Names of Prophet Muhammad

List of Names and Titles

Below is a list of the 201 names and titles of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ according to the collection of Imam al-Jazuli. Although the list is numbered to 202, the names Ra’uf and Rahim, numbered 187 and 188 respectively, are counted as a single name by Imam al-Jazuli because they occur together without a conjunction in the Qur’an.

	Arabic	Name	Meaning
1	مُحَمَّدٌ	Muḥammad	Oft-Praised
2	أَحْمَدٌ	Aḥmad	Most Praising
3	حَامِدٌ	Ḥāmid	Praiser
4	مَحْمُودٌ	Maḥmūd	Praised One
5	أَحِيدُ	Aḥīd	Repeller
6	وَحِيدٌ	Waḥīd	Unique One
7	مَاحٍ	Māḥī	Effacer
8	حَاشِرٌ	Ḥāshir	Gatherer
9	عَاقِبٌ	ʿĀqib	Last in Succession
10	طَهَ	Ṭāhā	Taha
11	يَسٓ	Yāsīn	Yasin
12	طَاهِرٌ	Ṭāhir	Pure One
13	مُطَهَّرٌ	Muṭahhar	Purified One
14	طَيِّبٌ	Ṭayyib	Good and Pure
15	سَيِّدٌ	Sayyid	Patron
16	رَسُولٌ	Rasūl	Messenger
17	نَبِيٌّ	Nabiyy	Prophet
18	رَسُولُ الرَّحْمَةِ	Rasūlu r-Raḥmah	Messenger of Mercy
19	قَيِّمٌ	Qayyim	Upright One
20	جَامِعٌ	Jāmiʿ	Embodier of all Virtues
21	مُقْتَفٍ	Muqtafī	Successor to the Past Prophets
22	مُقَفٍّ	Muqaffī	Last in Succession
23	رَسُولُ الْمَلَاحِمِ	Rasūlu l-Malāḥim	Messenger of the Great Battles
24	رَسُولُ الرَّاحَةِ	Rasūlu r-Rāḥah	Messenger of Comfort
25	كَامِلٌ	Kāmil	Perfect One
26	إِكْلِيلٌ	Iklīl	Crown
27	مُدَّثِّرٌ	Muddaththir	Enwrapped in His Mantle
28	مُزَّمِّلٌ	Muzzammil	Enwrapped in His Cloak
29	عَبْدُ اللَّهِ	ʿAbdu Llāh	Slave of Allah
30	حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ	Ḥabību Llāh	Beloved of Allah
31	صَفِيُّ اللَّهِ	Ṣafiyyu Llāh	Chosen One of Allah
32	نَجِيُّ اللَّهِ	Najiyyu Llāh	Intimate Confidant of Allah
33	كَلِيمُ اللَّهِ	Kalīmu Llāh	One to Whom Allah Spoke
34	خَاتِمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ	Khātimu l-Anbiyā’	Seal of the Prophets
35	خَاتِمُ الرُّسُلِ	Khātimu r-Rusul	Seal of the Messengers
36	مُحْيٍ	Muḥyī	Reviver
37	مُنْجٍ	Munjī	Deliverer
38	مُذَكِّرٌ	Mudhakkir	One Who Reminds
39	نَاصِرٌ	Nāṣir	Bringer of Victory
40	مَنْصُورٌ	Manṣūr	One Granted Victory
41	نَبِيُّ الرَّحْمَةِ	Nabiyyu r-Raḥmah	Prophet of Mercy
42	نَبِيُّ التَّوْبَةِ	Nabiyyu t-Tawbah	Prophet of Repentance
43	حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ	Ḥarīṣun ʿAlaykum	Deeply Concerned for You
44	مَعْلُومٌ	Maʿlūm	Known One
45	شَهِيرٌ	Shahīr	Renowned One
46	شَاهِدٌ	Shāhid	Testifier
47	شَهِيدٌ	Shahīd	Witness
48	مَشْهُودٌ	Mashhūd	One Who Is Witnessed
49	بَشِيرٌ	Bashīr	Bearer of Glad Tidings
50	مُبَشِّرٌ	Mubashshir	Bringer of Good News
51	نَذِيرٌ	Nadhīr	Warner
52	مُنْذِرٌ	Mundhir	Admonisher
53	نُورٌ	Nūr	Light
54	سِرَاجٌ	Sirāj	Lamp
55	مِصْبَاحٌ	Miṣbāḥ	Lantern
56	هُدَىً	Hudā	Guidance
57	مَهْدِيٌّ	Mahdiyy	Guided One
