No. 3 in the enumeration

الملك

al-Malik

al-Malik — The King. Name 3 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

Overview

al-Malik — The King. It is name number 3 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: 12:101، 12:43، 12:50، 12:54، 12:72، 12:76، 17:111، 2:247، 2:251، 2:258، 20:114، 22:56، 23:116، 25:2، 25:26، 3:26، 35:13، 39:6، 4:53، 40:16، 40:29، 59:23، 6:73، 62:1، 64:1، 67:1.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' 3. Reports naming this name include: 186، 2643، 2693، 2786، 1.542، 886.

In the Qur'an

In hadith

Paired names

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim

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