The Beautiful Names of Allah

The 99 Names · The Crown

Dhul-Jalaali wal-Ikraam ذو الجلال والإكرام

Possessor of majesty and grandeur, and of mercy, generosity and kindness; He honors His allies who revere and love Him.

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. 176 ↗

Evidence

﴿وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ۝٢٧﴾
Ar-Rahman 27
﴿تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ۝٧٨﴾
Ar-Rahman 78
«أَلِظُّوا بِيَا ذَا الجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ»
Musnad Ahmad (from Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir) and Jami' at-Tirmidhi (3525, from Anas)

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

After finishing the prayer

«اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، تباركت ذا الجلال والإكرام»

Sahih Muslim (591)

Grading: Authentic

From the Prophetic Sunnah
«اللهم إني أسألك بأن لك الحمد، لا إله إلا أنت [وحدك لا شريك لك]، المنان، بديع السموات والأرض! ذو الجلال والإكرام!»

Sunan Abi Dawud, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah and Musnad Ahmad

Grading: Hasan sahih — al-Albani, Sahih at-Targhib (1641)

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