58	مُنِيرٌ	Munīr	Giver of Light
59	دَاعٍ	Dāʿī	Caller
60	مَدْعُوٌّ	Madʿuww	One Who Is Called
61	مُجِيبٌ	Mujīb	One Who Responds
62	مُجَابٌ	Mujāb	One Whose Prayer Is Answered
63	حَفِيٌّ	Ḥafiyy	Welcoming
64	عَفُوٌّ	ʿAfuww	Pardoning One
65	وَلِيٌّ	Waliyy	Close Friend of Allah
66	حَقٌّ	Ḥaqq	Truth
67	قَوِيٌّ	Qawiyy	Mighty One
68	أَمِينٌ	Amīn	Trustworthy One
69	مَأْمُونٌ	Ma’mūn	Trusted One
70	كَرِيمٌ	Karīm	Noble One
71	مُكَرَّمٌ	Mukarram	Honoured One
72	مَكِينٌ	Makīn	Firmly Established
73	مَتِينٌ	Matīn	Firm One
74	مُبِينٌ	Mubīn	One Who Makes Clear
75	مُؤَمِّلٌ	Mu’ammil	Hopeful One
76	وَصُولٌ	Waṣūl	One Who Maintains Ties
77	ذُو قُوَّةٍ	Dhū Quwwah	Possessor of Might
78	ذُو حُرْمَةٍ	Dhū Ḥurmah	Possessor of Sanctity
79	ذُو مَكَانَةٍ	Dhū Makānah	Possessor of a Mighty Station
80	ذُو عِزٍّ	Dhū ʿIzz	Possessor of Honour
81	ذُو فَضْلٍ	Dhū Faḍl	Possessor of Excellence
82	مُطَاعٌ	Muṭāʿ	Obeyed One
83	مُطِيعٌ	Muṭīʿ	Obedient One
84	قَدَمُ صِدْقٍ	Qadamu Ṣidq	Honourable Precedence
85	رَحْمَةٌ	Raḥmah	Mercy
86	بُشْرَى	Bushrā	Glad Tidings
87	غَوْثٌ	Ghawth	Aid
88	غَيْثٌ	Ghayth	Relief
89	غِيَاثٌ	Ghiyāth	Succour
90	نِعْمَةُ اللَّهِ	Niʿmatu Llāh	Blessing of Allah
91	هَدِيَّةُ اللَّهِ	Hadiyyatu Llāh	Gift of Allah
92	عُرْوَةٌ وُثْقَى	ʿUrwatun Wuthqā	Firmest Handhold
93	صِرَاطُ اللَّهِ	Ṣirāṭu Llāh	Path of Allah
94	صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ	Ṣirāṭun Mustaqīm	Straight Path
95	ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ	Dhikru Llāh	Remembrance of Allah
96	سَيْفُ اللَّهِ	Sayfu Llāh	Sword of Allah
97	حِزْبُ اللَّهِ	Ḥizbu Llāh	Party of Allah
98	النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ	An-Najmu th-Thāqib	Piercing Star
99	مُصْطَفَى	Muṣṭafā	Chosen One
100	مُجْتَبَى	Mujtabā	Selected One
101	مُنْتَقَى	Muntaqā	Elect
102	أُمِّيٌّ	Ummiyy	Primordial
103	مُخْتَارٌ	Mukhtār	Preferred One
104	أَجِيرٌ	Ajīr	Protector
105	جَبَّارٌ	Jabbār	Rectifier
106	أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ	Abū l-Qāsim	Father of al-Qasim
107	أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ	Abū ṭ-Ṭāhir	Father of al-Tahir
108	أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ	Abū ṭ-Ṭayyib	Father of al-Tayyib
109	أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ	Abū Ibrāhīm	Father of Ibrahim
110	مُشَفَّعٌ	Mushaffaʿ	One Whose Intercession Is Accepted
111	شَفِيعٌ	Shafīʿ	Intercessor
112	صَالِحٌ	Ṣāliḥ	Righteous One
113	مُصْلِحٌ	Muṣliḥ	Reformer
114	مُهَيْمِنٌ	Muhaymin	Guardian
115	صَادِقٌ	Ṣādiq	Truthful One
116	مُصَدَّقٌ	Muṣaddaq	One Whose Truthfulness Is Confirmed
117	صِدْقٌ	Ṣidq	Truthfulness
118	سَيِّدُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ	Sayyidu l-Mursalīn	Master of the Messengers
