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Shahab

Shooting star, flame

شِهَاب

Shahab

Shooting star, flame

Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Shahab
Arabic
شِهَاب
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
sh-h-b
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah as-Saffat 37:10

Origin & meaning

Used in the Quran for the shooting stars.

Quranic source
Surah as-Saffat 37:10
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).