Fadilah, name meaning in Islam
Fadilah means virtuous, excellent. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
فَاضِلَة
Fadilah
Virtuous, excellent
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- فَاضِلَة
- Say it
- FAA-di-lah
- Root
- ف ض ل
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Fadilah, explained
Fadilah (فَاضِلَة) is an Arabic name for girls. It means virtuous, excellent.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Fadilah comes from the root ف ض ل, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Fadilah in the Quran?
No. Fadilah 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 Fadilah
Say it FAA-di-lah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Fazila and Fadila. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ف fa + ا alif + ض ḍad + ل lam + ة ta marbuta.
Choosing Fadilah
Fadilah 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 Fadilah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Fadilah
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
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What does Fadilah mean in Islam?
Fadilah (فَاضِلَة) means virtuous, excellent. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Fadilah in the Quran?
No, the name Fadilah is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Fadilah a boy or girl name?
Fadilah is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Fadilah in Arabic?
Fadilah is written فَاضِلَة in Arabic, said FAA-di-lah.
Is it Fadilah or Fazila?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, فَاضِلَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.