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Adnan

The settled one

عَدْنَان

Adnan

The settled one

Classical Arabicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Adnan
Arabic
عَدْنَان
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Classical Arabic

Origin & meaning

A patriarch of the northern Arab tribes, ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ.

Themes

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).