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99 Names of Allah

Complete 8-Week Roadmap · All 99 Names · With Dua Guide

How to use this roadmap

Learn the names for each week. Don't move on until current ones are solid.
Each day: review yesterday's names and use at least 1 in your personal dua.
End of each week: write all that week's names from memory without looking.
The dua table is the most important part — connect each name to a real moment in your life.
By week 8 you will have all 99. Pick your personal top 10 and use them consistently.

The Foundation

Names 1-10 — names you already hear, now deepen the meaning

#1Ar-RahmanThe Most Merciful — mercy extended to all creation

#2Ar-RaheemThe Most Compassionate — special mercy for believers

#3Al-MalikThe King — sovereign over all creation

#4Al-QuddusThe Pure — free from every imperfection

#5As-SalamThe Source of Peace — all peace comes from Him

#6Al-Mu'minThe Giver of Security — grants safety and faith

#7Al-MuhayminThe Guardian — watches over and protects all

#8Al-AzizThe All-Mighty — cannot be overcome by anything

#9Al-JabbarThe Compeller, The Restorer of the broken

#10Al-MutakabbirThe Supreme in Greatness — all true pride belongs to Him

When to use in dua

Opening any dua	Ya Rahman, Ya Raheem — always begin here
Feeling anxious, unsafe or threatened	Ya Salam, Ya Mu'min, Ya Muhaymin
Feeling broken or shattered inside	Ya Jabbar — He repairs what is broken
Facing an oppressor with no recourse	Ya Aziz — He is the Invincible
Feeling small or humiliated by the world	Ya Mutakabbir — only He is truly great

Creation & Provision

Names 11-21 — how Allah creates and sustains everything

#11Al-KhaaliqThe Creator — brings things into existence from nothing

#12Al-BaariThe Originator — creates in perfect proportion and order

#13Al-MusawwirThe Fashioner — gives each creation its unique form

#14Al-GhaffarThe Repeatedly Forgiving — forgives again and again

#15Al-QahharThe Overwhelming Subduer — all submit to His will

#16Al-WahhabThe Bestower — gives freely with no expectation of return

#17Ar-RazzaqThe Provider — sustains every living thing

#18Al-FattahThe Opener — opens all closed doors

#19Al-AleemThe All-Knowing — knows everything seen and unseen

#20Al-QaabidThe Withholder — constricts provision by wisdom

#21Al-BaasitThe Expander — expands provision and relieves tightness

When to use in dua

Financial difficulty or worry about rizq	Ya Razzaq, Ya Fattah, Ya Basit
Stuck with no way forward visible	Ya Fattah — ask Him to open a door
Asking for something unconditionally	Ya Wahhab — He gives freely
Asking forgiveness for repeated sins	Ya Ghaffar — He forgives again and again
When an enemy or obstacle seems immovable	Ya Qahhar — He subdues all things

Justice, Awareness & Subtlety

Names 22-33 — Allah's complete knowledge and perfect justice

#22Al-KhaafidThe Abaser — humbles the arrogant

#23Ar-RaafiThe Exalter — raises the believers in rank

#24Al-Mu'izzThe Honourer — grants honour to whoever He wills

#25Al-MuzillThe Dishonorer — humiliates whoever He wills

#26As-SameeThe All-Hearing — hears every word and whisper

#27Al-BaseerThe All-Seeing — sees everything visible and hidden

#28Al-HakamThe Judge — ultimate arbiter of all matters

#29Al-AdlThe Just — perfectly fair in every decision

#30Al-LateefThe Subtle — reaches you through means you cannot perceive

#31Al-KhabeerThe Fully Aware — knows all that is hidden

#32Al-HaleemThe Forbearing — does not rush punishment for sins

#33Al-AzeemThe Magnificent — infinite in greatness and majesty

When to use in dua

When you feel unheard by people	Ya Samee, Ya Baseer — He hears and sees all
Wronged with no one to help you	Ya Adl, Ya Hakam — He is the final Judge
Confused, need subtle guidance	Ya Lateef — He guides through ways you don't expect
Scared of punishment for past sins	Ya Haleem — He does not rush
Wanting elevation in deen or dunya	Ya Rafi, Ya Mu'izz

