The word is not in the Quran, but it occurs in a supplication of the Prophet ﷺ: “I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face and the longing (al-shawq) to meet You, without harmful adversity or misleading trial” (al-Nasaʾi 1305).
Meaning of the name Shawq
Shawq is the movement of the heart towards what it loves and is separated from: ardent desire, yearning (root sh-w-q). Spiritual writers use it for the soul’s longing to meet Allah. The feminine name is given in the Middle East; in Turkish, şevk means “ardour, enthusiasm”.
In Arabic
شَوْقشوق
Transliteration
Shawq
Root
ش و ق
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Is Shawq in the Quran?
No: neither the name Shawq nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
