Al-Mudhill
الْمُذِلّ
The Abaser (of the wicked)
What it means
Al-Mudhill counters Al-Muʿizz: those who oppose His decree in arrogance are eventually humbled — sometimes in a lifetime, sometimes at the Reckoning. The pairing teaches: honour is not what you claim; it is what He grants.
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-Mudhill 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.