119	إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ	Imāmu l-Muttaqīn	Leader of the God-fearing
120	قَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ	Qā’idu l-Ghurri l-Muḥajjalīn	Leader of the Radiant, Brightly-marked Ones
121	خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ	Khalīlu r-Raḥmān	Intimate Friend of the Most Merciful
122	بَرٌّ	Barr	Dutiful One
123	مَبَرٌّ	Mabarr	Beneficent One
124	وَجِيهٌ	Wajīh	Eminent One
125	نَصِيحٌ	Naṣīḥ	Sincere Well-Wisher
126	نَاصِحٌ	Nāṣiḥ	Sincere Advisor
127	وَكِيلٌ	Wakīl	Trustee
128	مُتَوَكِّلٌ	Mutawakkil	One Who Relies upon Allah
129	كَفِيلٌ	Kafīl	Guarantor
130	شَفِيقٌ	Shafīq	Compassionate One
131	مُقِيمُ السُّنَّةِ	Muqīmu s-Sunnah	Upholder of the Sunnah
132	مُقَدَّسٌ	Muqaddas	Sanctified One
133	رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ	Rūḥu l-Qudus	Spirit of Holiness
134	رُوحُ الْحَقِّ	Rūḥu l-Ḥaqq	Spirit of Truth
135	رُوحُ الْقِسْطِ	Rūḥu l-Qisṭ	Spirit of Justice
136	كَافٍ	Kāfī	One Who Suffices
137	مُكْتَفٍ	Muktafī	Contented One
138	بَالِغٌ	Bāligh	One Who Attains
139	مُبَلِّغٌ	Muballigh	Conveyor
140	شَافٍ	Shāfī	Healer
141	وَاصِلٌ	Wāṣil	One Who Reaches
142	مَوْصُولٌ	Mawṣūl	Connected One
143	سَابِقٌ	Sābiq	Forerunner
144	سَائِقٌ	Sā’iq	One Who Leads Forward
145	هَادٍ	Hādī	Guide
146	مُهْدٍ	Muhdī	One Who Guides
147	مُقَدَّمٌ	Muqaddam	Foremost One
148	عَزِيزٌ	ʿAzīz	Mighty One
149	فَاضِلٌ	Fāḍil	Outstanding One
150	مُفَضَّلٌ	Mufaḍḍal	Favoured One
151	فَاتِحٌ	Fātiḥ	Opener
152	مِفْتَاحٌ	Miftāḥ	Key
153	مِفْتَاحُ الرَّحْمَةِ	Miftāḥu r-Raḥmah	Key to Mercy
154	مِفْتَاحُ الْجَنَّةِ	Miftāḥu l-Jannah	Key to Paradise
155	عَلَمُ الْإِيمَانِ	ʿAlamu l-Īmān	Sign of Faith
156	عَلَمُ الْيَقِينِ	ʿAlamu l-Yaqīn	Sign of Certainty
157	دَلِيلُ الْخَيْرَاتِ	Dalīlu l-Khayrāt	Guide to Goodness
158	مُصَحِّحُ الْحَسَنَاتِ	Muṣaḥḥiḥu l-Ḥasanāt	Perfecter of Good Deeds
159	مُقِيلُ الْعَثَرَاتِ	Muqīlu l-ʿAtharāt	Pardoner of Errors
160	صَفُوحٌ عَنِ الزَّلَّاتِ	Ṣafūḥun ʿani z-Zallāt	One Who Pardons Lapses
161	صَاحِبُ الشَّفَاعَةِ	Ṣāḥibu sh-Shafāʿah	Possessor of Intercession
162	صَاحِبُ الْمَقَامِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Maqām	Possessor of the Lofty Station
163	صَاحِبُ الْقَدَمِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Qadam	Possessor of Precedence
164	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْعِزِّ	Makhṣūṣun bi-l-ʿIzz	One Singled out for Honour
165	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْمَجْدِ	Makhṣūṣun bi-l-Majd	One Distinguished by Splendour
166	مَخْصُوصٌ بِالشَّرَفِ	Makhṣūṣun bi-sh-Sharaf	One Distinguished by Nobility
167	صَاحِبُ الْوَسِيلَةِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Wasīlah	Possessor of the Wasilah
