The 99 Names · Verse Keys
Al-A'laa الأعلى
The Most High, possessing absolute highness in essence, status and dominance.
Explanation
A detailed explanation of this name (in Arabic) is in: Sharh Asma' Allah al-Husna fi Daw' al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah — Dr. Sa'eed ibn 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani — p. 80 ↗
The author explains this name together with: Al-'Aliyy, المتعال
Evidence
﴿سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ١﴾
Call upon Allah by this name
“To Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them” — Al-A'raf 180
From the Prophetic Sunnah
In bowing and prostration
«سبحان ربي العظيم (في الركوع) — سبحان ربي الأعلى (في السجود)»
Sahih Muslim (772), narrated by Hudhayfah
Grading: Authentic