Ar-Raqib
الرَّقِيب
The Watchful
What it means
Ar-Raqīb watches without pause — not a sleep, not a lapse. Awareness of this name is the root of iḥsān: "to worship Allāh as though you see Him; for if you do not see Him, He sees you".
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 Ar-Raqib 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.