Allah is Al-Qayyum.The nature of Al-Qayyum is to exist, completely free from dependence on anything or anyone. Al-Qayyum is the one through whom all things arise. He is Ever-Living and Self-Sustaining. Everything else in existence depends on Al-Qayyum. Mentions From The Quran & Hadith From the root q-w-m which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to stand up, to rise up, to ascend, become high to begin, to start, to come to pass to arise, to set out to be on-going, to exist to be fou