What is the meaning of the girl name Isra; is it Quranic and is it good to use?

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on Sunday 22nd of June 2014 02:09:14 AM

Isra is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “night journey”, it refers to the Prophet’s journey from Mecca to Jerusalem. Isra is an acceptable name and it is also the name of one of the chapters of the Quran (ch. 17). It is an indirect Quranic name because the word “isra” itself is not mentioned in the Quran (the names of the chapters of the Quran are not considered part of the text of the Quran), but the root of Isra, which is S-R-A, is used multiple times in the Quran.
on Tuesday 3rd of November 2015 09:57:51 AM

Isra is my name so yes it is a muslim name 🙂
on Sunday 20th of November 2016 02:13:12 PM

so true
on Sunday 20th of November 2016 02:14:40 PM

my name is Isra and i love it and i had another name i would be jealous of the name Isra.
on Friday 9th of December 2016 09:32:52 PM

My name is Esra. I am Turkish but I was told my name is also Arabic and is in the Quran. Is my name spelt differently?
on Saturday 10th of December 2016 01:41:02 PM

Isra is my daughter’s name & in her school no one have a iara name except my daughter
on Wednesday 4th of January 2017 08:25:46 AM

My name is also isra so happy to have such a name and its a bit unique here in Mauritius ….
on Thursday 19th of January 2017 05:31:22 AM

My Name is isra and I am djiboutienne and no one doesnt have this name because of my mom choice for me this great name every happy really
on Saturday 18th of March 2017 04:38:27 PM

My comment is 6 in the list…Btw now my daughter’s name is Ilya not Isra…Isra was her name
on Saturday 18th of March 2017 04:41:26 PM

My old comment is 6th in list…Ok anyways my daughter’s name now is Ilya not Isra…But yet she loves her old name more than new name
on Saturday 18th of March 2017 04:42:07 PM

My old comment is 6th in list…Ok anyways my daughter’s name now is Ilya not Isra…But yet she loves her old name more than new name
on Saturday 15th of April 2017 06:03:38 PM

My daughter is five years old and her name is Isra…. I love her.
on Tuesday 25th of April 2017 03:23:11 PM

Well i was just going through my islamic studies chapters and i saw this word i it. My teacher told me about it but i forgot it. Thanks for reminding me!!!!
on Saturday 3rd of June 2017 07:23:21 PM

Israel and Esrael are the same. The proof is right here. “S-R-A” does not have an I or an E. Therefore Jacob and the Angel of Death have the same name for some reason.
on Saturday 3rd of June 2017 07:24:06 PM

Also, technically Esra and Sara are from the same name..
on Friday 9th of June 2017 08:27:03 AM

Hi my name is isrA AND my friend is sarina (sara) lols im so slef obsesswr4ed
on Thursday 16th of November 2017 06:07:28 PM

My name is also isra I’m so happy that my name is Isra. My father put my name isra
on Monday 27th of November 2017 03:44:55 PM

Write your comment daughter name is Isra, The islamic name
on Wednesday 27th of December 2017 02:24:54 AM

Yesterday I kept my daughter”night journey”
She also born @night too
on Saturday 5th of May 2018 05:26:26 PM

My grand daughter’s name is Isra the night journey, she’s to cute and I love the name ISRA
on Tuesday 29th of May 2018 08:24:47 AM

My name is ishra and I am 15….I love my name but isra……
on Friday 22nd of June 2018 08:55:33 AM

which names is suitable with israa.before or after. can you give me suggestion
on Monday 24th of September 2018 02:44:15 PM

My name is isra …. And also I have second name … Maria …. But I am always called with the name of isra because its in my school record….
on Monday 10th of December 2018 05:21:31 PM

I was looking for the meaning thanks
My name is also isra
on Saturday 19th of January 2019 03:06:32 AM

I love to put Isra on my granddaughter InshaAllah!
on Saturday 15th of June 2019 10:54:50 PM

Isra is a beautiful name. I want to name my future daughter isra inshallah
on Tuesday 10th of September 2019 01:45:30 PM

I have been told that I am having a baby girl. I wanted to give her a name that represents the universe, the starts we see at night as I am interested in things like that. My son also who is 7 years old happens to be interested in the same things I have mentioned above even more than I do. I asked yesterday what name he would like to call his little sister. He said to me “Isra”. I have never heard of this band before. My son’s name is Isaac. I asked him were he got this name from. He said to me a girl at his Quran school. I then looked up for the meaning and found out that it is an indirect quranic meaning of a girls babe for the night journey. Not long ago I have learnt in details what took place on that night!. This is a special sign for me and my son and it I’ll be a perfect name for our daughter. I am totally in love with the name Isra now!.
on Wednesday 30th of October 2019 11:14:20 AM

My daughter name is Isra, I love her to much. It is very unique name .
on Tuesday 26th of November 2019 06:28:10 PM

Yes, My name is Isra and I am in secondary and I am the only girl in my school with my name!
on Saturday 4th of April 2020 05:45:44 AM

My name is asra and i think it means the same
on Monday 6th of April 2020 12:09:41 PM

My sisters name is isra she is my life
I am very happy ☺with my sister she is three years older than me
on Thursday 16th of April 2020 09:28:24 AM

can a boy be named isra? i have been looking around on the internet and some sources say it is a unisex name
on Monday 8th of February 2021 09:32:37 AM

Isra
on Thursday 25th of February 2021 12:49:27 AM

I’m am in love with isra and also wish to get isra till my last breath. I don’t know why I fall in love but I can’t forget her she is always in my mind, prayer
And funny part is I never say her in front of her face how deeply I’m in love with her coz she is my neighbor
Isra Fatima is the islamic name I have ever heard
on Saturday 27th of February 2021 02:26:49 PM

Isra & Izra both are same or not

This name for my daughter who born last month
on Friday 21st of May 2021 07:16:00 PM

My beautiful niece’s name is Syeda Isra Jahan eho was born yesterday 20th May 2021and her beautiful elder sister’s name is Syeda Aliza Jahan who was born 15th October 2018.
on Wednesday 6th of April 2022 09:46:53 AM

My daughter’s Name Is Isra . I love her. She is so cute. Thanks for Meaning in islam.
on Monday 10th of July 2023 01:43:32 PM

Myself Isra
And I am proud of Islam and i
ts beautiful name ..
on Wednesday 10th of January 2024 08:07:17 PM

ACTUALY MY NAME IS ISRA AND I REALLY LOVE IT . MY MOMY GIVES ME THIS BEAUTIFUL NAME

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