فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَٱنتَبَذَتْ بِهِۦ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا ٢٢
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
قُصَيّ
Qusay: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Quṣayy
“The distant one”; name of an ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ
Qusay in Islam
Qusayy ibn Kilab is an ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ: Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allah, son of ʿAbd al-Muttalib, son of Hashim, son of ʿAbd Manaf, son of Qusayy. Historians report that he gathered the clans of Quraysh in Mecca and took charge of the Kaʿba, hence his nickname mujammiʿ, “the gatherer”.
Meaning of the name Qusay
Qusayy is the diminutive of qasiyy, “far, distant” (root q-s-w): according to historians, the ancestor of Quraysh received this nickname because he grew up far from his homeland, among the Banu ʿUdhra, before returning to Mecca. His real name was Zayd. The name is given in Iraq, Syria and Jordan.
- In Arabic
- قُصَيّ قصي
- Transliteration
- Quṣayy
- Root
- ق ص و · 5 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Qusay in the Quran?
The name Qusay does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ق ص و) occurs 5 times. Examples:
سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ١
Exalted is He who took His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَٱخْرُجْ إِنِّى لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ ٢٠
And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
All the words of the root ق ص و in the Quran (5 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Qusay 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 Qusay in each language
- French
- Qoussay, Koussay, Qusay
- English
- Qusay, Qusai
- Spanish
- Qusay
- Turkish
- Kusay
- Arabic
- قُصَيّ