al-Aziz — The Almighty

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al-Aziz — The Almighty. Name 8 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

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al-Aziz — The Almighty. It is name number 8 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: 11:66، 12:30، 12:51، 12:78، 12:88، 14:1، 14:4، 16:60، 2:129، 26:104، 26:122، 26:140، 26:159، 26:175، 26:191، 26:217، 26:68، 26:9، 27:78، 27:9، 29:26، 29:42، 3:126، 3:18، 3:6، 3:62، 30:27، 30:5، 31:9، 32:6، 34:27، 34:6، 35:2، 36:38، 36:5، 38:66، 38:9، 39:1، 39:5، 40:2.

In the Sunna

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

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 11:66· Qur'an 12:30· Qur'an 12:51· Qur'an 12:78· Qur'an 12:88· Qur'an 14:1· Qur'an 14:4· Qur'an 16:60· Qur'an 2:129· Qur'an 26:104· Qur'an 26:122· Qur'an 26:140· Qur'an 26:159· Qur'an 26:175· Qur'an 26:191· Qur'an 26:217· Qur'an 26:68· Qur'an 26:9· Qur'an 27:78· Qur'an 27:9· Qur'an 29:26· Qur'an 29:42· Qur'an 3:126· Qur'an 3:18· Qur'an 3:6· Qur'an 3:62· Qur'an 30:27· Qur'an 30:5· Qur'an 31:9· Qur'an 32:6· Qur'an 34:27· Qur'an 34:6· Qur'an 35:2· Qur'an 36:38· Qur'an 36:5· Qur'an 38:66· Qur'an 38:9· Qur'an 39:1· Qur'an 39:5· Qur'an 40:2· Qur'an 40:42· Qur'an 40:8· Qur'an 41:12· Qur'an 42:19· Qur'an 42:3· Qur'an 43:9· Qur'an 44:42· Qur'an 44:49· Qur'an 45:2· Qur'an 45:37· Qur'an 46:2· Qur'an 5:118· Qur'an 57:1· Qur'an 59:1· Qur'an 59:23· Qur'an 59:24· Qur'an 6:96· Qur'an 60:5· Qur'an 61:1· Qur'an 62:1· Qur'an 62:3· Qur'an 64:18· Qur'an 67:2· Qur'an 85:8
Part of
The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

People and things also explored

al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique· al-Akhir — The Last· al-Ali — The Most High· al-Alim — The All-Knowing· al-Awwal — The First· al-Azim — The Magnificent

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Aziz — The Almighty”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-aziz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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