Dhul-Jalali wal-Ikram
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَام
Lord of Majesty and Bounty
What it means
Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām joins two divine dimensions: majesty that inspires awe and generosity that inspires gratitude. Neither exists without the other in Him — awe without generosity would be tyranny, generosity without majesty would be indulgence.
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.
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