عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ ٤
[And] taught him eloquence.
بَيَان
Bayan: meaning of the name
Girl or boy Arabic origin Bayān
In the Quran“Clarity of expression, eloquence”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ar-Rahman 55:4.
Bayan in Islam
The Quran counts bayan among the gifts made to man: “The Most Merciful… created man and taught him clear expression (bayan)” (55:1-4), and calls the Quran itself “a clear statement (bayan) for people” (3:138).
Meaning of the name Bayan
Bayan means what makes a thing clear and evident, and in particular clear, eloquent speech: the Arabic science of rhetoric is called ʿilm al-bayan. The root b-y-n expresses separation and clarity. A unisex name, more often feminine in the Levant.
- In Arabic
- بَيَان بيان
- Transliteration
- Bayān
- Root
- ب ي ن · 523 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl or boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Bayan in the Quran?
Yes: the word Bayan appears in the Quran 3 times, in 3 surahs.
هَٰذَا بَيَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ١٣٨
This [Qur’ān] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allāh.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ١٩
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
All the words of the root ب ي ن in the Quran (523 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Bayan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Bayan in each language
- French
- Bayane, Bayan
- English
- Bayan
- Spanish
- Bayán, Bayan
- Turkish
- Beyan
- Arabic
- بَيَان