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 INTRODUCTION

To know Good, you need to know God.

The reason is simple: God possesses the most perfect names
and attributes and He is the source of all goodness. Even though
the concept of God itself varies from culture to culture, there is a
basic understanding of God that most of us will arrive at if we use
our minds. Even if people don’t think deeply about it, most would
naturally agree; God is one, unique, genderless, eternal and nothing
like His creation. This is the description of God in the Quran:
.
“Say, ‘He is God, [who is] One, God, the Eternal Refuge. He neither
begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.”
TH E QUR AN, CHAPT ER 112, VE RSES 1 T O 4

Without God, the idea of ‘good’ would be nothing more than a

social rule. Therefore, good deeds like “defending the innocent”,
“feeding the poor” or “loving thy neighbour”, for example,
would simply be rules based on our limitations; no different
to saying you can’t cheat in a game.
 This is because God is the only foundation for goodness.
God provides this foundation because He is external to the
universe and is perfect. He is beyond human limitation and is
perfectly knowledgeable, powerful and the source of all goodness.
In other words, knowing God is knowing good.

To start your journey towards knowing God, you need to

understand His names and attributes. This booklet lists the beautiful
names of God taken from the Quran and the teachings of the
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

“He is God: there is no god other than Him. It is He who

knows what is hidden as well as what is in the open, He is the
Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. He is God: there is no god other
than Him, the Controller, the Holy One, Source of Peace, Granter
of Security, Guardian over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the
Truly Great; God is far above anything they consider to be
His partner. He is God: the Creator, the Originator, the Shaper.
The best names belong to Him. Everything in the heavens and
earth glorifies Him: He is the Almighty, the Wise.”
TH E QUR AN, CHAPT E R 59, VERSES 22 T O 24
 ALLAH
The name Allah derives from the words Al,
meaning ‘The’, and Ilah, meaning ‘Deity’, or an
object of worship.
Therefore, Allah is the only deity worthy and deserving of worship.
The name Allah is genderless and has no plural. From this we
capture how unique and profound this name is. It refers to a being
we should love and commit ourselves to; the one who is worthy
of all praise and the only one to whom all worship is due.
This name is so powerful that it comprises of all the names
you will come across in this booklet.

“Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship

Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 20, VERSE 14

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 THE
LORD OF MERCY
God’s mercy is intense, powerful and immediate.
His extensive mercy encompasses all
people and things.
Ponder upon this. A child in the womb of its mother does not know
its mother and, thus, does not love its mother. However, the mother
already loves the child in her womb. She is already looking after
its needs as she is cautious in her movement, careful in every way
possible to protect her child and yet, the child is completely unaware
of this. God’s mercy and care is incomparably greater than this, as
some from His creation refuse to acknowledge Him, even outright
rejecting Him and yet, He still shows them mercy by giving them
life and providing for their needs. The creation of Almighty God is
constantly showered and enveloped by His intense, immediate mercy.

“...My Mercy encompasses all things.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 7, VE RSE 156

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 THE
GIVER OF MERCY
God is constantly bestowing his mercy on all of
creation.
The Giver of Mercy refers to a special mercy for those who want
to embrace it. Whoever chooses to accept God’s guidance has
essentially accepted His special mercy. This special mercy is for
the believers and it is manifested in paradise; unending blissful
peace with God.

“The Lord of Mercy,

The Giver of Mercy”
THE Q U RAN, CHAPT ER 1, VE RSE 3

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 THE
U N I Q U E LY O N E
God is The Uniquely One. He is One, alone and
unique in every sense.
He is uniquely one in His essence, attributes, and alone in His
divinity. Nothing is like Him and He is unlike anything. He has no
offspring, partners and nothing can be associated with Him.

“Say, ‘He is God, [who is] One.”

TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 112, VE RSE 1

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 THE
LOVING
God is the One who is the source of all love and
affection. His love is intense, constant and lasting.
His love is the purest and finest form of love. His love transcends
the highest form of worldly love: a mother’s love. When a mother
loves, she does so because she needs to love and it fulfils her.
However, God doesn’t need to love, He is independent of any need,
yet He loves. God is the one who deserves all love and affection.
The more you know God, the more you will love Him.

