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تُقَى

Tuqa: meaning of the name

Girl Arabic origin Tuqā

Virtue

“Piety”, reverent awareness of Allah

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Tuqa in Islam

The form tuqa itself is not in the Quran, but its root recurs constantly: “O you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared (haqqa tuqatihi)” (3:102); “the best provision is piety” (2:197); “the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most God-fearing” (49:13).

Meaning of the name Tuqa

Tuqa is a verbal noun of the root w-q-y of protection, a synonym of taqwa: piety, guarding oneself against what displeases Allah. The name is mostly given in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. As with Taqwa, some scholars disapproved of names that praise their bearer; see the page on choosing a name.

In Arabic
تُقَى تقى
Transliteration
Tuqā
Root
و ق ي · 258 occurrences in the Quran
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic

Is Tuqa in the Quran?

The name Tuqa does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (و ق ي) occurs 258 times. Examples:

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ۝١٠٢

O you who have believed, fear Allāh as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].

Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 102

ٱلْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَٰتٌ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ ٱلْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِى ٱلْحَجِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ ٱللَّهُ وَتَزَوَّدُوا۟ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَٱتَّقُونِ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ۝١٩٧

Ḥajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made ḥajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of iḥrām], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during ḥajj. And whatever good you do - Allāh knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allāh. And fear Me, O you of understanding.

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 197

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ ۝١٣

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allāh is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.

Surah Al-Hujurat, Verse 13

All the words of the root و ق ي in the Quran (258 occurrences)

Is this name permissible?

No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Tuqa 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 Tuqa in each language

French
Touqa, Tuqa, Toka
English
Tuqa, Tuqaa
Spanish
Tuqa
Turkish
Tüka
Arabic
تُقَى

Similar names

Same root (و ق ي)

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