al-Qawiyy — The Strong

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al-Qawiyy — The Strong. It is name number 53 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، 28:26، 42:19.

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: 2664.

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Mentioned in: Muslim 2664 — The strong believer is better than the weak believer· Qur'an 11:66· Qur'an 28:26· Qur'an 42:19
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

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al-Mu'min — The Granter of Faith and Security· al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique· 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-Qawiyy — The Strong”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-qawiyy/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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