Abel
أبيلIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Breath or vapour (Hebrew hevel); one of the first sons of Adam
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
The Qur'an tells the story of Adam's two sons, called Qabil and Habil in Islamic tradition; Habil (Abel) is the one who was killed. No source read recommends or dislikes the name.
Confidence: medium
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