Divine Names study
A simple first answer
اللّٰه (ALLAH) is the name by which the Qur’an repeatedly identifies the One Creator and the only One worthy of worship. The Qur’an does not introduce Him as one god within a family or council of gods. It declares that no deity is worthy of worship except Him, that the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him, and that nothing in creation is comparable to Him. This page therefore begins with revelation rather than an imagined picture or a one-word English replacement.
The written name is not an image of the Creator. It is language that names Him. You can read it, hear it within Qur’anic recitation, and learn the passages in which it occurs. You must not turn the lettering, a light effect, the sky, or any created scene into a depiction of the One named.
What this review page can responsibly establish
This is a detailed source-led teaching draft released without search indexing so appropriately qualified scholars or professionals can inspect it remotely. Its Qur’anic Arabic comes through the controlled QPC Hafs component. The component keeps Arabic, recitation, reading support and three named English translations apart. The page does not claim that its standalone Arabic heading, transliteration, tafsir summary or teaching synthesis has received specialist approval.
You should leave this study able to explain three relationships. First, the name اللّٰه (ALLAH) is connected in the Qur’an with exclusive deity and worship. Second, the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him; they are not names that people manufacture because an adjective sounds impressive. Third, knowing a Name is meant to lead into truthful worship, praise, supplication and conduct—not speculation about the unseen.
How to say and write the Name carefully
The familiar Latin spelling is supplied by اللّٰه (ALLAH). A simple reading guide is “Al-laah,” with the middle consonant given its proper weight. Latin letters cannot show every Arabic sound or recitation rule, so listen to a checked complete ayah and learn from a qualified Arabic teacher.
The Arabic form inside a Qur’anic ayah can carry Qur’anic orthographic marks and a grammatical ending that belongs to that sentence. A standalone heading is a separate editorial display. This page therefore does not retype Qur’anic Arabic into its prose. Every ayah below is rendered from the controlled QPC Hafs source, while the site component اللّٰه (ALLAH) supplies the approved sacred-name display used in ordinary teaching text.
Write the Name with respect, but do not treat a particular font, colour or calligraphic shape as revelation. If a child is practising handwriting, supervise the paper and store or dispose of it respectfully. The written word names the Creator; it is not a portrait, symbol of His form, or container for Him.
The Most Beautiful Names belong to Him
Qur’an study · Al-A'raf
Ayah 7:180
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
And to Allāh belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names.1 They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.
Allah's are the fairest names. Invoke Him by them. And leave the company of those who blaspheme His names. They will be requited what they do.
The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 7:180. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Qur’an 7:180 gives a direct rule for this whole library. The Most Beautiful Names belong to اللّٰه (ALLAH), and people are commanded to call upon Him by them. The verse also warns against deviation concerning His Names. That makes source discipline an act of respect. A capital letter, a decorative poster, a translation choice or a widely repeated list cannot authenticate an individual Name by itself.
When you meet a proposed Name, ask a calm sequence of questions. What is the exact Arabic form? Where does it occur? Is it used as a Name in that source, or has someone derived a label from another grammatical form? What does the surrounding passage establish? Has a hadith locator and its displayed grading been recorded? These questions do not make worship cold. They prevent a learner from assigning to اللّٰه (ALLAH) words that He did not reveal.
How this page handles frequency claims
The Name appears throughout the Qur’an, but this review page does not publish a total. A trustworthy total first needs a frozen text source and a written counting rule. The reviewer must decide whether the count is based on visible word forms, normalised search forms or morphological lemmas; how attached particles and grammatical endings are handled; and whether the Basmalah printed at the beginning of surahs is counted separately from numbered ayahs. Different defensible methods can answer different questions.
For that reason, “mentioned many times” is safer here than an unverified number. The seven panels on this page are a teaching selection, not every occurrence. Likewise, the authenticated report about ninety-nine Names is not a count of how many times the proper Name appears in the Qur’an. A later frequency statement may be added only when its corpus version, inclusion rules, result and independent check are recorded together.
Exclusive deity comes before decorative description
Qur’an study · Taha
Ayah 20:8
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Allāh – there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.
