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عبد النور

Servant of An-Nur — Allah, the Light of the heavens and the earth.

عبد البديع

Servant of Al-Badi — Allah, the Originator who creates without precedent.

عبد الرشيد

Servant of Ar-Rashid — Allah, the Guide to right judgment.

دانة

A large, precious pearl — a treasured jewel.

يارا

Little beloved one, or a delicate butterfly — a sweet-sounding name.

مايا

A multi-rooted name meaning fresh water in Arabic; also illusion in Sanskrit.

أروى

The graceful female mountain gazelle — a name of elegance and old Arabian heritage.

أسيل

Smooth and silky cheeks; also of pure noble origin.

رغد

A life of ease and abundance, free from hardship.

تالا

A young palm sapling; also pure gold in some etymologies.

تيا

Gift, or beloved aunt — a short, modern, melodic name.

ميرا

Princess or noble; also the deep sea — a global name with Arabic roots.

ليان

tender; soft; gently flowing; one of graceful softness and gentle ease; a woman whose tender nature flows like a calm river bringing peace and warmth to all whose lives she touches

عبد الجواد

Servant of Al-Jawad — Allah, the boundlessly Generous.

عبد المنعم

Servant of Al-Mun'im — Allah, whose blessings flow continuously upon His servants.

عبد المعين

Servant of Al-Mu'in — Allah, who helps His servants and eases their affairs.

سُهيل

Bright star in Canis Major — the famous "Star of Yemen" in Arabian heritage.

الثُريا

The Pleiades — the "Seven Sisters" star cluster; symbol of celestial beauty.

زُهرة

Venus — planet of beauty and brilliance in Arabian tradition.

زبرجد

Topaz / Peridot — precious green gemstone; one of paradise's stones in Islamic lore.

صَدَف

Seashell — vessel that holds the pearl; symbol of protection and hidden treasure.

ابن عمر

Abdullah ibn Umar — Companion who most precisely followed the Prophet's ﷺ Sunnah.

الحارث

The hard-worker / lion — name of many Companions and one of the lion's names.

أبو هريرة

Abdul Rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi — Companion who narrated the most hadith from the Prophet ﷺ.

سعد بن أبي وقاص

Companion, one of the Ten Promised Paradise, and first to shoot an arrow in Islam.

خَبيب

Companion Khubayb ibn Adiy who endured torture and martyrdom with patience and prayer.

الجرّاح

The surgeon — name of Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, "Trustee of the Umma".

أكيَل

The reasonable, wise one — possessor of sound judgment and prudent action.

ماهيتاب

Bright moon — Persian-origin name signifying beauty and radiance.

البخاري

Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari — author of Sahih al-Bukhari, most authentic hadith collection.

الشافعي

Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i — founder of Shafi'i school and Islamic legal theory.

ابن حنبل

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal — Imam of Sunni orthodoxy, founder of the Hanbali school.

ابن تيمية

Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Taymiyya — one of the greatest renewers of Islamic thought.

ابن كثير

Imam Ismail ibn Kathir — author of the famous Quran commentary and "Bidaya wa Nihaya".

مهاجر

Emigrant for Allah's sake — title of the Sahaba who fled Mecca to Medina.

أم حَكيم

Companion Umm Hakim bint al-Harith al-Makhzumi, wife of Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl.

الفُريعة

Companion Al-Furay'a bint Malik, recipient of the Prophet's ﷺ ruling on the waiting period.

سيف

Sword — symbol of courage, strength, and chivalry in Arabian heritage.

فهد

Leopard — the fastest animal on land, symbol of speed, courage and cunning.

نَصر

Victory, divine triumph — also the name of a chapter in the Quran.

آلاء

Bounties and favours of Allah — repeated throughout Surah Ar-Rahman in the Quran.

لين

Softness, tenderness — all that is gentle, supple and delicate to the touch.

ريتاج

Great closed door — particularly the door of the holy Ka'aba in Mecca.

لمار

Sparkle of water under sunlight; also the gleam of gold.

رفيف

Shimmer, glimmer — like leaves shimmering in the morning breeze.

الزُّبير

The firm rock — name of Companion Az-Zubair ibn al-Awwam, disciple of the Prophet ﷺ.

عَطّاف

Most compassionate and tender-hearted toward people.

رُمَيصاء

Diminutive form — name of Companion Umm Sulaym, mother of Anas ibn Malik.