{"id":16048,"date":"2025-11-28T14:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/?p=16048"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:35:07","slug":"al-hayy-meaning-99-names-of-allah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/al-hayy-meaning-99-names-of-allah\/","title":{"rendered":"AL-HAYY MEANING &#8211; 99 NAMES OF ALLAH:"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"header-section\">\n<div class=\"next-prev\">\n<div class=\"prev-btn\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-div\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quranaudio.myislam.org\/audio\/99%20names%20of%20Allah\/images\/62.al-hayy.png\" alt=\"Al-Hayy Arabic Text Calligraphy\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"next-btn\"><span class=\"material-icons\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"second-section\">\n<div class=\"name-transliteration\">\n<h2>Al-Hayy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"name-meaning\">(The Ever-Living)<\/p>\n<h2>Al-Hayy Meaning:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"summary\">The Living, The Alive, The Everlasting.<\/p>\n<p>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-Hayy (in Arabic \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649\u064f\u0651), the One who is undying and will be forever. He is perfect and not subject to death or sickness. He is eternally whole and absolute, whom all life arises from.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"divider\" src=\"https:\/\/quranaudio.myislam.org\/audio\/99%20names%20of%20Allah\/section-divide.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Mentions of Al-Hayy:<br \/>\nFrom Quran &amp; Hadith<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-section\">\n<div class=\"column-1\">\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">Arabic Root:<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the root ha-ya-ya (\u062d \u064a \u064a), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to live, to be living, to become apparent, distinct, to animate, to revive, to vitalize, to call into being, to be whole, sound, to call, summon, invite, hasten.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">Three possible interpretations:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs we discussed in the previous two names, 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-Muhyi meaning, the giver of life, and Al-Mumeet, the bringer of death. This name, Al-Hayy describes the quality 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 as being ever-living. There is no beginning and end to His existence. Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 just is. There are many layers to the name Al-Hayy which we will explore in this section. (1) It Has already been mentioned and discussed extensively throughout the previous names; it&#8217;s Allah&#8217;s essence or quality of being everlasting. (2) The second layer is the perfection of His life. (3) The third quality is being the source of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">What is life?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe word <em>Hayy<\/em> comes from <em>hayaat<\/em> which means life. One of the criteria of life as we know it is to have perception. Imam al-Ghazali says, &#8220;The lowest level of perception involves the one perceiving being conscious of itself.&#8221; Plants are said to be alive since they detect and orient themselves toward the sunlight. Living things are also defined by their ability to respond purposefully to what they perceive. But all living things are limited in their scope of activity and perception. We operate within narrowly defined limits set by the creator. And 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 His infinite wisdom has given life to a diverse range of creations which vary in these two qualities of perception and activity.<\/p>\n<p>An example Shaykh Tosun Bayrak mentions is how a plant is superior to the soil or rock since it&#8217;s given the faculties to eat, drink and propagate. Life in animals is more developed with hearing, seeing, and moving. And so naturally, animals learn to dominate over vegetation. Human life is said to be the highest form of Allah&#8217;s creation. We can store what we perceive and use our intellect, reasoning, and free will to respond with this information. We can act consciously based on our knowledge. This quality seems to be lacking in animals who only respond to their desires and stimuli. People differ in their &#8220;aliveness,&#8221; which is often a function of their knowledge and actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">What it means 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 be living:<\/strong><br \/>\nNow, when the word <em>hayy<\/em> is used as a name 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 it shows how He is aware of all things. 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 most perceptive. He is As-Sami (The All-Hearing) and Al-Baseer (The All-Seeing). There is nothing that escapes His knowledge as He is aware of all activity. In this sense, it can be said He is the absolutely living. This transcends all creation, not just in the sense of being everlasting, but in terms of what it means to be perfect in living. His life is perfection; it is not touched by sickness, weakness, or any deficiency. Absence does not precede Him, nor does death follow after Him. In Surah Baqarah verse 255 (<em>Ayatul Kursi<\/em>), Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 says:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic-text ayat-arabic-text\" data-index=\"0\"><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"40\" data-ts=\"980\"> \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"990\" data-ts=\"1040\"> \u0644\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1050\" data-ts=\"3450\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0670\u0647\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"3460\" data-ts=\"4200\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4210\" data-ts=\"4580\"> \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4590\" data-ts=\"5340\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u062d\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"5350\" data-ts=\"8100\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0645\u064f\u06da<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8110\" data-ts=\"8390\"> \u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8400\" data-ts=\"9530\"> \u062a\u064e\u0623\u06e1\u062e\u064f\u0630\u064f\u0647\u064f\u06e5<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"9540\" data-ts=\"10810\"> \u0633\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0629\u065e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"10820\" data-ts=\"11460\"> \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"11470\" data-ts=\"13880\"> \u0646