What is the meaning of the name "Sulaf" in the Arabic language, and is it permissible to name someone with it?
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The meaning of "Sulaf" revolves around what precedes others and is ahead of them. There is no religious impediment to naming with it, and some of the predecessors were named with it, such as Sulaf Al-Ansariyyah, the mother of Al-Bara' bin Ma'rur.
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