Name 89 of 99
الْمُغْنِي
Al-Mughni – The Enricher
- Transliteration
- Al-Mughni
- Meaning
- The Enricher
- Arabic root
- غ ن ي
- Theme
- Provision and generosity
Meaning of Al-Mughni
Al-Mughni is the One who enriches whom He wills, both with wealth and with contentment of heart. The Quran tells the believers that if they fear poverty, Allah will enrich them from His bounty if He wills.
The exact form al-Mughni is not used as a name of Allah in the Quran; the verb from the same root is affirmed of Him.
Al-Mughni in the Quran
The exact form Al-Mughni is not used in the Quran, but its meaning is affirmed through a related word from the same root:
Related verse
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌۭ فَلَا يَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَٰذَا ۚ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةًۭ فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌۭ
O ye who believe! The idolaters only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of Worship after this their year. If ye fear poverty (from the loss of their merchandise) Allah shall preserve you of His bounty if He will. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
Related verse
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
Reflection
True richness is contentment, which only Allah can place in the heart.
Related names: provision and generosity
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Mughni mean?
Al-Mughni (الْمُغْنِي) means "The Enricher". Al-Mughni is the One who enriches whom He wills, both with wealth and with contentment of heart. The Quran tells the believers that if they fear poverty, Allah will enrich them from His bounty if He wills.
Is Al-Mughni mentioned in the Quran?
Al-Mughni does not appear in exactly this form, but its meaning is affirmed in the Quran through a related word from the same root, for example in Surah At-Tawbah 9:28 and Surah An-Najm 53:48.
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).