Qasim (name)

Qasim, Qazeem or Qasem is the transliteration of the male given name (Arabic: قاسم, Qāsim), pronounced with a long first syllable. The meaning is one who distributes. The first known bearer of the name was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Qasim ibn Muhammad.

Qasim
PronunciationArabic: [ˈqaː.sɪm]
Persian: [ɢɒːˈsem]
Kazakh: [ˈqaː.səm]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaningone who distributes
Other names
Alternative spellingQāsim: Qaasim, Quazeem, Qazeem, Quasim, Casim, Cassim, Kacem, Kasem, Kassem, Kassim, Kassym, Qasem, Kasim, Qassim, Ghasem, Kassam
Qasīm: Qazeem,Kaseem, Kasseem, Qaseem, Kasim, Qazim

There is an occasional variant spelling, (Arabic: قسیم, Qasīm), distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.

In arts and entertainment

In literature

In music

  • Kasim Sulton (born 1955), American bass guitarist
  • Kasseem Dean (born 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, American record producer

In other arts

In government and politics

In military and combat

  • Kassem Daher, Lebanese-Canadian Islamic militant
  • Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (695–715), Umayyad general who conquered Sindh
  • Qassem Al-Nasser (1925–2007), Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
  • Qassem Khan Vali (1878–1935), known as Sardar Homayoun, Iranian army general, trained in France
  • Qasem Soleimani (1957–2020), Iranian commander of the Quds Force
  • Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (died 1995), Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization

In religion

Religious figures in early Islam

Modern religious figures

In sport

In football (soccer)

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