يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُم بُرْهَٰنٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَأَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا ١٧٤
O mankind, there has come to you a conclusive proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear light.
بُرْهَان
Burhan: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Burhān
In the Quran“Clear proof”, the decisive argument
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, An-Nisa 4:174.
Burhan in Islam
The Quran says: “O people, clear proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a manifest light” (4:174). The word occurs eight times, including “Produce your proof, if you are truthful” (2:111) and “the proof of his Lord” that Yusuf saw (12:24).
Meaning of the name Burhan
Burhan means clear, decisive proof that leaves no room for doubt; Arab logicians use it for demonstration. The name is given alone or in compounds: Burhan al-Din, “proof of the religion”, the title of many scholars. Burhan is common in Turkey, South Asia and the Middle East.
- In Arabic
- بُرْهَان برهان
- Transliteration
- Burhān
- Root
- ب ر ه ن · 8 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Burhan in the Quran?
Yes: the word Burhan appears in the Quran 8 times, in 7 surahs.
وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ٢٤
And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof [i.e., sign] of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.
وَقَالُوا۟ لَن يَدْخُلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَن كَانَ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَٰرَىٰ تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ١١١
And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking. Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِىَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِى بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٢٤
Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.
4 other verses
All the words of the root ب ر ه ن in the Quran (8 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Burhan 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 Burhan in each language
- French
- Bourhane, Burhan, Borhane
- English
- Burhan
- Spanish
- Burhan
- Turkish
- Burhan
- Arabic
- بُرْهَان