Amil (name)

Amil or Aamil is an Arabic given name (عَامِل, ʻĀmil), used among different Islamic peoples, such as the Turkish and Azerbaijani. The name is interpreted to mean "a hardworking person, doer, striver", among other similar descriptions.^[1][2] As a word it appears in both the Quran and Hadith.

History

The name comes from root عَمِلَ (ʻAmila; "to work, perform, do").^[3]

According to a Turkish Encyclopedia, âmil is mentioned both in the Quran and Hadith. In the Quran, it is used "mostly in relation to those who do good or bad deeds and also in zakat matters". In the Hadiths, the word generally refers to "administrator and especially tax collector" and is used almost synonymously with words arîf, âşir, câbî, emîn, hâzin, sâî and musaddık; the person who works in the mudarabah company is called mudârib as well as âmil. During the Rashidun Caliphate, it referred to both a general civil servant and a tax officer. In the Ottoman Empire, âmil was also used in relation to an officer in charge of tax collecting, as well as a tax-farmer, or a person who collects on behalf of a tax-farmer.^[4]

Variants

Among its variants are Âmil (Turkish^[4]), Ğamil (Гамил, Tatar^[5]), Ğämil (Ғәмил, Bashkort^[6]).

In Hindi use, the name Amil does not seem to have the same Arabic root.^[7][8]

Notable people

• Âmil Çelebioğlu (1934–1995), Turkish language and literature researcher^[9]
• Âmil Artus (1911–1989), Turkish politician^[10]
• Amil Ağacanov (b. 1983), Azerbaijani footballer^[11]
• Amil Məhərrəmov (b. 1974), Azerbaijani economist and professor^[12]
• Amil Yunanov (b. 1993), Azerbaijani footballer^[13]
• Amil Səlimov (b. 1985), Latvian-Azerbaijani politician^[14]
• Amil Shivji (born 1990), Tanzanian filmmaker
• Amil Kahala Whitehead (born 1973), American former rapper and singer
• Ğamil Äsxädulla (Гамил Әсхәдулла; b. 1959), Tatar theater director^[15]
• Ğamil Afzal (Гамил Афзал; 1921–2003), Tatar poet^[16]

References