مُحَمَّد إِلْيَاس

Muhammad Ilyas

محمد الیاس

Say it: mu-HAM-mad il-YAAS · mu.ˈħam.mad ʔɪl.ˈjaːs

Boy nameHebrew (via Arabic)Found in the Quran

Meaning

“Praised one (Muhammad); Elijah, a prophet of Allah”

قابلِ تعریف؛ حضرت الیاسؑ، اللہ کے پیغمبر کا نام

In the Quran

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

اور زکریا اور یحییٰ اور عیسیٰ اور الیاس کو بھی۔ یہ سب نیکوکار تھے

And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.

Surah Al-An'aam (سُورَةُ الأَنۡعَامِ) · 6:85Read on Quran Majeed →

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Deobandi

دیوبندی

Darul Uloom Deoband

Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - good names, alright.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is “Mohamed” an appropriate name for my son, or should I add another name?" (Fatwa 961/815=D/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/12967; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Famous people named Muhammad Ilyas

Imams & Scholars

Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi · 1885–1944

مولانا محمد الیاس کاندھلوی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ

Scholar from Kandhla who founded the Tablighi Jamaat movement in the Mewat region in the mid-1920s.

What the references say

Qabas Arabic lexiconroot إ ل ي ا س; gender Boy; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Muhammad Ilyas

What does Muhammad Ilyas mean?

Muhammad Ilyas means “Praised one (Muhammad); Elijah, a prophet of Allah”. In Urdu: قابلِ تعریف؛ حضرت الیاسؑ، اللہ کے پیغمبر کا نام.

Is Muhammad Ilyas a boy or girl name?

Muhammad Ilyas is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Muhammad Ilyas?

Muhammad Ilyas is of Hebrew (via Arabic) origin. Its Arabic root is إ ل ي ا س.

Is Muhammad Ilyas in the Quran?

Found in the Quran. See Surah Al-An'aam, ayah 6:85.

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Names like Muhammad Ilyas

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Ilyasالیاس

My God is the LordBoyQuranic

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Guardian, protectorBoy

Muhairizمحیریز

Diminutive of muhriz: one who guards or securesBoy

Muhajirمہاجر

Emigrant, one who migratesBoyQuranic

Muhalhilمہلہل

Thinly or loosely wovenBoy

Muhammadمحمد

Praised, praiseworthyBoyQuranic

Muhammad Abdul Razzaqمحمد عبدالرزاق

Praised one; servant of the ProviderBoyQuranic

Muhammad Abdullahمحمد عبداللہ

Praised one; servant of AllahBoyQuranic

Muhammad Abdur Rahmanمحمد عبدالرحمن

Praised one; servant of the Most MercifulBoyQuranic

Muhammad Abu Bakrمحمد ابوبکر

Praised one; father of the young camel (Abu Bakr)Boy

Muhammad Affanمحمد عفان

Praised one; very chaste, modestBoy