What Is the Ruling on Translating the Names of Allah?

9 November 2026 0 views 1 min read

This article is taken from the book 500 Questions and Answers on Aqeedah, which consists of the fatwas of the scholars of the two Holy Mosques, and which was translated by His Eminence Shaykh Maulana Muhammad Yasir Arafat (may Allah preserve him).

35- Translating the Names of Allah the Exalted

It is correct to translate the names of Allah the Exalted into one’s own language, just as the Qur’an and hadith are translated in order to understand the religion. However, the translator must be a person of insight who knows both languages, Urdu and Arabic, well, so that he can translate correctly.

Reference: (al-Lajnah al-Da’imah: 7115)

What Is the Ruling on Translating the Names of Allah?

35- Translating the Names of Allah the Exalted

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