Sarah, name meaning in Islam

Sarah (سَارَة) is a name for girls of Hebrew origin. It means joyful. It means princess in Hebrew.

Is Sarah in the Quran?

No. Sarah is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Sarah

Say it SAA-rah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Sara and Saara. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: س sin + ا alif + ر ra + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Sarah

A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Sarah has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Sarah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Sarah

• Sarah, wife of Prophet Ibrahim and mother of Ishaq

Names like Sarah

• Hajar
• Hannah
• Maryam

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.