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Fatwa #2148018 July 2012South Africa

What is the meaning of the name Sumayya?

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what is the meaning of sumayya

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

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

The name Sumayya (سمية) is the diminutive form of the word Samiyah.

The word Samiyah  means a "woman who is high in status, esteem and stature".

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mawlana Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Westmoreland, Jamaica, West Indies

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Concurred by,

Moulana Ismail Desai

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