Mercy, Forgiveness & Generosity

Names 34-45 — the names you will use most in dua

#34Al-GhafoorThe Most Forgiving — forgives sins completely

#35Ash-ShakoorThe Most Appreciative — rewards small deeds greatly

#36Al-AliyThe Most High — above all in every sense

#37Al-KabeerThe Most Great — greater than all things

#38Al-HafeedhThe Preserver — guards and protects all things

#39Al-MuqeetThe Sustainer — nourishes and maintains all creation

#40Al-HaseebThe Reckoner — takes full account of all deeds

#41Al-JaleelThe Majestic — possesses all majesty and greatness

#42Al-KareemThe Most Generous — gives nobly and abundantly

#43Ar-RaqeebThe Watchful — observes every thought and action

#44Al-MujeebThe Responsive — answers every dua that is made

#45Al-WaasiThe All-Encompassing — His mercy and knowledge have no limit

When to use in dua

Asking for complete forgiveness	Ya Ghafoor — He forgives entirely
Your deeds feel too small or insufficient	Ya Shakoor — He rewards the smallest act greatly
Doubting whether your dua is being heard	Ya Mujeeb — He is the One who answers
Protecting family or traveling	Ya Hafeedh — ask Him to guard them
Asking for something large from Allah	Ya Kareem, Ya Waasi — His generosity has no end

Wisdom, Power & Trust

Names 46-57 — names for relying on Allah completely

#46Al-HakeemThe All-Wise — every decree carries perfect wisdom

#47Al-WadoodThe Most Loving — loves His believing servants

#48Al-MajeedThe Most Glorious — of perfect glory and honour

#49Al-Ba'ithThe Resurrector — will raise all from death

#50Ash-ShaheedThe Witness — present and watching over all things always

#51Al-HaqqThe Truth — He alone is the ultimate reality

#52Al-WakeelThe Trustee — the best One to delegate all affairs to

#53Al-QawiThe All-Strong — possesses complete and perfect strength

#54Al-MateenThe Firm — His power never weakens or wavers

#55Al-WaliyThe Protecting Friend — guardian of the believers

#56Al-HameedThe Praiseworthy — deserves all praise at all times

#57Al-MuhsiThe Counter — accounts for every single thing in existence

When to use in dua

You don't know what decision to make	Ya Wakeel — hand your affairs to Him entirely
Feeling alone against a big problem	Ya Qawi, Ya Mateen, Ya Waliy
Before istikharah	Ya Hakeem — He knows the right choice
When wronged with no witness	Ya Shaheed, Ya Haqq — He witnessed everything
Seeking Allah's love	Ya Wadood — He is the Most Loving

Life, Death & Oneness

Names 58-68 — existence, resurrection and Allah's uniqueness

#58Al-MubdiThe Originator — begins creation for the first time

#59Al-Mu'idThe Restorer — brings creation back after death

#60Al-MuhyiThe Giver of Life — gives and restores life

#61Al-MumitThe Taker of Life — causes death by His will

#62Al-HayyThe Ever-Living — lives eternally, never dies

#63Al-QayyumThe Self-Sustaining — all existence depends on Him

#64Al-WaajidThe Finder — never in need, finds all He wills

#65Al-MaajidThe Glorious — noble and perfect in all His glory

#66Al-WaahidThe One — uniquely one with no partner or equal

#67Al-AhadThe Unique — absolutely singular in His essence

#68As-SamadThe Eternal Refuge — all depend on Him, He needs none

When to use in dua

Asking for healing or recovery	Ya Muhyi — He gives and restores life
In severe distress — the Prophet's ﷺ dua	Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum — used in extreme difficulty
Feeling spiritually dead inside	Ya Muhyi — ask Him to revive your heart
Affirming tawheed in dua	Ya Wahid, Ya Ahad, Ya Samad
Feeling utterly needy and dependent	Ya Samad — all depend on Him alone

