Ibrahim

Quranic ancestor figure

Ibrahim is the Arabic form of Abraham, used as a given name throughout the Muslim world and among Arabic-speaking Christians.

It appears in the Quran as the name of the patriarch who built the Kaaba with his son Ismail.

The name remains common from Morocco to Indonesia: Ibrahim was the third caliph of the Umayyad dynasty.

abrahamic

monotheism

Belief in one god

patriarchMale head of family
covenantBinding formal pledge
sacrificeGiving up something precious

Ishmael · Isaac · Hagar · Sarah · Kaaba · Mecca · Quran · Torah · Bible · Israelites

prophetic

prophet

Divinely inspired messenger

messengerOne who delivers communications
revelationSurprising disclosed truth
guidanceAdvice for decisions

scripture · wisdom · righteousness · preaching · devotion · piety · miracle · divine · monotheism · Nimrod

lineage

ancestor

Predecessor in lineage

descendantPerson from earlier generations
heritageInherited cultural legacy
genealogyStudy of family descent

bloodline · dynasty · forefather · offspring · patriarch · progenitor · family · posterity · tribe · Abrahamic

naming

Arabic

Semitic language family member

MuslimAdherent of Islam
TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
SwahiliBantu language of East Africa

masculine · given name · personal name · patronymic

Categories

Arab SurnamesAbdullah, Ahmed, Ali, Amin, Aziz
Arabic NamesAhmad, Ahmed, Ali, Omar, Mohamed
Asian NamesNguyen, Dang, Lee, Wong, Chen
EidEid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Eid prayer, Eid prayers, Eid Mubarak
Eid al-AdhaEid Mubarak, Eid prayer, Ismail, sacrifice, ram
Islamic ProphetsAdam, Muhammad, Ismail, Sulayman, prophets

Opposites

linguistic/cultural form

IbrahimAbraham

First Hebrew patriarch

Family

Abraham, Abrams, Abram

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