MuslimName

سُبْحَان

Subhan

سبحان
Say it: sub-HAAN · /sʊb.ˈħaːn/
Boy nameArabicFound in the QuranScholars differ
Meaning

“Glorification of Allah, declaring Him free of all faults”

اللہ کی پاکی بیان کرنا

Scholars differ on this name

Subhan (سبحان) is the word of glorification used only for Allah (Subhan Allah), meaning free of all faults. Jamia Binoria and Darul Uloom Deoband advise not keeping it alone; Abdul Subhan is better.

سبحان وہ لفظ ہے جو صرف اللہ کی پاکی کے لیے بولا جاتا ہے (سبحان اللہ)، یعنی ہر عیب سے پاک۔ جامعہ بنوریہ اور دار العلوم دیوبند نے اکیلا یہ نام نہ رکھنے کا مشورہ دیا ہے؛ 'عبد السبحان' بہتر ہے۔

Better choice: Abdul Subhan

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.

Surah Al-Israa (سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ) · 17:1Read on Quran Majeed →
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What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Jamia Binoria
Disliked (makruh)

Hints at freedom from all defects (Allah's attribute); prefer Sahban.

Darul Ifta Jamia Binoria Aalamia, Karachi - fatwa 4300
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Disliked (makruh)

Not right to keep; choose another name.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can Subhan be used as a child's name?" (Fatwa 2474/2058=B/1429); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/8968; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Disliked (makruh)

Deoband: not right - as Subhan Ahmed; not right, choose another name (contrast posts 23013, 23541).

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can Subhan be used as a child’s name?" (Fatwa 2474/2058=B/1429); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/8968; read via islamqa.org mirror
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What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listGood meaning (boys) Open →
  • Darul Uloom Deobandnot advised Open →
  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesswimmer Open →
  • Quranic Arabic Corpusexact lemma: سُبْحَٰن (Noun, 41x) Open →

Questions about Subhan

What does Subhan mean?

Subhan means “Glorification of Allah, declaring Him free of all faults”. In Urdu: اللہ کی پاکی بیان کرنا.

Is Subhan a boy or girl name?

Subhan is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Subhan?

Subhan is of Arabic origin.

Is Subhan in the Quran?

Found in the Quran. See Surah Al-Israa, ayah 17:1.

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