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What are the meanings of baby names for both male and female?

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I would like to know the meanings of baby names for both male and female.
(1) SAFWA (2) SANIHA (3) SHIFA (4) SOHA (5) SUHAIR (6) SUMANAH (7) SAHIM (8) URMIA (9) UQBA (10) URWAH (11) SABHAN (12) SHAMMAS (13) AARIZ (14) ARISH (15) SHARIZ (16) SHIBRAH (17) SUMA (18) HASHIR.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 342/342/M=1433)


Names have their own effect, hence it should be chosen after much consideration. One should keep good Islamic names. The meanings of names which we found are written with meaning in the following lines as per their numbers.


(1) Safwa: (صفوا) to be clear. (al-Munjid p 570). (2) Saniha: سنیہہ)) Friend (Namo Ka Khazana p 278). (3) Shifa: (شفاء) to bestow health (al-Qamus al-Jadid p 477). (4) Soha: (سوہا) red, (b) a kind of melody (Firozul Lughat p 823).

(7) Sahim: (ساہم) partner (Firozul Lughat 824). (9) Uqba: (عقبی) the other world, hereafter (Namo Ka Khazana p 278). (10) Urwah: (عروہ) grip, button, corner (b) hilt, handle (Firozul Lughat p 895). (12) Shamas: (شماص) haste, to come out quickly (Namo Ka Khazana p 215). (13) Ariz: (عارض) cheek, face (b) Army commander, quillman (Firozul Lughat p 887). (15) Shariz: (شارذ) relentless (Namo Ka Khazana p 215). (16) Shibrah: (شبره) to measure with the span of the hand (al-Qamus al-Jadid p 455). (17) Suma: (سومہ) moon, the angle of death (Firozul Lughat p 821)

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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