The 99 most beautiful attributes of Allah

In Arabic, “Allah” is the proper name of the one and only one God worth worship. The name Allah embraces all His beautiful names. He has ninety-nine other most beautiful names that are referred to as Allah’s unique attributes that are not shared by any other being. A human being needs to have unshakable faith in Him and profound knowledge of His attributes, for unless a person has a faith in Allah and knowledge of His attributes, may not render obedience to Him. The knowledge of Allah’s attributes enables a person to cultivate the noblest human qualities and to fashion his or her life in virtue and devoutness. If a person does not recognize Allah as the Creator, the Ruler and Sustainer of this universe and Who has no partner to share with Him the Divine power and authority, that person may fall prey to false gods. But if a person recognizes Allah and knows His divine attributes, there is not the least possibility of falling prey to this illusion.

For example, if we know that Allah is Omnipresent and Omns and He sees, hears and knows everything that we do in public or private or even our unexpressed thoughts, then how can we afford to indulge in disobedience to Allah? The one who is aware of these attributes will feel under divine will and scrutiny all the time, therefore, will behave in the most appropriate way. But the one who is not aware of these attributes may be misled into Allah’s disobedience out of ignorance. So is the case with all other attributes. Furthermore, the qualities and attributes which a person must possess can be cultivated and developed out of profound knowledge of Allah’s attributes. It is the knowledge of Allah’s attributes that purifies a person’s mind and soul, beliefs, morals and actions. “To Allah alone belong all the fairest and most perfect Names, so call on Him by those Names, and leave alone those who deviate from the right way to His attributes and violate their sanctity.” (Quran 7:180)