Names of Allah
Name #19 of 99

ٱلْقَابِضُ

Al-Qabid

The Withholder

Quranic Reference: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:245

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The one who takes the provisions and souls, the one who gives provisions freely and gives [life to] the hearts - all of this in compliance to His wisdom and mercy.

Who will lend to Allah a goodly loan so that He may multiply it for him many times? And it is Allah who takes and increases [your provisions] and unto Him you shall return.

[al-Baqarah (2): 245]

And they made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. On the Day of Resurrection His Hand will grasp the whole of the earth and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified be He, High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him!

[az-Zumar (39): 67]

From “Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah” — Shaykh as-Sa’di (d.1376H)

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