“Ask forgiveness from your Lord,

and turn to Him in repentance: my Lord
is merciful and The Loving.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 11, VERSE 90

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 THE
WISE
God is the One fully wise. He has total
wisdom and knowledge.
Everything He decrees is in line with Divine wisdom.
There is no deficiency or error in His wisdom. He has
the ‘picture’, His servants have just a ‘pixel’.

“And He is the Wise,

the Acquainted [with all].”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 6, VE RSE 18

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 THE
TRUTH
God is the truth and truly existing.
He is the One through whom the truth is revealed.
His actions, speech and promise are true.

“So exalted is God, the Sovereign,

the Truth; there is no deity except
Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 23, VERSE 116

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 THE
LIGHT
God is the light of the heavens and earth.
He is the One who illuminates the hearts of people with
knowledge of Him, belief in Him and guidance.

“God is the Light of the heavens and the earth.

The example of His light is like a niche within which is a
lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly
[white] star lit from [the oil of ] a blessed olive tree, neither
of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even
if untouched by fire. Light upon light. God guides to His light
whom He wills. And God presents examples for the
people, and God is Knowing of all things.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 24, VERSE 35

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 THE
PROTECTIVE FRIEND

God is the loving and protective friend

to all that turn to Him. He befriends, aids, assists,
guides and grants success to the believers.

“God is the Protecting Friend of those who

believe. He brings them out of the depths
of darkness and into the light.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 257

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 THE
SOURCE OF ALL GOODNESS

God is good to His creation, bestowing upon

them life, health, wealth and love. He is the doer
of good and all good comes from Him.

“He is the Good, the Merciful One.”

TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 52, VERSE 28

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 THE
C R E AT O R
God is the One who created everything that
exists without effort.
He created everything within the cosmos and beyond, living
and inanimate, out of nothing and without precedence. He also
creates from pre-existing things which He originally created out of
nothing. He invents, innovates and designs as He pleases, and all
His creation points to His existence and creative power.

“He is God, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him

belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth
is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 24

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 THE
SOURCE OF ALL PEACE

God is the One who grants peace and

security to His creation.
He is the source of peace, safety, tranquillity and spiritual
contentment. True lasting inner peace is guaranteed to
those who remember and submit to Him. He is free of
any imperfection, deficiency or flaw.

“He is God: there is no god other than Him, the Controller,

the Holy One, Source of Peace, Granter of Security, Guardian
over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Truly Great; God is far
above anything they consider to be His partner.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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 THE
GENEROUS
God is The Generous One. He is the
cause behind every good. Everything that
we have is from Him.

“O mankind, what has deceived you

concerning your Lord, the Generous... ?”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 82, VERSE 6

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 THE
MOST GENEROUS
God is matchless in His perfect generosity.
He even bestows favours upon those
who disobey and reject Him.

“Recite, and your Lord is the

most Generous.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 96, VERSE 3

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 THE
FORGIVER
God is the One who forgives the sins of His
servants again and again whenever the servant
repents, and who hides the sins of His servants
and does not expose them.

“Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in

Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 39, VERSE 5

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 THE
A L L- F O R G I V I N G
God is the One who covers up the sins
of His servants to an extent that cannot be
comprehended. He forgives them so that
His servants are not affected by the
consequences of their sins.
“The heavens almost break from above them, and
the angels exalt [ God] with praise of their Lord and
ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably,
it is God who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 42, VERSE 5

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 THE
EVER-LIVING
God is The Ever Living One who always
remains without any beginning or any end,
with perfect and everlasting life. He never
dies nor passes away, and neither sleep,
nor slumber overtake Him.

“God - there is no deity except

Him, the Ever Living, the Sustainer
of [all] existence.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 255

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 THE
S U S TA I N E R
God is the One upon whom everything
depends. The One who sustains everything that
exists and has no need for anything.

“God - there is no deity except Him, the

Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence.’’
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 255

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 THE
FIRST
He is the first, who has no beginning.

“He is the First and the Last; the Evident

and the Hidden; He has knowledge
of all things.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 57, VERSE 3

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 THE
LAST
God is the last, without any end.
His existence is perpetual.

“He is the First and the Last; the Evident

and the Hidden; He has knowledge
of all things.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 57, VERSE 3

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 THE
EVIDENT
God is evident. He made Himself evident
without being visible. What He creates is a
self-evident sign for His existence.

