Several hadiths, which vary according to different Shi'a sects of Islam, suggest that the 100th Name will be revealed by the Mahdi. The One Who Creates the Light of Belief in the Hearts of All the Believers The Propitious, The Benefactor, The Useful The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor The Withholder, The Shielder, the Defender The Eternal, The Eternally Besought of All, The Everlasting, The Uncaused Cause of All Being The Restorer, The Reinstater Who Brings Back All The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of All
The Despot, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, The Restorer/Improver of Affairs The Almighty, The Self Sufficient, The Most Honorable The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector The Guarantor, The Self Affirming, The Granter of Security, The Affirmer of Truth The Peace and Blessing, The Source of Peace and Safety, The Most Perfect The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect The Owner, The Sovereign, The True and Ultimate King
The Most Merciful, The Most Merciful in Actionsīeginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places Name frequently used in Surah 55, Ar-Rahman. The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Graciousīeginning of every chapter except one, and in numerous other places. īelow is a list of the 99 Names of God according to the tradition of Islam. Islamic theology makes a distinction between the attributes of God and the divine essence. The locus classicus for listing the divine names in the literature of qurʾānic commentary is, “Call upon God, or call upon The Merciful whichsoever you call upon, to Him belong the most beautiful names,” and also q 59:22-4, which includes a cluster of more than a dozen divine epithets. They are traditionally enumerated as 99 in number to which is added as the highest name ( al-ism al-ʾaʿẓam), the supreme name of God, Allāh. The Qur'an refers to the attributes of God as God's “most beautiful names” (Arabic: al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusnā) (see, ,, ). However, reciting the traditional names has developed into a ritual by some Muslims as an attempt to enumerate them, while most other Muslims believe that the "enumeration" is not just the act of recitation, but applying the attributes that the names suggest. Mahmoud Abdel-Razek, made an attempt of this kind and explained in detail why he differs in opinion with al-Waleed about enlisting some of the names. If it was only an attempt of a scholar, they are not necessarily the names proper, and other attempts may still be made.
While some Muslims believe that this list is mentioned by Muhammad himself, the specialist Muslim scholars argue strongly that the list was just compiled by a Muslim scholar as an addendum to the actual hadith (al-Waleed ibn Muslim). Over time it became custom to recite the list in its entirety. This caused people to search them out in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and a list was compiled. Of note is that this hadith does not say that there are only 99 names, but 99 names that are better than the others. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise. Verily, there are ninety-nine names of God, one hundred minus one.