Misbah () or Musbah is a

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has full knowledge of all things" In this verse from the Qur'an, it typically means the lantern that shows the way.

Pronunciation

The name Misbah is often pronounced with the "h" silent.

As a given name

Misbah

* Misbah El-Ahdab (born 1962), Lebanese politician * Misbah Khan (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer * Misbah Khan (politician) (born 1989), German politician *

Misbah Rana Misbah Iram Ahmed Rana (Urdu: مصباح ارم احمد رانا) (born July 1994), also known as Molly Campbell, is a Scottish woman of mixed Scottish-Pakistani heritage who was at the centre of an alleged child abduction case in August 2006. ...

(born 1994), Scottish child abductee *

Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq Pride of Performance, PP Sitara-e-Imtiaz, SI (; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan in all formats and is former head ...

(born 1974), Pakistani cricketer * Misbah Wajid, Pakistani politician

Musbah

* Musbah bint Nasser (1884–1961), queen consort of Jordan * Musbah Jamli, Malaysian politician

As a surname

Misbah

Abu Taher Misbah Abu Taher Misbah (; born 6 March 1956), also known as Adib Huzur (), is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, academic and author. He is the founder of Madani Nesab, and the first textbook that he wrote for it, ''Eso Arabi Sikhi'', is read as ...

(born 1956), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar * Hicham Misbah (born 1977), Moroccan football player *

Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Norhafiz Zamani bin Misbah (born 15 July 1981) is a Malaysian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is a former member of the Malaysia national team. With a calm character and good at controlling the situ ...

(born 1981), Malaysian football player * Musarrat Misbah (born 1959), Pakistani beautician and actress

Musbah

* Mustafa El-Musbah (fl. 1980), Libyan volleyball player

References

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Pronunciation

As a given name

Misbah

Musbah

As a surname

Misbah

Musbah

See also

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