Al-Ism al-A'zam
Greatest name of Allah
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Hadith
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a man was offering prayer. He then made supplication: O Allah, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee, there is no deity but Thou, Who showest favour and beneficence, the Originator of the Heavens and the earth, O Lord of Majesty and Splendour (Ya Dhul Jalāli wal Ikrām), O Living One (Ya Hayu), O Eternal One (Ya Qayyūm).
The Prophet (ﷺ) then said: He has supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when supplicated by this name, He answers, and when asked by this name He gives.
— Abu Dawood 1495 (Sahih: Albani)
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Significance
According to some Islamic hadiths, whoever calls to God using al-Ism al-A'zam, his or her prayer (du'a) will be granted.
In Shi'a Islam, al-Ism al-A'zam is believed to have a powerful effect in the act of blessing.