وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِيرًا ٤٦
And one who invites to Allāh, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.
سِرَاج
Siraj: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Sirāj
Name of the Prophet ﷺIn the Quran“The lamp”, that which gives light
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Ahzab 33:46.
Siraj in Islam
The Quran says to the Prophet ﷺ: “O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news and a warner, calling to Allah by His permission, and an illuminating lamp (sirajan muniran)” (33:45-46). The word occurs four times, for the Prophet ﷺ and for the sun (71:16, 78:13, 25:61).
Meaning of the name Siraj
Siraj means a lamp, the light that illuminates darkness; the Quran uses it for the sun, “a blazing lamp”. The name is given alone or in compounds: Siraj al-Din, “lamp of the religion”, a scholarly title. It recalls above all one of the Quranic descriptions of the Prophet ﷺ, al-Siraj al-Munir, “the illuminating lamp”.
- In Arabic
- سِرَاج سراج
- Transliteration
- Sirāj
- Root
- س ر ج · 4 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Siraj in the Quran?
Yes: the word Siraj appears in the Quran 4 times, in 4 surahs.
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا ١٦
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
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.
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا ١٣
And made [therein] a burning lamp
All the words of the root س ر ج in the Quran (4 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Siraj 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 Siraj in each language
- French
- Siraj, Sirage, Sirradj
- English
- Siraj, Seraj
- Spanish
- Siraj
- Turkish
- Sirac
- Arabic
- سِرَاج