Al-Muhsi — The All-Enumerating One
الْمُحْصِي
Name 57 of the ninety-nine. The Counter, The Reckoner
Allah is Al-Muhsi, The One who takes account all things in the universe and knows the details of every moment or changes.
The root
From the root ha-sad-ya (ح ص ي), which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to number, count, reckon, compute to collect in an aggregate by numbering to register or record something to take an account of something to comprehend or know altogether to possess full comprehension.
Reflection
This name reminds us that Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ knows you and me. If you feel unheard, small, or not counted for, remember Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ is and always has been watchful over you. We all matter to Him, and He has accounted for us and guided us to live fruitful lives. He has not forgotten anyone.
He knows everyone that has walked this earth - past and present. In explaining each name, we try to find a way to connect the knowledge of the name to our everyday life. This often includes providing a reflection to consider how we can live and exemplify the same beautiful attributes to try and better ourselves. However, for the name Al-Muhsi, our access is limited.
Awareness of this name is enough to have a meaningful impact in your life. Think of Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ when confronted with a decision and ask what you believe would be most pleasing to Him. As a comparison to try and illustrate the scale at which Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ intimately knows every person, we examine our limited social networking abilities.
It was proposed by an anthropologist named Robert Dunbar that the number of meaningful relationships we could make was capped by the size of our brain's neocortex size - that there's a natural limit to the number of friendships we could actively manage. His proposed number is coined as "Dunbar's number" and suggests we could hold about ~150 relationships (a meaningful relationship is informally defined as the number of people you would not feel awkward about joining for a coffee or some get-together).
Now, every relationship is not made equal. Of these 150, only 5-10 may be your core support clique. You frequently interact, share bad news, and know what's happening in each other's lives. The second group may be 10 people you consider your close friends. The further out you go, the weaker the bond. Outside this 150+ boundary would be acquaintances - people you know but aren't in close contact with.
Now, this number is disputed by some researchers - social sciences are not hard science. , less than 400-500). Now, imagine the vastness and capability of Allah's knowledge when He tells us, "And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it.
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Where it appears
[1] Sahih Muslim 2677a ALL 99 NAMES OF ALLAH WITH MEANING Al-Hamid Al-Mubdi chevron_left AL-MUHSI chevron_right TAKE OUR QUIZ 99 Names of Allah search 1. Ar-Rahman الرَّحْمَنُ 2. Ar-Raheem الرَّحِيمُ 3. Al-Malik الْمَلِكُ 4. Al-Quddus الْقُدُّوسُ 5. As-Salam السَّلاَمُ 6. Al-Mumin الْمُؤْمِنُ 7. Al-Muhaymin الْمُهَيْمِنُ 8. Al-Aziz الْعَزِيزُ 9. Al-Jabbar الْجَبَّارُ 10. Al-Mutakabbir الْمُتَكَبِّر 11. Al-Khaliq الْخَالِقُ 12. Al-Bari الْبَارِئُ 13. Al-Musawwir الْمُصَوِّرُ 14. Al-Ghaffar الْغَفَّارُ 15. Al-Qahhar الْقَهَّارُ 16. Al-Wahhab الْوَهَّابُ 17. Ar-Razzaq الرَّزَّاقُ 18. Al-Fattah الْفَتَّاحُ 19. Al-Alim اَلْعَلِيْمُ 20. Al-Qabid الْقَابِضُ 21. Al-Basit الْبَاسِطُ 22. Al-Khafid الْخَافِضُ 23. Ar-Rafi الرَّافِعُ 24. Al-Mu'izz الْمُعِزُّ 25. Al-Muzil ٱلْمُذِلُّ 26. As-Sami السَّمِيعُ 27. Al-Baseer الْبَصِيرُ 28. Al-Hakam الْحَكَمُ 29. Al-Adl الْعَدْلُ 30. Al-Lateef اللَّطِيفُ 31. Al-Khabir الْخَبِيرُ 32. Al-Haleem الْحَلِيمُ 33. Al-Azeem الْعَظِيمُ 34. Al-Ghafoor الْغَفُور 35. Ash-Shakur الشَّكُورُ 36. Al-Aliyy الْعَلِيُّ 37. Al-Kabeer الْكَبِيرُ 38. Al-Hafiz الْحَفِيظُ 39. Al-Muqeet المُقيِت 40. Al-Haseeb الْحسِيبُ 41. Al-Jaleel الْجَلِيلُ 42. Al-Karim الْكَرِيمُ 43. Ar-Raqib الرَّقِيبُ 44. Al-Mujeeb ٱلْمُجِيبُ 45. Al-Wasi الْوَاسِعُ 46. Al-Hakeem الْحَكِيمُ 47. Al-Wadud الْوَدُودُ 48. Al-Majeed الْمَجِيدُ 49. Al-Ba'ith الْبَاعِثُ 50. Ash-Shaheed الشَّهِيدُ 51. Al-Haqq الْحَقُ 52. Al-Wakeel الْوَكِيلُ 53. Al-Qawiyy الْقَوِيُ 54. Al-Matin الْمَتِينُ 55. Al-Waliy الْوَلِيُّ 56. Al-Hameed الْحَمِيدُ 57. Al-Muhsi الْمُحْصِي 58. Al-Mubdi الْمُبْدِئُ 59. Al-Muid ٱلْمُعِيدُ 60. Al-Muhyi الْمُحْيِي 61. Al-Mumeet اَلْمُمِيتُ 62. Al-Hayy الْحَيُّ 63. Al-Qayyum الْقَيُّومُ 64. Al-Wajid الْوَاجِدُ 65. Al-Maajid الْمَاجِدُ 66. Al-Wahid الْواحِدُ 67. Al-Ahad اَلاَحَدُ 68. As-Samad الصَّمَدُ 69. Al-Qadir الْقَادِرُ 70. Al-Muqtadir الْمُقْتَدِرُ 71. Al-Muqaddim الْمُقَدِّمُ 72. Al-Muakhkhir الْمُؤَخِّرُ 73. Al-Awwal الأوَّلُ 74. Al-Akhir الآخِرُ 75. Az-Zaahir الظَّاهِرُ 76. Al-Baatin الْبَاطِنُ 77. Al-Wali الْوَالِي 78. Al-Mutaali الْمُتَعَالِي 79. Al-Barr الْبَرُّ 80. At-Tawwab التَّوَابُ 81. Al-Muntaqim الْمُنْتَقِمُ 82. Al-Afuw العَفُوُ 83. Ar-Rauf الرَّؤُوفُ 84. Malikul-Mulk َمَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ 85. Dhul-Jalaali-Wal-Ikram ذُوالْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِ 86. Al-Muqsit الْمُقْسِطُ 87. Al-Jami الْجَامِعُ 88. Al-Ghaniy ٱلْغَنيُّ 89. Al-Mughni ٱلْمُغْنِيُّ 90. Al-Mani اَلْمَانِعُ 91. Ad-Darr الضَّارَ 92. An-Naafi النَّافِعُ 93. An-Noor النُّورُ 94. Al-Hadi الْهَادِي 95.…