Al-Hādī
The Guide
Root ه د ي (h-d-y). Lane gives the verb hadāhu as ‘he directed him, or guided him, to the way’. The word hudā means guidance, while ihtadā conveys the idea of being guided, referring to someone who receives guidance. Muhtadī means one who is rightly guided. The name occurs as la-hādi in 22:54, and as hādiyan in 25:31: ‘sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper’.
The root
ه د يh-d-y
Guidance. Lane gives hadāhu as 'he directed him, or guided him, to the way'.
- هُدًىhudāguidance
- اهْتَدَىihtadāwas guided
- مُهْتَدِيmuhtadīrightly guided
- هَدِيَّةhadiyyagift (27:35)
Pronunciation
الْهَادِي
al-HAA-dee
In the Qur'an
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا مِنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
25:31 · Sahih International