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Updated on 13 August 2026 at 4:39 AM
📖 1 min readThe Responsive One is one of the 99 beautiful names of Allah. Its meaning: The One who answers supplication and aids those in need.
To pronounce the name The Responsive One in Arabic, we say: Al-Mujib.
It is written in Arabic: المجيب.
From the Arabic root ج-و-ب (j-w-b, to answer), مُجِيب (mujib) is the Form IV active participle, the one who answers prayers and responds to need.
The Name “The Responsive One” means: The One who answers supplication and aids those in need. It affirms a perfection belonging to Allah without defect, limit, or resemblance to creation. In al-Ghazali’s perspective, the believer never claims to share the divine attribute in its reality; instead, the Name gives an orientation suited to the condition of a servant.
Meditating on this Name calls the believer to show mercy, relieve those in need, and counsel gently rather than with contempt. Knowledge of the Name thereby becomes worship, refinement of character, and trust in Allah alone.