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Asim

Protector, defender

عَاصِم

Asim

Protector, defender

Sahabi / Sahabiyyaboyarabic
Pronunciation
Asim
Arabic
عَاصِم
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
ʿ-s-m
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya

Origin & meaning

Asim ibn Thabit, a martyr of the early Muslim community.

Themes

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).