وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ٥٤
And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
صَادِق
Sadiq: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ṣādiq
In the Quran“Sincere, truthful”, who speaks truth and keeps his word
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Maryam 19:54.
Sadiq in Islam
The Quran praises Ismaʿil, “true to his promise (sadiq al-waʿd)” (19:54), and commands: “O you who believe, fear Allah and be with the truthful (al-sadiqin)” (9:119). It says of the believers of Medina: “Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah” (33:23).
Meaning of the name Sadiq
Sadiq is the active participle of sadaqa, “to speak truly, to be sincere” (root s-d-q of truth, sidq, and of the true friend, sadiq): one whose word matches reality and who keeps his commitments. The name was borne by Jaʿfar al-Sadiq, a scholar of Medina and descendant of the Prophet ﷺ. Sadek in the Maghreb, Sadık in Turkey, Sadeq in Iran.
- In Arabic
- صَادِق صادق
- Transliteration
- Ṣādiq
- Root
- ص د ق · 155 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Sadiq in the Quran?
Yes: the word Sadiq appears in the Quran 59 times, in 34 surahs.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١١٩
O you who have believed, fear Allāh and be with those who are true.
وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ٢٣
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [i.e., the Qur’ān] upon Our Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], then produce a sūrah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses [i.e., supporters] other than Allāh, if you should be truthful.
وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ٣١
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
55 other verses
- Al-Baqarah 2:94
- Al-Baqarah 2:111
- Ali ’Imran 3:17
- Ali ’Imran 3:93
- Ali ’Imran 3:168
- Ali ’Imran 3:183
- Al-Ma’idah 5:119
- Al-An’am 6:40
- Al-An’am 6:143
- Al-An’am 6:146
- Al-A’raf 7:70
- Al-A’raf 7:106
- Al-A’raf 7:194
- Yunus 10:38
- Yunus 10:48
- Hud 11:13
- Hud 11:32
- Yusuf 12:17
- Yusuf 12:27
- Yusuf 12:51
- Yusuf 12:82
- Al-Hijr 15:7
- Al-Hijr 15:64
- Al-Anbya 21:38
- An-Nur 24:6
- An-Nur 24:9
- Ash-Shu’ara 26:31
- Ash-Shu’ara 26:154
- Ash-Shu’ara 26:187
- An-Naml 27:49
- An-Naml 27:64
- An-Naml 27:71
- Al-Qasas 28:49
- Al-’Ankabut 29:29
- As-Sajdah 32:28
- Al-Ahzab 33:8
- Al-Ahzab 33:24
- Al-Ahzab 33:35
- Saba 34:29
- Ya-Sin 36:48
- As-Saffat 37:157
- Ghafir 40:28
- Ad-Dukhan 44:36
- Al-Jathiyah 45:25
- Al-Ahqaf 46:4
- Al-Ahqaf 46:22
- Al-Hujurat 49:15
- Al-Hujurat 49:17
- Adh-Dhariyat 51:5
- At-Tur 52:34
- Al-Waqi’ah 56:87
- Al-Hashr 59:8
- Al-Jumu’ah 62:6
- Al-Mulk 67:25
- Al-Qalam 68:41
All the words of the root ص د ق in the Quran (155 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Sadiq 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 Sadiq in each language
- French
- Sadek, Sadok, Sadiq, Sadik
- English
- Sadiq, Sadik, Sadeq
- Spanish
- Sadiq, Sadik
- Turkish
- Sadık
- Arabic
- صَادِق