What Al-Qayyum means
Al-Qayyum means the Self-Sustaining, who needs nothing and holds up everything else. The heavens, the earth and every creature depend on Him at every moment. He takes care of every soul and what it does. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him (2:255).
- Arabic
- الْقَيُّومُ
- Root
- ق و م: standing, upholding
- Meaning
- The Self-Sustaining
In the Qur'an
This name is mentioned in the Qur'an.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًۭا
Living by this name
Ask Allah to set all your affairs right, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught: 'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullahu, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn', set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye (an-Nasa'i, al-Hakim).