No. 8 in the enumeration

العزيز

al-Aziz

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

Overview

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.

In the Qur'an

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim

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