Name 62 of 99
Al-Hayy
الْحَيّ
The Ever Living
What it means
Al-Ḥayy is life that had no beginning and will have no end — self-existent, not sustained by anything else. Every other 'living' thing depends on Him for its every breath.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 2:255Q 3:2Q 20:111Q 25:58Q 40:65
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-Hayy 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.