إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ ١٨
Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allāh] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.
إِشْرَاق
Ishraq: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ishrāq
In the Quran“Sunrise, the radiance of light”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Sad 38:18.
Ishraq in Islam
The word occurs once in the Quran, about Dawud: “We subjected the mountains to glorify with him in the evening and at sunrise (al-ishraq)” (38:18).
Meaning of the name Ishraq
Ishraq is the verbal noun of ashraqa, “to rise and shine” (root sh-r-q, that of the east, mashriq): the moment the sun rises and spreads its light, and the radiance itself. One speaks of salat al-ishraq, the voluntary prayer prayed shortly after sunrise. A common feminine name in the Maghreb (Ichraq) and the Middle East.
- In Arabic
- إِشْرَاق إشراق
- Transliteration
- Ishrāq
- Root
- ش ر ق · 17 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ishraq in the Quran?
Yes: the word Ishraq appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
All the words of the root ش ر ق in the Quran (17 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ishraq 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 Ishraq in each language
- French
- Ichraq, Ishraq, Ichrak
- English
- Ishraq
- Spanish
- Ishraq
- Turkish
- İşrak
- Arabic
- إِشْرَاق