No. 37 in the enumeration

الكبير

al-Kabir

al-Kabir — The Great. Name 37 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

Overview

al-Kabir — The Great. It is name number 37 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi ¹; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names ².

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 13:9، 22:62، 31:30، 34:23، 35:32، 40:12، 42:22، 85:11.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' ³.

In the Qur'an

13:9
22:62
31:30
34:23
35:32
40:12
42:22
85:11

Sources

Jami' al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
Sahih Muslim

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