Kashif (also spelled Kaashif, Kaşif, or Kashef, Arabic: کاشف) is an Arabic word, commonly used as a male given name in the Muslim world. Its meaning is close to the English words "revealer", "discoverer", "uncoverer" or "pioneer".
When used by Muslims, it is done so in the context of its Qur'anic usage referring to God as "the One who reveals." When applied to an individual, it means that the person has the quality of spiritual vision. The truth is obvious to them while hidden to others. For example, in the Qur'an (Surah Al-Sajdah Chapter 32 : Verse 13), God refers to a people who have just died and suddenly see the error of their ways and the purpose of life which previously eluded them. After this realization, they ask God to send them back, as they now believe and want to do good works. Those who are "Kashif" have that understanding before death.
Kashif (musician) (1956–2016), American musician and singer
Kashif Abbasi (born 1974), Pakistani journalist
Kashif Ahmed (born 1975), Pakistani and United Arab Emirates cricketer
Kashif Bhatti (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Butt (born 1985), Pakistani poet
Kashif Daud (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Ibrahim (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Jawad (born 1981), Pakistani field hockey player
Kashif Khan (born 1977), Pakistani stage and TV actor
Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani film actor
Kashif Naved (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Nisar, Pakistani television director and screenwriter
Kashif Raza (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Shafi (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Shah (born 1993), Pakistani field hockey player
Kashif Sharif, Kuwaiti cricketer
Kashif Shuja (born 1979), Pakistani-born New Zealand squash player
Kashif Siddiq (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
Kashif Siddiqi (born 1986), English-born Pakistani footballer
Hameed Kashif (born 1977), American basketball player
Ibrahim al Kashif, Sudanese singer popular 1940-1956
Mohammad Kashif (Bahawalpur cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Kashif (cricketer, born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Kashif (cricketer, born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Kashif (cricketer, born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Kashif (Dutch cricketer) (born 1984), Dutch cricketer from Punjab
Mohammad Kashif (FATA cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Kashif (Islamabad cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Tolga Kashif (born 1962), Turkish-Cypriot composer from London
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