99 Names of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The Prophet ﷺ is called by many names and titles in the Quran and hadith. Most of them describe his qualities and his mission.

Quran 48:29 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Quran 61:6 Isa (Jesus) gave glad tidings of a messenger to come after him whose name is Ahmad.
Quran 33:45-46 O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner, a caller to Allah by His leave, and a light-giving lamp.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3532, Sahih Muslim 2354 I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am al-Mahi, through whom Allah erases disbelief; I am al-Hashir, at whose feet people will be gathered; and I am al-‘Aqib, after whom there is no prophet.
Sahih Muslim 2355 He ﷺ named himself Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Muqaffi, al-Hashir, the Prophet of Repentance and the Prophet of Mercy.

No.	Arabic	Name	Meaning
1	عَادِلٌ	‘Adil	The Just
2	عَالِمٌ	‘Alim	The Learned
3	عَبْدُ اللَّهِ	‘Abdullah	The servant of Allah
4	أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ	Abul-Qasim	Father of al-Qasim
5	أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ	Abut-Tahir	Father of at-Tahir
6	أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ	Abut-Tayyib	Father of at-Tayyib
7	أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ	Abu Ibrahim	Father of Ibrahim
8	عَفُوٌّ	‘Afuww	The Forgiving
9	أَحِيدُ	Ahid	He who turns people away from the Fire
10	أَحْمَدُ	Ahmad	The much praised
11	أَجِيرٌ	Ajir	He who is rewarded
12	عَلَمُ الْإِيمَانِ	‘Alam al-Iman	The banner of faith
13	عَلَمُ الْيَقِينِ	‘Alam al-Yaqin	The banner of certainty
14	عَلَمُ الْهُدَى	‘Alam al-Huda	The banner of guidance
15	عَلِيمٌ	‘Alim	The Knowledgeable
16	أَمِينٌ	Amin	The Trustworthy
17	النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ	An-Najm ath-Thaqib	The shining star
18	عَاقِبٌ	‘Aqib	The Last, after whom there is no prophet
19	عَرَبِيٌّ	‘Arabi	The Arab
20	أَوَّلُ	Awwal	The First
21	عَيْنُ الْغُرِّ	‘Ayn al-Ghurr	Chief of the radiant ones
22	عَيْنُ النَّعِيمِ	‘Ayn an-Na‘im	The spring of blessing
23	عَزِيزٌ	‘Aziz	The Honoured
24	بَالِغٌ	Baligh	He who reached the highest station
25	بَرٌّ	Barr	The Pious
26	بَشِيرٌ	Bashir	Bearer of good news
27	بَيَانٌ	Bayan	Clear speech
28	بُرْهَانٌ	Burhan	The Proof
29	بُشْرَى	Bushra	Good tidings
30	دَاعٍ	Da‘i	The caller to Allah
31	دَلِيلُ الْخَيْرَاتِ	Dalil al-Khayrat	The guide to good deeds
32	فَاتِحٌ	Fatih	The Opener, the Victor
33	فَاضِلٌ	Fadil	The Virtuous
34	فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ	Fasih al-Lisan	Eloquent of speech
35	فَتَّاحٌ	Fattah	The Opener
36	غَنِيٌّ	Ghani	The Self-sufficient
37	قَرِيبٌ	Qarib	The Near
38	غَوْثٌ	Ghawth	Help in need, who hears complaints
39	غَيْثٌ	Ghayth	Rain of mercy
40	غِيَاثٌ	Ghiyath	Full of help
41	هَادٍ	Hadi	The Guide
42	حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ	Habibullah	Beloved of Allah
43	حَبِيبٌ	Habib	The Beloved
44	حَفِيٌّ	Hafiyy	The very kind
45	حَافِظٌ	Hafiz	The Guardian
46	حَكِيمٌ	Hakim	The Wise
47	حَامِدٌ	Hamid	The one who praises
48	حَمِيدٌ	Hamid	The Praiseworthy
49	حَقٌّ	Haqq	The Truth
50	حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ	Harisun ‘Alaykum	Deeply concerned for the believers
51	هَاشِمٌ	Hashim	He who crushes evil
52	حَاشِرٌ	Hashir	The Gatherer
53	هَاشِمِيٌّ	Hashimi	Of Banu Hashim
54	هَدِيَّةُ اللَّهِ	Hadiyyatullah	Gift of Allah
55	حِجَازِيٌّ	Hijazi	Of the Hijaz
56	حِزْبُ اللَّهِ	Hizbullah	Of the party of Allah
57	هُدًى	Huda	Guidance
58	حُجَّةٌ	Hujjah	The Proof
59	إِكْلِيلٌ	Iklil	The Crown of the prophets
60	إِمَامٌ	Imam	The Leader
61	إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ	Imam al-Muttaqin	Leader of the pious
62	عِزُّ الْعَرَبِ	‘Izz al-‘Arab	Honour of the Arabs
63	جَامِعٌ	Jami‘	He who gathers all good
64	جَبَّارٌ	Jabbar	The mighty one who sets things right
65	جَوَادٌ	Jawad	The Generous
66	كَافٍ	Kafi	The Sufficient
67	كَامِلٌ	Kamil	The Perfect
68	كَاشِفُ الْكُرَبِ	Kashif al-Kurab	Remover of distress
69	كَفِيلٌ	Kafil	The Guarantor
70	كَلِيمُ اللَّهِ	Kalimullah	He to whom Allah spoke
71	كَرِيمٌ	Karim	The Noble
72	خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ	Khalil ar-Rahman	Friend of the Most Merciful
73	خَلِيلٌ	Khalil	The true friend
74	خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ	Khatam al-Anbiya’	Seal of the Prophets
75	خَاتَمُ الرُّسُلِ	Khatam ar-Rusul	Seal of the Messengers
76	خَطِيبُ الْأُمَمِ	Khatib al-Umam	Preacher to the nations
77	خَطِيبٌ	Khatib	The Preacher
78	خَاتَمٌ	Khatam	The Seal, the final one
79	مَاحٍ	Mahi	He who erases disbelief
80	مَدَنِيٌّ	Madani	Of Madinah
81	مَدْعُوٌّ	Mad‘uw	He who is called
82	مُهْدٍ	Muhdi	He who leads to guidance
83	مَهْدِيٌّ	Mahdi	He who is guided
84	مَهْدِيٌّ	Mahdi	The well guided
85	مَحْمُودٌ	Mahmud	The Praised
86	مَكِينٌ	Makin	Given a firm rank
87	مَكِينٌ	Makin	Firmly established with Allah
88	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْعِزِّ	Makhsus bil-‘Izz	Singled out for honour
89	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْمَجْدِ	Makhsus bil-Majd	Singled out for glory
90	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالشَّرَفِ	Makhsus bish-Sharaf	Singled out for nobility
91	مَعْلُومٌ	Ma‘lum	The Known
92	مَأْمُونٌ	Ma’mun	The Trusted
93	مَنْصُورٌ	Mansur	Helped to victory
94	مِعْرَاجٌ	Mi‘raj	He of the Ascension
95	مَشْهُودٌ	Mashhud	He who is witnessed
96	مَشْكُورٌ	Mashkur	He who is thanked
97	مَتِينٌ	Matin	The Firm
98	مَوْصُولٌ	Mawsul	Joined to Allah
99	مِفْتَاحٌ	Miftah	The Key

This is a traditional list of 99 names and titles. Many are descriptions taken from the Quran and hadith rather than names in the strict sense, and scholars count his names differently.

Last updated: Tuesday, 6 October 2026