وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ ٩٩
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty [i.e., death].
يَقِين
Yaqeen: meaning of the name
Girl or boy Arabic origin Yaqīn
In the QuranVirtue“Certainty”, faith without any doubt
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Hijr 15:99.
Yaqeen in Islam
The Quran says: “Worship your Lord until the certainty comes to you” (15:99), the certainty here being death according to the commentators. The word occurs eight times, including “If you knew with the knowledge of certainty” (102:5).
Meaning of the name Yaqeen
Yaqin means firm certainty, knowledge that leaves no room for doubt. Scholars distinguish degrees: ʿilm al-yaqin (knowledge of certainty), ʿayn al-yaqin (the eye of certainty) and haqq al-yaqin (the truth of certainty), expressions drawn from the Quran. A unisex name, more often feminine in the Arab world.
- In Arabic
- يَقِين يقين
- Transliteration
- Yaqīn
- Root
- ي ق ن · 28 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl or boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Yaqeen in the Quran?
Yes: the word Yaqeen appears in the Quran 8 times, in 7 surahs.
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٥
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا ١٥٧
And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, the messenger of Allāh." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ ٢٢
But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.
4 other verses
All the words of the root ي ق ن in the Quran (28 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Yaqeen 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 Yaqeen in each language
- French
- Yaqine, Yakine, Yaqin
- English
- Yaqeen, Yaqin
- Spanish
- Yaqin
- Turkish
- Yakin, Yakîn
- Arabic
- يَقِين