Attributes of God

These are the attributes of God mentioned in the Holy Quran:

1		Rabb al-Aalamin	Lord of all the worlds
2		Al-Rahman	The Gracious
3		Al-Rahim	The Merciful
4		Malik Yaum al-Din	Master of the Day of Judgement
5		Al-Malik	The Sovereign
6		Al-Quddus	The Holy One
7		Al-Salam	The Source of Peace
8		Al-Mu’min	The Bestower of Security
9		Al-Muhaimin	The Protector
10		Al-Aziz	The Mighty
11		Al-Jabbar	The Subduer
12		Al-Mutakabbir	The Exalted
13		Al-Khaliq	The Creator
14		Al-Bari	The Maker
15		Al-Musawwir	The Fashioner
16		Al-Ghaffar	The Great Forgiver
17		Al-Qahhar	The Most Supreme
18		Al-Wahhab	The Bestower
19		Al-Razzaq	The Great Sustainer
20		Al-Fattah	The Opener
21		Al-Aalim	The All-Knowing
22		Al-Qabid	The Seizer
23		Al-Basit	The Enlarger
24		Al-Khafid	The Depresser
25		Al-Rafi	The Exalter
26		Al-Mu’izz	The Bestower of Honor
27		Al-Mudhill	The Abaser
28		Al-Sami	The All-Hearing
29		Al-Basir	The All-Seeing
30		Al-Hakam	The Wise Judge
31		Al-Adl	The Just
32		Al-Latif	The Incomprehensible
33		Al-Khabir	The All-Aware
34		Al-Halim	The Forbearing
35		Al-Azim	The Great
36		Al-Ghafur	The Most Forgiving
37		Al-Shakur	The Most Appreciating
38		Al-Aliyy	The High
39		Al-Kabir	The Incomparably Great
40		Al-Hafiz	The Guardian
41		Al-Muqit	The Preserver
42		Al-Hasib	The Reckoner
43		Al-Jalil	The Lord of Majesty
44		Al-Karim	The Noble
45		Al-Raqib	The Watchful
46		Al-Mujib	The Answerer of Prayers
47		Al-Wasi	The Bountiful
48		Al-Hakim	The Wise
49		Al-Wadud	The Loving
50		Al-Majid	The Lord of Honor
51		Al-Ba’ith	The Raiser
52		Al-Shahid	The Witness
53		Al-Haqq	The True
54		Al-Wakil	The Disposer of Affairs
55		Al-Qawiyy	The Powerful
56		Al-Matin	The Strong
57		Al-Waliyy	The Friend
58		Al-Hamid	The Praiseworthy
59		Al-Muhsi	The Recorder
60		Al-Mubdi	The Author
61		Al-Mu’id	The Repeater
62		Al-Muhyi	The Life-giver
63		Al-Mumit	The Destroyer
64		Al-Hayy	The Living
65		Al-Qayyum	The Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining
66		Al-Wajid	The Discoverer
67		Al-Majid	The Glorious
68		Al-Qadir	The Possessor of power and authority
69		Al-Muqtadir	The Omnipotent
70		Al-Muqaddim	The Provider
71		Al-Mu’akhkhir	The Degrader
72		Al-Awwal	The First
73		Al-Akhir	The Last
74		Al-Zahir	The Manifest
75		Al-Batin	The Hidden
76		Al-Wali	The Ruler
77		Al-Muta’ali	The Most High
78		Al-Barr	The Beneficent
79		Al-Tawwab	The Oft-Returning
80		Al-Mun’im	The Bestower
81		Al-Muntaqim	The Awarded
82		Al-Afuww	The Effacer
83		Al-Ra’uf	The Compassionate
84		Malik al-Mulk	The Lord of Sovereignty
85		Al-Muqsit	The Equitable
86		Al-Jami	The Gatherer
87		Al-Ghaniyy	The Self-Sufficient
88		Al-Mughni	The Enricher
89		Al-Mani	The Withholder
90		Al-Darr	The Inflictor
91		Al-Nafi	The Benefactor
92		Al-Nur	The Light
93		Al-Hadi	The Guide
94		Al-Badi	The Originator
95		Al-Baqi	The Survivor
96		Al-Warith	The Inheritor
97		Al-Rashid	The Director
98		Al-Sabur	The Patient
99		Dhul Arsh	The Lord of the Throne
100		Dhul Waqar	The Possessor of staidness and gravity
101		Al-Mutakallim	The Speaker
102		Al-Shafi	The Healer
103		Al-Kafi	The Sufficient
104		Al-Ahad	The Unique
105		Al-Wahid	The One
106		Al-Samad	The Besought of all
107		Dhul Jalal wal Ikram	The Lord of Majesty and Bounty

Does God have the same attributes as man?

There are some attributes that man shares with God. After all, the purpose of man’s creation is to manifest in himself God’s attributes:

And when thy Lord said to the angels: ‘I am about to place a vicegerent in the earth.’ (2:31)

A vicegerent is a Prophet who manifests divine attributes and becomes an image of God.

As it says in the Bible, ‘So God created man in his own image.’ (Genesis 1:27)

The Holy Quran teaches that man has been created to serve as a manifestation of God’s attributes and to illustrate them in his life.

But man’s attributes are not the same as God’s attributes, just like an image is not the same as the real thing. Man is limited in his abilities to manifest God’s attributes, whereas God manifests these attributes fully.

For example man can create things out of other things, whereas God created the whole universe out of nothing.