The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-A’raf 7:187.
Ayaan in Islam
The Quran uses ayyana six times, always in people’s question about the Hour: “They ask you about the Hour: when will it come?” (7:187). The word belongs to the Quran, but it carries no praise: it is an interrogative word.
Meaning of the name Ayaan
In Arabic, ayyana is an interrogative adverb meaning “when?”, “at what time?”; the Quran uses it for the question of the Hour. In India and Pakistan, Ayaan or Ayan is a very popular modern name, often explained as “gift of God” without established basis; in Turkish, ayan (from Arabic ʿiyan) means “evident, manifest”. The name thus covers several words.
In Arabic
أَيَّانأيان
Transliteration
Ayyān
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Is Ayaan in the Quran?
Yes: the word Ayaan appears in the Quran 6 times, in 6 surahs.
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know."
