Al-Qayyum — ٱلْقَيُّوم

The Self-Sustaining · The Sustainer of All

قائم رہنے والا

Root: ق-و-م — To stand, to maintain, to sustain

Category: Names of Essential Nature · In the Quran: 3 times


Meaning — English

Al-Qayyum is self-sustaining (dependent on nothing) AND sustains all of creation (everything depends on Him). Remove His sustaining will for even a moment and the universe ceases to exist. ‘Their preservation tires Him not’ (2:255).


معنی — اردو

القیوم کے دو معنی: خود قائم ہے اور ہر چیز کو قائم رکھتا ہے۔ ایک لمحے کے لیے بھی اس کی قیومیت ہٹے تو کائنات فنا۔


In Daily Life

Every moment of your existence is actively sustained by Al-Qayyum. You are being held in existence intentionally, moment by moment.


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Study Notes