Al-Wadud Name 47 of 99 · The Most Loving

Where Al-Wadud appears in the Qur’an

2 verses use this word, found by matching the Arabic word (with or without “al-”) in the Qur’an text. Translation: Saheeh International.

• Hud 11:90وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌۭ وَدُودٌۭAnd ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."
• Al-Buruj 85:14وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُAnd He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Calling on Allah by this name

The Qur’an teaches: “And to Allah belong the best names, so call upon Him by them” (Qur’an 7:180). To call on Allah by a name is to ask by what that name means. See how to use the names in dua, or practise one name with the tasbih counter.

More names

• Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful
• Ar-Rahim The Bestower of Mercy
• Al-Wahhab The Bestower
• Al-Latif The Subtle, The Kind
• Al-Ghafur The Great Forgiver
• Al-Qayyum The Self-Subsisting
• At-Tawwab The Ever-Relenting
• All 99 names Arabic, meaning and reflection for each.