Al-Kabeer — The Great One
الْكَبِيرُ
Name 37 of the ninety-nine. The One who is greater than everything in status
The name Al-Kabeer (in Arabic: ٱلْكَبِيرُ) is the 37th name of Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ meaning the perfection of greatness.
The root
From the root kaf-ba-ra (ك ب ر), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to be great in rank, dignity, nobility, majesty to be great in size, vast, formidable to be great in age, oldest to be great in learning, most knowing to have rights above all others.
Reflection
This name is also a reminder to check our egos and to be humble because we know Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ is far superior. Those who directly challenge Him will be among the losers. '" [2] Even those who don't directly challenge Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ but are narcissistic and have a delusional sense of self-worth - they may bully, humiliate and berate others but will be faced Allah's vengeance.
We are all created equal in the sight of Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ. The better one is determined by moral excellence. In the Qur'an, Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ says, "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.
org/surah-hujurat/ayat-13/)) Mu'sab b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that a desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said to him: Teach me the words which I should (often) utter. He said: Utter, [3] لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ la 'ilah 'iila alllah wahdah la sharik lah alllah 'akbar kabiran walhamd lillah kathiran subhan alllah rabb alealamin la hawl wala quwwat 'iila bialllah aleaziz alhakim English Translation:"There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him.
Allah is the Greatest of the great and all praise is due to Him. " The Greatness within you:Another way a believer benefits from knowing Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ is Al-Kabeer is acknowledging and respecting the beauty that is you. If we understand the superlative that Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ is the highest and greatest then it must be that everything that comes from Him must be perfect and great in its own respect.
Whether or not we recognize and accept our beauty and our greatness is a different question altogether.
Where it appears
[1] Sahih al-Bukhari 527,[2] Hasan (Darussalam) Sunan Ibn Majah 4174 & Sahih (Al-Albani) Sunan Abi Dawud 4090,[3] Sahih Muslim 2696