Al-Malik

Posted on 05/20/2012 by marina

AL-MALIK المالك
“The Possessor, lord, ruler.” One of the ninety-nine names or attributes of God. It frequently occurs in the Qur’an, e.g. in the first Surah, “Ruler of the Day of Judgment.”

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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