Al-Awwal (الْأَوَّل)
The First, without beginning
Linguistic Origins & Arabic Root
Root: أ - و - ل (A-W-L)
Etymology: The Very First, prior to all existence without beginning.
Spelling & Pronunciation
Written: الأول — alif · lam · alif · waw · lam.
The article: Arabic alif (أ) is a moon letter, so the lam of the definite article ال stays audible. The Name keeps its Al- form, unlike the fourteen sun letters, which absorb the lam.
Also written: Al Awwal — all romanisations of الأول, which has no single official spelling in the Latin alphabet.
Mention in the Holy Quran
“He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is, of all things, Knowing.”
— Surah Al-Hadid (57:3)
Spiritual Significance & Contemplation
Al-Awwal existed when there was no time, space, or universe. He is the ultimate origin from which all being flows.
Translations in Multiple Languages
The First, without beginning
سب سے پہلا، جس کی کوئی ابتدا نہیں
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