Many Ulema have revealed that Allah has three thousand Names. One thousand are only known by angles, one thousand known by prophets, three hundred are in Torah (Old Testament), and three hundred are in Zabur (Psalms of David, three hundred in the New Testament and ninety-nine in Qur'an. This makes 2,999 Names.

One Name that has been hidden by Allah is called Ism Allah al a'azam, The greatest Name of Allah. All of Allah's Names are great, but since He has hidden this particular Name, it is referred to as The Greatest Name. This Name is mentioned in Qur'an. Whoever reads the Qur'an will have read the Greatest Name probably without knowing it. Allah has hidden certain things out of His mercy. He has hidden the righteous people in his eyes (Avliya), so people should respect one another indiscriminately. He has hidden the night of Qadar (holy night in which Qur'an began to be revealed.) He has hidden His Consent so people will always do good deeds. He has hidden His Greatest Name in the Qur'an so people will read the entire Qur'an.

One should memorize the 99 names for one's own benefit. However, learning the Names by heart is not the aim. The aim is to find the one who is named.

The Names of Allah are connected with the life of man. All aspects of life can be seen in the Names. When a man is given a Name, which relates to one of the 99 Names of Allah it should always be preceded by Abd (Servant of).