إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ ٧
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
إِرَم
Iram: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Iram
In the QuranIram “of the pillars”, the city of ʿAd; in Turkish, “garden of paradise” through legend
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Fajr 89:7.
Iram in Islam
The Quran mentions it once: “Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with ʿAd, Iram of the pillars, the like of which was never created in the land?” (89:6-8). The context is that of a people destroyed for their arrogance: the name keeps its beauty, not praise.
Meaning of the name Iram
Iram is a Quranic proper noun: “Iram of the pillars”, a city or tribe of the people of ʿAd. The legend of a marvellous garden built by King Shaddad, “Iram of the gardens”, turned the word, in Persian and Turkish, into a synonym of a paradisiacal garden: this is the meaning Turkish families give it (İrem).
- In Arabic
- إِرَم إرم
- Transliteration
- Iram
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Iram in the Quran?
Yes: Iram is named in the Quran once, in one surah.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Iram 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 Iram in each language
- French
- Iram, Irem
- English
- Iram, Irem
- Spanish
- Iram
- Turkish
- İrem
- Arabic
- إِرَم