هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْءَاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣﴾
Yeye ndiye wa Mwanzo na ndiye wa Mwisho, naye ndiye wa Dhaahiri na wa Siri, naye ndiye Mjuzi wa kila kitu.
Name 73 of 99
Al-Awwal
Meaning: Wa Kwanza
Explanation
Nothing came before Him.
In the Quran
Verses where the name Al-Awwal appears:
Questions about Al-Awwal
What does Al-Awwal mean?
Al-Awwal (الْأَوَّلُ) means “Wa Kwanza”. It is the 73rd name in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah.
How do you write Al-Awwal in Arabic?
It is written الْأَوَّلُ.