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Al-Muid: meaning, transliteration and explanation
Who brings what He has created back to life after death
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Arabic
الْمُعِيد
- Transliteration
- al-Muʿīd
- Meaning
- "Al-Muid" means the One who, after causing the beings He has created to die, brings them back to life on the Day of Resurrection. "Al-Mubdi" is the One who initiates creation, and "Al-Muid" is the One who repeats it. Allah, who was able to create from nothing the first time, is equally able to bring back to life after death: this is the foundation of belief in the hereafter.
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
Bringing back to life
The Quran states: "It is He who initiates creation, then repeats it (yu'iduhu); and that is easier for Him" (Ar-Rum, 27), where repeating occurs as a verb. Whoever has seen the first creation should not doubt the second.
This name in the Quran
The name "Al-Muid" does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is stated as a verb (yu'idu: repeats, brings back) (Ar-Rum, 27; Yunus, 4). As a name, "Al-Muid" appears in Jami at-Tirmidhi's list of the 99 Names of Allah (Jami at-Tirmidhi, 3507; the list portion is considered weak).
Sources
This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.
- HadithJami at-Tirmidhi, 3507
This name occurs in Jami at-Tirmidhi's narration in which the 99 Names are enumerated; 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-Muid and its occurrence in the Quran as a verb form.
Related Names
Other Names with closely connected meanings.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Al-Muid mean?
"Al-Muid" means Allah, who after causing the beings He has created to die, brings them back to life on the Day of Resurrection.Does Al-Muid occur in the Quran?
It does not occur as a name in this form; the meaning is stated as a verb (yu'idu: repeats, brings back) (Ar-Rum, 27). As a name it appears in Jami at-Tirmidhi's list.