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Afdal

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Virtue and Grace

Afdal is variant of Afzaal and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Afdal or Afzaal, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Afzaal.

Full Meaning of Afdal

Afdal is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “acts of kindness”, “acts that show one’s character and virtue”. It is derived from the F-DHAD-L root which is used in many places in the Quran.

That Allah may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account. (Quran 24:38)

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