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Al-Muhyi

الْمُحْيِي

The Giver of Life

What it means

Al-Muḥyī gives life in three registers: biological life at birth, spiritual life at guidance, and eternal life at resurrection. The same power runs through all three.

Qur'anic evidence

This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:

Q 30:50Q 41:39

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-Muhyi with SABR

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