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Bilalبلال
Moistening water — that which revives
Hadith· Masculine
Dawudداود
Beloved
Qur'an · 38:17· Masculine
Dhul-Kiflذو الكفل
The one of the portion; the guarantor
Qur'an · 21:85· Masculine
Dhul-Qarnaynذو القرنين
The one of two horns — of two epochs, or the two ends of the earth
Qur'an · 18:83· Masculine
Fadlفضل
Grace; bounty; excellence
Hadith· Masculine
Fatimahفاطمة
One who weans; who abstains from what is harmful
Hadith· Feminine
Hafsahحفصة
Young lioness — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Feminine
Hamzaحمزة
Steadfast; lion-hearted — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Masculine
Harunهارون
From the Hebrew Aharon — its ancient sense is debated
Qur'an · 20:30· Masculine
Hasanحسن
Beautiful; good
Hadith· Masculine
Hindهند
A cherished old Arabic name — its lexical sense is debated
Hadith· Feminine
Hudهود
One who returns in repentance — from a root of turning back
Qur'an · Surah 11· Masculine
Hudhayfahحذيفة
Diminutive of a swift, trimmed thing — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Masculine
Husaynحسين
Little beautiful one — the endearing form of Hasan
Hadith· Masculine
Ibrahimإبراهيم
The close friend of God
Qur'an · Surah 14· Masculine
Idrisإدريس
Classically linked to study and instruction
Qur'an · 19:56· Masculine
Ikrimahعكرمة
Female dove — by the classical gloss; a name of honor among the Arabs
Hadith· Masculine
Ilyasإلياس
From the Hebrew Eliyya — my Lord is God
Qur'an · 6:85· Masculine
Imranعمران
Linked to long life and flourishing
Qur'an · 3:33· Masculine
Isaعيسى
From the Aramaic Yeshua — God saves
Qur'an · 3:45· Masculine
Ishaqإسحاق
He laughs — for the joy of glad tidings
Qur'an · 11:71· Masculine
Ismailإسماعيل
God hears — given for an answered prayer
Qur'an · 2:127· Masculine
Ja'farجعفر
A flowing stream — by the classical gloss
Hadith· Masculine
Jabirجابر
One who mends; restorer of what is broken
Hadith· Masculine