إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّٰهٌ مُّنِيبٌ ٧٥
Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving and [frequently] returning [to Allāh].
حَلِيمَة
Halima: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ḥalīma
Figure of Islam“Gentle, patient, forbearing”
Halima in Islam
Halima al-Saʿdiyya, of the Banu Saʿd tribe, was the Prophet’s wet nurse ﷺ; he spent his early years with her in the desert. The biographers report the blessing that came to her family with the child, and throughout his life the Prophet ﷺ honoured his foster mother.
Meaning of the name Halima
Halima is the feminine of halim, from the root h-l-m, which denotes self-control, gentleness and patience in the face of offence (hilm). A halima is a composed, forbearing woman who does not lose her temper. Al-Halim, “the Forbearing”, is a name of Allah; the Quran calls Ibrahim halim (9:114).
- In Arabic
- حَلِيمَة حليمة
- Transliteration
- Ḥalīma
- Root
- ح ل م · 21 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Halima in the Quran?
The name Halima does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ح ل م) occurs 21 times. Examples:
قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ أَصَلَوٰتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَآ أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَا نَشَٰٓؤُا۟ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ ٨٧
They said, "O Shuʿayb, does your prayer [i.e., religion] command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"
قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ ٤٤
They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
All the words of the root ح ل م in the Quran (21 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Halima 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 Halima in each language
- French
- Halima, Halîma
- English
- Halima, Halimah
- Spanish
- Halima
- Turkish
- Halime
- Arabic
- حَلِيمَة