Name 60 of 99
الْمُحْيِي
Al-Muhyi – The Giver of life
- Transliteration
- Al-Muhyi
- Meaning
- The Giver of life
- Arabic root
- ح ي ي
- Theme
- Life, death and resurrection
Meaning of Al-Muhyi
Al-Muhyi is the One who gives life: He created life from nothing, revives the dead earth with rain, and will bring the dead back to life. The Quran repeatedly draws the comparison between the earth turning green after rain and the resurrection.
Paired name: Al-Muhyi is often mentioned together with Al-Mumit (The Bringer of death).
Al-Muhyi in the Quran
Al-Muhyi appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِ رَحْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ
Look, therefore, at the prints of Allah's mercy (in creation): how He quickeneth the earth after her death. Lo! He verily is the Quickener of the Dead, and He is Able to do all things.
وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَنَّكَ تَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ خَٰشِعَةًۭ فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَآءَ ٱهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ
And of His portents (is this): that thou seest the earth lowly, but when We send down water thereon it thrilleth and groweth. Lo! He Who quickeneth it is verily the Quickener of the Dead. Lo! He is Able to do all things.
Reflection
Spiritual life also comes from Allah; the Quran revives hearts as rain revives the earth.
Related names: life, death and resurrection
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Muhyi mean?
Al-Muhyi (الْمُحْيِي) means "The Giver of life". Al-Muhyi is the One who gives life: He created life from nothing, revives the dead earth with rain, and will bring the dead back to life. The Quran repeatedly draws the comparison between the earth turning green after rain and the resurrection.
Is Al-Muhyi mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Muhyi is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Ar-Rum 30:50 and Surah Fussilat 41:39.
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).