Al-Ghaniyy
The Self-Sufficient, The Rich
Root غ ن ي (gh-n-y). Lane gives ghaniya as being rich, free of want. The verb aghnā appears in Qur'an 53:48 to mean he enriched, and in 111:2 meaning availed. The form istaghnā in Qur'an 96:7 means considered himself self-sufficient. Ghinā refers to wealth or sufficiency. ‘while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy’ (35:15).
The root
غ ن يgh-n-y
Being free of need. Lane gives ghaniya as being rich, free of want.
- أَغْنَىaghnāHe enriched (53:48); availed (111:2)
- اسْتَغْنَىistaghnāconsidered himself self-sufficient (96:7)
- غِنًىghināwealth, sufficiency
Pronunciation
الْغَنِيُّ
al-gha-NIYY
In the Qur'an
۞ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنْتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
35:15 · Sahih International