Editing Names of God in Islam (section)

== In textual sources ==
According to Muslims, the names of God must be established by evidence and direct reference in the Qur'an and hadiths (the concept of ''tawqif''). Thus, it is impermissible ([[Haram|h''aram'']]) for Muslims to give Allah names except with what He has named Himself in the Qur'an or in authentic Hadiths.

=== The Quran ===
The [[Quran]] refers to God's ''Most Beautiful Names'' (''al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná'') in several Surahs. [[Gerhard Böwering]] refers to Surah 17 (17:110) as the ''locus classicus'' to which explicit lists of 99 names used to be attached in [[tafsir]].
{{Translated blockquote
| quote = قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ ۖ أَيًّۭا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًۭا
| translation = Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Compassionate—whichever you call, He has the Most Beautiful Names.” Do not recite your prayers too loudly or silently, but seek a way between.
| language = ar
| title = [[al-Isra|Surah al-Isra]]
| source = 17:110
| brackets = no
}}
A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59.
{{Translated blockquote
| quote = هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ۖ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٢٢ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٢٣ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٢٤
| translation = He is Allāh—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him: '''Ālim al-ghayb wa'l-shāhadah'' (Knower of the seen and unseen). He is ''ar-Raḥmān'' (the Most Compassionate), ''ar-Raḥīm'' (the Most Merciful). He is Allāh—there is no god except Him: ''al-Malik'' (the King), ''al-Quddūs'' (the Most Holy), ''as-Salām'' (the All-Perfect), ''al-Muʾmin'' (the Source of Serenity), ''al-Muhaymin'' (the Watcher), ''al-ʿAzīz'' (the Almighty), ''al-Jabbār'' (the Supreme in Might), ''al-Mutakabbir'' (the Majestic). Glorified is Allāh far above what they associate with Him. He is Allāh: ''al-Khāliq'' (the Creator), ''al-Bāriʾ'' (the Inventor), ''al-Muṣawwir'' (the Shaper). He ˹alone˺ has the Most Beautiful Names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth ˹constantly˺ glorifies Him. And He is ''al-ʿAzīz'' (the Almighty), ''al-Ḥakīm'' (All-Wise).
| language = ar
| title = [[al-Hashr|Surah al-Hashr]]
| source = 59:22-24
| brackets = no
| rtl = yes
}}

=== Hadith ===
In a hadith narrated by [[Sahih al-Bukhari]], it is mentioned that Allah has 99 names.{{Blockquote|[[Abu Hurairah]] reported that God has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter [[Paradise]]; and God is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).|sign=|source=Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book 75, Hadith 419}}In another hadith, this fact is also mentioned again.{{Blockquote|Allah's Messenger ([[ﷺ]]) said, "God has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart.|sign=|source=Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 489}}