Allah's Names and
Attributes in the Qur'an
Chapter One
The following is included in this idea of how Allah describes
Himself in Surat al-Ikhlas, (chapter 112) which equals
a third of the Qur'an, where He says:
"Say He is Allah The One, Allah The Eternal. He never
begot, nor was begotten. There is none comparable to Him."
And He described Himself in the greatest Ayah
(verse) in His Book (i.e., Ayat al-Kursi):
"Allah, there is no god save Him, The Living, The Eternal.
Neither slumber nor sleep overtake Him. Unto Him belongs
whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. Who is he who
intercedes with Him except by His permission? He knows that
which is before them and that which is behind them, while they
encompass nothing of His Knowledge except what He wills. His
seat (kursi) contains the heavens and the earth,
and He is never weary of preserving them. He is The Sublime,
The Great." (al-Baqarah
2/255)
Therefore, Allah protects whoever reads this Ayah at
night and no devil can get close to him until morning. Allah has
also said:
"Depend on The Living One, He Who will never die." (al-Furqan
25/58).
And He, the Glorified, has said:
"He is The First (al-Awwal) and The Last (al-Akhir),
The Outward (as-Zahir) and The Inward (al-Batin);
He is The Knower of All Things." (al-Hadid
57/3)
Also
"He knows that which goes down into the earth and that
which comes out from it, and that which descends from the
heavens and that which ascends into it. He is The Merciful,
The Forgiving." (Saba'
34/2)
"With Him are the keys of the unknown (mafatih al-ghaib),
none but He knows them. He knows what is in the land and the
sea; not a leaf falls but He knows it; not a grain amid the
darkness of the earth, naught of wet or dry but (it is
recorded) in a clear record." (al-An'am
6/59)
He has said:
"No female conceives or gives birth except with His
Knowledge." (Fatir
35/11)
And He has said:
"That you may know that Allah is able to do all things, and
that Allah knows all things." (at-Talaq
65/12)
And He has said:
"Indeed, Allah is the One Who gives livelihood, The Lord of
Unbreakable Might." (adh-Dhariyaat
51/58)
And He has said:
"Nothing is like Him; and He is The Hearer, The Seer."
(ash-Shura
42/11)
And He has said:
"Lo! Comely is this which Allah admonishes you to be. Lo!
Allah is ever Hearer, Seer." (an-Nissa'
4/58)
And He has said:
"If only, when you entered your garden, you had said: That
which Allah wills is; There is no strength save in Allah."
(al-Kahf 18/39)
And He has said:
"If Allah had so willed it, those who followed after them
would not have fought one with the other after clear proofs
had come unto them. But they differed, some of them believing
and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they
would not have fought one with the other; But Allah does what
He wills." (al-Baqarah
2/253)
And He has said:
"The beast of cattle is made lawful unto you [for food],
except that which is announced unto you [herein], hunting
being unlawful when you are on pilgrimage; Indeed, Allah
ordains that which He wills." (al-Ma'idah
5/1)
And He has said:
"Of whomsoever it is Allah's will to guide, his heart He
expands into Islam; And of whomsoever it is His will to send
astray, his heart He made closed and narrow as if he were
engaged in sheer ascent." (al-An'am
6/125)
He has said:
"And do good; Indeed, Allah loves those who do good." (al-Baqarah
2/195)
And He has said:
"Act equitably; Indeed, Allah loves the equitable." (>al-Hujurat
49/9)
And He has said:
"So long as they are true to you, be true to them; Indeed,
Allah loves those who keep their duty." (at-Tawbah
9/7)
And He has said:
"Truly, Allah loves those who repent, and loves those who
care for cleanliness." (al-Baqarah
2/222)
And He has said:
"Say, [O Muhammad, to mankind]: If you love Allah, follow
me; Allah will love you." (Al'Imran
3/31)
And He has said:
"Allah will redeem a people whom He loves, and who love
Him." (al-Ma'idah
5/54)
And He has said:
"Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in ranks for His
cause, as if they were a solid structure." (as-Saff
61/4)
And He has said:
"He is The Forgiving, The Loving." (al-Buruj
85/14)
And His saying:
"In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful."
