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الْمُصَوِّرُ

Al-Musawwir

The Fashioner of Forms

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Meaning & Explanation

Root: ص-و-ر(To form, to shape, to give image)

Al-Musawwir is the One who shapes and fashions all creation into unique forms. No two fingerprints are alike, no two snowflakes identical. He gives each creation its distinctive appearance and characteristics.

Quran References

2 verses

Context: Completing the names of creation

الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ

The Fashioner; to Him belong the most beautiful names

— Surah Al-HashrAyah 24

Context: Allah fashions each person uniquely

هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ

It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills

— Surah Aal-ImranAyah 6

Exemplifying Story

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The Unique Creation of Isa

Reference: Surah Aal-Imran 3:47-49

When Maryam asked how she could have a child when no man had touched her, the angel replied that Allah creates what He wills. Isa was fashioned in the womb without a father, a unique creation demonstrating Al-Musawwir's absolute power over forms. Later, Isa himself would fashion a bird from clay and breathe into it by Allah's permission, showing that even miracles of fashioning come only from the true Musawwir.

Lesson

Al-Musawwir is not bound by natural means. He fashions creation as He wills, with infinite variety and wisdom.

How to Live By This Name

  • 1
    Accept and appreciate your unique appearance
  • 2
    Do not mock others' physical features
  • 3
    See beauty in diversity
  • 4
    Use your unique qualities for good

Du'a: Ya Musawwir, beautify my character as You have fashioned my form.