Juwayriyah, name meaning in Islam.

Juwayriyah (جُوَيْرِيَة) is an Arabic name for girls. It means young girl. The Prophet ﷺ changed her name from Barrah to Juwayriyah, and taught her the dhikr "Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi, adada khalqihi" (Sahih Muslim).

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Juwayriyah comes from the root ج ر ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Juwayriyah in the Quran?

No. Juwayriyah is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Juwayriyah

Say it ju-WAI-ree-yah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Juwairiya and Juwayria. In Arabic it is written with 6 letters, from right to left: ج jim + و waw + ي ya + ر ra + ي ya + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Juwayriyah

Many parents choose Juwayriyah to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Juwayriyah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Juwayriyah

• Juwayriyah bint al-Harith, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, known for her long dhikr

Names like Juwayriyah

• Maymunah
• Safiyyah
• Hafsah

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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