وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَثَانِى وَٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٨٧
And We have certainly given you, [O Muḥammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur’ān.
ثَنَاء
Thanaa: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Thanāʾ
“Praise, commendation”; Sena in Turkey
Thanaa in Islam
In a hadith qudsi about al-Fatiha, when the worshipper recites “the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate”, Allah says: “My servant has praised Me (athna ʿalayya)” (Muslim 395). And the Prophet ﷺ used to say in prostration: “I cannot enumerate Your praise (thanaʾan ʿalayk); You are as You have praised Yourself” (Muslim 486).
Meaning of the name Thanaa
Thanaʾ is praise, the commendation one makes of someone: athna ʿalayhi, “he praised him”. The word comes from the root th-n-y, which expresses folding and repeating, and lexicographers see in it the idea of repeating a person’s good qualities. The name is given in the Middle East and the Maghreb; in Egypt, where th is pronounced s, it sounds like Sanaʾ. It is also the origin of the Turkish Sena (sena), very popular in Turkey, alone or in compounds (Nursena).
- In Arabic
- ثَنَاء ثناء
- Transliteration
- Thanāʾ
- Root
- ث ن ي · 29 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Thanaa in the Quran?
The name Thanaa does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ث ن ي) occurs 29 times. Examples:
All the words of the root ث ن ي in the Quran (29 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Hadith qudsi Sahih Muslim 395a
Allah Almighty said: 'I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for
"Allah Almighty said: 'I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.' When the servant says, '{All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds}', Allah Almighty says: 'My servant has praised Me.' And when he says, '{The Most…
قَسَمْتُ الصَّلاَةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} . قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي وَإِذَا قَالَ {…
Authentic
Sahih Muslim 486
O Allah, I seek refuge with Your pleasure from Your wrath, and with Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge with You from You. I cannot enumerate praise of you; You are as You have praised Yourself
One night I did not find the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in bed, and as I groped for him, my hand fell over the sole of his feet, while he was in the mosque, and they were held erect. He was saying: "O Allah, I seek refuge with Your pleasure from Your wrath, and…
اللَّهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لاَ أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Thanaa 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 Thanaa in each language
- French
- Thana, Thanaa, Thanae
- English
- Thanaa, Thana
- Spanish
- Thana, Thanaa
- Turkish
- Sena, Senâ
- Arabic
- ثَنَاء