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Can we keep the names Arafah and Ayat for girls?

· 25 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 33987English

Question

Can we keep the names of baby girls Arafa and Ayat? Please advise with their meanings and if it will have a good effect?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The word Arafah (عرفة) comes from the root letter Araf ) (عرف which means to recognise [1].

The word Ayah (آية) means a sign [2].

It is permissible to keep the above two names.

You may refer to the following link regarding keeping good names.

http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/33958

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Bilal Issak

Student Darul Iftaa
Leicester, England, UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

[1] Hans Wehr page 709

[2] Hans Wehr page 46

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

القاموس المحيط (ص: 837)

وتَعارَفوا: عَرَفَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، وسَمَّوْا: عَرَفَةَ، مُحَرَّكَةً، ومَعْروفاً وكَزُبيْرٍ وأَميرٍ وشَدَّادٍ وقُفْلٍ

المعجم الوسيط (2/ 595)

و (يَوْم عَرَفَات) الْيَوْم التَّاسِع من ذِي الْحجَّة

(عَرَفَة) عَرَفَات

Answered by
Bilal Issak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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