He has said:
"Our Lord! You comprehended all things in mercy and
Knowledge." (al-Mu'min
40/7)
And He has said:
"He is Merciful to the believers." (al-Ahzab
33/43)
And He has said:
"My Mercy has embraced all things." (al-A'raf
7/156)
And He has said:
"Your Lord has prescribed for Himself Mercy." (al-An'am
6/54)
And He has said:
"He is The Forgiving, The Merciful." (Yunus
10/107)
And He has said:
"Allah is better [than any one] at guarding, and He is The
Most Merciful of those who show mercy." (Yusuf
12/64)
He has said:
"Allah takes pleasure in them and they in Him." (al-Ma'idah
5/119)
And He has said:
"Whoever slays a believer intentionally, his reward is Hell
for ever. Allah's wrath is against him and He has cursed him."
(an-Nissa'
4/93)
And He has said:
"That will come to be because they followed that which
angered Allah, and shunned that which pleases Him." (Muhammad
47/28)
And He has said:
"When they angered Us, We punished them." (az-Zakhruf
43/55)
And He has said:
"But Allah was adverse to their being sent forth and held
them back." (at-Tawbah
9/46)
And He has said:
"It is most hateful in the Sight of Allah that you say that
which you do not." (as-Saff
61/3)
He has said:
"Will they wait until Allah comes to them in canopies of
clouds, with the angels? Then the case will have been already
judged." (al-Baqarah
2/210)
And He has said:
"Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them? Or
your Lord [Himself]? Or some of the Signs of your Lord? That
Day Signs of your Lord will come." (al-An'am
6/158)
And He has said:
"Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder, then your Lord
will come and the angels will come rank upon rank." (al-Fajr
89/21-22)
And He has said:
"A day will come when the heaven and the clouds will be
rent asunder and the angels will be sent down in a grand
descent." (al-Furqan
25/25)
He has said:
"Only the Face of your Lord of Might and Glory will
remain." (ar-Rahman
55/27)
And He has said:
"Everything will perish save His Face." (al-Qasas
28/88)
And He has said:
"What kept you (Iblis) from falling prostrate before that
which I have created with My Hands." (Sad
38/75)
And He has said:
"The Jews said: Allah's Hand is tied.' May their hands be
tied and may they be accursed for the [blasphemy] they utter.
Rather, both His Hands are widely outstretched; He gives and
spends as He pleases." (al-Ma'idah
5/64)
He has said:
"Wait patiently for the Command of your Lord, [O Muhammad],
for verily you are in Our Eyes." (at-Tur
52/48)
And He has said:
"We carried him [Nuh] on an [ark] made of planks and nails;
It floats under Our Eyes, as a reward for him who was
rejected." (al-Qamar
54/13-14)
And He said:
"I have maintained you [Musa] with My Love that you might
be reared under My Eye." (Ta
Ha 20/39)
He has said:
"Allah has indeed heard her who argued with you [O
Muhammad] concerning her husband, and who complained unto
Allah; Allah hears the argument between both of you; Indeed,
Allah is Hearer,Seer." (al-Mujadalah
58/1)
And He has said:
"Verily, Allah heard the saying of those [the Jews] who
said: Allah is poor and we are rich." (Al'Imran
3/181)
And He has said:
"Do they think that We do not hear their secrets and their
private counsels? Indeed [We do], and Our Messengers are by
them to record all." (az-Zakhruf
43/80)
He has said:
"Indeed, I will be with you [Musa and Harun], Hearing and
Seeing." (Ta
Ha 20/46)
And He has said:
"Is he then unaware that Allah sees?" (al-'Alaq
96/14)
And He has said:
"Who Sees you when you stand up [to pray]? And [sees] your
movements among those who fall prostrate [in worship]? Indeed,
He, and only He, is The Hearer, The Knower." (ash-Shu'ara'
26/218-220)
And He has said:
"Say [unto them]: Act! Allah will see your actions, and [so
will] His Messenger and the Believers." (at-Tawbah
9/105)
Power of Planning: He has said:
"He is, in His Power, Supreme." (ar-Ra'd
13/13)
And He has said:
"They [the unbelievers] plotted and planned, and Allah
planned too; Allah is The Best of Planners." (Al-'Imran
3/54)
And He has said:
"So they devised a plot: and We devised a plot while they
perceived not." (an-Naml
27/50)
And He has said:
"Indeed, they devise a plot [against you O Muhammad] and I
devise a plot [against them]." (at-Tariq
86/15-16)
He has said:
"If you do good openly or conceal it, or if you forgive
evil, indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Powerful." (an-Nissa'
4/149)
And He has said:
"Let them forgive and disregard [the transgressions of
others]. Do you not wish that Allah forgive you? Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful." (an-Nur
24/22)
He has said:
"And the might belongs to Allah and to His Messenger."