“He is the First and the Last; the

Evident and the Hidden; He has
knowledge of all things.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 57, VERSE 3

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 THE
HIDDEN
God cannot be seen in the way creation can be
seen. He is the One from whom nothing is hidden
and He knows the inner states of all things.

“He is the First and the Last; the Evident

and the Hidden; He has knowledge
of all things.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 57, VERSE 3

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 THE
TURNER OF HEARTS

God is the turner of hearts, He can guide and

misguide whoever He wills. His misguidance is in
line with Divine wisdom and His guidance is
from His mercy.

“Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate

after You have guided us. Grant us Your
mercy: You are the Ever Giving.”
THE Q U RAN, CHAPT ER 3, VE RSE 8

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 THE
MOST HIGH
God is the One who is above everything.
He has power and control over all things and the
One who is exalted above every deficiency.

“Exalt the name of your Lord,

the Most High.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 87, VERSE 1

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 THE
A L L- S E E I N G
God is the One whose sight encompasses
everything, hidden or apparent. He sees the
black ant, crawling on a black mountain
on a moonless night.

“...Indeed He is, of His servants,

Acquainted and Seeing.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 42, VERSE 27

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 THE
AC C E P T O R O F R E P E N TA N C E

God guides His servants so that they repent to

Him. He accepts their repentance again and
again, even if they committed the worst of
sins, innumerable times.

“...indeed, God is Accepting of Repentance

and Merciful.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 49, VERSE 12

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 THE
COMPELLER
Whatever He decrees will be; whatever He does
not, will not.
Everything that exists submits to His will. He is irresistible. He
mends broken hearts and rectifies the affairs of His servants.
He brings comfort to the weak and those who turn to
Him and seek His refuge.

“He is God, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign,

the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the
Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is God
above whatever they associate with Him.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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 THE
PROTECTOR
God alone is the One who guards and protects
the entire cosmos and whatever it contains.
It is He who protects His servants from
destruction and evil.

“...But God is the best guardian, and He is

the most merciful of the merciful.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 12, VERSE 64

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 THE
BRINGER TO ACCOUNT

God is the One who is sufficient and takes care

of His servants and records all their actions.
There is not the smallest action, belief and word
that is not taken into account by God.

“...And sufficient is God as Accountant.”

THE Q U RAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 6

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 THE
GUARDIAN
God preserves and protects the entire
cosmos and everything it contains.

“...Indeed my Lord is, over all

things, Guardian.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 11, VERSE 57

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 THE
O R I G I N AT O R
God is the One who created the universe out of
nothing and originated everything that exists.

“He is God: the Creator, the

Originator, the Shaper. The best names
belong to Him. Everything in the heavens
and earth glorifies Him: He is the
Almighty, the Wise.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 24

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 THE
BENEVOLENT
God is the One who is ever kind to His
servants and ever responding to their prayers
and supplications.

“Abraham said, “Peace on you! I will pray

to my Lord to forgive you. He is indeed
ever Benevolent to me.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 19, VERSE 47

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 THE
MANIFEST
God is the clear and manifest truth. He makes
the truth evident and His oneness is clear for
His sincere servants.

“On that day, God will pay them

their just due, and they will know that God,
He is the Manifest Truth.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 24, VERSE 25

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 THE
JUDGE
God never wrongs anyone and is never
oppressive, He is the only true judge; no one
can overturn His judgment and no one can
ever appeal His decree.
A famous scholar once said, “If I had to choose between
God and my mother to judge me on the Day of judgement,
I would choose God.”

‘’Is not God the most just of judges?’’

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 95, VERSE 8

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 THE
FORBEARING
God is lenient. He is not provoked by people’s
disobedience, wrongdoing or disbelief.
He does not allow any punishment to be immediately inflicted
on His servants for their sins and their unbelief. Rather, He gives
them the opportunity to repent and change. God does not want
to punish people; punishment is the spiritual consequence of
insisting in removing oneself from God’s mercy and guidance.

“ ...God is Forgiving and Forbearing.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 3, VE RSE 155

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 THE
PRAISEWORTHY
All praise and thanks belong to God under all
circumstances. Everything within the
cosmos is glorifying Him in some form.

“Indeed, He is Praiseworthy
and Honourable.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 11, VERSE 73

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 THE
A L L-AWA R E
The One who is perfectly aware of everything;
the inner and outer aspects of all reality. God is
intimately aware of His creation, He knows
what is hidden and what is apparent.

