Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Saleh Name Meaning in Islam
Saleh.
- Meaning
- Saleh. Righteous, second max coverage
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- صَالِح
- Meaning in Urdu
- Not recorded in Urdu on this site.
- Pronunciation
- SA-leh
- Lucky number
- 3
Is Saleh an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Saleh is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Saleh. Righteous, second max coverage. Its root appears in the Quran, and the name is in continuous use across the Muslim world. 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
ص-ل-ح, from ṣ-l-ḥ, to be righteous. Ṣāliḥ is the righteous one. Prophet Ṣāliḥ (AS) was sent to the Thamūd, mentioned in Sūrat Hūd and elsewhere.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sad of sincerity opens, Alif of origin, Lam of authority, Ha-heavy of breath. Righteousness made breath.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Saleh's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Samad, the Eternal Refuge, carried by a person as the eternal reliability others rest against. A person named Saleh lives with more inside them than any one word can hold.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The Maghrebi-French spelling of Ṣāliḥ (صالح), 'one who is righteous, upright, restored to wholeness'. Ṣāliḥ is also the name of one of the most important pre-Quranic prophets: the prophet sent to the people of Thamūd, who was given the miracle of the she-camel and warned his people of impending judgment. Surah Ash-Shams (91:14) and Surah Al-A'raf (7:73-79) tell the story.
Saleh as a regular name is among the most-used boys' names across the Arab world. The Quranic phrase al-ṣāliḥūn ('the righteous ones') describes the prophets and the believers in many verses. To name a son Saleh is to ask that he be of the righteous.
Variants: Salih, Saaleh, Saalih, Salah. Saleh is the Maghrebi-French romanisation; Saaleh and Saalih are Anglo-American transliterations; Salih is the standard. The feminine form is Saleha / Saalihah. Pair-names: Mohammed, Ahmed, Karim, Hakim.
Salih (AS), one of the pre-Ismaeli Arab prophets, is named directly in the Quran nine times. His story is preserved in Surah Al-Araf (7:73 to 79), Surah Hud (11:61 to 68), Surah Ash-Shuara (26:141 to 159), and Surah An-Naml (27:45 to 53).
Salih was sent to the people of Thamud, who carved their homes from the mountains. Allah gave them the she-camel of Allah (naqat Allah) as a sign; when they hamstrung her, Allah destroyed them with a mighty blast. Salih's plea to his people is one of the great Quranic sermons of tawhid.
How to Pronounce Saleh
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Saleh
What does the name Saleh mean?
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Is Saleh mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Saleh mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Saleh carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Saleh a good Islamic name?
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Is Saleh a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Saleh in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Saleh carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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