The 99 Names of Allah, are the Names of God which are described in
the Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places. Here are the list of 99
names of Allah with definition and benefits.
S.No. | ALLAH'S NAME in Urdu | ALLAH'S NAME | MEANING | BENEFIT |
Allah | The Greatest Name | Who repeats this name at least 1000 times his heart will be free from doubts and suspicions. If any body suffering from some incurable disease repeats this Name many times, then prays to Allah for recovery, he will recover from the disease, by the Grace of Allah. | ||
1 | Ar-Rahman | The All-Merciful | Who repeart this name 100 times after each fard (Obligatory) prayer will have good memory, a keen awareness, and be free of a heavy heart. | |
2 | Ar-Rahim | The All-Beneficient | He who repeat this name 100 times after each Fajr (Early Morning) prayer will find everyone to be friendly towards him and he will be safe from all worldly calamities. | |
3 | Al-Malik | The Absolute Ruler | He who repeats this name many times every day after the morning prayer. Will become rich by the grace of Allah. | |
4 | Al-Quddus | The Pure One | The heart of those who repeat this name 100 times each day will be free from anxiety. | |
5 | As-Salam | The Source of Peace | He who repeats this name 160 time to a sick person, will help him to regain health. He who repeats this name frequently will be safe from all calamities. | |
6 | Al-Mumin | The Inspirer of Faith | He who repeats this name 631 times will be safe from harm. | |
7 | Al-Muhaymin | The Guardian | He who takes bath and offers two rak'ats of prayer and repeats this Name 100 times with sincere concentration, Allah will purify his external as well as internal condition. | |
8 | Al-Aziz | The Victorious | He who repeats this Name 41 times after each Fazar prayer will be independent of need from others and gain honour after disgrace. | |
9 | Al-Jabbar | The Compeller | He who repeats this Name will not be compelled to do anything against his wishes, and will not be exposed to voilence, severity or hardness. | |
10 | Al-Mutakabbir | The Greatest | He who repeats this Name frequently will be granted status and respect. If He repeats this Name frequently at the commencement of every act, He will achieve success by the grace of Allah. | |
11 | Al-Khaliq | The Creator | He who repeats this Name 100 times for seven days without break, Allah will create an angel whose duty will be to act righteously for this person until the Day of Judgement. The reward for angel's actions will be given to that person. See also under Al-Musawwir. | |
12 | Al-Bari | The Maker of Order | He who creates all things in proportion. See also the suggestions under Al-Musawwir. | |
13 | Al-Musawwir | The Shaper of Beauty | If a woman who desires to give a birth, but cannot, fasts seven days, and each day at the breaking of the fast (iftaar) she repeats these three Names twenty-one times, breathes into a glass of water, and then breaks the fast with this water, Allah will bless her with a child. | |
14 | Al-Ghaffar | The Forgiving | He who repeats this Name will be forgiven his sins. | |
15 | Al-Qahhar | The Subduer | The soul of him who repeats this Name Will conquer the desires of the flesh, and his heart will be made free from the attractions of the world and gain inner peace. this Name also frees one from being wronged. | |
16 | Al-Wahhab | The Giver of All | If a man suffering from poverty and starvation repeats this Name frequently or keeps it with him written on a piece of paper or repeats this Name 40 times in the last Sajda if the Chasht prayer, Allah will relieve him of his poverty, want and starvation in a wonderful way. | |
17 | Ar-Razzaq | The Sustainer | He who repeats this Name will be provided with sustenance by Allah. | |
18 | Al-Fattah | The Opener | The heart of him who repeats this Name will be open, and he will be given victory. | |
19 | Al-Alim | The Knower of All | He who repeats this Name, his heart will become luminous, revealing divine light(Nur). | |
20 | Al-Qabid | The Constrictor | He who writhes this name on 4 pieces of food (fruit, bread,etc.) and eats them for 40 days will be free from hunger. | |
21 | Al-Basit | The Reliever | He who repeats this Name 10 times after Chasht prayer with open hands (palms up), then rubs his face with his hands, will be free of need from others. | |
22 | Al-Khafid | The Abaser | Those who fast three days, and on the fourth day repeat this Name 70 times in a gathering, Allah will free them from harm by their enemy. Allah will fulfill the need of one who repeats this Name 500 times daily. | |
23 | Ar-Rafi | The Exalter | He who repeats this Name 101 times day and night, Allah will make him higher, as far as honour, richness and merit are concerned. | |
24 | Al-Muizz | The Bestower of Honors | He who repeats this name 140 times after Maghrib prayer on Monday or Friday nights, Allah will make him dignified in the eyes of others. That person will fear no one but Allah. | |
25 | Al-Mudhill | The Humiliator | He who repeats this Name 75 times will be free from harm by those who are jealous of him and wish to harm him. Allah will protect him. | |
