Al-Hadi
الْهَادِي
The Guide
What it means
Al-Hādī guides in two ways: outward guidance through prophets, scriptures and reason, and inward guidance through opening the heart to accept what the outward has offered. Even the Prophet ﷺ was told: "You do not guide whom you love — but Allāh guides whom He wills".
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
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-Hadi 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.