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A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Short meaning of NurLight and Radiance
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How to pronounce Nur

NOOn + Ray

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Nur in Arabic)نُورٌ
Quranic Nature
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Directly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of NurNoor Nour Nur Noore Noure Nure Nur Noure Nour Nowre Nowr Nuwre Nuwr Noore
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Quranic Root
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N-W-R
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Meaning of Nur

Nur is a name for both boys and girls and means light (the opposite of darkness), radiant (something that gives off light on its own, such as a star), light (as in ‘ray of light’), and it is one of the 99 Attributes of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala).

Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see. {Quran 2:17}

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things. {Quran 24:35}

By [the Qur’an] Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path. {Quran 5:16}

And the earth shall beam with the light of its Lord, and the Book shall be laid down, and the prophets and the witnesses shall be brought up, and judgment shall be given between them with justice, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. {Quran 39:69}

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Reader Comments:

  1. on Tuesday 9th of January 2018 10:54:02 PM

    Selam aleykum,
    is Noar also accepted?
    I hope you Will reply AS soon AS possible

  2. on Friday 19th of July 2019 10:48:50 AM

    Assalamualaikum, I am looking for one-syllable Quranic name for my baby girl beside Nur. Would you mind helping me?

  3. on Sunday 22nd of November 2020 10:35:32 PM

    For example: Nur al Huda, Nur Hidayah, Nur Islam, Nur Diyanah, Nur Jannah

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