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Qarun

قارونIn Arabic

Meaning
Qarun (Korah), the proud rich man swallowed by the earth
About the name
Qarun is the Qur'anic form of the biblical Korah. Islamic tradition makes him a cousin of Musa; the Qur'an shows him as a proud, very rich man whose wealth did not save him when the earth swallowed him (28:76-82).
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic, Hebrew
Other spellings
Karoun, Karun, Qaroun

Islamic naming guidance

  • Discouraged
  • Scholars differ about this name.
  • In the Qur’an

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

Name of a notorious tyrant: disliked

Islam Q&A lists the names of Pharaohs and other tyrants among the disliked names; this is scholars' discouragement, not a hadith. Qarun's story is in 28:76-82.

Confidence: medium

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