ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ٢
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -
حَمَد
Hamad: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ḥamad
“Praise”, a synonym of hamd
Hamad in Islam
The form hamad is not in the Quran, but praise (al-hamd) opens its first surah: “Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds” (1:2), and several surahs begin with these words (34:1, 35:1). The name shares its root with the names of the Prophet ﷺ, Muhammad and Ahmad.
Meaning of the name Hamad
Hamad is a verbal noun of hamida, “to praise”, a synonym of hamd (root h-m-d, that of Muhammad, Ahmad and Mahmud): praise, thanks. It is a traditional Gulf name, widely borne in Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. It should not be confused with Hamid, “one who praises”, or Hamid with a long i, “praiseworthy”.
- In Arabic
- حَمَد حمد
- Transliteration
- Ḥamad
- Root
- ح م د · 68 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hamad in the Quran?
The name Hamad does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ح م د) occurs 68 times. Examples:
وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًۢا ١١١
And say, "Praise to Allāh, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ١
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.
All the words of the root ح م د in the Quran (68 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hamad 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 Hamad in each language
- French
- Hamad, Hamed
- English
- Hamad
- Spanish
- Hamad
- Turkish
- Hamed
- Arabic
- حَمَد
Similar names
Same root (ح م د)
- Abdul Hamidعَبْد الْحَمِيد “Servant of the Praiseworthy”
- Ahmadأَحْمَد “The most praiseworthy”, one of the names of the Prophet ﷺ
- Hamidحَامِد “The one who praises Allah”, who gives thanks
- Mahmudمَحْمُود “Praised, praiseworthy”; from the same root as Muhammad and Ahmad
- Muhammadمُحَمَّد “The one who is praised again and again”, the name of the Prophet of Islam ﷺ
