Al-Wājid
The Finder, The Rich
Root و ج د (w-j-d). Lane gives wajadahu as ‘he found it’. Lisān al-ʿArab describes Al-Wājid, when said of Allah, as ‘the Rich who is never in need’, relating to wajada, which means to become free of want. The verb wajada, meaning ‘he found’, appears in Qur'an 93:7. The noun wujd, meaning means or wealth, is found in Qur'an 65:6. Al-Wājid is not used in the Qur'an as a name of Allah.
The root
و ج دw-j-d
Finding and having means. Lane gives wajadahu as 'he found it'; Lisān al-ʿArab explains al-Wājid among the names of Allah as 'the Rich who is never in need', from wajada meaning to become free of want.
- وَجَدَwajadaHe found (93:7)
- وُجْدwujdmeans, wealth (65:6)
Pronunciation
الْوَاجِدُ
al-WAA-jid