ASMA AL-HUSNA · 96 / 99
Al-Baqi — The Everlasting: الْبَاقِي
Meaning
Remaining when all else perishes — established via the listing; 55:26–27 declares "all upon it will perish, and there remains the Face of your Lord." Against Al-Akhir (#74, the Last): Akhir is endlessness of being; Baqi, permanence after creation’s passing.
Textual references
No direct verse ascription for this exact name-form is established — the name is contemplated via the classical listing and related texts noted in Sources. This uncertainty is stated rather than filled.
The 99-names hadith itself (Sahih al-Bukhari 2736; Sahih Muslim 2677) does not enumerate the names; the enumeration order follows the Tirmidhi listing, whose chain scholars grade as weak for the list itself.
Reflection
Build for the Remaining; hold the perishing loosely.
A personal contemplation aid — not doctrine and not a promised outcome.
Sources & methodology
- Qur’an 55:26–27 (permanence ascribed — see methodology)
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 (the 99 names)
Verse citations were checked against the Qur’an text. Claims that could not be verified were omitted. No recitation counts, guaranteed effects, or per-name hadith benefits are asserted.