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Ziya, name meaning in Islam

Ziya means light, brightness. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Boy name · Arabic (Quranic word)

ضِيَاء

Ziya

Light, brightness

Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
ضِيَاء
Say it
zi-YAA
Root
ض و أ
In the Quran
Yes, 10:5

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Meaning

Ziya, explained

Ziya (ضِيَاء) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means light, brightness. In Arabic it is said Diya, with a heavy d; Ziya and Zia are the Persian, Turkish and Urdu forms.

Meaning and root

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

Is Ziya in the Quran?

Allah made the sun a shining light (diya) in 10:5.

Quran 10:5

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءًۭ وَٱلْقَمَرَ نُورًۭا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ

Huwal lazee ja'alash shamsa diyaaa'anw walqamara nooranw wa qaddarahoo manaaz zila lita'lamoo 'adadas sineena walhisaab; maa khalaqal laahu zaalika illa bilhaqq; yufassilul aayaati liqawminw ya'lamoon

It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know

Quran 10:5. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Ziya

Say it zi-YAA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Ziyaa, Zia and Diya. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ض ḍad + ي ya + ا alif + ء hamza.

Choosing Ziya

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 Ziya bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Ziya

  • Ziya ad-Din, a title used by many scholars

Names like Ziya

  1. Quran 10:5, 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 Ziya mean in Islam?

Ziya (ضِيَاء) means light, brightness. It is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Ziya in the Quran?

Allah made the sun a shining light (diya) in 10:5.

Is Ziya a boy or girl name?

Ziya is used as a boy's name.

How do you write Ziya in Arabic?

Ziya is written ضِيَاء in Arabic, said zi-YAA.

Is it Ziya or Ziyaa?

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