Al-Asma al-Husna
Al-Warith: meaning, transliteration and explanation
The true owner who remains after everything else has perished
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Arabic
الْوَارِث
- Transliteration
- al-Wāriṯ
- Meaning
- Al-Warith means the one who remains after all creation has ceased to exist, the true and eternal owner of everything. Whatever a person possesses passes out of his hands at death and returns to its true owner, Allah. Dominion was His at the beginning and remains His at the end; He is the sole eternal Inheritor of existence.
In the Quran
«"Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor (the ones who remain after all else)."»
Surah Al-Hijr, 23Explanation
The return of everything
A person leaves this world empty-handed; everything he has gathered is left without an owner and returns to its true owner. The Quran states: "And to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth" (Ali 'Imran, 180). In the end, only He remains.
Not being deceived by this world
A person who grasps this name does not become greedy for worldly possessions, because he knows that everything will return to Allah in the end. True gain is His pleasure and the good sent ahead for the hereafter.
Sources
This page is based on Quran verses and authentic hadith sources.
- QuranSurah Al-Hijr, 23
This verse states that Allah is the Warith, the one who remains after all else.
- QuranSurah Al-Anbya, 89
Allah's being "the best of inheritors" occurs in this verse.
- Classical sourceTDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, "Esmâ-i hüsnâ"
Academic source for the explanation of the name Warith.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this Name.
What does the name Al-Warith mean?
Al-Warith means Allah who remains after all creation has ceased to exist, the true and eternal owner of everything.What does this name remind a person of?
That everything we possess is temporary and will return to Allah in the end; and that we should therefore not be deceived by worldly possessions but strive for the hereafter.