Name 70 of 99
الْمُقْتَدِرُ
Al-Muqtadir – The All-Powerful Determiner
- Transliteration
- Al-Muqtadir
- Meaning
- The All-Powerful Determiner
- Arabic root
- ق د ر
- Theme
- Power and might
Meaning of Al-Muqtadir
Al-Muqtadir is an intensive form from the same root as Al-Qadir, expressing power that is complete and fully exercised. Surah al-Qamar ends by describing the righteous in a seat of honour near a Sovereign who is Perfect in ability.
Al-Muqtadir in the Quran
Al-Muqtadir appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًۭا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرًا
And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things.
Reflection
Allah's power is not only potential; He actively determines all affairs.
Related names: power and might
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Muqtadir mean?
Al-Muqtadir (الْمُقْتَدِرُ) means "The All-Powerful Determiner". Al-Muqtadir is an intensive form from the same root as Al-Qadir, expressing power that is complete and fully exercised. Surah al-Qamar ends by describing the righteous in a seat of honour near a Sovereign who is Perfect in ability.
Is Al-Muqtadir mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Muqtadir is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Al-Qamar 54:55 and Surah Al-Kahf 18:45.
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).