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Al-Qawiyy

الْقَوِيّ

The Most Strong

What it means

Al-Qawīy is strength that does not weaken with time, exertion, or opposition. Every strength in creation — a mountain's mass, a lion's spring, an idea's spread — draws from Him and eventually returns to Him.

Qur'anic evidence

This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:

Q 11:66Q 22:40Q 22:74Q 33:25Q 42:19Q 57:25

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.

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