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Al-Muqsit: meaning, transliteration and explanation
The one who apportions everything with justice, fair and equitable
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Arabic
الْمُقْسِط
- Transliteration
- al-Muqsiṭ
- Meaning
- Al-Muqsit means the one who establishes justice and fairness in His judgment and His works, giving everyone their due. His justice is such that He takes the wronged one's right from the wrongdoer, yet He does even that with fairness. This name is close to the name Al-Adl and expresses Allah's absolute 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
Fair justice
Qist means fairness and justice. Allah gives everyone their right in full; on the Day of Judgment even the smallest wrong is set right. The Quran states: "We will set up the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in the slightest" (Al-Anbya, 47).
This name in the Quran
Al-Muqsit does not occur in the Quran in this form as a name of Allah; from the same root comes the phrase "Allah loves those who are fair (al-muqsitin)" (Al-Ma'idah, 42), which refers to people. As a name, Al-Muqsit 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 appears in the narration where Tirmidhi 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 name Muqsit and the occurrence of the root qist in the Quran.
Related Names
Other Names with closely connected meanings.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Al-Muqsit mean?
Al-Muqsit means Allah who establishes justice and fairness in His judgment and His works, giving everyone their due.Does Al-Muqsit occur in the Quran?
Not as a name in this form; from the same root, the phrase "Allah loves those who are fair" (Al-Ma'idah, 42) refers to people. As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's list.