No. 60 in the enumeration

المحيي

al-Muhyi

al-Muhyi — The Giver of Life. Name 60 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

Overview

al-Muhyi — The Giver of Life. It is name number 60 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 Sunna

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

Paired names

al-Mumit — The Bringer of Death

Sources

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

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