Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Qurratu Ain Name Meaning in Islam
Coolness of eyes.
- Meaning
- Coolness of eyes. Quranic compound
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- قرة عین
- Meaning in Urdu
- ٹھنڈک کا آنکھیں
- Pronunciation
- qur-ra-TU-ain
- Lucky number
- 3
Is Qurratu Ain an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Qurratu Ain is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Coolness of eyes. Quranic compound. It was carried by Qurratulain Tahirih. 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
ق-ر-ر + ع-ي-ن. Arabic compound qurrat al-ʿayn, 'coolness of the eye', from Q 25:74. A title of utmost love and parental joy.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Qaf of nearness, Ra of mercy, Ta of completion, the coolness; Ain of perception, Ya of reaching, Nun of depth, the eye. The Quranic prayer of the righteous.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Qurratu Ain weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Qadir, the All-Capable, meaning the bearer is trusted with a capable, unruffled competence, joined by Al-Nur, the Light, carried as a light that steadies the room. A person named Qurratu Ain holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Coolness of eyes, the most intimate Quranic expression of love. 'Grant us from our families qurratu ayn (coolness of eyes)' (25:74). The phrase means: the one whose sight brings such joy that your eyes feel cool. Used as a girls name in Pakistan and India.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Qurratulain Tahirih . Persian poet, theologian, and the first woman to publicly remove her veil in Iran
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