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An-Nur Light ( ar, النور, ; The Light) is the 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verses. The surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35. Summary *1 This chapter revealed from heaven *2-3 Law relating to fornication *4-5 Punishment for defa ...

, meaning "the light" in Arabic. It can also be feminized as Nura or Noora. In Norse mythology ''

Nór Nór (Old Norse Nórr) is according to the Orkneyinga Saga the eponymous founder of Norway. Icelandic accounts Source material Nór of Norway appear in “Fundinn Nóregr” (‘Norway Founded’), hereafter called F, which begins the '' Orkne ...

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''Noor'' can be a form of ''Eleonore'' cognate to the English name ''

Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

'', the first bearer of which was

Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor ( – 1 April 1204; french: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, ) was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II, and Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from ...

and is probably

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in origin. ''Noor'' is also an

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surname, meaning "young".

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Queen Noor of Jordan Noor Al-Hussein ( ar, نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriag ...

, former Queen of Jordan *

Noor Alam Noor Alam (5 December 1929 – 30 June 2003) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also the member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Ga ...

, Pakistani field hockey player *

Princess Noor bint Asem Princess Noor bint Asem ( ar, نور بنت عاصم; born 6 October 1982) is a member of the Jordanian Royal Family. Family Her father is Prince Asem bin Al Nayef, a grandson of King Abdullah I of Jordan and her mother is Firouzeh Vokhshouri. ...

(born 1982), of the Jordanian Royal Family *

Noor Bukhari Noor Bukhari ( Punjabi, ur, ; born July 3, 1977) is a Pakistani former actress, director, model and television host. She featured in several TV shows, films and commercials. During her film career, she appeared in 44 Urdu Films and 20 Punjabi ...

, Pakistani actress *

Noor Muhammad Butt Noor Muhammad Butt (Urdu: نور محمد بٹ); b. 3 June 1936), , also known as "N. M. Butt", is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and professor of physics at the Preston University who is known for his research publications in understanding the ...

, Pakistani nuclear physicist * Noor Hassanali, former president of Trinidad and Tobago *

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...

, Pakistani singer and actress *

Noor Inayat Khan Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC (1 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The purpose of S ...

, Indian born British SOE agent *

Princess Noor Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi ( fa, رضا پهلوی; born 31 October 1960) is the oldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and his wife Farah Diba. Prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was the crown prince and the last heir appare ...

, Iranian princess *

Noor Sabri Noor Sabri Abbas Hasan Al-Baidawi ( ar, نور صبري عباس حسن البيداوي), simply known as Noor Sabri (born 6 June 1984 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi professional goalkeeper. He plays for Samarra in the Iraqi Premier League. He p ...

, Iraqi footballer * Noor Islam Dawar, Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist

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Nour El-Sherif Nour El-Sherif ( ar, نور الشريف; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah ( ar, محمد جابر محمد عبد الله) was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. ...

, Egyptian actor * Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib), Lebanese actress *

Nour El-Sayed Nour El Sayed ( ar, نور السيد; born 9 January 1984), is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad as a defensive midfielder. He's from Banha, Egypt. Honours ;Zamalek: *Egypt Cup (2): 2013, 2014 File:2 ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Nour Mansour Nour Nayef Mansour ( ar, نور نايف منصور, ; born 22 October 1989) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Known for his defensive capabilities, Mansour also offers good attac ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Nour Mhanna Nour Mhanna ( ar, نور مهنا; ''Nur Mahana'') is a Syrian singer. Mhanna started his musical career as a reciter of the Qur'an, before switching to secular music. On 1 July 2004, he performed at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, ...

, Syrian singer *

Nour Ardakani Nour Issam Ardakani ( ar, نور عصام أردكاني; born November 30, 2001) is a Lebanese singer, dancer and model. She currently represents Lebanon and the MENA(Middle East and North Africa) region in Now United, a global pop group founded b ...

, Lebanese singer and dancer

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Politicians, statesmen, and royalty * Nur ibn Mujahid (reigned 1550-1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar * Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman leader of the Habr Yunis clan *

Nur Bekri Nur may refer to: In Islam * An-Nur, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Light". * Nūr (Islam), a concept, literally meaning "light" * An-Nur (The Light), the 24th chapter of the Qur'an * ''Risale-i Nur Collection'', a collection of ...

, high ranked Chinese politician * Nur Alam, Indonesian governor of South East Sulawesi *Nur Hassan Wirajuda, former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs *

Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) نۇر ئەخمەتجان بۇغرا, نور احمد جان بغرا; zh, s=努尔·阿合买提江·布格拉, t=努爾·阿合買提江·布格拉, p=Nǔ'ěr·Āhémǎitíjiāng·Bùgélā; died April 1 ...

, Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic *

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nissa P ersian: نورجهان (; – 18 December 1645) was the wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir from 1620 until his death in 1627. Nur Jahan was born Mehr-un-Nissa, as the daughter of a Mirza Ghi ...

, Mughal Empress * Nur Devlet (reigned 1466-1469, 1475-1476), khan of the Crimean Khanate *

Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

, first

President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...

Intellectuals * Nur Yalman, Turkish anthropologist *

Cak Nur Nurcholish Madjid (March 17, 1939 – August 29, 2005), in Indonesia affectionately known as Cak Nur, was a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual. Early in his academic career, Nurcholish was a leader in various student organizations. He soon b ...

, the nickname of Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual *

Nur Ali Elahi Nur Ali Elahi (or Ostad Elahi var. Nūr ‘Alī Ilāhī, Nour Ali Elahi, fa, نورعلی الهی - استاد الهی) (September 11, 1895 – October 19, 1974) was an Iranian philosopher, judge and musician of Kurdish descent whose work inv ...

, Iranian philosopher, jurist, and musician Sportspeople *

Cansu Nur Kaya Cansu Nur Kaya (born 28 February 2000) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Turkish Super League for Fatih Vatan Spor with jersey number 20. She played for the Turkey girls' U-17 and women's U1-19 teams before she became a ...

(born 2000), Turkish women's footballer * Esma Nur Çakmak (born 2004), Turkish female arm wrestler * Gamze Nur Yaman (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer *

Nur B. Ali Nur B. Ali (Urdu: نو ر علی ) (born October 12, 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani American race car driver. He is the first Pakistani to become a professional racing driver, and a former two-time Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champ ...

, Pakistani-American racecar driver *

Nur Mustafa Gülen Nur Mustafa Gülen (born July 26, 1960) is a Turkish association football, football Coach (sports), coach and former footballer. Currently he is the head coach of the Turkey women's national football team. Career Born in Istanbul on July 26, 196 ...

(born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach *

Nur Nurhan Çakmak Nur may refer to: In Islam * An-Nur, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Light". * Nūr (Islam), a concept, literally meaning "light" * An-Nur (The Light), the 24th chapter of the Qur'an * ''Risale-i Nur Collection'', a collection of ...

, Turkish women's footballer *

Büşra Nur Tırıklı Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 7 December 1994) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete competing in the F11 disability class of discus throw event. She is a member of Gaziantep BB Disabled SK. She won the silver medal in the discus throw F11/12 even ...

(born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower *

Merve Nur Eroğlu Merve Nur Eroğlu (born March 25, 1993) is a Turkish para-archer competing in the women's recurve bow event. She took part at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Early life Merve Nur Eroğlu was born in Bolu, Turkey on March 25, 1993. She lives in her ...

(born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer *

Nur Atikah Nabilah Nur Atikah Nabilah (born 27 November 1991, Singapore), is a gymnast. Nabilah was part of the team that won the team gold medal at the 2005, 2007 & 2011 Southeast Asian Games The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggar ...

, Singaporean gymnast *

Seda Nur İncik Seda Nur İncik (born 6 October 2000) is a Turkish female Association football, football midfielder (association football), midfielder playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football), Beşiktaş J.K. with jersey ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer *

Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner. She obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label ...

, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner Other people *

Nur Fettahoğlu Asiye Nur Fettahoğlu () (born 12 November 1980) is a Turkish-German actress, model, television presenter and fashion designer known for playing numerous characters in several films and television series, including her role as Mahidevran, Mahide ...

, Turkish German actress *

Nur Sürer Nur Sürer (born 21 June 1954) is a Turkish actress. Her debut role was in ''Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde'', directed by Erden Kiral. She is known for her more politically themed roles, notably with regard to prison conditions and women's right ...

, Turkish actress *

Nur Hossain Noor Hossain (also rendered as Nur Hossain; bn, নূর হোসেন, Nūr Hōsēn; 1961 – November 10, 1987) was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the Bangladesh Police on November 10, 1987, while protesting against President Hussa ...

, Bangladeshi activist *

Nur Khan Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan Awan ( ur, ; 22 February 1923 – 15 December 2011) commonly known as Nur Khan, was a three-star air officer, politician, sports administrator, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, serving under ...

