إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ١٣
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
نَعِيم
Naeem: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Naʿīm
In the Quran“Bliss, delight”; the gardens of bliss
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Infitar 82:13.
Naeem in Islam
The word occurs seventeen times in the Quran, often in the expression “the gardens of bliss” (jannat al-naʿim, 56:12); “The righteous will be in bliss” (82:13). Surah al-Takathur also warns: “Then on that day you will be asked about the delights” (102:8).
Meaning of the name Naeem
Naʿim comes from the root n-ʿ-m of the sweetness of life and of favour (niʿma, “grace”; naʿama, “to live in ease”): it means abundance of blessings and a happy life. It should not be confused with Nuʿaym, a diminutive of the same root, borne by the Companion Nuʿaym ibn Masʿud. Naeem is common in South Asia, Naim in Turkey and the Balkans.
- In Arabic
- نَعِيم نعيم
- Transliteration
- Naʿīm
- Root
- ن ع م · 140 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Naeem in the Quran?
Yes: the word Naeem appears in the Quran 17 times, in 15 surahs.
فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ١٢
In the Gardens of Pleasure,
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٦٥
And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allāh, We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure.
13 other verses
- At-Tawbah 9:21
- Yunus 10:9
- Al-Hajj 22:56
- Ash-Shu’ara 26:85
- Luqman 31:8
- As-Saffat 37:43
- At-Tur 52:17
- Al-Waqi’ah 56:89
- Al-Qalam 68:34
- Al-Ma’arij 70:38
- Al-Insan 76:20
- Al-Mutaffifin 83:22
- Al-Mutaffifin 83:24
All the words of the root ن ع م in the Quran (140 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Naeem 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 Naeem in each language
- French
- Naïm, Naim, Naeem
- English
- Naeem, Naim
- Spanish
- Naim
- Turkish
- Naim
- Arabic
- نَعِيم
Similar names
Same root (ن ع م)
- Abdul Munimعَبْد الْمُنْعِم “Servant of the Benefactor”
- Numanنُعْمَان “Blood” in early Arabic; a royal name of pre-Islamic Arabia