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al-Wahid — The One. It is name number 66 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: 12:39، 13:16، 14:48، 38:65، 39:4، 40:16.

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 12:39· Qur'an 13:16· Qur'an 14:48· Qur'an 38:65· Qur'an 39:4· Qur'an 40:16
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)
Related to: al-Ahad — The Unique

People and things also explored

al-Ahad — The Unique· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Akhir — The Last· al-Ali — The Most High· al-Alim — The All-Knowing· al-Awwal — The First

Sources

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

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islam.museum contributors. “al-Wahid — The One”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-wahid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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