1.   Allah has many الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی (the most beautiful names).

2.   Muslims should call upon Allah with His الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی.

3.   Those who deviate from the truth with regard to Allah’s pure names deserve severe punishment.

Let us listen to a brief explanation of these three matters.

1. The pure names of Allah are the الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی

Allah announces:

وَ لِلّٰہِ الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی

 And the most beautiful names belong to Allah.^[1]

Imam Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه mentions:

This portion of the verse explains how the الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی belong only to Allah. Whoever else has a beautiful name, has so through the grace and bestowal of Allah. It is also established from this that all the names of Allah are beautiful. He has no name which is bad or has bad meanings.^[2]

Keep good names

Dear Islamic brothers! In this verse, Allah refers to His names as the الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی (the most beautiful names). In this, there is a pearl of wisdom for us to