Al-Qayyoom is the One who established Himself on His own and is the foundation upon which all things exist. Examples of these forms are qaamoo (“they stand”), aqeemoo (“establish”), istaqaamoo (“remain firm”), al qawma (” the people”) and al qiyaamah (“the Resurrection”).Īl-Qayyoom comes always in combination with the beautiful name Al-Hayy in the Quran, with Al-Hayy referring to the attribute of everlasting life and Al-Qayyoom signifying the attribute of self-existing life. ![]() This root appears 660 times in the Quran in 22 derived forms. The fourth main meaning is to be founded or to be built on and the fifth is to manage and to make right. The second main meaning is to be or begin, the third to be ongoing and to exist. The first meaning is to stand or to rise up. Qayyoom comes from the root qaaf-waw-meem, which points to five main meanings. He is completely free of any dependence on anything else, while the whole creation depends entirely on Him! The Self-Existing, The All-Sustaining Al-Qayyoom is the One who is self-existing while every being exists through Him and because of Him. ![]() ![]() ![]() Allah calls Himself Al-Qayyoom- The Sustainer, The Self-Subsisting- on three occasions in the Quran.
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