Explanation of the Attributes of Allah
It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of Allah from original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.
Allah - God
He, who has the power to create the entities
Ar-Rahman
One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for
the believers in the hereafter.
The Most Merciful
Ar-Rahim
One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
The most Compassionate
Al-Malik
One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
The King, the Monarch
Al-Quddus
One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
The Holy one
As-Salam
One who is free from every imperfection.
The Peace, The Tranquility
Al-Mu'min
One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
One with Faith
The Faithful, The Trusted
Al-Muhaymin
One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
The Protector
The vigilant, the controller
Al-'Aziz
The Defeater, who is not defeated
The Mighty
The Almighty, the powerful
Al-Jabbar
One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
The oppressor, the all Compelling
Al-Mutakabbir
One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
The Haughty, the Majestic
The Imperious
Al-Khaliq
One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
The Creator, the Maker
Al-Bari'
The Creator, who has the power to turn the entities
The Artificer, the Creator
Al-Musawwir
One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
The Fashioner
The Organizer, the Designer
Al-Ghaffar
One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
The Forgiving, the Forgiver
Al-Qahhar
The Subduer, who has the perfect power and is not unable over anything.
The Almighty, the Dominant
Al-Wahhab
The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return
The Donor, the Bestower
Ar-Razzaq
The Provider, the Sustainer
Al-Fattah
One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religious matters.
The Opener, the Revealer
Al-'Alim
The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
The all Knowing, the Omniscient
Al-Qabid
One who constricts the sustenance.
The Contractor, the Restrainer, the Recipient
Al-Basit
One who expands and widens.
The Expander, He who expands
Al-Khafid
One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction.
The Abaser, the Humbler
Ar-Rafi'
One who raises whoever He willed by His Endowment.
The Raiser, the Exhalter
Al-Mu'iz
He gives esteem to who ever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him;
The Honorer, the Exhalter
Al-Muzil
Degrades whoever he willed, hence there is no one to give him esteem.
The Abaser, the Degrader, the Subduer
As-Sami'
One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear,  instrument or organ.
The Hearer, The All hearing, all knowing.
Al-Basir
One who sees all things that are seen by His Eternal seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
The Seer, The discerning, the all seeing.
Al-Hakam
He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
The arbitrator, the Judge
Al-'Adl
One who is entitled to do what He does.
The justice, the equitable, the Just
Al-Latif
The Most Gentle, the Gracious
One who is kind.
Al-Khabir
One who knows the truth of things.
The Segacious, One is who is aware.
Al-Halim
One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
The Gentle, the Most patient, the Clement
Al-'Azim
One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement,and Purity from all imperfection.
The Great, Mighty
Al-Ghafoor
One who forgives a lot,
The Forgiving, the Pardoner
Ash-Shakur
One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
The Grateful, the thankful
Al-'Ali
One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
The most high, the exhalted,
Al-Kabir
One who is greater than everything in status.
The Great, the Big,
Al-Hafiz
One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
The Guardian, the preserver
Al-Muqit
One who has the Power.
The Maintainer, The Nourisher
Al-Hasib
One who gives the satisfaction.
The noble, The Reckoner
Aj-Jalil
One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
The Majestic. The Honorable, the Exhalted
Al-Karim
One who is clear from abjectness.
The most generous, the Bountiful.
Ar-Raqib
One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it's meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.
The Guardian, the Watchful, the Watcher
Al-Mujib
One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
The Responder,  One who answers.
Al-Wasi'
The Englober, the Enricher, the Omnipresent, the Knowledgeable
Al-Hakim
One who is correct in His doings.
The most Wise, the Judicious.
Al-Wadud
The Affectionate, the Loving
Al-Majid
One who is with Perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
The Glorious, the Exhalted
Al-Ba'ith
One who resurrects for reward and/or punishment.
The Resurrector, the Raiser from death
Ash-Shahid
One who nothing is absent from Him.
The Witness
Al-Haqq
One who truly exists.
