Al-Majid (المجيد): Meaning of Allah’s Name

He is described with the Attributes of Glory and Grandeur and Greatness and Magnificence. He is the One Who is greater, more exalted and magnificent than anything. He is glorified and magnified in the hearts of His friends and close ones. Their hearts overflow in exalting and magnifying Him, submitting to him and humbling themselves before his Grandeur.

"Owner of the Throne, the Glorious." (85:15)

"All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Great, the Most High." (13:9)

"Then glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great." (56:74)

The Exalted, said: “Surely, He (Allah)

is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious”. (Hud: 73)

The Linguistic Meaning:

Can have several glorious meanings such as: High in generosity, wide honor, high esteem and great significance. God, the Exalted, is the All-Glorious: The Ultimate in generosity, for there is no generosity that is higher than His Generosity, the Honorable in His Essence, the Beautiful in His Deeds, the Great in His Attributes, the Invincible that none can reach His Grandeur. He has glorified Himself because of His Perfection, and Who was glorified by His creatures because of His Greatness.

The Grandeur of Al-Majeed

The grandeur of this Name is evident in the greatness and plentifulness of the Attributes, to the extent that none can count Them, as this Name indicates many descriptions of the ultimate perfection, and also embraces all of them.