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Shifa

شفاءIn Arabic

Meaning
Healing, cure, recovery
About the name
Al-Shifa bint Abdullah, a Companion of the Prophet, was one of the few literate women of Mecca. She taught writing to others, among them Hafsa bint Umar, and Umar sometimes asked her advice on market matters.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Chifa, Chifae, Shifaa

Islamic naming guidance

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

Name of a companion of the Prophet

Al-Shifa bint Abdullah was a woman Companion of the Prophet; her by-name means 'the Healer'.

Confidence: high

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