Al-Mumit
Al-Mumit is the Bringer of Death — the One who decrees death for every soul at its appointed time.
Name 61 of 99
الْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumit
The Bringer of Death
- In Arabic
- الْمُمِيتُ
- Transliteration
- Al-Mumit
- Position in the list
- Name 61 of 99
Al-Mumit — The Bringer of Death
What the name means
Imatah is to cause death. The Quran frames it as decree rather than accident: no soul dies except by Allah's permission, at a term appointed and written.
The definite name is not in the Quran; it enters the ninety-nine through at-Tirmidhi, always paired with al-Muhyi, since giving and taking life are one authority.
Living by this name
The pairing removes fear's usual grip. If the term is fixed, caution does not extend it and courage does not shorten it.
Its response is preparation rather than dread — the Prophet ﷺ called death the destroyer of pleasures and told us to remember it often. See also Al-Muhyi and Al-Warith.
Where Al-Mumit comes from
Al-Mumit 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-Mumit
Al-Mumit (الْمُمِيتُ) means "The Bringer of Death". 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-Mumit 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 Mumit" — 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 61 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.