MuslimName

إِشْفَاق

Ashfaq

اشفاق
Say it: ash-FAAQ · /əʃ.ˈfaːq/
Boy nameArabicQuranic root
Meaning

“Compassion, kindness, affection”

شفقت، مہربانی

In the Quran

إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا ٱلْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ ظَلُومًۭا جَهُولًۭا

ہم نے (بار) امانت کو آسمانوں اور زمین پر پیش کیا تو انہوں نے اس کے اٹھانے سے انکار کیا اور اس سے ڈر گئے۔ اور انسان نے اس کو اٹھا لیا۔ بےشک وہ ظالم اور جاہل تھا

Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a fool.

Surah Al-Ahzaab (سُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ) · 33:72Read on Quran Majeed →
Same root, different word – وَأَشْفَقْنَ (إِشْفَاق (verbal noun) is not in the Quran; verb وَأَشْفَقْنَ in 33:72)

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - correct (meaning: kind).

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is Shamsu, Farzana, Tabssum, and Ashfaque permissible names in Islam?" (Fatwa 1771/1482=B/1429); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/7753; read via islamqa.org mirror
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What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listGood meaning (boys) Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ش ف ق; gender Boy; type اسم; Same word (vowels match)
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ش ف ق; gender Boy; type اسم; Same letters - vowels differ or not given, may be another word

Questions about Ashfaq

What does Ashfaq mean?

Ashfaq means “Compassion, kindness, affection”. In Urdu: شفقت، مہربانی.

Is Ashfaq a boy or girl name?

Ashfaq is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Ashfaq?

Ashfaq is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ش ف ق.

Is Ashfaq in the Quran?

Quranic root. See Surah Al-Ahzaab, ayah 33:72.

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