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The Names of Muhammad – Join islam

The website Quran Focus has an article titled, The 99 Names of Muhammad. The article states, “According to the Arabs, the more names someone has, the more noble he is.” So what are we to make of the fact that they associate 99 names with Allah as well as 99 names with Muhammad. What else are we to think except that they are making Muhammad a partner with God?

[14:30] They set up rivals to rank with GOD and to divert others from His path. Say, “Enjoy for awhile; your final destiny is Hell.”

 وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ قُلْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ

[41:9] Say, “You disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and you set up rivals to rank with Him, though He is Lord of the universe.”

 قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًا ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

But it is even worse. According to the site SalawatHub, they list 202 names of Muhammad – more than twice that of the names attributed to God. It also makes the following statement regarding the names of Muhammad:

The Arabs say that the more names a thing is given, the more noble it is. A number of scholars have compiled collections of the names of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to increase the appreciation of who he actually is. In some cases they collected 99 names, to match the 99 Names of Allah mentioned in a famous Hadith. In other cases, they collected far more.

Qadi Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi relates in his commentary on Kitab al-shamail, the great Hadith compilation of Imam Tirmidhi describing the Prophet ﷺ, that some Sufis have said that the Prophet has a thousand names. Ibn al-Faris includes 2020 in his Tafsir Asma al-Rasul, while Abu al-Hasan al-Subki states that they number 4000. Qastallani relates just over 500 in his work al-Mawahib al-ladunniyya. Qadi Iyad, in al-Shifa, his classic treatise on the Prophet ﷺ, limits himself only to those names ascribed clearly to him; he also says that the Prophet ﷺ has 30 names which are also among the Names of Allah.

The names of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ painted on the walls of Masjid Nabawi (bottom row)

As if attributing more names to Muhammad than God is not blasphemous enough, if we look at the names they give the prophet, we see many of these names are the names of God.

It is worth mentioning that there is a difference between a name and an attribute. If we say someone is kind, we infer that they possess the qualities of kindness, but if we say that their name is Kind, then we infer this entity can be used as a substitute for that word. So, while believers are encouraged to imitate the attributes of God in their actions, none can share in His name. On the other hand, when it comes to the names ( اسم ) of God, no other entity can possess any of His names because no other entity can substitute for God. This is because God is Absolute ( l-ṣamadu / ٱلصَّمَدُ ).

[112:1] Proclaim, “He is the One and only GOD.
[112:2] “The Absolute GOD.
[112:3] “Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten.
[112:4] “None equals Him.”

 قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
 ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
 لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
 وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

If a person claims another entity shares the same name as God, then they are inferring that that person can be used as a substitute for God. Therefore, how can anyone use any of the names of God for any other entity other than God and still claim to be a monotheist?

All the names of God are unique to Him and are used to call upon Him alone. Just like we wouldn’t call any other entity Allah (God), it would be blasphemous to call any entity the same name we use for God.

Below is the list of the 202 names attributed to Muhammad from the article, and we can see that a number of these names are explicitly used for God in the Quran. For example, Pardoner ( عَفُوٌّ ), Witness ( شَهِيدٌ ), Truth ( حَقٌ ), Honorable ( كَرِيمٌ ), Beneficent ( بَرٌّ ), Kind ( رَؤُوفٌ ), Merciful ( رَحِيمٌ ), Almighty ( عَزِيزٌ ).

[37:159] GOD be glorified; far above their claims.

 سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

[52:43] Do they have another god besides GOD? GOD be glorified, far above having partners.

 أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

[59:22] He is the One GOD; there is no other god besides Him. Knower of all secrets and declarations. He is the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

[59:23] He is the One GOD; there is no other god besides Him. The King, the Most Sacred, the Peace, the Most Faithful, the Supreme, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the Most Dignified. GOD be glorified; far above having partners.

 هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

[59:24] He is the One GOD; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise.

 هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ


Arabic
Name Meaning
1 مُحَمَّدٌ Muḥammad Oft-Praised
2 أَحْمَدٌ Aḥmad Greatest of Praisers
3 حَامِدٌ Ḥāmid Praiser
4 مَحْمودٌ Maḥmūd Praised One
5 أَحِيدُ Aḥīd Repeller
6 وَحِيدٌ Waḥīd Unique
7 مَاحٍ Māḥī Effacer
8 حَاشِرٌ Ḥāshir Gatherer
9 عَاقِبٌ ʿĀqib Last in Succession
10 طَهَ Ṭāhā Taha
11 يَسٓ Yāsīn Yasin
12 طَاهِرٌ Ṭāhir Pure One
13 مُطَهَّرٌ Muṭahhar Purified
14 طَيِّبٌ Ṭayyib Fragrant
15 سَيِّدٌ Sayyīd Liegelord
16 رَسُولٌ Rasūl Emissary, or Messenger
17 نَبِيٌّ Nabiyy Prophet
18 رَسُولُ الرَّحْمَةِ Rasūlu r-Raḥmah Emissary of Mercy
19 قَيِّمٌ Qayyim Upright
20 جَامِعٌ Jāmiʿ Embodier of all Virtues
21 مُقْتَفٍ Muqtafī Successor to the Past Prophets
22 مُقَفِّى Muqaffī Surpasser
23 رَسُولُ الْمَلَاحِمِ Rasūlu l-Malāḥim Emissary who fought Battles
24 رَسُولُ الرَّاحَةِ Rasūlu r-Rāḥah Emissary of Comfort
25 كَامِلٌ Kāmil Complete
26 إِكْلِيلٌ Iklīl Crown
27 مُدَّثِّرٌ Muddaththir Enwrapped in His Robe
28 مُزَّمِّلٌ Muzzammil Enwrapped in His Cloak
29 عَبْدُ اللهِ ʿAbdullāh Slave of Allah
30 حَبِيبُ اللهِ Ḥabībullāh Beloved of Allah
31 صَفِيُّ اللهِ Ṣafiyyullāh One Solely Chosen by Allah
32 نَجِّيُّ اللهِ Najiyyullāh One who had Intimate Discourse with Allah
33 كَلِيمُ اللهِ Kalīmullāh One Addressed by Allah
34 خَاتِمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ Khatimu l-Anbiyā’ Seal of the Prophets
35 خَاتِمُ الرُّسُلِ Khātimu r-Rusul Seal of the Emissaries
36 مُحْيٍ Muḥyī Reviver
37 مُنْجٍ Munjī Deliverer
38 مُذَكِّرٌ Mudhakkir One Who Reminds
39 نَاصِرٌ Nāṣir Bringer of Victory
40 مَنْصُورٌ Manṣūr One Granted Victory
41 نَبِيُّ الرَّحْمَةِ Nabiyyu r-Raḥmah Prophet of Mercy
42 نَبِيُّ التَّوْبَةِ Nabiyyu t-Tawbah Prophet of Repentance
43 حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ Harīṣun ʿAlaykum Most Concerned for You
44 مَعْلُومٌ Maʿlūm Known One
45 شَهِيرٌ Shahīr Renowned
46 شَاهِدٌ Shāhid Testifier
47 شَهِيدٌ Shahīd Witness
48 مَشْهُودٌ Mashhūd One Witnessed to
49 بَشِيرٌ Bashīr Bearer of Good Tidings
50 مُبَشِّرٌ Mubashshir Bringer of Good News
51 نَذِيرٌ Nadhīr Warner
52 مُنْذِرٌ Mundhir Admonisher
53 نُورٌ Nūr Light
54 سِرَاجٌ Sirāj Lamp
55 مِصْبَاحٌ Miṣbāh Lantern
56 هُدَىً Hudā Guidance
57 مَهْدِيٌ Mahdiyy Guided
58 مُنِيرٌ Munīr Giver of Light
59 دَاعٍ Dāʿī Caller
60 مَدْعُوٌّ Madʿuww Called Upon
