Topic:
Naming a Child Aliha or Alaiha
(No-65955)
Assalamu Alaikum, Mufti Sahib! I hope you are well.
Please explain the meaning of the name "Aliha or Alaiha", and advise whether it is suitable to use as a name.
JazakAllah Khayran.
In Arabic, "Aliha" (علیحہ) has no meaning. As for "Alaiha" (علیہا), it is not a name at all; it is a combination of the preposition "ala" and the pronoun "ha", meaning "upon her". Therefore, neither Aleehah nor Alaihaa is suitable as a name.
It is better to choose a name from the blessed names of the Ummahaat ul-Mumineen or the Sahabiyat, may Allah be pleased with them all.
Allah the Almighty knows best.
Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.