If you can please get us the meanings of the following names Nadeem, Faheem, Iram, Kiran, Waseem, Zaheer, Raheela.
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If you can please get us the meanings of the following names Nadeem, Faheem, Iram, Kiran, Waseem, Zaheer, Raheela.
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1. Nadeem ? friend, confidante.
2. Faheem ? intelligent person
3. Iram ? unable to locate
4. Kiraan ? unable to locate
5. Waseem ? graceful, pretty, goodlooking
6. Zaheer ? radiant, gleaning
7. Raheela ? one who is soft, flabby, etc.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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