Al-Walid
 Calligraphic representation of Al-Walid name | |
| Pronunciation | Walid, Waleed |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
| Meaning | Newborn |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Walid is the name of:
- Najiyah bint al-Walid, a sahaba of Muhammad
- Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan (died 684), statesman and member of the Umayyad ruling family
- Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Rabi'a (583-624)
- Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), one of the two famous Arab generals of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century
- Al-Walid I (668–715), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 to 715
- Al-Walid II (709–744), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744
- Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (died 750), an Umayyad caliph who ruled for a short time in 744
- Muslim ibn al-Walid (748–823), a poet
- Jonah ibn Janah (990s–1050s), an important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages
- Averroes (1126–1198), or Abul Walid Muhammad Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Rushd, an Andalusian-Arab philosopher, physician, and polymath
- Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (born 1955), a member of the Saudi royal family
- Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh (1965–2006), a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad
- Abu al-Walid (1967–2004), an Arab Mujahid who fought in both Chechen Wars
- Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud (1990–2025), a member of the Saudi royal family
See also
[edit]- Waleed, an Arabic name
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