Mālik al-Mulk
Owner of All Sovereignty
Root م ل ك (m-l-k). Lane gives malakahu as ‘he possessed it, or owned it’, with mulk referring to the exercise of authority to command and forbid over a people. The word malik means king. Mālik, appearing in Qur'an 1:4, translates as owner. Malakūt is dominion, mentioned in Qur'an 6:75. In the Qur'an, Mālik al-Mulk is referenced: ‘O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty’ (3:26).
The root
م ل كm-l-k
Possession and authority. Lane gives malakahu as 'he possessed it, or owned it', and mulk as the exercise of authority to command and forbid over a people.
- مَلِكmalikking
- مَالِكmālikowner (1:4)
- مَلَكُوتmalakūtdominion (6:75)
Pronunciation
مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ
MAA-lik al-MULK
In the Qur'an
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.
3:26 · Sahih International