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فَتْح

Fath: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin Fatḥ

In the QuranSurah name

“Opening, victory”

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Fath 48:1.

Fath in Islam

Surah 48, al-Fath, revealed on the return from al-Hudaybiya, opens thus: “Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory (fathan mubinan)” (48:1). The word occurs twelve times, including “When the help of Allah comes, and the victory (al-fath)” (110:1).

Meaning of the name Fath

Fath is the verbal noun of fataha, “to open” (root f-t-h, that of al-Fattah, a name of Allah, and of the Fatiha): the opening of a door or a way, and by extension the victory that opens a land or a situation. A masculine name given alone or in compounds (Fath Allah, “victory of Allah”). Fathi (فتحي) is a different name derived from the same word.

In Arabic
فَتْح فتح
Transliteration
Fatḥ
Root
ف ت ح · 38 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Fath in the Quran?

Yes: the word Fath appears in the Quran 12 times, in 9 surahs.

إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا ۝١

Indeed, We have given you, [O Muḥammad], a clear conquest

Surah Al-Fath, Verse 1

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ ۝١

When the victory of Allāh has come and the conquest,

Surah An-Nasr, Verse 1

وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا نَصْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١٣

And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allāh and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.

Surah As-Saf, Verse 13

ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِكُمْ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ فَتْحٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ وَإِن كَانَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نَصِيبٌ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَسْتَحْوِذْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَنَمْنَعْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَن يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا ۝١٤١

Those who wait [and watch] you. Then if you gain a victory from Allāh, they say, "Were we not with you?" But if the disbelievers have a success, they say [to them], "Did we not gain the advantage over you, but we protected you from the believers?" Allāh will judge between [all of] you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will Allāh give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 141

8 other verses

All the words of the root ف ت ح in the Quran (38 occurrences)

Is this name permissible?

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

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

Writing Fath in each language

French
Fath, Feth
English
Fath, Fatah
Spanish
Fath
Turkish
Fetih, Feth
Arabic
فَتْح

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Same root (ف ت ح)

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