Al-Asma al-Husna
Al-Basit: meaning, transliteration and explanation
Who opens and expands sustenance and blessing with wisdom
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Arabic
الْبَاسِط
- Transliteration
- al-Bāsiṭ
- Meaning
- "Al-Basit" means the One who opens up and expands sustenance, mercy and blessing with wisdom. This name forms a pair with "Al-Qabid" (the Withholder); Allah makes sustenance abundant for whomever He wills and gives it in due measure to whomever He wills: both occur through His knowledge and justice.
In the Quran
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
Abundance, too, is a trial
Abundance of sustenance is not only a reward; it is also a trial of gratitude. The Quran states, "Allah makes sustenance abundant for whom He wills of His servants, and He gives it in due measure (to whom He wills)" (Surah Al-Ankabut, 62): here, expanding occurs as a verb.
This name in the Quran
The name "Al-Basit" does not occur in this form in the Quran; the meaning is expressed as a verb (Surah Al-Baqarah, 245; Surah Al-Ankabut, 62). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's enumeration of the 99 Names of Allah (Jami at-Tirmidhi, 3507; the list portion of the narration is considered weak).
Sources
This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.
- HadithJami at-Tirmidhi, 3507
This name occurs in Tirmidhi's narration that 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 Basit-Qabid pair and its occurrence as a verb form in the Quran.
Related Names
Other Names with closely connected meanings.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Al-Basit mean?
"Al-Basit" means Allah who opens up and expands sustenance, mercy and blessing with wisdom.Does Al-Basit occur in the Quran?
This name does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is stated as a verb (Surah Al-Baqarah, 245; Surah Al-Ankabut, 62). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.