Muʿādhah
معاذة
Say it mu-AA-dhah
A prayer for protection
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ʿ-w-dh
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Muadha, Muaza, Muadhah
Meaning & source
From ʿiyādh, seeking refuge; maʿādhah is a prayer for protection.
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والعُوذةُ والمَعَاذَةُ والتَّعْوِيذُ: الرُّقية يُرْقى بِهَا الإِنسان مِنْ فَزَعٍ أَو جُنُونٍ لأَنه يُعَاذُ بِهَا.
Who carried this name
- Muʿādhah bint ʿAbdillāh ibn ʿAmr Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, al-Iṣābah fī Tamyīz al-Ṣaḥābah, no. 11757 (vol. 8, p. 316)