Title: I want to know the meaning of Zainab.Is this name is suitable for my daughter? My name is Rizwan Shahzad & my wife name is Asma Bashir. Please also suggest me a good islamic name for my daughter, she was born on 7th july 2008.please help in this regard.

Question: I want to know the meaning of Zainab.Is this name is suitable for my daughter? My name is Rizwan Shahzad & my wife name is Asma Bashir. Please also suggest me a good islamic name for my daughter, she was born on 7th july 2008.please help in this regard.

Answer ID: 6460Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1109/1037=D/1429)

Zainab is the name of the Prophet?s elder daughter; it is enough for the name to be nice. It is good if you have kept the name, if you did not choose it yet, choose any from the below names:

حفصہ، زینب، ام کلثوم، رقیہ، مریم، عائشہ، ایمن