سُفْيَان
Sufyan
سفیان
Say it: suf-YAAN · /sʊf.ˈjaːn/
Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / Sahaba
Meaning
“Swift, light-footed; from the wind that sweeps up dust”
تیز رفتار؛ گرد اڑانے والی ہوا
What scholars say side by side
Deobandi
دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
RecommendedDeoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested instead of Mehran.
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it permissible to use the name Mehran for a male baby?" (Fatwa 1546/1238/L=1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/15227; read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →Darul Uloom Deoband
RecommendedDeoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested instead.
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it allowed to keep the name of baby boy as “Aryan”, is it Islamic name?" (Fatwa 1399/L=454/TL=11/1434); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/48183; read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →Famous people named Sufyan
What the references say
- Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
- Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamصحابۂ کرام علیہم الرضوان کے 135پاکیزہ نام Open →
- Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i (mukhadram), Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. سفيان بن أَسَد الحضرمي Open →
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Nameslight, slender Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot س ف ن; gender Boy; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)
Questions about Sufyan
What does Sufyan mean?
Sufyan means “Swift, light-footed; from the wind that sweeps up dust”. In Urdu: تیز رفتار؛ گرد اڑانے والی ہوا.
Is Sufyan a boy or girl name?
Sufyan is a boy's name.
What is the origin of Sufyan?
Sufyan is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is س ف ن.
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