Allah! There is no Allah save Him. His are the most beautiful names.
Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 20:8. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Qur’an 20:8 joins two truths in one short statement: there is no deity except Him, and the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him. The Names are therefore not detached inspirational labels. They belong within tawheed—the recognition that worship is directed to the One Creator alone.
This also explains why the page will not define اللّٰه (ALLAH) as merely “a higher power.” That phrase can mean many different things to different readers. The Qur’an is more exact: He alone is deity, and His revealed Names belong to Him. A beginner can understand that without first learning technical vocabulary. “Deity” here means the one to whom worship belongs, not simply something powerful.
Call upon اللّٰه (ALLAH) or call upon Ar-Rahman
Qur’an study · Al-Isra
Ayah 17:110
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Say, "Call upon Allāh or call upon the Most Merciful [ar-Raḥmān]. Whichever [name] you call – to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.
Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between.
Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between."
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 17:110. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Tawheed Club reverence note: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him). This editorial note is separate from the named translations above, which are displayed word-for-word without alteration.
Qur’an 17:110 places اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Ar-Rahman within one command to call upon Him, then states that the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him. The passage protects the learner from imagining two beings. It also prevents this website from treating the homepage constellation as a family tree of separate divine entities. The lines and cards are navigation to Names of the One Creator.
Ibn Kathir’s commentary on this verse treats the statement as an answer to people who objected to calling Him Ar-Rahman. That commentary is a named explanation, not the Qur’an itself. The direct Qur’anic point remains visible before any summary: whichever of these revealed Names is used in the call, the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him.
The rest of the verse concerns the level of recitation in prayer. That surrounding instruction matters because it stops us from cropping the first sentence into a free-floating slogan. A source-led study shows the complete ayah and lets the learner see where the selected teaching sits.
Read the passage of Names as a passage
Qur’an study · Al-Hashr A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible. He is the Beneficent, Merciful. Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Qur’an study · Al-Hashr A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him. He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. Qur’an study · Al-Hashr A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. He is Allāh, the Creator,1 the Producer,2 the Fashioner;3 to Him belong the best names.4 Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.5 He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.Ayah 59:22
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Ayah 59:23
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Ayah 59:24
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Qur’an 59:22–24 begins by identifying اللّٰه (ALLAH), denying any deity besides Him, and speaking of knowledge of what is unseen and what is witnessed. It then presents Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim. The next ayah continues with further Names and descriptions, and the final ayah speaks of creation and formation before stating again that the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him.
Reading the three ayahs together is more educational than collecting isolated English labels. The sequence joins exclusive worship, knowledge, mercy, sovereignty, holiness, peace, security, authority, might, creation, formation and glorification. It does not ask the reader to imagine a body or visual form. It directs the reader to know, worship and glorify the One described.
Three named English translations appear in each study panel. Their different word choices are not three different Arabic Qur’ans. They are human attempts to carry meaning into English. Saheeh International may retain the Arabic proper Name where another translator uses “God,” and translations may render a Name with different concise words. The Arabic source remains primary, while translation helps an English reader enter the meaning.
Why no English word replaces the Name completely
The navigation wording on this site says “the proper Name اللّٰه (ALLAH).” It is deliberately limited. It helps someone find the page, but it is not offered as an exhaustive definition. The Qur’anic passages do far more work than the label: they connect the Name to exclusive deity, the Most Beautiful Names, knowledge, mercy, creation, worship and praise.
For the same reason, this page does not build a theology from English capitalisation. “God,” “Lord,” “Creator” and the Arabic proper Name can appear differently across translations. You must look at the Arabic source, the named translator’s wording and the context. A translation is useful, but it is not allowed to become a new revelation.
The standalone Arabic display also needs its own review. A form inside an ayah may carry a grammatical ending or Qur’anic orthographic marks. A page heading is a different display decision. The dossier has captured an exact QPC Hafs occurrence from Qur’an 59:22, but a qualified Arabic reviewer must still approve the standalone headword, search form and transliteration. Until then, the page remains noindex.
