What does the name Al-Muakhkhir mean?

Al-Muakhkhir means Allah who holds back whom He wills, deferring them to a later time. Everything has its own time by His determining.

Does Al-Muakhkhir occur in the Quran?

Not as a name in this form; the meaning is stated in verb form (yu'akhkhir: defers) (Nuh, 4). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.

Al-Asma al-Husna

The one who holds back whom He wills, deferring them

Arabic

الْمُؤَخِّر

Transliteration: al-Muʾakhkhir
Meaning: Al-Muakhkhir means the one who holds back whom He wills, deferring them to a later time. According to His wisdom He postpones certain matters, terms, and events until an appointed time. It forms a pair with Al-Muqaddim (the one who advances); everything has its own time by Allah's determining.

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 one who defers
Allah has appointed a term and a time for everything. The Quran says: "He defers you (yu'akhkhir) until an appointed time" (Nuh, 4): here the deferring occurs as a verb. The timing of every event is by His wisdom.
This name in the Quran
Al-Muakhkhir does not occur in the Quran in this form as a name; the meaning is stated in verb form (yu'akhkhir: defers, delays) (Nuh, 4; Ibrahim, 42). As a name, Al-Muakhkhir 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 occurs in Tirmidhi's narration enumerating 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 Al-Muakhkhir and its occurrence in the Quran in verb form.

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Common questions about this Name.

What does the name Al-Muakhkhir mean?
Al-Muakhkhir means Allah who holds back whom He wills, deferring them to a later time. Everything has its own time by His determining.
Does Al-Muakhkhir occur in the Quran?
Not as a name in this form; the meaning is stated in verb form (yu'akhkhir: defers) (Nuh, 4). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.