Bilqis, name meaning in Islam.

Bilqis (بِلْقِيس) is an Arabic name for girls. It means the name tradition gives the Queen of Sheba. The Quran tells her story but does not name her. The name Bilqis comes from later tradition, and its meaning is not certain.

Is Bilqis in the Quran?

No. Bilqis is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Bilqis

Say it bil-QEES. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Balqis and Bilquis. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ب ba + ل lam + ق qaf + ي ya + س sin.

Choosing Bilqis

Bilqis is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",³ and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Bilqis bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Bilqis

• The Queen of Sheba, whose story with Sulayman is in Surah 27
• the Quran does not give her name

Names like Bilqis

• Malika
• Sulayman
• Asiyah

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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