Hafsa
Hafsa is a girls' name of Arabic origin meaning “gathering, young lioness.” Hafsa was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and a wife of Prophet Muhammad who was entrusted with the first compiled…
how do you pronounce Hafsa?
HAHF-sah
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what does Hafsa mean?
The name Hafsa means “gathering, young lioness.” It comes from the Arabic language tradition.
Hafsa was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and a wife of Prophet Muhammad who was entrusted with the first compiled copy of the Quran. Her role as guardian of the sacred text gave the name associations of scholarship, trust, and the preservation of divine knowledge.
who are famous people named Hafsa?
- Hafsa bint Umar (wife of Prophet Muhammad, keeper of the first Quran manuscript)
- Hafsa Sultan (various Ottoman princesses)
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