Al-Qadīr (ٱلْقَدِيرُ)

The Omnipotent • The One Who Has Power Over All Things, Whose Will Cannot Be Resisted, and Who Creates and Controls With Absolute Ability


✨ ROOT MEANING

Arabic root: ق – د – ر (qāf • dāl • rāʼ)

WordMeaning
Qadara (قدر)To measure, decree, have full ability over something
Qadīr (قدير)One who is fully capable, powerful, and able to bring about any outcome
Al-Qadīr (القدير)The One who is limitless in power, complete in capability, and whose command is never obstructed — He says “Be”, and it is.

Al-Qadīr is the source of all power. When He wills something, it does not require effort — just command. Nothing can override His decision, and nothing is outside His control.


📖 QUR’ĀNIC VERSE


📌 Surah Al-Baqarah 2:20

“…Indeed, Allah is over all things Qadīr (Omnipotent).”


📚 Tafsir (Ibn Kathir, Al-Sa‘di, Al-Baghawi)**

  • This verse is part of an ayah describing:
    • Allah’s control over light, thunder, and sight
    • His ability to withdraw or give, shake or still, with ease
  • Al-Qadīr is not just the Strongest — He is the Designer, Executor, and Final Say in every matter:
    • Creation, destruction, mercy, justice, and resurrection

No task is difficult. No result surprises Him. His Qudrah (power) is flawless, precise, and always balanced by His wisdom.


🪞 Tafhīm (Relatable Understanding)

  • You whisper: “Is there any way this could change? Could this even be possible?”

Al-Qadīr replies: “Yes — if I will it. And nothing can stand in My way.”


📜 HADITH REFERENCE

📌 Sahih Muslim 2699a

Narrated by Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Allah says: O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky, then you sought My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you came to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and then met Me not associating anything with Me, I would come to you with as much forgiveness.”


📚 Tafsir (Ibn Rajab, Imam Nawawi)**

  • Al-Qadīr’s power is seen in:
    • Limitless forgiveness
    • The ability to wipe away entire histories of sin in one moment
    • Turning hopelessness into healing, when no one else can
  • His power isn’t just in punishment — it is in healing, lifting, transforming hearts

Only Al-Qadīr can forgive everything, and still have more to give.


🪞 Tafhīm (Relatable Understanding)

  • You think: “It’s too late for me. I’ve done too much.”

Al-Qadīr answers: “Nothing is too big for Me. I hold the heavens — your past is not heavier than My mercy.”


🌍 EVIDENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD


1. Something Seemingly Impossible Happened for You

  • An outcome no one expected — and it changed everything.

Al-Qadīr made it real. No limit applies to His will.


2. Your Heart Shifted — Even When You Thought You Couldn’t Change

  • The strength to repent. The will to try again.

That was Al-Qadīrworking inside you.


3. Events Lined Up in Perfect Sequence — Beyond Your Planning

  • Rizq, healing, answers — too aligned to be random.

That’s Al-Qadīrorchestrating with precision.


4. What You Feared Would Break You… Didn’t

  • You thought it was over — but here you are.

Al-Qadīr carried you — when your strength had ended.


❤️ EMOTIONAL ANCHORING

Al-Qadīr is the One who says:
“You are not bound by your limits — you are held by My power. When you feel weak, look to Me. When things seem impossible, I remind you: I only need to will it, and it will be.”

He:

  • Creates without fatigue
  • Changes without effort
  • Forgives without depletion
  • Brings life to what was lifeless

You are never stuck — not when Al-Qadīr is the One writing your story.


🤲 PERSONALIZED DUʿĀ

(Inspired by Qur’an 2:20 and Hadith Muslim 2699a)
Not from the Prophet’s exact words — but drawn from authentic meanings

Yā Qadīr,
My strength is limited — Yours is infinite.
Move what I cannot move.
Heal what no one else can touch.
Make possible what I’ve stopped believing in.
And let me witness Your power — not in fear, but in love and trust.

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