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Rayhana

ريحانةIn Arabic

Meaning
Aromatic plant (rayhan, Qur'an 55:12); Rayhana bint Zayd of the Prophet's household
About the name
Rayhana bint Zayd, a Jewish convert to Islam from the Banu Nadir, was taken captive by the early Muslims and became a concubine and, according to some, a wife of the Prophet. She died in Medina around 631.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Rayhanah, Reyhana, Rihana

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

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

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Her status (wife or concubine of the Prophet) is debated among historians; the plant word rayhan is in the Qur'an.

Confidence: medium

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