Al-Maajid
Al-Maajid is the Illustrious — abundant in glory, honour and generosity together.
Name 65 of 99
الْمَاجِدُ
Al-Maajid
The Illustrious
- In Arabic
- الْمَاجِدُ
- Transliteration
- Al-Maajid
- Position in the list
- Name 65 of 99
Al-Maajid — The Illustrious
What the name means
Al-Maajid and Al-Majid share a root and differ in form; scholars read this one as broader in extent, the majesty spread over creation rather than considered in itself.
Neither this form nor its meaning is disputed, but the name is not in the Quran as a noun — it reaches the list through at-Tirmidhi, where several lists give only one of the pair.
Where Al-Maajid comes from
Al-Maajid does not appear in the Quran as a standalone name. It reaches the famous list of ninety-nine through the narration of at-Tirmidhi, and its meaning is established by the Quran in other words — through verbs and related forms rather than the name itself. Scholars accepted such names on that basis; this page marks the distinction rather than hiding it.
How reliable is the list of ninety-nine?
That Allah has ninety-nine names is established in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, and both are agreed upon. The specific enumeration — this list of ninety-nine — comes from a narration in Jami' at-Tirmidhi that at-Tirmidhi himself called gharib, and which many hadith scholars grade weak; several held that a narrator compiled the names by searching the Quran and Sunnah. Classical scholars including al-Khattabi, Ibn Hazm, al-Qurtubi and al-Ghazali compiled lists of their own that differ from it. None of this touches the names themselves, every one of which is established elsewhere; it means the count of exactly these ninety-nine is a scholarly arrangement rather than a revealed roster, and Allah's names are not limited to them.
Questions about Al-Maajid
Al-Maajid (الْمَاجِدُ) means "The Illustrious". Like every one of the ninety-nine names, it describes an attribute of Allah rather than serving as a label — the names are how the Quran teaches who Allah is.
Not as a standalone name. Al-Maajid reaches the list of ninety-nine through at-Tirmidhi's narration, while its meaning is established in the Quran through verbs and related forms. This page says so plainly rather than attaching a verse that does not contain it.
Address Allah with "Ya" before the name — "Ya Maajid" — and ask for what that attribute gives. The Quran instructs it directly: "To Allah belong the most beautiful names, so call upon Him by them" (7:180).
It is number 65 in the well-known list. The order comes from the narration of at-Tirmidhi and is a scholarly arrangement, so numbering can differ slightly between printed lists — the names themselves do not.