61 مُجِيبٌ Mujīb Answerer to the Call
62 مُجَابٌ Mujāb Answered
63 حَفِيٌّ Ḥafiyy Welcoming
64 عَفُوٌّ ʿAfuww Pardoner
65 وَلِيٌّ Waliyy One Close to Allah
66 حَقٌ Ḥaqq Truth
67 قَوِيٌّ Qawiyy Mighty
68 أَمِينٌ Amīn Trustworthy
69 مَأْمُونٌ Ma’mūn Trusted
70 كَرِيمٌ Karīm Noble
71 مُكَرَّمٌ Mukarram Ennobled
72 مَكِينٌ Makīn Unshakeable
73 مَتِينٌ Matīn Firm
74 مُبِينٌ Mubīn Evident, Clarifier
75 مُؤَمِّلٌ Mu’ammil Hopeful
76 وَصُولٌ Waṣūl Maintainer of Ties
77 ذُو قُوَّةٍ Dhū Quwwah Possessor of Might
78 ذُو حُرْمَةٍ Dhū Ḥurmah Possessor of Sanctity
79 ذُو مَكَانَةٍ Dhū Makānah Possessor of a Mighty Station
80 ذُو عِزٍّ Dhū ʿIzz Possessor of Glory
81 ذُو فَضْلٍ Dhū Faḍl Possessor of Virtue
82 مُطَاعٌ Muṭāʿ Obeyed
83 مُطِيعٌ Muṭīʿ Obedient
84 قَدَمُ صِدْقٍ Qadamu Ṣidq Sure Forerunner
85 رَحْمَةٌ Raḥmah Mercy
86 بُشْرَى Bushrā Glad Tidings
87 غُوثٌ Ghawth Aid
88 غَيْثٌ Ghayth Relief
89 غِيَاثٌ Ghiyāth Succour
90 نِعْمَةُ اللهِ Niʿmatullāh Allah’s Blessing
91 هَدِيَّةُ اللهِ Hadiyyatullāh Allah’s Gift
92 عُرْوَةٌ وُثْقَى ʿUrwatun Wuthqā Most Trusty Hold
93 صِرَاطُ اللهِ Ṣirāṭullāh Path to Allah
94 صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ Ṣirāṭun Mustaqīm Straight Path
95 ذِكْرُ اللهِ Dhikrullāh Remembrance of Allah
96 سَيْفُ اللهِ Sayfullāh Sword of Allah
97 حِزْبُ اللهِ Ḥizbullāh Party of Allah
98 النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ An-Najmu th-thāqib Shining Star
99 مُصْطَفَى Muṣṭafā Chosen
100 مُجْتَبَى Mujtabā Selected
101 مُنْتَقَى Muntaqā Elect
102 أُمِّيٌ Ummiyy Unlettered
103 مُخْتَارٌ Mukhtār Preferred One
104 أَجِيرٌ Ajīr Protector
105 جَبَّارٌ Jabbār Rectifier
106 أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ Abu l-Qāsim Father of Qasim
107 أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ Abu ṭ-Ṭāhir Father of Tahir
108 أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ Abu ṭ-Ṭayyib Father of Tayyib
109 أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ Abū Ibrāhīm Father of Ibrahim
110 مُشَفَّعٌ Mushaffaʿ One Permitted to Intercede
111 شَفِيعٌ Shafīʿ Intercessor
112 صَالِحٌ Ṣāliḥ Righteous
113 مُصْلِحٌ Muṣliḥ Rectifier
114 مُهَيْمِنٌ Muhaymin Guardian
115 صَادِقٌ Ṣādiq Truthful
116 مُصَدَّقٌ Muṣaddaq Confirmed
117 صِدْقٌ Ṣidq Truthfulness
118 سَيِّدُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ Sayyidu l-Mursalīn Master of the Emissaries
