Al-Qādir – Al-Qadeer – Al-Muqtadir
The Able – The Most Capable – The Supreme Determiner
The Able is the One Who can do everything and nothing escapes His power or will in earth or heaven; and He determines everything.
Allah’s name ‘the Able’ occurs 12 times in the Qur’an. Some came in the singular form such as: {Say, “He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you.”} [Sūrat Al-An‘ām: 65] And some in plural form, like: {Indeed, We are able to show you what We warn them against.} [Sūrat Al-Mu’minūn: 95]
‘The Ever-Determiner’ has the same sense of the Able but it carries more praise for Allah Almighty.
This name occurs 45 times in the Qur’an. An example his includes: {And to each is a direction towards which he turns, so race with each other for the charitable [deeds]. Wherever you may be, Allah will come up with you altogether. Indeed, Allah is Most Capable of all things.} [Sūrat Al-Baqarah: 148]
As for the ‘Supreme Determiner’, it is a name that signifies excessive magnificence of the power of Allah Almighty. It occurs 4 times in the Qur’an, one of which is in the plural form: {Or We definitely show you what We promised them. So, surely We are Supreme Determiners over them.} [Sūrat Al-Zukhruf: 42] And it occurs three times in the singular form, like: {Indeed, the pious will be in Gardens and running streams, Where they will be honorably seated in the presence of a King, a Supreme Determiner.} [Sūrat Al-Qamar: 54-55]With regard to these noble names, I would say:
This knowledge would prevent a sane person from oppressing anyone no matter how strong he is and how weak the other person is.
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