Al-Warith
الْوَارِث
The Inheritor
What it means
Al-Wārith inherits everything at the end: the earth, the heavens, every creature. What we call "our" possessions are borrowed for a term; when the term ends, they return to their true Owner. "To Us is the return of all matters" (Q 96:8).
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-Warith 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.