99 names
Asma ul Husna: the 99 Names of Allah
اسماء الحسنیٰ اردو معنی کے ساتھ
Asma ul Husna, the 99 names of Allah, in Arabic with transliteration and meaning in Urdu and English, and the hadith about them with its grading.
By the Darood E Taj project · Arabic checked against several digital editions · Last updated
Allah has the most beautiful names (al-Asma’ al-Husna), and the Qur’an tells us to call on Him by them (7:180). The Prophet ﷺ said that Allah has ninety-nine names, and that whoever memorises them will enter Paradise. This page lists the 99 names with their transliteration and their meaning in Urdu and English.
The Arabic of the list was read from the vowelled list in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507 and compared name by name with an independent list. Every name matches letter for letter.
اللہ تعالیٰ کے سب سے خوبصورت نام ہیں اور قرآن نے ان کے ذریعے دعا کرنے کا حکم دیا ہے۔ نبی کریم ﷺ نے فرمایا کہ اللہ کے ننانوے نام ہیں، جو انہیں یاد کرے گا جنت میں داخل ہوگا۔ نیچے ننانوے نام ترجمے کے ساتھ دیے گئے ہیں۔
What the hadith says about the 99 names
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred minus one. No one memorises them but that he will enter Paradise. He is One, and He loves odd numbers.” It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim (HadeethEnc no. 10416, graded sahih).
That hadith does not list the names. A list is given in a longer report in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi (3507), which al-Albani, Ahmad Shakir and Zubair Ali Zai graded da‘if (weak). Many scholars of hadith hold that the list was added by a narrator and is not the Prophet’s words. Scholars have therefore compiled the names from the Qur’an and the Sunnah in different ways, and printed lists differ by a few names: some have al-Ahad where this one has Allah.
The list below is the list of Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507. It is the one most widely printed and memorised, with the names and their meanings taken from the Qur’an and the scholars’ explanations.
The 99 names of Allah
- 1اللَّهُ
Allah
اللہ، معبودِ برحق
The One God
- 2الرَّحْمَنُ
ar-Rahman
بہت مہربان
The Most Gracious
- 3الرَّحِيمُ
ar-Rahim
نہایت رحم کرنے والا
The Most Merciful
- 4الْمَلِكُ
al-Malik
بادشاہ
The King
- 5الْقُدُّوسُ
al-Quddus
نہایت پاک
The Most Holy
- 6السَّلَامُ
as-Salam
سلامتی دینے والا
The Source of Peace
- 7الْمُؤْمِنُ
al-Mu’min
امن دینے والا
The Granter of Security
- 8الْمُهَيْمِنُ
al-Muhaymin
نگہبان
The Guardian
- 9الْعَزِيزُ
al-‘Aziz
غالب، زبردست
The Almighty
- 10الْجَبَّارُ
al-Jabbar
بڑی قوت اور اقتدار والا
The Compeller
- 11الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
al-Mutakabbir
بڑائی والا
The Supreme in Greatness
- 12الْخَالِقُ
al-Khaliq
پیدا کرنے والا
The Creator
- 13الْبَارِئُ
al-Bari’
بنانے والا
The Maker
- 14الْمُصَوِّرُ
al-Musawwir
صورت بنانے والا
The Fashioner
- 15الْغَفَّارُ
al-Ghaffar
بہت بخشنے والا
The Oft-Forgiving
