Names of God in Islam

Names of God in Islam () are names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. Some names are known from either the Qur’an or the hadith, while others can be found in both sources, although most are found in the Qur’an.

''Allāh'' is the Arabic word referring to God in Abrahamic religions, thought to be derived by contraction from ''al-ʾilāh'', which means "the god", (i.e., the ''only'' god) and is related to ''El'' and ''Elah'', the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God. Whether or not ''Allah'' can be considered as the personal name of God became disputed in contemporary scholarship. In Islamic usage and indoctrination, Allah was the God's most unique, proper name, and referred to as ''Lafẓ al-Jalālah'' (The Word of Majesty). Those who claimed that Allah was the personal name of God also denied that this name was a derivative name. Some Muslims may use different names as much as ''Allah'', for instance Rabb, Rahman or "God" in English. The Quran refers to the attributes of God as "most beautiful names". These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, majestic qualities, and acts of wisdom, mercy, benefit, and justice from Allah, as believed by Muslims. These names are commonly called upon by Muslims during prayers, supplications, and remembrance, as they hold significant spiritual and theological importance, serving as a means for Muslims to connect with God. Beside these Arabic names, Muslims of non-Arab origins may also sometimes use other names in their own languages to refer to God, such as ''Khuda'' in Persian, Bengali and Urdu. or ''Tengri'' was used in the Ottoman Turkish language as the equivalent of Allah.

In Sufis, often characterised as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam, Hu / means just 'He', or ''Parvardigar'' in Persian are used as names of God. derives from the last letter of the word Allah, which is read as when in the middle of a sentence and appears in many verses as in; "La ilaha illa Hu" Al Imran:18 According to the Wahdat al-wujūd interpretetion, the universe was a manifestation of God's -the absolute being- names, and was manifestations or notions with no real existence. Haydar Amuli refused to make any distinction on this matter, arguing that evil beings like Satan were also manifestations of God's imperial names. Provided by Wikipedia