Fatwa #1334716 August 2005United States of America
Can you tell me the meanings of the names Asia and Saroosh?
Question
Can you tell me the meanings of the names Asia and Saroosh? Jazakallah Khair.
Answer
1. Aasiya – with a Hamza – means the continent ‘Asia’, with an ‘ayn’ it means disobedient/sinner.
2. Saroosh – we could not locate the meaning.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai