Burhan
Burhan (Arabic: برهان, Burhān) is an Arabic male name, an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] It is especially popular in Turkey, as it respects Turkish vowel harmony and the end syllable "-han" can be interpreted as the Turkish variant of "Khan".
| Pronunciation | [ˈburhɑːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Proof |
| Region of origin | Arabic |
Origin
وَقَالُواْ لَن يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ مَن كَانَ هُوداً أَوْ نَصَارَى تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ قُلْ هَاتُواْ بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
English: And they say, “None will enter Heaven unless he is a Jew or a Christian.” These are their wishes. Say, “Produce your proof, if you are truthful.”
(Quran: 2:111)
Given name
- Burhan Ali, self-declared Shah of Shirvan
- Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591-1595), the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan
- Burhan G (born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin
- Burhan Alankuş (born 1950), Turkish alpine skier
- Burhan Atak (1905–1987), Turkish footballer
- Burhan Asaf Belge (1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly
- Burhan Al-Chalabi (born 1947), British-Iraqi writer and political commentator
- Burhan Conkeroğlu (1903–2001), Turkish wrestler
- Burhan Doğançay (born 1929), Turkish-American painter and photographer
- Burhan Eşer, Turkish footballer
- Burhan Ghalioun (born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology
- Burhan Imad Shah, an infant ruler of Berar
- Burhan Kuzu (1955–2020), Turkish academic and politician
- Burhan Muhammad (1957–2015), Indonesian diplomat
- Burhan Qurbani (born 1980), Afghan-German film director, writer and actor of Hazara origin
- Burhan Sahyouni (born 1986), Syrian footballer
- Burhan Sargun (born 1929), Turkish footballer
- Burhan Shahidi (1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China
- Burhan Sönmez, Turkish novelist
- Burhan Wani (1994–2016), was the chief commander of a Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen
- Burhanullah
- Burhanullah Shinwari, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature
- Burhanuddin
- Ghazi Burhanuddin, first Muslim resident of Sylhet
Surname
- Mohamed Burhan (1903-??), Turkish sprinter
- Mohan Niranjit Burhan, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
- Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa
- Rahim Burhan (born 1949), Macedonian theatre director
Tribal name
- Burhan (Pashtun tribe), a tribe of Afghanistan
Places
- Burhan, Pakistan, town located along the Rawalpindi-Peshawar road, in the Punjab province of Pakistan
- Burhan Interchange, interchange located in the west of Hasan Abdal city in Attock District, Pakistan
Burhaniye
- Burhaniye, a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey
- Burhaniye, Üsküdar, a neighborhood in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey
- Burhaniye, Vezirköprü, a village in Vezirköprü district of Samsun Province, Turkey
Others
- Burhanpur, a town in Madhya Pradesh state, India
- Burhani Hospital, located at Saddar Town, Karachi, Pakistan
- Burhanuddin Upazila, a sub-district of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh
- Burhanuddin, a town and the administrative headquarter of Burhanuddin Upazila
Books
- Al-Burhan, an exegesis on the Quran written by the Zaydi Imam Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami in the 11th century.
- Burhan al-Haqq, a 1963 theological work by Nur Ali Elahi
- Burhan (Dune), terminology used in the fictional Dune universe
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
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