Al-Khafid
الْخَافِض
The Abaser (of the arrogant)
What it means
Al-Khāfiḍ brings low those who exalt themselves without truth — tyrants, hypocrites, the arrogant. History reads like a catalogue of this name in action: every empire that placed itself above justice was, in time, lowered.
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.
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