مُخْتَار

Mukhtar

مختار

Say it: mukh-TAAR · /mux.ˈtaːr/

Boy nameArabicQuranic root

Meaning

“Chosen, selected, empowered”

چنا ہوا، بااختیار

In the Quran

وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ

اور میں نے تم کو انتخاب کرلیا ہے تو جو حکم دیا جائے اسے سنو

And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.

Surah Taa-Haa (سُورَةُ طه) · 20:13Read on Quran Majeed →

Same root, different word – اخْتَرْتُكَ (مختار not in Quran; verb اخْتَرْتُكَ (20:13))

Famous people named Mukhtar

Sahaba (Al-Isabah list)

المختار بن حارثة الأنصاري

A Companion of the Prophet ﷺ named in Ibn Hajar's Al-Isabah.

What the references say

Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamشاہِ خیر الانام صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وآلہ وسلم کے 119برکت والے نام Open →
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. المختار بن حارثة الأنصاري Open →
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Nameschosen, preferred Open →
Qabas Arabic lexiconroot خ ي ر; gender Boy; type صفة; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Mukhtar

What does Mukhtar mean?

Mukhtar means “Chosen, selected, empowered”. In Urdu: چنا ہوا، بااختیار.

Is Mukhtar a boy or girl name?

Mukhtar is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Mukhtar?

Mukhtar is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is خ ي ر.

Is Mukhtar in the Quran?

Quranic root. See Surah Taa-Haa, ayah 20:13.

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