\u064e\u0648\u06e1\u0645\u065e\u06da<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"13890\" data-ts=\"14450\"> \u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"14460\" data-ts=\"14740\"> \u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"14750\" data-ts=\"14950\"> \u0641\u0650\u064a<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"14960\" data-ts=\"16320\"> \u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0648\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"16330\" data-ts=\"16820\"> \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"16830\" data-ts=\"17070\"> \u0641\u0650\u064a<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"17080\" data-ts=\"18300\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0623\u064e\u0631\u06e1\u0636\u0650\u06d7<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"18310\" data-ts=\"19220\"> \u0645\u064e\u0646<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"19230\" data-ts=\"19440\"> \u0630\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"19450\" data-ts=\"20260\"> \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"20270\" data-ts=\"21030\"> \u064a\u064e\u0634\u06e1\u0641\u064e\u0639\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"21040\" data-ts=\"23790\"> \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5\u0653<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"23800\" data-ts=\"24510\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"24520\" data-ts=\"25910\"> \u0628\u0650\u0625\u0650\u0630\u06e1\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6\u06da<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"25920\" data-ts=\"26630\"> \u064a\u064e\u0639\u06e1\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"26640\" data-ts=\"26980\"> \u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"26990\" data-ts=\"27570\"> \u0628\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u0646\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"27580\" data-ts=\"28680\"> \u0623\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0645\u06e1<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"28690\" data-ts=\"29180\"> \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"29190\" data-ts=\"30220\"> \u062e\u064e\u0644\u06e1\u0641\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u06e1\u06d6<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"30230\" data-ts=\"30790\"> \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"30800\" data-ts=\"31950\"> \u064a\u064f\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0637\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"31960\" data-ts=\"33190\"> \u0628\u0650\u0634\u064e\u064a\u06e1\u0621\u0656<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"33200\" data-ts=\"33720\"> \u0645\u0651\u0650\u0646\u06e1<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"33730\" data-ts=\"36320\"> \u0639\u0650\u0644\u06e1\u0645\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6\u0653<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"36330\" data-ts=\"37100\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"37110\" data-ts=\"37690\"> \u0628\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"37700\" data-ts=\"40070\"> \u0634\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0621\u064e\u06da<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"40080\" data-ts=\"40610\"> \u0648\u064e\u0633\u0650\u0639\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"40620\" data-ts=\"41770\"> \u0643\u064f\u0631\u06e1\u0633\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"41780\" data-ts=\"43170\"> \u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0648\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"43180\" data-ts=\"44580\"> \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0623\u064e\u0631\u06e1\u0636\u064e\u06d6<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"44590\" data-ts=\"45050\"> \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"45060\" data-ts=\"46220\"> \u064a\u064e\u0640\u0654\u064f\u0648\u062f\u064f\u0647\u064f\u06e5<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"46230\" data-ts=\"47900\"> \u062d\u0650\u0641\u06e1\u0638\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627\u06da<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"47910\" data-ts=\"48450\"> \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"48460\" data-ts=\"49410\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064f<\/span> <span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"49420\" data-ts=\"51590\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u0639\u064e\u0638\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064f<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"ayah-transliteration\">Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal <u>Haiyul<\/u> Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa\u2019u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya\u2019lamu maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai\u2019im min \u2018ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa\u2019; wasi\u2019a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa Ya\u2019ooduhoo hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul \u2018Azeem<\/p>\n<p class=\"backgrond-1-99-names\"><span class=\"english-translation-99\">English Translation:<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Allah \u2013 there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.&#8221; <span class=\"ayat-ref-99\">\u2014 (Qur&#8217;an 2:255)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is just one of five verses in the Qur&#8217;an where the name Al-Hayy is mentioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic-text ayat-arabic-text\" data-index=\"1\"><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"280\" data-ts=\"1030\"> \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1040\" data-ts=\"1680\"> \u0644\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1690\" data-ts=\"3750\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0647\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"3760\" data-ts=\"4560\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4570\" data-ts=\"5010\"> \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"5020\" data-ts=\"5880\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649\u0651\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"5890\" data-ts=\"7450\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0645\u064f<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"ayah-transliteration\">Allaahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal <u>Haiyul<\/u> Qaiyoom<\/p>\n<p class=\"backgrond-1-99-names\"><span class=\"english-translation-99\">English Translation:<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Allah \u2013 there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.