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ArabicTransliterationTranslationaQur'anic usageVerb derivation only
1الرحمنAr-RaḥmānThe Exceedingly Compassionate, The Exceedingly Beneficent, The Exceedingly Gracious (to all of humanity and all creatures)Beginning of every Surah (chapter) except one, and numerous other places. The first verse ('ayat) of Surah ar-Rahman (Surah 55) consists only of this Name.
2الرحيمAr-RaḥīmThe Exceedingly MercifulBeginning of every Surah (chapter) except one, and numerous other places (there are a total of 114 Surahs in the Quran.)
3الملكAl-MalikThe King, The Sovereign59:23, 20:114, 23:116
4القدوسAl-QuddūsThe Holy, The Divine, The Pure, The Purifier59:23, 62:1
5السلامAs-SalāmThe Peace, The Source of Peace and Safety59:23
6المؤمنAl-MuʾminThe granter of security59:23
7المهيمنAl-MuhayminThe Controller59:23
8العزيزAl-ʿAzīzThe Almighty, The Invulnerable, The Honorable3:6, 4:158, 9:40, 48:7, 59:23
9الجبارAl-JabbārThe Irresistible, The Compeller59:23
10المتكبرAl-MutakabbirThe Majestic, The Supreme59:23
11الخالقAl-KhāliqThe Creator6:102, 13:16, [1]36:81, 39:62, 40:62, 59:24
12البارئAl-BāriʾThe Evolver, The Maker59:24
13المصورAl-MuṣawwirThe Fashioner, The Shaper, The Designer59:24
14الغفارAl-GhaffārThe Repeatedly Forgiving20:82, 38:66, 39:5, 40:42, 71:10
15القهارAl-QahhārThe Subduer12:39, 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16
16الوهابAl-WahhābThe Bestower3:8, 38:9, 38:35
17الرزاقAr-RazzāqThe Provider51:58
18الفتاحAl-FattāḥThe Opener, The Victory Giver34:26
19العليمAl-ʿAlīmThe All-Knowing, Omniscient2:158, 3:92, 4:35, 24:41, 33:40
20القابضAl-QābiḍThe Restrainer, The Straightener2:245check
21الباسطAl-BāsiṭThe Extender / Expander2:245
22الخَافِضAl-KhāfiḍThe Abaser, The Humiliator, The Downgrader56:3
23الرافعAr-RāfiʿThe Exalter, The Upgrader58:11, 6:83
24المعزAl-MuʿizzThe Giver of Honor3:26
25المذلAl-MuzillThe Giver of Dishonor3:26
26السميعAs-SamīʿThe All-Hearing2:127, 2:256, 8:17, 49:1
27البصيرAl-BaṣīrThe All-Seeing4:58, 17:1, 42:11, 42:27
28الحكمAl-ḤakamThe Judge, The Arbitrator22:69
29العدلAl-ʿAdlThe Utterly Just6:115
30اللطيفAl-LaṭīfThe Gentle, The Subtly Kind6:103, 22:63, 31:16, 33:34
31الخبيرAl-KhabīrThe All-Aware6:18, 17:30, 49:13, 59:18
32الحليمAl-ḤalīmThe Forbearing, The Indulgent2:235, 17:44, 22:59, 35:41
33العظيمAl-ʿAẓīmThe Magnificent2:255, 42:4, 56:96
34الغفورAl-GhafūrThe Much-Forgiving2:173, 8:69, 16:110, 41:32
35الشكورAsh-ShakūrThe Grateful35:30, 35:34, 42:23, 64:17
36العليAl-ʿAlīyThe Sublime4:34, 31:30, 42:4, 42:51
37الكبيرAl-KabīrThe Great13:9, 22:62, 31:30
38الحفيظAl-ḤafīẓThe Preserver11:57, 34:21, 42:6
39المقيتAl-MuqītThe Nourisher4:85
40الحسيبAl-ḤasībThe Bringer of Judgment4:6, 4:86, 33:39
41الجليلAl-JalīlThe Majestic55:27, 39:14, 7:143
42الكريمAl-KarīmThe Bountiful, The Generous27:40, 82:6
43الرقيبAr-RaqībThe Watchful4:1, 5:117
44المجيبAl-MujībThe Responsive, The Answerer11:61
45الواسعAl-WāsiʿThe Vast, The All-Embracing, The Omnipresent, The Boundless2:268, 3:73, 5:54
46الحكيمAl-ḤakīmThe All-Wise31:27, 46:2, 57:1, 66:2
47الودودAl-WadūdThe Loving11:90, 85:14
48المجيدAl-MajīdThe All-Glorious, The Majestic11:73
49الباعثAl-BāʿithThe Resurrector22:7
