What Al-Qahhar means
Al-Qahhar means the All-Prevailing, who has full power over all creation. Everything submits to Him: time, death and every powerful person. No tyrant can escape Him, and no one can stop what He decides. This name comforts the oppressed, because Allah is above every oppressor.
- Arabic
- الْقَهَّارُ
- Root
- ق ه ر: overpowering
- Meaning
- The All-Prevailing
In the Qur'an
This name is mentioned in the Qur'an.
يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌۭ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ
Living by this name
Do not fear any human more than you fear Allah, and never oppress the weak. Pray: Ya Qahhar, protect me from the harm of my enemies and from the evil of my own self.