أَبْرَار
Girl or boy Arabic origin Abrār
In the Quran“The righteous”, the pious who do good
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ali ’Imran 3:193.
The word occurs six times in the Quran, always for the blessed: “The righteous (al-abrar) will be in bliss” (82:13; 83:22), and the believers pray: “Take our souls with the righteous” (3:193). Al-Barr, “the Most Kind”, is also one of the names of Allah (52:28).
Abrar is the plural of barr, “good, pious, kind”, from the root b-r-r of goodness and faithfulness (birr, “filial piety, kindness”). The name, a plural, thus means “the virtuous”. Ebrar is a very popular girls’ name in Turkey; Abrar is mostly masculine in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Yes: the word Abrar appears in the Quran 6 times, in 4 surahs.
رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِى لِلْإِيمَٰنِ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ ١٩٣
Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die among the righteous.
لَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلًا مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلْأَبْرَارِ ١٩٨
But those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allāh. And that which is with Allāh is best for the righteous.
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا ٥
Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr,
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ١٣
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
All the words of the root ب ر ر in the Quran (32 occurrences)
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abrar in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