(al-Munafiqun
63/8)
And He has said about Iblis (the Satan):
"[Iblis] said: Then by Your might, I will lead all
of them astray'." (Sad
38/82)
And He has said:
"Blessed be the Name of your Lord, Full of Majesty, and
Honour." (ar-Rahman
55/78)
He has said:
"Therefore, worship you Him and be you steadfast in His
Service; Do you know of anyone who can be named along with
Him?" (Maryam
19/65)
And He has said:
"There is none comparable to Him." (al-Ikhlas
112/4)
And He has said:
"Do not set up rivals to Allah when you know [The Truth]."
(al-Baqarah 2/22)
And he has said:
"Yet there are some people who take (idols as] rivals to
Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of
Allah (only), but those who believe overflow in their love of
Allah." (al-Baqarah
2/165)
And He has said:
"Say: Praise be to Allah, Who begets no son, Who has no
partner in [His] dominion and Who [needs] none to protect Him
from humiliation;' And Magnify Him with all magnificence."
(al-Isra'
17/111)
And He has said:
"All that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth
glorifies Allah; To Him belongs Dominion; To Him belongs
Praise; He is Able to do all things." (at-Taghabun
64/1)
And He has said:
"Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion [al-Furqan]
to His Servant [Muhammad], that He may warn all creatures. He
to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, no
son has He begotten; Nor has He any partner in His Dominion.
It is He Who created all things and ordered them in due
proportions." (al-Furqan
25/1-2)
And He has said:
"Allah did not beget a son; Nor is there any god along with
Him; Otherwise each god would have taken away what he had
created and some of them would have lorded over others. May
Allah, Be Glorified above all that they allege. He knows what
is hidden and what is exposed. May He Be Exalted over all that
they ascribe as partners [to Him]." (al-Mu'minun
23/91-92)
And He has said:
"Do not invent similitudes for Allah; Indeed, Allah knows
and you know not." (an-Nahl
16/74)
And He has said:
"Say: My Lord forbids only indecencies whether open or
secret, sin and wrongful oppression. You're associating with
Allah that for which no Revelation has been given, and you're
saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge."
(al-A'raf 7/33)
(Al-Istiwa' A'la Al-'Arsh)
He has said:
"The Beneficent One, Who is Settled on the Throne (al-Arsh)."
and "Then He Mounted the Throne."
Allah repeated this theme six times in the Qur'an.
He has said:
"Verily! Your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the
earth in six days; Then He Mounted the Throne."(al-A'raf
7/54)
And He has said:
"Verily! Your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the
earth in six days; Then He Established Himself on the Throne."
(Yunus
10/3)
And He has said:
"Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars
that you can see; Then He Mounted the Throne." (ar-Ra'd
13/2)
And He has said:
"The Beneficent One, Who is Established on the Throne."
(Ta Ha 20/5)
And He has said:
"Then He Mounted the Throne, The Beneficent One." (al-Furqan
25/59)
And He has said:
"Allah created the heavens, the earth and all that is
between them in six days; Then He Mounted the Throne." (as-Sajdah
32/4)
And He said:
"He it is Who created the heavens and earth in six days;
Then He Mounted the Throne." (al-Hadid
57/4)
And He has said:
"Behold! Allah has said; 'Oh Jesus! I am taking you and
raising you up to Me." (Al'Imran
3/55)
And He has said:
"Rather, Allah raised him up to Him." (An-Nissa'
4/158)
And He has said:
"To Him good words ascend, and He elevates the pious deed."
(Fatir
35/10)
And He has said:
"O Haman! Build me a tower, that I may reach the roads, -
the roads of heavens, and that I may climb up to the God of
Moses, though verily I think he [Moses] is a liar." (Ghafir
40/36-37)
And He has said:
"Do you feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not cause
you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes? Or do you
feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you
a wind casting down pebbles from the sky? That is that you may
know the manner of My Warning." (al-Mulk
67/16-17)
And He has said:
"He created the heavens and the earth in six days; Then He
Mounted the Throne. He knows all that enters the earth and all
that emerges there from and all that comes down from the sky
and all that ascends therein; He is with you wherever you may
be. And Allah is Seer of what you do." (al-Hadid
57/4)
And He has said:
"There is no secret conference of three but He is their
fourth, nor of five but He is their sixth, nor of less or more
but He is with them wherever they be: And afterward, on the
Day of Resurrection, He will inform them of what they did.
