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Is the number of Allah's names infinite, based on the fact that Allah's names express His attributes, for which there is no end to praising Him?

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The Beautiful Names of Allah are many, some of which Allah has kept to Himself in His knowledge and has not revealed to any of His creation. Scholars have differed on this matter. The majority opinion is that there are names Allah has kept exclusively to Himself, while others believe that every name of Allah the Almighty has been revealed to us and pointed out to us. The majority has cited as evidence the Hadith: "I cannot enumerate Your praise; You are as You have praised Yourself," and the Hadith of Intercession: "So I praise Him with praises He will teach me then, which I do not know now," and the supplication: "I ask You by every name You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You." This is the correct view, for the names and attributes of Allah are not limited to a specific number. What is stated in the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names; whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise," does not negate the existence of other names. Rather, it means that these names possess a special characteristic.

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