Name 69 of 99
الْقَادِرُ
Al-Qadir – The All-Capable
- Transliteration
- Al-Qadir
- Meaning
- The All-Capable
- Arabic root
- ق د ر
- Theme
- Power and might
Meaning of Al-Qadir
Al-Qadir is the One who has power over everything and is able to do whatever He wills. Nothing is impossible for Him and nothing tires Him. The Quran states many times that Allah is competent over all things ('ala kulli shay'in qadir).
Al-Qadir in the Quran
Al-Qadir appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًۭا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًۭا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ ۗ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ
Say: He is able to send punishment upon you from above you or from beneath your feet, or to bewilder you with dissension and make you taste the tyranny one of another. See how We display the revelations so that they may understand.
۞ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًۭا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًۭا
Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth is Able to create the like of them, and hath appointed for them an end whereof there is no doubt? But the wrong-doers refuse aught save disbelief.
Reflection
Asking the All-Capable for help with impossible-seeming problems is never unrealistic.
Related names: power and might
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Qadir mean?
Al-Qadir (الْقَادِرُ) means "The All-Capable". Al-Qadir is the One who has power over everything and is able to do whatever He wills. Nothing is impossible for Him and nothing tires Him. The Quran states many times that Allah is competent over all things ('ala kulli shay'in qadir).
Is Al-Qadir mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Qadir is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Al-An'am 6:65 and Surah Al-Isra 17:99.
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).