مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ٣
[It is] from Allāh, owner of the ways of ascent.
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Miraj: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Miʿrāj
“Ladder, ascent”: the Prophet’s ﷺ ascension through the heavens
Miraj in Islam
The word miʿraj is not in the Quran, but its plural maʿarij gives its name to Surah 70: Allah is “Lord of the ways of ascent (dhi al-maʿarij), by which the angels and the Spirit ascend” (70:3-4). The Prophet ﷺ described his ascension, from heaven to heaven up to the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary (al-Bukhari 3207).
Meaning of the name Miraj
Miʿraj comes from the root ʿ-r-j, “to ascend, to rise”: the means by which one ascends, a ladder, and by extension the ascent itself. The word refers to the Prophet’s ﷺ ascension through the seven heavens on the night of the night journey (israʾ), during which the five prayers were prescribed. Miraç is a boys’ name in Turkey, Meraj in South Asia.
- In Arabic
- مِعْرَاج معراج
- Transliteration
- Miʿrāj
- Root
- ع ر ج · 9 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Miraj in the Quran?
The name Miraj does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ع ر ج) occurs 9 times. Examples:
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ٤
The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥٓ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ٥
He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count.
All the words of the root ع ر ج in the Quran (9 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih al-Bukhari 3207
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the `Abdomen and then…
بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ ـ وَذَكَرَ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ ـ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ، ثُمَّ غُسِلَ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Miraj 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 Miraj in each language
- French
- Miraj, Miradj
- English
- Miraj, Meraj
- Spanish
- Miraj
- Turkish
- Miraç
- Arabic
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