al-Malik — The King · Islam Museum

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al-Malik — The King. It is name number 3 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: 12:101، 12:43، 12:50، 12:54، 12:72، 12:76، 17:111، 2:247، 2:251، 2:258، 20:114، 22:56، 23:116، 25:2، 25:26، 3:26، 35:13، 39:6، 4:53، 40:16، 40:29، 59:23، 6:73، 62:1، 64:1، 67:1.

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: 186، 2643، 2693، 2786، 1.542، 886.

Muhammad

The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina. The Encyclopaedia of Islam presents him both as the Messenger of God of Muslim faith, fully human, and as a historical figure, tracing his emigration to Medina in 622, the truce of al-Hudaybiya and the entry into Mecca, and it leaves the year of his birth open. It gives his death as a Monday in 632.

al-Malik — The King

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