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Munir

Radiant, illuminating

مُنِير
مُنِير

Munir

Radiant, illuminating

Quranic rootboyarabic
Pronunciation
Munir
Arabic
مُنِير
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
n-w-r
Quranic status
Quranic root
Reference
Surah al-Ahzab 33:46
Alternate spellings
Muneer

Origin & meaning

Used in the Quran for the moon and for the Prophet ﷺ who is described as siraj munir (a radiant lamp).

Quranic source
Surah al-Ahzab 33:46
Themes
light
Same root · n-w-r

Names sharing this root.

عَبْدُ ٱلنُّور
Abdul-Noor
Servant of the Light
نُور
Noor
Light
نُورَة
Noora
Light

“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).

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Praised, worthy of praise
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Drawn from the water
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