قَاسِم
Qasim
قاسم
Say it: QAA-sim · /ˈqaː.sɪm/
Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / Sahaba
Meaning
“Distributor, one who divides”
تقسیم کرنے والا
What scholars say side by side
Deobandi
دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
RecommendedDeoband: recommended by Deoband - in a list of 12 boys' names.
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What does Faatimah mean?" (Fatwa 295/286/H=03/1437); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/62582; read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →Arab & international fatwa bodies
عرب و بین الاقوامی دار الافتاء
Jordan Iftaa
PermissibleAllowed even for the eldest son; only the kunya Abul Qasim is barred.
Jordan Iftaa Fatwa 755; summarized fatwa 1164
Source →Famous people named Qasim
Family of the Prophet ﷺ
Qasim ibn Muhammad · c. 598–601
حضرت قاسم بن محمد ﷺ
Eldest son of the Prophet ﷺ and Khadijah, who died in early childhood in Makkah before the revelation began.
Imams & Scholars
Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi · 1832–1880
مولانا محمد قاسم نانوتوی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ
Scholar and theologian, a principal co-founder of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1866.
What the references say
- Jamia Banuri Town names listNames of the Prophet ﷺ Open →
- Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamشاہِ خیر الانام صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے 119برکت والے نام Open →
- Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. القاسم بن أمية بن أبي الصلت الثقفي Open →
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesdivider, distributor Open →
- Quranic Arabic Corpusroot ق س م Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ق س م; gender Boy; type اسم; Same word (vowels match)
- Darul Uloom Deobandrecommended Open →
Questions about Qasim
What does Qasim mean?
Qasim means “Distributor, one who divides”. In Urdu: تقسیم کرنے والا.
Is Qasim a boy or girl name?
Qasim is a boy's name.
What is the origin of Qasim?
Qasim is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ق س م.
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