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Azhar

أزهرIn Arabic

Meaning
Radiant, shining, luminous
About the name
In Algeria and Tunisia it appears with the article as Lazhar. The Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, dedicated in 972, is thought to take its name from az-Zahra, 'the shining one', a title of Fatima.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Azher, Lazhar

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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