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Shams

شمسIn Arabic

Meaning
The sun
About the name
Sura 91 is called ash-Shams, 'the Sun'. The name goes to both sexes: Shams Pahlavi (1917-1996) belonged to Iran's royal family, and Shams ibn Uthman, a companion of the Prophet, died in 625.
For
A boy or a girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Chams, Shamss

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible
  • In the Qur’an

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

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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