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The Blessed Names of Allah and

His Prophet

A b d u r Rah e e m K i d w a i

(b. 1956)

is Professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University, India and Visiting Fellow, School of English, University of Leicester, UK. 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 Qur’an and What Should We Say?

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Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah

Blessed Names and Characteristics of Prophet Muhammad “Allah and His angels bless the Prophet.

Believers, invoke blessings and peace on him.” Qur’an (al-Ahzab 33:56)

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49 ْ‫ُسب‬ ‫حَا َن ِذي الْمَ ْج ِد وَ ا‬ ‫ل‬ ْ َ ‫ك‬ ‫ر‬ َ ِ ‫م‬ ُ ‫س‬ ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ح‬ ‫َا‬ َ ‫ن‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫لْ َجالَلِ وَ ْ ِاإل ْكَا ِم‬،‫(الطبراي اني‬

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T haT Allah and angels send blessin gs upon the Prophe Muhammad (peace t be upon him) (al-Ah zab 33: 56) points to his exalted status.

The Qur’an directs send blessings on us: “Believers, him” (al-Ahzab 33: 56). It also indica that Allah praises tes him and blesses his mission. Allah has exalted his name and fame.

His name figure along with Allah s in the credal statement of Islam: ‫ول اهلل‬ ُ ‫الَّ اهلل حممَّ دٌ ا رَ ُس‬ T‫ ال إلـٰ َه إ‬and in acts of devotional worship by billionsha of Muslims. This again shows how he is praised. widely Muslims have immense love and respect for Little wonder Him. then that accord ing to The Colum Encyclopaedia, Muha bia mmad is the most common given name in the world . More than 150 presently bear this million males name. All this under scores Muslims’ tremendous admira tion for him. More brings out the significantly, it truth that he has been the most person in the annals praised of history.

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“Allah, there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.”

Qur’an (Ta Ha 20:8)

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“Allah has 99 names.

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Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah

Blessed Names and Characteristics of Prophet Muhammad “Allah and His angels bless the Prophet.

Believers, invoke blessings and peace on him.” Qur’an (al-Ahzab 33:56)

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Includes 99 Names and Attributes of prophet muhammad

