Mughira is a male Arabic name.

Its meaning is "attacker/raider".

Mughira as a given name or a surname can be associated with:

  • Mughira ibn Shu'ba: a prominent companion of Muhammad and was known as one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (duhat al-Arab).
  • Mughirah ibn Abd-Allah: a preeminent leader of the Quraysh tribe's Banu Makhzum clan in Mecca in the 6th century. His descendants, the Banu al-Mughira, became the principle house of the Makhzum.
  • Walid ibn al-Mughira: the chief of the Banu Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe. His clan was responsible for warfare related matters.

A derivative of the name Mughira (also spelled Moughera), is mentioned in Surah al-'Adiyat (chapter 100) verse 3 as well; فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا, (translation; By the chargers at dawn), referring to the early morning military charge during war.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Quran, Surah al-'Aadiyat: verse 3". Al-Qur'an al-Kareem. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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