Jalal (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: جلال) is a masculine given or family name. The name or word Jalal means majesty and is used to honor and venerate. When the Arabic language spread across non-Arabic regions, Jalal has also become a name for some Arabic-speaking Christians, non-Arab

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

, and non-Arabs and has been added to other language dictionaries with the majestic meaning. Another form is Galal, where the first letter "ج" is pronounced like hard g /''g''/ in English. Galal might have other meanings in different languages.

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The word Jalal could be found in many history, art, religious, and poetry books. For example: # Jalal is used as a characteristic when addressing royals like kings and lords in history, myth, and formal occasion. #Jalál the second month and the Saturday as a first day of the week in the Bahá’í calendar. #Religious books; ##In the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts ...

, Jalal is used as a veneration for

God In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...

(111:3), (145:5), etc., Isaiah (26:10), (30:30), etc., and the Great Doxology, written and read in Churches in

. For example: ##*Psalm (111:3)
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: ".جَلاَلٌ وَبَهَاءٌ عَمَلُهُ، وَعَدْلُهُ قَائِمٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ" ##*Great Doxology

, in the second line: ".نشكرك من أجل عظيم جلال مجدك..." ##In the word Aljalal which cannot be used as a given or family name because "Al" is here restricted to

in "ذو الجلال والإكرام" verses 27 and 78 of Surat al-Rahman in the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

Given name

* Jalal Abdul Carim Sahib (1865–1939), Indian businessman *

Jalal Agha Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his d ...

(1945–1995), Indian actor and director * Jalal Akbari (born 1983), Iranian football player * Jalal al-Dawla (994–1044),

Buyid The Buyid dynasty ( fa, آل بویه, Āl-e Būya), also spelled Buwayhid ( ar, البويهية, Al-Buwayhiyyah), was a Shia Islam, Shia Iranian peoples, Iranian dynasty of Daylamites, Daylamite origin, which mainly ruled over Iraq and central ...

amir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...

of Iraq *

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Seyyed Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad ( fa, جلال آل‌احمد; December 2, 1923September 9, 1969) was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist, as well as an anthropologist who wa ...

(1923–1969), Iranian writer, thinker, and social and political critic * Jalal Hosseini (born 1982), Iranian football player * Jalal Khoury (1933–2017), Lebanese playwright, theater director, comedian *

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

(1944–2018), American poet *

Jalal Merhi Jalal Merhi is a Brazilian-born Canadian action film producer and martial artist. He was born in Brazil to Lebanese immigrant parents. Career He started his film career by selling his jewellery business to start a film production company. He ...

(born 1967), Canadian action film producer * Jalal Pishvaian (1930–2021), Iranian actor *

Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani ( ku, مام جەلال تاڵەبانی, translit=Celal Talebanî; ar, جلال طالباني ; 1933 – 3 October 2017) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from 2006 to 2014, as well as ...

(1933-2017), Iraqi politician, president * Jalal Talebi (born 1942), Iranian football player and manager * Jalal Toufic (born 1962), Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and author * Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (born 1542), Mughal sultan * Jalal Zolfonun (1937–2012), Iranian composer and setar player

Family name

* Ahmed Galal (born 1948), Egyptian economist *

Ayesha Jalal Ayesha Jalal (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani-American historian who serves as the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University, and was the recipient of the 1998 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Family and early life Ayesha Jala ...

(born 1956), Pakistani-American historian * Aziza Jalal (born 1958), Moroccan Arabic pop singer *

Farida Jalal Farida Jalal (born Farida Sami; 18 May 1950) is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal appeared in over 200 films. Best known for her character-driven roles in independent cin ...

(born 1950), Persian actor * Imrana Jalal, Indian-Fijian lawyer and activist *

Massouda Jalal xDr. Massouda Jalal (داکتر مسعوده جلال) is the first woman in the history of Afghanistan who ran for the Office of the President of Afghanistan in 2002, and again in 2004. She holds the distinction of being the first woman to compe ...

(born 1964), Afghan politician * Ramez Galal (born 1973), Egyptian comic, actor and singer *

Sayed Mahmood Jalal Sayed Mahmood Jalal (born 5 November 1980) is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Muharraq Club, Al Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team. After starting at Al-Shabab (Bahrain), Al-Shabab, Sayed Mahmood Jalal ...

(born 1980), Bahraini footballer * Shwan Jalal (born 1983), Iraqi-English football goalkeeper

Fictional people

*Galal, main character of the Galal trilogy by Egyptian author

Kamal Ruhayyim Kamal Ruhayyim (Arabic: كمال رحيم) (born 1947) is an Egyptian writer. He obtained a doctorate in law from Cairo University, before pursuing a career in law enforcement (police and Interpol). As an author, he is best known for the Galal tril ...

. *Jalal Fernandes, an antagonist in the Fairy Tail series.

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{{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names de:Jalal

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