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Ishraq

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A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Short meaning of IshraqLight and Radiance
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How to pronounce Ishraq

Islam + SHop + pRay + mAn + IraQ

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Arabic Spelling (How to write Ishraq in Arabic)إِشْرَاق
Quranic Nature
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Directly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of IshraqEchraqe Echraqq Echraque Echrake Echrac Echrak Echraq Echraaqe Echraaqq Echraaque Echraake Echraac Echraak Echraaq Eshraqe
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Quranic Root
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SH-R-Q
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Meaning of Ishraq

Ishraq is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means “sunrise”, “daybreak”, and more figuratively it means “illumination”, “emergence”, “vividness”. Ishraq is used in the Quran in verse 18 of chapter 38:

 We caused the mountains to join [Prophet David] in extolling Our limitless glory at sunset and at sunrise. (Quran 38:18)

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Reader Comments:

  1. on Sunday 14th of January 2018 07:32:34 PM

    The quotation from the Qur’an is incorrect. The Surah is 38 and the Ayah 18. (Surah Saad, 38, Ayah/verse 18)

  2. on Saturday 24th of August 2019 02:34:57 PM

    if we want a two letter name, then what other words can we use with Ishraq? can ishraq be used as first name or middle name?

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