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Topic: Naming a Child Zara

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Q Mufti Sahib, what is the ruling on naming a girl "Zara"?

aThe correct Arabic pronunciation of the word "Zara" (زارا) is "Zahrah" (زَهْرَۃ), which means flower. From the same root comes "Zahra" (زَهْرَاء), which is the title of Hazrat Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her), meaning "the woman with a radiant, white face". Therefore, if one wishes to give a girl the name "Zara", they should use the name "Zahra" instead. Allah the Almighty knows best. Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.

الصحاح تاج اللغة و صحاح العربية: (مادۃ: زھر، 674/2، ط: دار العلم)
"والأَزْهَرُ: النَيِّرُ. ويُسَمَّى القمر الازهر ابن السكيت: الازهران: الشمس والقمر. ورجل أزهر، أي أبيض مشرق الوجه، والمرأة زهراء".

لسان العرب: (مادۃ: زھر، 332/4، ط: دار صادر، بیروت)
"والمرأَة زَهْرَاءُ؛ وَكُلُّ لَوْنٍ أَبيض كالدُّرَّةِ الزَّهْراءِ، والحُوَار الأَزْهَر. والأَزْهَرُ: الأَبيضُ. والزُّهْرُ: ثلاثُ لَيَالٍ مِنْ أَوّل الشَّهْرِ. والزُّهَرَةُ، بِفَتْحِ الْهَاءِ: هَذَا الْكَوْكَبُ الأَبيض".

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