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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Divine name in Islam
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Islamic theonym → Name of Allah → |
| appearsIn |
Qur’an
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| associatedWith |
Recognition of Allah’s ultimate authority
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Submission to Allah’s rule → |
| attributeCategory |
Names of Majesty and Grandeur
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| attributeType |
Attribute of majesty
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| contrastsWith |
created kings
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| denotesAttributeOf |
Allah
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| describes |
Allah as King over all creation
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Allah as absolute Sovereign → |
| distinguishedFrom |
Human political sovereignty
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| emphasizes |
Allah’s authority over creation
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Allah’s independence from creation → Allah’s ownership of all things → |
| grammaticalForm |
Definite noun with article “Al-”
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| honorificUsage |
Invoked in prayers seeking Allah’s rule and guidance
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| language |
Arabic
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| linguisticField |
Arabic Islamic terminology
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| meaning |
The King
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The Sovereign → |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Hashr
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Surah Al-Mu’minun → |
| ontologicalStatus |
Unique to Allah and not shared with creation
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| QuranicVerseExample |
Qur’an 23:116
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Qur’an 59:23 → |
| recitationPractice |
Recited by Muslims as part of the 99 Names of Allah
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| relatedConcept |
Divine sovereignty
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Lordship of Allah → Tawhid → |
| relatedName |
Al-Mālik
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Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn → |
| religion |
Islam
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| rootLetters |
M-L-K
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| scopeOfSovereignty |
All worlds
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Heavens and the earth → |
| temporalScope |
Eternal kingship
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| theologicalImplication |
All dominion belongs to Allah alone
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Only Allah has true and complete kingship → |
| usedIn |
Dhikr
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Islamic supplications → Islamic theology → |
| worshipImplication |
Muslims direct ultimate loyalty and obedience to Allah
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Surah An-Nas
("Malik an-nās (King of mankind)")
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invokesDivineTitle |
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Al-Malik
("Al-Mālik")
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relatedName |
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Allah
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