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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".

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

References

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

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

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