An Explanation of the Perfect Names and Attributes of Allah

It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of
Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some
fairly close explanations.
1. Allah
He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.
2. Ar-Rahman
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believersand the blasphemers
in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
3. Ar-Rahim
The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
4. Al-Malik
The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear
from imperfection.
5. Al-Quddus
The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and
adversaries.
6. As-Salam
The One who is free from every imperfection.
7. 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.
8. Al-Muhaymin
The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
9. Al-'Aziz
The Defeater who is not defeated.
10. Al-Jabbar
The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
11. Al-Mutakabbir
The One who is clear from the attributes of thecreatures and from
resembling them.
12. Al-Khaliq
The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
13. Al-Bari'
The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
14. Al-Musawwir
The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
15. Al-Ghaffar
The One who forgives thesins of His slaves time andtime again.
16. Al-Qahhar
The Subduer who has theperfect Power and is not unable over anything.
17. Al-Wahhab
The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return. e is
everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
19. Al-Fattah
The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religiousmatters.
20. Al-'Alim
The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
21. Al-Qabid and 22. Al-Basit
The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdomand expands and
widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
23. Al-Khafid and 24. Ar-Rafi^
The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises
whoever He willed by His Endowment.
25. Al-Mu'iz and 26. Al-Muthil
He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade
Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give
Him esteem.
27. As-Sami'
The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing
without an ear, instrument or organ.
28. Al-Basir
The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing
without a pupil or any other instrument.
29. Al-Hakam
He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
30. Al-'Adl
The One who is entitled to do what He does.
31. Al-Latif
The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.
32. Al-Khabir
The One who knows the truth of things.
33. Al-Halim
The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He
might forgive them.
34. Al-'Azim
The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement,and
Purity from all imperfection.
35. Al-Ghafur
The One who forgives a lot.
36. Ash-Shakur
The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
37. Al-'Aliyy
The One who is clear from the attributes of thecreatures.
38. Al-Kabir
The One who is greater than everything in status.
39. Al-Hafiz
The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
40. Al-Muqit
The One who has the Power.
41. Al-Hasib
The One who gives the satisfaction.
42. Aj-Jalil
The One who is attributed with greatnessof Power and Glory of status.
43. Al-Karim
The One who is clear from abjectness.
44. Ar-Raqib
The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related
to the attribute of Knowledge.
45. Al-Mujib
The One who answers theone in need if he asks Him and rescues the
yearner if he calls upon Him.
46. Al-Wasi^
The Knowledgeable.
47. Al-Hakim
The One who is correct inHis doings.
48. Al-Wadud
The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love
Him.His love to His slaves is HisWill to be merciful to them and
praise them:Hence it's meaning is related to the attributes of the
Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and
spoke to Muhammad and Mu sa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound
nor a language nor a letter.).
49. Al-Majid
The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity
and Kindness.
50. Al-Ba'ith
The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
51. Ash-Shahid
The One who nothing is absent from Him.
52. Al-Haqq
The One who truly exists.
53. Al-Wakil
The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
54. Al-Qawiyy
The One with the complete Power.
55. Al-Matin
The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
56. Al-Waliyy
The Supporter.
57. Al-Hamid
The praised One who deserves to be praised.
58. Al-Muhsi
The One who the count of things are known to him.
59. Al-Mubdi'
The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
60. Al-Mu'id
The One who brings backthe creatures after death.
61. Al-Muhyi
The One who took out a living human from sementhat does not have a
soul.He gives life by giving thesouls back to the worn out bodies on
the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive bythe light of
knowledge.
62. Al-Mumit
The One who renders the living dead.
63. Al-Hayy
The One attributed with alife that is unlike our life and is not that
of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
64. Al-Qayyum
The One who remains and does not end.
65. Al-Wajid
The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
66. Al-Majid
The One who is Majid.
67. Al-Wahid
The One without a partner.
68. As-Samad
The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
69. Al-Qadir
The One attributed with Power.
70. Al-Muqtadir
The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld rom Him.
71. Al-Muqaddim and 72. Al-Mu'akhkhir
The One who puts things in their right places. He makes ahead what He
wills and delays what He wills.
73. Al-'Awwal
The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
74. Al-'Akhir
The One whose Existence is without an end.
75. Az-Zahir 76. Al-Batin
The One that nothing is above Him and nothing isunderneath Him, hence
He exists without a place.He,
The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from
the delusions of attributes of bodies.
77. Al-Wali
The One who owns things and manages them.
78. Al-Muta'ali
The One who is clear from the attributes of thecreation.
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.
80. At-Tawwab
The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures
and accepts his repentance.
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.
82. Al-'Afuww
The One with wide forgiveness.
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.
84. Malik Al-Mulk
The One who controls theDominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
85. Thul-Jalal wal-Ikram
The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
86. Al-Muqsit
The One who is Just in Hisjudgment.
87. Aj-Jami^
The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt
about, that is the Day of Judgment.
88. Al-Ghaniyy
The One who does not need the creation.
89. Al-Mughni
The One who satisfies thenecessities of the creatures.
90. Al-Mani^
The Supporter who protects and gives victoryto His pious believers. Al-Mu'tiy
The Withholder
91. Ad-Darr and 92. An-Nafi'
The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed and benefit to
whoever He willed.
93. An-Nur
The One who guides.
94. Al-Hadi
The One whom with His Guidance His belivers were guided, and with His
Guidance the living beings have been guidedto what is beneficial for
them and protected fromwhat is harmful to them.
95. Al-Badi'
The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
96. Al-Baqi
The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
97. Al-Warith
The One whose Existence remains.
98. Ar-Rashid
The One who guides.
99. As-Sabur
The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
"...Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer..." Qur'an[42:11]