Ismail (name)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Esmail" redirects here. For the villages in Iran, see Esmail, Iran and Boneh-ye Esmail.
Ismail
Pronunciation [ˈiːsmɑːˈiːl]
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Arabic
Meaning Heard by Allah
Other names
Alternative spelling Esmail
Related names Hebrew ישמעאל
Look up Ismail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Ismail (Arabic: إسماعيل‎, ʼIsmāʻīl) is an Arabic name which corresponds to the English name Ishmael.

Etymology and meaning

The literal translation of the name Ismail is heard by Allah or God has heard and it refers to the yearning of Ibrahim and his wife, Sarah, to have a child. Ismail's mother, Hagar was the handmaiden of the Princess. Muhammad, a descendant of Ismail who was sent the Qur'an by Allah, became the final messenger, and so the name Ismail is often taken to mean the fulfillment of a divine promise resulting from prayer being heard.

Given name

Surname

This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.