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The Most Loving – How God Shows Us Great Love

Allah's Name Al-Wadud

Using God’s name in our interaction and communication with Him is very important. It was God Himself who chose those names and He has instructed us to use them. We use them to understand the nature of God, to ponder His majesty, and to call attention to our needs and desires. And we also use them to worship God in the way that He has deemed most suitable.

Some of God’s names are very familiar to us. We use them often in our prayers and supplications; names such as the Most Merciful, the Most Forgiving, and the Most Generous.

وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌۭ وَدُودٌۭ ٩٠

And ask forgiveness from your Lord and turn to Him in repentance, Verily my Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving.

(Quran 11:90)

In this article, we are going to look at a name that we often overlook, the Most Loving, Al Wadud. Although not a day goes past that we do not experience manifestations of God’s love for us, we often fail to define the blessings and bounties as love.

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ ١٤

He is oft Forgiving and full of Loving Kindness.

(Quran 85:14)

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One reason might be that the words Al Wadud, the Most Loving, are not found in the Quran as often as many of the other names of God. Al Wadud means the Affectionate, or the Most Loving. However, it goes beyond what we usually think of as love. It comes from the root word wud which means love through the act of giving. It is the active expression of love rather than emotion.