Islam (Arabic: إِسْلَام, romanized: ʾIslām) is an Arabic male and female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval (the truth)", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting".[citation needed]
Pronunciation | Islaam |
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Gender | neutral |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | the religion of Islam |
Region of origin | Muslim world |
Other names | |
Derived | Š-L-M |
Related names | Muslim, Salam |
Also, the name of the religion Islam and is primarily associated with Muslims. The name Islam is a diminutive of the name Aslam (أَسْلَم aslam), which both names stemming from the male noun-name Salaam.[citation needed]
It may refer to:
People with the given name
edit- Islam Alijaj (born 1986), Swiss disability activist
- Islam al-Behairy (born 1974), Egyptian liberalist
- Islam Alsultanov (born 2001), Russian footballer
- Islam Chipsy, stage name of Egyptian musician Islam Said
- Islam El-Shater (born 1976), Egyptian football player
- Islam Karimov (1938–2016), president of Uzbekistan
- Islam Makhachev (born 1991), Russian mixed martial artist, UFC Lightweight Champion
- Islam Satpayev (born 1998), Kazakh sport shooter
- Islam Slimani (born 1988), Algerian football player
- Noor Islam Dawar, Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist
- Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin (born 1955), Bangladeshi business magnate
People with the surname
edit- Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman
- Faisal Islam (born 1977), British journalist
- Faizul Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mitchell Islam (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
- Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Rizza Islam (born 1990), member of the Nation of Islam and social media influencer
- Rupam Islam, Bengali Singer & Musician under Bangla Rock Genre, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Runa Islam – Film and photography visual artist, who was nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize
- Sabirul Islam – author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker
- Saiful Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Samirul Islam (born 1987), Indian-Bengali social activist
- Shafiul Islam (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Sanchita Islam – Artist, writer and filmmaker
- Shahara Islam –The youngest victim killed during the 7 July 2005 London bombings
- Taijul Islam (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Tanish Islam (born 1996), Indian Space Engineer
- Umar Islam, formerly Brian Young (born 1978), member of the foiled 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
- Yusuf Islam British singer, born Stephen Demetre in 1948 and formerly known as Cat Stevens
Compound names with Islam as a suffix
edit- Manzurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nazrul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Qamar al-Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tajul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Zahurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
edit- Islamuddin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Islamul Ahsan (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer