Name 29 of 99
Al-'Adl
الْعَدْل
The Just
What it means
Al-ʿAdl is perfect justice — never a hair's weight of oppression, never a delay of a due right. On the Day of Judgement even the animals will exact their claims from one another before Him.
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-'Adl with SABR
Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.