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Naqeeb

Chief, leader

نَقِيب
نَقِيب

Naqeeb

Chief, leader

Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Naqeeb
Arabic
نَقِيب
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
n-q-b
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Maidah 5:12

Origin & meaning

Used in the Quran for the twelve chiefs of Bani Israel.

Quranic source
Surah al-Maidah 5:12
Themes
leadership

“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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