Zahra (
Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name of Arabic origin. It means ‘beautiful, bright, shining and brilliant’. The name became popularized as a result of being the name of
Muhammad’s daughter,
Fatimah al-Zahra.[1]
Fatimah was the daughter of the Islamic prophet,
Muhammad, and is greatly revered by Muslims, often under the extended name Fatimah az-Zahra' , فاطمة الزهراء, or Fatimah Zahra' , فاطمة زهراء. This has then been used as a female given name.[citation needed]
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Zahra (
Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name of Arabic origin. It means ‘beautiful, bright, shining and brilliant’. The name became popularized as a result of being the name of
Muhammad’s daughter,
Fatimah al-Zahra.[1]
Fatimah was the daughter of the Islamic prophet,
Muhammad, and is greatly revered by Muslims, often under the extended name Fatimah az-Zahra' , فاطمة الزهراء, or Fatimah Zahra' , فاطمة زهراء. This has then been used as a female given name.[citation needed]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.