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Al-Wahhab

الْوَهَّاب

The Constant Bestower

What it means

Al-Wahhāb gives without expectation of return, without the giver being diminished, and without the receiver being obligated. Every good in a life comes ultimately from this bestowal.

Qur'anic evidence

This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:

Q 3:8Q 38:9Q 38:35

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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