الْمَجِيدُ
Al-Majid
The Most Glorious
What Al-Majid Means
Al-Majid is from the root m-j-d: glory, nobility and honour in their fullest, most expansive form. Allah is Al-Majid: His glory is perfect and complete, joined with boundless generosity and honour — nothing can add to it and nothing can take from it. When the angels brought Sarah the glad tidings of a son, they closed with this name: “The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house; indeed He is Hamid, Majid” (11:73). And in Surah Al-Buruj He is “Dhu al-Arsh, Al-Majid” — Lord of the Throne, the Most Glorious (85:15). Every Muslim repeats this name daily without realising: in the Durood Ibrahim of every prayer we say “innaka Hamidun Majid.” For the believer, this name lifts the eyes: the Lord you ask is not only powerful — He is glorious, noble and honourable in every dealing.
Al-Majid in the Quran
قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ رَحْمَتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَـٰتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيدٌ
“They said, “Do you marvel at Allah’s command? Allah’s mercy and His blessings have always been upon you, O people of the house. Surely, He is Praiseworthy, Glorious.””
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
“the Master of the Throne, the Glorious.”
What the Prophet ﷺ Taught Us
THE FOUNDATION OF THE 99 NAMES
“Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise.”
“Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila: Ka`b bin Ujrah met me and said, “Shall I not give you a present I got from the Prophet?” `Abdur- Rahman said, “Yes, give it to me.”
Calling Upon Allah by This Name
Allah Himself commands us to call upon Him by His beautiful names:
وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِىٓ أَسْمَـٰٓئِهِۦ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
“For Allah there are the most beautiful names. So, call Him by them, and leave those who deviate in (the matter of) His names. They shall be recompensed for what they have been doing.”
Allah commands us to call upon Him by His names (7:180), so call upon Him as Ya Majid — for example, in your own words: “Ya Majid, glorious and noble in every attribute, honour me with nearness to You and do not disgrace me on the Day I meet You.” The practical lesson hides in your daily prayer: when you recite the Durood Ibrahim and say “innaka Hamidun Majid” (Bukhari 3370), do not let it pass over the tongue only — pause, and let the heart mean it.
Quran translations: Mufti Taqi Usmani. Hadith texts and gradings: the DeenHub hadith library. Every reference on this page is from the Quran or from hadith graded Sahih or Hasan.