Allah

 Allah is a word for God, in Arabic the word means simply "the God". The Supreme name of God, Allāh. It is used by Muslims.It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.The 99 Names of God or 99 Names of Allah are described in the Holy Qur'an. The Holy Qur'an refers to the Names of God as God's "most beautiful Names" (Arabic: al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusnā). There is according to hadith, a special group of 99 names but no enumeration of them.

 

Three themes preponderate: 

1. Allah is the Creator, Judge, and Re warder.

2. He is unique (wāḥid) and inherently one (aḥad). and 

3. He is omnipotent and all-merciful

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustain-er of the universe, who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Qur'an, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

 

"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

  

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PB-UH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Qur'anic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)






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Asmaa'u Allah Al-Hosna

#	Arabic	English translation of 99names of Allah	Asmaa'u Allah Al-Hosna
1	الله	The Greatest Name	Allah
2	الرحمن	The All-Compassionate	Ar-Rahman
3	الرحيم	The All-Merciful	Ar-Rahim
4	الملك	The Absolute Ruler	Al-Malik
5	القدوس	The Pure One	Al-Quddus
6	السلام	The Source of Peace	As-Salam
7	المؤمن	The Inspirer of Faith	Al-Mu'min
8	المهيمن	The Guardian	Al-Muhaymin
9	العزيز	The Victorious	Al-Aziz
10	الجبار	The Compeller	Al-Jabbar
11	المتكبر	The Greatest	Al-Mutakabbir
12	الخالق	The Creator	Al-Khaliq
13	البارئ	The Maker of Order	Al-Bari'
14	المصور	The Shaper of Beauty	Al-Musawwir
15	الغفار	The Forgiving	Al-Ghaffar
16	القهار	The Subduer	Al-Qahhar
17	الوهاب	The Giver of All	Al-Wahhab
18	الرزاق	The Sustainer	Ar-Razzaq
19	الفتاح	The Opener	Al-Fattah
20	العليم	The Knower of All	Al-`Alim
21	القابض	The Constrictor	Al-Qabid
22	الباسط	The Reliever	Al-Basit
23	الخافض	The Abaser	Al-Khafid
24	الرافع	The Exalter	Ar-Rafi
25	المعز	The Bestower of Honors	Al-Mu'izz
26	المذل	The Humiliator	Al-Mudhill
27	السميع	The Hearer of All	As-Sami
28	البصير	The Seer of All	Al-Basir
29	الحكم	The Judge	Al-Hakam
30	العدل	The Just	Al-`Adl
31	اللطيف	The Subtle One	Al-Latif
32	الخبير	The All-Aware	Al-Khabir
33	الحليم	The Forbearing	Al-Halim
34	العظيم	The Magnificent	Al-Azim
35	الغفور	The Forgiver and Hider of Faults	Al-Ghafur
36	الشكور	The Rewarder of Thankfulness	Ash-Shakur
37	العلي	The Highest	Al-Ali
38	الكبير	The Greatest	Al-Kabir
39	الحفيظ	The Preserver	Al-Hafiz
40	المقيت	The Nourisher	Al-Muqit
41	الحسيب	The Accounter	Al-Hasib
42	الجليل	The Mighty	Al-Jalil
43	الكريم	The Generous	Al-Karim
44	الرقيب	The Watchful One	Ar-Raqib
45	المجيب	The Responder to Prayer	Al-Mujib
46	الواسع	The All-Comprehending	Al-Wasi
47	الحكيم	The Perfectly Wise	Al-Hakim
48	الودود	The Loving One	Al-Wadud
49	المجيد	The Majestic One	Al-Majid
50	الباعث	The Resurrector	Al-Ba'ith
51	الشهيد	The Witness	Ash-Shahid
52	الحق	The Truth	Al-Haqq
53	الوكيل	The Trustee	Al-Wakil
54	القوى	The Possessor of All Strength	Al-Qawiyy
55	المتين	The Forceful One	Al-Matin
56	الولي	The Governor	Al-Waliyy
57	الحميد	The Praised One	Al-Hamid
58	المحصى	The Appraiser	Al-Muhsi
59	المبدئ	The Originator	Al-Mubdi'
60	المعيد	The Restorer	Al-Mu'id
61	المحيي	The Giver of Life	Al-Muhyi
62	المميت	The Taker of Life	Al-Mumit
63	الحي	The Ever Living One	Al-Hayy
64	القيوم	The Self-Existing One	Al-Qayyum
65	الواجد	The Finder	Al-Wajid
66	الماجد	The Glorious	Al-Majid
67	الواحد	The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible	Al-Wahid
68	الصمد	The Satisfier of All Needs	As-Samad
69	القادر	The All Powerful	Al-Qadir
70	المقتدر	The Creator of All Power	Al-Muqtadir
71	المقدم	The Expediter	Al-Muqaddim
72	المؤخر	The Delayer	Al-Mu'akhkhir
73	الأول	The First	Al-Awwal
74	الآخر	The Last	Al-Akhir
75	الظاهر	The Manifest One	Az-Zahir
76	الباطن	The Hidden One	Al-Batin
77	الوالي	The Protecting Friend	Al-Wali
78	المتعال	The Supreme One	Al-Muta'ali
79	البر	The Doer of Good	Al-Barr
80	التواب	The Guide to Repentance	At-Tawwab
81	المنتقم	The Avenger	Al-Muntaqim
82	العفو	The Forgiver	Al-'Afuww
83	الرؤوف	The Clement	Ar-Ra'uf
84	مالك الملك	The Owner of All	Malik-al-Mulk
85	ذو الجلال و الإكرام	The Lord of Majesty and Bounty	Dhu-al-Jalal wa-al-Ikram
86	المقسط	The Equitable One	Al-Muqsit
87	الجامع	The Gatherer	Al-Jami'
88	الغني	The Rich One	Al-Ghani
89	المغني	The Enricher	Al-Mughni
90	المانع	The Preventer of Harm	Al-Mani'
91	الضار	The Creator of The Harmful	Ad-Darr
92	النافع	The Creator of Good	An-Nafi'
93	النور	The Light	An-Nur
94	الهادي	The Guide	Al-Hadi
95	البديع	The Originator	Al-Badi
96	الباقي	The Everlasting One	Al-Baqi
97	الوارث	The Inheritor of All	Al-Warith
98	الرشيد	The Righteous Teacher	Ar-Rashid
99	الصبور	The Patient One	As-Sabur

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