Fatwa #26577 May 2001United States of America

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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