{"id":15956,"date":"2025-11-28T05:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/?p=15956"},"modified":"2025-11-28T05:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:15:59","slug":"al-fattah-meaning-99-names-of-allah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/al-fattah-meaning-99-names-of-allah\/","title":{"rendered":"AL-FATTAH MEANING – 99 NAMES OF ALLAH:"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Al-Fattah<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

(The Opener \/ The Judge)<\/p>\n

The Opener, The Solver, The Victory Giver.<\/p>\n

Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is Al-Fattah (in Arabic: \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0651\u0627\u062d\u064f), meaning the opener, the revealer, and the granter of success. He opens or locks His doors of mercy to whom He pleases. Through His guidance, whatever is unclear becomes clear. Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 has the best judgment and holds the keys to victory and success.<\/p>\n

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Mentions of Al-Fattah:
\nFrom Quran & Hadith<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arabic Root:<\/strong>
\nFrom the root fa-ta-ha (\u0641 \u062a \u062d), which means to open. It has the following classical Arabic connotations: to open, unlock, unfold, to make victorious, to reveal, inform, explain, make clear, to judge, to decide, to grant, and to permit.<\/p>\n

The Opener:<\/strong>
\nThere are multiple meanings associated with this name. In Arabic, fath<\/em> (\u0641\u062a\u062d) means to open, and Al-Fattah (\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0651\u0627\u062d\u064f) is The Opener. This name takes on a perpetual form that is ever-lasting. He is the one that is always doing this again and again. Now, what is implied by the opening? What is that He opens? As we covered in the last name, Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 holds the key to our sustenance (Ar-Razzaq), so naturally, He is considered the opener to provisions.<\/p>\n

He is also the one who opens the door of mercy. Narrated by Abu Huraira, who reported Allah’s Messenger \ufdfa as saying: When it is the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It can also mean providing guidance to one who is lost, revealing the unseen, a path untrodden. Sometimes we see things as impossible. Our minds were unable to see it in a different light. But that is until Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670, in all His glory, clears our minds and opens the possibility for us. We are blinded and unable to see, i.e., until He reveals. So, we learn that Al-Fattah is the one who makes what seemed once impossible possible.<\/p>\n

Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 also opens the doors to His tests for both the believers and those who don’t believe. He may open access to fame, wealth, or power just to see how we respond. For others, He may take it away. In the Qur’an, it mentions, “So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.” (Qur’an 6:44)<\/p>\n

Al-Fattah in the Qur’an:<\/strong>
\nMoving onto the instances of the name Al-Fattah as mentioned in the Qur’an. It appears only once; however, many verses exemplify this attribute of Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. Below is the ayah in which this name was revealed.<\/p>\n

\u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652<\/span> \u064a\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0639\u064f<\/span> \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u062b\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e<\/span> \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064f<\/span> \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0628\u0650\u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0651\u0650<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u062d\u064f<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064f<\/span><\/div>\n

Qul yajma’u bainanaa Rabbunaa summa yaftahu bainanaa bilhaqq; wa Huwal Fattaahul<\/u> Aleem<\/p>\n

English Translation:<\/span>
\nSay, “Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge.” \u2014 (Qur’an 34:26)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reflection:<\/strong>
\nBy being vulnerable to oneself, by opening up towards Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 you give yourself the opportunity for Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 to open His doors of mercy for you. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa said: “Indeed Allah Most High says: ‘I am as My slave thinks of Me, and I am with him when He calls upon Me.'” [2]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

From this name, we further recognize that Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is the only one we need to rely upon. Whatever it is we need access to, Al-Fattah is the one who can open it for us. If you’re feeling stuck or struggling to make a decision, pray salat al-istikhara. Ask Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 to open your heart to make the right choice. He is the best judge who knows whether a thing will benefit you in your deen, relationship, or livelihood.<\/p>\n

The Prophet \ufdfa recommended that when we enter the masjid, we should make this du’a, \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062d\u0652 \u0644\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064e \u0631\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0643\u064e Allahumma-iftah li abwaba rahmatik<\/em> which means, “O Allah! Open for me the gates of Your mercy!” [3]<\/sup><\/a><\/span> This beautiful du’a keeps in mind that when we enter a masjid, we seek to experience Allah’s mercy. This dhikr is an active remembrance of this fact. It asks Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 directly to open His gates of mercy for us.<\/p>\n

The hadith then continues, “And when he leaves (the masjid), let him say: \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0643\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlika<\/em>, meaning ‘O Allah, I ask of you from Your bounty.'” The lesson is, when you enter a masjid, seek His mercy and look towards your afterlife, but when you leave, seek His grace and bounty so you can succeed in this Dunya.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062d\u0650<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span> \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0650<\/span> \u0645\u0650\u0646<\/span> \u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064d\u06e2<\/span> \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0645\u064f\u0645\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0643\u064e<\/span> \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u06d6<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u064a\u064f\u0645\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0643\u0652<\/span> \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> \u0645\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0644\u064e<\/span> \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5<\/span> \u0645\u0650\u0646\u06e2<\/span> \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6 \u06da<\/span> \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0632\u0650\u064a\u0632\u064f<\/span> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064f<\/span><\/div>\n

Maa yaftahil laahu linnaaasi mir rahmatin falaa mumsika lahaa wa maa yumsik falaa mursila lahoo mimba’dihi; wa Huwal Azeezul Hakeem<\/p>\n

English Translation:<\/span>
\n“Whatever Allah grants to people of mercy \u2013 none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds \u2013 none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” \u2014 (Qur’an 35:2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Imam al-Ghazali writes to characterize oneself as Abdul-Fattah, “man should yearn to reach a point where the locks to the divine mysteries are opened by his speech, and where he might facilitate by his knowledge what creatures find difficult in religious and wordly affairs.” Being relentless in figuring out the answers in whatever specialty and then sharing this knowledge with others. Kick down the doors and let people in. Share the knowledge and experiences of your life with others \u2014 the good and the bad, as both are equally instructive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Al-Fattah (The Opener \/ The Judge) The Opener, The Solver, The Victory Giver. Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-99-names-of-allah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15957,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956\/revisions\/15957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}