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Misbah

مصباحIn Arabic

Meaning
A lamp, a light that guides
About the name
The word comes from the Verse of Light (24:35), 'a niche in which there is a lamp'. Bearers include the Lebanese politician Misbah El-Ahdab and Musbah bint Nasser (1884-1961), queen consort of Jordan.
For
A boy or a girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Mesbah, Missbah, Mosbah, Musbah

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible
  • In the Qur’an

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

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

Sources

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