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الْمُصَوِّرُ

AL-MUSAWWIR

AlMussawir

(The Flawless Shaper)

The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.

Allah is Al-Musawwir and he brings into existence whatever he wills and in whatever manner he wills it. He says “Be!” and it is. He is the fashioner of every creation and has given it a special form whereby it is distinguished.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

From the root s-w-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to make something incline, lean or bend towards to form, fashion, sculpt, imagine or picture something, to have an inclination or desire towards something.

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Quran 59:24)

هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏

And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.. (Quran 7:11)

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ ‎﴿١١﴾‏

And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect that perhaps you would be grateful. (Quran 16:78)

وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

It is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; then blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds. (Quran 40:64)

اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous. Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you? In whatever form He willed has He assembled you. (Quran 82:6-8)

يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ ‎﴿٨﴾

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الْبَارِئُ

AL-BAARI

AlBari

(The Evolver / The Maker)

The Maker, The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.

Al Baari is the one who decreed things to exist out of nothing in a specific manner. Creates shape from nothing that has no model or similarity. He manifests his creations in perfect harmony and in perfect proportions without any faults.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

From the root b-r-‘ which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to create, to form out of nothing, to manifest to create using pre-existing matter, evolve, to be individual free and clear of another thing, to be free and clear of fault or blemish.

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Quran 59:24)

Behold, everything we have created in due measure and proportion (Quran 54:49)

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ ‎﴿٤٩﴾‏

[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks? (Quran 67:3)

الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ‎﴿٣﴾

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الْخَالِقُ

AL-KHAALIQ

AlKhaliq

(The Creator)

The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence

Al Khaaliq is the one who creates things from nothing with no precedents. He creates what He pleases and in a perfect manner. He is the only one who determines when, how and what to create and does so from nothing.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

Root kh-l-q which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to measure accurately to determine the proper measure or proportion for something, to proportion one thing according to another, to create something based on a pattern or model which one has devised, to bring a thing into existence from non-existence.

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs. (Quran 39:62)

اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ‎﴿٦٢﴾

That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things. (Quran 6:102)

ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ‎﴿١٠٢﴾

Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator. (Quran 36:81)

أَوَلَيْسَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ ‎﴿٨١﴾‏

That is Allah, your Lord, Creator of all things; there is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded? (Quran 40:62)

ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ ‎﴿٦٢﴾

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الْمُتَكَبِّرُ

AL-MUTAKABBIR

(The Dominant One)

The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.

Al-Mutakabbir is the supremely great. He is exalted far above all creation. He has rights and privileges and attributes which others do not have. He is truly great and manifests this greatness in all things and in many ways.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

From the root k-b-r which in Classical Arabic means:to be great in size, rank or dignity to be great in size, to be vast, formidable to be great in age, oldest to be great in dignity, noble, majestic to be great in learning, most knowing to have rights above all others

He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. (Quran 59:23)

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ‎﴿٢٣﴾

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, “Allah the Almighty said: Pride is my cloak and greatness is my garment, so whoever competes with me regarding these two will be thrown into the Hellfire.”

Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 4090 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to As-Suyuti

Further mentioned of Allah detesting prideful people in The Quran “In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful” (Quran 57:23).

لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏

الْجَبَّارُ

AL-JABBAR

AlJabar

(The Omnipotent One)

The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed

Al Jabbar is the highest, whatever he decrees will come to pass without fail. He restores all of creation. He heals the broken hearted, binds their wounds, brings comfort to the weak. He compels each and everything to his divine will but is never Himself compelled.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

From the root j-b-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to restore something to sound, right or good state to bring back to normal, reform to benefit, to confer a benefit to be supreme, high, above all of creation to be compelling, irresistible.

And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. ( Quran 76:30)

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ‎﴿٣٠﴾‏

“Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me. And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink. And when I am ill, it is He who cures me. And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense.” (Quran 26:78-82)

الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ‎﴿٧٨﴾‏ وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ ‎﴿٧٩﴾‏ وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ ‎﴿٨٠﴾‏ وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ ‎﴿٨١﴾‏ وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ ‎﴿٨٢﴾‏

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.Allah is omnipotent, he does answer to anyone. “He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.” (Quran 21:23)

لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