Qira’ah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Qira’ah is variant of Qiraat and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Qira’ah or Qiraat, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Qiraat.

Full Meaning of Qira’ah

Qira’ah is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “recitation of the Quran”. It is derived from the Q-R-HAMZ (he/she read or recited) which is used in many places in the Quran, and is also the root for the word “Quran” (which literally means The Reading, The Recitation):

And We sent down the Qur’an in parts, that you may gradually recite it to the people, and We sent it down slowly in stages. (Quran 17:106)

198. Had We revealed it to one of the foreigners. 199. And he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it. 200. Thus We make it pass through the hearts of the guilty. 201. They will not believe in it until they witness the painful punishment. (Quran 26:198-201)