الحَمِيد
Al-Hameed
The Praiseworthy
What does Al-Hameed mean?
Al-Hameed (الحَمِيد) means “The Praiseworthy.” It is Name 56 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-Hameed
The meaning of the name is The Praiseworthy.
How to pronounce Al-Hameed
The English transliteration is Al-Hameed. Use the audio control in the name card above to hear الحَمِيد pronounced in Arabic before repeating it.
About the name Al-Hameed
Allah is al-Hameed due to praising His own Self since time immemorial, and also due to His servants praising Him. His qualities, such as His being Glorified and Exalted, are due to the fact that those who mention His Attribute glorify and exalt it. Hamd in this context means enumerating or the attempt to enumerate the qualities of perfection conceived by those who praise Him. Al-Hameed grants you success and compliments you for it; He wipes out your sins and does not embarrass you by exposing them. He is Praised due to His merits.
Al-Hameed in the Quran
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنْتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ O mankind! You are the ones who stand in need of Allah, and Allah—He is the All-sufficient, the All-laudable. Faatir : 15