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Iyan

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A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Short meaning of IyanTime, Era, Epoch
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How to pronounce Iyan

Islam + YArN

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Arabic Spelling (How to write Iyan in Arabic)إِيَّان
Quranic Nature
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Directly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of IyanIyyan Iyaan Iyyaan Eyan Eyaan Eyyaan Ian Eian Eyian Eiane Eian Eiaane Eiaan Eeane Eean
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Quranic Root
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A-Y-N
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Meaning of Iyan

Iyan is a Quranic name for boys and girls meaning time, era, epoch. It is another version of the name Ayan, with the exact same meaning. Iyan and Ayan are the same word with the same spelling in Arabic in the Quran, the word can be read as either Iyan or Ayan without changing the meaning, therefore some read it as Iyan and others as Ayan.

Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again). {Surat an-Nam 27:65}

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1 Comment

  1. Anonymous

    Is iyaan mentioned in quran? Can name muslim boy as Iyaan?

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