Boy · Arabic · Muslim
Minhaj
منہاجSay it min-HAAJ
- Meaning today
- Clear path, method
- Original meaning
- "a manifest, plainly apparent, open road or way" Lane, p. 2856
- Say it
- min-HAAJ
- Written
- منہاج
- Other spellings
- Minhaaj
Minhaj
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Minhaj meaning
Minhaj (منہاج) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
A manifest, plainly apparent, open road or way
Also used to mean: clear path, method
Minhaj (منہاج) is the Arabic minhāj. Lane's lexicon gives minhāj, with nahj and manhaj, as a manifest, plainly apparent or open road or way. The Quran uses minhāj in 5:48, where each community is given a law and a clear way of life. Name lists give the meaning as "clear path", "way" or "method", in line with the dictionary. A notable bearer was Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani (born 1193), the historian of the Delhi Sultanate who wrote the Tabaqat-i Nasiri. Minhajuddin is a related compound name.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, p. 2856 · entry minhāj (مِنْهَاج), with nahj, root n-h-j · See the entry
In the Quran: 5:48 (minhāj (مِنْهَاجًا)) · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, nahj, minhāj, p. 2856 · Quran 5:48 (quran.com) · Wikipedia, Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani
Famous namesakes
- Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani, historian of the Delhi Sultanate
Spellings
Minhaj · Minhaaj