Al-Karīm
The Most Generous
Root ك ر م (k-r-m). Lane gives karuma as ‘it was, or became, highly esteemed or prized; excellent, precious’. In Lisān al-ʿArab, al-Karīm means one abundant in good, the generous Giver whose giving never runs out. Ikrām refers to honouring in Qur'an 55:27. Akram is Most Generous in Qur'an 96:3. Karramnā means we have honoured, as seen in Qur'an 17:70. Of Allah, 82:6: ‘O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous’.
The root
ك ر مk-r-m
Nobility and generosity. Lane gives karuma as 'it was, or became, highly esteemed or prized; excellent, precious'. Lisān al-ʿArab explains al-Karīm as the One abundant in good, the generous Giver whose giving never runs out.
- إِكْرَامikrāmhonouring (55:27)
- أَكْرَمakramMost Generous (96:3)
- كَرَّمْنَاkarramnāWe have honoured (17:70)
Pronunciation
الْكَرِيمُ
al-ka-REEM
In the Qur'an
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
82:6 · Sahih International