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تَسْنِيم

Tasnim: meaning of the name

Girl Arabic origin Tasnīm

In the Quran

Name of a spring of Paradise; “that which comes from above”

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The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Mutaffifin 83:27.

Tasnim in Islam

The Quran says of the blessed: their drink is mixed with Tasnim, “a spring from which those brought near drink” (83:27-28).

Meaning of the name Tasnim

Tasnim is the name of a spring of Paradise mentioned in the Quran. The commentators connect it with the root s-n-m of height (sanam, “a camel’s hump, the summit”): a spring flowing from above, the highest and noblest drink of Paradise. A feminine name common in the Maghreb and South Asia.

In Arabic
تَسْنِيم تسنيم
Transliteration
Tasnīm
Root
س ن م · 1 occurrence in the Quran
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic

Is Tasnim in the Quran?

Yes: the word Tasnim appears in the Quran once, in one surah.

All the words of the root س ن م in the Quran (1 occurrence)

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Tasnim in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.

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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.

Writing Tasnim in each language

French
Tasnim, Tasnime, Tesnim
English
Tasnim, Tasneem
Spanish
Tasnim
Turkish
Tesnim
Arabic
تَسْنِيم

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