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الْمُبْدِئُ

Al-Mubdi'

The Originator

Creationالخلق

Meaning & Explanation

Root: ب-د-أ(To begin, to originate, to start)

Al-Mubdi' is the One who originated all creation without any prior model or material. He brought everything into existence from nothing, beginning creation with His command "Be." Every soul, every atom, every universe - all began through Al-Mubdi'.

Quran References

2 verses

Context: Allah originated and will recreate

كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُ

As We began the first creation, We will repeat it

— Surah Al-AnbiyaAyah 104

Context: Only Allah originates creation

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ

Say: Is there of your partners any who begins creation and then repeats it?

— Surah YunusAyah 34

Exemplifying Story

quran

The Creation of Adam

Reference: Surah Al-Hijr 15:28-29

Allah said to the angels: "Indeed, I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud. So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down to him in prostration." Al-Mubdi' originated the first human from nothing but clay. No model existed, no prior human to copy. He shaped Adam with His own hands, breathed life into him, and created humanity's father. The angels prostrated to this new creation, witnessing Al-Mubdi's power to originate something entirely new.

Lesson

Al-Mubdi' creates without precedent. He does not need examples or materials. Trust Him to originate solutions and blessings you cannot imagine.

How to Live By This Name

  • 1
    Take initiative in good deeds, being the first to start
  • 2
    Begin your day with remembrance of Allah
  • 3
    Originate beneficial projects and ideas
  • 4
    Remember your origin - you came from nothing by His will

Du'a: Ya Mubdi', grant me blessed beginnings in all my affairs.