Boys' names
Akif
One in retreat, devoted
عَاكِف
Akif
One in retreat, devoted
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Akif
Arabic
عَاكِف
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
ʿ-k-f
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Baqarah 2:187
Origin & meaning
Used in the Quran for those in i'tikaf (retreat in the masjid).
Quranic source
Surah al-Baqarah 2:187
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).