Also known as: Ya Mannan · Al Manan · Al-Mannaan
اَلْمَنَّانُ
The Bestower of Favours.
Al-Mannān
Reference
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by Abū ʿAyyāsh Zayd ibn Ṣāmit al-Zuraqī as he was praying and saying:
- Aḥmad 21/311
Virtue & Reward
After hearing the words of this supplication, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that the man had called upon Allah by His Greatest Name, the one by which, when He is called upon, He answers, and when He is asked, He gives.
Explanation
Al-Mannān comes from manna, to confer a favour, and the intensive form describes One whose favours are abundant. In the supplication it is a call (Yā Mannān) coming after the declaration that there is no god but Allah. The man heard praying was asking by the fact that all praise belongs to Allah, and then addressed Him by this Name, followed by other Names. The Prophet (peace be upon him) responded to this wording by describing it as a call upon Allah by His Greatest Name.
Questions and answers
What does Al-Mannan mean?
Al-Mannan means the Bestower of Favours. It comes from manna, to confer a favour, and its intensive form describes One whose favours are abundant.
Where is the Al-Mannan supplication reported?
The supplication calling upon Allah as Al-Mannan is reported by Ahmad. In it a man asks Allah by the fact that all praise belongs to Him, declares that there is no god but Allah, and then calls Him Ya Mannan.
What did the Prophet say about calling Allah as Al-Mannan?
According to the report in Ahmad, after hearing this supplication with Al-Mannan, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said the man had called upon Allah by His Greatest Name: when He is called by it He answers, and when He is asked by it He gives.