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Qusay

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Meaning

Distant; Ancestor of the Prophet

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic Ų‚Øĩ؊
Urdu Ų‚Øĩے
Persian Ų‚Øĩی
Turkish Kusay
Bengali āϕ⧁āϏ⧇

Alternate Spellings

For parents seeking a noble identity for their baby boy, Qusay offers deep spiritual resonance. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Distant; Ancestor of the Prophet', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Qusay, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Qusay, like the more common spelling Qusayy, is the name of Qusayy ibn Kilab, an ancestor of the Prophet īˇē credited with reuniting the scattered clans of Quraysh under the custodianship of the Kaaba.

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Etymology

From the Arabic root Ų‚-Øĩ-؈ (q-ášŖ-w, 'to be distant'), a diminutive form. Qusay ibn Kilab was an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad credited in Islamic tradition with unifying the Quraysh and establishing their custodianship of the Kaaba.

Islamic Significance

Qusai ibn Kilab was the Qurayshi ancestor who gathered his tribe around the sanctuary at Mecca and organized custody of the Kaaba, five generations above the Prophet.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across the Muslim world.