Burhan

This article is about Arabic name Burhan. For other uses, see Burhan (disambiguation).

Burhan (Arabic: برهان, Burhān) is an Arabic male name, 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".

Burhan

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

Origin

وَقَالُواْ لَن يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ مَن كَانَ هُوداً أَوْ نَصَارَى تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ قُلْ هَاتُواْ بُرْهَانَ‍كُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ‎

English: And they say, "None will enter Heaven unless he is a Jew or a Christian." These are their wishes. Say, "Produce your proof, if you are truthful."
(Quran: 2:111)

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 Dajani (1921–2000), Palestinian academic and economist
• Burhan Doğançay (1929–2013), Turkish-American painter and photographer
• Burhan Eşer (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Burhan Ghalioun (born 1945), French Syrian professor of sociology
• Burhan Imad Shah, an infant ruler of Berar
• Burhan Kuzu (1955–2020), Turkish academic and politician
• 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 (1929–2023), Turkish footballer
• Burhan Shahidi (1894–1989), political leader in Xinjiang, China
• Burhan Sönmez (born 1965), 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

See also

• Burhan (disambiguation)
• Arabic name
• Borhani
• Burhan al-Din (disambiguation)
• Burkhan (disambiguation)

References

1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.