Al-Muqit
الْمُقِيت
The Sustainer, The Nourisher
What it means
Al-Muqīt sustains every creature by its measure: the earthworm has its earth, the whale has its ocean, the human has both body and soul provisions. What is precisely required is delivered precisely.
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-Muqit 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.