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الْمُمِيتُ
Al-Mumit
The Taker of Life
In Arabic: الذي كتب الموت على الخلائق كلها
Where this Name comes from
This Name does not appear in the Quran in this exact form; it comes from the list of Names reported by at-Tirmidhi. Its meaning appears in verses such as:
لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ
His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent