| Adl | |
| Arabic | عدل |
|---|---|
| Romanization | ʻadl |
| Literal meaning | "balanced" |
Adl (Arabic:عدل,romanized: ʻadl) is anArabic word meaning 'justice' or "balanced", and is also one of thenames of God in Islam. It is equal to the concept ofانصافinsaf (lit. sense of justice) in theBaháʼí Faith.[1]
Adil (Arabic:عادل,romanized: ʻādil), andAdeel (Arabic:عديل,romanized: ʻadīl) are male names derived from ʻadl and are common throughout theMuslim world.
Adl, as used by early theorists of Islamic jurisprudence, referred to an aspect of an individual's character.[2] This aspect is best translated as probity. In a hadith, Islamic prophetMuhammad said that, the meaning ofwasat (moderation) is adl (justice).
Adl is another word for divine justice in Islam.
The origin of the modern Persian family nameAdl is from the titles of nobility given to Iranian jurists at the end of the 19th century, that were related by family ties. Notably, these jurists includedMirza Husain Noori Tabarsi, also known as "Hossein Shah", whose title wasʻAdl al-Mulk "Justice of the Kingdom", Sayyid Mirza Ebrahim Khalil, whose title wasRukn al-Idalah "Pillar of Justice", and Mirza Mostafa Khan Adl, whose title wasMansur al-Saltanah "Victorious of the Empire".