Al-Wahhab (الوهاب): Meaning of Allah’s Name

All of these Names are close in meaning, and all of them point to describing the Lord with Mercy, Generosity, Kindness, and to the great expanse of His Mercy and Generosity that encompasses all that is in existence, being granted in accordance to what His Wisdom dictates. The believers have been specifically singled out for this, and they are granted a goodly and the best portion of this, as Allaah said,

"My Mercy encompasses all things and I shall decree it for those who have taqwaa." (7:56)

So the blessings and the good are all from the effects of His Mercy, Generosity and Kindness just as all the goodness in this world and in the Hereafter is from the effects of His Mercy.

" 'Verily, we used to invoke Him Alone before. Verily He is the Generous, the Most Merciful.' " (52:28)

"O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Kind." (82:6)

"And had it not been for the Grace of Allaah and His Mercy on you, (Allaah would have hastened the Punishment). And that Allaah is the Kind, the Most Merciful." (24:20)

"(They say): 'Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us Mercy from You. Truly you are the Bestower.' " (3:8)

The Exalted, said: “You are the Bestower” (Al-Imran: 8)

The Linguistic Meaning:

Alhebah: the pure impartial grant, for it is the giving and bestowing as a favor without any related worthiness or deserving.

God, The Praiseworthy is the Bestower: Frequent Giver that He included all creatures, in the heavens and earth, during all times, and without stopping. He bestows to them graces, and prevents them evils. He gives whatever and to whoever He wills, without compensation or aim.

The Grandeur of Al-Wahhab

His Grants are so plentiful that cover all His creatures, since His creation of the heavens and earth, and yet these grants did not diminish anything He owns; peace be upon him said:

“The Hands of God are full, not diminished by constant spending. Can you see what He had spent since the creation of heavens and earth and yet nothing in His Hands was diminished”.