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Can you please tell me the meaning for the names sophia,sumaiya. and are they Muslim names?

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Respected Brother/Sister-in-Islam

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu

Safiyya – means best, true, honest friend.

Sumayya – lofty, of high rank. Name of a Sahaabiyya.

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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