al-Adl — The Utterly Just · Islam Museum

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al-Adl — The Utterly Just. It is name number 29 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.

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

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Exemplified by: Umar ibn al-Khattab
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)
Related to: al-Hakam — The Judge

People and things also explored

al-Hakim — The Wise· Osalli Alayh: I Invoke Blessings on Him (television programme)· al-Hakam — The Judge· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· Sharh Kitab al-Fawa'id (lecture series)· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique

Sources

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

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islam.museum contributors. “al-Adl — The Utterly Just”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-adl/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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