What the ninety-nine-names report says
This authenticated report is transmitted from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him). Naming the collection and locator lets the reader inspect the record instead of relying on an unattributed poster.
The safest first statement is exactly that: this authenticated record mentions ninety-nine and the reward, but it does not provide a list on that page. It should not be stretched into the claim that اللّٰه (ALLAH) has only ninety-nine Names. Nor should one English rendering of ahṣāhā be expanded into a complete teaching programme without named explanation.
This distinction is why the hub contains 109 working records while refusing to call 109 an exclusive revealed total. Each record must establish its own evidence. A transparent “held for review” label is more truthful than a polished unsupported definition.
Comparison boundaries: one Creator, distinct revealed Names
اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Ar-Rahman: Qur’an 17:110 authorises calling upon Him by either wording and immediately states that the Most Beautiful Names belong to Him. The verse does not present two gods. It also does not require us to say that the two Arabic expressions are interchangeable in every sentence. They are revealed Names of the same One Creator, and each source context must still be read accurately.
اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Ar-Rahim: Qur’an 59:22 places the proper Name with Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim. The proper Name identifies the One being spoken of; the mercy Names teach true meanings about Him. No Name is reduced to one English synonym.
اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Al-Ahad: Qur’an 112:1 declares that اللّٰه (ALLAH) is Ahad. It teaches unique oneness, but “The One” is not a complete dictionary replacement for the proper Name.
No revealed Name has an “opposite” that belongs to another divine being. Comparisons in this library are study aids: they show what two sources share, where their meanings differ and which claims the evidence does not permit.
Grandeur without depiction
The greatest honour this design can offer is not a stronger glow. It is to let the words remain correct, legible and central. The Arabic Name is presented as text with generous space and strong contrast. Decorative geometry stays behind it. Motion must stop for reduced-motion users, and printed pages remove effects so the sacred text and sources remain clear.
Creation may be used as a sign: a night sky, mountains, water or the order of the universe can remind a learner that creation is vast and dependent. None of those scenes is اللّٰه (ALLAH), a piece of Him, or an image of Him. Qur’an 112:1 supports the course’s teaching of unique oneness, but it is not used here as a dictionary definition of the proper Name.
Qur’an study · Al-Ikhlas
Ayah 112:1
Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,
Say: He is Allah, the One!
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 112:1. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- The displayed reading aid supports listening and careful practice. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
How a learner responds
Begin with worship rather than collecting facts. Use a revealed Name when you call upon Him, keep the request lawful, and do not promise yourself an outcome the source does not promise. Praise Him using words taught in revelation. When you learn that He knows the unseen and witnessed, let that knowledge restrain dishonesty even when no person is watching.
Source care is also a response. If you share a Name card, include the page or verse locator. If a definition cannot be traced, say that it needs checking. If a qualified correction arrives, accept it without protecting an old design or favourite phrase. The purpose is to convey truth, not to win an argument about who posted first.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the Name اللّٰه (ALLAH) mean?
- It is the proper Name by which the Qur’an repeatedly identifies the One Creator and the only One worthy of worship. No one English word exhausts everything the Qur’an teaches about Him.
- Is the written Arabic a picture of اللّٰه (ALLAH)?
- No. It is written language naming Him. The site never depicts the Creator.
- Does Islam teach one God among other gods?
- The displayed verses declare that no deity is worthy of worship except Him. Tawheed is exclusive, not numerical membership in a group.
- Are English translations useless?
- No. They are valuable human aids. They remain named and separate because no short translation replaces the Arabic source completely.
- How many times does the Name occur in the Qur’an?
- This page deliberately gives no total until the corpus version, word-form rules, Basmalah treatment and independent verification are recorded. Its seven verse panels are a teaching selection.
- Does the ninety-nine-names hadith give the famous list?
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 gives the number and promised reward but does not enumerate the Names in that record.
- Why is this page noindex?
- The source draft is public for qualified remote review, but Arabic, meaning and final release gates are not yet recorded as approved.
Learn it at your level
First encounter
Remember one sentence: اللّٰه (ALLAH) is the One Creator and the only One worthy of worship. Open Qur’an 20:8 and find both parts.
