- Meaning
- One who shares out
- Arabic
- قاسم
- Say it
- QAA-sim
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The Prophet was called Abu al-Qasim, after his first son.
Famous people with this name
- Al-Qasim, the first son of the Prophet, who died as a child
Other spellings
Kasim, Qasem, Kassim, Kasım
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Questions about Qasim
What does Qasim mean?
Qasim means: One who shares out. The Prophet was called Abu al-Qasim, after his first son.
Is Qasim in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Qasim a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Qasim is a boy’s name.
How do you write Qasim in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Qasim is written قاسم.