ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
One of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah
Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram
The Possessor of Majesty and Honour
All goodness, perfection, honour and grandeur belong to Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram, and He gives generosity and honour. The Name closes Surah ar-Rahman (55:78), and the Prophet ﷺ said it after every prayer: Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour. The Name is mentioned twice in the Quran.
Key verse
﴿تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ﴾Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour.
The scholar's text
The One who holds all kinds of goodness, perfection, honour and grandeur, the One who gives generosity and honour.
(تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ) الرحمن 55: 78
(Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour.) Ar-Rahman 55:78
It is mentioned 2 times in the Holy Quran
الذي له كل أنواع الخير والكمال والإكرام والعظمة، والذي يعطي الجود والإكرام.
(تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ) الرحمن 55: 78
ورد في القرآن الكريم مرتين.
Everything Perishes but Him
﴿وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ﴾Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.
The Name first comes in the middle of Surah ar-Rahman, after a sentence on everything else: every being on earth is bound to perish (55:26). Al-Sa'di counts them, humans, jinn, animals and all creatures. Then 55:27: only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain. He explains the two halves. Majesty is greatness, pride and glory, for which He is exalted and revered; honour is His wide favour and generosity, by which He honours those close to Him, while they honour, love and turn to Him. Al-Baghawi adds that He honours His prophets with His kindness alongside His majesty.
Arabic: ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والإكرام
يأتي الاسم أولا في وسط سورة الرحمن بعد قوله: ﴿كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ﴾، قال السعدي: «أي: كل من على الأرض، من إنس وجن، ودواب، وسائر المخلوقات، يفنى ويموت ويبيد». ثم: ﴿وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ﴾، قال السعدي: «أي: ذو العظمة والكبرياء والمجد، الذي يعظم ويبجل ويجل لأجله، والإكرام الذي هو سعة الفضل والجود، والداعي لأن يكرم أولياءه وخواص خلقه بأنواع الإكرام، الذي يكرمه أولياؤه ويجلونه، [ويعظمونه] ويحبونه، وينيبون إليه ويعبدونه». وقال البغوي في الإكرام: «مكرم أنبيائه وأوليائه بلطفه مع جلاله وعظمته».
Revered, Not Disobeyed
The surah ends on the Name: blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour (55:78). Ibn Kathir turns it into four duties. He deserves to be revered and not disobeyed, honoured and worshipped, thanked and not denied, remembered and not forgotten. Al-Sa'di explains the blessing in the verse: His good is great and abundant, His majesty dazzling, His glory complete, and He honours those close to Him.
Arabic: أهل أن يجل فلا يعصى
تختم السورة بالاسم: ﴿تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ﴾، قال ابن كثير: «أي: هو أهل أن يجل فلا يعصى، وأن يكرم فيعبد، ويشكر فلا يكفر، وأن يذكر فلا ينسى». وقال السعدي: «أي: تعاظم وكثر خيره، الذي له الجلال الباهر، والمجد الكامل، والإكرام لأوليائه».
Hold Fast to O Possessor of Majesty and Honour
The Prophet ﷺ told his community to keep calling on Allah by this Name: “Be constant with: ‘O Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Yā Dhal-Jalāli wal-Ikrām).” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3525, graded sahih by al-Albani). At-Tirmidhi himself judged that chain unusual and not well preserved, and named a chain from al-Hasan as more correct. The command is to stay with the Name, to call on Allah by it again and again.
Arabic: ألظوا بيا ذا الجلال والإكرام
أمر النبي ﷺ أمته بملازمة الدعاء بهذا الاسم: «أَلِظُّوا بِيَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ» (جامع الترمذي 3525، صححه الألباني). وقال الترمذي في هذا الإسناد: «هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَلَيْسَ بِمَحْفُوظٍ»، ورجح رواية الحسن مرسلة. والأمر ملازمة الاسم وتكرار الدعاء به.
Honouring Others Is Part of Revering Him
The Name joins majesty to honour, and a hadith Ibn Kathir cites on 55:78 joins them in conduct: “Glorifying Allah involves showing honour to a grey-haired Muslim and to one who can expound the Qur'an, but not to one who acts extravagantly regarding it, or turns away from it, and showing honour to a just ruler” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4843, graded hasan sahih by al-Albani). To honour an old Muslim, a balanced bearer of the Quran and a just ruler is counted as revering Allah.
Arabic: إن من إجلال الله
يجمع الاسم الجلال والإكرام، وفي حديث ذكره ابن كثير عند آية الرحمن يجتمعان في السلوك: «إِنَّ مِنْ إِجْلاَلِ اللَّهِ إِكْرَامَ ذِي الشَّيْبَةِ الْمُسْلِمِ وَحَامِلِ الْقُرْآنِ غَيْرِ الْغَالِي فِيهِ وَالْجَافِي عَنْهُ وَإِكْرَامَ ذِي السُّلْطَانِ الْمُقْسِطِ» (سنن أبي داود 4843، قال الألباني: حسن صحيح). فإكرام المسلم الشيخ وحامل القرآن المعتدل والسلطان العادل من إجلال الله.
From the Sunnah
Be constant with: ‘O Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Yā Dhal-Jalāli wal-Ikrām).
أَلِظُّوا بِيَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ
A du'a with this Name
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ
O Allah! Thou art Peace, and peace comes from Thee; Blessed art Thou, O Possessor of Glory and Honour
Sahih Muslim 591: what the Prophet ﷺ said after every prayer, once he had asked forgiveness three times
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Questions about Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram
What does Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram mean?
Every kind of goodness, perfection, honour and grandeur belongs to Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram, and He gives generosity and honour.
Where is it in the Quran?
Zul-Jalaali-wal-Ikram is mentioned twice in the Quran. Its verse is 55:78, the last verse of Surah ar-Rahman.
When did the Prophet ﷺ say this Name?
After every prayer, once he had asked forgiveness three times: “O Allah! Thou art Peace, and peace comes from Thee; Blessed art Thou, O Possessor of Glory and Honour” (Sahih Muslim 591).
What do majesty and honour mean here?
Majesty is His greatness and glory, for which He is revered; honour is His generosity toward those close to Him, al-Sa'di says on 55:27.