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

* Al-Fadl - ''the bounty'' *

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'' *

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 * Fazla ...

- ''bounty of Allah'' *

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'' *

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'' * Fazl ur Rahman - ''bounty of the Merciful One''

Used as free-standing name

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 ...

, with list of names using that transliteration *

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 ...

, with list of names using that or similar transliteration

Related names

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 ...

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 ...

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 *Afzal Kha ...

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