Girl's name · Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
Barakah: meaning and origin
بركة- Meaning
- Blessing, increase in good
- Arabic
- بركة
- Say it
- BA-ra-ka
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Also spelled
- Baraka
- Source
- Quran 7:96; Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah
Who she was
Barakah, Umm Ayman, who cared for the Prophet ﷺ as a child; he called her "my mother after my mother". The Quran uses the word for blessings from the sky and earth (7:96).
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Surah Al-A'raaf, 7:96 · Read it with translation and audio
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Barakah mean?
Blessing, increase in good.
How do you pronounce Barakah?
Say it as BA-ra-ka; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written بركة.
Is Barakah in the Quran?
The word appears in the Quran in Surah Al-A'raaf (7:96).
Is Barakah a boy's or girl's name?
Barakah is a girl's name.
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