Al-Muqīt
The Sustainer, The Nourisher
Root ق و ت (q-w-t). Lane gives qāta as ‘he fed, nourished, or sustained’, specifically with food that is sufficient for sustaining the body. Lane explains muqīt as a giver of sustenance, and hence a keeper, guardian or protector. Related words include qūt, meaning food that sustains life, and aqwāt, sustenance or provisions, as mentioned in Qur'an 41:10. It occurs once in the Qur'an, indefinite, as muqītan: ‘And ever is Allah, over all things, a Keeper.’
The root
ق و تq-w-t
Nourishment. Lane gives qāta as 'he fed, nourished, or sustained' (with food sufficient to sustain the body), and explains muqīt as a giver of sustenance, and hence a keeper, guardian or protector.
- قُوتqūtfood that sustains life
- أَقْوَاتaqwātsustenance, provisions (41:10)
Pronunciation
الْمُقِيتُ
al-mu-QEET
In the Qur'an
مَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ مِنْهَا ۖ وَمَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ كِفْلٌ مِنْهَا ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقِيتًا
Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a reward therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a burden therefrom. And ever is Allah, over all things, a Keeper.
4:85 · Sahih International