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Bisan: meaning of the name

Girl Arabic origin Baysān

Name of an ancient town in Palestine, in the Jordan Valley

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Bisan in Islam

Baysan is named in the long hadith of Tamim al-Dari about the Jassasa and the chained man whom tradition identifies with the Dajjal: he asked whether the palm trees of Baysan still bore fruit, and announced that they would soon stop bearing (Muslim 2942).

Meaning of the name Bisan

Baysan (Beit She’an in Hebrew) is a very ancient town in the Jordan Valley, in Palestine, renowned in Arabic sources for its palm trees and springs. The name, given mostly in Palestine and Jordan, expresses attachment to this land. It is not an Arabic common noun and does not occur in the Quran.

In Arabic
بَيْسَان بيسان
Transliteration
Baysān
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic

Is Bisan in the Quran?

No: the name Bisan does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.

In the hadiths

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2942a

Narrate to me a hadith which you had heard directly from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and there is no extra link in between them. She said: Very well, if you like, I am prepared to do that, and he said to her: Well, do It and narrate that to me. She said: I married the son of Mughira and he was a chosen…

لِيَلْزَمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مُصَلاَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَدْرُونَ لِمَ جَمَعْتُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلاَ لِرَهْبَةٍ…

Narrated by Fātima bint Qays + 1 other version

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Bisan 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 Bisan in each language

French
Bissane, Baysan, Bisan
English
Bisan, Baysan, Beisan
Spanish
Bisan, Baysan
Turkish
Beysan
Arabic
بَيْسَان

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