The 99 beautiful Names of Allah #1/3

The 99 beautiful Names of Allah #1/3
It is not possible to perfectly translate the names & attributes of Allah from original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.

1. Ar-Rahman
* The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers & the blasphemers in this world & especially for the believers in the hereafter.
* The Most Merciful.
2. Ar-Rahim
* The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
* The Most Compassionate.

3. Al-Malik
* The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
* The King, The Monarch.
4. Al-Quddus
* The One who is pure from any imperfection & clear from children & adversaries.
* The Holy One.
5. As-Salaam
* The One Who is free from every imperfection.
* The Peace, The Tranquility.
6. Al-Mu'min
* The One Who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
* The One with Faith.
* The Faithful, The Trusted.
7. Al-Muhaymin
* The One Who witnesses the saying & deeds of His creatures.
* The Protector.
* The Vigilant, The Controller.
8. Al-'Aziz
* The Defeater who is not defeated.
* The Mighty.
* The Almighty, The Powerful.
9. Al-Jabbar
* The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He wills.
* The Oppressor, The All Compelling.
10. Al-Mutakabbir
* The One Who is clear from the attributes of the creatures & from resembling them.
* The Haughty, The Majestic.
* The Lordly.
11. Al-Khaliq
* The One Who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
* The Creator, The Maker.
12. Al-Baari'
* The Creator Who has the Power to turn the entities.
* The Inventor, The Creator.
13. Al-Musawwir
* The One Who forms His creatures in different pictures.
* The Fashioner.
* The Organizer, The Designer.
14. Al-Ghaffar
* The One Who forgives the sins of His slaves time & time again.
* The Forgiving, The Forgiver.
15. Al-Qahhar
* The Subduer Who has the perfect Power & is not unable over anything.
* The Almighty, The Dominant.
16. Al-Wahhab
* The One Who is Generous in giving plenty without any return.
* The Donor, The Bestower.
17. Ar-Razzaq
* The Provider, The Sustainer.
18. Al-Fattah
* The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy & religious matters.
* The Opener, The Revealer.
19. Al-'Alim
* The Knowledgeable, The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
* The All Knowing, The Omniscient.
20. Al-Qabid
* The One Who tightens the sustenance.
* The Contractor, The Restrainer, The Recipient.
21. Al-Basit
* The One Who expands & widens.
* The Expander, He Who increases.
22. Al-Khafid
* The One Who lowers whoever He wills by His Destruction.
* The Abaser, The Humbler.
23. Ar-Rafi'
* The One Who raises whoever He wills by His Endowment.
* The Raiser, The Exalter.
24. Al-Mu'iz
* He gives esteem to whoever He wills, hence there is no one to degrade Him.
* The Honorer, The Exalter.
25. Al-Muzil
* The One Who degrades whoever he wills, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
* The Abaser, The Degrader, The Subduer.
26. As-Sami'
* The One Who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
* The Hearer, The All hearing, The All Knowing.
27. Al-Basir
* The One Who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
* The Seer, The Insightful, The All seeing.
28. Al-Hakam
* He is the Ruler & His judgment is His Word.
* The Arbitrator, The Judge.

29. Al-'Adl
* The One Who is entitled to do what He does.
* The Justice, The Equitable.
* The Just.

30. Al-Latif
* The Most Gentle, The Gracious.
* The One Who is Kind.
31. Al-Khabir
* The One Who Knows the truth of things.
* The Aware.
* The Segacious, One Who is Aware.
32. Al-Halim
* The One Who delays the punishment for those who deserve it & then He might forgive them.
* The Gentle, The Most Patient, The Benevolent.
33. Al-'Azim
* The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory & Purity from all imperfection.
* The Great, The Mighty.