“ ...and he replied, ‘The All Knowing,

the All Aware told me.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 66, VERSE 3

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 THE
C O N S T A N T LY C R E A T I N G

God constantly creates and adds to His creation

as He pleases in a perfect manner. He created all
matter from nothing. From this matter He
brings forth new creations.

“Indeed, your Lord - He is the

Knowing Creator.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 15, VERSE 86

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 THE
MOST KIND
God is kind to His creation and His
compassion, affection and tenderness are
beyond comprehension.

“...For God is to all people most surely

full of kindness, most Merciful.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 143

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 THE
PROVIDER
God is the One who creates and provides
abundantly. He provides and nourishes all in
accordance with His perfect wisdom.
This includes the means of support and growth,
for the body, mind and soul.

“...And provide for us, and You are

the best of providers.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 5, VE RSE 114

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 THE
E V E R - WAT C H F U L G U A R D I A N

God is the One whose hearing, seeing and

knowledge encompass everything and from
whom nothing is hidden. He is closely watching
and guarding over His creation.

“And ever is God, over all things,

an Observer.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 33, VERSE 52

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 THE
ALL HEARING
God is One who hears everything.

“...There is nothing like unto Him, and

He is the Hearing, the Seeing.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 42, VERSE 11

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 THE
A P P R E C I AT I V E
Every good deed done is rewarded by God
as He is The Appreciative. We should
appreciate the blessings of God in our lives
so that those blessings are increased.

“Why should God make you suffer torment

if you are thankful and believe in Him?
And God is ever Appreciative, Knowing.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 147

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 THE
G R AT E F U L
God gives abundantly in response to little.
He is grateful for the smallest deeds and
rewards everything good that is done. He
never lets anyone’s good deeds go to waste.
“Those who recite God’s scripture, keep up the prayer,
give secretly and openly from what We have provided for
them, may hope for a trade that will never decline: He will
repay them in full, and give them extra from His bounty.
For He is Forgiving, Grateful.”
TH E QUR AN, CHAPT E R 35, VERSES 29 T O 30

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 THE
WITNESS
God is the One who witnesses everything
and knows it in detail.
The One from whom nothing is hidden. From the rising and
setting of the Sun, to the fall of every single droplet of rain from
the skies. He is the ultimate witness on the day of judgement.

“...and sufficient is God as Witness.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 79

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 THE
ABSOLUTE
God is Absolute, free of all needs.
He is independent, while all else is dependent upon Him.
He is the One who satisfies needs with wisdom. When in trouble,
distress or facing adversity, man realises that he is helpless and
so turns to the source of all goodness and mercy; God
the Absolute and the Eternal.

“God the Absolute.”

TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 112, VE RSE 2

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 THE
A L L- K N O W I N G
God is the One whose knowledge is not acquired
through learning, nor preceded by
ignorance, nor followed by forgetfulness.
Nothing is beyond His knowledge, He knows the unseen and the
seen, the hidden and the apparent. Not a leaf falls except that He
knows. His knowledge encompasses the past, what is happening
in the present, what will happen in the future and what was never
meant to be. He is the ultimate source of all knowledge.

“ ...Indeed, God is All-Encompassing

and All-Knowing.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 115

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 THE
ALMIGHTY
God is the One who overpowers everything
and cannot be overcome. He is invincible and
nothing can prevent Him from fulfilling what
He wills. He is the One who has honour and
gives honour, love and respect.

“ ... Know that God is Almighty

and Wise.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 260

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 THE
TREMENDOUS
God is the One who is the greatest, mightiest
and above all. His might and grandeur is surely
beyond our grasp and He deserves to be exalted
with our hearts, tongues and limbs.

“ ...He is the Most High,

the Tremendous.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 255

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 THE
E V E R PA R D O N I N G
God is the One who continues to pardon the
sins of His servants and refrains from punishing
them. He can forgive sins, errors, mistakes and
completely wipe them out as if they never existed.

“...Indeed, God is ever Pardoning

and Forgiving.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 43

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 THE
E X A LT E D
God is high above all of creation. He is far beyond
any thoughts, limits and ideals of mankind.