168	صَاحِبُ السَّيْفِ	Ṣāḥibu s-Sayf	Possessor of the Sword
169	صَاحِبُ الْفَضِيلَةِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Faḍīlah	Possessor of Virtue
170	صَاحِبُ الْإِزَارِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Izār	Wearer of the Waist-Wrap
171	صَاحِبُ الْحُجَّةِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Ḥujjah	Possessor of the Proof
172	صَاحِبُ السُّلْطَانِ	Ṣāḥibu s-Sulṭān	Possessor of Authority
173	صَاحِبُ الرِّدَاءِ	Ṣāḥibu r-Ridā’	Wearer of the Mantle
174	صَاحِبُ الدَّرَجَةِ الرَّفِيعَةِ	Ṣāḥibu d-Darajati r-Rafīʿah	Possessor of the Exalted Rank
175	صَاحِبُ التَّاجِ	Ṣāḥibu t-Tāj	Wearer of the Crown
176	صَاحِبُ الْمِغْفَرِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Mighfar	Wearer of the Helmet
177	صَاحِبُ اللِّوَاءِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Liwā’	Possessor of the Banner
178	صَاحِبُ الْمِعْرَاجِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Miʿrāj	Possessor of the Ascension
179	صَاحِبُ الْقَضِيبِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Qaḍīb	Possessor of the Staff
180	صَاحِبُ الْبُرَاقِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Burāq	Rider of the Buraq
181	صَاحِبُ الْخَاتَمِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Khātam	Possessor of the Seal of Prophethood
182	صَاحِبُ الْعَلَامَةِ	Ṣāḥibu l-ʿAlāmah	Possessor of the Mark
183	صَاحِبُ الْبُرْهَانِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Burhān	Possessor of the Decisive Proof
184	صَاحِبُ الْبَيَانِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Bayān	Possessor of Elucidation
185	فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ	Faṣīḥu l-Lisān	Eloquent of Tongue
186	مُطَهَّرُ الْجَنَانِ	Muṭahharu l-Janān	Pure of Heart
187	رَؤُوفٌ	Ra’ūf	Compassionate
188	رَحِيمٌ	Raḥīm	Merciful
189	أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ	Udhunu Khayr	One Who Listens to Good
190	صَحِيحُ الْإِسْلَامِ	Ṣaḥīḥu l-Islām	Sound in Islam
191	سَيِّدُ الْكَوْنَيْنِ	Sayyidu l-Kawnayn	Master of Both Worlds
192	عَيْنُ النَّعِيمِ	ʿAynu n-Naʿīm	Source of Bliss
193	عَيْنُ الْغُرِّ	ʿAynu l-Ghurr	Foremost of the Radiant Ones
194	سَعْدُ اللَّهِ	Saʿdu Llāh	Felicity from Allah
195	سَعْدُ الْخَلْقِ	Saʿdu l-Khalq	Felicity of Creation
196	خَطِيبُ الْأُمَمِ	Khaṭību l-Umam	Orator of the Nations
197	عَلَمُ الْهُدَى	ʿAlamu l-Hudā	Banner of Guidance
198	كَاشِفُ الْكُرَبِ	Kāshifu l-Kurab	Reliever of Distresses
199	رَافِعُ الرُّتَبِ	Rāfiʿu r-Rutab	Raiser of Ranks
200	عِزُّ الْعَرَبِ	ʿIzzu l-ʿArab	Glory of the Arabs
201	صَاحِبُ الْفَرَجِ	Ṣāḥibu l-Faraj	Bringer of Relief
202	كَرِيمُ الْمَخْرَجِ	Karīmu l-Makhraj	Noble in Lineage

