Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Lailat Name Meaning in Islam
Night.
- Meaning
- Night. Laylat al-Qadr, the night better than a thousand months
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ل-ي-ل
- Urdu
- لیلہ
- Pronunciation
- LAI-lat
- Lucky number
- 3
Is Lailat an Islamic name? Yes. Lailat is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Night. Laylat al-Qadr, the night better than a thousand months. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ل-ي-ل. Compound form: 'the night of'. Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, is the night of the Qur'an's first revelation, 'better than a thousand months' (Surah 97).
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Lailat weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Latif, the Gracious, meaning the bearer is trusted with an unshowy kindness that reaches the tender parts, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Lailat holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The night, from Arabic ليلة (Layla/Lailat, night, the night). The Quran: 'Inna anzalnahu fi laylat al-qadr. Indeed We sent it down during the Night of Power' (97:1). 'Laylat al-qadr khayrun min alfi shahr. The Night of Power is better than a thousand months' (97:3).
Lailat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, is the most blessed night in the Islamic calendar. It is the night when the first revelation descended, when angels and the spirit descend by Allah's permission, when peace prevails until dawn. A night better than 1,000 months of worship. Lailat names the woman who carries the quality of this most blessed night.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Lailat
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They are the same name. Lailat is also written Laelat and Layelat. One name, several romanisations of ليلة.
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