Fazl () is an Arabic word meaning ''grace'' or ''virtue''. It may also be transliterated as Fadl, or with the addition of an extra vowel. It is used as a given name, and also as a constituent of several compound names.
[{{cite book, title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names, author=S. A. Rahman, publisher=Goodword Books, location=New Delhi, year=2004] Examples are:
Constituent of compound names
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Al-Fadl - ''the bounty''
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Abu'l-Fadl Abu al-Fadl or Abu'l-Fadl () is an Arabic male given name which also occurs in place-names. It means ''father of virtue''. It is variously transliterated as Abu'l-Fadl, Abu'l-Fazl, Abul Fazal etc. It is also used in Iran and Azerbaijan, usually in t ...
- ''father of virtue''
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Fazlallah Fazlallah, also spelled Fadlallah, Fazlollah, Fazlullah etc. ()) is a male Muslim given name, composed of the elements ''Fadl'' and ''Allah'', meaning ''bounty of God''. In modern usage it may serve as a surname. It may refer to:
Given name
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- ''bounty of Allah''
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Fazlul Haq Fazlul Haq () is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''bounty of the Truth'', referring to ''Al-Haqq'', one of the Names of God in Islam. Both parts of the name are subject to varying transliteration, as the first part may be written ''Fazl'' or ''Fad ...
- ''bounty of the Truth''
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Fazlul Karim Fazlul Karim () is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The Inter ...
- ''bounty of the Generous One''
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Fazl ur Rahman - ''bounty of the Merciful One''
Used as free-standing name
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Fazal Fazal or Fazl () is a given name meaning ''grace''. Notable people with the name include:
*Abul Fazal Muhammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury or A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, the ninth President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
*Abul Fazal (writer) (1 ...
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Fadel Fadel (also spelled Fadl or Fadil, ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "generous, honorable, superior". Notable people with the name include:
Given name Fadl
* Fadl ibn Abbas (611–639), cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
* Faḍl ...
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Related names
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Tafazzul (disambiguation) Tafazzul is a South Asian Muslim masculine given name. It may also refer to:
* Tofazzal Hossain
* Tafazzul Islam
* Tafazzoli
See also
*Fazl
Fazl () is an Arabic word meaning ''grace'' or ''virtue''. It may also be transliterated as Fadl, or wi ...
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Mufaddal (disambiguation) Mufaddal or Mofazzal is an Arabic name. People with this name include:
Historical
* al-Mufaddal al-Dabbi (died –787), Arabic philologist of the Kufan school
* al-Mufaddal ibn Umar al-Ju'fi (died before 799), early Shi'i / ghulat leader and close ...
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Afzal (disambiguation)
Afzal may refer to:
Places in Iran
* Afzal, Iran, a village
* Chah Afzal, Yazd, a village
People
First name
* Afzal Ansari (born 1953), Indian politician
*Afzal Hossain (born 1954), Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and painter
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References
Arabic-language masculine given names
Bangladeshi masculine given names
Masculine given names