Al-Musawwir
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Al-Musawwir is one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, referring to God as the Fashioner who forms and shapes creation in perfect detail.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divine attribute in Islam
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Islamic theonym ⓘ Name of Allah ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Al-Bāriʼ
NERFINISHED
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Al-Khāliq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
creation
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design ⓘ individuality of creatures ⓘ perfection of form ⓘ |
| attributeOf | Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Asma’ al-Husna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | human inability to create from nothing ⓘ |
| derivedFromVerb | ṣawwara ⓘ |
| describes | God as the One who forms and shapes creation ⓘ |
| emphasizesAttribute |
God’s power to design
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God’s power to give form ⓘ God’s power to perfect details ⓘ |
| honorificUsage | often preceded by “Allah” when recited ⓘ |
| implies |
God’s exclusive right to shape forms
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God’s knowledge of every detail of creation ⓘ intentionality in the design of all beings ⓘ |
| isOneOf | 99 Names of Allah ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| meaningInEnglish |
The Fashioner
NERFINISHED
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The Form-Giver NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an 59:24 ⓘ |
| morphologicalForm | Arabic intensive active participle pattern “mufa‘‘il” ⓘ |
| quranicContext | listed among names of Allah at the end of Surah Al-Hashr ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rootLetters |
Rāʼ
ⓘ
Wāw ⓘ Ṣād ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus |
name of God affirmed by Sunni scholars
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name of God affirmed by many Shia scholars ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Al-Musawwir
NERFINISHED
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Al-Muṣawwir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic calligraphy
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Islamic spirituality ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| verbMeaning |
to fashion
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to form ⓘ to shape ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked in du‘a (supplication)
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recited in dhikr (remembrance) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.