26 | As-Sami | The Hearer of All | He who repeats this Name 500, 100 or 50 times without speaking to anyone on thursday after the chasht prayer, Allah will bestow on him anything he desires. | |
27 | Al-Basir | The Seer of All | He who repeats this Names 100 times after Friday afternoon prayer, Allah will give this person light in his sight and enlighten his heart. | |
28 | Al-Hakam | The Judge | He who repeats this Name many times at night, many secrets (sirr) will be revealed to him. | |
29 | Al-Adl | The Just | On Friday night or day, if you write this Name on a piece of bread and eat it people will obey you. | |
30 | Al-Latif | The Subtle One | He who repeats this Name 133 times daily will have increase in his sustenance and all his affairs will be settled to his satisfaction. | |
31 | Al-Khabir | The All-Aware | If a mam is a victim of selfish desires and bad habits he will be relieved of these if he repeats this Name regularly. | |
32 | Al-Halim | The Forebearing | He who write this Name on a piece of paper, washes it with water and sprinkles that water on anything that thing will become safe from loss and calamities. | |
33 | Al-Azim | The Magnificent | Those who repeat this Name many times will be respected. | |
34 | Al-Ghafur | The Forgiver and Hider of Faults | He who has a headache, fever and despondent, and continuously repeats this Name will be relieved of his ailment and will have Allah's forgiveness. | |
35 | Ash-Shakur | The Rewarder of Thankfulness | He who is afflicted with monitory troubles or with any other calamity and suffering, if he repeats this Name 41 tmes daily. | |
36 | Al-Ali | The Highest | He who repeats this Name regularly and keep it with him after writing it on a piece of paper will attain high rank, affluence and success in his (lawful) desires. | |
37 | Al-Kabir | The Greatest | He who repeats this Name 100 times each day will have esteem. | |
38 | Al-Hafiz | The Preserver | He who repeats this Name frequently and keeps it with him will be protected against calamities. | |
39 | Al-Muqit | The Nourisher | If someone with a bad mannered child repeats this Name into a glass of water, and gives this water to the child to drink, the child will have good manners. | |
40 | Al-Hasib | The Accounter | He who faces any problem should repeat this Name many times. | |
41 | Al-Jalil | The Mighty | He who writes this Name on a piece of paper with musk and saffron and keeps it with him and repeats this Name frequently will attain honour and status. | |
42 | Al-Karim | The Generous | He who repeats this Name many times at bedtime will have esteem in this world (and the Hereafter among the learned and righteous people). | |
43 | Ar-Raqib | The Watchful One | He who repeats this Name seven times on himself, his family and property, all will be under Allah's protection. | |
44 | Al-Mujib | The Responder to Prayer | The appeal of him who repeats this Name will be answered. | |
45 | Al-Wasi | The All-Comprehending | If one who has difficulty in earning, repeats this Name frequently, will have good earnings. | |
46 | Al-Hakim | The Perfectly Wise | He who repeats this Name continuously (from time to time) will not have difficulties in his work, and Allah will open to him the door of wisdom. | |
47 | Al-Wadud | The Loving One | If there is a quarrel between two people (e.g. wife and husband) and one of them repeats this Name 1000 times over some food and has the other person to eat the food, there will be no disagreement between them. | |
48 | Al-MajÃd | The Majestic One | He who repeats this Name gains glory. | |
49 | Al-Baith | The Resurrector | He who repeats this Name gains the fear of Allah. | |
50 | Ash-Shahid | The Witness | He who has disobedient children or wife and repeats this Name in the morning over them 21 times daily with his hand placed on his/her forhead he/she will become obedient. | |
51 | Al-Haqq | The Truth | If one has something and repeats this Name, he will find what is lost. | |
52 | Al-Wakil | The Trustee | He who is afraid of drowining, being burnt in a fire, or any similar danger, and repeats this Name continuously (from time to time), will be under the protection of Allah. | |
53 | Al-Qawi | The Possessor of All Strength | He who cannot defeat his enemy, and repeats this Name with the intention of not being harmed, will be free from his enemy's harm. | |
54 | Al-Matin | The Forceful One | If one has troubles and repeats this Name, his troubles will disappear. | |
55 | Al-Wali | The Governor | He who repeats this Name is likely to be a walyullah, the friend of Allah. | |
56 | Al-Hamid | The Praised One | He who repeats this Name will be loved and praised. | |
57 | Al-Muhsi | The Appraiser | He who is afraid of being questioned on the Judgement Day, and repeats this Name 100 times daily, will have ease and clementy. | |
58 | Al-Mubdi | The Originator | If This Name is repeated and breathed towards a pregnant woman who is afaid of aborting, she will be free of danger. | |
59 | Al-Muid | The Restorer | If this Name is repeated 70 times for someone who is away from his family, that person will return safely in seven days. | |
