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Can we can keep the name Maya for a girl?

Published as Keeping the name "Maya"

· 11 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can we can keep the name Maya for a girl? Is this an Islamic name?

Answer

We have not come across this name.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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