Power, Tawbah & Nearness

Names 69-84 — Allah's capability, acceptance of return and closeness

#69Al-QadirThe All-Capable — capable of absolutely all things

#70Al-MuqtadirThe Powerful — executes His will with full control

#71Al-MuqaddimThe Advancer — brings forward whoever He wills

#72Al-Mu'akhkhirThe Delayer — delays things by perfect wisdom

#73Al-AwwalThe First — existed before all things

#74Al-AkhirThe Last — remains after all things end

#75Az-ZahirThe Manifest — evident through His signs in creation

#76Al-BaatinThe Hidden — concealed from sight, beyond all perception

#77Al-WaaliThe Governor — has full authority over all affairs

#78Al-Muta'aliThe Supremely Exalted — above all in every way

#79Al-BarrThe Source of All Goodness — all good originates from Him

#80At-TawwabThe Accepter of Repentance — accepts every sincere return

#81Al-MuntaqimThe Avenger — takes retribution for the oppressed

#82Al-AfuwThe Pardoner — erases sin as if it never happened

#83Ar-Ra'oofThe Most Kind — combines mercy with gentleness

#84Malik-ul-MulkThe Owner of All Sovereignty — gives and takes kingdoms

When to use in dua

After sincere tawbah	Ya Tawwab — He accepts every return
Laylatul Qadr — the Prophet's ﷺ dua	Ya Afuw, Ya Kareem — ask Him to pardon entirely
When something important is being delayed	Ya Muqaddim — ask Him to advance it
When you have been oppressed	Ya Muntaqim — He takes retribution for the wronged
At the beginning or end of a life chapter	Ya Awwal, Ya Akhir

Final Names + Full Review

Names 85-99 — complete the 99 then lock in your personal dua list

#85Dhul-Jalali wal-IkramLord of Majesty and Honour — the complete name

#86Al-MuqsitThe Equitable — acts with complete fairness always

#87Al-JamiThe Gatherer — will gather all creation on the Last Day

#88Al-GhaniThe Self-Sufficient — needs absolutely nothing

#89Al-MughniThe Enricher — fulfills the needs of His creation

#90Al-ManiThe Preventer — withholds harm from the believers

#91Ad-DharrThe Distresser — sends trials to whom He wills

#92An-NafiThe Benefiter — sends benefit to whom He wills

#93An-NurThe Light — illuminates all hearts and the universe

#94Al-HaadiThe Guide — guides whoever He wills to truth

#95Al-BadiThe Incomparable — creates things with no prior example

#96Al-BaqiThe Everlasting — remains when all else perishes

#97Al-WarithThe Inheritor — inherits all when creation ends

#98Ar-RasheedThe Guide to the Right Path — directs to what is right

#99As-SaboorThe Most Patient — never rushes His decree

When to use in dua

Lost or confused about direction in life	Ya Hadi, Ya Rasheed — ask for guidance
In a long and exhausting trial	Ya Saboor — ask for patience to endure
Feeling needy or wanting enrichment	Ya Mughni, Ya Ghani
Seeking light in your heart	Ya Nur — ask Him to fill you with His light
Fearing the future or what comes after death	Ya Baqi, Ya Warith — only He remains forever

Week 8 Final Review

Write all 99 names from memory, grouped by the 8 weekly themes
For each theme, recall 2 dua situations without looking at this sheet
Pick your personal top 10 — the names most relevant to your actual life right now
Make those 10 your permanent daily dua habit going forward
Rotate through all 99 monthly in dhikr — but your personal 10 stay constant

Daily Routine (15-20 min)

Morning

Review this week's names with meanings. No looking after day 3.

Once per day

Use at least 1 name in your personal dua. Make it real, not recitation.

End of day

Write 3 names from memory. Hesitation means tomorrow's focus.

End of week

Write all the week's names and meanings. Then test all previous weeks.