Jamila
جميلةIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Beautiful; the name the Prophet gave to Umar's daughter 'Asiya
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Djamila, Gamila, Jamilah
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
In Sahih Muslim 2139 the Prophet renames Umar's daughter 'Asiya (disobedient) to Jamila.
Confidence: high
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