أَبُو سُفْيَان

Abu Sufyan

ابوسفیان

Say it: a-boo suf-YAAN · /ə.buː sʊf.ˈjaːn/

Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / Sahaba

Meaning

“Father of Sufyan”

سفیان کے والد

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی

Darul Uloom Deoband

Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - asked as Abu Sufian; can be kept.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it permissible to name a Muslim boy ‘Abu Sufian’?" (Fatwa 880/880=M/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/13392; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Famous people named Abu Sufyan

Sahaba

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb · c. 560 – 653

حضرت ابو سفیان بن حرب رضی اللہ عنہ

Leader of Quraysh who embraced Islam at the conquest of Makkah; father of Mu'awiyah and Umm Habibah.

What the references say

Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. أبو سفيان بن الحارث بن عبد المطلب الهاشمي Open →
Darul Uloom Deobandpermissible Open →
Qabas Arabic lexiconroot س ف ن; gender Boy; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Abu Sufyan

What does Abu Sufyan mean?

Abu Sufyan means “Father of Sufyan”. In Urdu: سفیان کے والد.

Is Abu Sufyan a boy or girl name?

Abu Sufyan is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Abu Sufyan?

Abu Sufyan is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is س ف ن.

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