&#8221; <span class=\"ayat-ref-99\">\u2014 (Qur&#8217;an 3:2)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic-text ayat-arabic-text\" data-index=\"2\"><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"40\" data-ts=\"950\"> \u0648\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0646\u064e\u062a\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"960\" data-ts=\"2090\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064f\u062c\u064f\u0648\u0647\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"2100\" data-ts=\"3090\"> \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649\u0651\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"3100\" data-ts=\"6190\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0645\u0650 \u06d6<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"6200\" data-ts=\"6790\"> \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0652<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"6800\" data-ts=\"7590\"> \u062e\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"7600\" data-ts=\"7890\"> \u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"7900\" data-ts=\"8590\"> \u062d\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0644\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8600\" data-ts=\"10009.388\"> \u0638\u064f\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064b\u06ed\u0627<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"ayah-transliteration\">Wa \u2018anatil wujoohu lil <u>Haiiyil<\/u> Qaiyoomi wa qad khaaba man hamala zulmaa<\/p>\n<p class=\"backgrond-1-99-names\"><span class=\"english-translation-99\">English Translation:<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.&#8221; <span class=\"ayat-ref-99\">\u2014 (Qur&#8217;an 20:111)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic-text ayat-arabic-text\" data-index=\"3\"><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"30\" data-ts=\"1190\"> \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0644\u06e1<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1200\" data-ts=\"1590\"> \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1600\" data-ts=\"2490\"> \u0671\u0644\u06e1\u062d\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"2500\" data-ts=\"3390\"> \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"3400\" data-ts=\"3790\"> \u0644\u064e\u0627<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"3800\" data-ts=\"4790\"> \u064a\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u062a\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4800\" data-ts=\"5690\"> \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650\u062d\u06e1<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"5700\" data-ts=\"7190\"> \u0628\u0650\u062d\u064e\u0645\u06e1\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6\u06da<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"7200\" data-ts=\"8090\"> \u0648\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0649\u0670<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8100\" data-ts=\"8690\"> \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8700\" data-ts=\"9690\"> \u0628\u0650\u0630\u064f\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0628\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"9700\" data-ts=\"10990\"> \u0639\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"11000\" data-ts=\"12700\"> \u062e\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"ayah-transliteration\">Wa tawakkal \u2018alal <u>Haiyil<\/u> lazee laa yamootu wa sabbih bihamdih; wa kafaa bihee bizunoobi \u2018ibaadihee khabeeraa<\/p>\n<p class=\"backgrond-1-99-names\"><span class=\"english-translation-99\">English Translation:<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted \u2013&#8221; <span class=\"ayat-ref-99\">\u2014 (Qur&#8217;an 25:58)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-2\">\n<div class=\"arabic-text ayat-arabic-text\" data-index=\"4\"><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"130\" data-ts=\"460\"> \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"470\" data-ts=\"1190\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649\u0651\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"1200\" data-ts=\"2690\"> \u0644\u064e\u0627\u0653<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"2700\" data-ts=\"3990\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0647\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4000\" data-ts=\"4690\"> \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"4700\" data-ts=\"5090\"> \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"5100\" data-ts=\"6190\"> \u0641\u064e\u0671\u062f\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0648\u0647\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"6200\" data-ts=\"7390\"> \u0645\u064f\u062e\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"7400\" data-ts=\"7990\"> \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"8000\" data-ts=\"10890\"> \u0671\u0644\u062f\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u06d7<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"10900\" data-ts=\"11790\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062f\u064f<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"11800\" data-ts=\"12690\"> \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"12700\" data-ts=\"12990\"> \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650<\/span><span class=\"aya-word\" data-s=\"13000\" data-ts=\"17480.408\"> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"ayah-transliteration\">Huwal <u>Hayyu<\/u> laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fad\u2019oohu mukh liseena lahud-deen; alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil \u2018aalameen<\/p>\n<p class=\"backgrond-1-99-names\"><span class=\"english-translation-99\">English Translation:<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds.&#8221; <span class=\"ayat-ref-99\">\u2014 (Qur&#8217;an 40:65)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">Allah&#8217;s greatest name?<\/strong><br \/>\nAllah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 essence is living. He is the one responsible for all creation. There would be no life without His willingness to allow it. So we recognize Him as being the only source we should turn to and rely upon for our sustenance. In fact, whenever the Prophet \ufdfa was stressed, He used to call upon the two names, Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum (i.e., the subsisting, the self-sustaining).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">Anas bin Malik said: &#8220;Whenever a matter would distress him, the Prophet (\ufdfa) would say: &#8216;O Living, O Self-Sustaining Sustainer! In Your Mercy do I seek relief (Ya hayyu ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith).\u2019\u201d And with this chain, that he said: &#8220;The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said: &#8216;Be constant with: &#8220;O Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram).'