| Names of the Qur'an |
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Transliterated Name |
Translation |
Quranic Reference |
| 1. |
Kitab |
Scripture |
43:2/44:2 |
| 2. |
Qur'an |
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56:77 |
| 3. |
Kalam |
Word |
9:6 |
| 4. |
Nur |
Light |
4:174 |
| 5. |
Huda |
Guidance |
10:57/31:32 |
| 6. |
Rahma |
Mercy |
10:57/10:58 |
| 7. |
Furqan |
The Criterion (of right and wrong) |
25:1 |
| 8. |
Shifa' |
Healing |
17:82 |
| 9. |
Maw'iza |
Exhortation |
10:57 |
| 10. |
Dhikr |
Reminder |
21:50 |
| 11. |
Karim |
Noble |
56:77 |
| 12. |
'Ali |
Sublime |
43:41 |
| 13. |
Hikma |
Wisdom |
54:5 |
| 14. |
Hakim |
Wise |
10:2 |
| 15. |
Muhaiman |
Watcher (i.e., over the previous Scriptures) |
5:48 |
| 16. |
Mubarak |
Blessed |
38:30 |
| 17. |
Habl |
Cable (i.e., Allah's) |
3:103 |
| 18. |
as-Sirat al-Mustaqim |
Straight Path |
6:153 |
| 19. |
al-Qiyyam |
Straight |
18:2 |
| 20. |
Fasl |
Conclusive |
86:13 |
| 21. |
Naba' Azim |
The Awful Tidings |
78:2 |
| 22. |
Ahsan al-Ḥadít̲h̲ |
The Fairest of Statements |
39:23 |
| 23. |
Tanzil |
Revelation |
26:192 |
| 24. |
Ruh |
Spirit |
42:52 |
| 25. |
Wahy |
Inspiration |
21:45 |
| 26. |
al-Mathani |
The Oft-Repeated (verses) |
15:87 |
| 27. |
'Arabi |
Arabic |
39:28 |
| 28. |
Qawl |
Word |
28:51 |
| 29. |
Basa'ir |
Clear Indications |
45:20 |
| 30. |
Bayan |
Declaration |
3:138 |
| 31. |
'Ilm |
Knowledge |
13:37 |
| 32. |
Ḥaqq |
True |
3:62 |
| 33. |
al-Hadi |
Guide |
17:9 |
| 34. |
'Ajab |
Marvelous |
72:1 |
| 35. |
Tadhkira |
Admonishment |
74:54 |
| 36. |
al-'Urwa al-Wuthqa |
The Firm Hand-Hold |
31:22 |
| 37. |
Mutashabih |
Consistent |
39:23 |
| 38. |
Sidq |
The Truth |
39:33 |
| 39. |
'Adl |
Justice |
6:115 |
| 40. |
Iman |
Faith |
3:192 |
| 41. |
Amr |
Commandment |
65:5 |
| 42. |
Bushra |
Good Tidings |
27:2 |
| 43. |
Majid |
Glorious |
85:21 |
| 44. |
Zabur |
Scripture |
21:105 |
| 45. |
Mubin |
That which maketh plain |
12:1 |
| 46. |
Bashir |
Good Tidings |
41:4 |
| 47. |
Nadhir |
Warning |
41:4 |
| 48. |
'Aziz |
Unassailable |
41:41 |
| 49. |
Balagh |
Clear Message |
14:52 |
| 50. |
Qassas |
Narratives |
12:3 |
| 51. |
Suhuf |
Leaves |
80:13 |
| 52. |
Mukarrama |
Honored |
80:13 |
| 53. |
Marfu'a |
Exalted |
80:14 |
| 54. |
Mutahhara |
Purified |
80:14 |
| 55. |
Qawl |
Word |
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ASMĀ UL QURĀN FIL QURĀN |
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THE NOBLE NAMES OF THE QURĀN IN THE QURĀN |
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Name |
Translation |
Some Selected Relevant Verses From The Holy Qurān |
| 1. |
Al-Kitāb |
The Book |
(2:1-2) (2:129) (2:151) (3:164) (4:127) (4:136) (6:114) (7:196) (11:1) (14:1) (15:1)(16:89) (18:1) (18:27) (19:16) (19:41)(19:51) (19:54) (29:45) (29:51) (35:29) (39:1) (39:2) (39:41) (40:1-2) (42:17) (43:1-2) |
| 2. |
Mubīn |
Luminous |
(4:174/175) (5:15) (12:1-2) (27:1) (43:1-2) |
| 3. |
Al-Qurān |
The Qurān |
(2:185) (4:82) (6:19) (7:204) (9:111) (10:37) (10:61) (15:87) (16: 98) (17:9) (17:78) (17:82) (17:88) (20:1-2) (20:113) (25:32) (27:6) (27:76) (27:92) (38:1) (39:27) (46:29) (50:1) (54:17) (55:1-2) (56:77) (59:21) (72:1-2) (73:4) (73:20) |
| 4. |
Karīm |
Honourable, Noble |
(56:77) |
| 5. |
KalāmAllāh |
The Word of Allāh |
(9:6) |
| 6. |
Nūr |
Sacred Light |
(4:174/175) (7:157) (64:8) |
| 7. |
Hudā |
Right Guidance |
(2:1-2) (2:97) (2:185) (3:138) (7:52) (7:203) (10:57) (16:89) (16:102) (27:77) (45:20) |
| 8. |
Rahma |
Mercy |
(7:52) (16:64) (17:82) (27:77) (31:3) |
| 9. |
Al-Furqān |
The Criterion of Judgement |
(2:185)(3:4) (25:1) |
| 10. |
Shifā |
A Healing, A Cure |
(10:57) (17:82) (41:44) |
| 11. |
Mawiza |
Admonition |
(3:138) (10:57) (24:34) |
| 12. |
Dhikr |
Remembrance, Reminder |
(3:58) (7:1-2) (12:104) (15:9) (16:44) (20:99)(21:24) (21:50) (36:11) (36:69) (41:41)(43:5) |
| 13. |
Mubārak |
Blessed |
