Editing Adl

{{Short description|Arabic word for justice}}
{{other uses|ADL (disambiguation)}}
{{Arabicterm
|arabic = {{large|{{Naskh|{{wikt-lang|ar|عدل}}}}}}
|arabic_rom = {{Transliteration|ar|ʻadl}}
|literal meaning = "balanced"
}}
'''Adl''' ({{langx|ar|عدل|ʻadl}}) is an [[Arabic]] word meaning '[[justice]]' or "balanced", and is also one of the [[names of God in Islam]]. It is equal to the concept of {{lang|ar|انصاف}} {{Transliteration|ar|insaf}} ({{lit}} sense of justice) in the [[Baháʼí Faith]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Schaefer|first=Udo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=06iVrKqgLWYC&q=insaf&pg=PA445|title=Bahá'í Ethics in Light of Scripture: Volume 2: Virtues and Divine Commandments|date=2007|publisher=Udo Schaefer|isbn=978-0-85398-518-1|pages=444|language=en}}</ref>

[[Adil]] ({{langx|ar|عادل|ʻādil}}), and [[Adeel]] ({{langx|ar|عديل|ʻadīl}}) are male names derived from ʻadl and are common throughout the [[Muslim world]].

== In Islamic jurisprudence ==
[[File:The Foundations of Justice for Legal Guardians, Governors, Princes, Meritorious Rulers, and Kings (The Administration of Justice for Governors, Princes and the Meritorious Rulers) WDL9666.pdf|thumb|''The Foundations of Justice for Legal Guardians, Governors, Princes, Meritorious Rulers, and Kings'' ([[Usman dan Fodio]])]]

Adl, as used by early theorists of Islamic jurisprudence, referred to an aspect of an individual's character.<ref>Abu al-Hassan al-Mawardi, transl. by Wafaa H. Wahba. ''The Ordinances of Government''. Garnet Publishing Limited, 2000.</ref> This aspect is best translated as probity.  
In a hadith, Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] said that, the meaning of ''[[Wasat (Islamic term)|wasat]]'' (moderation) is adl (justice).

== In Islamic theology ==
Adl is another word for divine justice in Islam.

== Family name ==
The origin of the modern Persian family name [[Adl (family)|Adl]] 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 included [[Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi]], also known as "Hossein Shah", whose title was ''ʻAdl al-Mulk'' "Justice of the Kingdom", Sayyid Mirza Ebrahim Khalil, whose title was ''Rukn al-Idalah'' "Pillar of Justice", and Mirza Mostafa Khan Adl, whose title was ''Mansur al-Saltanah'' "Victorious of the Empire".

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070219001832/http://majalla.org/souaiaia/ethics/dictionary/index.htm How to Pronounce ʻAdl]
*[http://www.desitwist.com/archive/index.php/t-3212.html Do you like your name]

[[Category:Arabic words and phrases]]
[[Category:Names of God in Islam]]