إِسْمَاعِيل
Ismail
“Name of Prophet Ismail, son of Ibrahim (AS); traditionally 'God hears'”
حضرت اسماعیلؑ کا نام؛ اللہ نے سن لیا
In the Quran
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
اور جب ابراہیم اور اسمٰعیل بیت الله کی بنیادیں اونچی کر رہے تھے (تو دعا کئے جاتے تھے کہ) اے پروردگار، ہم سے یہ خدمت قبول فرما۔ بےشک تو سننے والا (اور) جاننے والا ہے
And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.
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Famous people named Ismail
Prophet, elder son of Ibrahim and Hajar; helped build the Kaaba; ancestor of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Damascus scholar whose Tafsir Ibn Kathir is among the most widely read Quran commentaries; also wrote al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya.
What the references say
- Jamia Banuri Town names listProphets' names Open →
- Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam26 انبیائے کرام علیہم السلام کے عَظَمت والے نام Open →
- Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. إسماعيل رجل من الصحابة Open →
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab NamesGod hears (Hebrew) Open →
- Quranic Arabic Corpusexact lemma: إِسْمَاعِيل (Proper noun, 12x) Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot إ س م ا ع ي ل; gender Boy; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)
Questions about Ismail
What does Ismail mean?
Ismail means “Name of Prophet Ismail, son of Ibrahim (AS); traditionally 'God hears'”. In Urdu: حضرت اسماعیلؑ کا نام؛ اللہ نے سن لیا.
Is Ismail a boy or girl name?
Ismail is a boy's name.
What is the origin of Ismail?
Ismail is of Hebrew (via Arabic) origin. Its Arabic root is إ س م ا ع ي ل.
Is Ismail in the Quran?
Found in the Quran. See Surah Al-Baqara, ayah 2:127.