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Is it permissible to name a girl Zulaikha?

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Assalam alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa barkattuhoo! Please guide us about the name of girl i.e “Zulaikha”. Is it permissible or not?

Answer

(Fatwa: 1114/958=B/1429)

You can name Zulaikha, but it would be better to name her after the name of Sahabiyaat.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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