Aḥmad
أَحْمَد
Say it AH-mad
Most praiseworthy
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 61:6
- Also spelled
- Ahmad, Ahmed, Ahmet
Meaning & source
Most praiseworthy; a name of the Prophet ﷺ foretold by ʿĪsā.
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وَمُحَمَّدٌ وأَحمد: مِنْ أَسماء سَيِّدِنَا الْمُصْطَفَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 3, p. 157 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)
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وَخَصُّ لَفْظَ "أَحْمَدَ" فِيمَا بَشَّرَ بِهِ عِيسَى، تَنْبِيهًا عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَحْمَدُ مِنْهُ وَمِنَ الذين قبله
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, under the name ʿĪsā gave him Qurʾān 61:6