Al-‘Aliyy (The Most High)
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Al-‘Aliyy (The Most High) is one of the divine names of God in Islam, signifying His absolute transcendence, exaltedness, and supremacy over all creation.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-‘Aliyy | 0 |
| al‑ʿAliyy (The Most High) | 1 |
| سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Attribute of God in Islam
ⓘ
Name of God in Islam ⓘ |
| affirmedBy |
Shi‘a theology
ⓘ
Sunni theology ⓘ classical Islamic creed texts ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
God’s absolute authority
ⓘ
God’s being above His creation ⓘ God’s perfection ⓘ |
| category | Asma’ Allah al-Husna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | any notion of deficiency in God ⓘ |
| denotes |
God’s absolute greatness
ⓘ
God’s exaltedness ⓘ God’s loftiness above all imperfections ⓘ God’s supremacy over all creation ⓘ God’s transcendence ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | intensive form (fa‘īl pattern) of the root ʿ-L-W ⓘ |
| implies |
God is higher than His creation in essence
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God is higher than His creation in power ⓘ God is higher than His creation in status ⓘ no one shares God’s rank ⓘ |
| inspires |
humility in worshippers
ⓘ
recognition of human lowliness before God ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| meaning |
The Exalted
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Most Exalted NERFINISHED ⓘ The Most High NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supremely High ⓘ |
| numberInAsmaAlHusna | one of the 99 Names of Allah GENERATED ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
Al-Hakim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al-Kabir NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-‘Azim NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-‘Azim in Ayat al-Kursi ⓘ |
| recitedIn | Islamic prayers and supplications ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
tanzih (declaring God free from imperfection)
ⓘ
‘uluww (highness, elevation) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| root | ʿ-L-W (ع ل و) ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
emphasizes divine transcendence (tanzih)
ⓘ
negates anthropomorphic limitation of God ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Al-Ali
NERFINISHED
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Al-‘Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
invocation of God in supplication
ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al‑ʿAliyy (The Most High)
subject surface form:
Al-Ma‘ārij