- Meaning
- Bright, shining like lightning
- Arabic
- براق
- Say it
- bu-RAAQ
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
From barq, lightning. Buraq is the name the hadith give to the mount that carried the Prophet on the Night Journey. In Turkey Burak is one of the most common boys' names.
Other spellings
Buraq
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Questions about Burak
What does Burak mean?
Burak means: Bright, shining like lightning. From barq, lightning. Buraq is the name the hadith give to the mount that carried the Prophet on the Night Journey. In Turkey Burak is one of the most common boys' names.
Is Burak in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Burak a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Burak is a boy’s name.
How do you write Burak in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Burak is written براق.