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How did Muslims come to know the name Hawwa (Eve), despite it not being mentioned in the Qur’an?

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Muslims came to know the name "Eve" (Hawwa) as such from the pure Prophetic Sunnah. Her mention appears in narrations, among which is: "Were it not for Eve, no female would ever betray her husband."

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