Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Rashid Name Meaning in Islam
Rightly-guided, mature in judgment.
- Meaning
- Rightly-guided, mature in judgment
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ر-ش-د
- Urdu
- راشد
- Pronunciation
- ra-SHEED
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Rashid an Islamic name? Yes. Rashid is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Rightly-guided, mature in judgment. 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
ر-ش-د. From r-sh-d, to be rightly guided, same root as rushd (maturity, right direction).
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Ra mercy, Alif origin, Shin radiant light, Dal return.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Rashid carries fire and water together, the two most different elements, will and mercy in one hand. This is a person of intense inner weather, capable of both flame and calm depth. Sitting inside the reading is Al-Rahman, the Merciful, giving the bearer mercy that keeps moving even when tested, softened by Al-Dayyan, the Judge, carried as the fair judgment that keeps a household whole. A person named Rashid runs deep water under a steady flame.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Rightly guided, following the right path, from root r-sh-d (rashada, to be rightly guided, to follow the straight path). Al-Rashid (the All-Wise Guide) is a divine name. 'There is no compulsion in religion, truth has been made clear from error (rushd)' (2:256). The rightly-guided one follows truth without being commanded.
Haroun Al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph of the Golden Age, patron of arts, scholarship, and translation. Top Pakistani, Arab, and Turkish boys name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Hārūn al-Rashīd763–809 CE·BaghdadFifth Abbasid caliph
- Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb1247–1318·PersiaStatesman and historian; author of Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh
- Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum1912–1990·DubaiFounding ruler of modern Dubai
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About the name Rashid
What does the name Rashid mean?
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Is Rashid mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Rashid mean in Urdu?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Rashid in Ilm ul Huroof?
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