Al-Wadud

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Al-Wadud is one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God as the Most Loving and Affectionate toward His creation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Al-Wadud canonical 2
Al-Wadūd 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Divine attribute in Islam
Islamic theonym
Name of Allah
appearsIn Qur’an
linked to: Quran
associatedWith Care for creation
Compassion of Allah
Mercy of Allah
category Names expressing Allah’s mercy and love
contrastedWith Human limited love
denotesAttribute Affection toward creation
Divine love
derivedFromRoot waw-dal-dal (w-d-d)
describes Allah’s love for His servants
emphasizes Allah’s constant love
Allah’s unconditional affection
grammaticalForm Arabic intensive form (fa‘ul pattern)
honorificLanguage Often preceded by “Al-” (the) indicating definiteness
implies Allah both loves and is beloved
invokedFor Harmony and affection in relationships
Seeking Allah’s love
Softening of hearts
isOneOf 99 Names of Allah
language Arabic
loveIs Independent of creation
Not dependent on reciprocity
Perfect and complete
meaningInEnglish The Affectionate
The Most Loving
mentionedInSurah Surah Al-Buruj
Surah Hud
partOf Islamic devotional vocabulary
quranReference Qur’an 11:90
Qur’an 85:14
recognizedBy Shia Muslims
linked to: Shia Islam

Sufi traditions
Sunni Muslims
linked to: Sunni Islam
relatedConcept Mawadda (affection)
Rahma (mercy)
religion Islam
rootLetters و د د
scriptType Written in Arabic script
theologicalRole Affirms Allah’s attribute of love
transliteration Al-Wadūd
linked to: Al-Wadud
usedBy Muslims in prayer
usedIn Dhikr (remembrance of God)
linked to: Dhikr

Islamic supplications

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Asma ul-Husna includesName Al-Wadud
Al-Wadud transliteration Al-Wadūd
linked to: Al-Wadud