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