119 إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ Imāmu l-Muttaqīn Leader of the God-fearing
120 قَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ Qā’idu l-Ghurri l-Muḥajjalīn Leader of the Brightly Shining Ones
121 خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمٰنِ Khalīlu r-Raḥmān Intimate Friend of the All-Merciful
122 بَرٌّ Barr Dutiful [Kind]
123 مَبَرٌّ Mabarr Fulfiller of Oaths
124 وَجِيهٌ Wajīh Eminent
125 نَصِيحٌ Naṣīḥ Sincere Well-Wisher
126 نَاصِحٌ Nāṣiḥ Sincere Advisor
127 وَكِيلٌ Wakīl Entrusted
128 مُتَوَكِّلٌ Mutawwakil Wholly Reliant on Allah
129 كَفِيلٌ Kafīl Guarantor
130 شَفِيقٌ Shafīq Tenderhearted
131 مُقِيمُ السُّنَّةِ Muqīmu s-Sunnah Upholder of the Sunnah
132 مُقدَّسٌ Muqaddas Pure and Inviolate
133 رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ Rūḥu l-Qudus The Holy Spirit
134 رُوحُ الْحَقِّ Rūḥu l-Ḥaqq Spirit of Truth
135 رُوحُ الْقِسْطِ Rūḥu l-Qisṭ Spirit of Justice
136 كَافٍ Kāfī Sufficer
137 مُكْتَفٍ Muktafī Contented
138 بَالِغٌ Bāligh Accomplished
139 مُبَلِّغٌ Muballigh Conveyor
140 شَافٍ Shāfī Healer
141 وَاصِلٌ Wāṣil Attainer
142 مَوْصُولٌ Mawṣūl Connected
143 سَابِقٌ Sābiq Forerunner
144 سَائِقٌ Sā’iq Driver
145 هَادٍ Hādī Guide
146 مُهْدٍ Muhdi Guider
147 مُقَدَّمٌ Muqaddam Foremost
148 عَزِيزٌ ʿAzīz Mighty
149 فَاضِلٌ Fāḍil Outstanding
150 مُفَضَّلٌ Mufaḍḍal Favoured
151 فَاتِحٌ Fātiḥ Conqueror
152 مِفْتَاحٌ Miftāḥ Key
153 مِفْتَاحُ الرَّحْمَةِ Miftāḥu r-Raḥmah Key to Mercy
154 مِفْتَاحُ الْجَنَّةِ Miftāḥu l-Jannah Key to the Garden
155 عَلَمُ الْإِيمَانِ ʿAlamu l-Īmān Sign of Faith
156 عَلَمُ الْيَقِينِ ʿAlamu l-Yaqīn Sign of Certainty
157 دَلِيلُ الْخَيْرَاتِ Dalīlu l-Khayrāt Guide to Benefits
158 مُصَحِّحُ الْحَسَنَاتِ Musaḥḥihu l-Ḥasanāt Verifier of Good Deeds
159 مُقِيلُ الْعَثَرَاتِ Muqīlu l-ʿAtharāt Pardoner of Errors
160 صَفُوحٌ عَنِ الزَّلَّاتِ Ṣafūḥun ʿani z-Zallāt Overlooker of Lapses
161 صَاحِبُ الشَّفَاعَةِ Ṣaḥību sh-Shafāʿah Possessor of Intercession
162 صَاحِبُ الْمَقَامِ Ṣāḥibu l-Maqām Possessor of the Lofty Station
163 صَاحِبُ الْقَدَمِ Ṣāḥibu l-Qadam Possessor of Precedence
164 مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْعِزِّ Makhṣūṣ bi-l ʿIzz One Singled out for Glory
165 مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْمَجْدِ Makhṣūṣ bi-l-Majd One Distinguished by Splendour
166 مَخْصُوصٌ بِالشَّرَفِ Makhṣūṣ bi-sh-Sharaf One Distinguished by Nobility
167 صَاحِبُ الْوَسِيلَةِ Ṣāḥibu l-Wasīlah Possessor of Privileged Access
168 صَاحِبُ السَّيْفِ Ṣāḥibu s-Sayf Possessor of the Sword
169 صَاحِبُ الْفَضِيلَةِ Ṣāḥību l-Faḍīlah Possessor of Virtue
170 صَاحِبُ الْإِزَارِ Ṣāḥibu l-Izār Wearer of the Sarong
171 صَاحِبُ الْحُجَّةِ Ṣāḥibu l-Ḥujjah Possessor of Proof
172 صَاحِبُ السُّلْطَانِ Ṣāḥibu s-Sulṭān Possessor of Authority
173 صَاحِبُ الرِّدَاءِ Ṣāḥibu r-Ridā’ Wearer of the Mantle
174 صَاحِبُ الدَّرَجَةِ الرَّفِيعَةِ Ṣāḥibu d-Darajati r-Rafīʿah Possessor of Exalted Rank
175 صَاحِبُ التَّاجِ Ṣāḥibu t-Tāj Wearer of the Crown or Turban
176 صَاحِبُ الْمِغْفَرِ Ṣāḥibu l-Mighfar Wearer of the Helmet
177 صَاحِبُ اللِّوَاءِ Ṣāḥibu l-Liwā’ Possessor of the Banner
178 صَاحِبُ الْمِعْرَاجِ Ṣāḥibu l-Miʿrāj Possessor of the Ascension
179 صَاحِبُ الْقَضِيبِ Ṣāḥibu l-Qaḍīb Possessor of the Staff
180 صَاحِبُ الْبُرَاقِ Ṣāḥibu l-Burāq Rider of the Buraq
181 صَاحِبُ الْخَاتَمِ Ṣāḥibu l-Khātam Possessor of the Seal of Prophethood
182 صَاحِبُ الْعَلَامَةِ Ṣāḥibu l-ʿAlāmah Possessor of the Mark
183 صَاحِبُ الْبُرْهَانِ Ṣāḥibu l-Burhān Possessor of Proof
184 صَاحِبُ الْبَيَانِ Ṣāḥibu l-Bayān Possessor of Elucidation
185 فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ Faṣīḥu l-Lisān Eloquent of Tongue
186 مُطَهَّرُ الْجَنَانِ Muṭahharu l-Janān Purified of Soul
187 رَؤُوفٌ Raūf Gentle or Kindly
188 رَحِيمٌ Raḥīm Merciful
189 اُذُنُ خَيْرٍ Udhunu Khayr Hearer of Good
190 صَحِيحُ الْإِسْلَامِ Ṣaḥīḥu l-Islām Sound in Islam
191 سَيِّدُ الْكَوْنَيْنِ Sayyidu l-Kawnayn Master of Both Worlds
192 عَيْنُ النَّعِيمِ ʿAynu n-Naʿīm Source of Bliss
193 عَيْنُ الْغُرِّ ʿAynu l-Ghurr Superior of the Enlightened Ones
194 سَعْدُ اللهِ Saʿdullāh Allah’s Felicity for Creation
195 سَعْدُ الْخَلْقِ Saʿdu l-Khalq Felicity of Creation
196 خَطِيبُ الْأُمَمِ Khaṭību l-Umam Speaker Addressing All Nations
197 عَلَمُ الْهُدَى ʿAlamu l-Hudā Banner of Guidance
198 كَاشِفُ الْكُرَبِ Kāshifu l-Kurab Dispeller of Fears
199 رَافِعُ الرُّتَبِ Rāfiʿu r-Rutab Raiser of Ranks
200 عِزُّ الْعَرَبِ ʿIzzu l-ʿArab Glory of the Arabs
201 صَاحِبُ الْفَرَجِ Ṣāḥibu l-Faraj Bringer of Relief
202 كَرِيمُ الْمَخْرَجِ Karīmu l-Makhraj Most Noble in Lineage

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