Taqiyya
تقيةIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Pious, God-fearing (feminine)
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Takia, Taqiya, Taqiyyah
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Praises the bearer: disliked
Islam Q&A (answer 141081) calls the masculine Taqiy disliked because it praises the bearer's own piety, like Barra; the feminine Taqiyya is treated alike by extension. The spelling is also the legal term for hiding one's belief under compulsion. A scholar should confirm, as the naming rules say.
Confidence: low
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