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Murshid
مرشدSay it MUR-shid
- Meaning
- One who directs aright; a guide to the right way Lane, p. 1089
- Say it
- MUR-shid
- Written
- مرشد
- Other spellings
- Murshed, Morshed
Murshid
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Murshid meaning
Murshid (مرشد) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
One who directs aright; a guide to the right way
Murshid (مرشد) is the Arabic murshid, the active participle of arshada, which Lane's lexicon explains as to direct someone aright, to guide them to the right way or course. The root's noun rushd means rectitude and mature judgement. The Quran uses murshid in 18:17 for a guiding friend. In Sufi tradition a murshid is the spiritual guide to whom a disciple is bound, and the word is familiar in Urdu and Bengali. Name lists give the meaning as "guide" or "teacher", matching the dictionary.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, p. 1089 · entry arshada (أَرْشَدَ), root r-sh-d · See the entry
In the Quran: 18:17 (murshid (مُرْشِدًا)) · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, arshada, rushd, p. 1089 · Quran 18:17 (quran.com) · Wikipedia, Murshid
Spellings
Murshid · Murshed · Morshed