Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Salima Name Meaning in Islam
Sound, whole, safe (feminine of Salim).
- Meaning
- Sound, whole, safe (feminine of Salim)
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- س-ل-م
- Urdu
- سلیمہ
- Meaning in Urdu
- سلامت، محفوظ، تندرست
- Pronunciation
- sa-LI-ma
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Salima an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Salima is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Sound, whole, safe (feminine of Salim). Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
س-ل-م, feminine of Salīm, from s-l-m. Salīma is the sound, the whole, the peaceful woman.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sin secret, Lam authority, Ya reaching, Mim love, Ta completion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Salima's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Sami, the All-Hearing, carried by a person as the alertness to hear what is not being said aloud. A person named Salima is many things at once, and gets to choose which shows up when.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Sound, safe, the one with a sound heart, feminine form. 'Except the one who comes to Allah with a sound heart (qalbun salim)' (26:89). Salima names the girl who carries the quality of the pure, sound heart, the ultimate spiritual quality.
How to Pronounce Salima
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Names sharing the س Sin influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Salima
What does the name Salima mean?
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Is Salima mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Salima mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Salima carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Salima a good Islamic name?
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Is Salima a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Salima in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Salima carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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