(6:92)(6:155) (21:50) (38:29) |
| 14. |
Alī |
Exalted |
(43:4) |
| 15. |
Hikma |
Perfect Wisdom |
(54:5) |
| 16. |
Hakīm |
Full of Wisdom |
(10:1) (31:1-2) (36:1-2) (43:4) |
| 17. |
Muhaymin |
Guardian, Witness |
(5:48) |
| 18. |
Musaddiq |
Confirming Scripture |
(2:91) (3:3) (5:48) (6:92) (35:31) (46:12) (46:30) |
| 19. |
Hablillāh |
The rope of Allāh |
(3:103) |
| 20. |
Sirāt ul Mustaqīm |
The Straight Path |
(6:153) |
| 21. |
Qayyim |
Straight Guidance |
(18:2) |
| 22. |
Qawl |
Word of Allāh |
(28:51) (86:13) |
| 23. |
Fasl |
Decisive |
(86:13) |
| 24. |
Nabaun Azīm |
Supreme Message |
(38:67) (78:1-2) |
| 25. |
Ahsan ul Hadīth |
The Best Message |
(39:23) |
| 26. |
Mathānī |
Oft-repeated |
(39:23) |
| 27. |
Mutashābih |
Consistent in itself |
(39:23) |
| 28. |
Tanzīl |
The Final Revelation Sent by Allāh |
(2:4) (2:23) (3:84) (4:166) (5:83) (17:105)(17:106) (20:4) (26:192-194) (36:5) (41:1-2) (41:42) (56:80) (97:1) |
| 29. |
Rūh |
The Book which gives life to faith |
(42:52) |
| 30. |
Wahy |
The Final Revelation |
(4:163) (10:109) (21:45) (53:4) |
| 31. |
Arabī |
In Arabic |
(12:2) (13:37) (26:195) (41:3) (42:7) (43:3) |
| 32. |
Basāir |
Eye-opening evidences |
(7:203) (45:20) |
| 33. |
Bayān |
The Final Statement |
(3:138) |
| 34. |
Ilm |
Ultimate Knowledge |
(2:120) (2:145) |
| 35. |
Ḥaqq |
Truth, True |
(3:62) (10:108) (13:1) (13:19) (28:53) (34:6) (35:31) (47:2) (57:16) (69:51) |
| 36. |
Hādī |
Guide |
(17:9) (46:30) (72:2) |
| 37. |
Ajab |
Wonderful |
(72:1) |
| 38. |
Tadhkira |
Admonition, Reminder |
(20:3) (69:48) (74:54) |
| 39. |
Urwatul Wuthqā |
The Firm Handhold |
(2:256) |
| 40. |
Sidq |
Truth |
(39:32) (39:33) |
| 41. |
Adl |
Justice |
(6:115) |
| 42. |
AmrAllāh |
The Commandment of Allāh |
(65:5) |
| 43. |
Munādī |
Inviter to faith |
(3:193) |
| 44. |
Bushrā |
Glad tidings |
(2:97) (16:102) (27:2) (46:12) |
| 45. |
Majīd |
Glorious |
(50:1)(85:21-22) |
| 46. |
Zabūr |
The Scripture |
(21:105) |
| 47. |
Bashīr |
Herald of glad tidings |
(17:9) (41:4) |
| 48. |
Nadhīr |
Warner |
(41:4) |
| 49. |
Azīz |
Mighty |
(41:41) |
| 50. |
Balāgh |
Sufficient Message |
(14:52) (21:106) |
| 51. |
Qasas |
Narratives |
(12:3) |
| 52. |
Suhuf |
Scriptures |
(80:13) (98:2) |
| 53. |
Mukarrama |
Honoured |
(80:13) |
| 54. |
Marfūa |
Exalted |
(80:14) |
| 55. |
Mutahhara |
Kept Pure |
(80:14) (98:2) |
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| Source: |
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| These Asmā ul Qurān were identified by Shaykh Abul Maāli Azīzī bin AbdulMalik Rahmatullāhi alayh in Al-Burhān (The Proof) and quoted by Shaykh ul Islām Jalāl ud Dīn AbdurRahmān as-Suyūtī ash-Shafiī Rahmatullāhi alayh in Al-Itqān fī Ulūm il Qurān (Mastery in the Knowledge of the Qurān), Vol.1, Dār un Nadwa al-Jadīda, Beirūt, p.50. |
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| Other References |
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| Imām Jalāl ud Dīn Muḥammad Ahmad al-Mahallī Rahmatullāhi alayh and Imām Jalāl ud Dīn AbdurRahmān as-Suyūtī Rahmatullāhi alayh, Tafsīr Al-Qurān Al-Azīm (Commentary on the Qurān), Dār ul Fikr, Beirūt, 1419/1998. |
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| Translation of the Qurān by Professor Shah Farīdul Haque, Dār ul Ulūm Amjadia, Karāchi, 1988. |
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| Muḥammad Fuād Abdul Bāqi, Al-Mujam al-Mufahras li Alfāz Al-Qurān Al-Karīm (The Concordance of the Noble Qurān), Dār ul Hadīth, Cairo, 1417/1996. |
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| Key to the Arabic Transliteration |
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| Compiled by: |
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| Siddīq Osmān NoorMuḥammad |
| Jumādā al-Awwal 1423/July 2002 |
| Toronto, Canada |
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| Al-Fātiha! |
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