Different Names of the Holy Quran
✵- Al-Quran (The Most Recited Book):
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ
Translation: “The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an.” (Surah Al-Baqarah: 185)
✵- Al-Furqan (The Criterion/Distinguisher):
تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا
Translation: “Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner.” (Surah Al-Furqan: 1)
✵- Al-Burhan (The Proof):
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَكُم بُرْهَانٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا
Translation: “O mankind, there has come to you a conclusive proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear light.” (Surah An-Nisa: 174)
✵- Al-Kitab (The Written Book):
ذَٰلِكَالْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ
Translation: “This is the Book about which there is no doubt.” (Surah Al-Baqarah: 2)
✵- Al-Haqq (The Truth):
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أَتَاهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Translation: “Or do they say, ‘He has invented it?’ Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, [O Muhammad], that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, that they might be guided.” (Surah As-Sajdah: 3)
✵- Adh-Dhikr (The Reminder):
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ
Translation: “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Reminder, and indeed, We will be its guardian.” (Surah Al-Hijr: 9)
✵- At-Tanzil (The Revelation):
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Translation: “And indeed, it is a revelation of the Lord of the worlds.” (Surah Ash-Shu’ara: 192)
✵- Ahsan al-Hadith (The Best Discourse):
اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ
Translation: “Allah has sent down the best discourse.” (Surah Az-Zumar: 23)
✵- Adheem (The Great):
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ
Translation: “And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur’an.” (Surah Al-Hijr: 87)
✵- Karim (The Noble):
إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ
Translation: “Indeed, it is a noble Qur’an.” (Surah Al-Waqi’ah: 77)
✵- Aziz (The Mighty/Sublime):
وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ
Translation: “And indeed, it is a mighty Book.” (Surah Fussilat: 41)
✵- Majeed (The Glorious):
ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ
Translation: “Qaf. By the glorious Qur’an.” (Surah Qaf: 1)
✵- Hakeem (The Wise) & Ali (The Exalted):
وَإِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ
Translation: “And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.” (Surah Az-Zukhruf: 4)
✵- Al-Maw’idha (The Admonition), Ash-Shifa (The Cure), Al-Huda (The Guidance), Ar-Rahmah (The Mercy):
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Translation: "O mankind, there has come to you an admonition from your Lord and a healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers." (Surah Yunus: 57)
✵- Al-Musaddiq (The Confirmer) & Al-Muhaymin (The Guardian):
وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ
Translation: “And We have sent down to you the Book in truth, confirming what was before it of the Scripture and as a guardian over it.” (Surah Al-Ma’idah: 48)
✵- Al-Mubin (The Clear/Manifest):
الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَقُرْآنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Translation: “Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur’an.” (Surah Al-Hijr: 1)
✵- Al-Mubarak (The Blessed):
وَهَـٰذَا كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Translation: “And this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed; so follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy.” (Surah Al-An’am: 155)
✵- Al-Bashir (The Giver of Glad Tidings) & An-Nadhir (The Warner):
كِتَابٌ فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ. بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا
Translation: “A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur’an for a people who know. As a giver of good tidings and a warner.” (Surah Fussilat: 3-4)
✵- An-Nur (The Light):
قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّـهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Translation: “There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.” (Surah Al-Ma’idah: 15)
Note: Among these names, five are more famous: Al-Quran, Al-Furqan, Adh-Dhikr, At-Tanzil, and Al-Kitab. The rest are considered to be descriptive names (attributes). According to one saying, up to 55 names are found.
Uloom-ul-Quran
Al-Shaykh Arshad Bashir Madani (Hafizahullah)
Graduate of Madinah University, Saudi Arabia
MBA/M.Phil/PhD (Switzerland)
