Name 78 of 99
الْمُتَعَالِي
Al-Muta'ali – The Supremely Exalted
- Transliteration
- Al-Muta'ali
- Meaning
- The Supremely Exalted
- Arabic root
- ع ل و
- Theme
- Majesty and perfection
Meaning of Al-Muta'ali
Al-Muta'ali is the One who is exalted far above everything, above any deficiency and above the false claims people make about Him. Surah ar-Ra'd joins it with Al-Kabir: Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.
Al-Muta'ali in the Quran
Al-Muta'ali appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. A verse where it occurs:
عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ
He is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Great, the High Exalted.
Reflection
Our ideas about Allah should always be shaped by what He revealed, since He is above our imagination.
Related names: majesty and perfection
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Muta'ali mean?
Al-Muta'ali (الْمُتَعَالِي) means "The Supremely Exalted". Al-Muta'ali is the One who is exalted far above everything, above any deficiency and above the false claims people make about Him. Surah ar-Ra'd joins it with Al-Kabir: Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.
Is Al-Muta'ali mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Muta'ali is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:9.
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).