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th 5 rr rr rrrsr ed by arly imbib ‫ُس ْبحَا َن الْ َمل‬ ِ‫يِكي‬ 4 ‫ا‬ ‫قل‬ ُّ ‫د‬ uld be cle ‫ُّو‬ the ِ ‫س‬ sho ، ُ ‫س‬ ْ ‫ب‬ th ‫ح‬ ‫َا‬ tru , including ُّ‫َن الْ َمليِكيِ اقل‬ ‫قلُّدُّو‬is‫ ا‬self evidehants created all that existsbe se. ِ‫ ُس ْبحَا َن الْ َمليِكي‬،‫ رَبُّ الْمَالَ ئ دُّو ِس‬،‫ ُسبُّوحٌ قُدُّو ٌس‬، ‫ ِس‬Th tween the is lah Al at t َ ِ‫ي‬ ‫ِك‬ ‫و‬ us; tha ‫َا‬ ‫رل‬ ُّ r each ‫و‬ th and wh ُ‫ْح‬ Fo l. ear ‫عن‬ ua ‫ابن‬ ‫ع‬ the eq )469 ‫باس‬ ns and without ss ave or ‫(مس‬ tle he eat ،‫لم‬ un ‫ك‬ Cr 6 co ‫تاب‬ He is the htful. His 51 )223 ‫ ص‬،‫ال ّصالة‬ Moreover, e and delig vity and ‫ ا‬re of His is uniqurefl His creati َ‫للهَّ ُ ََّم أ‬atu ‫ عْ َن‬cre ‫ا‬ ‫سل‬ َ ‫أ‬ ective of َ‫َّال‬ ُ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫و‬ َ َ‫عْب‬ ُ ِ‫مي‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ ْ are َ‫عْك‬ ‫ا‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ب‬ ers ‫سل‬ nd ْ‫ا ِئ ُر اإلِ ع‬ creative wo ْ‫َّالَ ُم تَ َارَ ْ َك يَا ذَا ال‬ ‫ ُع ُقوْقُ الْو‬، ِ َّ‫شَاكُ بيِالل‬ ِ‫ بابَجالدالَليِ وَ ْ ِاإل ْكَا ْم قَوْلَ ازلُّ وْ ري‬،‫(أبو داود‬ ، ‫ َشَا َد ُة ا ُّزل ْو يِر‬،ِ‫َالِ َ ْيي‬ 10 ess. greatn )260‫ ص‬،‫عاء‬ َ ‫ُس ْبحَا‬ ‫ن يِذ‬ ،‫(البخاري‬ )6 ‫ ص‬،‫األدب‬ ُ َ‫ْي الْ ُملْكيِ وَا ْل َمل‬ ِ‫ك ْو ي‬ ‫وَ ا‬ ِ‫ت وَا ْلجَبَ ُ ْو ي‬ 52 ‫ت‬ ‫ لْكيِبْ ِ يَا يِء وَ ال َ ْ​ْعمَ يِة‬15 َ ‫و‬ ‫ل‬ َ‫َك‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ ْ َ ‫ح‬ ‫(ال‬ ْ ‫م‬ ُ ‫د‬ ‫طبرا‬ َ ‫أ‬ ْ ‫ ا‬،‫ني‬ 15 -‫ ج‬،‫لـمعجم‬ ٌ َ َ‫َن الْحَقُّ َو َو ْعدَك‬ )12 ‫ ص‬،10 ٌ َ ‫ح َو انلَّا ُر‬ ٌَ ٌ َ َ‫ح َوقَ ْول ُك‬ ٌ َ ُ‫ح وَانلَّار‬ ‫ح َوالْ َج َّن ُة‬ َ‫اللهَّ ُ ََّم أ‬ ٌ َ ‫ح وَانلَّبيِ ُّو َن‬ ‫عْ َن رَ يِ يّ ْب َل ايِلـ^ َه ايِ هَّل‬ ‫أ‬ َ ْ‫ع‬ ٌ َ ‫ح وَ مُ َحمَّ ٌد ص‬ َ ‫ن‬ َ ‫خ‬ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ق‬ ْ ‫ت‬ َ ِ‫ي‬ ْ ‫ن‬ ‫و‬ َ ٌ َ ‫ح وَاسلَّاعَ ُة‬ ‫أ‬ َ ‫ح‬ ‫ن‬ ‫(البخا‬ ‫َ ْعديِكَ وَ وَ ععْديِكَ مَا ا ْس َتَعْتُ أعُوْ ُذ ب َا عَ ْدُكَ وَ أَنَا عَل‬ ‫ باب الت‬،‫ري‬ )‫هجد بالليل‬ ِ‫ِكَ مي‬ 53 ُ‫ل َكَ بِ يِ ْع َمتيِكَ ع َ ََّل َو أبُ ْو ُء ِب َذن يِ ْعْب ف َا ْغ يِفر ِ ْ​ْل ْن َ ِّش مَا َصنَعْتُ أَبُوْ ء‬ ‫(ا ِإنهَّ ُه َل يَ ْ يِف ُر ا ُّذلنُو‬ َ‫ْب‬ ِ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬ َّ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ َ ‫أ‬ َّ‫لله‬ ْ‫ع‬ ُ 15 َ َّ ‫م‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬ َ‫َك‬ َ ‫أ‬ ْ ‫س‬ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ كتاب‬،‫لبخاري‬ ‫ َو ب‬، ُ‫مْت‬ ‫ َو عَلَ ْكَ تَ َو‬، ُ‫) وَ بيِكَ خَا َصمْتُ َكَ آمَ ْت‬143 ‫ص‬،‫الدعوات‬ 19 ،‫ وَِإ َلْكَ َأنَ ْ ُب‬، ُ‫كَّلْت‬ ‫اللهَّ ُ َّم إ ِ يّ ِْن أَ ْسئَل‬ ،‫(البخاري‬ ‫وَ ظَاهيِ َ هُ ُكَ فَوَاتيِحَ الْخَيْ ِ وَ َخ‬ ،‫باب التهجد‬ )1120 ‫ص‬ ‫وَاتيِ َ ُه وَ َجوَاميِ َ ُه وَ أَو‬ َ‫و‬ 54 ُ‫ميِ عْني َّلَ ُ و أَ يِ َخ ه‬d‫ ا‬.ِ‫بَاطيِنَ ُه وَا َّلرَ جَا يِت الْ ُىل ميِ َن الْ َجنَّةي‬ ‫ا‬ َّ‫لله‬ ُ َّ ‫م‬ ‫(احلا‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ّ‫ي‬ ‫ِن‬ ،‫كم‬ ‫ج‬ َ ‫ض‬ )520 ‫ ص‬،1‫عيِيْ ٌف فَ َوِّ ْي‬ ُ َ‫بِ ِ َضاكَ ُضعْفيِـ ْي و‬ ‫وَا عْجَلِ ْ يِال ْسالَ َم مُ عْتَىه رِ ضَآ يِء ْي اللهَّ ُ خذ ِ ْ​ْل الْخَيْ َ بِ َا يِصي يِ َْت‬ ‫َّم إ ِ يِّن‬ َ ‫ض‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ع‬ ِ‫ي‬ ِ‫َلي‬ ‫ي‬ ْ ٌ‫ْل‬ ٌ ‫ف‬ ‫ف‬ َ ‫أ‬ َ‫ف‬ ِ‫ي‬ َ ِ ّ ‫َع‬ ‫و‬ ِ ّ ِ ِ ْ ‫ن‬ ْ ‫ن‬ ‫و‬ َ ‫و‬ َ ‫ِ يِّإن‬ ‫إ ِ يِّن فَ يِيْ ٌ ف َارْ زُ ق يِ ْ​ْن‬

49 ْ‫ُسب‬ ‫حَا َن ِذي الْمَ ْج ِد وَ ا‬ ‫ل‬ ْ َ ‫ك‬ ‫ر‬ َ ِ ‫م‬ ُ ‫س‬ ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ح‬ ‫َا‬ َ ‫ن‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫لْ َجالَلِ وَ ْ ِاإل ْكَا ِم‬،‫(الطبراي اني‬

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His name figure along with Allah s in the credal statement of Islam: ‫ول اهلل‬ ُ ‫الَّ اهلل حممَّ دٌ ا رَ ُس‬ T‫ ال إلـٰ َه إ‬and in acts of devotional worship by billionsha of Muslims. This again shows how he is praised. widely Muslims have immense love and respect for Little wonder Him. then that accord ing to The Colum Encyclopaedia, Muha bia mmad is the most common given name in the world . More than 150 presently bear this million males name. All this under scores Muslims’ tremendous admira tion for him. More brings out the significantly, it truth that he has been the most person in the annals praised of history.

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