Ages 5–7 with an adult
Point to the written Name, say that writing names someone but is not a picture of them, and read one short translation together. Do not ask the child to imagine what the Creator looks like.
Ages 8–11
Sort four cards: Arabic Qur’an, named translation, tafsir and Tawheed Club explanation. Ask the learner why each label matters.
Ages 12–15
Compare the three translations of Qur’an 17:110. Identify what all three preserve, then explain why vocabulary differences do not alter the Arabic source.
Ages 16+ and adults
Build a source record for one proposed Name: Arabic form, locator, context, translation, commentary and a statement you must not claim.
Adult and teacher guide
Five-minute preparation: open Qur’an 20:8 and 17:110, test the audio control, and decide on one outcome: “The learner can connect the proper Name اللّٰه (ALLAH) with exclusive worship and the Most Beautiful Names.” Keep the conversation to that outcome.
Suggested conversation: ask, “When a name is written, is the writing the person?” Let the learner answer. Explain that the Arabic names the Creator but does not depict Him. Read Qur’an 20:8. Ask the learner to find the declaration of exclusive deity and the statement about the Names. Then open 17:110 and ask whether اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Ar-Rahman are presented as two beings. Return to the exact wording if the answer becomes vague.
For a younger learner, stop after one verse and one retrieval question. For an older learner, compare source layers and inspect Bukhari 2736. Do not turn pronunciation into a performance. Play the complete ayah, invite one calm attempt, and explain that transliteration cannot certify Arabic reading.
After 24 hours: ask for the two truths joined in Qur’an 20:8 without showing the page first. After seven days: ask the learner to explain why the famous list and the authenticated ninety-nine report are not the same evidence record. Mastery looks like clear, restrained speech with a locator—not a dramatic speech or a perfect score.
Check your understanding
- Which verse commands calling upon اللّٰه (ALLAH) by the Most Beautiful Names?
- What two truths are joined in Qur’an 20:8?
- Why does Qur’an 17:110 not teach two creators?
- What does Qur’an 59:22–24 join to the proper Name?
- Why is the written Name not an image of the Creator?
- Why can transliteration guide pronunciation without certifying it?
- Why does this page not publish a Qur’anic occurrence total?
- What does Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 contain, and what does it not contain?
- How is the full list in Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507 treated in this review record?
- Why must an English navigation gloss remain limited?
Answer aloud or in writing, then reopen the exact source. This reflection does not grade belief or piety.
Shareable summary
Shareable summary: اللّٰه (ALLAH) is the proper Name by which the Qur’an identifies the One Creator and the only One worthy of worship. Qur’an 20:8 joins exclusive deity to the Most Beautiful Names, while Qur’an 17:110 shows that اللّٰه (ALLAH) and Ar-Rahman name the same One being called upon. The written Name is language, not an image of the Creator. Tawheed Club does not publish a frequency total for this Name until the corpus and counting method are fully recorded.
Sources and review ledger
- Controlled Qur’an panels: 7:180, 20:8, 17:110, 59:22, 59:23, 59:24 and 112:1.
- QPC Hafs Qur’an source: Quran Foundation, mushaf 5, UthmanicHafs1Ver18.
- Named translations: Saheeh International, M. Pickthall and A. Yusuf Ali.
- Named commentary candidates: Ibn Kathir (Abridged) on Qur’an 7:180, 17:110 and 59:22–24.
- Hadith records: Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 and Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3507 with its displayed grade attribution; the latter list is provenance, not automatic authentication.
- Frequency state: no total published; corpus, normalisation, Basmalah treatment and verification method remain to be frozen.
- Safeguarding: no depiction of the Creator, invented opposite deity, fixed repetition guarantee, private-decree claim or dismissal of appropriate medical, pastoral or professional help.
- Automated source parity passed; qualified Arabic, meaning, teaching, accessibility and release review remain open.
- Publication state: public noindex , excluded from index release until all recorded gates pass.
If you identify an Arabic, source or meaning concern, use the site’s correction route and include the section heading and locator. A correction is welcomed as service to the truth.