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Al-Mumit: meaning, transliteration and explanation
Who ordains death for every living being and causes it to taste death
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Arabic
الْمُمِيت
- Transliteration
- al-Mumīt
- Meaning
- "Al-Mumit" means the One who ordains death for every living being and causes it to taste death. Just as He gives life, He also creates death. Together with "Al-Muhyi" (the One who gives life), it forms a pair: life and death are in Allah's hand, both for the sake of trial and wisdom.
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
Death, too, is from Allah
The Quran states: "It is He who gives life and causes death (yuhyi wa yumitu)" (Yunus, 56), where causing death occurs as a verb. Death is not annihilation but a passing into another realm; its time and manner are determined by Allah.
This name in the Quran
The name "Al-Mumit" does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is stated repeatedly as a verb (yumitu: causes to die) (Yunus, 56; Ali 'Imran, 156). As a name, "Al-Mumit" 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-Mumit 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-Mumit mean?
"Al-Mumit" means Allah, who ordains death for every living being and causes it to taste death. Death, like life, is in His hand.Does Al-Mumit occur in the Quran?
It does not occur as a name in this form; the meaning is stated as a verb (yumitu: causes to die) (Yunus, 56). As a name it appears in Jami at-Tirmidhi's list.