Name 73 of 99
الأَوَّلُ
Al-Awwal
The First
In Arabic: الذي ليس قبله شيء
This Name is usually mentioned together with Al-Akhir (The Last), because their meaning is complete together.
In the Quran
هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing