Adham (Name)

Adham (transliteration: Adham, Arabic: أدهم) is an Arabic name for boys that means “dark”, “black”, used to describe jet-black horses and camels.¹²

There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad named Adham:

• Adham bin Hazrah al-Lakhmi al-Rashidiأدهم بن حَظْرَة اللخمي الراشدي
• Adham bin Muhriz al-Bahili abu Malikأدهم بن مُحرز الباهليّ أبو مالك

Ibrahim ibn Adham (718 – 782 CE) was a famous early Sufi ascetic and teacher (ibn Adham means “son of Adham”).

Below is the name Adham written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is Adham written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Al-Misbaah al-Muneer by al-Fayyumi (d. 1368 CE), entry for دهم.
2. Mukhtaar al-Sihaah by al-Razi (d. 1266 CE), entry for دهم.