Al-Qahhār
The Subduer, The All-Prevailing
Root ق ه ر (q-h-r). Lane gives qaharahu as ‘he overcame, conquered, subdued... prevailed over him’. The word qāhir means subduer, as mentioned in Qur'an 6:18, where it refers to the One above. The term taqhar translates to oppress, seen in Qur'an 93:9 as a directive not to oppress the orphan. ‘To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To Allah, the One, the Prevailing.’ (40:16)
The root
ق ه رq-h-r
Overpowering. Lane gives qaharahu as 'he overcame, conquered, subdued... prevailed over him'.
- قَاهِرqāhirsubduer, the One above (6:18)
- تَقْهَرْtaqharoppress (93:9, 'do not oppress the orphan')
Pronunciation
الْقَهَّارُ
al-qah-HAAR
In the Qur'an
يَوْمَ هُمْ بَارِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ ۚ لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ
The Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To Allah, the One, the Prevailing.
40:16 · Sahih International