60 | Al-Muhyi | The Giver of Life | If a person has a heavy burden and repeats this Name seven times each day, his burden will be taken away. | |
61 | Al-Mumit | The Taker of Life | This Name is repeated to destroy one's enmy. | |
62 | Al-Hayy | The Ever Living One | He who repeats this Name will have a long life. | |
63 | Al-Qayyum | The Self-Existing One | He who repeats this Name will not fall into inadvertency. | |
64 | Al-Wajid | The Finder | He who repeats this Name will have richness of heart. | |
65 | Al-Majid | The Glorious | He who repeats this Name in privacy and sincerely, his heart will be enlightened. | |
66 | Al-Wahid | The Only One | He who repeats this Name 1000 times in privacy and in a quiet place will be free from fear and delusion. | |
67 | Al-Ahad | The One | He who repeats this Name 1000 times will have certain secrets opened to him. | |
68 | As-Samad | The Satisfier of All Needs | He who repeats this Name many times, Allah will provide his need, and as result he will not need others, but they will need him. | |
69 | Al-Qadir | The All Powerful | He who repeats this Name, all his Desires will be fulfilled. | |
70 | Al-Muqtadir | The Creator of All Power | He who repeats this Name will be aware of the truth. | |
71 | Al-Muqaddim | The Expediter | He who repeats this Name on the battlefield, or who has fear of being alone in an aweinspiring place, no harm will come to him and will become obedient to Allah. | |
72 | Al-Muakhkhir | The Delayer | He who repeats this Name in the heart 100 times each day, only love of Allah will remain. No other love can enter. | |
73 | Al-Awwal | The First | A childless person will be blessed with a child if he repeats this name 40 times daily for 40 days. If a traveler repeats it 1000 times on a Friday he will reach home safe and sound. | |
74 | Al-Akhir | The Last | He who repeats this Name many times will lead a good life and at the end of this life will have a good death. | |
75 | Az-Zahir | The Manifest One | He who recites this Name 15 times after Friday (jumm'a prayer) divine light (Noor) will enter his heart. | |
76 | Al-Batin | The Hidden One | He who repeats this Name three times each day will be able to see the truth in things. | |
77 | Al-Walà | The Protecting Friend | He who repeats this Name and breathes it into his house, his house will be free from danger. | |
78 | Al-Mutaali | The Supreme One | He who repeats this Name many times will gain the benevolence of Allah. | |
79 | Al-Barr | The Doer of Good | He who repeats this Name to his child, this child will be free from misfortune. | |
80 | At-Tawwab | The Guide to Repentance | He who repeats this Name many times, his repentance will be accepted. | |
81 | Al-Muntaqim | The Avenger | He who repeats this Names for 3 Fridays many times will be victorious against his enemies. | |
82 | Al-Afu | The Forgiver | He who repeats this Name many times, all his sins will be forgiven. | |
83 | Ar-Rauf | The Clement | He who repeats this Name many times will be blessed by Allah. | |
84 | Malik al-Mulk | The Owner of All | He who repeats this Name will have esteem among people. | |
85 | Dhul-Jalali Wal-Ikram | The Lord of Majesty and Bounty | He who repeats this Name many times, will be rich. | |
86 | Al-Muqsit | The Equitable One | He who repeat this Name will be free from the harm of the devil. | |
87 | Al-Jami | The Gatherer | He who repeats this Name will find the things that he lost. | |
88 | Al-Ghani | The Rich One | He who repeats this Name 70 times will be contented and not convetous and will not be needy. | |
89 | Al-Mughni | The Enricher | He who repeats this Name 1000 times daily for ten Fridays will becom self-sufficient. | |
90 | Al-Mani | The Preventer of Harm | One should repeat this Name 20 times at bedtimes for a peaceful and happy family life. | |
91 | Ad-Darr | The Creator of The Harmful | He who does not enjoy peace and tranquility in life should repeat this Name 100 times in Friday nights.He will find peace and tranquility by the grace of Allah. | |
92 | An-Nafi | The Creator of Good | He who repeats this Name 41 times at the begnning of every act, will be successful in all his good acts. | |
93 | An-Nur | The Light | Those who repeat this Name will have inner light. | |
94 | Al-Hadi | The Guide | Ho who repeats 1100 times the sacred Names "yahadi ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim" after the 'Isha prayer will be free from all needs. | |
95 | Al-Badi | The Originator | He who is confronted by any distress or difficulty should repeat this Name 70,000 times for relief from the distress. | |
96 | Al-Baqi | The Everlasting One | He who repeats this Name every Friday night 100 times all his good deeds will be accepted, by the grace of Allah. | |
97 | Al-Warith | The Inheritor of All | He who repeats this Name after sunrise 100 times, will be safe from all sorrows, by the grace of Allah. | |
98 | Ar-Rashid | The Righteous Teacher | He who does not have the know-how about a particular task or unable to work out plans for a certain task should repeat this Name 1000 times between Maghrib and 'Isha. | |
99 | As-Sabur | The Patient One | He who is in any trouble, difficulty or sorrow and repeat this Name 3000 times, will be rescued from his difficulty. |