- Meaning
- Rightly guided, wise in judgement
- Arabic
- راشد
- Say it
- RAA-shid
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The first four caliphs are called al-Khulafa al-Rashidun, the rightly guided caliphs.
Other spellings
Rashed, Rachid, Raşit, Rasyid
Names from the same root (ر ش د)
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Questions about Rashid
What does Rashid mean?
Rashid means: Rightly guided, wise in judgement. The first four caliphs are called al-Khulafa al-Rashidun, the rightly guided caliphs.
Is Rashid 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 Rashid a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rashid is a boy’s name.
How do you write Rashid in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Rashid is written راشد.