Meaning of the Name Muhammad

Muhammad is the name by which the Prophet ﷺ is best known. The Prophet ﷺ said:

The name Muhammad is derived from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d (ح-م-د), which carries the meaning of praise. It denotes one who is praised greatly and repeatedly, whose praiseworthy qualities are recognised time and again. The Prophet ﷺ bears this name because he is continually remembered and praised by the inhabitants of both the heavens and the earth. His noble character embodies the highest qualities of beauty, virtue, and excellence, making him a constant source of admiration and praise throughout creation.

The Prophet ﷺ is praised not only in this world for the guidance, wisdom, and mercy he brought, but also in the Hereafter, where he will be praised for the intercession granted to him after the Resurrection. His name signifies both the abundance of his praise and the greatness of his virtues. As one grows in knowledge of him and his noble qualities, further reasons for praising him become apparent, so that his praise continues in this world and the next.

According to a report related by Abu Nuʿaym al-Isfahani, the Prophet ﷺ was given the name Muhammad by his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib. When asked why he had chosen a name that had not been used by his forefathers, he replied, “I hoped that he would be praised by the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth.”

It is also related that Abd al-Muttalib once saw a remarkable dream in which a silver chain emerged from his back and extended across the heavens and the earth, reaching towards both the east and the west. The chain then transformed into a radiant tree whose leaves gleamed with light, and people gathered around it and held fast to its branches. When a group attempted to cut the tree down, a youth of extraordinary beauty and fragrance appeared and drove them away.

Abd al-Muttalib then tried to take hold of the tree himself but was unable to reach it. He was told, “You will have a share in it through those who hold fast to it.” The learned men of Quraysh interpreted the dream as a sign that a child would arise from his descendants to whom the peoples of the east and west would become attached, and whose praise would spread throughout the heavens and the earth. This account is mentioned in Rawd al-Unuf.

Ibn Hisham and Ibn Saʿd also relate that Amina, the mother of the Prophet ﷺ, heard a voice telling her that she had given birth to the leader of this nation and instructing her to name him Muhammad. Scholars have reconciled this account with the report concerning Abd al-Muttalib by explaining that Amina informed him of what she had heard, further confirming his decision to give the child this name.

Qadi Iyad states that the name Muhammad was not known to have been borne by anyone until the period shortly preceding the birth of the Prophet ﷺ. Al-Zarqani, in his commentary on al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyya, identifies this as the majority and strongest view. As the Jews and Christians possessed knowledge of the coming of the final Prophet ﷺ, a number of families began naming their sons Muhammad in the hope that the promised prophethood might appear within their own lineage. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani places their number at approximately fifteen. None of them claimed prophethood, and all are reported to have died before the advent of Islam except Muhammad ibn Adi, who, according to some accounts, later embraced Islam at the hands of the Prophet ﷺ.