Al-Malik
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Al-Malik is one of the names of Allah in Islam, signifying Him as the absolute Sovereign and King over all creation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Malik canonical | 4 |
| Al-Malik (The Sovereign) | 1 |
| Al-Mālik | 1 |
| Malik an-nās (King of mankind) | 1 |
| al‑Malik (The King) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divine name in Islam
ⓘ
Islamic theonym ⓘ Name of Allah ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| associatedWith |
Recognition of Allah’s ultimate authority
ⓘ
Submission to Allah’s rule ⓘ |
| attributeCategory | Names of Majesty and Grandeur ⓘ |
| attributeType | Attribute of majesty ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | created kings ⓘ |
| denotesAttributeOf | Allah ⓘ |
| describes |
Allah as King over all creation
ⓘ
Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Allah as absolute Sovereign
|
| distinguishedFrom | Human political sovereignty ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Allah’s authority over creation
ⓘ
Allah’s independence from creation ⓘ Allah’s ownership of all things ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | Definite noun with article “Al-” ⓘ |
| honorificUsage | Invoked in prayers seeking Allah’s rule and guidance ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linguisticField | Arabic Islamic terminology ⓘ |
| meaning |
The King
ⓘ
The King ⓘ
surface form:
The Sovereign
|
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Hashr
ⓘ
Surah Al-Mu'minun ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al-Mu’minun
|
| ontologicalStatus | Unique to Allah and not shared with creation ⓘ |
| QuranicVerseExample |
Qur’an 23:116
ⓘ
Qur’an 59:23 ⓘ |
| recitationPractice | Recited by Muslims as part of the 99 Names of Allah ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Divine sovereignty
ⓘ
Lordship of Allah ⓘ tawhid ⓘ
surface form:
Tawhid
|
| relatedName |
Al-Malik
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Mālik
Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rootLetters | M-L-K ⓘ |
| scopeOfSovereignty |
All worlds
ⓘ
Heavens and the earth ⓘ |
| temporalScope | Eternal kingship ⓘ |
| theologicalImplication |
All dominion belongs to Allah alone
ⓘ
Only Allah has true and complete kingship ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dhikr
ⓘ
Islamic supplications ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| worshipImplication | Muslims direct ultimate loyalty and obedience to Allah ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Mālik
this entity surface form:
Malik an-nās (King of mankind)
this entity surface form:
Al-Malik (The Sovereign)
this entity surface form:
al‑Malik (The King)