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Explore names connected with Quranic personal names, words, places, epithets and opening letters. The connection is labelled for each entry; this is broader than a list of people named in the Quran.
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آدم
Man (Hebrew); also an Arabic Quranic personal name
Hebrew; Arabic Quranic usageConnection: Named person
Quran reference 3:33
Adam alayhis salam is named among those chosen in 3:33.
Read the context and sourcesأفنان
Tree branches
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 55:48
أحمد
Most praiseworthy; most commendable
ArabicConnection: Named person
Quran reference 61:6
The Quran identifies Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as a messenger and the seal of the prophets.
Read the context and sourcesاليسع
Quranic personal name; rendered Elisha alayhis salam in the cited English translation
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:86
Al-Yasa alayhis salam is named in Quran 6:86 and again alongside Ismail alayhis salam and Dhul Kifl alayhis salam in 38:48.
Read the context and sourcesأقصى
Farthest, most distant
ArabicConnection: Related form / shared root
Quran reference 17:1
أوّاب
One who repeatedly turns back to Allah
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 38:17
آية
Sign, evidence; a verse
ArabicConnection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 3:190
آيات
Signs; plural of Aya
ArabicConnection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 3:190
أيوب
Arabic form of Job alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:84
Ayyub alayhis salam is named in a passage about adversity and his appeal for mercy.
Read the context and sourcesأزكى
Purer, more virtuous, better in goodness
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 18:19
بيان
Clarity, explanation, eloquent expression
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 55:4
داود
Arabic form of David alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:84
The Quran associates Dawud alayhis salam with wisdom and judgement.
Read the context and sourcesضياء
Light, radiance
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 10:5
ذو الكفل
Quranic personal name; no definite literal meaning asserted
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 21:85
Dhul Kifl alayhis salam is named with Ismail alayhis salam and Idris alayhis salam among the patient in 21:85, and again among the outstanding in 38:48.
Read the context and sourcesعيسى
Quranic Arabic form of Jesus alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 6:85
The Quran identifies Isa alayhis salam as the son of Maryam alayhas salam and describes him as a prophet.
Read the context and sourcesفرقان
Criterion between right and wrong; proof
Arabic, UrduConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 25:1
هارون
Arabic form of Aaron alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:84
Musa alayhis salam names Harun alayhis salam as his brother when asking for help from his family.
Read the context and sourcesحور عين
Fair-eyed maidens; the hur in expression
Arabic phrase; South Asian naming useConnection:
Quran reference 56:22
هود
Quranic personal name; literal etymology is not established here
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 7:65
The Quran identifies Hud alayhis salam in an address to the people of Aad.
Read the context and sourcesهدى
Right guidance
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 2:2
إبراهيم
Arabic form of Abraham alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:83
Ibrahim alayhis salam appears in the Quran alongside his family and descendants.
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Possibly interpreter or teacher; linked to an Arabic root meaning to study
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 19:56
Surah Maryam alayhas salam explicitly describes Idris alayhis salam as truthful and a prophet, then mentions his elevated station.
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Arabic form of Elijah alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:85
Surah As-Saffat places Ilyas alayhis salam among the messengers and recounts his call to worship Allah.
Read the context and sourcesإيمان
Faith
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 49:7
عمران
Arabic form of Amram
Arabic; Quranic personal-name usageConnection: Named person
Quran reference 3:33
اقرأ
Read, recite
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 96:1
إرم
Iram, an ancient place or people named in the Quran
ArabicConnection: Place name
Quran reference 89:7
إسحاق
Arabic form of Isaac alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:84
The Quran names Ishaq alayhis salam in Ibrahim alayhis salam’s family.
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Arabic form of Ishmael alayhis salam
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:86
Surah Maryam alayhas salam describes Ismail alayhis salam as true to his promise and as a messenger and prophet.
Read the context and sourcesإسراء
Night journey
ArabicConnection: Related form / shared root
Quran reference 17:1
جنّة
Garden, paradise
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 2:35
জান্নাত / جنّت
Paradise, garden
Bengali, UrduConnection: Quranic word · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 2:35
كوثر
Abundance
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 108:1
لقمان
Literal meaning unknown; a Quranic personal name
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 31:12
The Quran attributes wisdom to Luqman rahimahullah and preserves advice to his son about faith and conduct.
Read the context and sourcesلوط
Quranic personal name; rendered Lot alayhis salam in the cited English translation
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 6:86
The Quran includes Lut alayhis salam among the named figures in 6:86, followed by the passage about scripture, judgment and prophethood in 6:89.
Read the context and sourcesمروة
Pebbles, flint; also an established plant name
ArabicConnection: Place name · Regional or transliteration variant
Quran reference 2:158
مريم
Arabic form of Mary alayhas salam; its deeper etymology is separate
Arabic; Quranic personal nameConnection: Named person
Quran reference 3:42
Maryam alayhas salam is personally named in the Quran, and 3:45 identifies Isa alayhis salam as her son.
Read the context and sourcesمودة
Affection, love, warm attachment
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 30:21
ميكائيل / ميكال
Michael; the angel Mikail
Hebrew-related; Quranic angel nameConnection:
Quran reference 2:98
مصباح
Lamp, a source of illumination
ArabicConnection: Quranic word
Quran reference 24:35
No. Entries distinguish named people, words, places, epithets, opening letters and related forms. Regional spellings are naming variants; the reference is not a proof of every meaning or suitability claim.
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