not fed?" Say, "I am commanded to be the first to submit," and do not be one of the mushrikeen. 6:14

16. The All-Aware

(Khabeer)

He is the Supreme over His servants. He is the Wise, the All-Aware. 6:18

17. The Gentle One
(Lateef)

The vision perceives Him not while He encompasses all visions. He is the Gentle One, the All-Aware. 6:103

18. The Rich One
(Ghaniyy)

Your Lord is the Rich One, Possessor of Mercy. If He wills, He can remove you and bring in succession to you whatever He wills, just as He produced you from the progeny of other people. 6:133

19. Possessor of Mercy

(Zhu Al-Rahma)

Your Lord is the Rich One, the Possessor of Mercy. If He wills, He can remove you and bring in succession to you whatever He wills, just as He produced you from the progeny of other people. 6:133

20. The Forgiver

(Ghafoor)

If God touches you with some harm, none can remove it except Him, and if He wills that some good should come to you, none can repel His favour. He bestows it upon whom He wills of His servants. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful. 10:107

21. The All-Strong
(Qawiyy)

So when Our command was issued, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him by mercy from Us and spared them the disgrace of that day. Indeed, your Lord is the Powerful, the Dignified. 11:66

22. The All-Conquering

(Qahhar)

O my two prison companions, are separate lords better, or God the One, the All-Conquering? 12:39

23. The Exalted

(Muta'ali)

He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Great, the Exalted. 13:9

24. The One

(Wahed)

Say, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "God." Say, "Have you then taken up allies besides Him who do not possess for themselves any benefit nor harm?" Say, "Is the blind the same as the seer? Or is darkness the same as the light?" Or have they assigned to God partners who created the like of His creation, causing all creations to appear the same to them? Say, "God is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the All-Conquering." 13:16

25. The Praiseworthy
(Hameed)

A.L.R. A Book which We brought down to you, so you would take the people out of the darkness and into the light, with the permission of their Lord, to the path of the Dignified, the Praiseworthy. 14:1

26. The Seer

(Baseer)

Glory to the One who summoned His servant by night from the Masjid Al-Haram to the Masjid Al-Aqssa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer. 17:1

27. Possessor of the Throne

(Zhy Al-Arsh)

Say, "Had there been other gods along with Him, as they say, they would have sought a way to get at the Possessor of the Throne." 17:42

28. The Truth

(Haqq)

Exalted is God, the King, the Truth. Do not rush the Quran before its revelation to you is concluded, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge." 20:114

29. The Capable

(Qadeer)

God is the One who created you from weakness, then decreed strength after the weakness, then decreed weakness and grey hair after the strength. He creates what He wills. He is the Knowledgeable, the Capable. 30:54

30. The Deliverer

(Fattah)

Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, then He will decide between us with the truth. He is the Deliverer, the Knowledgeable." 34:26

31. Possessor of Abundance

(Zhy Al-Tool)

The Forgiver of sins, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in punishment and Possessor of Abundance. There is no god except Him. To Him is the ultimate destination. 40:3

32. Possessor of the Highest Ranks
(Rafii Al-Daragat)

He is the Possessor of the Highest Ranks and Possessor of the Throne. He casts the Ruh by His command upon whom He wills of His servants so that he would warn about the Day of Meeting; 40:15

33. The Ally

(Waliyy)

Or have they taken up allies besides Him? Verily, God is the Ally, and He brings the dead to life, and He is Capable of all things. 42:9

34. The Master

(Mawla)

That is because God is the Master of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no master. 47:11

35. Possessor of Power

(Zhu Al-Quwwah)

Indeed, it is God who is the Provider, the Possessor of Power, the Robust. 51:58

36. The Robust

(Mateen)

Indeed, it is God who is the Provider, the Possessor of Power, the Robust. 51:58

37. The Provider

(Razzaq)

Indeed, it is God who is the Provider, the Possessor of Power, the Robust. 51:58

38. The Beneficent

(Barr)

We used to implore Him beforehand. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful." 52:28

39. Possessor of Majesty and Generosity

(Zhu Al-Jalal wa Al-Ikram)

and there remains the Face of your Lord, the Possessor of Majesty and Generosity. 55:27

40. The First

(Awwal)

He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things. 57:3

41. The Last

(Akhir)

He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things. 57:3

42. The External

(Zahir)

He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things. 57:3

43. The Internal

(Batin)

He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things. 57:3

44. The King

(Malik)

He is God; the One besides whom there is no other god. The King, the Holy, the Peace, the Believer, the All-Encompassing, the Dignified, the Powerful, the Proud. Glory to God, far above what they associate with Him. 59:23

45. The All-Encompassing

(Muhaymin)

46. The Believer

(Mu'min)

47. The Powerful

(Jabbar)

48. The Proud

(Mutakkabbir)

49. The Holy

(Quddoos)

50. The Peace

(Salaam)

51. The Maker

(Bari'e)

He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise. 59:24

52. The Creator

(Khaliq)

He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise. 59:24

53. The Wise

(Hakeem)

He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise. 59:24

54. The Designer

(Musawwir)

He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise. 59:24

55. The Great

(Azem)

So glorify the name of your Lord, the Great. 69:52

56. Possessor of the Ascending Stairways

(Zhy Al-Maarij)

It is from God: Possessor of the Ascending Stairways. 70:3

57. The Generous

(Kareem)

O you human being, what deluded you concerning your Lord, the Generous, 82:6

58. The Loving One

(Wadood)

And He is the Forgiver, the Loving One. 85:14

59. The Glorious

(Majeed)

Possessor of the Throne, the Glorious. 85:15

60. The Most High

(Aala)

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, 87:1

61. The Absolute

(Samad)

God, the Absolute. 112:2

We have found 61 names in the Quran, 62 including the name of Allah, although His Names are not limited to this list.

Let’s all make an effort to remember His Beautiful Names and call Him by them! For then we would be fulfilling the requirement in 7:180.

To God belong the Beautiful Names, so call Him by them and keep away from those who distort His Names. They will be repaid for what they used to do. 7:180

Peace & God Bless