"Generous, noble, honored." Al-Karīm is one of the 99 Names of Allah ("the Most Generous"). Used in the Qur'an to describe the Book itself (Al-Qur'an al-Karīm, "the Noble Qur'an").
K"Generous, noble, honored." Al-Karīm is one of the 99 Names of Allah ("the Most Generous"). Used in the Qur'an to describe the Book itself (Al-Qur'an al-Karīm, "the Noble Qur'an").
Arabic root: k-r-m — ك-ر-م, generosity, nobility
"Kareem" is the standard US spelling, popularized by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "Karim" is more common in North African families.
Karīm means generous, noble, honorable. Al-Karīm is a Name of Allah describing His boundless generosity — giving before being asked, forgiving before being petitioned.
""‘…And whoever is grateful, his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful, then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous.’""
""O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous?""
Sometimes used as a standalone name; also seen in compound names like ʿAbd al-Karīm (servant of the Generous).
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