The Honorer, The Strengthener, The Glorifier
The One who gives invincible strength and honor.
The One who grants honor and power. The One who strengthens and glorifies.
The One who makes it possible for someone or something to be respected, cherished and mighty.
From the root which has the following classical Arabic connotations:
to be mighty, potent, strong, powerful
to be high, elevated, noble, exalted
to be honorable, noble, glorious, illustrious
to be indomitable, invincible
to be respected, cherished, dear
to be scarce, rare, precious, unattainable
The name al-'Azīz (mighty) is also from this same root.
Mu'izz (honorer) is the opposite of Mudhill (dishonorer).
Mu'izz (honorer) is similar to, but much more more intensive and glorious than, Rāfi' (uplifter).
"Al-Mu`izz" conveys the meaning of: the One Who honours whomsoever He pleases from among His servants.
Linguistically, ma`azza, the noun derived from the verb yu`izz, means power, strength, might. Allah is surely al-`Aziz, the Mighty One Who subdues and is never subdued, Who strengthens His friends by His favour, protecting them against sinning, forgiving their faults, permitting them to reside in Paradise, the abode of His Munificence. Then He honours them by permitting them to witness His manifestations and see His signs.
Al-Muiz: means the one that gives dignity and honor to whomever He wishes. Allah Almighty is Muiz. Everyone who has dignity has attained dignity through His permission. Dignity is different from conceit. In dignity, a person discovers the reality of his own soul and attributes his superiority to Allah. In conceit, a person forgets about his weakness and poverty and attributes his superiority to his own soul.
Allah Almighty knows His slaves who deserve dignity and honor best. He gives dignity to whomever He wishes, increases his fame and makes him solemn. Thanks to the manifestation of this name, this person is always under the command of his Lord and in the way of His Messenger; he never does anything that will make him disgraced.
Now, let us think of the manifestations of this name a bit:
First of all, this name becomes manifest only in believers and Muslims. For, Islam and belief are essential for dignity and honor. The criterion of dignity and honor is Islam. This fact is indicated in the Quran as follows:
“Those who take for friends Unbelievers rather than Believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,― all honour is with Allah.” (an-Nisa, 139)
“But honour belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not” (al-Munafiqun, 8)
With the expression of those verses, dignity and honor belong to Allah, the Prophet (pbuh) and believers. Believers are given dignity and honor due to their attributes of belief. That is, belief and Islam are a reason for dignity.
This name becomes manifest in slaves who worship and obey Allah. For, there is no better dignity and honor than obeying Allah. The Prophet (pbuh) points to this fact as follows: “The honor of a believer is performing night prayer (tahajjud). His dignity is not to ask and beg anything from people.”
The name al-Muiz will be manifest on the Day of Judgment with all of its magnificence and believers will be put into Paradise with dignity. That is, entering Paradise takes place with a manifestation of the name Muiz.
May Allah Almighty make us dignified both in the world and in the hereafter for the sake of this name and keep us away from all deeds that will deprive us of this name! Ameen.
Wallahu ta’alaa ‘alem.
And Allah knows Best.
And Allah knows Best.