| al-Wadūd |  |
The Most Loving, The Most Affectionate, The Beloved, The Loving-Kindness
The One who loves. The One who is the source of all love and loving-kindness.
The One Love. The One who is most affectionate. The Beloved.
The One who is deserving of all love and affection. The One who is the goal of the highest love.
From the root w-d-d which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to love
to be affectionate
to long for, to desire, to wish for
This name is used in the Qur’ān. For example, see 85:14
(Also written as al-wadud, al-wadood, the Most Loving: ya wadud, ya wadood)
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