Nimatullah, also spelled Ni'matullāh, Nematollah etc. ( ar, نعمة الله ) is an Arabic male given name.

Etymology

Unlike

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

" Nima", whether used as masculine and usually feminine name, may have been possibly adopted from the neighbouring

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...

noun-adjective "نِعْمَة - ''ni‘mah / ni‘amah''" - basic meaning: "blessing" or other meanings: "abundance; benefaction; beneficence; blessing; boon; favor; grace; kindness", for example, a lesser-composite

Muslim 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 ...

masculine name like "نِعْمَةُ ٱلله - ''Ni‘mat’Ullah / Ni‘amat’Ullah'' - Blessing of

Allah Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...

(God)" or a secondary meaning in the following sentence explained. However, this "نِعْمَة - ''ni‘mah / ni‘amah''" denoted and referenced in the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical 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 in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...

is meant as "the Favour(s)/ Grace of

(God)".

People

Shah Nimatullah Wali Shāh Nimatullāh or Shāh Ni'matullāh Wali, ( fa, شاه نعمت‌الله ولی ''Shāh Ne'matullāh-i Valī''), also spelled as ''Ne'matollah'' and ''Ni'matallah'' was the spiritual leader or Qutb of the Ni'matullah Order in Iran from th ...

(1330–1431), Islamic scholar and Sufi poet * Ignatius Ni'matallah (–1587), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch *

Nimat Allah al-Harawi Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi (also known as Niamatullah; ) was a chronicler at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir where he compiled a Persian history of the Afghans, the ''Makhzan-i-Afghani''. Its translated copies appear as ''The History of the A ...

(fl. 1613–1630), Mughal scholar *

Nematollah Jazayeri Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri (Arabic :سید نعمة الله الجزائري , Persian: سید نعمت الله جزایری) was a prominent Shia scholar born in 1640 and died in 1700, in one of the islands (hence called Jazayeri, Island: Jazire ...

(1640–1700), Islamic scholar * Nimatullah Kassab (–1858), Lebanese Maronite Catholic saint *

Hajj Nematollah Hajj Nematollah ( fa, حاجی نعمت‌الله 1871 – February 28, 1919) was an influential mystic and religious leader in the Qajar Empire period. He was born in Jeyhounabad, Iran and is considered one of the greatest leaders and ...

(1871–1919), Iranian scholar *

Nematollah Nassiri Nematollah Nassiri ( fa, نعمت‌الله نصیری; 4 August 1910 – 15 February 1979) was the director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and later the Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan. H ...

(1911–1979), Iranian politician and diplomat *

Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi Ayatollah Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi (1923/24 in Najafabad, Isfahan province – 2006 in Tehran) was an Iranian cleric, scholar and proponent of Islamic Unity, who spent most years after the Iranian revolution of 1979 under house arrest. T ...

(1923/24–2006), Iranian cleric * Nematollah Gorji (1926–2000), Iranian actor *

Nematollah Aghasi Nematollah Azmoodeh ( fa, نعمت‌الله آزموده; 7 July 1939 – 11 November 2005), better known as Nematollah Aghasi (), and better known as Aghasi (Persian: or ), was an Iranian singer and songwriter. He was one of the most notable ...

(1939–2005), Iranian singer *, Iranian Politician *

Nematullah Shahrani Nematullah Shahrani (born 1941) is a prominent Afghan scholar. He was one of four Vice Presidents of the Afghan Transitional Administration from 2002 to 2004. Shahrani also headed of the Afghan Constitution Commission. He has written more than 30 ...

(born 1941), Afghan scholar and politician * Nemat (militant), Uzbek-Afghan Militant *

Nigmatilla Yuldashev Nigmatilla Tulkinovich Yuldashev (, born 5 November 1962)Biography of Minister
Ministry of Justice ...

(born 1962), Uzbek politician * Nematullo Quttiboev (born 1973), Uzbek footballer

Places

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine ( fa, آرامگاه شاه نعمت‌ الله‌ ولی) is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematol ...

, Iran *

Ni'matullāhī The Ni'matullāhī or Ne'matollāhī ( fa, نعمت‌اللهی) (also spelled as "Nimatollahi", "Nematollahi" or "Ni'matallahi) is a Sufi order (or ''tariqa'') originating in Iran. The order originates within Sunni Islam, but would later be a ...

, Iranian Sufi order * Nigmatullino, Russia

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People

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