al-Ghaniyy — The Self-Sufficient

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al-Ghaniyy — The Self-Sufficient. It is name number 88 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: 10:68، 22:64، 31:26، 35:15، 47:38، 57:24، 6:133، 60:6.

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: 2965.

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Mentioned in: Muslim 2965 — God loves the pious, self-sufficient, unassuming servant· Qur'an 10:68· Qur'an 22:64· Qur'an 31:26· Qur'an 35:15· Qur'an 47:38· Qur'an 57:24· Qur'an 6:133· Qur'an 60:6
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)
Related to: al-Mughni — The Enricher

People and things also explored

al-Mughni — The Enricher· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· 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

Sources

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

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