Ismāʿīl
إِسْمَاعِيل
Say it is-maa-EEL
Said to mean “obeys Allah”
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Ishmael
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:125, 3:84, 4:163 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Ismail, Ismaeel, Ismael
Meaning & source
A non-Arabic name. Mujīr al-Dīn al-ʿUlaymī (d. 928 AH) gives its meaning in Hebrew as “one who obeys Allah”.
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ومعنى إسماعيل بالعبراني: مطيع الله
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Ismāʿīl (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 2:125