The 99 Names of Allah: Their Meanings from the Quran

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Assalamu alaikum Dr. Gemma, thank you for the great ideas. I have been using the names of Allah (swt) as the foundation for my preschool Islamic education. I am a preschool director in California and teach the Islamic section of the day. After a short discussion or story read about a name we do a craft. We have used the same idea you had for the name of Allah but to teach Al-Wahid where they paint, fill with glitter or sequin a large # 1 and at the bottom of every name I always print out a short sentence highlighting the goal of the name, for example ” Allah is Al-Wahid, He is One and only one, he has no father, no mother or no son” It is important for your children to understand that He is not like anything they can imagine. He is not like any King they know, and He most certainly does NOT have a crown! The Gatherer, The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.

The Englarger, The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom and expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy. The Abaser, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment. Names of God in Islam ( Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ʾasmāʾu llāhi l-ḥusnā, " Allah's Beautiful Names") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. Some names are known from either the Qur’an or the hadith, while others can be found in both sources, although most are found in the Qur’an. [1] Names of Allah in arabic calligraphy. List [ edit ]

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This book simplifies the divine attributes into digestible information, making it an ideal introductory resource. Each attribute is explored in depth, allowing readers to foster a deep comprehension of Islamic theology. Learning about the 99 names of Allah connects the hearts of children to their Lord. It helps them to develop a better understanding of Him and their own place in this world. And what better way to teach children than through gentle, play-based activities! Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is witr (one) and loves ‘the witr’ (i.e., odd numbers). [2]

Whilst the kids were making the Crown Craft (outlined below) our conversation went something like this: This is a wonderful book that has used a very innovative approach to teaching God’s attributes and I would certainly use it as a teaching resource.

This book features dua’s for each of the 99 names, so that children and adults can learn how to call on Allah using each name in context and help understand the meanings of all of Allah’s glorious names.

Keep reading to know more about the 99 Names Of Allah SWT (Asmaul Husna ), their meanings, and their benefits. What The 99 Names Of Allah! a b c Lambden, Stephen (1993). "The Word Baháʼ: Quintessence of the Greatest Name". Baháʼí Studies Review. 3 (1). Learning and memorizing the names of Allah will help us to identify the correct way to believe in Him. There is nothing more sacred and blessed than understanding the names of Allah and living by them. How do we expect to worship, love, fear and trust our Lord, The Almighty Allah, if we don’t know who He is? It’s a sweet and heart-warming story that helps children to understand what a blessing it is to have food, as well as the Blessings that different foods contain; and ultimately to be more grateful to Allah for providing us with them. The two parts of the name starting with ˁabd may be written separately (as in the previous example) or combined as one in the transliterated form; in such a case, the vowel transcribed after ˁabdu is often written as u when the two words are transcribed as one: e.g., Abdur-Rahman, Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Jabbar, or even Abdullah (عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه: "Servant of God"). (This has to do with Arabic case vowels, the final u vowel showing the normal "quote" nominative case form.)

The Eternal, The Independent, The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs. He is the only one a person should turn to when feeling helpless. See the Surah " al-A'raf" ( 7:180 ), " Al-Isra" ( 17:110 ), " Ta-Ha" ( 20:8 ) and " al-Hashr" ( 59:24 ). Whoever involves himself in learning about God Almighty, then he is doing what he was created for, and if he ignores the matter, he will leave what he was created for. As a Muslim, we must do our best to get to know God through His names and attributes. And the more we know about our Lord, the greater our faith in God Almighty. The Alive, The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.

The All-Noticing, The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument. The Dishonourer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem. The Exalter, The Elevator, The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction and raises whoever He willed by His Endowment. The first pillar of Imaan (Faith) in Islam is Belief in Allah. As Muslims, we believe in Allah in accordance with His beautiful names and attributes. Allah has revealed His names repeatedly in the Holy Quran primarily for us to understand who He is.

Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ˁabd (عَبْدُ: "slave/servant of") to the name in the case of male names; Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, a Sufi mystic, can best be remembered for his efforts to bring unity through understanding to the faithful of all religions. The Forebearing, The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them. The Abaser/ Humiliator/ Downgrader [Possessor of Giving Comfort, Free from Pain Anxiety or Troubles] This concept is something that even the youngest of children can understand. Allah made the clouds, Allah made the sun, Allah made the birds etc. I asked the children to collect things from our nature walk. We came home with so many twigs, leaves and flowers!Co-director of The Threshold Society, author of The Light of Dawn, Daily Readings from the Holy Qur’an The one who is pure, so far removed of any imperfection. He has no shortcomings, evil is not attributed to Him.