وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِيرًا ٤٦
And one who invites to Allāh, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.
مُنِير
Munir: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Munīr
In the Quran“Luminous, giving light”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Ahzab 33:46.
Munir in Islam
The word occurs six times in the Quran. It describes the Prophet ﷺ, “an illuminating lamp” (sirajan muniran, 33:46), the moon, “a luminous orb” (25:61), and the revealed Book, “the enlightening Scripture” (3:184).
Meaning of the name Munir
Munir is the active participle of anara, “to light up, to illuminate”, from the root n-w-r of light (nur): what spreads light around it, and figuratively what makes things clear. The name is very common in the Maghreb (Mounir), the Middle East and Turkey (Münir). Munira is its feminine.
- In Arabic
- مُنِير منير
- Transliteration
- Munīr
- Root
- ن و ر · 194 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Munir in the Quran?
Yes: the word Munir appears in the Quran 6 times, in 6 surahs.
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا ٦١
Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.
فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ جَآءُو بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلزُّبُرِ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُنِيرِ ١٨٤
Then if they deny you, [O Muḥammad] - so were messengers denied before you, who brought clear proofs and written ordinances and the enlightening Scripture.
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَٰبٍ مُّنِيرٍ ٨
And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],
2 other verses
All the words of the root ن و ر in the Quran (194 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Munir 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 Munir in each language
- French
- Mounir, Munir, Mounire
- English
- Munir, Muneer
- Spanish
- Munir
- Turkish
- Münir
- Arabic
- مُنِير
Similar names
Same root (ن و ر)
- Abdun Nurعَبْد النُّور “Servant of the Light”
- Anwarأَنْوَر “More luminous, very radiant”
- Noorنُور “Light”
- Nouraنُورَة “Light”: a feminine form drawn from nur