What does the name Al-Baqi mean?

Al-Baqi means Allah whose existence has no end, the Everlasting. All creation passes away; only Allah remains.

Does Al-Baqi occur in the Quran?

Not as a name in this form; the meaning is expressed as a verb (yabqa: remains) (Ar-Rahman, 27). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.

Al-Asma al-Husna

The Everlasting, whose existence has no end

Arabic

الْبَاقِي

Transliteration: al-Bāqī
Meaning: Al-Baqi means the Everlasting, whose existence has no end. All creation passes away; only Allah remains. He remains at the end of existence just as He was at its beginning. This name is very close to the name Al-Akhir and calls man to attach himself not to the passing world but to Allah, who is eternal.

This Name does not occur directly in this form in the Quran. It appears in the well-known list of 99 Names transmitted in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3507.

Explanation

The passing and the everlasting
The Quran states: "Everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor (yabqa)" (Ar-Rahman, 26-27); here remaining occurs as a verb. Everything is passing; only Allah is eternal.
This name in the Quran
The name Al-Baqi does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is expressed as a verb and in a comparative form (yabqa, remains; abqa, more lasting) (Ar-Rahman, 27; Ta-Ha, 73). As a name, Al-Baqi appears in Tirmidhi's enumeration of the 99 Names of Allah (Jami at-Tirmidhi, 3507; the list portion of the narration is considered weak).

This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.

HadithJami at-Tirmidhi, 3507
This name appears in the narration where Tirmidhi enumerates the 99 Names; the list portion of the narration is considered weak (gharib).
Classical sourceTDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, "Esmâ-i hüsnâ"
Academic source for the meaning of the name Baqi and its occurrence in the Quran through the verb yabqa.

Other Names with closely connected meanings.

Common questions about this Name.

What does the name Al-Baqi mean?
Al-Baqi means Allah whose existence has no end, the Everlasting. All creation passes away; only Allah remains.
Does Al-Baqi occur in the Quran?
Not as a name in this form; the meaning is expressed as a verb (yabqa: remains) (Ar-Rahman, 27). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.