Fazl

Fazl (Arabic: فضل) 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.^[1][2] Examples are:

Constituent of compound names

• Al-Fadl - the bounty
• Abu'l-Fadl - father of virtue
• Fazlallah - bounty of Allah
• Fazlul Haq - bounty of the Truth
• Fazlul Karim - bounty of the Generous One
• Fazl ur Rahman - bounty of the Merciful One

Used as free-standing name

• Fazal, with list of names using that transliteration
• Fadel, with list of names using that or similar transliteration

Related names

• Tafazzul (disambiguation)
• Mufaddal (disambiguation)
• Afzal (disambiguation)

References

1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
2. S. A. Rahman (2004). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.