كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ١٩
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
هَنَاء
Hana: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Hanāʾ
“Peaceful happiness”, effortless well-being
Hana in Islam
The noun hanaʾ is not in the Quran, but the adjective haniʾ occurs in the welcome of the blessed: “Eat and drink in contentment (haniʾan) for what you used to do” (52:19; 69:24).
Meaning of the name Hana
Hanaʾ is tranquil happiness, well-being that comes without toil or bitterness (root h-n-ʾ, that of haniʾ, “pleasant, wholesome”, and tahniʾa, “congratulation”). The name is very common in the Maghreb (Hanae in Morocco), the Middle East and Turkey. It should not be confused with the Japanese Hana (“flower”).
- In Arabic
- هَنَاء هناء
- Transliteration
- Hanāʾ
- Root
- ه ن أ · 4 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hana in the Quran?
The name Hana does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ه ن أ) occurs 4 times. Examples:
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ ٢٤
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـًٔا مَّرِيٓـًٔا ٤
And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.
All the words of the root ه ن أ in the Quran (4 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hana 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 Hana in each language
- French
- Hana, Hanaa, Hanae
- English
- Hana, Hanaa
- Spanish
- Hana
- Turkish
- Hana
- Arabic
- هَنَاء