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Baraka

بركةIn Arabic

Meaning
Blessing
About the name
The best-known bearer is Baraka bint Tha'laba, called Umm Ayman, an Abyssinian slave of the Prophet's parents who helped raise him; he later freed her. The name means 'blessing'.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Barakah

Islamic naming guidance

  • Discouraged
  • Scholars differ about this name.

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

A name the Prophet advised against (bad omen)

Muslim 2138: the Prophet meant to forbid Ya'la, Baraka, Aflah, Yasar and Nafi' but stayed silent and died without forbidding; Umar considered it, then dropped it. Umm Ayman, who helped raise the Prophet, was named Baraka. The case against this name is weak; flagged at low confidence.

Confidence: low

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