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Ya'la

يعلىIn Arabic

Meaning
He who rises; exalted
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Yaala, Yala

Islamic naming guidance

  • Discouraged
  • Scholars differ about this name.

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

A name the Prophet advised against (bad omen)

First name in the list of Muslim 2138, where the Prophet thought of forbidding it and then did not. No fatwa consulted applies this to children; flagged at low confidence.

Confidence: low

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