The Truth, the Just
Al-Wakil
One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
The Guardian, the Trustee
Al-Qawee
One with the complete power
The powerful, the Almighty, The Strong
Al-Matin
One with Extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
The Strong, the Firm
Al-Walee
The Supporter, the Friend, the Defender the master
Al-Hamid
The praised One who deserves to be praised
The Praise-worthy, the Commendable
Al-Muhsi
One who the count of things are known to him
The Counter
Al-Mubdi'
One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
The Beginner, the Creator, The Originator
Al-Mu'eed
One who brings back the creatures after death.
The Restorer, The Resurrector,
Al-Muhyee
One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life by giving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of His knowledge.
The Bestower, the Life Giver
Al-Mumeet
One who renders the living dead.
The Bringer of Death, The Death Giver
Al-Hayy
One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, flesh or blood.
The Living, The Alive, the ever living
Al-Qayyum
One who remains and does not end.
The Self-Subsistent, The Eternal, The Self Sustaining
Al-Wajid
The Rich, who is never poor, Al-Wajd is Richness.
The all percieving, the Opulent, the Finder.
Al-Wahid
The One without a partner
The One, the Unique
Al-Majid
One who is Majid
The Noble, the illustrous
Al-Ahad
	The One and Only, the Unique
As-Samad
The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs
The Perfect, the Eternal
Al-Qadir
One attributed with Power.
The Able, the Capable, the Omnipotent
Al-Muqtadir
One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him
The Capable, The all Powerful
Al-Muqaddim
He makes ahead what He wills.
The Presenter, The Advancer, The Expediter
Al-Mu'akhkhir
One who delays what He wills.
The Fulfiller, the keeper behind, The Deferrer
Al-'Awwal
One whose Existence is without a beginning.
The First
Al-'Akhir
One whose Existence is without an end.
The Last
Az-Zahir
The Apparent, the Exterior, The Manifest
The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.
Al-Batin
The Hidden, the Interior, the Latent
Al-Wali
One who owns things and manages them.
The Governor, The Ruler, The Master
Al-Muta'ali
One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
The Exalted, The Most High, one above reproach
Al-Barr
One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified whoever He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.
The Benefactor, the Beneficent, the Pious
At-Tawwab
One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
The Acceptor of Repentance, The Forgiver, the Relenting
Al-Muntaqim
One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It may mean the One who destroys them.
The Avenger
Al-'Afuww
One with wide forgiveness
The Forgiver, the effacer, the Pardoner
Ar-Ra'uf
One with extreme Mercy, The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whomever He willed among His creatures.
The merciful, the Ever Indulgent.
Al-Muqsit
One who is Just in His judgment.
The Just the Equitable
Aj-Jami'
One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
The Collector, the comprehensive, Gatherer
Al-Ghanee
One who does not need the creation.
The rich, the all sufficing, Self-sufficient
Al-Mughnee
One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
The Enricher, the Sufficer, the Bestower
Al-Mani'
The Supporter who protects and gives victory to His pious believers, Al-Mu'tiy
The Withholder
The Preventer, the prohibiter, the defender
Ad-Darr
One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed.
The Distresser , The afflictor, the bringer of Adversity.
An-Nafi'
One who gives benefits to whoever He wills.
The Beneficial Benefactor
An-Nur
One who guides.
The Light
Al-Hadi
One whom with His Guidance His believers were guided, and with His Guidance the living beings have been guided to what is beneficial or them and protected from what is harmful to them.
The Guide
Al-Badi'
One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
The Wonderful, the maker, Incomparable
Al-Baqi
One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
The Enduring, the Everlasting, the Eternal
Al-Warith
One whose Existence remains.
The Inheritor, The Heir
Ar-Rashid
One who guides.
The Rightly Guided, The Conscious, the Guide
As-Sabur
One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
The most Patient, the Enduring
Malik Al-Mulk
One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
The Ruler of the Kingdom, King of the Universe.
Zul-l-Jalal wal-Ikram
One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
Lord of Majesty and Generosity
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