فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ ٥١
Fleeing from a lion?
قَسْوَرَة
Qaswarah: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Qaswara
In the Quran“The lion” according to many commentators; or “the hunters”
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Muddaththir 74:51.
Qaswarah in Islam
The word occurs only once, in an image of the deniers fleeing from the reminder: “like frightened donkeys fleeing from a lion (qaswara)” (74:50-51).
Meaning of the name Qaswarah
Qaswara is a Quranic word whose meaning was discussed by the early commentators: the lion for some (Abu Hurayra, Ibn ʿAbbas in one report), archers or hunters for others. The root q-s-r expresses compulsion by force. The name, rare, is given in the sense of “lion”.
- In Arabic
- قَسْوَرَة قسورة
- Transliteration
- Qaswara
- Root
- ق س ر · 1 occurrence in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Qaswarah in the Quran?
Yes: the word Qaswarah appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Qaswarah 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 Qaswarah in each language
- French
- Qaswara, Kaswara
- English
- Qaswarah, Qaswara
- Spanish
- Qaswara
- Turkish
- Kasvere
- Arabic
- قَسْوَرَة