Dhū al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām (ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ): Possessor of Majesty and Honour

Root ج ل ل (j-l-l). Jalāl, meaning majesty, is glossed by Lisān al-ʿArab as Allah's greatness, with jalāl said only of Allah. Ikrām, linked to the root k-r-m, means honouring and generosity. According to Lane, karuma means something highly esteemed, excellent, or precious. The adjective karīm is used for someone generous or noble. The name Dhū al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām joins two roots, j-l-l and k-r-m, and appears in the Qur'an: ‘Owner of Majesty and Honor’ (55:27).

The root

ج ل لj-l-l

Majesty and honour. Lisān al-ʿArab glosses jalāl Allāh as His greatness and says jalāl is said only of Allah. Ikrām is from k-r-m, honour and generosity (Lane: karuma, 'it was highly esteemed, excellent, precious').

جَلَالjalālmajesty
إِكْرَامikrāmhonouring, generosity
كَرِيمkarīmgenerous, noble

Pronunciation

ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

dhul-ja-LAA-li wal-ik-RAAM

In the Qur'an

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

55:27 · Sahih International

The 99 Names of Allah

Dhū al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām

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