Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin

بشرى

Bushra Name Meaning in Islam

Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic.

بشرى·Bushra
Meaning
Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64)
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Arabic root
ب-ش-ر
Urdu
بشری
Pronunciation
BUSH-ra
Lucky number
8

Is Bushra an Islamic name? Yes. Bushra is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64). It was carried by Bushra Ansari. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.

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Section 1 · Arabic Root

Where the Name Comes From

ب-ش-ر

ب-ش-ر. Arabic root b-sh-r means to bring good news; bushra is the glad tidings themselves, especially of divine mercy.

Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof

Read Letter by Letter

Ba founds the heart that receives, Sheen radiates the news outward, and Ra carries mercy in swift motion. Ya reaches toward the soul that longs for good word.

Section 3 · Synthesis

What This Reading Says About You

Bushra's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Batin, the Interior, carried by a person as an interior life that runs deeper than what is shown. A person named Bushra carries a full weather system inside a single quiet chest.

Section 4 · What Families Say

What People Usually Mean by This Name

Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64). 'We gave him good news (bashsharnahu) of a forbearing boy (Ismail)' (37:101). 'And give good news (wabashshir) to the patient' (2:155). Bushra names the girl who is herself good news, whose arrival brings joy, whose presence is a blessing.

Top Pakistani and Arab girls name.

Section 5 · Bearers

Who Has Carried This Name

  • Bushra Ansari (b. 1956 · Pakistan). Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and writer; recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz

How to Pronounce Bushra

PronunciationBUSH-ra  ·  bush·ra  ·  2 syllables

Each form is Bushra, claimed by a different community, each with its own moment of recognition.

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Like Bushra, these names carry Ba (ب) as their leading letter influence.

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About the name Bushra

What does the name Bushra mean?
Bushra means: Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64).

The letters of Bushra, beginning with Ba, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Bushra? →

Is Bushra mentioned in the Quran?
The exact form Bushra does not appear in the Quran. The root ب-ش-ر, from which Bushra comes, appears in the Quran; the name carries the root, not the verse.

Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Bushra included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →

What does Bushra mean in Urdu?
Bushra in Urdu is بشری (Bushra) in the South Asian Islamic tradition.

Urdu poets and scholars kept the letter qualities readable; that lineage flows under Bushra. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →

Is Bushra a good Islamic name?
Yes. Bushra is a name valued in Muslim tradition, meaning Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64). The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud). Every letter in Bushra carries a specific spiritual quality, not metaphorically, but structurally.

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Is Bushra a girl or boy name?
Bushra is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64). Used across Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Malaysia, and Muslim diaspora communities worldwide, each community with their own spelling and their own story.

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What is the spiritual meaning of Bushra in Ilm ul Huroof?
Ba holds, Sheen radiates, Ra moves with mercy, Ya arrives. Good news: holding, radiant, merciful, arrived.

This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. Each letter in Bushra, starting from Ba, is a structural principle. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →

What names go perfectly with Bushra as a sibling name?
The best sibling names for Bushra share a complementary spiritual quality, either the same root letter or a harmonious contrast. Parents instinctively seek names whose letter qualities form a coherent family field.

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Is Bushra a rare or common Muslim name?
Bushra (Good news, glad tidings, directly Quranic. 'For them is good news (bushra) in the present life and in the Hereafter' (10:64)) is used across the Muslim world. Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, and wherever Muslims name their children with intention. The specific spelling you see here is one of the recognised forms. Different communities claim their own spelling, each one a signature of a tradition.

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