Al-‘Adl
The Utterly Just
الأسماء الحسنى
Name 30 of 99
الْعَدْلُ Al-‘Adl
The Utterly Just
A related ayah
The name itself is not in the Qur'an in this form. This ayah uses a word from the same root to describe Allah.
۞إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآيِٕ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَيَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡيِۚ يَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded
Surah An-Nahl, 16:90 · English: Saheeh International
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