Burhan

Burhan
Pronunciation	[ˈburhɑːn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Proof
Region of origin	Arabic

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 Ali, self-declared Shah of Shirvan
Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591-1595), the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan
Burhan G (born 1983), Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish-Turkish origin
Burhan Alankuş (born 1950), Turkish alpine skier
Burhan Atak (1905–1987), Turkish footballer
Burhan Asaf Belge (1899–1967), served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly
Burhan Al-Chalabi (born 1947), British-Iraqi writer and political commentator
Burhan Conkeroğlu (1903–2001), Turkish wrestler
Burhan Doğançay (born 1929), Turkish-American painter and photographer
Burhan Eşer, Turkish footballer
Burhan Ghalioun (born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology
Burhan Imad Shah, an infant ruler of Berar
Burhan Muhammad (1957–2015), Indonesian diplomat
Burhan Qurbani (born 1980), Afghan-German film director, writer and actor of Hazara origin
Burhan Sahyouni (born 1986), Syrian footballer
Burhan Sargun (born 1929), Turkish footballer
Burhan Shahidi (1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China
Burhan Sönmez, Turkish novelist
Burhan Wani (1994–2016), was the chief commander of a Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen

Burhanullah

Burhanullah Shinwari, deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature

Surname

Mohamed Burhan (1903-??), Turkish sprinter
Mohan Niranjit Burhan, a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer from Al Gharrafa
Rahim Burhan (born 1949), Macedonian theatre director

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
Burhan Interchange, interchange located in the west of Hasan Abdal city in Attock District, Pakistan

Burhaniye

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

Others

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

Arts and entertainment

Son of Kashmir: Burhan, Pakistani 3D animated feature film

Books

Al-Burhan, an exegesis on the Quran written by the Zaydi Imam Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami in the 11th century.
Burhan al-Haqq, a 1963 theological work by Nur Ali Elahi
Burhan (Dune), terminology used in the fictional Dune universe

References

1 2 Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
↑ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Good word Books.

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[ahmed-1] 1 2 Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Good word Books.