الصَّمَد
As-Samad
The Perfect Lord & Master Upon Whom All of the Creation Depends
What does As-Samad mean?
As-Samad (الصَّمَد) means “The Perfect Lord & Master Upon Whom All of the Creation Depends.” It is Name 68 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 As-Samad
The meaning of the name is The Perfect Lord & Master Upon Whom All of the Creation Depends.
How to pronounce As-Samad
The English transliteration is As-Samad. Use the audio control in the name card above to hear الصَّمَد pronounced in Arabic before repeating it.
About the name As-Samad
Al-Samad is an Attribute of Allah whose linguistic meanings include the following: the ultimate goal, the obeyed Master without Whose command nothing can happen, the Support of those who need to be supported, the One to Whom all matters are referred, the One to Whom all issues are rendered and regarding which nobody else decides, the One to Whom pleas are directed. A-Samad is approached to grant the pleas and is pleaded to make wishes come true. He is the Master sought during the time of need. Arabs describe a household as Samad if people go there in the hope of fulfilling their worldly needs.
As-Samad in the Quran
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺. Al-Ikhlaas : 2