أَقْصَى
Aqsa
“Farthest, utmost; name of al-Masjid al-Aqsa”
سب سے دور، انتہا؛ مسجد اقصیٰ
In the Quran
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ
وہ (ذات) پاک ہے جو ایک رات اپنے بندے کو مسجدالحرام یعنی (خانہٴ کعبہ) سے مسجد اقصیٰ (یعنی بیت المقدس) تک جس کے گردا گرد ہم نے برکتیں رکھی ہیں لے گیا تاکہ ہم اسے اپنی (قدرت کی) نشانیاں دکھائیں۔ بےشک وہ سننے والا (اور) دیکھنے والا ہے
Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.
What scholars say side by side
Deobandi
Deoband: permissible with condition - not a human name, but allowable (meaning: far away).
Deoband: not right - a masculine form, so not for a daughter (meaning: farther).
What the references say
- Jamia Banuri Town names listGood meaning (girls) Open →
- Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamتقریباً 16متفرق زنانہ نام Open →
- Darul Uloom Deobandmixed (see fatwas) - far away Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ق ص و; gender Boy; type اسم; Same word (vowels match); word is grammatically masculine, we say Girl
Questions about Aqsa
What does Aqsa mean?
Aqsa means “Farthest, utmost; name of al-Masjid al-Aqsa”. In Urdu: سب سے دور، انتہا؛ مسجد اقصیٰ.
Is Aqsa a boy or girl name?
Aqsa is a girl's name.
What is the origin of Aqsa?
Aqsa is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ق ص و.
Is Aqsa in the Quran?
Found in the Quran. See Surah Al-Israa, ayah 17:1.