First Adhān

Nūr

نُور

Say it NOOR

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At a glance

Gender
Girl or boy
Origin
Arabic
Found in
The Qurʾān: 24:35, 5:15, 57:28
Also spelled
Noor, Nur, Nour

Meaning & source

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Ruling

What the scholars said about this name

This word is also one of Allah’s names. Ibn al-Qayyim says names that belong to Allah alone (al-Aḥad, al-Ṣamad, al-Khāliq and the like) may not be given to anyone. Names that are used of Allah and of people, such as raḥīm and raʾūf, may describe a person, but a person is not to be called by them in the absolute way Allah is. In practice the name is given without “al-”, or the ʿAbd form is used, as in ʿAbd al-Karīm.

General guidance, not a fatwa. Ask your imam about your own family.

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