Name 55 of 99 In the Quran · 1
الْوَلِيُّ
The Protecting Friend
He is the supporter and guardian of the believers.
Verses where the name Al-Waliyy appears:
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ ﴿٩﴾
Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him? But Allah, He (alone) is the Protecting Friend. He quickeneth the dead, and He is Able to do all things.
Al-Waliyy (الْوَلِيُّ) means “The Protecting Friend”. It is the 55th name in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah.
It is written الْوَلِيُّ.
