Name 61 of 99
الْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumit – The Bringer of death
- Transliteration
- Al-Mumit
- Meaning
- The Bringer of death
- Arabic root
- م و ت
- Theme
- Life, death and resurrection
Meaning of Al-Mumit
Al-Mumit is the One who causes death at the appointed time. No soul dies except by His permission. In Surah al-Baqarah, Ibrahim answers the king who disputed with him by saying "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death".
The exact form al-Mumit is not used as a name of Allah in the Quran; the verb from the same root is affirmed of Him many times.
Paired name: Al-Mumit is often mentioned together with Al-Muhyi (The Giver of life).
Al-Mumit in the Quran
The exact form Al-Mumit is not used in the Quran, but its meaning is affirmed through a related word from the same root:
Related verse
لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ
His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; He quickeneth and He giveth death; and He is Able to do all things.
Related verse
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ ۖ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
Reflection
Remembering death is not meant to cause despair but to make the most of life.
Related names: life, death and resurrection
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Mumit mean?
Al-Mumit (الْمُمِيتُ) means "The Bringer of death". Al-Mumit is the One who causes death at the appointed time. No soul dies except by His permission. In Surah al-Baqarah, Ibrahim answers the king who disputed with him by saying "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death".
Is Al-Mumit mentioned in the Quran?
Al-Mumit 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 Al-Hadid 57:2 and Surah Al-Baqarah 2:258.
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).