Name 69 of 99
Al-Qadir
الْقَادِر
The Powerful
What it means
Al-Qādir has power over every possibility. What He wills happens without exertion, without cost, without pause. The universe was called into being with a word — kun.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 6:65Q 17:99Q 75:40
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-Qadir 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.