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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
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.