, Pakistan Air Force officer

Surname

* Ayman Nour (born 1964), Egyptian politician * Mohamed Mohamed Noor (born 1985), a United States police officer, convicted for the killing of Justine Damond * Mohamed Noor, American biologist and geneticist * Mohammed Noor (born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer *

Farah Nur Farah Nur ( so, Faarax Nuur) (1862 – 1932) was a famed Somali poet and warrior of the Arap Isaaq clan. Poetry Farah's poetry had deep meaning and he was known for his eloquence and ability to cover a breadth of topics. Aakhiru Sabaan The po ...

(1862–1932), Somali poet and warrior *

Mariam Nour Dr. Mariam Nour ( ar, مريم نور, born May 24, 1936) is a Lebanese television personality and author, who discusses food and lifestyle issues in the Lebanese and Arab media,Light Luise (1996)Food for a Saint.''Vegetarian Times'' September 1 ...

(born 1936), Lebanese television personality *

Omar Nour Omar Nour is an Egyptian professional triathlete on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) circuit, adventurer and entrepreneur. Early life and family Nour was born on December 9, 1978, in Cairo, Egypt. His family re-located to Lausanne, Switz ...

(born 1978), Egyptian triathlete *

Sabila Noor Sabila Nur (born 27 May 1995) is a Bangladeshi television actress. She got her breakthrough performing as "The Imaginary Girl" in a romantic comedy telefilm ''Monkey Bizness'' (2015). She performs in Bengali TV dramas and many TVC. Early life ...

, Bangladeshi actress *

Shajal Noor Abdun Noor Shajal (known as Shajal) is a Bangladeshi actor and model. Shajal began his career through modelling before he started acting on television. He appeared in several films. He has acted in several notable plays. Also among his notable wo ...

, Bangladeshi actor * Nur Ahmed Nur (born 1937), Afghan communist *

Rıza Nur Rıza Nur (30 August 1879 in Sinop – 8 September 1942 in Istanbul) was a Turkish surgeon, politician and writer. He was prominent in the years immediately after the First World War, where he served as a cabinet minister but was subsequently ma ...

(1879–1942), Turkish surgeon *

Viive Noor Viive Noor (born 7 October 1955) is an Estonian illustrator and curator. In 1981, she graduated from State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR in fashion design and graphic art. She is the founder and organizer of Tallinn Illustrations Triennial ...

(born 1955), Estonian illustrator and curator * Yusuf Haji Nur, Somali politician

Fictional characters

* Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen, a fictional character in Malaf Al Mostakbal series *Nour, the central character in the spiritual Sufi text about the history of fire written by Ahmed El Bedawi; recently retold by

Idries Shah Idries Shah (; hi, इदरीस शाह, ps, ادريس شاه, ur, ; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el- Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arko ...

*Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel

Désert (novel) ''Désert'' is a 1980 novel written by French Nobel laureate writer J. M. G. Le Clézio, considered to be one of his breakthrough novels. It won the Académie française's Grand Prix Paul Morand in 1980. Plot summary Two stories are interwoven. ...

* En Sabah Nur (Apocalypse) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. *Noor Bauwens, a fictional character in the Belgian online series

wtFOCK ''WtFOCK'' (stylised as ''wtFOCK'') is a Belgian teen drama web series broadcast by VIER and VIJF that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. It is an adaption of the popular Norwegian series '' SKAM''. By the end of the first series, around ...

*Noor, a fictional female character from the Japanese series Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

Arabic-based compound names with ''Nur'' as an element

Nurullah Nurullah ( ar, نورالله) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning ''light of God'' of Muslim origin. It is derived from the Arabi word nur, meaning ''light'', and Allah, meaning ''God''. It may also be romanized as Noorullah, Noru ...

, that is ''Nur Allah'', meaning ''light of God'' *

Nur al-Din Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There ...

, that is ''Nur al-Din'', meaning ''light of the religion/faith'' * Nur ul-Huda, that is ''Nur al-Huda'', meaning ''light of the guidance'' *

Nurul Islam Nurul Islam ( bn, নূরুল ইসলাম, , Light of Islam) is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic origin and may refer to: People * A. K. Muhammad Nurul Islam (1919–2015), Bangladeshi politician, justice and vice-president of Bang ...

, that is ''Nur al-Islam'', meaning ''light of Islam'' * Nuruzzaman, that is ''Nur al-Zaman'', meaning ''light of the era'' * Abdel Nour, that is ''Abd an-Nur'', meaning ''servant of the Light'' *

Nuri Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites ...

, meaning ''luminous'' or ''my light'' *

Núria Núria () is a Catalan girls' name taken from the Virgin of Núria, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous valley, the Vall de Núria. The name also occurs in Spanish without the accent as Nuria, given that the Spanish name of the valley is ''el ...

is an Arabic Catalan girl's name, meaning ''light''

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