- Meaning
- The letters ya and sin that open surah 36
- Arabic
- ياسين
- Say it
- yaa-SEEN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Ya-Sin (36:1)
About the meaning
Only God knows the meaning of these letters. Some scholars read Yasin as one of the names of the Prophet.
Other spellings
Yaseen, Yassine, Yassin
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Questions about Yasin
What does Yasin mean?
Yasin means: The letters ya and sin that open surah 36. Only God knows the meaning of these letters. Some scholars read Yasin as one of the names of the Prophet.
Is Yasin in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Ya-Sin (36:1).
Is Yasin a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Yasin is a boy’s name.
How do you write Yasin in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Yasin is written ياسين.