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Al-Kabir
الْكَبِير
The Greatest
What it means
Al-Kabīr is greatness in every dimension — knowledge, mercy, power, wisdom — beyond every ceiling a mind could construct. All greatness returns to Him.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 22:62Q 31:30Q 34:23Q 40:12
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-Kabir 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.