Zahra
Radiant, luminous, blooming blossom, shining with light
Light (An-Nur) is one of the most sublime metaphors in Islam, symbolizing spiritual guidance, intellectual clarity, divine illumination, and purity of heart.
344 Islamic & Muslim names found
According to verified Islamic lexicography, popular Muslim names directly translating to or embodying "Light & Radiance" include:
Radiant, luminous, blooming blossom, shining with light
Illuminating (one who illuminates), enlightening, kindling.
That which illuminates, bringer of light, fire blaze.
Shine like a star
Moonlight
Light and Radiance
Beautiful sunshine.
Beautiful and Radiant
Beautiful and Radiant
Light and Radiance
Delighted.
Delighted, happy
Rays of light, blossoms
Ray of Light
Greatly lighted
Female ibex and has meanings of softness, lightness, agility, liveliness, beauty. Arwa is the name of one of the aunts of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), whose full name is Arwa bint Abdul mutallib bint Hashim, and who became Muslim after her brother...
Friend, acquaintance. It is a variant of the name Ashna and both have the same meaning, but slightly different pronunciations.
Moonlight.
Moonlight
Turkish moonlike, beautiful, radiant. do not confuze with arabic name aisha
Lightning.
Beautiful, shining
Pl. of Zau, light
Moon and Moonlight
Allah reveals in the Holy Quran: "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth" (Surah An-Nur 24:35). Names associated with light are among the most beloved for both boys (e.g. Nur, Zayd, Munir, Siraj) and girls (e.g. Noora, Zahra, Mahira).
"On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and by your fathers' names, so give yourselves good names." — Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Sunan Abu Dawood
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