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Al-Qabid: meaning, transliteration and explanation
Who withholds with wisdom, giving sustenance and blessing in due measure
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Arabic
الْقَابِض
- Transliteration
- al-Qābiḍ
- Meaning
- "Al-Qabid" means the One who withholds sustenance, lifespan and blessings with wisdom, taking back from whomever He wills. This name is often considered together with its opposite, "Al-Basit" (the Expander): Allah is at once the One who withholds and the One who expands, and both occur with wisdom and 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
Withholding, too, is wisdom
Sometimes a decrease in sustenance, hardship or loss appears harmful to a person; in reality this too can be a trial and a form of discipline. The Quran states, "Allah withholds and He expands (sustenance), and to Him you will be returned" (Surah Al-Baqarah, 245): here, withholding and expanding occur as verbs.
This name in the Quran
The name "Al-Qabid" does not occur directly in this form in the Quran; the meaning is expressed as a verb (Surah Al-Baqarah, 245). As a name, it appears in Tirmidhi's enumeration of the 99 Names of Allah (Jami at-Tirmidhi, 3507; the list portion of the narration is considered weak in terms of transmission).
Sources
This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.
- HadithJami at-Tirmidhi, 3507
This name occurs in Tirmidhi's narration that 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 Qabid-Basit pair and its occurrence as a verb form in the Quran.
Related Names
Other Names with closely connected meanings.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Al-Qabid mean?
"Al-Qabid" means Allah who withholds sustenance, lifespan and blessings with wisdom, taking back from whomever He wills.Does Al-Qabid occur in the Quran?
This name does not occur in the Quran in this form; the meaning is stated as a verb (Surah Al-Baqarah, 245). As a name, it appears in the list in Tirmidhi's narration.