Name 98 of 99
Meaning: Mwongozaji wa Njia Iliyonyooka
All His decrees are right and directed to what is good.
A specific verse is not listed for this name. These verses mention the beautiful names of Allah in general:
وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِىٓ أَسْمَٰٓئِهِۦ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾
Na Mwenyezi Mungu ana majina mazuri kabisa, basi muombeni kwa hayo. Na waacheni wale wanao haribu utakatifu wa majina yake. Hao watakuja lipwa waliyo kuwa wakiyatenda.
قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ ۖ أَيًّۭا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًۭا ﴿١١٠﴾
Sema: Mwombeni Allah (Mwenyezi Mungu), au mwombeni Rahman (Mwingi wa Rehema), kwa jina lolote mnalo mwita. Kwani Yeye ana majina mazuri mazuri. Wala usitangaze Sala yako kwa sauti kubwa, wala usiifiche kwa sauti ndogo, bali shika njia ya kati na kati ya hizo.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾
Mwenyezi Mungu! Hapana mungu isipo kuwa Yeye. Yeye ana majina mazuri kabisa.
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿٢٤﴾
Yeye ndiye Mwenyezi Mungu, Muumbaji, Mtengenezaji, Mtia sura, Mwenye majina mazuri kabisa. Kila kilioko katika mbingu na ardhi kinamtakasa, naye ni Mwenye kushinda, Mwenye hikima.
Ar-Rashid (الرَّشِيدُ) means “Mwongozaji wa Njia Iliyonyooka”. It is the 98th name in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah.
It is written الرَّشِيدُ.
