مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ ٥٤
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
جَنَى
Jana: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Janā
In the Quran“Fruit freshly picked”, what is gathered fresh from the tree
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ar-Rahman 55:54.
Jana in Islam
The word occurs once in the Quran, for the gardens promised to the God-fearing: “and the fruit of the two gardens (jana al-jannatayn) will be within reach” (55:54). A word of the same root describes the dates given to Maryam: “Shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you: it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you (rutaban janiyya)” (19:25).
Meaning of the name Jana
Jana is what is picked (jana, “to pick”): fresh fruit taken from the tree, and also honey gathered from the hive; figuratively, the fruit of one’s efforts. The same verb, construed with ʿala, means “to wrong someone” (hence jinaya, “offence”), but the noun jana is used only of picking. Jana should not be confused with Janna, “garden, Paradise”. Very popular in Jordan, Palestine and the Gulf, it also exists in Central Europe and Catalonia as a different name, the feminine of Jan (John).
- In Arabic
- جَنَى جنى
- Transliteration
- Janā
- Root
- ج ن ي · 2 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Jana in the Quran?
Yes: the word Jana appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
All the words of the root ج ن ي in the Quran (2 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Jana 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 Jana in each language
- French
- Jana, Djana, Janaa
- English
- Jana, Janaa
- Spanish
- Jana
- Turkish
- Cena, Jana
- Arabic
- جَنَى