Al-Muqtadir
The All-Powerful, The Omnipotent
Root ق د ر (q-d-r). According to Lane, the root q-d-r refers to measure and power, with qadara meaning determining the measure of a thing, and qadara ʿalā indicating ability. Muqtadir is form VIII of this root. The term qādir means able, as seen in Qur'an 6:65. Qadīr means All-Capable, while qadar is used for decree, mentioned in Qur'an 54:49. Muqtadir occurs indefinite in Qur'an 18:45, 54:42 and 54:55. ‘And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability’ (18:45).
The root
ق د رq-d-r
Measure and power. Lane connects qadara with taqdīr, determining the measure of a thing; qadara ʿalā is to be able. Muqtadir is form VIII of the same root.
- قَادِرqādirable (6:65)
- قَدِيرqadīrAll-Capable
- قَدَرqadardecree (54:49)
Pronunciation
الْمُقْتَدِرُ
al-MUQ-ta-dir
In the Qur'an
وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ الرِّيَاحُ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقْتَدِرًا
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.
18:45 · Sahih International