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Al-Muhaymin

الْمُهَيْمِن

The Guardian, The Overseer

What it means

Al-Muhaymin combines three ideas: witness over every action, guardian of every soul, and the ultimate protector who preserves what He wills. Nothing escapes His watch — not a leaf falls without His knowing.

Qur'anic evidence

This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:

Q 59:23

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-Muhaymin 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.