Name 87 of 99
الْجَامِعُ
Al-Jami' – The Gatherer
- Transliteration
- Al-Jami'
- Meaning
- The Gatherer
- Arabic root
- ج م ع
- Theme
- Life, death and resurrection
Meaning of Al-Jami'
Al-Jami' is the One who gathers all of creation on the Day of Judgement, and who brings together scattered things and separated people. The believers in Surah Ali 'Imran pray: our Lord, You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt.
Al-Jami' in the Quran
Al-Jami' appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍۢ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ
Our Lord! Lo! it is Thou Who gatherest mankind together to a Day of which there is no doubt. Lo! Allah faileth not to keep the tryst.
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا
He hath already revealed unto you in the Scripture that, when ye hear the revelations of Allah rejected and derided, (ye) sit not with them (who disbelieve and mock) until they engage in some other conversation. Lo! in that case (if ye stayed) ye would be like unto them. Lo! Allah will gather hypocrites and disbelievers, all together, into hell;
Reflection
People hope to Al-Jami' to reunite them with loved ones in goodness.
Related names: life, death and resurrection
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Jami' mean?
Al-Jami' (الْجَامِعُ) means "The Gatherer". Al-Jami' is the One who gathers all of creation on the Day of Judgement, and who brings together scattered things and separated people. The believers in Surah Ali 'Imran pray: our Lord, You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt.
Is Al-Jami' mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Jami' is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Ali 'Imran 3:9 and Surah An-Nisa 4:140.
The list of 99 names follows the order of the narration in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3507, without the name “Allah”, and adds Al-Ahad from Sunan Ibn Majah 3861. The hadith that Allah has ninety-nine names is in Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 and Sahih Muslim 2677. Quran text: Tanzil (Uthmani); translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain).