الأوَّل
Al-Awwal
The First
What does Al-Awwal mean?
Al-Awwal (الأوَّل) means “The First.” It is Name 73 in this collection of the 99 Names of Allah. The sections below explain the meaning, provide the available Quranic evidence and let you hear the Arabic pronunciation.
Meaning of Al-Awwal
The meaning of the name is The First.
How to pronounce Al-Awwal
The English transliteration is Al-Awwal. Use the audio control in the name card above to hear الأوَّل pronounced in Arabic before repeating it.
About the name Al-Awwal
The Attribute "al-Awwal" means: the One upon Whom all others rely, the One Who advances all others. Applied to the Almighty, it means: He was never preceded in existence by anyone at all; He does not need anyone else at all; He is Independent of everything and everyone.
Al-Awwal in the Quran
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of all things. Al-Hadid : 3 نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ We have ordained death among you, and We are not to be outmaneuvered Al-Waaqia : 60