Islamic names

Mishkat, name meaning in Islam

Mishkat means a niche for a lamp. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)

مِشْكَاة

Mishkat

A niche for a lamp

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
مِشْكَاة
Say it
mish-KAAT
Root
ش ك و
In the Quran
Yes, 24:35

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Meaning

Mishkat, explained

Mishkat (مِشْكَاة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means a niche for a lamp. Mishkat al-Masabih is a well-known book of hadith.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Mishkat comes from the root ش ك و, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Mishkat in the Quran?

In the Verse of Light, 24:35, Allah's light is "like a niche within which is a lamp".

Quran 24:35

۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ

Allaahu noorus samaawaati wal ard; masalu noorihee kamishkaatin feehaa misbaah; almisbaahu fee zujaajatin azzujaajatu ka annahaa kawkabun durriyyuny yooqadu min shajaratim mubaarakatin zaitoonatil laa shariqiyyatinw wa laa gharbiyyatiny yakaadu zaituhaa yudeee'u wa law alm tamsashu naar; noorun 'alaa noor; yahdil laahu linoorihee mai yashaaa'; wa yadribul laahul amsaala linnaas; wallaahu bikulli shai'in Aleem

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.

Quran 24:35. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Mishkat

Say it mish-KAAT. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Mishkaat. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: م mim + ش shin + ك kaf + ا alif + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Mishkat

Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Mishkat bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Mishkat

  1. Quran 24:35, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

Good to know

What does Mishkat mean in Islam?

Mishkat (مِشْكَاة) means a niche for a lamp. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Mishkat in the Quran?

In the Verse of Light, 24:35, Allah's light is "like a niche within which is a lamp".

Is Mishkat a boy or girl name?

Mishkat is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Mishkat in Arabic?

Mishkat is written مِشْكَاة in Arabic, said mish-KAAT.

Is it Mishkat or Mishkaat?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, مِشْكَاة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.