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فُرْقَان

Furqan: meaning of the name

Boy Arabic origin Furqān

In the QuranSurah name

“The criterion”, what separates truth from falsehood

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Furqan 25:1.

Furqan in Islam

Surah 25, al-Furqan, opens thus: “Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant, that he may be a warner to the worlds” (25:1). The word occurs seven times; the Quran also promises it to the God-fearing: “If you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion” (8:29).

Meaning of the name Furqan

Furqan comes from the root f-r-q of separation (faraqa, “to separate, to distinguish”): it is what makes the difference between truth and falsehood, lawful and unlawful. The Quran gives this name to the revelation itself, and also to the day of Badr, “the day of the criterion”. Furkan is a very popular name in Turkey.

In Arabic
فُرْقَان فرقان
Transliteration
Furqān
Root
ف ر ق · 72 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic

Is Furqan in the Quran?

Yes: the word Furqan appears in the Quran 7 times, in 5 surahs.

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا ۝١

Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 1

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا۟ ٱلْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ۝١٨٥

The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’ān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the crescent of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allāh intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allāh for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 185

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۝٢٩

O you who have believed, if you fear Allāh, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.

Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 29

وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ۝٥٣

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 53

3 other verses

All the words of the root ف ر ق in the Quran (72 occurrences)

Is this name permissible?

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

French
Fourqane, Furqan, Furkan
English
Furqan, Furkan
Spanish
Furqan
Turkish
Furkan
Arabic
فُرْقَان

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