Al-ʿAliyy
The Most High
Root ع ل و (ʿ-l-w). Lane gives ʿalā as ‘it was, or became, high, elevated, or lofty’. Aʿlā means Most High, as found in Qur'an 87:1. Taʿālā refers to exaltation. ʿUluww indicates loftiness or haughtiness, appearing in Qur'an 17:4. ‘And He is the Most High, the Most Great.’ (42:4)
The root
ع ل وʿ-l-w
Height. Lane gives ʿalā as 'it was, or became, high, elevated, or lofty'.
- أَعْلَىaʿlāMost High (87:1)
- تَعَالَىtaʿālāexalted is He
- عُلُوّʿuluwwloftiness, haughtiness (17:4)
Pronunciation
الْعَلِيُّ
al-'a-LIYY
In the Qur'an
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.
42:4 · Sahih International