Asma ul Husna

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Asma ul Husna refers to the 99 beautiful names of Allah in Islamic tradition, each expressing a distinct divine attribute.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Asma ul Husna canonical 3
Asma ul-Husna 2
Al-Wadud (The Most Loving) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept
theological doctrine
associatedWithDeity Allah
basedOnHadith Sahih Muslim 2677
linked to: Sahih Muslim

Sahih al-Bukhari 2736
linked to: Sahih al-Bukhari
basedOnVerse Quran 17:110
Quran 20:8
Quran 59:22-24
Quran 7:180
centralConceptIn Islamic devotional practice
Islamic spirituality (tasawwuf)
linked to: Sufism

Islamic theology (aqidah)
describes divine attributes of Allah
hasDevotionalBelief whoever enumerates them and acts by them will enter Paradise (according to hadith)
hasInterpretiveVariation lists of the 99 names differ slightly among scholars
hasMeaning the Most Beautiful Names
hasNumberOfNames 99
hasTheologicalFunction to describe Allah without likening Him to creation
to guide believers in understanding God’s attributes
to provide names by which Allah may be invoked
includesName Al-Alim (The All-Knowing)
Al-Aziz (The Almighty)
Al-Basir (The All-Seeing)
Al-Ghafur (The All-Forgiving)
Al-Hakim (The All-Wise)
Al-Hayy (The Ever-Living)
linked to: Al-Asma ul-Husna

Al-Jabbar (The Compeller)
Al-Karim (The Generous)
Al-Khaliq (The Creator)
linked to: Allah

Al-Latif (The Subtle, Gentle)
linked to: Al-Asma ul-Husna

Al-Malik (The Sovereign)
linked to: Al-Malik

Al-Mu’min (The Giver of Security)
Al-Qayyum (The Sustainer)
linked to: Allah

Al-Quddus (The Most Holy)
linked to: Al-Quddus

Al-Wadud (The Most Loving)
linked to: Asma ul Husna

Ar-Rahim (The Especially Merciful)
Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful)
linked to: Surah Ar-Rahman

Ar-Razzaq (The Provider)
As-Salam (The Source of Peace)
linked to: As-Salam

As-Samad (The Self-Sufficient)
linked to: As-Samad

As-Sami (The All-Hearing)
At-Tawwab (The Accepter of Repentance)
linked to: Al-Asma ul-Husna
influences Islamic art and design
Muslim personal names
languageOfTerm Arabic
mentionedIn Hadith
Quran
recitedIn Islamic educational institutions
homes
mosques
refersTo the 99 names of Allah
linked to: Al-Asma ul-Husna
usedFor Islamic calligraphy
Islamic education
dhikr (remembrance of God)
meditation on divine attributes
supplication (dua)
usedInReligion Islam

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Quddus isOneOf Asma ul Husna
Asma ul Husna includesName Al-Wadud (The Most Loving)
linked to: Asma ul Husna
Qudus partOf Asma ul Husna
The Especially Merciful isAmong Asma ul Husna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna mainSubject Asma al-Husna
linked to: Asma ul Husna
Al-Wahid isPartOf Asma ul-Husna
linked to: Asma ul Husna
Al-Aziz isAmong Asma ul-Husna
subject linked to: Al-Aziz (The Almighty)
linked to: Asma ul Husna