Blessed Names & Attributes of Allah

“Allah’s are the names most beautiful. Whatever is in the heavens and earth extols His glory.”—The Qur’an (Al-Hashr 59:24)

“Allah
has 99 names. He who remembers these will certainly enter
Paradise.”—Prophet Muhammad (Bukharhi Hadith Kitab Ad-Dawat, 2,949)

Remembering
the Names of Allah is a sacred tradition in Islam. Both the Qur’an and
sayings of the Prophet (Hadiths) state the importance of learning them
and promise reward for reciting them in supplications and prayers.

This
beautiful presentation of Allah’s most revered nintety-nine names draws
the reader nearer to the Divine through contemplation and reflection of
Allah’s names, their meaning, and how each impacts our daily lives.
They help to conceptualize Allah, Whose limitless greatness and glory is
impossible to grasp.

Each name is presented in the original
Arabic and its translation into English. Accompanying each name is a
commentary that is concise and easy to understand but rich in meaning.

Abdur Raheem Kidwai (b.
1956) is a professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University,
India, and a visiting fellow at the School of English, University of
Leicester, United Kingdom. He earned his two PhDs in English from the
Aligarh Muslim University and the University of Leicester. He is a
well-known author of many works on the Qur’an and Islam, including: The Qur’an: Essential Teachings; Daily Wisdom: Islamic Prayers and Supplications; Daily Wisdom: Selections from the Holy Qur’an; and What Should We Say?