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Ismail

Meaning — The Arabic form of Ishmael, from the Hebrew "Yishmael" meaning "God will hear" or "God has heard", compounded from "shama" (to hear) and "El" (God). In Islamic tradition, Ismail is the son of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Hagar, considered the ancestor of the Arab peoples and, with his father, the builder of the Kaaba in Mecca.·Arabic origin·Male·is-mah-EEL

Ismail Ismail carries the dignity of a man tested to the extreme — willing to sacrifice everything in obedience to a higher calling — yet rescued and honored by divine grace. Characters named Ismail tend to possess a patient fortitude and a willingness to undertake the journey into the unknown desert of faith without guaranteed return.

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IsmailIshmaelIsmaelSmail

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Ismail Al-HassanIsmail MansourIsmail NasserIsmail RashidIsmail AzizIsmail Khalil

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