“He is the Exalted, the Tremendous.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 255

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 THE
SELF-SUFFICIENT
The One who has no need whatsoever of the
creation and who controls the treasures of this
world and the hereafter. Whether we live a life
of luxury and ease, or poverty and hardship,
we are ultimately dependent on God.

“Your Lord is Self-Sufficient and

full of mercy. If He pleased, He could
remove you and put others in your
place, just as He produced you from
the offspring of other people.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 6, VE RSE 133

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 THE
OPENER
God is the One who opens the gates of
mercy and provision, and who opens the eyes
and hearts of His servants for them to see the
truth. The One who aids and grants victory to His
believing servants and who distinguishes
truth from falsehood.

“Say, ‘Our Lord will gather us together,

then He will judge justly between us; He is
the Opener, the Aware.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 34, VERSE 26

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 THE
F U L LY A B L E O N E
God is the One fully able to do anything He wills.
Nothing renders Him incapable or wearies Him.

“Do the disbelievers not understand that

God, who created the heavens and earth
and did not tire in doing so, has the power
to bring the dead back to life? Yes indeed!
He is the Fully Able One.’’
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 46, VERSE 33

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 THE
SUBDUER
God is the One who subdues His creation
from above, to whom everything submits;
none can repel what He ordains or depart
from what He decrees.

“Say, ‘God is the Creator of all things:

He is the One, The Subduer.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 13, VERSE 16

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 THE
H O LY
God is holy and above everything.
He is free of any opposites, rivals, consorts,
children, deficiencies and imperfections.

“Everything in the heavens and

earth glorifies God, the Controller, the
Holy One, the Almighty, the Wise.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 62, VERSE 1

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 THE
A L L- P O W E R F U L
God is the One who has complete
power over everything.

“To God belongs whatever is in

the heavens and whatever is in the
earth. Whether you show what is within
yourselves or conceal it, God will bring
you to account for it. Then He will forgive
whom He wills and punish whom He
wills, and God is All-Powerful.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 284

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 THE
ONE WHO IS NEAR

The One who is near to His servants, He draws

nearer to those who perform acts of worship
and seek nearness to Him.

“And when My servants ask you,

[O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I
am near. I respond to the invocation of the
supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them
respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in
Me that they may be [rightly] guided.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 186

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 THE
ONE PERFECT IN STRENGTH

The One who is fully able to do anything; none

can overcome Him, none can repel His decree.

“God is Subtle with His servants; He gives

provisions to whom He wills. And He is the
One Perfect in Strength, the Exalted in Might.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 42, VERSE 19

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 THE
OVERWHELMING SUBDUER

The One who alone subdues the whole of

creation with His sovereign authority and power.
Nothing occurs except with His permission,
everything submits to Him. He subdues the
most obstinate and renegade tyrants with His
punishment, and subdues the whole of creation
with death.

“He is the Overwhelming Subduer...”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 6, VE RSE 61

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 THE
I N C O M P A R A B LY G R E A T

The One who is greater than everything.

Everything else is insignificant before Him.

‘‘He knows what is not seen as well as

what is seen; He is The Incomparably
Great, The Supreme and Exalted One.’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 13, VERSE 9

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 THE
SUBTLE
The One who is fully aware of the hidden details
of all affairs. He provides for people from where
they did not expect.

“He is the All Subtle, the All Aware.”

TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 6, VE RSE 103

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 THE
GRANTER OF SECURITY

The One who safeguards the believers

in this world and the hereafter.

“The Holy One, Source of Peace,

Granter of Security, Guardian over
all, the Almighty, the Compeller,
The Supremely Great.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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 THE
S U P R E M E A N D E X A LT E D O N E

The One supremely exalted above everything.

He is free from the characteristics of creation.

“He knows what is not seen as well as

what is seen; He is The Incomparably
Great, The Supreme and Exalted One.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 13, VERSE 9

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 THE
S U P R E M E LY G R E A T

The One who is greater than all of creation,

and who manifests greatness in all things
and in all ways.

“The Compeller, The Supremely Great.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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 THE
STRONG
The One mighty in strength, the powerful One
whose strength does not end, and who does not
experience any difficulty in His actions nor does
He experience any tiredness.

“God is the Provider, the Lord of Power,

the The Strong.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 51, VERSE 58

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 THE
RESPONSIVE
The One who responds to those who call
upon Him. God responds to those who
submit to Him and those in dire need.

