Name 26 of 99
As-Sami'
السَّمِيع
The All-Hearing
What it means
As-Samīʿ hears every whisper, every silent thought made into words, every duʿāʾ raised in the dark. His hearing is not limited by distance, language or noise.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Q 2:127Q 2:137Q 3:35Q 4:148
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 As-Sami' 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.