MuslimName

بُشْرَى

Bushra

بشریٰ
Say it: BUSH-raa · /ˈbʊʃ.raː/
Girl nameArabicFound in the Quran
Meaning

“Good news, glad tidings”

خوشخبری، بشارت

In the Quran

لَهُمُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

ان کے لیے دنیا کی زندگی میں بھی بشارت ہے اور آخرت میں بھی۔ خدا کی باتیں بدلتی نہیں۔ یہی تو بڑی کامیابی ہے

Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter - There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph.

Surah Yunus (سُورَةُ يُونُسَ) · 10:64Read on Quran Majeed →
Verified (cited ayah contains the word)

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - also good.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Who decides baby’s name in Islamic joint family? Which name: Rushda, Dania, Fariha?" (Fatwa 679/546/D=8/1438); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Islamic-Names/150689; read via islamqa.org mirror
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What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listGood meaning (girls) Open →
  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Nameshuman Open →
  • Quranic Arabic Corpusexact lemma: بُشْرَىٰ (Noun, 15x) Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ب ش ر; gender Girl; type اسم; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Bushra

What does Bushra mean?

Bushra means “Good news, glad tidings”. In Urdu: خوشخبری، بشارت.

Is Bushra a boy or girl name?

Bushra is a girl's name.

What is the origin of Bushra?

Bushra is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ب ش ر.

Is Bushra in the Quran?

Found in the Quran. See Surah Yunus, ayah 10:64.

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