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Ezra
عزراIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Yah helps; the scribe and priest Ezra
- About the name
- Ezra was a Jewish scribe and priest of the fifth or fourth century BCE, the main figure of the Book of Ezra. His name is probably a short Aramaic form of Azaryahu, 'Yah helps'.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Esdras
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
- Scholars differ about this name.
- In the Qur’an
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
The Qur'an names 'Uzayr once (9:30), usually identified with Ezra, in a verse about a claim some Jews made about him. Scholars differ on whether he was a prophet. Low confidence: a scholar's call.
Confidence: low
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