Name 86 of 99
الْمُقْسِطُ
Al-Muqsit – The Equitable, the Just
- Transliteration
- Al-Muqsit
- Meaning
- The Equitable, the Just
- Arabic root
- ق س ط
- Theme
- Justice and judgement
Meaning of Al-Muqsit
Al-Muqsit is the One who acts with perfect equity, giving everyone their due and restoring the rights of the wronged. Surah Ali 'Imran describes Allah as maintaining creation in justice (qist), and Surah al-Anbiya speaks of the just scales set up on the Day of Resurrection.
The exact form al-Muqsit is not used as a name of Allah in the Quran; justice (qist) is affirmed of Him.
Al-Muqsit in the Quran
The exact form Al-Muqsit is not used in the Quran, but its meaning is affirmed through a related word from the same root:
Related verse
شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise.
Related verse
وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌۭ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍۢ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ
And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul is wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it. And We suffice for reckoners.
Reflection
Fairness in weights, words and judgements is something Allah loves.
Related names: justice and judgement
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Muqsit mean?
Al-Muqsit (الْمُقْسِطُ) means "The Equitable, the Just". Al-Muqsit is the One who acts with perfect equity, giving everyone their due and restoring the rights of the wronged. Surah Ali 'Imran describes Allah as maintaining creation in justice (qist), and Surah al-Anbiya speaks of the just scales set up on the Day of Resurrection.
Is Al-Muqsit mentioned in the Quran?
Al-Muqsit 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 Ali 'Imran 3:18 and Surah Al-Anbiya 21:47.
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).