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ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏ

Waleed: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin Walฤซd

CompanionIn the Quran

โ€œThe newbornโ€, the child

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ash-Shuโ€™ara 26:18.

Waleed in Islam

The word occurs seven times in the Quran: once in the singular, when Pharaoh says to Musa: โ€œDid we not bring you up among us as a child (walidan)?โ€ (26:18), and six times in the plural wildan, โ€œchildrenโ€, notably for the ever-young servants of Paradise (56:17). The Companion al-Walid ibn al-Walid, Khalidโ€™s brother, was held back in Mecca, and the Prophet ๏ทบ prayed for his deliverance (al-Bukhari 804).

Meaning of the name Waleed

Walid comes from walada, โ€œto give birthโ€ (root w-l-d, that of walad, โ€œchildโ€, and mawlid, โ€œbirthโ€): the newborn, the little boy; in the old language the word was also used for a young servant. Borne before Islam, the name was carried by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I (705โ€“715), who built the Great Mosque of Damascus and enlarged the Prophetโ€™s ๏ทบ Mosque in Medina; the conquest of al-Andalus began in his reign (711).

In Arabic
ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏ ูˆู„ูŠุฏ
Transliteration
Walฤซd
Root
ูˆ ู„ ุฏ ยท 102 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Waleed in the Quran?

Yes: the word Waleed appears in the Quran 7 times, in 5 surahs.

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ู†ูุฑูŽุจู‘ููƒูŽ ูููŠู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏู‹ุง ูˆูŽู„ูŽุจูุซู’ุชูŽ ูููŠู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุนูู…ูุฑููƒูŽ ุณูู†ููŠู†ูŽ ۝ูกูจ

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

Surah Ash-Shuโ€™ara, Verse 18

ูŠูŽุทููˆูู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูู„ู’ุฏูŽูฐู†ูŒ ู…ู‘ูุฎูŽู„ู‘ูŽุฏููˆู†ูŽ ۝ูกูง

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

Surah Al-Waqiโ€™ah, Verse 17

ูˆูŽูŠูŽุทููˆูู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูู„ู’ุฏูŽูฐู†ูŒ ู…ู‘ูุฎูŽู„ู‘ูŽุฏููˆู†ูŽ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ุญูŽุณูุจู’ุชูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ู„ูุคู’ู„ูุคู‹ุง ู…ู‘ูŽู†ุซููˆุฑู‹ุง ۝ูกูฉ

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.

Surah Al-Insan, Verse 19

ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ู„ูŽุง ุชูู‚ูŽูฐุชูู„ููˆู†ูŽ ููู‰ ุณูŽุจููŠู„ู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ุชูŽุถู’ุนูŽูููŠู†ูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูุฌูŽุงู„ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู†ู‘ูุณูŽุงู“ุกู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ูˆูู„ู’ุฏูŽูฐู†ู ูฑู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู†ูŽ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽู†ูŽุงู“ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุฑูุฌู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ู‡ูŽูฐุฐูู‡ู ูฑู„ู’ู‚ูŽุฑู’ูŠูŽุฉู ูฑู„ุธู‘ูŽุงู„ูู…ู ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽูฑุฌู’ุนูŽู„ ู„ู‘ูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูู† ู„ู‘ูŽุฏูู†ูƒูŽ ูˆูŽู„ููŠู‘ู‹ุง ูˆูŽูฑุฌู’ุนูŽู„ ู„ู‘ูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูู† ู„ู‘ูŽุฏูู†ูƒูŽ ู†ูŽุตููŠุฑู‹ุง ۝ูงูฅ

And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allฤh and [for] the oppressed among men, women and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper"?

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 75

3 other verses

All the words of the root ูˆ ู„ ุฏ in the Quran (102 occurrences)

In the hadiths

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 804

"O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin Hisham and `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and the weak and the helpless people among the faithful believers O Allah! Be hard on the tribe of Mudar and let them suffer from famine years like that of the time of Joseph." In those days the Eastern section ofโ€ฆ

ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽู…ูุฏูŽู‡ูุŒ ุฑูŽุจูŽู‘ู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู„ูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏูโ€.โ€ ูŠูŽุฏู’ุนููˆ ู„ูุฑูุฌูŽุงู„ู ููŽูŠูุณูŽู…ูู‘ูŠู‡ูู…ู’ ุจูุฃูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุงุฆูู‡ูู…ู’ ููŽูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู โ€"โ€ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูู…ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุฌู ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ูˆูŽุนูŽูŠูŽู‘ุงุดูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุจููŠโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 25 other versions

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Writing Waleed in each language

French
Walid, Oualid, Waleed
English
Waleed, Walid
Spanish
Walid
Turkish
Velid
Arabic
ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏ

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