Name 97 of 99
الْوَارِثُ
Al-Warith – The Inheritor
- Transliteration
- Al-Warith
- Meaning
- The Inheritor
- Arabic root
- و ر ث
- Theme
- Oneness and eternity
Meaning of Al-Warith
Al-Warith is the One who remains after all creation passes away and to whom everything returns. All that people own is only held for a time. The Prophet Zakariyya prayed for a child and addressed Allah as the best of inheritors.
Al-Warith in the Quran
Al-Warith appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and We are the Inheritor.
وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
Reflection
Since everything returns to Allah, spending in His way is investing in what will remain.
Related names: oneness and eternity
Frequently asked questions
What does Al-Warith mean?
Al-Warith (الْوَارِثُ) means "The Inheritor". Al-Warith is the One who remains after all creation passes away and to whom everything returns. All that people own is only held for a time. The Prophet Zakariyya prayed for a child and addressed Allah as the best of inheritors.
Is Al-Warith mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. Al-Warith is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Al-Hijr 15:23 and Surah Al-Anbiya 21:89.
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).