Ismail (name)

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Gender Male Language(s) Hebrew Alternative spelling Esmail		Language(s) Arabic Meaning Heard by God
Pronunciation Arabic: [ˈʔɪsmaːˈʕiːl] Turkish: [ismɑil] Persian: [esmɒːʔiːl]

Ismail (Arabic: إسماعيل‎‎, ʼIsmāʻīl) is an Arabic given name. It corresponds to the English name Ishmael.

Etymology and meaning

The literal translation of the name Ismail is heard by Allah or God has heard and it refers to the yearning of Ibrahim and his wife, Sarah, to have a child. Ismail's mother, Hagar was also a wife of the prophet Abraham. Muhammad, a descendant of Ismail who was sent the Qur'an by Allah, became the final messenger, and so the name Ismail is often interpreted to mean the fulfillment of a divine promise resulting from prayer being heard.

Given name

Ismail, an Islamic prophet, son of Ibrahim

Ismail (mangonel expert) (died 1330), Iraqi mangonel expert

Esmail (Afghan leader), Afghan leader

Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid dynasty

Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician; former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

Ismail Abu Shanab, (1950-2003) Hamas politician

İsmail Acar, Turkish painter

Ismail Akbay, Turkish scientist

Ismail Amat, Chinese politician

Ismail al-Armouti, Jordanian politician

Esmail Babolian, Iranian numerical analyst

Ismail Balkhi, Afghan politician

Ismail bin Mail, Malaysian inventor of 2 for 1 ringgit

Isma'il Beg, Uyghur rebel leader

İsmail Beşikçi, Turkish scholar

Esmail Davarfar, Iranian actor

İsmail Enver, Turkish military officer

Ismail Fahmi, Egyptian diplomat

İsmail Güldüren, Turkish footballer

Ismail Al Hammadi, Emirati footballer

Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian politician

Ismail Hoxha, Albanian politician Professor Ph.D University " La Sapienza" Rome

Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist

İsmail Kartal, Turkish footballer

İsmail Keleş (born 1988), Turkish sport shooter

İsmail Köybaşı, Turkish footballer

Esmail Koushan, Iranian film director

Isma'il ibn Jafar, Imam of Ismaili Shia's

Ismail Marzuki, Indonesian composer, songwriter, and musician

İsmail Necmi, Turkish photographer

İsmail Ogan, Turkish sport wrestler

İsmail Özdağlar (born 1950), Turkish politician and former government minister

Isma'il Pasha (1830–1895), Wali and khedive of Egypt

Ismail Patel, British optician

Ismail Samani, Amir of the Samanids

Ismail Ibn Sharif, Moroccan sultan

Esmail Shooshtari, Iranian politician

Ismail Tiliwaldi, Chinese politician

İsmail Türüt, Turkish singer

Ismail Qemali, distinguished leader of the Albanian national movement

Esmail Zanjani, American academic

Surname

Abdul Fattah Ismail, Yemeni politician

Atik Ismail, Finnish footballer

Haji Mohamed Yasin Ismail, Somali entrepreneur

Hamid Ismail, Qatari footballer

Hesham Ismail, American football player

Mohammed Ismail, Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee

Mourad Ismail, Egyptian Mathematician

Mustafa Ismail, Egyptian Qur'an reciter

Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudanese politician

Ibrahim Artan Ismail Somali politician, former Minister of Security of Puntland

Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, an NCAA and NFL football player

Qadry Ismail, an NCAA and NFL football player

Sam Esmail, Egyptian-American screenwriter

Sariamin Ismail, Indonesian novelist

Sulaiman Ismail, an Arena Football League player

Taufiq Ismail, Indonesian poet and activist

Usmar Ismail, director and pioneer of Indonesian film

References

Ismail (name) Wikipedia

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Contents

Etymology and meaning

Given name

Surname

References