Al-Qadeer
The All-Powerful
Prophetic Traditions
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“Indeed, Allah is over all things Qadeer (All-Powerful).”
This phrase is repeated extensively throughout the Quran as a constant reminder that nothing is beyond Allah's power.
Scholarly Insights
Al-Qadeer is the One whose power is perfect and complete. By His power He brought everything into existence, by it He arranges all affairs, by it He fashioned and perfected creation. The One who, when He wills a thing, merely says 'Be!' and it is.
Supplications
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ
Allahumma innaka taqdiru wa la aqdiru wa ta'lamu wa la a'lamu wa anta 'allamul-ghuyoob
“O Allah, You have power and I have no power, You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen.”
Living With This Name
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Never say 'impossible' — Al-Qadeer has power over all things.
- 2
Ask Al-Qadeer for what you need, no matter how difficult it seems — He gave a child to the barren and made fire cool.
- 3
Reflect on creation as a sign of His limitless power — every leaf, star, and heartbeat is by His Qudrah.
- 4
When making dua, have certainty that Al-Qadeer can answer — doubting His power limits your own supplication.