أَفْلَح
Aflah
افلح
Say it: UF-lah · /ˈəf.ləh/
Boy nameArabicQuranic root
Meaning
“Most successful, prosperous”
زیادہ کامیاب، فلاح پانے والا
In the Quran
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
بےشک ایمان والے رستگار ہوگئے
Successful indeed are the believers
Surah Al-Muminoon (سُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ) · 23:1Read on Quran Majeed →
Same root, different word – أَفْلَحَ (The name أَفْلَح is an adjective (more successful); Quran has only the same-spelled verb أَفْلَحَ (23:1))
What scholars say side by side
Barelvi
بریلوی
Dawat-e-Islami
Disliked (makruh)Hadith advises against it; not forbidden (Tahawi).
Dawat-e-Islami, Al-Madinatul Ilmiyah, "Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam" (Maktaba-tul-Madina), p.37
Source →Famous people named Aflah
Sahaba (Al-Isabah list)
أفلح أخو أبي القعيس
أفلح أخو أبي القعيس
A Companion of the Prophet ﷺ named in Ibn Hajar's Al-Isabah.
What the references say
- Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
- Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Hadith narrator (later generation) - e.g. أفلح أخو أبي القعيس Open →
- Quranic Arabic Corpusroot ف ل ح Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ف ل ح; gender Girl; type صفة; Same word (vowels match); word is grammatically feminine, we say Boy
Questions about Aflah
What does Aflah mean?
Aflah means “Most successful, prosperous”. In Urdu: زیادہ کامیاب، فلاح پانے والا.
Is Aflah a boy or girl name?
Aflah is a boy's name.
What is the origin of Aflah?
Aflah is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ف ل ح.
Is Aflah in the Quran?
Quranic root. See Surah Al-Muminoon, ayah 23:1.
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