- 16الْقَهَّارُ
al-Qahhar
سب پر غالب
The Subduer
- 17الْوَهَّابُ
al-Wahhab
بہت عطا کرنے والا
The Bestower
- 18الرَّزَّاقُ
ar-Razzaq
روزی دینے والا
The Provider
- 19الْفَتَّاحُ
al-Fattah
کھولنے والا، فیصلہ کرنے والا
The Opener
- 20الْعَلِيمُ
al-‘Alim
سب کچھ جاننے والا
The All-Knowing
- 21الْقَابِضُ
al-Qabid
تنگی دینے والا
The Withholder
- 22الْبَاسِطُ
al-Basit
کشادگی دینے والا
The Expander
- 23الْخَافِضُ
al-Khafid
پست کرنے والا
The Abaser
- 24الرَّافِعُ
ar-Rafi‘
بلند کرنے والا
The Exalter
- 25الْمُعِزُّ
al-Mu‘izz
عزت دینے والا
The Giver of Honour
- 26الْمُذِلُّ
al-Mudhill
ذلت دینے والا
The Giver of Dishonour
- 27السَّمِيعُ
as-Sami‘
سب کچھ سننے والا
The All-Hearing
- 28الْبَصِيرُ
al-Basir
سب کچھ دیکھنے والا
The All-Seeing
- 29الْحَكَمُ
al-Hakam
فیصلہ کرنے والا
The Judge
- 30الْعَدْلُ
al-‘Adl
بہت عدل والا
The Utterly Just
- 31اللَّطِيفُ
al-Latif
باریک بین، مہربان
The Subtle, the Kind
- 32الْخَبِيرُ
al-Khabir
پوری خبر رکھنے والا
The All-Aware
- 33الْحَلِيمُ
al-Halim
بردبار
The Forbearing
- 34الْعَظِيمُ
al-‘Azim
بڑی عظمت والا
The Magnificent
- 35الْغَفُورُ
al-Ghafur
بہت بخشنے والا
The Most Forgiving
- 36الشَّكُورُ
ash-Shakur
قدر دان
The Most Appreciative
- 37الْعَلِيُّ
al-‘Ali
بلند مرتبہ
The Most High
- 38الْكَبِيرُ
al-Kabir
بہت بڑا
The Most Great
- 39الْحَفِيظُ
al-Hafiz
حفاظت کرنے والا
The Preserver
- 40الْمُقِيتُ
al-Muqit
رزق اور قوت دینے والا، نگہبان
The Sustainer
- 41الْحَسِيبُ
al-Hasib
حساب لینے والا، کافی
The Reckoner
- 42الْجَلِيلُ
al-Jalil
بڑی شان والا
The Majestic
- 43الْكَرِيمُ
al-Karim
کرم کرنے والا
The Generous
- 44الرَّقِيبُ
ar-Raqib
نگران
The Watchful
- 45الْمُجِيبُ
al-Mujib
دعا قبول کرنے والا
The Responsive
- 46الْوَاسِعُ
al-Wasi‘
وسعت والا
The All-Encompassing
- 47الْحَكِيمُ
al-Hakim
حکمت والا
The All-Wise
- 48الْوَدُودُ
al-Wadud
محبت کرنے والا
The Most Loving
- 49الْمَجِيدُ
al-Majid
بزرگی والا
The Glorious
- 50الْبَاعِثُ
al-Ba‘ith
دوبارہ زندہ کرنے والا
The Resurrector
- 51الشَّهِيدُ
ash-Shahid
ہر چیز پر گواہ
The Witness
- 52الْحَقُّ
al-Haqq
برحق
The Truth
- 53الْوَكِيلُ
al-Wakil
کارساز
The Trustee
- 54الْقَوِيُّ
al-Qawi
قوت والا
The All-Strong
- 55الْمَتِينُ
al-Matin
بہت مضبوط
The Firm
- 56الْوَلِيُّ
al-Wali
دوست، مددگار
The Protecting Friend
- 57الْحَمِيدُ
al-Hamid
تعریف کے لائق
The Praiseworthy
- 58الْمُحْصِي
al-Muhsi
ہر چیز کا شمار کرنے والا
The Reckoner of All
- 59الْمُبْدِئُ
al-Mubdi’
پہلی بار پیدا کرنے والا
The Originator
- 60الْمُعِيدُ
al-Mu‘id
دوبارہ لوٹانے والا
The Restorer
- 61الْمُحْيِي
al-Muhyi
زندگی دینے والا
The Giver of Life
- 62الْمُمِيتُ
al-Mumit
موت دینے والا
The Giver of Death
- 63الْحَيُّ
al-Hayy
ہمیشہ زندہ
The Ever-Living
- 64الْقَيُّومُ
al-Qayyum
خود قائم اور سب کو قائم رکھنے والا
The Self-Subsisting
- 65الْوَاجِدُ
al-Wajid
پانے والا
The Finder
- 66الْمَاجِدُ
al-Majid
بزرگی والا
The Noble
- 67الْوَاحِدُ
al-Wahid
ایک
The One
- 68الصَّمَدُ
as-Samad
بے نیاز
The Self-Sufficient, the Eternal Refuge
- 69الْقَادِرُ
al-Qadir
قدرت والا
The All-Able
