Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Dhikr Name Meaning in Islam
Remembrance of Allah.
- Meaning
- Remembrance of Allah. Quranic boys name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ذ-ك-ر
- Urdu
- ذکر
- Meaning in Urdu
- تسبیح، یاد
- Pronunciation
- DHIKR
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Dhikr an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Dhikr is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Remembrance of Allah. Quranic boys name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ذ-ك-ر. Arabic root meaning to remember, to mention, to recall; the soul's act of bringing God to mind.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Dhal is the act of remembrance itself, Kaf is the creative kun by which the heart is reshaped through invocation, and Ra is the mercy that flows when the tongue keeps saying His name.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Dhikr'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 Dhul-Jalal, the Lord of Majesty, carried by a person as an ancient, weighty seriousness. A person named Dhikr is many things at once, and gets to choose which shows up when.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Remembrance of Allah, from root dh-k-r (dhakara, to remember, to mention). 'Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest (tatma'inn)' (13:28). Dhikr names the man who is himself a reminder of Allah, whose presence brings others to remembrance. Quranic boys name.
How to Pronounce Dhikr
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Names sharing the ذ Dhal influence
Like Dhikr, these names carry Dhal (ذ) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Dhikr
What does the name Dhikr mean?
The letters that build Dhikr each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Dhikr? →
Is Dhikr mentioned in the Quran?
For Dhikr and many others, the Quran is the deepest source of the letters and the meaning. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Dhikr mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Dhikr. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Dhikr a good Islamic name?
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Is Dhikr a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Dhikr in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Dhikr, starting from Dhal, is read as a principle of the name; this is interpretation offered for reflection. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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Is Dhikr a rare or common Muslim name?
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