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Al-'Azim
الْعَظِيم
The Magnificent
What it means
Al-ʿAẓīm is greatness beyond quantification — vast beyond the imagination of any mind. The Throne is called ʿAẓīm; every ʿaẓīm in creation borrows its grandeur from Him.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 2:255Q 42:4Q 56:96Q 69:33
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-'Azim 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.