- 70الْمُقْتَدِرُ
al-Muqtadir
بڑی قدرت والا
The All-Powerful
- 71الْمُقَدِّمُ
al-Muqaddim
آگے کرنے والا
The Advancer
- 72الْمُؤَخِّرُ
al-Mu’akhkhir
پیچھے کرنے والا
The Delayer
- 73الأَوَّلُ
al-Awwal
سب سے پہلے
The First
- 74الآخِرُ
al-Akhir
سب کے بعد
The Last
- 75الظَّاهِرُ
az-Zahir
ظاہر
The Manifest
- 76الْبَاطِنُ
al-Batin
پوشیدہ
The Hidden
- 77الْوَالِي
al-Wali
کارساز، حاکم
The Governor
- 78الْمُتَعَالِي
al-Muta‘ali
بہت بلند
The Most Exalted
- 79الْبَرُّ
al-Barr
بڑا احسان کرنے والا
The Source of Goodness
- 80التَّوَّابُ
at-Tawwab
توبہ قبول کرنے والا
The Acceptor of Repentance
- 81الْمُنْتَقِمُ
al-Muntaqim
بدلہ لینے والا
The Avenger
- 82الْعَفُوُّ
al-‘Afuww
معاف کرنے والا
The Pardoner
- 83الرَّءُوفُ
ar-Ra’uf
نہایت شفیق
The Most Kind
- 84مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ
Malik al-Mulk
بادشاہی کا مالک
The Owner of Sovereignty
- 85ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ
Dhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
عظمت اور بزرگی والا
The Lord of Majesty and Honour
- 86الْمُقْسِطُ
al-Muqsit
انصاف کرنے والا
The Just
- 87الْجَامِعُ
al-Jami‘
جمع کرنے والا
The Gatherer
- 88الْغَنِيُّ
al-Ghani
بے نیاز
The Self-Sufficient
- 89الْمُغْنِي
al-Mughni
غنی کرنے والا
The Enricher
- 90الْمَانِعُ
al-Mani‘
روکنے والا
The Preventer
- 91الضَّارُّ
ad-Darr
اپنی حکمت سے نقصان پہنچانے والا
The Creator of Harm, by His wisdom
- 92النَّافِعُ
an-Nafi‘
نفع پہنچانے والا
The Creator of Benefit
- 93النُّورُ
an-Nur
نور
The Light
- 94الْهَادِي
al-Hadi
ہدایت دینے والا
The Guide
- 95الْبَدِيعُ
al-Badi‘
بے مثال پیدا کرنے والا
The Incomparable Originator
- 96الْبَاقِي
al-Baqi
ہمیشہ باقی رہنے والا
The Everlasting
- 97الْوَارِثُ
al-Warith
وارث
The Inheritor
- 98الرَّشِيدُ
ar-Rashid
راہ دکھانے والا
The Guide to the Right Path
- 99الصَّبُورُ
as-Sabur
بہت صبر کرنے والا
The Most Patient
Questions about asma ul husna
What are the 99 names of Allah?
They are the names of Allah called Asma ul Husna, “the most beautiful names”. The list on this page has them in order, with Arabic, transliteration and meaning in Urdu and English.
What is the hadith about the 99 names?
The Prophet ﷺ said that Allah has ninety-nine names and that whoever memorises them will enter Paradise (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim). The hadith does not list the names.
Is the list of 99 names from the Prophet ﷺ?
The list is in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507, a report graded da‘if. Many hadith scholars hold that the list was added by a narrator. The names themselves are drawn from the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
Why do some lists of 99 names differ?
Because the hadith does not name them, scholars compiled the names in different ways. Printed lists therefore differ by a few names.
Does the Qur’an say to call on Allah by His names?
Yes. Allah says in the Qur’an (7:180) that the best names belong to Him and that we should call on Him by them.