Al-Mujib
الْمُجِيب
The Responsive to Prayer
What it means
Al-Mujīb responds to duʿāʾ — sometimes with the exact thing asked, sometimes with something better, sometimes by warding off a harm the servant did not see. No sincere prayer goes unanswered.
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-Mujib 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.