Meaning & Explanation
Al-Qahhar is the One who subdues all of creation and to whom all submit. Nothing can resist His power or escape His dominion. He subdues the enemies of faith and overcomes all opposition.
Quran References
2 versesContext: Yusuf calling his prison companions to monotheism
أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
“Are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?”
Context: Affirming Allah's absolute dominance
سُبْحَانَهُ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
“Exalted is He; He is Allah, the One, the Prevailing”
Exemplifying Story
quranThe Destruction of the People of Lut
Reference: Surah Hud 11:82-83
The people of Lut persisted in their wickedness despite repeated warnings. When the angels came to destroy them, even Lut's pleas could not save them. Al-Qahhar's command was: "We turned the cities upside down and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, marked from your Lord." The entire civilization was subdued in an instant, leaving only ruins as a warning. None could resist the Subduer.
Al-Qahhar's patience is vast, but when His decree comes, no power can oppose it. Submission to Him is the only path to safety.