Al-Muizz: meaning, transliteration and explanation

Explanation

1. 1

   Honor comes only from Allah

   The Quran states: "Say: O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give honor to whom You will and You humble whom You will" (Ali 'Imran, 26): here granting honor appears as a verb. Seeking honor from people's power is a delusion; true honor lies in attachment to Him.

2. 2

   This name in the Quran

   The name Al-Muizz does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is conveyed as a verb (Ali 'Imran, 26). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list in the narration on 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 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 Muizz-Mudill pair and its occurrence in the Quran in verb form.

Other Names with closely connected meanings.

• Al-Mudill

  The one who humbles whoever He wills, who brings down the arrogant