Name 36 of 99
Al-'Ali
الْعَلِيّ
The Most High
What it means
Al-ʿAlīy is exalted above every creature in essence, station and attributes. When a believer says "Allāh is greater" (Allāhu akbar), the reality behind those words is this name.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 2:255Q 4:34Q 22:62Q 31:30
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-'Ali 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.