What does Shayma mean?
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Assalaam-u-Alaikum, brother, i was wondering what my name,
Shyemaa` meeams? i know that it was the Prophet (Salla Allah hu `alayhi wa
sallam)`s foster sister`s laqab, but i dont know what it means. Jazak Allah
Khairan. Wassalaam, Your sis fi Islaam
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Answer:
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
There are two meanings for
Shyemaa in the Arabic language. One is
for ‘nature’, and the other is for a sign or a mark.
Shyemaa was indeed the name of
the foster-sister of the Last Messenger of Allah (saws).
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
