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Baraa

براءIn Arabic

Meaning
Free of fault or blame; innocent
About the name
Al-Bara' ibn Malik (d. c. 641), brother of Anas ibn Malik, fought in the Ridda wars and the conquest of Persia; al-Bara' ibn 'Azib (d. 690) narrated hadith.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Bara, Bara', Baraâ

Islamic naming guidance

  • Recommended

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Name of a companion of the Prophet

Two companions bore it, al-Bara' ibn Malik and al-Bara' ibn 'Azib. It is not the girl's name Barra (برّة), which the Prophet changed to Zaynab.

Confidence: medium

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