The Beautiful Names of Allah

The 99 Names · The Closing Verses of Surat Al-Hashr

Al-Malik الملك

The King, described with sovereignty: majesty, supremacy, dominance and command, with absolute authority over creation, command and recompense.

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. 165 ↗

The author explains this name together with: Al-Maleek, Maalik-ul-Mulk

Evidence

﴿هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُ ٱلۡمُهَيۡمِنُ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡجَبَّارُ ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ۝٢٣﴾
Al-Hashr 23

Call upon Allah by this name

“To Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them” — Al-A'raf 180

From the Quran
﴿قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَٰلِكَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ تُؤۡتِي ٱلۡمُلۡكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلۡمُلۡكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلۡخَيۡرُۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرࣱ﴾

Ali 'Imran 26

From the Prophetic Sunnah

Opening supplication of the prayer

«اللهم أنت الملك لا إله إلا أنت، أنت ربي، وأنا عبدك ظلمت نفسي واعترفت بذنبي فاغفر لي ذنوبي جميعا»

Sahih Muslim (771)

Grading: Authentic

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