Faisal, name meaning in Islam.

Faisal (فَيْصَل) is an Arabic name for boys. It means one who judges between right and wrong. It comes from fasl, separating truth from falsehood.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Faisal comes from the root ف ص ل, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Faisal in the Quran?

No. Faisal 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 Faisal

Say it FAY-sal. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Faysal and Feisal. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ف fa + ي ya + ص ṣad + ل lam.

Choosing Faisal

Faisal 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 Faisal bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Faisal

• King Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Names like Faisal

• Faruq
• Hakim
• Faris

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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