يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ ١٥
O mankind, you are those in need of Allāh, while Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
غِنَى
Ghina: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ghinā
“Wealth, sufficiency”; above all the wealth of a contented heart
Ghina in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Wealth (al-ghina) is not abundance of possessions; true wealth is the wealth of the soul” (al-Bukhari 6446). The Quran recalls: “O mankind, it is you who are in need of Allah, and Allah is the Rich (al-Ghani), the Praiseworthy” (35:15), and to the Prophet ﷺ: “Did He not find you poor and enrich you (fa-aghna)?” (93:8).
Meaning of the name Ghina
Ghina means wealth, ease, needing no one (root gh-n-y, that of al-Ghani, “the Self-Sufficient”, a name of Allah). It should not be confused with ghinaʾ (غناء), “singing”, a different form. The name is given in the Middle East; it is written Rhina in the Maghreb.
- In Arabic
- غِنَى غنى
- Transliteration
- Ghinā
- Root
- غ ن ي · 73 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ghina in the Quran?
The name Ghina does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (غ ن ي) occurs 73 times. Examples:
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ ٨
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
وَإِن يَتَفَرَّقَا يُغْنِ ٱللَّهُ كُلًّا مِّن سَعَتِهِۦ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعًا حَكِيمًا ١٣٠
But if they separate [by divorce], Allāh will enrich each [of them] from His abundance. And ever is Allāh Encompassing and Wise.
All the words of the root غ ن ي in the Quran (73 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6446
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Wealth is not in having many possessions, but rather (true) wealth is feeling sufficiency in the soul."
لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ghina 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 Ghina in each language
- French
- Ghina, Rhina, Ghena
- English
- Ghina, Ghena
- Spanish
- Ghina
- Turkish
- Gına
- Arabic
- غِنَى