Girl's name · Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
Shifa': meaning and origin
شفاء- Meaning
- Healing, cure; the Quran calls itself "a healing for what is in the hearts" (10:57)
- Arabic
- شفاء
- Say it
- shi-FAA'
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Also spelled
- Shifa, Shifaa
- Source
- Quran 10:57; Sunan Abi Dawud 3887; Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah
Who she was
Ash-Shifa' bint 'Abdullah, a companion who could read and write and taught Hafsah (Sunan Abi Dawud 3887).
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَآءٌۭ لِّمَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةٌۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Surah Yunus, 10:57 · Read it with translation and audio
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Shifa' mean?
Healing, cure; the Quran calls itself "a healing for what is in the hearts" (10:57).
How do you pronounce Shifa'?
Say it as shi-FAA'; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written شفاء.
Is Shifa' in the Quran?
The word appears in the Quran in Surah Yunus (10:57).
Is Shifa' a boy's or girl's name?
Shifa' is a girl's name.
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