“And when My servants ask you,

[O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed
I am near. I respond to the invocation of
the supplicant when he calls upon Me.
So let them respond to Me and believe in
Me that they may be [rightly] guided.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 186

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 THE
A L L- G L O R I O U S
The magnificent One having the characteristics
of glory, majesty, greatness and splendour. He is
venerated in the hearts of His beloved servants.

‘’Indeed, He is Praiseworthy
and All-Glorious.’’
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 11, VERSE 73

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A L L- E N C O M PA S S I N G

God encompasses all things with His knowledge,

power, mercy and dominion. Nothing is concealed
from Him and nothing escapes Him.

“They try to hide themselves from

people, but they cannot hide from God.
He is with them when they plot at night,
saying things that do not please Him: He is
fully aware of everything they do.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 108

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BESTOWER OF FORMS

The One who forms and fashions His creation

however He wishes.

“He is God the Creator, the Originator,

the Bestower of Form...”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 24

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POWERFUL
The One whose power is absolute,
for whom nothing is impossible.
He does whatever He wills.

“ ...God has power over all things.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 20

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A L L- P O W E R F U L M A I N TA I N E R

The One who witnesses everything and provides

each created being with the sustenance it
requires.

“And God is the All-Powerful Maintainer.”

TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 85

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KING
The sole absolute and true sovereign king.
Complete and perfect in His kingship, the
sovereign owner of everything who does
whatever He wishes, with nothing to prevent
or hinder Him– the King of all kings.

“He is God - there is no god except

Him: The King’’
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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OWNER
God is the owner of all that exists and is fully
able to do whatever He wishes. He has supreme
authority and no one can overrule Him.

“Say, ‘O God, Owner of sovereignty, You give

sovereignty to whom You will and You take
sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor
whom You will and You humble whom You will. In
Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all
things competent.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 3, VE RSE 26

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PAT R O N
God is the One who is the patron and the
protector of all. He is the master of everything
and should be trusted to provide help, support
and protection whenever needed.

“And He is the Protector,

the Praiseworthy.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 42, VERSE 28

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E V E R - WAT C H F U L W I T N E S S

The One who witnesses all the deeds

and sayings of his creation. He is the
ever watching guardian.

“He is God: there is no god other than

Him, the Controller, the Holy One,
Source of Peace, Granter of Security,
Ever-Watchful Witness, the Almighty,
the Compeller, the Truly Great; God is
far above anything they consider
to be His partner.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 59, VERSE 23

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HELPER
God is the one who strengthens, defends and
aids the believers. There is no helper but Him.

“But if they turn away - then know that

God is your protector. Excellent is the
protector, and excellent is the helper.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 8, VE RSE 40

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O N E A N D O N LY
The One who has no partner, no sharer
and no equal.

“God is the Creator of all things: He is

the One, the All Compelling.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 13, VERSE 16

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INHERITOR WHO REMAINS FOREVER

The One who remains after everything else

perishes away. He will inherit the earth and
everything upon it.

“And indeed, it is We who give life and

cause death, and We are the Inheritor.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 15, VERSE 23

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A L L- E M B R A C I N G
He encompasses the whole of creation with
His blessings, care, and kindness.

“God is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.”

TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 115

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TRUSTWORTHY DISPOSER OF AFFAIRS

The One who takes care of the affairs of those

who place their trust in Him.

“Yes, indeed, everything in the heavens

and the earth belongs to God, and He
is enough for those who trust in Him.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 4, VE RSE 132

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GIVER OF GIFTS
The One who continually bestows gifts,
favours and blessings upon all of creation.
He gives what is His to us without asking
for, or requiring anything in return.

“Do they possess the treasures of

your Lord’s bounty, the Mighty,
The Giver of Gifts?”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 38, VERSE 9

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BEAUTIFUL ONE
God is beautiful and everything
beautiful in creation is a result of Him.

“God is beautiful and loves beauty.”

PR O PH ET MU HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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MAGNANIMOUS
The One who gives liberally and generously.
He has prepared in paradise for His believing
servants that which no eye has ever seen, no
ear has ever heard and which has never been
imagined by any heart.

“God is Most Generous and He

loves generosity.”
P R O PH ET MUHAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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MODEST
God’s modesty is in no way similar to the
modesty displayed by any of His creation.
This is because it denotes His mercy, perfect
grace, kindness and forbearance.

