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آلَاء

Alaa: meaning of the name

Girl Arabic origin Ālāʾ

In the Quran

“The blessings” of Allah

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ar-Rahman 55:13.

Alaa in Islam

The word occurs thirty-four times in the Quran, thirty-one of them in the refrain of Surah al-Rahman: “Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings (alaʾ) will you deny?” (55:13). Hud also tells his people: “Remember the blessings of Allah, that you may succeed” (7:69).

Meaning of the name Alaa

Alaʾ is the plural of ilan or ila, “blessing, favour”: Allah’s favours towards His creatures. The feminine name is distinct from ʿAlaʾ (علاء), “elevation, greatness”, a mostly masculine name (as in ʿAlaʾ al-Din, Aladdin) also written Alaa in Latin letters.

In Arabic
آلَاء آلاء
Transliteration
Ālāʾ
Root
أ ل و · 37 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic

Is Alaa in the Quran?

Yes: the word Alaa appears in the Quran 34 times, in 3 surahs.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝١٣

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 13

أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَةً فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ۝٦٩

Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in stature extensively. So remember the favors of Allāh that you might succeed."

Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 69

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ۝٥٥

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

Surah An-Najm, Verse 55

وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ ٱلْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ۝٧٤

And remember when He made you successors after the ʿAad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allāh and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 74

30 other verses

All the words of the root أ ل و in the Quran (37 occurrences)

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Alaa in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

Read the rules for choosing a name

This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.

Writing Alaa in each language

French
Alaa, Ala, Alae
English
Alaa, Aalaa
Spanish
Alaa
Turkish
Âlâ
Arabic
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