Al-Mubdi'
الْمُبْدِئ
The Originator
What it means
Al-Mubdiʾ initiates every existence: the first cell, the first star, the first idea. What is new comes from His origination, not from any prior thing that could claim self-existence.
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-Mubdi' 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.