فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
إِلْهَام
Ilham: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ilhām
“Inspiration”, what Allah places in the heart
Ilham in Islam
The noun ilham is not in the Quran, but its verb occurs once, in the oath of Surah al-Shams: “By the soul and He who proportioned it, and inspired it (fa-alhamaha) with its wickedness and its righteousness” (91:7-8).
Meaning of the name Ilham
Ilham is the verbal noun of alhama, “to inspire, to put into the mind” (root l-h-m, that of swallowing in one gulp): inspiration, the idea or feeling Allah places in the heart. The name is very common in the Maghreb and the Middle East; Elham is its Persian form.
- In Arabic
- إِلْهَام إلهام
- Transliteration
- Ilhām
- Root
- ل ه م · 1 occurrence in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ilham in the Quran?
The name Ilham does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ل ه م) occurs once. Examples:
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ilham 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 Ilham in each language
- French
- Ilham, Ilhame
- English
- Ilham, Elham
- Spanish
- Ilham
- Turkish
- İlham
- Arabic
- إِلْهَام