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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divine attribute in Islam
ⓘ
Islamic theonym ⓘ Name of Allah ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Care for creation
ⓘ
Compassion of Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercy of Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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The Most Loving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Buruj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surah Hud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic devotional vocabulary ⓘ |
| quranReference |
Qur’an 11:90
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Qur’an 85:14 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Shia Muslims
NERFINISHED
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Sufi traditions ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslims in prayer ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dhikr (remembrance of God)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic supplications ⓘ |
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