“Your Lord is Modest and generous

and would never turn the hands of
someone without gain when he raises
them to him [in supplication].”
PR O PH ET M U HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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LORD
The one who nurtures and rectifies the
affairs of His servants. He alone creates,
commands, provides and guides.

“Do they possess the treasures

of your Lord’s bounty, the Mighty,
The Giver of Gifts?”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 38, VERSE 9

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MOST GENTLE
The One who is gentle, kind and lenient
with His servants.

“God is gentle and loves

those who are gentle. He gives
for gentleness that which He does
not give for harshness.”
PR O PH ET M U HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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S U P R E M E LY G L O R I F I E D

The One who is free of every deficiency. All of the

creation glorifies Him day and night.

“You are the Supremely glorified,

the Holy. You are the Lord
of the angels and of Gabriel.”
P R O PH ET MUHAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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MASTER
He is the Master that all creation depends upon.

“Say, ‘Only what God has decreed

will happen to us. He is our Master: let
the believers put their trust in God.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 9, VE RSE 51

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HEALER
The One who can cure all physical
and spiritual diseases.

“It is He who guides me; He who

gives me food and drink; He who
cures me when I am ill.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 26, VERSE 78- 80

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PURE
The One who is pure and free from all
deficiencies, shortcomings and imperfections.

“O people! God is Pure and, therefore,

accepts only that which is pure…”
PR O PH ET M U HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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WITHHOLDER
The Withholder is the One who takes away souls,
provision and whatever He pleases in accordance
with His wisdom and subtle kindness.

“God is the One Who fixes prices and who

withholds and gives abundantly.”
P R O PH ET MUHAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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E X PA N D E R
The One who makes plentiful all that is needed.

“And it is God that restricts and expands.

And you will be returned to Him.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 245

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A DVA N C E R
God grants advancement to whatever He pleases.
No one can delay whatever He advances.

“You are the One who puts forward and

You are the One who puts back.”
P R O PH ET MUHAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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D E L AY E R
The One who holds back and delays whatever
He wills. No one can advance what He delays.

“You are the One who puts forward

and You are the One who puts back.”
PR O PH ET M U HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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DOER OF GOOD
The One who gives countless blessings
to His creation.

“Good and evil cannot be equal.

Repel evil with what is better and your
enemy will become as close as an old and
valued friend, but only those who are
steadfast in patience, only those who
are blessed with great righteousness,
will attain to such goodness.”
TH E QUR AN, CHAPT E R 41, VERSES 34 T O 35

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GIVER
No one can withhold what He gives, nor can
anyone give what He withholds. There is no limit
to what He gives.

“No one can withhold the blessing God

opens up for people, nor can anyone but
Him release whatever He withholds:
He is the Almighty, the All Wise.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 35, VERSE 2

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BENEFICENT
He is the One who shows kindness to His
creation by bestowing His blessings upon them
and providing them with everything they need.

“O God, indeed I ask You since all

praise is due to You, there is none worthy
of worship but You, the Beneficent,
the Creator of the heavens and earth,
O Possessor of majesty and honor,
O Ever-Living, O Eternal, I ask of You.”
P R O PH ET MUHAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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ONE AND UNIQUE
God is one, unique and incomparable.
He has no partner and no helper.

“Surely God is One.”

PR O PH ET M U HAM MAD (PEACE B E U PON HIM )

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DEITY
God is the One who alone is worthy of worship.
This means we must know, obey, love and direct
all our acts of worship to Him alone. These acts
of worship include giving thanks, praying, fasting,
giving charity and remembrance of God.

“And your god is one God. There is no

deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the
Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”
TH E Q URAN, CHAPT ER 2, VE RSE 163

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CONTINUING YOUR JOURNEY

Now you know God, you truly know good.

Deep in our hearts, we all believe in the wrongness of evil and the
rightness of good. God has put this understanding within us because of
who He is. He is unique, powerful, loving and the source of all good.

To continue your journey, you need to realise that the greatest good
is to worship the One who is the source of all goodness - Allah.
To know how to worship Allah, we must follow His final messenger,
Muhammad (peace be upon him).

“Say, ‘If you love God, follow me [Muhammad], and God will love you
and forgive you your sins; God is most loving, most merciful.”
TH E QURAN, CHAPT ER 3, VE RSE 31

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