Burhan
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| Burhan | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈburhɑːn] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Proof |
| Region of origin | Arabic |
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Burhan (Arabic: برهان, Burhān) is an Arabic male name meaning proof[1][2] and is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] It is especially popular in Turkey, as it respects Turkish vowel harmony and the end syllable "-han" can be interpreted as the Turkish variant of "Khan".
Origin
(Quran Ch: 2, verse 111) وَقَالُواْ لَن يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ مَن كَانَ هُوداً أَوْ نَصَارَى تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ قُلْ هَاتُواْ بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Given name
- Burhan G (born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin
- Burhan Asaf Belge (1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly
- Burhan Doğançay (born 1929), Turkish-American painter and photographer
- Burhan Eşer, Turkish footballer
- Burhan Sargun (born 1929), Turkish footballer
- Burhan Shahidi (1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China
- Burhanullah
- Burhanullah Shinwari, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature
Surname
- Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa
Tribal name
- Burhan (Pashtun tribe), a tribe of Afghanistan
Places
- Burhan, Pakistan, town located along the Rawalpindi-Peshawar road, in the Punjab province of Pakistan
- Burhaniye, a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey
- Burhaniye, Üsküdar, a neighborhood in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey
- Burhaniye, Vezirköprü, a village in Vezirköprü district of Samsun Province, Turkey
- Burhanpur, a town in Madhya Pradesh state, India
- Burhani Hospital, located at Saddar Town, Karachi, Pakistan
- Burhanuddin Upazila, a sub-district of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh
- Burhanath temple, situated on the bank of river Ganges
Books
- Burhan al-Haqq, a 1963 theological work by Nur Ali Elahi
- Burhan (Dune), terminology used in the fictional Dune universe
See also
References
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