Ikhlāṣ
إِخْلاص
Say it ikh-LAAS
Sincerity, pure devotion
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- kh-l-ṣ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Ikhlas, Ekhlas
Meaning & source
Sincerity: in obeying Allah, ikhlāṣ is leaving all show. Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ, Lisān says, is named for its pure description of Allah.
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والإِخْلاصُ فِي الطَّاعَةِ: تَرْكُ الرِّياءِ، وَقَدْ أَخْلَصْت لِلَّهِ الدِّينَ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.