Islamic names

Iman, name meaning in Islam.

Iman means faith. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)

إِيمَان

Iman

Faith

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
إِيمَان
Say it
ee-MAAN
Root
أ م ن
In the Quran
Yes, 49:7

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Meaning

Iman, explained.

Iman (إِيمَان) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means faith.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Iman comes from the root أ م ن, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Iman in the Quran?

Allah made faith (iman) beloved to the believers (49:7).

Quran 49:7

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِى كَثِيرٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْإِيمَٰنَ وَزَيَّنَهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَٱلْفُسُوقَ وَٱلْعِصْيَانَ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلرَّٰشِدُونَ

Wa'lamooo anna feekum Rasoolal laah; law yutee'ukum fee kaseerim minal amrila'anittum wa laakinnal laaha habbaba ilaikumul eemaana wa zaiyanahoo fee quloobikum wa karraha ilaikumul kufra walfusooqa wal'isyaan; ulaaaika humur raashidoon

And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided.

Quran 49:7. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Iman

Say it ee-MAAN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Imaan and Eman. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: إ alif with hamza below + ي ya + م mim + ا alif + ن nun.

Choosing Iman

Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Iman bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Iman

  1. Quran 49:7, translation by Sahih International.
  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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Questions

Good to know.

What does Iman mean in Islam?

Iman (إِيمَان) means faith. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Iman in the Quran?

Allah made faith (iman) beloved to the believers (49:7).

Is Iman a boy or girl name?

Iman is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Iman in Arabic?

Iman is written إِيمَان in Arabic, said ee-MAAN.

Is it Iman or Imaan?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, إِيمَان. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.