50الشهيدAsh-ShahīdThe Witness4:166, 22:17, 41:53, 48:28
51الحقAl-ḤaqqThe Truth, The Reality6:62, 22:6, 23:116, 24:25
52الوكيلAl-WakīlThe Trustee, The Dependable, The Advocate3:173, 4:171, 28:28, 73:9
53القويAl-QawwīThe Strong22:40, 22:74, 42:19, 57:25
54المتينAl-MatīnThe Firm, The Steadfast51:58
55الوليAl-WalīThe Friend, Patron and Helper4:45, 7:196, 42:28, 45:19
56الحميدAl-ḤamīdThe All Praiseworthy14:8, 31:12, 31:26, 41:42
57المحصيAl-MuḥṣīThe Accounter, The Numberer of All72:28, 78:29, 82:10-12
58المبدئAl-MubdiʾThe Originator, The Producer, The Initiator10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13check
59المعيدAl-MuʿīdThe Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All10:34, 27:64, 29:19, 85:13
60المحييAl-MuḥyīThe Giver of Life7:158, 15:23, 30:50, 57:2
61المميتAl-MumītThe Bringer of Death3:156, 7:158, 15:23, 57:2
62الحيAl-ḤayyThe Living2:255, 3:2, 20:111, 25:58, 40:65
63القيومAl-QayyūmThe Subsisting, The Independent2:255, 3:2, 20:111
64الواجدAl-WājidThe Perceiver, The Finder, The Unfailing38:44
65الماجدAl-MājidThe Illustrious, The Magnificent85:15, 11:73,
66الواحدAl-WāḥidThe One, The Unique2:163, 5:73, 9:31, 18:110
67الاحدAl-ʾAḥadThe Unity, The Indivisible112:1
68الصمدAṣ-ṢamadThe Eternal, The Absolute, The Self-Sufficient112:2
69القادرAl-QādirThe All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything6:65, 46:33, 75:40
70المقتدرAl-MuqtadirThe Determiner, The Dominant18:45, 54:42, 54:55
71المقدمAl-MuqaddimThe Expediter, He Who Brings Forward16:61, 17:34,
72المؤخرAl-MuʾakhkhirThe Delayer, He Who Puts Far Away71:4
73الأولAl-ʾAwwalThe First, The Beginning-less57:3
74الأخرAl-ʾAkhirThe Last, The Endless57:3
75الظاهرAẓ-ẒāhirThe Manifest, The Evident, The Outer57:3
76الباطنAl-BāṭinThe Hidden, The Unmanifest, The Inner57:3
77الواليAl-WālīThe Patron, The Protecting Friend, The Friendly Lord13:11, 22:7
78المتعاليAl-MutaʿālīThe Supremely Exalted, The Most High13:9
79البرAl-BarrThe Good, The Beneficent52:28
80التوابAt-TawwābThe Ever-Returning, Ever-Relenting2:128, 4:64, 49:12, 110:3
81المنتقمAl-MuntaqimThe Avenger32:22, 43:41, 44:16
82العفوAl-ʿAfūThe Pardoner, The Effacer, The Forgiver4:99, 4:149, 22:60
83الرؤوفAr-RaʾūfThe Kind, The Pitying3:30, 9:117, 57:9, 59:10
84مالك الملكMālik-ul-MulkOwner of all Sovereignty3:26
85
ذو الجلال والإكرام
Dhū-l-Jalāli
wa-l-ʾikrām
Lord of Majesty and Generosity55:27, 55:78
86المقسطAl-MuqsiṭThe Equitable, The Requiter7:29, 3:18
87الجامعAl-JāmiʿThe Gatherer, The Unifier3:9
88الغنيAl-GhanīThe Rich, The Independent3:97, 39:7, 47:38, 57:24
89المغنيAl-MughnīThe Enricher, The Emancipator9:28
90المانعAl-MāniʿThe Withholder, The Shielder, The Defender67:21
91الضارAḍ-ḌārrThe Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor6:17
92النافعAn-NāfiʿThe Propitious, The Benefactor, The Source of Good30:37
93النورAn-NūrThe Light24:35
94الهاديAl-HādīThe Guide, The Way22:54
95البديعAl-BadīʿThe Incomparable, The Unattainable, The Beautiful2:117, 6:101
96الباقيAl-BāqīThe Immutable, The Infinite, The Everlasting55:27
97الوارثAl-WārithThe Heir, The Inheritor of All15:23, 57:10
98الرشيدAr-RashīdThe Guide to the Right Path2:256, 72:10
99الصبورAṣ-ṢabūrThe Timeless, The Patient2:153, 3:200, 103:3

