Zaheen, name meaning in Islam

Zaheen (ذَهِين) is an Urdu name for boys. It means intelligent, quick-minded. An Urdu name built on the Arabic word dhihn, mind.

Meaning and root

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

Is Zaheen in the Quran?

No. Zaheen 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 Zaheen

Say it za-HEEN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Zahin. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ذ dhal + ه ha + ي ya + ن nun.

Choosing Zaheen

A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Zaheen has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Zaheen bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Zaheen

• Fahim
• Labib
• Arif

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.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.