&#8221;<a data-a-index=\"0\"><sup> [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another hadith mentions a second du&#8217;a which includes reciting these two names.<span class=\"ref\"> Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa and a man was offering prayer. He then made supplication: O Allah, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee, there is no deity but Thou, Who showest favour and beneficence, the Originator of the Heavens and the earth, O Lord of Majesty and Splendour, O Living One (ya hayyu), O Eternal One (ya-qayyum). The Prophet \ufdfa then said: He has supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when supplicated by this name, He answers, and when asked by this name He gives.<a data-a-index=\"1\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is inferred from the last hadith that the greatest names 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 may be Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum. This is consistent with another narration by Al-Qasim, who said:<span class=\"ref\"> The Greatest Name of Allah, if He is called by which He will respond, is in three Surah: Al-Baqarah, Al-Imran and Ta-Ha. (Hasan) Another chain for something similar from Al-Qasim, from Abu Umamah, from the Prophet (\ufdfa). <a data-a-index=\"2\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum are both found in those surahs mentioned. There is another view that Allah may be the greatest name of all, and the case for that is because it is mentioned 2698 times throughout the Qur&#8217;an, way more than any other name.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it is not a worthwhile pursuit to view the names 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 as being hierarchical and trying to determine their rank. Instead, we should follow the advice given in the Qur&#8217;an, &#8220;And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an 7:180).<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, we should try not to rank Allah&#8217;s creation to feel superior. If Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 had given you the gift of knowledge like He had given Prophet Sulaiman (as) turn that awareness into gratitude and praise Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 that learning and studying comes easier to you than others. In the Qur&#8217;an, &#8220;And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, &#8216;Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants.'&#8221; (Qur&#8217;an 27:15) We can&#8217;t be particularly proud of gifts, they are from Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670. We should only be proud of the choices we make in how we use those gifts.<\/p>\n<p>The main takeaway from the hadith is that invoking these names in our du&#8217;a can hold extra weight or reward for the believer. Especially when said in a time of distress when you need Him the most.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">Life after the death of Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is an important message in the Qur&#8217;an and hadith. You can imagine after the death of Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa, some people whose faith hadn&#8217;t been fully nourished yet felt disconnected. They listened to Prophet Muhammad for his leadership and guidance, and when he returned to Allah \u0633\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0670\u0646\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0649\u0670 they felt lost. Surah al-Imran ayah 144 reminds all of us, &#8220;Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]?&#8221; Abu Bakr (the first caliphate to succeed Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa) came to His funeral prayer<\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">Narrated Aisha (ra): Abu Bakr came riding his horse from his dwelling place in As-Sunh. He got down from it, entered the Mosque and did not speak with anybody till he came to me and went direct to the Prophet, who was covered with a marked blanket. Abu Bakr uncovered his face. He knelt down and kissed him and then started weeping and said, &#8220;My father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah&#8217;s Prophet! Allah will not combine two deaths on you. You have died the death which was written for you.&#8221; Narrated Abu Salama from Ibn Abbas: Abu Bakr came out and Umar, was addressing the people, and Abu Bakr told him to sit down but Umar refused. Abu Bakr again told him to sit down but Umar again refused. Then Abu Bakr recited the Tashah-hud (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah&#8217;s Messenger \ufdfa and the people attended to Abu Bakr and left Umar. Abu Bakr said, &#8220;Amma ba&#8217;du, whoever amongst you worshipped Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead, but whoever worshipped Allah, Allah is alive (Al-hayy) and will never die. [here ayah 3:144 was recited] (The narrator added, &#8220;By Allah, it was as if the people never knew that Allah had revealed this verse before till Abu Bakr recited it and then whoever heard it, started reciting it.&#8221;)<a data-a-index=\"3\"><sup> [4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This can be a very instructive lesson for parents with children. In the same sense, they are guardians\/leaders over their children, teaching them Islam just as the Prophet \ufdfa taught the sahabah. Sometimes children don&#8217;t understand or become disconnected from the fact that worship is 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 and not for seeking parental approval &#8211; or in some cases, avoiding parental punishment. Once the parent passes away or if the children grow up, get married and move away, they should remember that it is Al-Hayy, the ever-living, that they&#8217;re seeking approval from.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-sections-99\">Reflection:<\/strong><br \/>\nMany go through life at the whims of their impulses and desires. The one who is truly alive is the one who tames himself. His life belongs to himself, and he is not a slave to whatever the controlling force of the time may be. The truly living are the ones who are in constant remembrance 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. For them will be granted eternal paradise in the hereafter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Al-Hayy (The Ever-Living) Al-Hayy Meaning: The Living, The Alive, The Everlasting. 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-Hayy (in<\/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-16048","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\/16048","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=16048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16049,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16048\/revisions\/16049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}