Indeed, Allah is Knower of All Things." (al-Mujadalah
58/7)
And He has said addressing Abu Bakr in the cave
during the Hijrah:
"Grieve not. Indeed, Allah is with us." (at-Tawbah
9/40)
And He has said:
"Indeed, I will be with you, Hearing and Seeing." (Ta
Ha 20/46)
And He has said:
"Indeed, Allah is with those who protect themselves and
with those who do good." (an-Nahl
16/128)
And He has said:
"Be patient and persevering, for Allah is with those who
patiently persevere. (al-Anfal
8/46)
And He has said:
"How often a small company overcame a big one by Allah's
Help! Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere." (al-Baqarah
2/249)
He has said:
"Whose words (Hadith) can be truer than Allah's?"
(an-Nissa' 4/87)
And He has said:
"Whose utterance (Qil) can be truer than Allah's?"
(an-Nissa'
4/122)
And He has said:
"When Allah said (qala): O Jesus, son of Mary"
(al-Ma'idah
5/116)
And He has said:
"Perfected is the Word (kalimatu) of your Lord in
Truth and Justice." (al-An'am
6/115)
And He has said:
"To Moses Allah spoke (kallama) directly." (an-Nissa'
4/164)
And He has said:
"And of whom (messengers) there are some unto whom
Allah spoke (kallama)." (al-Baqarah
2/253)
And He has said:
"When Moses came to Our appointed place, and his Lord spoke
(kallama) unto him." (al-A'raf
7/143)
And He has said addressing Musa:
"We called him (nadainahu) from the right side of
[Mount] at-Tur and made him draw near to Us for
communion." (Maryam
19/52)
And He has said:
" When your Lord called (nada) Moses: Go unto the
wrong-doing folk'." (ash-Shu'ara'
26/10)
And He has said:
"And their Lord called both of them (nadahuma) [Adam and
Hawwa']: Did not forbid you That Tree, and tell you (wa-aqul):
Lo! Satan is an open enemy to you?" (al-A'raf
7/22)
And He said:
"On The Day He will call unto them (yunadihim) and
say: Where are My partners who you fabricated?" (al-Qasas
28/62)
And He has said:
"On The Day He will call unto them (yunadihim) and
say: What answer gave you to the messengers?" (al-Qasas
28/65)
And He has said:
"If anyone of the pagans seeks your protection, grant it to
him so that he may hear the Words (kalam) of
Allah." (at-Tawbah
9/6)
And He has said;
"A party of them used to listen to the Words (kalam)
of Allah, then used to distort it knowingly after they
understood it." (al-Baqarah
2/75)
And He has said :
"They wish to change God's Words (kalam); Say: You
shall not follow us.' Thus Allah said (qala) before
hand." (al-Fath
48/15)
And He has said:
"Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your
Lord; None can change His Words (kalimatihi)." (al-Kahf
18/27)
And He has said:
"Verily this Qur'an narrates (yaqussu) unto the
Children of Israel most of the matters which they dispute."
(an-Naml
27/76)
And He has said:
"This is a Blessed Book (kitabun mubarakun) which
We have sent down." (al-An'am
6/92)
And He has said:
"Had We send down this Qur'an on to a
mountain, verily you would have seen it humbled and rent
asunder for fear of Allah." (al-Hashr
59/21)
And He has said:
"When We substitute one Verse (Ayah) for another
and Allah knows best what He reveals-they say: You are but a
fabricator; But most of them know not. Say: The Trustworthy
Spirit (i.e., Gabriel) has brought it (The Qur'an)
from your Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who
believe, and as Guidance and Good Tidings for Muslims. We know
well that they say: It is a man who teaches him; The language
of him they falsely point to is notably foreign, while this is
Arabic, pure and clear." (an-Nahl
16/101-103)
He has said:
"Some faces, That Day, will beam (in brightness and
beauty), looking toward their Lord." (al-Qiyamah
75/22-23
And He has said:
"(Relaxing) on couches looking (at their Lord)." (al-Mutaffifin
83/35)
See Tafsir Ibn Kathir, for support of my translation of
this verse. (The Translator)
And He has said:
"For those who do good, is the best (reward given)
and more* (thereto). (Yunus
10/26)
And He has said:
"There they have all they desire; And there is still more
with Us." (Qaf
50/35)
And the Qur'an is full of Verses which deal with
this topic; Whoever studies the Qur'an carefully searching for
guidance from it, the truthful path will be clear to him.
*According to some interpretations: "They See Allah's
face."
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