a Can vary based on context.







Before the advent of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula, a pre-Islamic 12 month calendar was in use. In addition to the 12 months listed below, there was also what was, in effect, an intercalary month, referred to as an-nasi'. Various interpretations of this word have been given, among them a "postponing". Use of this intercalary month meant that, in practical terms, the pre-Islamic calendar can be considered to have been a lunar-solar calendar, unklike the Islamic calendar which is strictly lunar. This had the effect of the maintenance of a more consistent relationship between the months and the seasons of the year.[2] Some sources say that the Arabs followed the Jewish practice and intercalated seven months over nineteen years, or else that they intercalated nine months over 24 years; there is, however, no consensus among scholars on this issue. [3] Referring to Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (d. ca. 442 A.H./1050 C.E.), it has been posited that this intercalation was effected in order to accomodate the scheduling of seasonal trade cycles with annual pilgrimages,[4] as such pilgrimages were occurring at least two hundred years prior to the advent of Islam. Sources for the names of these pre-Islamic months are Al-muntakhab min gharīb kalām alʿarab [5] of Abū al-ḥasan ʿalī bin al-ḥasan bin al-ḥusayn al-hunāʾī ad-dūsā (d. 309 A.H./921 C.E.)(known more commonly as "Kurāʿ an-naml") and Lisān al-ʿarab[6] of Ibn Manẓūr (d. 711 A.H./1311 C.E.).

NumberJāhiliالشهور الجاهليةIslamicالشهور الإسلامية
1muʾtamir or al-muʾtamirمُؤْتَمِر أو المُؤْتَمِرmuḥarramمُحَرَّم
2nājirنَاجِرṣafarصَفَر
3jawwān or juwānخَوَّان أو خُوَّانrabīʿ al-ʾawwalربيع الأول
4wabṣānوَبْصَانrabīʿ al-ʾākhir or rabīʿ ath-thānīربيع الآخر أو رابيع الثاني
5ḥanīnحَنِينjumādā al-ʾūlāجمادى الأولى
6rubbaرُبَّىjumādā al-ʾākhirah or jumādā ath-thāniyahجمادى الآخرة أو جمادى الثانية
7al-ʾaṣamm or munṣil al-ʾasinnah or al-muḥarramالأَصَمّ أو مُنْصِل الأَسِنّـَة أو المُحَرَّمrajabرجب
8ʿādhilعَإذِلshaʿbānشعبان
9nātiqنَاتِقramaḍānرمضان
10waʿl or waʿilوَعْل أو وَعِلshawwālشَوّال
11warnahوَرْنَةdhū al-qaʿdahذو القعدة
12burak or maymūnبُرَك أو مَيْمُونdhū al-ḥijjahذو الحجّة
(an-nasīʾ)(النسيء)

References

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  1. http://al-quran.info/#36:81
  2. Bonner, Michael (2011). "Time has come full circle": Markets, fairs, and the calendar in Arabia before Islam" in Cook, Ahmed, Sadeghi, Behnam, Bonner, et al. The Islamic scholarly tradition : studies in history, law, and thought in honor of Professor Michael Allan Cook. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2011. ISBN 9789004194359. page 18.
  3. Bonner 2011, page 21
  4. Bonner 2011, page 22
  5. 'Al-muntakhab min gharīb kalām alʿarab Cairo: Dār al-fajr li-n-nashr wa-t-tawzīʿ, 1989.
  6. Lisān al-ʿarabBeirut: Dār Lisān al-ʿarab, 1970.