Mina, name meaning in Islam

Mina (مِنَى) is an Arabic name for girls. It means Mina, the valley of the Hajj near Makkah. In Persian, mina is blue enamel. Parents choose it for the valley where pilgrims stay during Hajj.

Is Mina in the Quran?

No. Mina 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 Mina

Say it MI-naa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Meena. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: م mim + ن nun + ى alif maqsura.

Choosing Mina

Mina is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",³ and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Mina bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Mina

• Safaa
• Marwa
• Arwa

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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